Wyldcard
Games
trading card game hardware
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
70 positive, 69 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 12 critical, out of 152 comments about the project. Thread score +0.43.
Idea: 39 for, 6 againstDesign: 10 for, 0 againstPricing: 2 for, 4 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive and cool project
From 2 comments
This is a really impressive project. That's an assload of new stuff to learn. Congrats on shipping.
qup on HNThis is insanely cool.
mdrzn on HN
Objections
Cards are expensive compared to paper cards
From 2 comments
Honestly 2 of these per person and 5 for the turn,flop,river - and we have a texas holdem game without cards and shuffling - just chips... so a 6 person game, 12 of these + 5 ~…
redorb on HNYeah, I know. I've been trying to design it in a way to push costs down the whole time, but it's still a far cry from paper. My idea was to target $80 for a "starter kit", making…
jonahss on HN
Cheaper electronic price tags already exist
From 1 comment
There are a lot of "electronic price tags" which are basically the same form factor as your trading cards, except they mass produce them (have nice plastic cases) and they…
gigel82 on HN
Requests
Add a button or input to the card itself
From 1 comment
If you could put even a single button on the "card" itself, then it'll open up a whole layer of game design. This isn't an actual game, but I'm thinking it would be great to pick…
blindseer on HN
Make the contacts work on both sides of the card
From 2 comments
Very cool! In terms of making a game with them, I think a design where the pins are on the face of the card may be useful. I want to be able to 'draw' a card without knowing what…
cwkoss on HNYeah! A few comments have mentioned being able to refresh the cards while upside down, or covered by another. Maybe my next prototype can put the contacts on the edges and have…
jonahss on HN
Questions
Could wireless or NFC be used instead of the base plinth
From 2 comments
Oh, if you were willing to spend $50 a card, I think you can get them down to the thickness of a credit card. If you are willing to spend even more, you could bundle the card…
jonahss on HNI didn't realize NFC could deliver enough power for that. I'll look into it.
jonahss on HN
Alternatives named
Electronic price tags
From 1 comment
There are a lot of "electronic price tags" which are basically the same form factor as your trading cards, except they mass produce them (have nice plastic cases) and they…
gigel82 on HN
Blinks board game system
From 1 comment
This is very cool. I think you'll have a hard time finding a traditional board game publisher willing to put money into this (there might be one or two out there, but most will…
cableshaft on HN
Slay the Spire
From 1 comment
Ah yeah, I played Slay the Spire. I still maintain that it's lame to implement the concepts tied to physical playing cards in a computer that can simulate anything. It's funny…
jonahss on HN