About
What is an online tcg?
An online Trading Card Game is pretty much the same as a regular one, only it's all done online. You collect and trade cards in order to master decks, make new friends and have fun!Aperture?
Aperture is a TCG about photography. Our decks feature different photography techniques popular photography subjects and anything that has to do with photography. We also have member decks, which are decks featuring photos taken by our members. We want to celebrate photography as a hobby and an art and maybe get you hooked on photography! However, you do not have to love photography to join, you do not even have to own a camera, you are more than welcome to join just because you like our decks and you can treat it as just another "everything tcg".How to play
First you need to read the rules and join. When you have sent in your join form I will send you a starter pack containing 10 cards. This pack will consist of 2 cards from the deck you first want to collect and 8 random cards from other decks.When you have recieved your starter pack you can start to play games in order to earn more cards and rewards. You can (and should) also visit other members' trading sites to see if they have any cards you'd like and trade with them. The whole point of the game is to trade with other members and collect all cards in a deck while making new friends.
We also have different trading levels, this sorts the members by how many cards they have collected. When you move from one level to another you recieve more cards.
Levels
| Level | # of cards | Requirements | Trade card |
| Level 1 | 0 - 60 | none | none |
| Level 2 | 61 - 120 | none | none |
| Level 3 | 121 - 190 | master 1 deck | 1 stamp |
| Level 4 | 191 - 280 | master 2 decks | 2 stamps |
| Level 5 | 281 - 370 | master 4 decks | 4 stamps |
| Level 6 | 371 - 470 | master 6 decks | 6 stamps |
| Level 7 | 471 - 580 | master 9 decks | 8 stamps |
| Level 8 | 581 - 700 | master 12 decks | 1 filled trade card (10 stamps) |
| Level 9 | 701 - 830 | master 16 decks | 1 card + 2 stamps |
| Level 10 | 831 - 980 | master 20 decks | 1 card + 5 stamps |
When you have enough cards to move from one level to another, fill out the level up form to get your reward. Leveling up goes by card worth, not numbers of cards.
For leveling up to levels 2-5 you get one card of choice and 3 random cards
For leveilng up to levels 6-10 you get two cards of choice and 4 random cards
Master a deck
When you collect all cards in a deck you have mastered it, fill out the master deck form to get your rewards.Regular decks
Regular decks have 5, 10, 15 or 20 cards, because of the different sizes of the decks you get different rewards depending on which deck you master.5 cards - 3 random cards
10 cards - 1 choice card 3 random cards
15 cards - 1 choice card 4 random cards
20 cards - 2 choice cards 5 random cards
Special decks
Special cards are worth 2 and are more rare than the regular cards, because of this you get more rewards for mastering a special deck than a regular deck with the same amount of cards.6 cards - 1 choice card and 3 random cards
Trade post
A trade post is a page where you show off all your pretty cards. And I would suggest for your own and others viewing pleasure you keep it neatly organized. If I personally visit a trade post with cards all over the place and no system I leave right away and won't bother trading with them.Your trade post need to include:
- Your member name
- A link back to Aperture
- Display what level you are at, either written or with a badge
- Number cards and card worth you have
- A trade log
- Collecting - The decks your are first trying to master
- Keeping/Future collecting - Cards you do not want to trade because you will be collecting them later
- Might trade - cards you'd like to collect at a later time, but might be willing to trade for higher priority cards.
- Will trade - Cards you do not want at the moment and are willing to trade
- Mastered - Decks you have mastered, can be showcased with a master badge but should have a link to a page where your mastered decks can be viewed.
Trade log
You need to keep a detailed trade log on your page, this is to prevent anyone from cheating. A trade log should show what rewards you got and how. Example of a good trade log:January 1st, 2009
- recieved starter pack: card02, card04, card10 and card02.
January 2nd, 2009
- played puzzle game: card01 and card07
- traded with Lisa: my card01 for card04
January 3rd, 2009
- sidebar freebies: card03
It doesn't have to look exactly like this, but you get the idea. An example of a bad trade log:
January 1st, 2009
- played games got 5 cards
- traded with Lisa.
Currency
These can be traded in for cards in the shop.
How to earn cards
- You get cards in your starter pack
- By playing games
- By leveling up
- By mastering a deck
- By referring a new member you get one random card
- On your birthday you get freebies