Sunday, 11 August 2013

What One Should Know About CCG Games

By Nita McKinney


Collectible card games are played using playing cards that are specifically designed. CCG games combine strategic game-play with the appeal of collection. This game is also called trading card game or customizable card game. The very first collectible card game was Magic: The Gathering. It was greatly successful and this is what made the others to follow suit. There are thousands of games in this category.

Looking at their game-play, each collectible card game system has a given set of instructions which describe the objectives of the players and card categories to be used. The basic rules that govern interaction of cards are also described. Moreover, every card contains additional text that explains the effect of that card on the game. They also generally signify specific elements that are gotten from the genre, setting or source material of the particular game. There is illustration and naming of cards from these elements.

The game Magic: The Gathering for example was designed based on the genre of fantasy. As a result, the majority of cards made use of represent magical spells and creatures. The dragon in this game is depicted as reptile with beastly features and has the ability to fly. Its statistics during the game are formidable compared to other creatures.

Pace control of most CCGs is governed by resource systems designed for this purpose. Most of the time, it is the cards that form the deck of a given player that are considered as the resource. The frequency with which cards move from decks to either the player or the play area is very restricted. Relative card strength balancing is made achievable by the number of resources that are needed for playing the card.

These resources may either be the cards themselves or may be symbolized by other means like tokens found in resource pools or by symbols found on cards, among other things. A player selects cards from the available pool of cards. It is the selected cards that constitute the deck of the player. On the contrary, traditional card games have limited and pre-determined deck content.

Through such selection of cards, a CCG player is able to achieve strategic customization of their deck, which enables them to effectively take advantage of favorable card interactions and combinations. Whereas theoretically the deck of players could be of any size, playability is enhanced by letting the standard size be sixty cards. This is the arbitrary deck size.

Whereas the game is mostly played physically, internet play is fast gaining popularity. The game is played over the internet and using LAN lines. Rather than getting physical cards, there is development of a virtual collection that only exists as a set of data. Further, there are software programs that allow internet play, but without reliance on central servers or databases. With this software, players never need to purchase real or virtual cards.

There are also online CCG games that run entirely free. This is done by either the card game creators or volunteer staff. At their most basic, they include several decks that are created for members to collect and trade. While internet play is also enjoyable, most people tend to enjoy physical play more due to the fact that it comes with more reality.




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