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| − | # | + | '''Fan cards''' are unofficial Dominion kingdom cards created by fans of the game for personal use. |
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| + | ==Fan Card Creation Guide== | ||
| + | The Fan Card Creation Guide is an extensive collection of tips and guidelines for fan created cards written by user rinkworks. The guide is well respected and often referenced in the design and critique of fan made cards. The guide is broken down into the chapters listed below. | ||
| + | * [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=699.msg9668#msg9668 General Tips] | ||
| + | * [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=699.msg9668#msg9668 Common Pitfalls] | ||
| + | * [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=699.msg9669#msg9669 Myths About Card Prices] | ||
| + | * [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=699.msg9670#msg9670 Pricing Your Cards] | ||
| + | * [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=699.msg9671#msg9671 Formatting Your Cards] | ||
| + | * [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=699.msg9671#msg9671 Printing Your Card] | ||
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| + | ==Design Contests== | ||
| + | ===Dominion Fan Card Contest=== | ||
| + | In October 2011 user Davio organized a [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=809.0 fan card creation contest]. As motivation to receive quality entries, Davio offered a modest prize of an Amazon gift card. Davio received 20 entries and allowed the community to vote on the winner. The [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=875.0 chosen winner] was Archivist, a card designed by rinkworks. The card was an example of a [[Engine#Single_Card_Engines|single card engine]], with the followng card text: | ||
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| + | * Name: Archivist | ||
| + | * Type: Action | ||
| + | * Cost: $5 | ||
| + | * Card Text: +1 Action. Choose one: Draw until you have 6 cards in hand; or +$1 and discard 1 or more cards from your hand. | ||
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| + | To the surprise of the community, Davio had secretly contacted [[dougz]] and the card was playable for a limited time on Isotropic. This is the only instance of an unofficial Dominion card being playable on the public version of Isotropic. | ||
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| + | ===Mini-Set Design Contest=== | ||
| + | As a followup to Davio's contest, rinkworks later launched a far more ambitious design contest. The second contest attempted to create a complete mini-set of cards, with every card in the set being designed, voted on, and fine tuned by members of the community. There was a full [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?board=32.0 subforum] dedicated to the contest on the [[Dominion Strategy Forum|forums]]. | ||
