When we started Starcore, we imagined a sprawling, chaotic battlefield — networks of cards fusing into massive bases, ships, and mechs fighting across multiple fronts. That ambition made for some exciting moments… but in practice, it was too much. Our first playtests exposed the friction. Players kept asking: * “Can I attack
The question comes up constantly: "When will StarCore have a digital version? Will there be an online client? What about mobile gameplay?" The answer is simple: Never.
...But what if we've been asking the wrong question? Instead of "Will AI replace artists?" we should be asking "How can AI amplify artistic vision?"
When Richard Garfield created Magic: The Gathering in 1993, he was working with the tools of a different era. Playtesting meant physically shuffling cards around kitchen tables. Balance analysis relied on intuition and small-scale human feedback. Art direction happened through phone calls and fax machines. The idea of testing thousands
Our layout journey has been a process of anatomy, iteration, and refinement—from simple wireframes to faction-specific masterpieces. Here’s a look at how we’ve built the cards of StarCore.