The CARD WARS Alpha is Here and Available To Play Right Now!

[@BigHoles]

THIS IS A REUPLOAD. Sorry for being a little twerp!

[@zuzu6470]

Its ok!

[@Zippy_Zolton]

A little twerp in a big hole

[@josephmartin9737]

@@BigHoles as long as the game itself isn’t claimed twerping is harmless fun

[@nathanielcastillo253]

I was mid watch when it went private! 😂 so confused

[@havealook324]

You should add a guide book to the map itself. So players can check the rules while playing

[@SeisTavanel]

I think a good replacement name for the main phase would be the reinforcement phase, as it will be the main time that players will add units to the board.

[@appledragon1015]

+2

[@AweYeah]

+2

[@josephmartin9737]

@@SeisTavanel that or setup phase (except that exact wording is used at the beginning of the game)

[@blast_brothers592]

real viewers will remember the upload where the b-roll wasn't muted

[@jocylinfrancis930]

Truly

[@p3kittyopa07]

yes my friend indeed ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@glizzygoat]

when the b-roll started i just started watching the show

[@nathanielcastillo253]

😂😂 same here

[@mithrilbookofmystery]

he deleted the first one while I was in the middle of watching it lmao 😂

[@dough9730]

Ditching show accuracy to actually make the game better is the most Cars Wars thing to ever happen to Card Wars

[@joelisvysniauskas4653]

Yea I'm pretty sure card wars in universe is like Uno or Monopoly where every group has a different set of house rules

[@TheDragonfriday]

Ehhh well they got to, otherwise it be forever unbalanced mess like yugioh

[@mr.niceguy9394]

You should give each player a little key word book that they can flip through to see what everything means. Kinda like inscription. Would really be useful for beginners or for those who want a better understanding of their opponent deck capabilities.

[@CorruptedSpriggan]

oml i looooooooovri inscryption

[@kangbeto9094]

or just watch the youtube video from this account?

[@CorruptedSpriggan]

@@kangbeto9094 you want to make it easy on the players, they shouldnt have to scroll through a video to find things, a booklet is much nicer

[@kangbeto9094]

@@CorruptedSpriggan ig youre right. So they can play it anywhere, and whenever they want without electronic stuff

[@thedarkphantom1784]

Well the rulebook PDF is preloaded into the game on tabletop sim, and it has a page w/ a list of the keywords, which is an acceptable enough solution for a playtest IMO. Something fanicer might be cool later down the line tho.

[@arandommantotallynotnamedd8527]

I do hope this game goes far, like a Kickstarter or full-release

[@Bubblenuts13]

My name vote is Floop! It sounds chaotic and it immediately grabs people’s attention. It is already a game action, so it’s useful unless you try to push further away from the connections to the show

[@d0ug]

Floop! would be a great name for this

[@dylanirt3905]

sounds objectively interesting too. if i told someone I played elemental incursion last night they'd think I'm a nerd (and they're right) but if I told them I played floop they'd be like "wtf is floop" instead of immediately dismissive

[@antobenilol]

I actually think this is a great name

[@GabrielAlves-yo2sn]

Listen to this guy ​@@dylanirt3905

[@bitesizedgaming263]

The thing that made me love the idea of card wars as a kid was the writing. It seemed so cool and exciting. I think as long as you capture the whimsical world and the convoluted random feel of the rules, it won't matter what it's named. If it feels like card wars then it will be what was so special about card wars

[@larhyperhair]

Sad this video isn't 2 hours in order to be show accurate ;3

[@snibo1024]

He should release a 2 hours video of him yapping about the rules

[@Muhammed_English314]

He talks so fast that he can finish any rule book in under 20 minutes.

[@dariodavis56]

the new name and mockup are certainly cool but i feel like it doesn't reflect the whimsical nature the creature designs inhabit. this is probably just nitpicking but it sounds too serious

[@cajunking5987]

This coming from Adventure Time where Finn says mathematical in a cringe way and opens a portal to the Citadel using the Enchiridion, after being tricked by the Lich.

[@UndercoverFreakazoid]

Lol the original having an extremely loud clip at the end was so great. Love the videos

[@nickterooze]

It would probably make it easier to distinguish between lands, items, buildings, and creatures if you made it so creatures have both the health and attack values, lands and items don’t have any values (not even the X/X thing that they currently have), and structures only have health values (not X/#, just #). Essentially, have it match the way MtG does it as it would be easy to pickup for both MtG players and newbies. The symbols you have for “outcards” and lands probably need to be rethought; card titles should only contain the names and not any superfluous symbols.

[@BigHoles]

I 1000% agree with you, right now working with this singular template makes card creation simpler internally- so iterating is quicker. All the presentation and card formatting will eventually get redone, but at the moment it's enough for you guys to get your hands on and start testing!

[@Gentleman_Viking]

I wouldn't worry too much about being show-accurate, the Yu-Gi-Oh card game isn't accurate to the show either, and that's the entire premise of the show.

[@secretwyvernempire]

Tbf to YGO, the show/manga came first and the game was just a loose adaptation of the actual tcgs the writer was playing at the time (Magic the Gathering and Monster Collection being the most notable ones, MC specifically for Duelist Kingdom) and the YGO card game came afterwards. Then again Battle City was an actual attempted adaptation of the Konami card game so it still applies somewhat lol

[@chessie2003]

The choice is yours to make, but to me "Elemental Incursion" doesn't fit the cartoony chaotic vibe of your game.

[@zephshoir]

Yeah, it feels too basic and I wouldn't describe all 4 main "tribes" as "elements" either

[@toad-Mosaic]

I have idea: oh god, please no more frogs

[@cnut7383]

i like incursion but not elemental

[@lunyxappocalypse7071]

@@zephshoir But candy is an element in Ooo? Eh, its a work in progress anyway.

[@starsilverinfinity]

Yeah - the name feels too placeholdery, something that can encompase the weirdness of the game and its nonstandard "elements" feels fitting. Perhaps Wyrd Incursion or omething Idunno

[@josephmartin9737]

IT’S HAPPENING! IT’S FINALLY FINALLY HAPPENING! -A Triangle

[@josephmartin9737]

Video repost? Comment repost.

[@TheSillyBilly30]

Dorito reference

[@Seba12322]

We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when

[@elijahflores5873]

Bruh I’m over here thinking you was duolingo commenting 😂

[@megatron4466]

No offense but the "How to play" section is a little bit hard to follow. A clear and consice standalone video for how to play the game would be much better imo.

[@flaredesel3425]

I wish the speaking was slower and I hope there is a document I can take my time to read.

[@BigHoles]

@@flaredesel3425 Sorry for the speech timing, but theres a highly detailed 11 page document on our discord and in the game itself with everything you need to know.

[@zephshoir]

​@@BigHoles I do think making a long video on how to play it, perhaps even including some example matches, would be great! I also would love to see videos of people playing the game in the future!

[@The_Lord_Vader]

I think once the true game is done then there can be a video cuz this video is really just scratching the ice berg. There’s economy, capturing enemy lands, worker placement eventually, creature behavior, other card decks.

[@megatron4466]

@@The_Lord_Vader yeah after reading the pdf I agree, we should wait until the rules are more definite

[@someoctopus8749]

I don’t know if I’ll be able to play but I’ve been following this project for a long time and I can’t wait to see where this is going

[@toothlessthedragon5100]

I am not really sold on the name. “Elemental Incursion”feels like it’s for a game about the four classical elements and does not capture the zaniness and whimsy of card wars.

[@TheLegend2T]

I saw the upload earlier, turned off my computer to go get some ice cream, than when I came back the video was gone! I ended up eating my ice cream to a different video, I hope you’re happy BigHoles

[@BigHoles]

im sorry, can you tell your ice cream we didnt mean it?

[@TheLegend2T]

​@@BigHoles It's a little too later for that, I eated it

[@honeynutsock]

it’s ok i’m eating ice cream rn

[@asprecall2493]

I love card wars and am so glad someone made it a playable game!

[@olivender420]

“Elemental incursion” sounds like a placeholder that doesn’t even make sense because there is no way you will convince be lizard holes is an element

[@forecaster71]

The character for lands should be an underscore. Because it's horizontal and flat, like land! :D

[@Muhammed_English314]

Eventually, it should be a special icon depicting one of the most basic lands.

[@Uforicmusic]

I’ve been checking on this since the first time he came up with the idea. I commend him for being so meticulous on the rules and I’m sure it’d be very fun to play once it’s fully released. However, I think, the most important part is immersion. Even from the mobile game that was far less complex than this still had the creatures pop up when you placed them, and the building show up and not just be a monopoly stock building. I think once you decide to incorporate animation elements for immersion is when this will truly be a finished remake. Great work so far!

[@ChefSnaky]

okay, time to watch this 4 more times then spend the next five hours making it at home

[@josefacousillasrodriguez8835]

Yeah i have tried that 2 times with the old rules already

[@johndelaney4617]

I've played a card wars game before, although I love what you've done with the game.

[@notyourfriend7468]

the cards will be infused with magic. projecting it onto the beards you must hand carve out of the mystical whysteria wood to harness the magis and project the forms of creatures

[@oldmangaming3858]

Don't miss the . when going to the merch store. I'm traumatized

[@BigHoles]

you missed it on purpose didnt you

[@Mr.CardSpoon]

To help distinguish from the types of cards (Land, Spawn and Outcards) you could make the art border different shapes similar to how Slay the Spire does it, it’s a simplistic and elegant fix to card type distinction. Good luck with the game I’m very excited to play it with my friends!!!

[@spencerdunn2313]

Ye this game wouldn't appeal to me if all id heard was the elemental incursion name. It 100% would if i saw the art though.

[@henrylawson-foley3374]

I think during combat there should be a way to retreat creatures out of battle or at least add some cards that have an ability similar for example mabye a tower that can save a creature right before it dies in combat or smthing

[@EpicNuggetwashere]

i saw this when it was 30 seconds old. take that casual card war enjoyers.

[@beni718]

Thanks for making this. There was actually a phone app of Card Wars that I also thought was amazing, but they deleted it

[@devindoesntlikeyou2546]

I played a game of the playtest with my friend yesterday, twas incredibly fun. I enjoy that you dont have to declare the specific actions you plan to take with an activated creature before your opponent reacts, although we didn't realize we were required to move the pieces into places with enemy pieces or cross the kingdom divide, whoops. I was able to trick them into using a spell by activating a few creatures and then just not attacking with them, although they were exhausted during their turn so it was sorta balanced out. It'd be interesting to have cards that bypass that rule, but I'm not sure how usable that gimmick would be

[@RadioManimation]

That rule only just changed! Honestly I was fine with how it was, but feedback led me to change it- plus there were some situations where it could be exploited, particularly with burrow. But reintroducing it in a managed way could be cool!

[@BigHoles]

Radioman is the guy in the videos in case you were confused!

[@entropic-decay]

I have an element idea: *Infestation* The theme would basically be rot - bugs, fungi, and so on. Its main 'gimmick' would be adding cards to a player's deck - but not the Infestation player's. It'd shove useless or nearly-useless cards in the opponent's deck, right into their draw pile, to clog up their hand. It would then have its most powerful creatures and spells use the junk cards added to the opponent's deck to determine their damage etc, consuming those junk cards in the process. Maybe as a secondary gimmick, longer-lasting spell effects and the like. Less immediate payoff, but infestation spells would chip away at their target for a while after resolving unless dealt with somehow. Like it's slowly rotting the opponent's build.

[@TomasBruno-ww6tg]

I'm loving the project but "Elemental incursion" sounds like a Magic the gathering game mode

[@zuzu6470]

I like men V2

[@BigHoles]

good!

[@zuzu6470]

@@BigHoles🏳️‍🌈🎉

[@sheepdispencer3014]

This is so cool but i really do have to think the choice to make it a physical table top game, while cool, is really limiting. Putting down a card and having to put down a piece onto the board feels slow. I just think having a stand alone game would be worth all the extra effort.

[@BigHoles]

we will have both in the future!

[@luissotelo1970]

If it’s possible add a lil mirror hole in the table so your able to see your cards without your opponent being able to

[@FuzzymothGames]

Personally I haven't played either playtest yet, but to me the old combat system (where you could distribute recieved damage among your units) seems way more fluid and enjoyable than the current one with back and forth attacking.

[@oneiros458]

I’m so glad that someone is working to bring card wars to life I don’t love the name but I also can’t think of anything better 😂. I also understand why you’d focus on the elemental aspect of the game.

[@ChimeraRanger]

I like including "Elemental" in the name, however I (as well as other comments) don't really like to formality of "Incursion". I personally vote for something like "Ele-Mania" (or "Elemania). I think something like this includes the chaotic nature of the game.

[@bloodwolf2609]

There used to be a card wars mobile game around 2014

[@sw33tlizard42]

Since the show has a economy you could way in the future make a 5th element called merchants or something along those lines that plays around a money system

[@---hb5wd]

Or better, just create an element called “economy”, and the cards are various economic concepts

[@Bruno-lo8oc]

​@@---hb5wd thats the same thing..

[@zymosan99]

I think you should include reminder text for the keywords. it would help a lot with game smoothness

[@BigHoles]

you are 100% correct

[@1of8plusbillion]

Watching the development of this and the Uno Amalgam makes me happy

[@CalebSenobi]

I cant wait for 3 years from now when my mans finds a group who will code his game for him

[@RyanCrossOfficial]

I must’ve missed when you completely removed the economy mechanic

[@Balmong7-y4s]

He definitely never said it out loud in any videos. I didn’t realize it was gone entirely until this video

[@RyanCrossOfficial]

@@Balmong7-y4s ok, glad it wasn't just me.

[@ДюсековИльяс]

There was an actual video where he said that making the economy is really eating up his dev time and that it made defensive play way to powerfull as the economy nony was the only way to uncoditionnaly draw cards

[@Balmong7-y4s]

@@ДюсековИльяс yeah but he never said he was abandoning it. Just that it was proving difficult and he was going to move on to something else for a bit rather than get stuck in the weeds for too long.

[@BigHoles]

paused it, still working on it boss

[@d4rknecromancer918]

This seems like it would make a great VR game like yugioh

[@celloj3703]

Elemental Incursion looks badass!

[@nerdlingeeksly5192]

What about Floop Wars, the main part of the game's battle happens during the phase where you can floop cards and it sounds about as good as Card Wars

[@rowdy35967]

I'm gonna try it so this might be premature, but judging from this video Burrow sounds really clunky

[@zxzbg1236]

I would've suggested that a land takes a % of the board and if u choose a high % land card, you need to pair it with a low % card (witch both are gonna be a set) to get combined 50% of the board. So if u have a land card with 36% board coverage, u can put multiple monsters on it for attack or smt and the 14% land card you can only put small monsters or buildings that are easily destroyed. But I guess he has already decided.

[@thislink1519]

Your Honour "League of Legends"

[@GeneraliE]

I'm not a huge fan of the TTSim part... but I can understand that making a whole software is challenging ( I love creating games with Unity... but the online parts... still gives me nightmares..)

[@DocGenius42]

personally I hope the random behavior cards (+ related descriptors) and the economy are eventually added back in, once you have the time for them, since they were already designed to be entirely optional if the players don't want to use them.

[@nightcapmain2699]

“This is the part of the game that’s easiest…” :) “… Too get confused by.” :(

[@pendapalashikwambi6286]

I can't wait for him to build actual models to this game. I'm excited

[@WeAreDraper]

Brother please for the love of God make the lane lines meet in the center and match from one side to the other. It's been driving me insane since the first episode. They can be wonky and curved, just make them meet in the middle, it would make the board look much nicer and make the positions clearer.

[@BigHoles]

I have been begging to do this for the last 3 months but the other guy thought it would be "funny" to keep it in. - one of the guys at BigHoles

[@Bruno-lo8oc]

​@@BigHoles please don't make them meet in the center 🙏 it's funny to keep it in

[@kaizenyasou6963]

6:52 that's how it should be ,there going to be a lot of room for stalks in your game because you are punishing the attacker so much.

[@jacobjones9327]

This card game makes so much sense, but only after a good amount of thinking. I hope I can convince my friends to learn this. You are a legend for making a real game out of nonsensical and seemingly pointless rules. I'm hyped to try this out

[@patriksuchanek189]

I really hope this gets turned into a videogame, it seems like it would be great for both competitive play and a chill evening

[@BigHoles]

we'll make it happen!

[@ThePanPanda11]

I love this project so much, i have one major question. So you plan on making this a physical game, how do you plan on adding the structures/creatures physically to the game? Will there be structures In the set to match the cards?

[@josefacousillasrodriguez8835]

I think he said that there where woing to be meeples maching the cards in a stream

[@BigHoles]

We are currently in the process of finding the most affordable consumer options. so far we have ran through testing Meeples and 3d printing and are fairly happy with both the cost and availability

[@josefacousillasrodriguez8835]

@@BigHoles i Hope this Game is succesful

[@IanWagner94]

That's a great name! I've been following since day one. Im so happy its finally out, and absolutely quick! Thank you!

[@ManuelRiccobono]

Month ago, when I first saw the first video I did not believed. But I have to agree you have worked very hard and made a very cool looking game

[@chicho_111]

Honestly, as long as the visuals were as cool as they are in the show I wouldn't mind it if the game wasn't as show accurate

[@AlexDayz]

I feel like I’ve been duped. Don’t get me wrong, I still love the idea of this card game and am still going to follow it (I refuse to call it by its new name, because it’s just bad imo) but I & probably many others started watching because it would be a “show accurate” version of the one we see. I was willing look past stuff like Doors and Lizard Holes, as obviously some creative liberties would’ve needed to be taken (I do believe they mention there being several types in the show, though we only really see four) but this just solidified that its no longer “show accurate”. When Doors was first being developed I definitely feel it should’ve been changed to “a game _inspired_ by Card Wars” along with the exploration given here

[@seblupo2482]

Yeah but the behaviors card were so cool😭 and added that chaos that was the peculiarty of card wars. I hope you havent totally removed it 'cause i really think it would be so cool

[@BigHoles]

They arent gone forever!

[@HGF137]

Im jealous of whoever gets to eventually turn this into a video game

[@FossilApostle]

"Elemental Incursion" gives a different vibe than what youve made. "Card wars" purposely sounds dumb and half baked. Elemental Incursion sounds too serious. Maybe something like "Chaos Crusade" or "Bumble Clash" or something silly would be more fitting

[@ellabun]

I am not even an Adventure Time fan and this still hurt. RIP

[@DiamondzFinder_]

I was wondering why the video I had paused to be on call with a friend suddenly stopped working but now I see lol :3

[@xXTheAroXx]

lets do something about "elemental incursion" lol feels like a completely different vibe from anything youve made

[@tobyrightenger9748]

I can’t wait for the Crystal Chaos DLC packs I’m going to decimate my foes, for JAKORIA!!!🤓

[@danilocham2106]

Card suggestion: the plantoid Type: corn A humanoid plant who creates vines to imobilise an enemy troop

[@CRAZED4MORE]

Instead of main phase what about "Casting" phase just a suggestion. Also a suggestion for a mechanic to try, I have seen in a few games, a Fast and slow cards, basically Fast Cards would be used before combat, and slow after combat. Just an idea it's one of the mechanics I like from a game called Spirit Island.

[@josefacousillasrodriguez8835]

Thats like Magic instants qnd the other tipe

[@crash64-]

Could also name it Knife Rain

[@VooshSpokesman]

Love from a DoobusGoobus znd Vaush fan!

[@zaney-c7i]

I'm seeing the future, things gettimg animations

[@CarlolucaS]

Been following this for a while. Really cool. Whish it you good luck on your journey.

[@moseswetere9939]

Instead of placable structures, have a spawn animation for them. And animate the outcomes of the turns

[@peptisch]

New element idea: silly-cones (silicone) Also, really? Elemental incursion? Sounds like a 15 yo trying to make something sound cool

[@jamofthedonut]

This is awesome ima make all my mates buy table top sim so we can play love your work keep it up u have made a childhood dream of mine true

[@dereal_deal]

Im glad the economy ruling was ditched. It was the one thing stopping me from trying the game as it felt so complicated to try to understand and watching others play with so many game objects just felt so daunting. Im happy that you decided to remove show accuracy to move towards a better and more inviting game experience for new players

[@GoofballPaul]

Liking the mockup logo thus far.

[@pandoratheclay]

Also, like a lot of ppl suggesting names because Elemental Incursion sounds too formal Outlandish, focuses on a major part of the game, is silly, and captures the essence of a crazy (or outlandish) game

[@clarkecreates]

Is there not a Print and Play? Alright I guess I'll do it myself.

[@SomethingFunny-me1bg]

Even though the name has change, will there still be a decent adventure time theme to it?

[@BigHoles]

yes! Unfortunately we cant keep calling it card wars, especially as we try to make it a standalone game. CW Lawyers are scary

[@Shireke01]

Bro call it Floop Wars or Floopdemonium as somebody on the comments proposed

[@AgentNav]

game should be called floop wars or something

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

I'm gonna need that! RUN THAT!

[@roadtripwarrior]

im curious if the designs on the shirts could also include a shirt that has a big version of the design in the middle id like to show off that sweet art.

[@AlphaEvan]

I never realized that this is just magic the gathering but in adventure time

[@grumpyswordfish]

Icl that logo is so cool 😮

[@Reppen555]

I hope theres gonna be an actual boardgame version someday i would defintly buy it!

[@BigHoles]

Its coming up!

[@ratinc.t3748]

Nice job man

[@mogaming163]

Do you ever plan to make a spin off that is more like Card wars we see in the show, no matter how weird it is? I understand some changes are needed to make a fun and coherent game though

[@doity]

Why would he go backwards?

[@mogaming163]

@@doity because it'd be funny playing a messed up version of it lol

[@BigHoles]

we have a really messed up version if its that important

[@mogaming163]

@@BigHoles lol true

[@alexrogers]

So there's no real plan to make the actual gameplay from the show (the cards coming to life, moving on their own and animated attacks/environments) a reality- this is just a physical card game that's played within tabletop simulator?

[@BigHoles]

There's an intention to make it a videogame and a physical version. What you are proposing is a multi million dollar investment that we would love to do, but have no means to get there

[@jackchase5727]

This looks promising!

[@mikebig321]

love the name time to relive peak

[@gornapthefrog9344]

i’m actually about to go feral

[@SonnsStorytelling]

This is tight I missed the mobile game when it was out and it sucks that they took it down so I’m really hoping this is put on some type of mobile version in the future soon.