[Project Complete] Remake/Reskin of Dragon Cards for Flavor Consistency

4/17/2021 Update: Project complete. Download link click here


As many of you know I have been critical of the mythical orientalism and cultural/historical inaccuracies/nonsense that are seen in the Dragon Cards.

Detailed review here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2635758/cc-samurai-battles-review-people-who-are-familiar

I am in the process of re-creating the Dragon Card deck where I keep the game text intact but reconstruct them so that they have actual historical/military-based flavors in line with the rest of the game. I am removing all the references to deities and the supernatural and any other overly Asian-mystical flavors so they don't serve as distractions to the players who do not enjoy them. And yes the name "Dragon Cards" is also going away in this iteration, as I have discussed extensively regarding the issues with the name. Here are some examples of card remakes:

Remakes of the three infamous "dragons".


Examples of other cards.

As you can see some cards are left the way they were, while others are renamed. The three infamous "dragons" are replaced by historical tactics and events that are appropriate for their effects. Unrealistic reference to Hollywood movie Ninjas is removed and replaced with tactical mimicry, and "wild wind" is renamed to disinformation, as the effects of the cards still fit the name. Legendary combat is renamed to momentum to make it more intuitive and less drama-esque. These are only some examples and I do plan to fix all problematic names and flavors to optimize the deck.

As of now, the "Dragon Cards" are renamed to "Event Cards". Initially I wanted to call them "Tactic Cards" but apparently this is what the game uses to call the non-section command cards. I also realized that some of the cards like "bravery" actually just depict events and not real tactics, so "Event Cards" is probably a fitting compromise. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

"Honor & Fortune" is also removed form card text and replaced simply with "tokens" for flavor consistency.

These cards will be released at the same dimensions as the official cards (playing card sized). I'll also work on a card back art. Eventually you will be able to print them at your card printing services. I personally have had good experience with makeplayingcards.com, but obviously there are many such services out there and you should choose one that is convenient for your location.

Or you can just print them out with your home printer if you don't mind the print quality.

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