Three weeks ago I posted the design for a card system called the Flexicat, a “universal card system” – a thought experiment about how many game systems can be stuffed into a small…| The Wrong Tools
This post documents the mathematical properties of the Flexicat. Absolutely none of this information is relevant to the average player. Basic patterns such as ranks and suits, letters, and names …| The Wrong Tools
Edit: This system is a proof of concept heavily under development. Many of its core systems have been been improved, simplified, and updated, and now under development as The Everdeck. Please fol…| The Wrong Tools
In the previous post, I tried to categorize features that exist in many existing card game systems. Some systems, however, are unique or complex enough to not be simply categorized as such. In th…| The Wrong Tools
Featured image: Red7 Research for the Ultimate Deck of cards. What other existing card systems are there, and what interesting features do they have? We can go to the “game system” pa…| The Wrong Tools
I want to make a single card game system than can play anything. I’ve always had a strange fascination with card game systems. As Shut Up and sit Down says, “In terms of price, tactile …| The Wrong Tools
Card Crawl by Tinytouchtales is a great concept, combining solitaire, roguelikes, and excellent art into an elegant package. It was casual enough to appeal to a large audience, and the sales figure…| The Wrong Tools
Hello, New game is Cellsweeper.xlsm, a dungeon crawling RPG. The link below contains two files – the Excel itself and the “Cellsweeper” font. You could play the game without it, b…| The Wrong Tools
Hello! Today’s game is Buzzword. The premise is simiple – you have a limited number of letters, which appear one at a time. Use the letters to form words – the lo…| The Wrong Tools
many traditional and modern card games. At only 120 cards, it supports a large number of existing game systems, such as: The Everdeck is a card game system that can be adapted to play many traditio…| The Wrong Tools