My notes for Trading / Battle Game Card development

NOTE: FOR SOME REASON, GOOGLE PLUS HAVE DECIDED MY NOTES ARE SPAMMY FOR THEIR PURPOSES. I AM THEREFORE POSTING MY NOTES HERE. THESE ARE FOR MY OWN REFERENCE.

Trading / Battle Game Card development notes:


http://anarchpeace.deviantart.com/art/Trading-Card-Template-PS-FILE-148494121
DeviantArt Group for making non-production original digital versions, template provided.

http://antidote.hubpages.com/hub/makeyourowntradingcardgame "How To Make Your Own Trading Card Game"

http://m.wikihow.com/Make-a-Trading-Card-Game "How To Make A Trading Card Game"

http://magicseteditor.sourceforge.net/ "Magic Set Editor" 
for creating custom cards only, not for creating counterfeit or pirated versions.

http://bighugelabs.com/deck.php
This is an online joke service to make own photos into trading cards, but the re-distribution of final contents may be subject to restrictions, if I read the ToS correctly.

http://tradingcardmaker.net/
By contrast, their ToS is more liberal, and you can make your cards online. Registration required.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectible_card_game
Collective knowledge about this type of game

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Collectible_card_games
The gamescape is pretty much crowded already

http://www.tradecardsonline.com/
Marketplace to buy and sell your cards, if you need/want them or not, respectively

http://www.pagat.com/invented/
Listing of invented non-commercial card games, as distinct from traditional, card games and invented commercial card games.

http://www.wikihow.com/Design-a-Trading-Card
If all else fails....

http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/trading_card.doc
Pretty decent but basic ice-breaker trading card template.

http://www.cpforbes.net/tuckbox/tuckbox.cgi
DIY papercraft template for trading card boxes

http://www.siteprint.com/
Commercial printer with online design service. Could be useful when participating in small scale convention booths or meet-ups.

http://voices.yahoo.com/atc-vs-aceo-whats-difference-247590.html
Some side issues about cards by artists for exchanging versus selling on places like eBay blah blah.

http://littlebit.com/ideas/envelope-atc-envelope.htm
cute idea for an artist trading card