The Uno Amalgam Needs Some Art! - I Mess With Games

It's time to really make this game my own!
Sorry this video took so long everyone, artwork takes a long time, but with the artwork I've made in this video, I'll be able to make actual physical completion progress quite quickly!
This episode is all about the card art from the main draw pile and the process I went through these past three weeks to make some! You'll get to see a lot of cool pixel art in this episode!
This likely isn't the last art-themed episode of Phase 2, so stay tuned if you want to see some character art in the future!
Let me know what you think of the card art in the comments and if you have any ideas for extra attributes you think may be able to fit into the design!
The game is really coming along now! I may have to put a progress meter somewhere soon...
Thanks for your support everyone!
I hope you all enjoy, and I hope you stick around for the rest of Phase 2!
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[@tedioustotoro4885]

Not gonna lie, making the colourblind symbols shaded makes it much harder to tell what they are in the pixel art style. At least, that’s what I feel like as a non-colourblind person. I feel like making them a simple silhouette in a darker shade of the colour would be much more readable. I do feel like the symbol ideas are good, just make it clearer. Like, the battery symbol could just be the outline of a battery with the upper half filled in because, with the shading, it honestly looks more like a milk bottle to me.

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Gonna boost this, you have a point

[@MassacresMansion]

I see what you're saying! I'll consider this!

[@GarrettEulett]

​@@MassacresMansionAgreed. Also, I think the pink color isn't pink enough. Looks like another shade of purple to me.

[@KaneYork]

Yeah the shading needs to be more severe for sure

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

@@MassacresMansionI think a good fix is adding a black outline to the symbol. Maybe a yellow background behind the symbol itself.

[@I-did-September-11th]

Say goodbye to Uno in the Uno Amalgam

[@MassacresMansion]

Kinda a big aspect of phase 2 😂

[@ninjatom9]

Hello chemicards!

[@teaisbetter2508]

We already had that title

[@ninjatom9]

​@teaisbetter2508 yes but it's not Uno anymore

[@sourwitch2340]

​@@ninjatom9 it already wasn't Uno, because we had the new name 😅

[@NStripleseven]

The phrase “currently the longest number card in the amalgam is *nine point seven five* “ hit me like a truck for some reason

[@michaelhowell8280]

I like to imagine that someone's reaction would at first be "oh, that's small", then their brain finishes processing the fact that there's decimals in a whole-number-based game and it brings up more questions. Thanks for the uncanniness, harry potter uno...

[@MassacresMansion]

It's the only card with e decimal point as well. XD

[@limo1795]

when i heard "4 digit" i thought i skipped an episode

[@TWlaz]

You probably already know this, but the most useful color-blindness-proof method to handle symbols is through values. I'd recommend having the symbols be one solid shade of a high contrast to the base color.

[@sourwitch2340]

Yeah, this. I feel like the symbols have too much space within them that is just the same colour as the background, not to mention that the use of bright and dark shading (while cool looking) just makes it harder to tell what part of it *is* the symbol in the first place. The concepts for each symbol are cool though, it should just be a more clear and continuous contrast, rather than shifting conteast on singular pixels, so you can really tell them apart at a glance, I feel like.

[@MassacresMansion]

I’ll be addressing this in the next clarification time.

[@bdog8827]

This project initially felt like an impossible fever dream, but now it’s really happening…!

[@MassacresMansion]

So true!

[@bdog8827]

Also yugioh

[@doombybbr]

A thing i should mention; there is no reason to replace "draw" with "gather" in the text that says "x player gathers y", while it may make sense for the effect name to be "gather 4" instead of "draw 4" (as if you were drawing, it would make sense to call it a draw 4 effect, but instead another player is), telling players to "gather" instead of to "draw" is adding unnecessary jargon - jargon they would need to look up in the book for an extremely simple effect. "draw" is a word universally used throughout all of card games, using a fancy word for something simple like drawing just creates unnecessary confusion when so many of the effects are confusing enough as it is.

[@CherryHotSauce]

This

[@michael-luce]

Completely agree!

[@enneacontakaienneagon]

True

[@JumboDS64]

agreed

[@MuteMar]

I mean, Uno's a simple, universal game, the whole point of this project is to take all the different niche offshoots from the core game and add them together, making a pile of garbage. He's now trying to make this a playable game, and at least some of the terminology has to change because of the uno trademarks / copyright. It's a much more complicated, much less generic game, making chemicards specific terminology makes sense. There's also a lot changed about the core gameplay, the main draw pile isn't the only one if I'm not mistaken, so having a term specific to drawing from that pile makes sense.

[@joe-skeen]

I love how Emperor's New Groove is the quintessential example of poison. 😂

[@MassacresMansion]

They mistook the llama symbol for a skull! It’s perfect! 😂

[@PK9K]

​@@MassacresMansion A LLAMA?! He's supposed to be DEAD!

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

@@PK9Kyeah……. Weird……

[@StealthfiretheHexagonal]

The poison, the poison for kuzko

[@dragong33k]

@@StealthfiretheHexagonal that poison?

[@CoasterMagicX2]

As a colorblind person, I would say 16:58 and 20:12 making the colorblind symbol a super similar color to the background makes it very hard to read the colorblind symbol. I'd make all symbols the same color (Preferably Black or White) to contrast more against the background and make them easier to read.

[@jelliofthestars]

i see where you're coming from. hopefully my reply helps this comment reach more people.

[@hylus5d10]

He could also set colorblindess filters for his screen to check out the readability (at least in android is easy so using the phone's camera could be an option).

[@JackDout]

he could make it inverted colors, I'd think that'd make the symbols stand out.

[@MassacresMansion]

I’ll be addressing this in the next clarification time.

[@Jayden89117]

Can’t wait for the dedicated “friendship” episode…

[@MassacresMansion]

Imagine. 😂

[@AJ1770s]

Half of it would be looking for every synonym for the Sun for friendship

[@AceRezamand1]

@@AJ1770sI think the phrase your looking for is “every ‘blank’ under the sun”

[@Woodledude]

As a game designer, this is a fascinating episode. I've had my doubts watching the previous entries of the series. Like, it's a fun idea, but it's also a mess of an idea to manage. I knew the implementation was going to be hard to pull off. This, though - This speaks to me. The art and design in this episode is impressive. It's hard to overstate the skill and labor on display here. In these insane constraints, this guy has really narrowed in on the optimal design space to work in. I think as well, the discipline on display here is equally impressive. If you know, you know. Hats off to you, Mansion. And best of luck in your continued efforts.

[@MassacresMansion]

This is high key one of the best comments ever. Thank you.

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

If you know you know? Well… I’m not sure I do know. What do you mean by discipline? Is there some dumb joke that Luke could have made but he showed restraint in?

[@Jack-ff3mp]

I guess we just dont know​@@Somerandomjingleberry

[@Woodledude]

@@Somerandomjingleberry The discipline I'm talking about is entirely related to design and the direction of effort/labor, I promise. No jokes here. It's just hard to explain unless you've tried to do something like this yourself. Making a game takes a lot of effort, and it's easy for a novice designer to get lost down rabbit holes of features that don't achieve what you want them to. Mansion is being very deliberate and intelligent in how he creates room for the features he knows he'll need, and further, the discipline in wrangling all the suggestions, confusion, and demands of his audience, and continuing with his plans while incorporaring sensible assistance, is impressive by itself... But now that he's actually working on creating the game proper, it's pretty clear to me, at least, that he's got a sensible direction and is making good headway thereof. Good discipline. It's something that speaks to skill and experience in design. In basically any creative work, really. We'll see how long it lasts, but... Considering the amount of effort he's put in already, and what he's shown in this video, I'm reasonably confident he has what it takes. So, if you know how hard making a game is... You know how impressive this is. That's all :)

[@ebmario874]

One thing I think would make the card look even better in my opinion would perhaps making the Scramble Trigger's section of the card be highlighted somehow, indicating that it is meant as an upgrade to the original effect.

[@stella.excite]

Yes, maybe outline that section with the scramble color (if applicable) while keeping the bottom right bit?

[@vplaythrough9761]

Or maybe have it with a black background to indicate that it's a broken part of the universe

[@notrickastleyish]

that'd be cool

[@MassacresMansion]

This is something to consider!

[@retrotrope]

I think the only thing I’d want to change would be the flex/scramble part of the card. Having the description of the scramble be divided by the scramble colour would help make it more clear (at least to me) which effect is the scramble power at a glance

[@willm.7439]

since a lot of the colors are already being used as card colors, what if it was like a caution-tape pattern? (black and yellow stripes)

[@hojdoj3567]

@@willm.7439 so a bright and darker shade striped pattern of the scramble color

[@michaelhowell8280]

Maybe you could break it apart by literally breaking it up in the artwork and changing the background surrounding it to look more glitchy/scrambled in the scramble color's color. A unique text font or monitor background (AKA the white part looking more glitched out) would be a neat addition too

[@MassacresMansion]

This is something I'll have to consider!

[@maxtube1952]

@@willm.7439 If a caution tape pattern were used, it should instead be black stripes plus stripes of the scramble colour.

[@smashbot500]

I think the Mixed/Contained screen is a bit larger that it needs to be - it makes it seem like a more important mechanic than it actually is. Maybe move it to the bottom of the symbol box or to the symbol's description. You could then place the modifier symbol(s) in the smaller screen, since it feels a little odd to only show modifiers in the description box.

[@MassacresMansion]

I appreciate your input! I will say the actual screen that contains the mixed/contained text mathematically takes up approximately 1% of the card area though, so if anything, it would be moved not shrunk. XD

[@skyrrelofthestars]

New art... A step most important for the metamorphosis...

[@MassacresMansion]

Indeed indeed. 😈

[@jolangdale5386]

Lore drop or nah?!

[@ezriha]

I can do anything

[@Muho_is_me]

​@@ezriha catch me if you can

[@McDonalds-Empty-Cup]

Can’t wait for you to draw the number 1 three quadrillion times

[@MassacresMansion]

I’ll spare you from seeing that part of development 😂

[@JackDout]

@@MassacresMansion I would like to see some of it.

[@enneacontakaienneagon]

I really like the detail of the wild symbol being a fire diamond. That is such a cool idea since the whole game is based around chemistry

[@MassacresMansion]

Heck yeah! I’ve had that idea for quite some time!

[@captianblitz]

While I appreciate the effort, replacing common card game terms like “draw” is probably a bad idea. Replace specific terms like “burn” and “flex” all day, but general stuff like “draw” or “shuffle” should remain for the sake of shortcutting player familiarity. There is actually a video on this by Kohdok (Art and Layout) explaining why it can cause a player pain point. Also, you might want to put the effrct number in the effect box for symbols in addition to modifiers and scambles, just fit consistency.

[@CherryHotSauce]

It’s an extremely bad idea

[@notrickastleyish]

While I do like "gather," maybe a more simpler term would be better. I can't think of much better than draw, other than maybe "Dump," but IDK.

[@MassacresMansion]

I don't have a choice in the matter unfortunately. Mattel has taken legal action over the use of the phrase "Draw 4" in the past, and I'm not going to risk my game and my financial stability on chance.

[@captianblitz]

@@MassacresMansion That’s stupid. They can’t legally be allowed to do that

[@sacrificiallamb4568]

@@MassacresMansion What about "take"?

[@betsyrocketram]

It'd be cool if the wall tiles looked subtly different depending on the main color of the card. Red was red and rusty, blue looked cold and abandoned, green had some mold and overgrowth, ect. It'd differentiate each card a bit more at a glance and add some character imo.

[@haakon_hk]

This would be so cool!

[@An_Entire_Lime]

This! All of this!!

[@xislomega242]

That's what I was saying!

[@MassacresMansion]

This is a cool idea!

[@notrickastleyish]

Agree.

[@pixeltaku]

The art is pretty nice! Though honestly the symbols are really hard to distinguish. Having them use the same color/similar colors as that which you’re trying to make more visible doesn’t super work. I’d say the cards would either need more resolution for a clearer outline or just use straight up black or white or the complementary color for the lines for the highest contrast

[@MassacresMansion]

When you say they're hard to distinguish, what do you mean by that exactly?

[@pixeltaku]

@@MassacresMansion a bit in that I can’t really tell what the symbol is, a bit in that it’s hard to tell that the symbol is there since the light version of the color and the dark version of the color are really similar to the base color. So like with orange, I’m only really able to tell it’s a body after you say it is and I really try to recognize the chest and shoulders and such. The pickaxe is probably the best one since it has a really distinct silhouette and uses the colors effectively. Blue or white struggle a lot for me in that there’s a lot of detail for such a low res. Another suggestion with contrast would be how you pick colors. For lights, in addition to making the color closer to white on the color picker, shift the hue towards yellow. Same for shadows going darker and more saturated towards purple. It helps with the contrast issue as well as making colors pop more

[@Galigya]

I agree with this. The symbol almost blends in with the color due to how small they are, most visible with the blue color symbol.

[@CrashJetTech]

Yeah. It does feel like the color symbols want to be designed more like the pokemon TCG, where it's solid black on a color background for contrast. Even without color blindness the symbols shown here are rather blurry. Like I couldn't even tell that there was meant to be a full moon on the white cards. If it was just a black crescent shape, then it's more clearly a moon while standing out well against the white.

[@brandenjames2408]

​@@MassacresMansion even without being colorblind I can't see what half of these symbols are in context. The symbols needs to be a color with high contrast to its background, or at least it's outline needs to, in order to be an effective colorblind feature

[@pmgvictor4625]

The card is amazing and I can't wait to see the iterations. The only take away is when you initially showed the 10 colors and their symbols 17:05 it was a little hard to make out some of them for example blue, orange, purple and grey; until you pointed them out I didn't completely understand what they were. I think the symbols just need a little more contrasting or lines that separate it from the color it resides in to help pop up more clearly. Otherwise the card looks great and the system in place to read abilities/numbers/etc is good.

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback as well, I'll likely be turning the contrast up on the color symbols!

[@jan_Eten]

@@MassacresMansion add some hue shifting too while youre at it

[@batty.b]

Still can't get over the existence of UNO Nivea, especially now that there's 3 of them. Who wanted skincare Uno to exist???

[@MassacresMansion]

One of life’s great mysteries 😂

[@CubeBag]

I was a fan of Big Pharma Barbie Edition (6:41) too.

[@fatcat1414]

It's impressive how you can trace every element of your art back to a source of inspiration. It's all very well thought out.

[@MassacresMansion]

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking 😂

[@ИванКруглов-э4щ]

Not everybody has picked up that the moon white cards are a refference to an obscure natural phenomenon that sometimes could be seen in the sky

[@MassacresMansion]

Those who go outside sometimes may have noticed. 👀😂

[@thedarkphantom1784]

I said it (in chat) during the premier, but it bears repeating: The cards look SO GOOD!!!!!! I am thoroughly impressed by how much information was able to be portrayed in such a concise way! Hearing the thought process behind what inspired what and why what was where was really really cool, and I liked that surprise bit of lore! VERY excited for the keywords episode!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you thank you thank you so much!

[@LemmaEOF]

Oh man, the hazmat diamond for wild card types is *such* an inspired idea I love it

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you!!

[@octolingstarspt]

this is what is likely gonna be my favorite episode so far :D

[@MassacresMansion]

Happy to hear that!

[@gavinwilliams7918]

Making a clear separation between the normal effects and the scramble effect would be more visually appealing, maybe just changing the dotted line that separates it to a more solid one or changing the text to bold might make it seem more special or separate, even having the color leak over the effect background could be neat

[@MassacresMansion]

Great idea!

[@khjwyxz]

Idk if it is already desined, but it could be cool for the Flex Symbol on Wild to have them Red and "Blocked" by a password. Like --- Warning: Scramble Required --- Or --- Warning: Scramble Alteration May --- And all the other effect behind that

[@markhague9667]

This does sound fun

[@MassacresMansion]

I like the ides, but it may take up too much card space!

[@dylansickinger545]

The first thing I thought when I saw the symbols on the card was "hey that looks like something from Inscryption" so it was very cool to hear that that was the intention

[@MassacresMansion]

Inscryption, is awesome. B)

[@dylansickinger545]

@@MassacresMansion Inscryption is literally my favorite game :D

[@EliBartel-xp8zz]

Finally get to see our glorious king… forklift man

[@MassacresMansion]

Not quite. The character art will be in a later video. Sorry! :(

[@aqlcaramsm3907]

Wow finally seeing a card example finally put into perspective a glimpse of the final product, your art is GREAT! Ik there's gonna be more iterations but good job on the first version!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you very much, and thank you for your donation!

[@spootymaniacs]

The art is so pleasing. Grungy, retro, yet slightly goofy in a way. I'm really looking forward to the whole set when finished!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you so much for your kind words, your support, and your donation! I appreciate it! I can't wait to show you more art once it's done!

[@thedefaultpro2660]

I cried when Massacre said "Its Uno Amalgamin' It" and Uno Amalgams everywhere, truly one of the moments ever.

[@MassacresMansion]

😂😂😂

[@Erritiguei1]

As a person who has protanomaly (partial red colorblind) my opinion on the color symbols is that the style of shaded symbols doesn't work very well with the pixel resolution used for them. Yellow and pink are fine because of the high contrast and very simple shapes being depicted, but everything else gets a little bit lost due to either the low resolution, the low contrast of the shading, or a combination of the two. Other than that, the rest of the card art is phenomenal and is very easy to read

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you! I’ll be addressing your concerns in the next clarification time.

[@Woynich]

I saw some of the stream where you were fixing the color symbols and I’ve got to say I like what I saw there!

[@adryanlucas096]

i really like the colorblind symbols, but i think a lighing bolt would work better to represent electricity than a battery, i thought it was a bottle lol

[@MassacresMansion]

I actually tried to do a lighting bolt originally but I couldn't get it to look right in that small space. :(

[@ShaddyFromHatena]

Small but pretty lightning bolt symbols are the bane of Minecraft builders everywhere.​@@MassacresMansion

[@FallenAngelVeox]

I love the new art!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you so much for donating once again! I'm glad you love the art! I worked very hard on it and it took me forever! XD

[@Lykrast]

Another thing from the mockup: as it is, if you just gloss over the text the scramble effect looks just like a modifier effect, so I could easily see someone applying its effect as well without using scramble because they skimmed over the trigger words. Maybe either a splash/glitch of the scramble color, a different fancier separator line or something? In my head like how the pokémon VSTAR abilities are very distinct from everything else in their text box.

[@MassacresMansion]

I do plan on making it more clear which effect is the scramble effect. Probably in the stream tomorrow.

[@keiyakins]

You should really look into one of the tools for using data to put together cards. There's a few different ones, of varying complexities and capabilities, but being able to just edit a spreadsheet and have your cards regenerated is *such* a time saver.

[@tryoxiss]

Do you know the names of any such programs?

[@keiyakins]

@@tryoxiss nandeck, component studio, magic set editor...

[@MassacresMansion]

I believe it! I'll do the first few manually until I know it's all working!

[@Xedlord]

That card art is a lot better than I was expecting. I like it!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thanks!

[@ttxxxxxxxxxxxxxxt]

I love how almost everything is inspired by something

[@MassacresMansion]

That’s art for ya 😂

[@xeno4445]

I'd suggest seperating the scramble effect in a different way than the other effects, since the other effects all trigger in order while the scramble effects replaces the symbol effect.

[@MassacresMansion]

Good idea!

[@specter2443]

It feels so weird how the thumbnail feels like it's twisting when you scroll up and down

[@MassacresMansion]

Semi-Symmetrical thumbnails can be silly like that sometimes. ;)

[@milo_south3670]

Finally, art. I think the card is good, but I could barely tell what symbol was for what, not because you did a bad job, but the colors you picked blended into the color you chose for it. Maybe making the colors for the colorblind symbols brighter, darker, duller, lighter, anything to distinguish the object from the couldn’t would help. Besides the small problem of that, the idea is great! Makes me think I’m getting into a trading card game. (Could you imagine that?Uno, Card Trading! I can it scares me, more than it should.)

[@MassacresMansion]

I’ll be addressing this in the next clarification time.

[@Lord_Jiamuru]

I love the card art, I think it's super fitting. One small complaint is that the color symbols are a rather ambiguous and I think that's mainly because of their low resolution. I don't think it's a big deal and idk if upping their resolution is feasible, but it's the only thing that I don't really like. Still can't wait to get my hands on a copy when it launches!

[@MassacresMansion]

I’ll be addressing this in the next clarification time.

[@fletchdogOSC]

uno bullseye seems to be intended as a stocking stuffer, and that’s why it’s mini

[@MassacresMansion]

That could be the case!

[@masterbasher9542]

At this rate, all the pocket or mini versions could lead way to the best way to "include" a take on the pocket versions as an expansion. Introducing; the Pocket mini-ChemiCard expansion. Far less cards than base game, yet it's container is small enough to fit ones pocket. Genius...

[@n9it]

I thought the cards would look too cluttered and overly complex, but with visuals it's actually not as bad as i thought, of course, it's not the level of readability of regular uno but at least it's readable for anyone who actually tries to comprehend it. I just thought the colors could take up a bit more of real space but it's already nice the way it is.

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you very much!

[@bookreaderman6715]

I do feel like draw is adequately generic of a term that it doesn't mess with game style/flavor and is just more straightforward (as well as probably being adequately, again, generic that it is not something usable for uno's actual copyright) Edit: I should add that while I cannot say that the current 14 likes agree with this, using a term other than draw is going to likely bring me out of the game more than just using "draw" as one is telling me to do an easily and quickly understandable thing and the other requires a bit of thought to remember a game specific term

[@michael-luce]

Totally agree! Really hope this feedback doesn't get buried beneath the other suggestions

[@MassacresMansion]

I don't have a choice in the matter unfortunately. Mattel has taken legal action over the use of the phrase "Draw 4" in the past, and I'm not going to risk my game and my financial stability on chance.

[@bookreaderman6715]

@@MassacresMansion well, that's stupid (mattel's legal action, not your choice to logically avoid it)

[@MassacresMansion]

@@bookreaderman6715 I completely agree.

[@halmoser]

I LOVE the chemical diamond that's such a fun idea and fits so well!!! The tile wall is kind of overwhelming, I'd maybe grey it out so it's not as in your face if you know what I mean? There's so much info on the cards, having such detail in the individual tiles is a lot for your eyes to get distracted by. SO EXCITEDDDD

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you, and thanks for your input!

[@FloatingChameleon]

I guess if it took a while to make, it's gotta be some really cool designs!

[@MassacresMansion]

I hope so 😂

[@FloatingChameleon]

@@MassacresMansion This card looks so unique! What do you mean "I hope so"? I'm gonna buy this game if i can now

[@loganhinrichs5493]

Wow!!! I'll admit I was expecting something more akin to the original Uno cards, but this card design is really cool and solves every problem I was worried the cards would have! Great Job!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you very much!

[@WatchingVee13]

Hey, been following this series for a while. Just wanted to chime in about the colorblindness symbols because i know of a piece of media that has solved a similar problem to the one you're facing. An old, underappreciated game called Meteos on the DS is a puzzle game where you have to match similarly-colored meteos to launch them at opponents. There are 10 unique meteo elements, each of which having a unique color associated with it. To solve the problem of color-blind accessibility, each element has a symbol that represents that element. Specifically, the symbols are very simple and monotone so people can easily tell different meteo elements apart, even when the symbols are merely shaded lighter/darker than the base element color on their meteos. I could give you image examples if you want, but the upshot of this is that keeping your symbols very simple and monotone could really help make them readable without sacrificing aesthetics. Hope this helps!

[@MassacresMansion]

This does help! Thank you!

[@michaelkindt3288]

I'm definitely glad you decided to redesign the color symbols, because most of them are hard to read. I honestly expected some sort of art focus image thing, you know, like a portrait that TCG cards tend to have, but this makes way more sense. The overall card is gorgeous, and quite easy to read. I would love to hold one of these in my hand. I also think the idea to make all of the symbols diamonds was so inspired. Making them look like something you would see in any industrial environment with chemicals, which even includes fast food places (I have seen that symbol a couple of times while going through dry fruits) really adds to the feel of the setting, and help solidify that these are scientific chemicals.

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you thank you thank you!

[@RickyCruzMedia]

This new card art looks fantastic! I'd like to echo the sentiment about the colorblind symbols being hard to distinguish; I think it's far more important that the symbols be clear than that they blend in nicely. While toying with the relative values of the colors might do some good, it would be far more effective to increase the contrast of the symbols (honestly, a one-color silhouette as suggested by other comments is almost definitely the best way to do this). If you do want to mess around with the colors a bit, there's a Chrome extension called Colorblindly that I use when adjusting for colorblindness that might help you a good deal. Also, re: the number/ability stuff from this Clarification Time, I think the more important issue is that if multiple number cards have the same symbol on it, then if someone is playing that number in a different color, you're likely to have the same "rare" effect triggering multiple times in a row more often; your solution likely takes care of that, but I think it's worth noting that that consequence is probably more noteworthy than the perceived meaninglessness of rare numbers. Awesome episode, looking forward to seeing how the final cards look!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you! I'll be sure to address art stuff in the next clarification time! Also very insightful number/effect response! This is something I'll have to keep an eye on during playtesting.

[@braystar8578]

YEAH THE SYMBOLS WOOOO! I remember talking in the comments about how each colour is an 'element' ages ago, it's cool to see it in action! However I do agree with some comments that the symbols need to be more obviously contrasting for visibility, blue looks more like a ripple than a snowflake, and I did NOT see a tooth or skull in orange/purple. The moon also would look better as a crescent instead of a full moon. However, the cards themselves look amazing! The art looks great and all the info is clear. Plus, Inscription vibes are always welcome.

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you! Your concerns will be addressed in the next clarification time!

[@jakob_z]

One worry i have with this design, is the location of the main ability isn't really visible when holding multiple cards in hand, this is compounded by how many cards you can be forced to draw

[@jakob_z]

This applies to the color symbols for people who are color blind

[@MassacresMansion]

I’ll be addressing this in the next clarification time.

[@emilioovalle3070]

Not sure how legally safe this isea is, but naming it something like "oh no" might be fun

[@MassacresMansion]

It is in fact, not a legally safe idea 😂

[@crazinator5]

Finally… it is chemicards

[@MassacresMansion]

😎

[@RainMarrlen]

I feel like something that'd be neat to see is periodic community posts showing 1 or a few cards you've finished the art on, and the original UNO card they're from.

[@MassacresMansion]

That's a great idea!

[@codecodecodecodecodecodecode]

a way to implement the power level idea could be to have slight variations of the card art itself. like the screens being smashed in on really good cards or something like that. it'd be good to have a way to convey powerful cards without having to read the effects or memorize every symbol

[@MassacresMansion]

That's a neat idea!

[@ninjashoe2158]

Dang, I like the lore behind scrambling. I didn't even realise you played DnD either. What's your favorite class to play on that? Also, I got a feeling you're a bit overdue for a patreon as I really want to help alot on getting both your projects into paper too. Wouldn't mind dropping a few bucks a paycheck to help with that.

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you! Funny thing is I don't play normal D&D at all really, so I don't have a favorite class! Almost everything I play is home-brew. Sometimes there aren't even classes to choose! I'm hesitant to start a patreon or anything similar, simply because I don't like asking people for money unless I KNOW I can get them something in return. If you feel like donating, the KZbin donate button is always there! Thank you so much for your support!

[@ninjashoe2158]

@MassacresMansion Sounds like alot of fun, honestly.

[@GARBAGE_GOD]

Some people have already commented about the colorblindness symbols, so I wanted to throw in a suggestion for more disability accessibility: Dyslexia. As someone who struggles with Dyslexia, the cards aren't too troublesome yet with the current minimalistic sentences, but I fear that I wouldn't be able to easily read the cards if the descriptions grew in length. Maybe you could make the font thicker at the bottom to prevent letter swapping from occurring as often? Symmetry in letters can also lead to flipping them often, so maybe a more asymmetrical approach could help too. Been watching this project since the very start, and seeing the card art come to fruition is awesome :D I wish you luck with the project and the kickstarter!

[@Zyl_Libblel]

hoping he reads this comment, since a lot of card games tend to fail to account for dyslexia accessibility and that just kinda sucks. everybody should be able to e joy the dissasterpiece that is chemicards.

[@MassacresMansion]

I truly appreciate your concern. Unfortunately I'm not confident these changes would make as much of an impact as you may expect. For clarity, I'm not dyslexic, so I could be completely wrong about all of this, but I believe the main reason most card games that contain a decent amount of text on cards haven't standardized the use of dyslexic-friendly fonts is due to a manufacturing quirk called card bleeding. Due to the texture and smoothness of standard card stock and plastics, and unlike with standard printer paper, prints on cards are often plagued by a small amount of card bleeding. This is an effect where the ink that creates one shape (the text) blends with the ink that forms an adjacent shape (the background behind the text) slightly, resulting in slightly bloated or rounded shapes. Obviously the bigger the text, the less of a problem this is, but the smaller the text gets, the more the details of the individual letters are generally smoothed out. In most cases this isn't an issue, but I'm making an educated guess that once the text on cards shrinks to a certain size, a distinction (like the one you described, where the letters are thicker at the bottom) would likely no longer be visible. Card bleeding is often solved by printing cards on a matte finish surface, resulting in mostly matte cards, but I don't have that option because this game is getting manufactured on waterproof plastic, so some degree of card bleeding is inevitable. So I'm sorry to say, with my experience in card manufacturing, I don't think a font change would be very beneficial to dyslexic individuals. That all being said, I'm doing my best to keep the amount of text on cards limited using keywords and general terminology simplification. With dyslexia in mind, I'll be sure to reconsider things like line spacing, effect separation, contrast, text sharpness, and other little things like that to hopefully allow you to play this game more comfortably. Hope this helps!

[@Gmanrocky]

Okay honestly, I thought I wasn’t going to be a fan of the pixel art style for this, but you really pulled this off. It gives me massive inscryption vibes (which I saw plenty of references to in the slideshow). Excited to see how the rest of the game shapes up, it’s already very pretty!

[@Gmanrocky]

Also i will add, i think the contrast of the color indicators (especially the lunar one) could be a lot more exaggerated and clear. Currently it feels like you have to squint to really see them

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you thank you! And noted!

[@x-x]

Glad to see my researching efforts not go to waste :) 20 eliminated version feel so good! It's good to have a bigger number, although it still would be more fun if these version added anything new. Another great episode, waiting for more!

[@MassacresMansion]

I appreciate your efforts!!! I'm glad you enjoyed this episode!

[@splashyflame]

🎉

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you for your donation splashy! I'm glad you're celebrating, because I am too! :)

[@MAIS_40]

I'll buy this game as soon as I can ❤

[@MassacresMansion]

I appreciate you saying that! :)

[@TheFlame_Hawk]

​@@MassacresMansion same as long as I can afford it

[@omichromium]

Hell yeah as always

[@MassacresMansion]

THANK you SO MUCH FOR YOUR DONATION!!!!!! I'm really glad you liked this episode as well! It took me FOREVER!

[@TangledLion]

I remember you at one point being interested in an idea I had where colors are catigorized as "Acidic" or "Basic" to account for some mechanic or another in the batman vs Superman uno. If you plan to move forward with that idea, perhaps you should have text on the card denoting if its acidic or basic?

[@MassacresMansion]

Considering how the batman v superman mechanic is currently represented in the rules, I'm not sure the distinction will be necessary. Less is more sometimes!

[@dantesdiscoinfernolol]

Yo, the wild card symbol looking like actual hazard warnings is so cool! Seeing an actual sample card design makes the amalgam feel so much more tangible now...

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you! Also heck yes!!!

[@blacknole5034]

I have an idea for the "power level" You could change the background from a very rusty to a very clean lab. Or something in that line

[@MassacresMansion]

That's something to consider!

[@ZenithTheReborn]

At the end if my binge and I'm really glad my hunch about the color personalities came to fruition. This has been a fantastic project to follow. I remember when I was younger I would do fun little thought experiments like this one 'what if we combined all of x with y'. It is genuinely inspiring to see all of this unfold. I may have to dust off my old game concepts.

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you so much! Also indeed, the colors are all quite distinct in the end! I encourage you to get creative with your projects!

[@Konoko_kun]

Awesome spritework! I love it! A few nitpicks though : -I feel like the color of the card should be more prominent, right now it's only on the borders. Maybe have the screens slightly tinted with the correspoding color? -I believe the scramble effect should be separated the others, to really make the difference between the normal effects and the "altered multiverse" one. Maybe have the glitch effect take more space and have that effect i this zone? And yes I WILL eat the yellow slime.

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you! I’ll be addressing your concerns in the next clarification time. :)

[@rmorren9207]

Hearing about your inspirations for the game's art made me so much more exited to get it in my hands!

[@MassacresMansion]

I’m happy to hear that!

[@MercuryA2000]

It might just be me, but the color symbols on the cards were kind of hard to see and identify. It wouldn't hurt my ability to play, but if there's anyone color blind it might make it trickier for them depending on what type of color blind they are. The worst ones for me to see were blue and white, while the hardest for me to figure out what they are are blue, orange, and grey. The card looks really good though! You're absolutely right that this feels like a trading card, but it's insane how you figured out how to make all of that information clear. Incredible work!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you! Also I’ll be addressing this in the next clarification time.

[@CocoaMix86]

Loving the redesign from UNO to your own thing! The card mock-up looks great! Here are some points I noticed: - If the Scramble trigger only happens when playing the card scrambled, that trigger text should be inside the scramble color glitch, not grouped with the other text. - You don't need to replace the text "Draw". And if "Draw 4" will cause legal problems, then just do "draw 4 cards". You can't copyright basic text and mechanics like that. Almost every board game uses the text "draw a card". - Having the rules reference is VERY handy. However, using a colon for it and also the trigger delimiter feels off. To keep the computer-y feel, using < > or [ ] would be far better and also look distinct. - Most of the symbols are good! I would recommend these changes though to better convey your themes: > change battery for lightning > change tooth for heart > change circuit board for a square computer chip/cpu > change acid bubble for acid drop

[@woodfur00]

I like the acid bubbles but I heartily second every other point here

[@MassacresMansion]

1. I'll keep this in mind while making edits! 2. I don't have a choice in the matter unfortunately. Mattel has taken legal action over the use of the phrase "Draw 4" in the past, and I'm not going to risk my game and my financial stability on chance. Mattel shouldn't have any power over the word "Draw" in ANY context and yet they've taken action before. I've been working on this game for over 10 months and I'm not taking any legal risks lol. 3. Perhaps! 4. I'll consider these redesigns!

[@jonk7821]

These card design looks amazing! I love how you mixed the best design elements from other games. Cant wait for this to relesse!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you thank you thank you!

[@Axos_Abode]

Bye bye Uno, it was fun knowin ya!

[@MassacresMansion]

Uno will live on in our hearts 😂

[@stormRed]

I just wanna say, the theming is exquisite and fits the Frankensteinian nature of this project very nicely. After all this time, it's kind of surreal to see it come together like this!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you thank you!

[@ikemeitz5287]

I'm desperately hoping that somehow Elimination Time brings us to 1000 uno versions

[@MassacresMansion]

It's possible. XD

[@BlueCat737]

I think the card art looks amazing, and it just makes me more hyped for the game’s release. Keep up the good work!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you thank you!

[@Alexifeu]

looks good but add more color to the cards please. Like more slime at the bottom or perhaps some other things in that color would be cool. :D

[@MassacresMansion]

Dang I thought I had too much slime already. XD

[@gorvinnethermore2900]

I was in absolute shock seeing the card art. There is so much info but it wasn’t overwhelming. Great job

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you thank you!

[@ezriha]

Awesome new amalgam video!!! Also did you know that UNO USA exists and has white and grey? And bright blue? Pretty cool

[@MassacresMansion]

Yeah! Also indeed I did know that! That’s the version that convinced me to add white as a color many episodes ago. 😂

[@ezriha]

@@MassacresMansioni forgor 💀

[@cat13461]

So nice to see the art for the amalgam come together, it looks really neat!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you so much!

[@fletchdogOSC]

e excited to see your art!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you!!

[@jan_Eten]

omþ rocky bfdi

[@fletchdogOSC]

@@jan_Eten you’ve said this before on one of my comments

[@jan_Eten]

@@fletchdogOSC (._.)

[@jenjenparibou3995]

As someone who's dabled in making card art for private games made with friend that we never shared with anyone for over a year now, the art you showed here is both pleasing to look at and effective at telling what each card does! Very impressive! I've been a long time viewer ever since the early days, so I can't wait for the game to come out!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you thank you so much!

[@errorbte]

I can just imagine what the wild cards will look like now.

[@MassacresMansion]

Lots of text usually 😂

[@abelnemeth4346]

@@MassacresMansion So we're walking down the line of textboxy cards. Will be hard to find players in non English-speaking countries (like mine).

[@joe-skeen]

​@@abelnemeth4346I think that's pretty unavoidable in such a complicated game... But perhaps Chemicards will eventually have other language editions?

[@croakidoki3039]

Oh man I'm so excited to see how this will all come together! That concept card really solidified it for me!

[@MassacresMansion]

I’m happy to hear that! I can’t wait to show everyone my progress!

[@minekey94]

Yey its 30 minutes after my english class 😁

[@MassacresMansion]

Nice!

[@magicowlofbacon9416]

The card art looks really nice! It’s really great to see that this project is finally coming together to some extent. It looks like a game I can actually convince others to play and that’s a huge win for any game with hundreds and hundreds of cards.

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you thank you thank you!

[@willnoyes7019]

Let’s gooooooooooo

[@MassacresMansion]

YEAH!

[@Fighting.Flower]

I hope the special rainbow wild card is styled like the cool rainbow effect chemicals do when they enter water. Would match the chemical theming AND waterproof aspect really well! Like the waterproofing got faulty with that card, causing the chemicals to dilute into the seeping water. I also hope the gold cards have the chemical symbol for gold as the color symbol, it would be just TOO perfect to pass up.

[@MassacresMansion]

That is SUCH a good idea!

[@minekey94]

Yk when I think about my favorite KZbinr, it would be Mrbeast, then IT happened and now it's you! 😊

[@MassacresMansion]

Glad to hear I'm your favorite KZbinr!

[@bulutcoskuner9774]

The art looks great! It really feels like this is a complete game now! One criticism I have is that the scramble effect doesn't look glitchy enough. I think it'd make sense for the scramble to also mess with some pixels around it. That way, it'd really look like it's glitching out the universe.

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you! I'll keep this in mind and do some tests as I'm adjusting the art!

[@fletchdogOSC]

first ( cringy, i know)

[@MassacresMansion]

Nice 😂

[@leafysparks]

The cards genuinely look amazing, I’m so excited for your next video!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you so much!

[@modlich_303]

I GET THE YELLOW SLIME REFERENCE!!!! In the game "LEGO Marvel Superheros The Videogame" the post-game has additional Deadpool narrated levels, and in one of the outros of these levels Deadpool says "And remember kids, Don't year the yellow snow"

[@MassacresMansion]

I love LEGO Marvel Superheroes The Videogame! XD

[@ozzymandice7558]

the card art looks honestly AMAZING. i love all of your different inspirations for every little detail, it's so cool!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you thank you! ♥️

[@dweamdoodles1865]

Bro this card design is MAD impressive, you can feel the inspiration and love put into it!!!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you! :)

[@mrziiz6893]

The card art looks incredible! I cannot wait to see the art of the unique and special cards, and especially the champions!!

[@MassacresMansion]

Thank you very much!

[@muizzsiddique]

The circuits not being PCB board green feels illegal. I literally couldn't figure it out until you told me.

[@MassacresMansion]

Oops. XD