"The Mothership" is the codename for a project I've been working on for a while. It's a trading card game with an exploration element set in space. After tackling many problems with its design, I finally perfected the rules, tested it with my friends and acquaintances and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive, which then made me think to expand the game, and make an online digital version of it. In the Motheship you start the game on your home planet, you acquire resource each turn which you will use to build structures, ships, recruit creatures and send them into space to discover new planets to gain more resource or attack and destroy your opponent's bases. The goal of the game is to capture your opponent's home planet.

You build your own arsenal of cards like in a traditional TCG, and it has a resource system to balance out the power of the cards and strategies, but the best thing is that the resource doesn't take up card slots in your deck (unlike Magic: the Gathering, or Pokemon)

I'm documenting the development process for "The Mothership" on Youtube, you can watch my series "Let's make a TCG" here:

I'll be updating this thread regularly and letting you guys know how everything is going on. Right now I'm designing a new batch of cards to test the latest version of the game. Also, if someone has any ideas on what to name my game, please don't be shy and post them here. =)

Keep it up!

Episode 2 of "Let's make a trading card game" is out on Youtube! This is turning out harder than I expected.

Yes! Finally the exams are over and I'm back at work on the Mothership TCG! In this episode I discuss the importance of common cards, explain my three main keywords, create basic templates for the cards, print them out and test the game for the first time in real life!

Episode 7 of Let's make a trading card game is out on Youtube! What do YOU think the Mothership TCG should be called? Write your ideas in the comment section grin emoticon
In this episode we test the game with the more experienced crew, I reflect on some problems that need to be fixed, show off another awesome piece of art by Vasiliy, show off my plan for this semester, and discuss possible livestreams that may happen in the future.

Let's make a trading card game: 8 is out on youtube! Do you want to play and test the game for yourself? Then stick around ' till the end of the video, there's a juicy announcement there ;)

In this episode I explain what a booster draft is, showcase two awesome paintings by Vasiliy, as well some of my concept art for the main blue humanoid race of aliens, ponder streaming and more!

Episode 10 of let's make a trading card game is up on Youtube!
In this episode we organize a sealed event and test Multiverse's limited formats, try playing a 3-player game, I talk about luck in card games and show off some creature designs, a piece of card art, and the back of the card, as well as the logo for the game.