Custom Trading Card Printing For Game Creators

How to Make Your Own Fantasy Card Game

Have you always wanted to make your own card game? Custom trading card printing gives you the chance to turn your dream into a reality. Here's what you need to do to launch your own card game step by step.

Come Up with a Story Line

The most successful card games all have one thing in common: a compelling story line. A lot of fantasy games start out as graphic novels with a developed plot line. That doesn't mean you need to make a comic book series just for your game. But setting the back story for players will help them get more involved in the plot.

Create Your Characters

Gamers gravitate towards strong characters. There are some games that succeed without developing personalities, but they are few and far between. Your best bet is to attract your audience with an interesting cast of memorable characters. Fantasy games tend to involve supernatural or mystical elements. Kids games focus on cute animals that easily tie in to merchandising ventures down the line.  Start off small with a few concepts and slowly introduce new faces to keep players wanting more.

Work with an Illustrator

It's almost impossible to produce a serious trading card game without a talented designer. In fact, designer isn't really the right word to describe the kind of artist you need to work with. Illustrators are the people you need to get in touch with because they specialize in character creation, story boards, and all that good stuff. If you don't have a lot of money to get a professional, you might want to raise money for your game project using start-up funding tools such as KickStarter. If your idea is good enough, you will be able to get in touch with the right people.

Invest in Professional Printing

Promoting your game will be a lot easier if you spend the extra money for professional trading card printing. Relying on your home printer gives the wrong impression unless you're just making cards for fun. The phrase you have to spend money to make money comes to mind. Fortunately, you can order professional prints for very reasonable prices.

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