Can't sleep so I'm working on the cards.

It's really early.. I can't sleep.. My cat "KittyNinja" decided it was time to add a few extra holes in my arm! So now I am awake and I cannot fall asleep. So what does an artist do when he cannot fall asleep? He gets to work!

So what I am trying to do is get the Print-n-play version of Invoke ready.. What I want to make is make it so that anyone with a printer or access to one can download my game, print it out and play. The idea is that those people who are doing so are going to have to play with someone. It's advertizing! And as far as I am concerned if someone is too broke to get the real version of with the new cards (And trust me... I would have a lot more games on my shelf if I was not broke all the time) they are more than welcome to have the Print-N-Play version..

So you know here is difference between Print-N-Play version of Invoke & retail version.

• Retail version is going to be in rich colour with all the glorious art.
• Print-N-Play is going to have my website over all of the element cards.
• Retail version is going to be printed on really nice cards.
• As far, as game play is concerned they will be exactly the same l! It's also important to point out that I am not going to make a print and play version of any of the expansions at this time. 

If all goes well there should be a Print-N-Play version of Invoke sometime next week 

If you are following me on twitter , Facebook or Google + and you would like a copy please let me know and I will add you to the list of people who get the first download. 

Invoke Card Game Prototype card have arrived

So I got the prototype to Invoke today !! I am loving what I see.. The cards are good quality and very easy to read .. I think that I am going to keep with the maker of the cards for future projects as well .

I have to say there is something about holding the real deal ... it does not matter if its a prototype or not .. I really feel like this is going to happen now!

The point of having a prototype 

So now I have a prototype ... now what ? .. well We play test .. the idea is that I need to go through every single card and see how I can improve them .. here are some factors that I'm a looking at .

• Layout 
• Font size and readability vs background and art 
• Spellcheck 
• Spellcheck
• Spellcheck (Yes I said it three times) 
• Working with rules 
• Artwork making sure there is nothing odd about the works
• Do people like the cards 

So what I am doing is when I show someone the cards I watch how they look at them ... I also ask if there is anything I could improve because I value their opinion .. Asking for their opinion is not a method of fishing for complements but actually giving them permission to pick them apart.. I have a good friend mike who is well known for telling you how it is ..(He does so with logic and a smile) and is able to do so in a way that is easy to understand .. People like that are the people who you want to give it to ... also teenagers who do the "It sucks" all the time .. because they will find the tinniest flaw and tell you about them .. 

Its very easy to get into your own head and assume that the projects are perfect .. I did not want to do that with Invoke .. I want invoke to be the best card game around. To make a card game of high quality I need to make sure that I rase my quality not just assume that I have it. 

Ok ... I'm going to employ my favourite lawyer to look at the rules ...(Its ok .. its only going to cost me dishes and foot rubs ... I'm married to her :) 

Oh and Invoke the Card game has an official Facebook page! 

Invoke Card Game Official Facebook Page