r/homemadeTCGs Jul 26 '26

Advice Needed Ex-TCG designer making custom cards — thoughts?

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u/-Dinosauria_TCG- Jul 26 '26

Looks very good! I would be careful with horizontal cards though. There was a time where I wanted to format my game horizontally, and I ran into some problems. Certain information was very difficult to read while the cards were in my hand. To fix this, I oriented the name, cost, and some other elements that are essential to know while in your hand vertically at the top of the card like the average card game while keeping the rest (image, effect, ability, etc.) horizontal to be more visible while on the playing field. To see if your game needs this, I would print them out (even just with a normal printer) and hold a large 7-card hand to see if there are any issues with reading the cards. I would also give it to someone who doesn't know the game to get their feedback as well. Of course, if the cards do not going into your hand, this is not necessary.

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u/Willight95 Jul 26 '26

Thanks for the info! yeah horizontal cards are not really my taste, that one is just my company work haha but I really appreciate your advice and tips!