from Hacker News

The DIY Multideck

by vlugorilla on 1/3/25, 9:13 AM with 50 comments

  • by zubairshaik on 1/4/25, 11:09 PM

    I find the Everdeck[0] to the the most elegant and interesting implementation of the super-deck concept. The sreator has explored and taken ideas from many other deck systems[1].

    [0] https://thewrongtools.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/the-everdeck/ [1] https://thewrongtools.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/features-of-f...

  • by prawn on 1/5/25, 12:52 AM

    Remotely related to something I was wondering yesterday: outside of 'house rules'-type variations, are there major changes to common games that are viable, popular and catalogued somewhere? e.g., add a few pieces and turn Monopoly into a zombie horde game, or change Scrabble into a dungeon crawler or Uno into a space RPG.

  • by flymasterv on 1/4/25, 3:30 PM

    This is a fantastic essay and project, but the chances of getting anyone to play an actual game with it are basically zero.

  • by citizenpaul on 1/4/25, 11:21 PM

    I love it I really do. Great concept and nice site.

    However. Its hilariously unrealistic. Just memorize these 500 simple glyph's and become a master of conceptual game design and you can play anything with this deck!

    The hard part is not the deck. Its finding another person that will actually learn all this so you can use it,lol.

  • by sduff on 1/5/25, 2:16 AM

    There have been many variants of this 'generic' card deck published on board game geek

    * https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/39987/one-deck (my own attempt)

    * https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/59655/rainbow-deck

    But for something different, I suggest looking at the Decktet, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37301/decktet , which is an unusual multi suited deck, which people have ported games to use.

  • by mauriciabad on 1/4/25, 11:52 PM

    Thanks for sharing, OP! :D I’m the creator of the DIY Multideck, and honestly, I didn’t expect this much interest, it’s super exciting to see!

  • by grimgrin on 1/4/25, 5:02 PM

    I like unusual playing cards.

    Here's one I peek at from time to time: http://wiki.decktet.com/introduction-to-the-decktet

  • by pryelluw on 1/4/25, 3:47 PM

    Is gumroad or PayPal not available in Spain? Feels weird to WhatsApp someone to buy the cards. Anyhow, the design is deliciously complex. @Op, can you play briscas with these cards?

  • by gerdesj on 1/5/25, 12:54 AM

    Can you imagine how exciting 3D Bridge might be? The post game analyses would last the square of the normal time - yay!

  • by andrew-dc on 1/4/25, 3:35 PM

    I love these ideas, though feel I would prefer designs that (may) sacrifice some utility for aesthetics. That isn't a knock on the magnificent effort here, but just my own preference. It's likely the emojis that I'm not thrilled about, but I can also appreciate the reason for using them.

  • by mdtrooper on 1/5/25, 12:40 AM

  • by pavel_lishin on 1/4/25, 3:27 PM

    This reminds me of one of those dice I saw that can roll anything from a D4 through a D20, if not more. Technically usable, but ... complicated.

  • by gampleman on 1/4/25, 6:50 PM

    I'm surprised they don't sell something like this in airport travel shops.

  • by greekanalyst on 1/4/25, 6:14 PM

    It feels intimidating at first sight, but this looks like a very cool idea.

  • by charlieyu1 on 1/4/25, 7:28 PM

    I like these decks, if only it is not so expensive to get it printed