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Party Planning 101 - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread

Competition Theme: Party Planning 101

Surprise! You didn't think we'd forgotten about Out of Cards' birthday, did you? Every birthday needs a party, but we're running low on ideas - help us decide how to celebrate!

This competition features prizes!

All finalists will receive 15 days of Out of Cards Premium; the winner will receive 30 days of Out of Cards Premium, plus 15 Hearthstone Packs from an expansion of their choice!

In order to receive your packs should you win, you must be able to accept a gift via Battle.net. All prizes will be distributed within a week of the end of the competition.

As always, I can be reached through Discord or here on the site via PM if you have any issues to report.

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Here are the phases of this card design competition

  • Submission Phase: Starts on Mon, Jun 1 19:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Sat, Jun 6 19:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
  • Voting Phase: Starts on Sat, Jun 6 19:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Sun, Jun 7 18:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
  • Finalist Phase: Starts on Sun, Jun 7 19:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Mon, Jun 8 19:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
  • Winner Selected: After finalist voting concludes and we validate votes.

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  • Competition Theme: Party Planning 101

    Surprise! You didn't think we'd forgotten about Out of Cards' birthday, did you? Every birthday needs a party, but we're running low on ideas - help us decide how to celebrate!

    This competition features prizes!

    All finalists will receive 15 days of Out of Cards Premium; the winner will receive 30 days of Out of Cards Premium, plus 15 Hearthstone Packs from an expansion of their choice!

    In order to receive your packs should you win, you must be able to accept a gift via Battle.net. All prizes will be distributed within a week of the end of the competition.

    As always, I can be reached through Discord or here on the site via PM if you have any issues to report.

    Competition Phases

    Here are the phases of this card design competition

    • Submission Phase: Starts on Mon, Jun 1 19:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Sat, Jun 6 19:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
    • Voting Phase: Starts on Sat, Jun 6 19:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Sun, Jun 7 18:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
    • Finalist Phase: Starts on Sun, Jun 7 19:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Mon, Jun 8 19:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
    • Winner Selected: After finalist voting concludes and we validate votes.

    Discussion Thread Rules

    Please note: This is a special competition and not in a normal season.

  • OH NOW, THIS I'M FEELING MOTIVATED FOR!

    Generally simple cards I throughout of given the theme

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      OH NOW, THIS I'M FEELING MOTIVATED FOR!

      Generally simple cards I throughout of given the theme

       

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      One thing I will point out about Reno. Fantastic Treasures did not exist yet in Karazhan

      Friendly Staff

  • The Warrior version of Time Out! or Ice Block, it's more expensive because you can utilize Armor synergy cards like Heavy Metal!, Shield Slam, and Reckless Flurry.

    Edit: It has been suggested that I drop the cost to 3-mana. Let me know which one you prefer!

    Friendly

  • Hey, another competition! This theme should be interesting. I made two cards, what do you think?

    I saw the art for Trick Gift over a month ago and thought it was funny. Until this day I have never found a place to use it.

    Friendly

  • Changed Reno based on the feedback reminding me that they didn't exist at the time.

    Not very good feedback:

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    Linkblade91: Personally I wouldn't play this since it destroys all armor not just the 100 you gained, but that's just me.

    Kansas: I like trick gift since it fits the warlock theme of betrayal and seems properly priced since you'll get a 4/4 at best and nothing at worst. I don't like feasting troll since it could heal full boards of taunts or complete the priest quest in one turn.

  • Unexpected guest on your party... Diablo himself!! (Yes, he wants to remain incognito).

    4 mana 6/6 ... but your opponent will receive as a gift not one, but TWO Hellfires - enough to banish him. But it will cost your opponent something to send the guest away - yes, yes, his life!

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    Edit: Updated texts based on suggestions (I'm not a native english speaker)

  • Here's my idea. As usual, I would be grateful for any feedback but especially with balancing the stats.

    Feedback:

    MenacingBagel:

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    Reno looks fine, I like it!

    linkblade91:
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    Cool art and watermark! Solid card. It's interesting how both your card and Ice Block can be countered on your opponent's turn but Time Out! can't once it's cast. Which probably makes it the best defensive tool in the gane… I hadn't noticed this before.

    KANSAS:
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    I really like the art of Trick Gift, but the effect doesn't do it for me. If I were in your shoes, I'd try to come up with something else for it. The art is just too fitting not to use it.

    Alfi:
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    Lol cool idea! I'd change the text to "gift them TWO" since hearthstone usually goes with a gender neutral version.

  • I didn't expect this! I'll give some feedback this afternoon, both to this comp and the regular one.

  • This is... a strange one, to be sure! I'm kinda lost, but I'll see what works!

  • Maybe I'm pandering to the masses a little with this one...

    Derpcorn the Bold

    What do you all think? Here's some feedback as well...

    Menacing Bagel

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    Reveler Reno isn't a bad card, although Firework Fanatic is far more party themed, with an extra dash of rng. I'd go with that one!

    linkblade91

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    A very fun card indeed, and functional too. P.S: I love the art.

    KANSAS

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    Trick Gift is a little wordy, though I do like the flavour. If anything I think it'd be more fun/party-themed if it was never silenced. Feasting Troll on the other hand is a solid, over-statted, functional card, especially for the arena. I'm torn between both, honestly.

    Alfi

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    This minion would need to have a Battlecry in order for this to work. It's got great stats for a (4)-cost minion, although giving your opponent two boardclears is a pretty big downside. Also, BDay is very offputting. I understand it's probably because of the text constraint, but perhaps you could come up with another name?

    anchorm4n

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    Love the flavour! I think the effect is great, and the stats are fine. If anything, this'd be alright as a (3)-mana 2/2.

    Wailor

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    Suprise Party! is a fun card, although I don't get the 'full heal' aspect of the flavour (probably just me though). Happy Hour is also great, and I like that it affects both players which could force some interesting strategy against certain decks. Wedding Officer, whilst interesting, doesn't strike me as 'party' themed, more 'ceremony' themed. As they stand, I'd pick Happy Hour.

  • Now that is a welcome surprise, here's my ideias, feedback coming soon.

    Edit: Uploaded the wrong image for Wine and Cork Shot, fixed.

  • It seems Trick Gift was more popular, but everyone agreed that it could use some work. I reworked the card a little to be less wordy and more straight forward.

     

    Feedback:

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    MenacingBagel, I think Reveler Reno is a better card in a vacuum, but Firework Fanatic is better flavor-wise. But they are both good cards.

    Linkblade91, I really like this card. It is both flavorful, and it looks like a lot of fun to play with. The only issue I have with the card is that it destroys all of your armor, so if you already have 20 armor stacked up, playing this actually deals damage to you. Maybe you could change it to say "deal 85 damage to your Hero" instead? But that kind does kind of make the card a bit clunky. 

    Alfi, Don't forget a watermark! Aside from that the only thing I would change is reduce the number of Hellfires to only one and maybe make him a 7/7. I understand why you have two Hellfires, but as it is you are giving your opponent way too much. Just look at King Mukla, he has the same stat bonus (+2/+2 more than the cost would imply) and he gives two bananas (which are worth much less than Hellfires) and he is still too bad to see play. 

    anchorm4n, Great card! Grammar is good, flavor is strong, it is playable in a lot of decks. A solid 5 star card.

    Wailor, I like Happy Hour the best. It might be a bit dangerous with Rogue playing so many cards in a turn, but for this competition I am a little less concerned about how powerful the card would be if it were printed right now, and more concerned on the flavor of the card.

    Dermostatic, I really just don't know about this card. It is funny and all, but some people might not like the fact that it is super unrealistic. Go along with this idea if you think people will like the joke, but if people are going to be taking the cards a bit more seriously, then you may want to come up with something else.

    MrRhapsody, I like Whine and Cork Shot the best. I would make it 2 mana though for balance reasons, and maybe make it restore 4 Health instead? Right now I feel like it is a bit too efficient for 1 mana.

    Friendly

  • Leaving my cards here.

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    MenacingBagel - Firework Fanatic seems decent, although "firework" should start with a capital F as its referring to a card name, and the token should have the watermark on it. Reno does look better after the change, that said, "Golden" should start with a capital G, and "legendaries" should be "Legendary minions".

    Linkblade91 - I love the silliness of the card, so you get points from me for that. I love the idea of the effect, although it has some downsides.

    KANSAS - Yeah, I prefer Trick Gift, although the art seems more Christmas (or Winter Veil, if you will) themed rather than birthday themed. Your second version also breaks an unspoken rule of Hearthstone by having 5 lines of text.

    Alfi - I love the silliness of the card, but it's definitely too weak. Giving your opponent two strong board clears is not something you want to do.

    Anchorm4n - I love it. It's flavorful as hell.

    Wailor - Happy Hour seems too weak, and Surprise Party doesn't seem functional. Ergo, Wedding Officer is my favorite of the three.

    Dermostatic - I absolutely love it, but it seems to have too many stats as a 3/6 Divine Shield for 4. I'd love probably take one stat off, and it's strong but not too OP.

    MrRhapsody - Wine and Cork Shot is pretty nice, and I'm also quite fond of Shaked Soda (although this is a spelling mistake in that card). Arena Cheerleader isn't bad, but it's somewhat… morbid I guess (an enemy died, let's celebrate!). You also forgot to put a rarity on Wine and Cork Shot.

    Friendly Staff

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      @Demonxz95, I didn't notice the wording issue. Do you think this wording is better? Or do you know of a better way to word it?

      About your cards, I like Explosive Pinata. It makes for some interesting deck-building, and is also pretty powerful with the right synergies.

      Friendly
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        KANSAS - Yeah, I prefer Trick Gift, although the art seems more Christmas (or Winter Veil, if you will) themed rather than birthday themed. Your second version also breaks an unspoken rule of Hearthstone by having 5 lines of text.

         

        I didn't even notice! Do you think this wording is better? Or do you know of a better way to word it?

        About your cards, I like Explosive Pinata. It makes for some interesting deck-building, and is also pretty powerful with the right synergies.

        Yeah, that's better.

        Friendly Staff

  • Thank you KANSAS and Demonxz95 for the feedback; I'll hold on a while longer and see if any more comments come through before I make changes.

    Here's some more feedback for those that have posted since...

    MrRhapsody

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    All of your cards are party-themed which is great. Wine & Cork shot is functional for priest, although I don't quite get the flavour. Arena Cheerleader'll get a party started I'm sure, but the effect is quite bland unfortunately. Shaked Soda is a good secret, just a few points. The name should be Shaken Soda, as it's the correct past participle of 'shake' (shaked isn't a word). The effect text should read "Secret: When your opponent casts a spell, deal 6 damage randomly split among all enemies". It's a little wordier and might bring you over the 4-line limit, but it would be in line with standard Hearthstone text formatting. Of the three, I personally prefer Shaken Soda: I like the flavour and it works well as a secret against aggro decks.

    KANSAS

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    Your latest iteration of Trick Gift is great! Round of applause for managing to get the effect into 4 lines of text, that would have taken me an age!

    Demonxz95

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    Firework Specialist is certainly well-balanced, perhaps even too restricted. I don't think it needs the "If you control a mech…" condition, but I see where you're coming from with it. Explosive Piñata has Depth Charge vibes. I like it, and the art is fantastic. It's cool that it's Neutral so that all classes can toy around and try make it work. I see Priest/Hunter players definitely trying to slot it into their decks.

    • All of your cards are party-themed which is great. Wine & Cork shot is functional for priest, although I don't quite get the flavour. 

       

      The "Cork Shot" is the deal 2 damage part, like when you open a bottle of wine or champagne with too much force and the cork randomly hits someone  in the face. The "Wine Shot" is the part where you drink the wine and laughs at the one who got "Cork Shoted".

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        The "Cork Shot" is the deal 2 damage part, like when you open a bottle of wine or champagne with too much force and the cork randomly hits someone  in the face. The "Wine Shot" is the part where you drink the wine and laughs at the one who got "Cork Shoted".

        That makes perfect sense, thanks for clarifying! I hope I am never on the receiving end of a cork shot, that's for sure.

  • Lots of cools cards for that one, no better incentive for creativity than prizes, heh? Anyway, here's my feedback

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    Bagel: Second Reno is pretty coll. Might be a little too slow and greddy, but it stills cool nonetheless.

    Linkblade: Cool, but what about "return to your previous amount of armor" or something, for the current wording makes you actualy loose armor instead of gaining.

    Alfi: Love it, thats all.

    anchorm4n: Maybe 4 health is too much, it could deal 20 damage to the opponent with the right play, and more 20 with the second copy, maybe making the pinãta 3 Health or making this a legendary would be better. But in general, i like it.

    Wailor: I suppose Happy Hour reduces the cost of enemy spells too, in that case i like a lot, otherwise it's problably broken and should cost more. Surprise Party is nice in theory but problably unplayable in pratice. Wedding Officer is just ok.

    Dermostatic: I know it's more of a joke card but it seens broken. Above average stats, Divine Shield, Beast tag and no downside? It's Framewreathed Faceless levels of good. Maybe reducing the stats would make it a actual fun and interesting card instead of a turn 4 god.

    KANSAS: I'll assume it summons the beast for you, in that case i like it. Maybe reducing the present Health would be better, since classes with access to buffs like Priest, Paladin or Druid could easily abuse a free 4 health minion on turn 2, making it unkillable and turning it againts you. Yes, you could play it later and pop it right away, but then you would loose all the possible Tempo it could provide earlier.

    Demonxz95: Firework Specialist is nice, but problably it should have less stats, for Mech Hunter has enough Mechs to make it a constant 5 mana Priestess of Fury. The Pinãta is cool too, but it's kinda scary with cards like Nine Lives, Play Dead, etc. A GVG watermark would still make it flavourful while keeping it away from those cards in standard, in wild it should be fine i guess.

  • Feedback:

    @MenacingBagel

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    I like the Legendary version of Reveler Reno. Firework Fanatic's effect is too similar to Bombs, so it doesn't seem all that interesting.

    @linkblade91

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    Not sure if 4 mana is the right call. Compared to Time Out!, it also destroys your Armor and it's vunerable to Platebreaker.

    @KANSAS

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    The last version of Trick Gift is your best card. Feasting Troll could improve in the flavor department. Plus, the artwork isn't a troll, but a goblin or something like that.

    @Alfi

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    I haven't played Diablo, so maybe I'm not the "target" of this card, but it seems a bit bland.

    @anchorm4n

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    I like the flavor, but it's a bit too wordy.

    I also think the framing of the artwork could be better. I think the Goblin should be the main focus of the card itself and the Piñata should be the focus of the token (which you should totally make)

    @Dermostatic

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    This is a very hit-or-miss card. In my case it's a miss, but I don't know about other people.

    @MrRhapsody

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    I really love your Wine And Cork Shot, but I don't think the flavor fits the Basic set.

    @Demonxz95

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    Explosive Piñata for sure. I wouldn't show the Goblin in the artwork, however.

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    KANSAS - Your latest iteration of Trick Gift is much better. Doesn't seem like much of a Warlock card, but they are evil.

    Demonxz95 - I like Explosive Pinata the most. You have to build around using it, which always makes cards more interesting to me.

    MrRhapsody - Wine and Cork Shot seems amusing to me, although it is missing a rarity gem and watermark. Fix those and I think you're set.

    Dermostatic - I like it. The Start of Game is pointless in terms of gameplay, but you're still getting a 4/3/6 Beast with Divine Shield (which is really good). And if your opponent doesn't want to celebrate, that's what Squelch is for lol

    Wailor - I like Wedding Officer the most: reminds me of my Lich spell "Chains of Kel'Thuzad", which did something rather similar. The gameplay effect is interesting and leads to "I feel clever" moments when you pile on a lesser minion to kill a bigger one.

    anchorm4n - Not going to use your unicorn from the Spacial Awareness post? I like Confetti Bomber, but the existence of Risky Skipper makes it really sketchy. At least the Bomber will have rotated by then.

    Alfi - Amusing use of that particular artwork. I think your card is basically good-to-go, although you might want to use a different watermark (I would suggest the custom Magetheridon/demon one, or the custom present).

    MenacingBagel - You might have to specify what kind of "golden Legendaries" you're talking about with Reno, otherwise this could spawn golden Legendary weapons or spells (unless that's the intention?). Beyond that, I like it.

    Friendly

  • Double design competition this week! Oh man!

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      I feel like the downside/counter-balance is completely irrelevant, because in practice people will use this as a cheap mini-Bloodlust and win the game before the minions fall asleep.

      Friendly

  • Wow. I just checked one more time for feedback before submitting. When I came back, there were two more entries of advice I'd have wanted to read first. Sigh.

    @linkblade91: I didn't use the unicorn because I thought it wouldn't fit the competition theme and be disqualified. There's nothing celebrationary about it, it's just a homage to OoC itself.

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    Wailor:

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    Wedding Officer looks the most interesting to me. Very creative. Cool watermark!

    Dermostatic:

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    It's a fun card, cool idea! I'm not sure yet where this competition is headed, though. If people take it easy, this has a good chance to win. If they want to make realistic cards, it probably hasn't.

    MrRhapsody:

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    Shaked Soda appeals to me the most. I think there's a "randomly" missing in the card text. Look at Demon's card, it has a similar effect.

    Demonxz95:

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    I like both of them, even though I already submitted my card using the piñata art. The art of Firework Specialist looks like it would be better as a neutral card for me.

    Xarkkal:

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    Cool idea! Nothing to criticise here.

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      @linkblade91: I didn't use the unicorn because I thought it wouldn't fit the competition theme and be disqualified. There's nothing celebrationary about it, it's just a homage to OoC itself.

      Fair enough: I didn't think about that.

      Friendly

  • The idea behind this would be to support a Menagerie deck. It is balanced by the fact that you need to have a lot of Beasts, Dragons, and Murlocs for Party Time! to be better than your normal Hero Power, so a deck running just dragons or just beasts would not run Reno the Partier. You also have to spend Mana on the first few turns buffing your minions, which makes this strategy slower than a normal zoo deck. I made Party Time! also buff a random Beast, Dragon, and Murloc in your deck because I felt it was a little too weak if it just handbuffed. 

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      The Hero Power seems fine (although shouldn't it say "hand or deck"?), but Dragons in their human form are not labeled as Dragons (see: Wrathion, Kazakus).

      Friendly
    • Quote From CursedParrot

      The idea behind this would be to support a Menagerie deck. It is balanced by the fact that you need to have a lot of Beasts, Dragons, and Murlocs for Party Time! to be better than your normal Hero Power, so a deck running just dragons or just beasts would not run Reno the Partier. You also have to spend Mana on the first few turns buffing your minions, which makes this strategy slower than a normal zoo deck. I made Party Time! also buff a random Beast, Dragon, and Murloc in your deck because I felt it was a little too weak if it just handbuffed. 

      To add onto what Link said about dragon in their human form not being tagged as Dragons...

      Reno was not yet established as a dragon in One Night in Karazhan.

      Friendly Staff

  • Happy birthday, Out of Cards! Here is my first attempt at an entry. I have no idea if this is balanced... I really wanted to make use of E.T.C.'s super weird Horde Warrior mechanic, but unfortunately it is inherently super swingy. Might get Frostwolf Grunt, might get Cairne Bloodhoof. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    I'll add some feedback shortly :)

    EDIT: Feedback! (Also, I realised Rush wasn't introduced when Karazhan was released, so I guess I'll change the watermark in the final)

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    @MenacingBagel

    I love the flavour of Firework Fanatic. It captures the expectation and surprise of fireworks so beautifully. At first I thought it was just useful as a meme card, but honestly as a Warrior card it synergises really well with all self-damage mechanics, and even outside of that archetype, it would be a decent aggro defense, as they would have to weigh up card draw vs potentially wiping their own board.

    Reveller Reno is a fun card, and good support for Highlander, which I always appreciate. But personally I prefer Firework Fanatic.

     

    @linkblade91

    I love all the hidden depth Break Time has. All those mediocre armour-based cards suddenly get much more useful and reliable with a card like this, which is itself useful even without them. I think it is fine at 3 mana, as to get more than just an Ice Block you do have to draw quite a few specific cards. By the point in the game that you are launching that combo, the difference between 4 and 3 mana is likely irrelevant.

     

    @KANSAS

    Trick Gift is very cool. A unique combination of the Warlock themes of giving bad minions to the opponent and destroying your own minions. Which is ironically balanced by the fact that those effects don’t actually work in this case, because it is summoned for the opponent.

     

    @Alfi

    I love the art, I love the text flourish, I love the fantasy of this demon just throwing out Hellfire everywhere. I have no idea if it is truly balanced, but honestly the symmetrical nature of Hellfire itself makes me say: probably?

     

    @anchorm4n

    I just saw you already submitted, so I will just say: I like it! Cool concept and perfect art.

     

    @Wailor

    Damn, I am always impressed by the uniqueness of your ideas. I see you are not letting up for the extra comp this week haha.

    Surprise Party is such a fun concept, and fits really well with Paladin’s themes. A great aggro deterrent and a unique kind of secret to play around. No criticisms!

    Happy Hour is a great example of an apparently symmetrical card that the player can strategically play when is best for them and/or worst for the opponent. It wold be excellent for Rogue, and I think the cost is good.

    Wedding Officer is a super cool concept, both thematically and mechanically. It could help you take out a threat protected by a taunt, or it could just limit the opponent’s trade potential. Either way I could see it being very useful. One minor quibble, I think Wedding Officiant would make more sense. That term is more associated with the role I think you were going for.

     

    @Dermostatic

    Definitely more of a meme card than a good card, but I’m not going to turn my nose up at a decent buff-target for my Libram Paladin or Wild Quest Paladin.

     

    @MrRhapsody

    I really like the thematics of Wine and Cork Shot, but I think the name is a bit clunky. Maybe something like “Uncork” or just “Cork Shot” would be better. I think the healing being from the wine is apparent from the theme and the art without having to spell it out.

    Arena Cheerleader is cool, and I love a bit of hand-buff support, but I think Wine and Cork Shot is more on-theme, and a better design overall.

     

    @Demonxz95

    I thought Firework Specialist was way too strong when I realised it was every turn, but then I realised it is Hunter, so the mech options are limited, and the opponent can clear the mechs if they don’t have 5 damage. Still, 6 mana might be more appropriate, just for the face damage potential, I think.

    Explosive Pinata is very on theme and I love the images it conjures, but Firework Specialist is definitely more exciting.

     

    @Xarkkal

    I was going to say this seemed to weak for the big drawback, but link’s comment about it only being used as a finisher anyway is very fair. You could also play two copies and only really deal with one lot of downside. Unfortunately, any attack buff on the whole board gets really dicey really fast. What if it gave them Immune instead, to reference the pain and inhibition-diminishing effects of drinking?

  • Party Pioneer

    Flavor text: "How greedy are you, my friend? Let's have a legendary party!"



    If the picture does not show: Legendary neutral minion, 4 mana cost, 3/4 stats, "Battlecry: Discover a Legendary card from your opponent's deck. If your deck has no Legendary cards, keep all 3."

    Symbol: Custom "Gift" symbol taken from Hearthcards Card Generator, don't know if there are special rules about the set symbol during card creation competitions. If so, please let me know.


    Edit: Removed first try, replaced with this second try

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      Gifts of the Black Prince

      Flavor text: "How greedy are you, my friend?"



      If the picture does not show: Legendary neutral minion (Dragon), 4 mana cost, 3/4 stats, "Battlecry: Each player draws all Legendary cards from his deck."

      The Black Prince is also known as Wrathion and is a major character in the World of Warcraft lore. 

      Short version: He grants legendary items which can be upgraded per WoW expansion. 
      Long version: You can find more informations about him here

      Welcome aboard.

      A few things I'd like to mention is that Golden cards are not allowed during competitions. It can be used as an unfair, unnecessary grab for views, and it also sometimes makes it hard to tell what card a class is from. I thought it was a Priest card until I read that it's Neutral.

      In addition to that, the effect should specify "their" deck and not "his" deck as you can play as female heroes (and being Neutral, you don't even have to use a workaround to do this), or in various modes like Tavern Brawl or sometimes PvE, something with no discernible gender. The card also shouldn't be tagged as a Dragon, as dragons in their human forms, i.e (ironically) Wrathion are not tagged as Dragons in the game.

      As for the effect, it seems too powerful to tutor all your Legendaries instantly (which in and of itself, is disadvantageous to F2P or low budget players), and the text is in really weird spots. There shouldn't be a line break after Battlecry. The name also does not suggest it to be a minion. It sounds more like a spell, yet it appears to have been made as a minion in mind. The card also has no watermark either.

      Friendly Staff
      • Quote From Demonxz95
        Quote From Leolph

        Gifts of the Black Prince

        Flavor text: "How greedy are you, my friend?"



        If the picture does not show: Legendary neutral minion (Dragon), 4 mana cost, 3/4 stats, "Battlecry: Each player draws all Legendary cards from his deck."

        The Black Prince is also known as Wrathion and is a major character in the World of Warcraft lore. 

        Short version: He grants legendary items which can be upgraded per WoW expansion. 
        Long version: You can find more informations about him here

        Welcome aboard.

        A few things I'd like to mention is that Golden cards are not allowed during competitions. It can be used as an unfair, unnecessary grab for views, and it also sometimes makes it hard to tell what card a class is from. I thought it was a Priest card until I read that it's Neutral.

        In addition to that, the effect should specify "their" deck and not "his" deck as you can play as female heroes (and being Neutral, you don't even have to use a workaround to do this), or in various modes like Tavern Brawl or sometimes PvE, something with no discernible gender. The card also shouldn't be tagged as a Dragon, as dragons in their human forms, i.e (ironically) Wrathion are not tagged as Dragons in the game.

        As for the effect, it seems too powerful to tutor all your Legendaries instantly (which in and of itself, is disadvantageous to F2P or low budget players), and the text is in really weird spots. There shouldn't be a line break after Battlecry. The name also does not suggest it to be a minion. It sounds more like a spell, yet it appears to have been made as a minion in mind. The card also has no watermark either.



         

        Hey there, thanks for this feedback!

        I fixed all the issues you mentioned and created a new card in my post. Inspired by the F2P aspect I also removed the powerful tutor effect (although I love tutor cards) and replaced it with the discover keyword with the additiol condition we learned from the latest expansion (keeping all 3).

  • Based on suggestions, I changed my card a little:

    I made Reno no longer a Dragon because it didn't make sense given the artwork and lore of ONiK. I also changed 'Party Time!' to specify the lowest cost minions to make it more random, and I removed the additional buff to minions in your deck because it apparently confused people about the functionality of it. Is this version better? I also thought of making 'Party Time!' say "Give the lowest Cost minion of each tribe in your hand +1/+1", but I thought it might be too good, and wouldn't fit the theme of the menagerie as well. 

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      Based on suggestions, I changed my card a little:

      I made Reno no longer a Dragon because it didn't make sense given the artwork and lore of ONiK. I also changed 'Party Time!' to specify the lowest cost minions to make it more random, and I removed the additional buff to minions in your deck because it apparently confused people about the functionality of it. Is this version better? I also thought of making 'Party Time!' say "Give the lowest Cost minion of each tribe in your hand +1/+1", but I thought it might be too good, and wouldn't fit the theme of the menagerie as well. 

      This version looks perfectly fine, although I fail to see the flavor connection between Reno and the menagerie synergies

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      • My idea was basically just from the art where he’s in a hot tub with a Murloc, a Cow, and the Curator.

  • @Inconspicuosaurus

    If you want to make him less random, you could make him add all 6 of the Horde Warriors to your hand. Make him something like an 8 Mana 5/5 “Battlecry: Add all 6 Horde Warriors to your hand”. Alternatively, you could make him a 9 Mana 5/5 “Battlecry: Discover a Horde Warrior. Summon it and set its stats to 5”

    You could even do something crazy like make him a 9 Mana 5/5 with “Battlecry: Summon all 6 Horde Warriors for both players” 

  • Here's a goofy one I put together today. Used the Winter Veil expansion icon, since a present seemed like the right choice.

  • Thanks for the feedback guys. I have a new iteration of my card, which I think is much more fair. Still very RNG-heavy, but you can manipulate it by playing it when you are behind on board. 

    "Band for hire. Genre: Loud. Alignment: Horde. Free mosh pit provided with every booking."

  • Two ideas this week:

    "Nothing more punk rock then a little bit of blood."

    A vanilla minion on curve but can be a board flip if you are barely hanging on. A very specific condition that can be met but a powerful one.

    He's a great host. An out-going socialite that makes a wicked martini.

    A pre-cursor to Project cards that would be later seen in Boomsday Project. Didn't know if the health gain was too much but figured it was playing off the idea of a drink helping raise one's spirit to party. Could drop it if I must.

    Thoughts?

  • Another Harth themed card! Gimme your thoughts on it.

    This card would probably be given to players on their Birthdays. You can at max earn 100 gold from this card like with your daily winnings maxing out at 150 and would show if you and your opponent are good sports. It'd be nice to show that HS isn't as toxic as many ppl think. This is a meme card, but I think it'd be a fun meme card that players could do and something streamers could do to play with fans and celebrate the day. Thoughts?

    • Going to change it to (Once per opponent), so certain things like Cho can't manipulate it to gain endless amounts of gold.

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      Another Harth themed card! Gimme your thoughts on it.

      This card would probably be given to players on their Birthdays. You can at max earn 100 gold from this card like with your daily winnings maxing out at 150 and would show if you and your opponent are good sports. It'd be nice to show that HS isn't as toxic as many ppl think. This is a meme card, but I think it'd be a fun meme card that players could do and something streamers could do to play with fans and celebrate the day. Thoughts?

      This card is absurdly good just because each of the Golden Pouches burn a draw. It is essentially a Bad Luck Albatross on steroids that provide your opponent with even an even worse card to play. I'd make each of the gold pouches draw a card so at least the opponent can still get their normal draw. I like the idea though and the flavor fits well, its only a minor oversight that makes it unfair to play against.

      • This card is absurdly good just because each of the Golden Pouches burn a draw. It is essentially a Bad Luck Albatross on steroids that provide your opponent with even an even worse card to play. I'd make each of the gold pouches draw a card so at least the opponent can still get their normal draw. I like the idea though and the flavor fits well, its only a minor oversight that makes it unfair to play against.

        In addition to this very good point, I think the minion's text should read, "Start of Game: If it's your birthday, shuffle a Golden Pouch into your opponent's deck."

        When I first read it I was very confused as to what was actually going on. The way it is currently written is just untrue, as you are not literally shuffling gold into your opponent's deck, plus I suspect many players/contest voters would assume it meant 10 The Coins, as I did.

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        This card would probably be given to players on their Birthdays. You can at max earn 100 gold from this card like with your daily winnings maxing out at 150 and would show if you and your opponent are good sports. It'd be nice to show that HS isn't as toxic as many ppl think. This is a meme card, but I think it'd be a fun meme card that players could do and something streamers could do to play with fans and celebrateThis card is absurdly good just because each of the Golden Pouches burn a draw. It is essentially a Bad Luck Albatross on steroids that provide your opponent with even an even worse card to play. I'd make each of the gold pouches draw a card so at least the opponent can still get their normal draw. I like the idea though and the flavor fits well, its only a minor oversight that makes it unfair to play against.

        That was my first though but the pouch can be a good fuel for cards like Gadgetzan Auctioneer, Mana Cyclone or Edwin VanCleef.

        But, yes, usually that card will be a dead draw.

  • I'm going to put my card here and ask for a bit more feedback before submitting it.

    FEEDBACK:

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    @Xarkkal, As Linkblade mentioned, the downside won't be relevant often. You either play this when you want to trade away the entire board, or when you are going to kill your opponent. I really like the flavor, but I think you should change the card a bit to make it a bit more relevant. Instead of giving them raw stats, I think giving them keywords might be a bit better. Maybe give them Divine Shield and possibly Rush? Giving them Divine Shield encourages trading, and it also keeps the downside relevant. Rush allows you to play it on the same turn as other minions which makes the card much more usable, and it also fits with the flavor.

    @CursedParrot, The card feels a bit clunky with the start of game and battlecry which both temporarily change your Hero Power. If you made the card so that it just said "Start of Game and Battlecry: Give 2 random Beasts, Dragons, and Murlocs in your deck +1/+1" then you still get the same effect but the card is a lot simpler. Aside from that the card looks great! I approve of anything to support menagerie decks.

    @Inconspicuosaurus, I don't really like the randomness of it. I think if he were 10 mana and just summoned all of the warriors on your side of the field he wouldn't be overpowered. 

    @Leolph, Your card is interesting. I like the deck-building restriction, but I don't think the payoff is enough to justify not playing any Legendaries. Maybe if it let you discover 3 Legendaries instead of getting 3 random ones it would be better. Or maybe if it gave them all stat buffs. Also, I would try to find some art that fits with Hearthstones style a bit more. I believe the one you art you are using now is from WoW, but the quality isn't great.

    @Meisterz39, The flavor is there, but the card is super weak. Maybe if he made a "grilled meat" (or something) token whenever he killed a minion and the token would restore Health to your Hero. Or maybe he could just create the token at the end of the turn.

    Cg8889, I like Make a Toast better. Though I don't see why it has to buff all of the minions in your decks. I think if it was 1 mana and it just restored Health and drew a card it would be fine.

    @Pokeniner, I don't like many aspects of this card. For one, I do agree with Echo and Inconspicuosaurus that shuffling 10 dead draws is a lot, and also the wording is a bit misleading. I also don't like the "if it is your birthday" bit. I understand that it isn't meant to be taken seriously, but I think the designs for this competition should be realistic. Maybe not as realistic as the other competitions, but still believable. If it just shuffled a single card into the opponents deck, and it also gave the opponent some incentive to play it, I think this card would be a lot better.

     

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    • Quote From KANSAS

      I'm going to put my card here and ask for a bit more feedback before submitting it.

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      FEEDBACK:

       

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      @Xarkkal, As Linkblade mentioned, the downside won't be relevant often. You either play this when you want to trade away the entire board, or when you are going to kill your opponent. I really like the flavor, but I think you should change the card a bit to make it a bit more relevant. Instead of giving them raw stats, I think giving them keywords might be a bit better. Maybe give them Divine Shield and possibly Rush? Giving them Divine Shield encourages trading, and it also keeps the downside relevant. Rush allows you to play it on the same turn as other minions which makes the card much more usable, and it also fits with the flavor.

       

      @CursedParrot, The card feels a bit clunky with the start of game and battlecry which both temporarily change your Hero Power. If you made the card so that it just said "Start of Game and Battlecry: Give 2 random Beasts, Dragons, and Murlocs in your deck +1/+1" then you still get the same effect but the card is a lot simpler. Aside from that the card looks great! I approve of anything to support menagerie decks.

      @Inconspicuosaurus, I don't really like the randomness of it. I think if he were 10 mana and just summoned all of the warriors on your side of the field he wouldn't be overpowered. 

      @Leolph, Your card is interesting. I like the deck-building restriction, but I don't think the payoff is enough to justify not playing any Legendaries. Maybe if it let you discover 3 Legendaries instead of getting 3 random ones it would be better. Or maybe if it gave them all stat buffs. Also, I would try to find some art that fits with Hearthstones style a bit more. I believe the one you art you are using now is from WoW, but the quality isn't great.

      @Meisterz39, The flavor is there, but the card is super weak. Maybe if he made a "grilled meat" (or something) token whenever he killed a minion and the token would restore Health to your Hero. Or maybe he could just create the token at the end of the turn.

      Cg8889, I like Make a Toast better. Though I don't see why it has to buff all of the minions in your decks. I think if it was 1 mana and it just restored Health and drew a card it would be fine.

      @Pokeniner, I don't like many aspects of this card. For one, I do agree with Echo and Inconspicuosaurus that shuffling 10 dead draws is a lot, and also the wording is a bit misleading. I also don't like the "if it is your birthday" bit. I understand that it isn't meant to be taken seriously, but I think the designs for this competition should be realistic. Maybe not as realistic as the other competitions, but still believable. If it just shuffled a single card into the opponents deck, and it also gave the opponent some incentive to play it, I think this card would be a lot better

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      I think your almost good to go. The card has great flavor and the art is really cool. Two things to think about before submitting: 1) create the token! (I forgot that and it will probably cost me votes) 2) think of ways for Warlock to kill the token. The 0/4 into 4/4 looks very fitting but maybe 0/3 into 3/3 would be better because of Hellfire and Flame Imp.

  • Decided to fix the card I originally made and decided to make it more intractable and fun for your opponent in this version. It also doesn't give them the dead draw people were worried about in the original version.

    I learned something funny thanks to Shifting Scroll in Mage and translates to other spells they have no Mana designation. The card remains uncastable and blocks you from casting it to manipulate spell potential with things like Lorewalker Cho. It's also Casts When Drawn so the only time of ever getting this card in hand would be due to things like Deck discoveries or in very few and unlucky cases, situations in Priest with Thoughtsteal. Overall, I do think this is a much better idea, but I'll let you guys judge that.

    [Edit: I came up with some "Happy Birthday!" emotes for some hero cards if the the emote would land on them or would follow through if you transformed.

    Hagatha the Witch would be "A happy day that you may!" reinforcing her rhyming chants.
    Dr. Boom, Mad Genius would say "Blow out your candles! Y'know, before they blow up..." to add to his explosive and fun nature.
    Zul'jin would say ""Halazzi wishes you a good hunt today!" showing his and his Loa's happiness for playing on your Birthday.
    And The Amazing Reno's would be an immature celebration emote like "Let's make some SUPER SPECIAL PARTY MAGIC!"

    Haven't got any ideas on the Death Knights yet, but if you guys wanted to suggest something for them by all means, leave a comment.]

  • @anchorm4n, Thank you for reminding me to make a token! Also, I think you are right that 4 might be a bit of a stretch on turns 2-3 so I reduced the Present to a 0/3. I kept the Windup Beast at 4/4 because I think a 2 mana 3/3 that requires you to waste 3 damage and possibly wait a turn or two wasn't worth it.

    I changed the art on the card and made tokens, 

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    But since you can only submit a single token, I thought this design might be better, 

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  • That's a tough decision. I'd go with the second version because the art of the beast is your centerpiece and better than that of Trick Gift. It's a shame you can't submit both tokens. The Battlecry of the new Trick Gift is a bit uncommon and I love the 'Ordinary' in quotation marks. 

  • Last Update for submitting the cards tomorrow. Added the restrictions to the card to make sure people know the maxmimu effort you should put in.
    I also changed it to a Battlecry so even if you played it, you're not confirmed to get the 10 Gold plus you can use him up to 10 time to get the maximum gold value.

    The use will not activte until you play Harth, so even if you draw him, as long as you don't play it and finidh the game, it won't use up the 10 games left minimum. This 'games left' counter will reset at the end of the day, or you could even make it annually renewed.

  • YO DAWG, I heard you like rng, so we put a based rng card in order to generate much more rng cards. Let's the rng party begins!!

     

    RNG FiestaKarazhan turntables

    List of portal cards that can be generated by karazhan turntables:

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    Crystalsong Portal Card ImageMoonglade Portal Card ImageUnstable Portal Card ImageNetherwind Portal Card ImageFirelands Portal Card ImageSilvermoon Portal Card ImageMaelstrom Portal Card ImageSerpentshrine Portal Card ImageThe Dark Portal Card ImageIronforge Portal Card ImageFelhound Portal Card ImageDream Portal Card ImageAstral Portal Card ImageBlood Portal Card Image

     

    Disclaimer: Not sure if quite enough clear. The main idea here is counting everytime a rng effect is triggered (evolving, +x/+x any other minion, summon a minion, add a lackey... you know them for sure) .

    The criteria for completing the quest could seem pretty low but we should be honest that besides portals are cool cards they're not too much consistent nor meta defining. You can't make a consistent deck with it. Take in account that most of Portals doesn't have a related "draw another card".

    I also consider that 3 cost portals seems a little bit punish having most of the portals 2 mana cost but creating a Firelands portal that can go directly on face just for 2 mana seems not very funny for your opponent.

  • I decided to go with Firework Fanatic since better flavor imo, simpler effect, and probably half the submissions are going to use reno in a hot tub. But I'm not sure about the watermark, also seemingly you cant make the token have a watermark unless you give it a rarity. 

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      I decided to go with Firework Fanatic since better flavor imo, simpler effect, and probably half the submissions are going to use reno in a hot tub. But I'm not sure about the watermark, also seemingly you cant make the token have a watermark unless you give it a rarity. 

      To apply a watermark to a card without a rarity, click the "Custom" watermark option, and there you will see a box that says "Force Apply Emblem (For Basic Cards)". Click that, and your most recently used watermark will be applied to the card. No rarity needed

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  • You guys like my idea? got a little late on the party : )

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      You guys like my idea? got a little late on the party : )

      Delicious Meal shouldn't be an Italic on the base case, but otherwise, it looks pretty good

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      • It's a "Flavor" card. So I used italic for the meal. Just details :)

  • Only five hours left to submit!

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  • This is pity. I believe I made a fun card, but unfortunately I had no idea (and there is not even a single mention) where or how should I enter my card. I posted the pic (on first page) but it is most likely not enough. 
    Rules shoeld be clarified to participate for new visitors

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      This is pity. I believe I made a fun card, but unfortunately I had no idea (and there is not even a single mention) where or how should I enter my card. I posted the pic (on first page) but it is most likely not enough. 
      Rules shoeld be clarified to participate for new visitors

      Sorry to hear that, but on the "Submit your card page" it does say that you need to make the card with Hearthcards and then upload it from your computer. We do not have a dedicated system where you can create it on the site as of right now. We could potentially try and make that part more visible, since there is at least one person each week who just uploads a picture and thinks that the submission form is actually a card creator, which is not. We'll see what we can come up with.

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        Quote From Alfi

        This is pity. I believe I made a fun card, but unfortunately I had no idea (and there is not even a single mention) where or how should I enter my card. I posted the pic (on first page) but it is most likely not enough. 
        Rules shoeld be clarified to participate for new visitors

        Sorry to hear that, but on the "Submit your card page" it does say that you need to make the card with Hearthcards and then upload it from your computer. We do not have a dedicated system where you can create it on the site as of right now. We could potentially try and make that part more visible, since there is at least one person each week who just uploads a picture and thinks that the submission form is actually a card creator, which is not. We'll see what we can come up with.

        The problem is, that the main page did not mention any secret page where the cards should be submitted. I have  first (and most likely last) try on card creation and just see my steps:

        - I opened this discussion point, where you present the theme, rules (only rule is that this is not a regular competition) and dates. 

        - Players are posting card images in discussion

        - So I posted my submission entry in discussion

        How can someone know, that these submissions are not valid and the only way to enter is to find a secret page where the cards should be submitted? 

        At least you should mention that there is somewhere on a page hidden a link to submission page? I believe, that when you click on the image with the competition name (which I did not know is a clickable object and not just an image) will lead to the secret page. But this is only my guess, as now I found out to my big surprise, it leads to voting page. 

        • Quote From Alfi
          Quote From sinti
          Quote From Alfi

          This is pity. I believe I made a fun card, but unfortunately I had no idea (and there is not even a single mention) where or how should I enter my card. I posted the pic (on first page) but it is most likely not enough. 
          Rules shoeld be clarified to participate for new visitors

          Sorry to hear that, but on the "Submit your card page" it does say that you need to make the card with Hearthcards and then upload it from your computer. We do not have a dedicated system where you can create it on the site as of right now. We could potentially try and make that part more visible, since there is at least one person each week who just uploads a picture and thinks that the submission form is actually a card creator, which is not. We'll see what we can come up with.

          The problem is, that the main page did not mention any secret page where the cards should be submitted. I have  first (and most likely last) try on card creation and just see my steps:

          - I opened this discussion point, where you present the theme, rules (only rule is that this is not a regular competition) and dates. 

          - Players are posting card images in discussion

          - So I posted my submission entry in discussion

          How can someone know, that these submissions are not valid and the only way to enter is to find a secret page where the cards should be submitted? 

          At least you should mention that there is somewhere on a page hidden a link to submission page? I believe, that when you click on the image with the competition name (which I did not know is a clickable object and not just an image) will lead to the secret page. But this is only my guess, as now I found out to my big surprise, it leads to voting page. 

          Oh, i guess i didnt get what you meant at first. Hm, i can see where ur coming from. We could/should change up the first post of the discussion thread to be more clear as to where to go from there, yes.

          Staff

  • I was so sure I'd make it in both comps and I didn't in neither of them 🤡

    I guess I should put less expectations in these things lol

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      I was so sure I'd make it in both comps and I didn't in neither of them 🤡

      I guess I should put less expectations in these things lol

      Same here. Less expectations and less time for me. 

    • Quote From Wailor

      I was so sure I'd make it in both comps and I didn't in neither of them 🤡

      Exact opposite here. I was surprised I made any of the finals, let alone both of them.

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  • Gratz to the finalists, may the best card win!

  • Better to be No.2 than No.1, that's my motto!

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      Better to be No.2 than No.1, that's my motto!

      First the worst, second the best. That's what they say

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  • But congrats on the win, Kansas. That's quite the prize you've won.

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  • HEY! I WON!

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    • Quote From KANSAS

      HEY! I WON!

      Congrats, mate! Care for a pretzel they're extra salty? like me

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      HEY! I WON!

      Congratulations!

  • Congrats KANSAS! Finally! I'm happy for you :-)