Legimon
Games
print and play card game
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How HN took it
13 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.57.
Idea: 6 for, 0 againstDesign: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Artwork and illustrations are fun and engaging
From 3 comments
Your son is very talented! The illustrations, writing and game mechanics are fun and engaging. I hope he learns how to write code (if he doesn't already) because it would be…
hawkharris on HNif your son worked in tech he'd have been sued by a troll by now. I really like the drawings :D
maerF0x0 on HNWell done Troy! Artwork looks really nice how was that done?
Liongadev on HN
Impressive work for a 10-year-old
From 2 comments
You've got a really talented kid, and he's lucky to have a parent who encourages him to distribute his ideas. One great way to expand on this would be to get him into programming…
primitivesuave on HNYour son is very talented! The illustrations, writing and game mechanics are fun and engaging. I hope he learns how to write code (if he doesn't already) because it would be…
hawkharris on HN
Objections
Balance issues: not all characters have x2 enemies, since only the first 27 of 100+ are in this set
From 1 comment
You can post to here, or to the facebook.com/legimon page. There are some issues caused by the fact that these are the first 27 characters of more than 100 written out so far.…
gregpilling on HN
Requests
Clarify how battles, winning and scoring work
From 3 comments
Looks very cool! Good job Troy! I'm not quite sure how the battles go down. You pick an attack method, and the # is subtracted from your opponents HP score (possibly x2), and…
swamp40 on HNAdditionally: how does one "keep score" in this game? Do you gain points for each enemy monster you kill (in which case, it might make sense to have a "trophy pile")? Do you gain…
lotharbot on HNI tutor small groups of 4 at a time, all third and fourth graders. I don't actually have a lot of leeway with what I teach, at least not until after standardized tests are done…
lotharbot on HN
Explain what evolved characters and character levels do
From 2 comments
I remember making tons of board games when I was a kid. What happens when you want to play an evolved character? How does that work?
windsurfer on HNThe game involves a lot of subtraction. Also keeping track of who is weak guides your strategy. Start with the HP number, and each attack subtracts the attack value from the HP…
gregpilling on HN
Add fluff and story for the characters
From 1 comment
Great Work! I love games, so I'm really happy to see a kid so young designing game. Too bad I don't have any kids around to play this with. Does he have any thought on "fluff"?…
Vaskivo on HN
Questions
How the artwork was made
From 2 comments
Well done Troy! Artwork looks really nice how was that done?
Liongadev on HNLooks way better than anything I could do. Did Troy do it all himself?
speg on HN
Where to submit balance feedback
From 1 comment
Wow this looks like fun! Printing out to play my nephews / nieces tomorrow, they will love it :D Where can I submit balance issues? :P
lsdafjklsd on HN
Alternatives named
Board game distribution sites such as BoardGameGeek and DriveThruCards
From 2 comments
It may get more love at http://boardgamegeek.com. Lots of people there distribute games to assemble and play, and are always looking for kid-friendly stuff.
pessimizer on HNhttp://www.drivethrucards.com/index.php as well. The unofficial home of print and play card games on the net.
clavalle on HN
MooCards for printing custom card sets
From 1 comment
Wow, very creative! I know it's not the cheapest way to do it, but MooCards.com makes it really easy to print sets of unique business cards (like each card in the stack has a…
err4nt on HN
Scratch for programming the game
From 1 comment
You've got a really talented kid, and he's lucky to have a parent who encourages him to distribute his ideas. One great way to expand on this would be to get him into programming…
primitivesuave on HN