So I am going to do my best to calculate scores tomorrow after work. I hope I am able to do math properly. (Seriously please also double check the scores) That said, I can't see who voted in the finals poll. Also I have an issue where some people doing critiques did not "blank out" non-submissions, and instead shifted down the line. How do I account for this in scoring?
Rum-Crazed Buccaneer2UR
Creature – Human Pirate (R)
Double strike Raid — When Rum-Crazed Buccaneer enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, discard your hand, then draw that many cards. "A drinking contest, you say? Let's make it a little more interesting."
2/2
I wanted to share one of my favorite designs for my custom Piracy set that I've been working on for the last year and a half. (Curse you Ixalan)While Wizards basically stole my treasure theme (with some slight differences), I also included curses and vehicles as well. I tried to do something that was both top-down, but also felt very mythic and backbreaking as far as curses go.
For those who do not know:
Zugzwang - "A situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect."
Zugzwang8BB
Enchantment - Aura Curse (M)
Enchant opponent
Enchanted opponent has "At the beginning of each upkeep, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
You lose half your life, rounded up.
Put the top half of your library, rounded up, into your graveyard.
Permanents you control become colorless Swamp lands until your next turn.
The deadline has passed, and Round 2 is now closed. Before I can post Round 3, which will be a Top 8 competition, please make sure to complete your critiques. Please submit a Top 3 ranking of the six entries above yours on the following list, restarting from the top as necessary:
As a reminder, submitting a Top 3 is required in order to receive any points for the round. Critiquing each entry in your bracket is optional, and will earn your entry an additional 2 points.
Please note that you can still complete your critiques and Top 3 for Round 1 as well, so long as both sets are complete by Thursday, September 14, 23:59 EST.
The deadline has passed, and Round 1 is now closed. Round 2 has been posted. Please submit a Top 3 ranking of the six entries below yours on the following list, restarting from the top as necessary:
As a reminder, submitting a Top 3 is required in order to receive any points for the round. Critiquing each entry in your bracket is optional, and will earn your entry an additional 2 points.
Welcome to the Card Creation League! Everyone is free to participate in either or both of the first two rounds. Come join us!
Theme
As a designer, one of the most gratifying feelings is when you see players take your game and enjoy it at the highest level. These players have poured countless hours into testing, revising, and honing their skills to a refined edge that few can say they have achieved. More importantly, these are often the best players to stress test your game – to look for the weakest fracture points in your designs and show you where your biggest oversights may have been. While we look at psychographics like Timmy, Johnny, and Spike – we rarely ever consider that even among those demographics are some wizened elders who (fairly or unfairly) have earned the title of “master.” This challenge asks you to look at that subgroup and to establish the strong connection they have to your game/game mechanic from Round 1.
PLEASE NOTE: that the choices you make in the first two rounds will softly determine some of your design stipulations if you advance to the Top 8 and beyond. This will not be a hard constraint, but should keep your challenges focused on the task at hand.
Good luck!
Challenge
Design a creature who synergizes with your Round 1 card and flavorfully would represent either a player who is specialized at your non-Magic game (by any means) or who could serve as a master/mentor of your non-Magic game.
If you did not do the first challenge, choose a non-Magic game and design a card around its mechanics to complete alongside this challenge.
None so far.
Stay tuned for the August CCL Final Poll. Anyone who votes will receive 2 bonus points for the September CCL, divided between the first two rounds.
PLEASE NOTE: This month we will continue with the mandatory Top 3 rule. Your card will receive NO POINTS in any round you fail to submit a Top 3 by the judging deadline. Submitting critiques will still be optional (but encouraged!), and will be worth 2 bonus points per round on its own.
Your round 2 submissions are due before Sunday, September 10, 23:59 EST.
Schedule Round 1 – Open to Everyone (August 27th – Sept 4th) Round 2 – Open to Everyone (Sept 5th – Sept 10th) Rounds 1 and 2 Critiques (Due Sept 14th) Top 8 – Open to Top 8 finishers (Sept 15th – Sept 19th) Top 8 Critiques (Due Sept 21st) Top 4 – Open to Top 4 finishers from last round (Sept 22nd – Sept 26th) Top 4 Critiques (Due Sept 28th) Final (End of month, winner determined by public poll)
Shatterspear Brachiosaur3RG
Creature – Dinosaur (R)
Trample Enrage — Whenever Shatterspear Brachiosaur is dealt damage, you may put a +1/+1 counter on it and have it deal damage equal to its power to another target creature. Despite a scarred hide that gives them a dangerous reputation, Brachiosaurs will rarely stampede unless provoked.
2/6
Welcome to the Card Creation League! Everyone is free to participate in either or both of the first two rounds. Come join us!
Theme
All art is derivative. As a designer, it is very likely your ideas have been seen elsewhere or influenced by external forces. Instead of rejecting this on face, one of the most effective things a game designer can do is to harness and channel them into inspiration for new and creative twists on old favorites. This month, you are going to be asked to design around another game – designing concepts and ideas that challenge you to push the boundaries of what Magic has and will do in its future. That said, you will not be alone and the choices you make may have some pretty dramatic consequences.
PLEASE NOTE: that the choices you make in the first two rounds will softly determine some of your design stipulations if you advance to the Top 8 and beyond. This will not be a hard constraint, but should keep your challenges focused on the task at hand.
Good luck!
Challenge
Create a black-bordered, top-down design that represents either a real world, non-Magic game or is designed around a mechanic of a real world, non-Magic game.
None so far.
Stay tuned for the August CCL Final Poll. Anyone who votes will receive 2 bonus points for the September CCL, divided between the first two rounds.
PLEASE NOTE: This month we will continue with the mandatory Top 3 rule. Your card will receive NO POINTS in any round you fail to submit a Top 3 by the judging deadline. Submitting critiques will still be optional (but encouraged!), and will be worth 2 bonus points per round on its own.
Your round 1 submissions are due before Monday, September 4, 23:59 EST.
Schedule Round 1 – Open to Everyone (August 27th – Sept 4th) Round 2 – Open to Everyone (Sept 5th – Sept 10th) Rounds 1 and 2 Critiques (Due Sept 14th) Top 8 – Open to Top 8 finishers (Sept 15th – Sept 19th) Top 8 Critiques (Due Sept 21st) Top 4 – Open to Top 4 finishers from last round (Sept 22nd – Sept 26th) Top 4 Critiques (Due Sept 28th) Final (End of month, winner determined by public poll)
So if people are cool with me running it and will give me some leeway when it comes to my math skills (please check your own scores too!), I will post Round 1 on Monday?
The effect whose wording I am trying to nail down is below:
"Whenever another creature you control dies, you may search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost X or less, where X is equal to the converted mana cost of the creature that died, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library."
That said, it feels like there is something off about it and I had wanted to just get confirmation it was correct prior to the deadline. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Creature – Human Pirate (R)
Double strike
Raid — When Rum-Crazed Buccaneer enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, discard your hand, then draw that many cards.
"A drinking contest, you say? Let's make it a little more interesting."
2/2
For those who do not know:
Zugzwang - "A situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect."
Enchantment - Aura Curse (M)
Enchant opponent
Enchanted opponent has "At the beginning of each upkeep, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
Legend
BluesEclipse
Netn10
Void_nothing
RaikouRider
Groovelord
JimmyGroove
Willows
IcariiFA
Drewdagreek
Raptorchan
Ink-Treader
Mirrodin71
Doomfish
Picnic_bomber
As a reminder, submitting a Top 3 is required in order to receive any points for the round. Critiquing each entry in your bracket is optional, and will earn your entry an additional 2 points.
Please note that you can still complete your critiques and Top 3 for Round 1 as well, so long as both sets are complete by Thursday, September 14, 23:59 EST.
Legend
BluesEclipse
Netn10
Void_nothing
RaikouRider
Groovelord
JimmyGroove
Willows
IcariiFA
Drewdagreek
Raptorchan
Ink-Treader
Mirrodin71
Doomfish
Picnic_bomber
As a reminder, submitting a Top 3 is required in order to receive any points for the round. Critiquing each entry in your bracket is optional, and will earn your entry an additional 2 points.
As a designer, one of the most gratifying feelings is when you see players take your game and enjoy it at the highest level. These players have poured countless hours into testing, revising, and honing their skills to a refined edge that few can say they have achieved. More importantly, these are often the best players to stress test your game – to look for the weakest fracture points in your designs and show you where your biggest oversights may have been. While we look at psychographics like Timmy, Johnny, and Spike – we rarely ever consider that even among those demographics are some wizened elders who (fairly or unfairly) have earned the title of “master.” This challenge asks you to look at that subgroup and to establish the strong connection they have to your game/game mechanic from Round 1.
PLEASE NOTE: that the choices you make in the first two rounds will softly determine some of your design stipulations if you advance to the Top 8 and beyond. This will not be a hard constraint, but should keep your challenges focused on the task at hand.
If you did not do the first challenge, choose a non-Magic game and design a card around its mechanics to complete alongside this challenge.
PLEASE NOTE: This month we will continue with the mandatory Top 3 rule. Your card will receive NO POINTS in any round you fail to submit a Top 3 by the judging deadline. Submitting critiques will still be optional (but encouraged!), and will be worth 2 bonus points per round on its own.
Round 1 – Open to Everyone (August 27th – Sept 4th)
Round 2 – Open to Everyone (Sept 5th – Sept 10th)
Rounds 1 and 2 Critiques (Due Sept 14th)
Top 8 – Open to Top 8 finishers (Sept 15th – Sept 19th)
Top 8 Critiques (Due Sept 21st)
Top 4 – Open to Top 4 finishers from last round (Sept 22nd – Sept 26th)
Top 4 Critiques (Due Sept 28th)
Final (End of month, winner determined by public poll)
Creature – Dinosaur (R)
Trample
Enrage — Whenever Shatterspear Brachiosaur is dealt damage, you may put a +1/+1 counter on it and have it deal damage equal to its power to another target creature.
Despite a scarred hide that gives them a dangerous reputation, Brachiosaurs will rarely stampede unless provoked.
2/6
Link to Round 1
All art is derivative. As a designer, it is very likely your ideas have been seen elsewhere or influenced by external forces. Instead of rejecting this on face, one of the most effective things a game designer can do is to harness and channel them into inspiration for new and creative twists on old favorites. This month, you are going to be asked to design around another game – designing concepts and ideas that challenge you to push the boundaries of what Magic has and will do in its future. That said, you will not be alone and the choices you make may have some pretty dramatic consequences.
PLEASE NOTE: that the choices you make in the first two rounds will softly determine some of your design stipulations if you advance to the Top 8 and beyond. This will not be a hard constraint, but should keep your challenges focused on the task at hand.
PLEASE NOTE: This month we will continue with the mandatory Top 3 rule. Your card will receive NO POINTS in any round you fail to submit a Top 3 by the judging deadline. Submitting critiques will still be optional (but encouraged!), and will be worth 2 bonus points per round on its own.
Round 1 – Open to Everyone (August 27th – Sept 4th)
Round 2 – Open to Everyone (Sept 5th – Sept 10th)
Rounds 1 and 2 Critiques (Due Sept 14th)
Top 8 – Open to Top 8 finishers (Sept 15th – Sept 19th)
Top 8 Critiques (Due Sept 21st)
Top 4 – Open to Top 4 finishers from last round (Sept 22nd – Sept 26th)
Top 4 Critiques (Due Sept 28th)
Final (End of month, winner determined by public poll)
The effect whose wording I am trying to nail down is below:
"Whenever another creature you control dies, you may search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost X or less, where X is equal to the converted mana cost of the creature that died, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library."
That said, it feels like there is something off about it and I had wanted to just get confirmation it was correct prior to the deadline. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.