Disclaimer: the art is not final in any way, the cards are only proof-of-concept anyway
So I recently tried Munchkin Digital, and while it didn’t really keep my attention by itself, it did manage to get me to hyperfixate on the original party card game enough, so for the heck of it I cobbled up a whole custom Race for the game.
On the surface, the Munch-Kin might seem a bit wonky, what with its easy Run Away chances and the whole character creation aspect. But I say that it kinda lies in spirit with the game being about having nonsense fun and being a total munchkin. Plus, I’m just a game design goblin, alright?, don’t sue me.
Also to force interaction with these mechanics a little more, a custom Curse for the Door deck, cuz why not. Comes in two copies, too.
No comments on the content itself, but I’ve made custom cards for slipping into Cards Against Humanity decks and the like, and the process for getting something 90% consistent with existing professional cards isn’t that hard. There’s a bit of upfront cost, but once you’ve got that dialed in it’s easy and nearly free to make these physical artifacts that are usable with existing games, and which aren’t noticable if you’re not paying very close attention.
Process Inside
You’ll need
Heavy weight paper (experiment here, but 80 lb worked well for my purposes)
Textured linen paper (Avery’s “Resume Paper” works well here)
3m paper or general craft spray adhesive
Precision cutter (one of those guillotine boards)
Rounded corner cutter (check craft shops, it’ll be with the construction paper shape cutters)
A good printer
Print fronts and backs on the ~80 weight and resume paper respectively. Cut them out. Round the corners. Line them up super precise, then juice between them with the spray. Push together and let dry under a piece of wax paper, under a pile of hardback books. In a day / a few hours, retrim the corners, and if you’re feeling daring you can deburr any questionable edges with a craft knife (use a straight edge here, don’t freehand it!)
I didn’t really mean to actually print or craft these, like, I only said “cobbled up” to just mean “made” in general.
But the info does seem pretty useful for other people who probably would want to craft their own cards, what about posting this in a separate thread for others to find?
So I ported these cards to Tabletop Simulator for anyone interested. I’ve also set the mod’s visibility to “unlisted“ so that it’s only available through direct links and so that normies won’t accidently stumble upon it.
The art’s still not final and I suck at drawing, so if anyone would like to make art for the cards, please do, I implore you.
