Virtual DC Contest #3 - The Return of the King (Starting the FINAL ROUND!)

[ket_the_jet]

I am not convinced the game text from 6 and 10 would fit on a site card. I found that a lot of these sites had dangerous implications with replacing and replaying sites in Standard (looking at you, 2, 5, and 8!)

8
7
3

Well...here's to the next round.
-wtk

[sharkey]

Nah, I think 2 lines is about right... but it's amazing what you can do with fonts!

[Cw0rk]

I just had a cool idea, but it's too late.

City of the Dead
Underground. While the fellowship move to this site, the dead pile becomes a strength 10 minion who cannot take wounds, cannot be overwelmed and cannot be discarded. While the fellowship moves from this site, the dead pile becomes a strenght 10 companion who cannot take wounds, cannot be overwelmed and cannot be discarded. Replace the dead pile at the end of the turn.

[TelTura]

should be "when" rather than "while", but that's an interesting concept.

[sharkey]

I just had a cool idea, but it's too late.

City of the Dead
Underground. While the fellowship move to this site, the dead pile becomes a strength 10 minion who cannot take wounds, cannot be overwelmed and cannot be discarded. While the fellowship moves from this site, the dead pile becomes a strenght 10 companion who cannot take wounds, cannot be overwelmed and cannot be discarded. Replace the dead pile at the end of the turn.

Cool, but that would certaintly not fit on a card

[Sam, Great Elf Warrior]

1
4
10 (a bit powerful; I could see swarm decks built around this).

[ket_the_jet]

Real City of the Dead takes up nearly all of the text space:
Underground. Shadow: Remove 2 burdens to play an enduring minion from your draw deck or discard pile.

Now, let's compare:
#6
Underground. Battleground. Skirmish: Add 2 threats to play an enduring companion from your draw deck. It is twilight cost + 1 for each threat you can spot (limit once per turn).

#10
River. Maneuver: Discard your Shadow card from play to play a minion from your draw deck. The Free People's Player may discard a Free Peoples card from play to discard that minion.


Just throwing that out there.
-wtk

Edit: In case you wanted to compare the rest:
#1
Sanctuary. Underground.Fellowship: Wound a companion to remove a threat.

#2
Underground. When the fellowship moves from this site, exert each character.

#3
Underground. When the fellowship moves to this site in the regroup phase, the Free Peoples player may draw a card for each exhausted companion in the fellowship (limit 3).

#4
Underground. At the start of the regroup phase, the Free Peoples player may add 2 threats to take an enduring character into hand from his or her draw deck.

#5
Underground. Each time a companion is played here, any Shadow player may place him or her in the dead pile.

#7
Battleground. Shadow: Exert 2 Orcs to play an engine from your draw deck or discard pile (and if that engine is Grond, discard a fortification).

#8
At the end of the first assignment phase here, exert each unassigned companion.

#9
Response: If a fortification is transferred to your besieger, remove a threat to discard  that fortification.


So...it looks like only 1, 2, 5, 8, and 9 would really fit onto a site card.
-wtk

[TelTura]

that could be modified, though.  fontsize is the obvious (and lousy) solution, but more space could conceivably be added to the game text area....besides, no doubt most of these are rough "idea sketches" rather than honed cards anyway.

Nah, I think 2 lines is about right... but it's amazing what you can do with fonts!

not when you're out of characters....ket's right, the post area is much wider than the game text area of a site.

[sharkey]

Okay, that is right. Hmm... font size and more text box rooms seems like what would have to happen. It's a good thing there would be V-cards, where it would be a lot easier to make those changes.

Edit: Thanks for doing that research, ket!

[chompers]

I am not sure the cards or font sizes should be altered if v-cards were ever actually made. I tend to agree with ket, the text should fit in the space provided by existing templates and i think if you were inclined if is a fair criteria to base your vote.

[MR. Lurtzy]

If we pay attention... which we don't.

[Thranduil]

besides, no doubt most of these are rough "idea sketches" rather than honed cards anyway.

I think this is the key point. I don't pretend that me giving comments is enough to produce finished perfect cards at the end of each round. Obviously if it were to be released, it would go to several other developers, then go through a series of playtesting before release. Any of these issues about space would be smoothed over during those processes.

Thranduil

[Witchkingx5]

But this isn't such a bg problem at all, isn't it?
I mean, when you take a look at Watcher in the Water, Many-Tentacled Creature and toher "new" cards, the font size is slightly different, compared with the others.

[Thranduil]

I just need 2 more votes before we move onto the next round.

Thranduil

[ket_the_jet]

I mean, when you take a look at Watcher in the Water, Many-Tentacled Creature and toher "new" cards, the font size is slightly different, compared with the others.

Of course it is not a problem, but I am a fan of set-consistency and overall realism. The template and format of site cards would have to be considerably changed to fit another line or two of game-text and overly-specific or powerful sites are a problem as well.

Anyways, as for the actual Return of the King themes, bravo to anyone who had a site 3K that added threats, a site 4K that removed burdens, or a site 7K that dealt with six companions. Oh, wait. No one did that.
-wtk