Ultimate Card Maker Tournament 2010

just wondering what yamayo card has the effect to pick up jutsu cards? it is to the best of my knowledge that there is no such yamato that picks up jutsu.
just wondering is all.

I kind of edited my pic so it looked a little bettter, so if thats ok this is what it looks like now.



Thanks for the advice aurelio.

This is the Yamato that has been spoken about:


If that doesnt work:
http://www.bandaicg.com/naruto/images/cards_s19/n956.jpg

If you can see, I made my Shikamaru to combo with these new Mental Power cards, he makes it easier to get the effects off plus, he can use that Mental Power in a Battle. Last I checked it wasnt to generic to get a massive increase in MP and have EVERYONE do a MPB.

Wow, I guess I didn't realized how busted I made Obito. I probably should of asked some other people their thoughts on it before I posted Obito for the tournament lol. Well whatever happens, happens, I'm glad I had a chance to participate in this competition and the best of luck to the other card makers. Also, I'm not trying to be rude, but is UchihaKyoji23 allowed to posted a new version of his card for the round? I know it's just the picture, so it doesn't really matter that much to me. But, the time period to submit cards has ended and the judging time period has started. Just curious, thanks in advance.

Sorry for the small font size, I needed to cram in a lot of text



If you are having trouble reading it:

Valid: At the end of the turn, place 1 Ninja Blade coin (symbolizing a Heart coin) on this Ninja for each of your opponent's Ninjas that were removed from play due to this Ninja's Team during the turn.

Valid: During your Mission Phase, you may remove any amount of Heart coins from this Ninja. In that case, apply one of the following effects according to the number of Heart coins you removed.

1+ ) Put 1 "Four Souls of Kakuzu" in play from your Reinforcemnt Deck.
2+ ) Remove this Ninja from the game and put 1 "Kakuzu (Soul Form)" in play from your Reinforcement Deck ignoring Sacrifice.


The effect probably won't win me any points for creativity, as I am aiming for a playable Kakuzu that is not a Super rare. I wanted it to somehow get 4 Souls out, but not as easily as [Multiple Hearts] does. The secondary effect makes Kakuzu (Soul Form) more playable (albeit still at T8) and gives it a boost for having a weaker first effect than [MH] does.

naruto4ever wrote:

Last I checked it wasnt to generic to get a massive increase in MP and have EVERYONE do a MPB.

hey dude, it's not bad, it is good for playing, but effect of shikamaru that starts mental power battle on any occasion is generic IMO. there are too many of them.

aurelio wrote:

naruto4ever wrote:

Last I checked it wasnt to generic to get a massive increase in MP and have EVERYONE do a MPB.

hey dude, it's not bad, it is good for playing, but effect of shikamaru that starts mental power battle on any occasion is generic IMO. there are too many of them.

Getting Battle Rewards, being protected, negating effects/Jutsu, discarding cards, removal, etc. are all generic effects but are put onto cards.

Picking up cards is just as generic as Mental Power Battles.

CursedSealingDragon wrote:

Wow, I guess I didn't realized how busted I made Obito. I probably should of asked some other people their thoughts on it before I posted Obito for the tournament lol. Well whatever happens, happens, I'm glad I had a chance to participate in this competition and the best of luck to the other card makers. Also, I'm not trying to be rude, but is UchihaKyoji23 allowed to posted a new version of his card for the round? I know it's just the picture, so it doesn't really matter that much to me. But, the time period to submit cards has ended and the judging time period has started. Just curious, thanks in advance.

I'm not the word of the judges, but in any case that I know of, the judges will judge him on the first card he previewed even if the second one is just a touch up version of the first.

In my opinion, after 1000+ ninjas, it's a safe bet that almost every good idea, and many terrible ones, have already been done, or at least half done. It would be hard to come up with a truly original one now; just a useful effect on a ninja, maybe even the same Ninja, with a different turn count on it, and hopefully Growth .

It's kind of a shame that I did the round 1 box, and then it went to the next page, and someone reposted a tweak. Still, I will probably do it again, just for fun and ease.

A point i think most of you are missing is this isnt black and white. Its not just generic or creative. There are levels from being a straight rip off of another card, a slight tweak, a common function used in a unique way, up to a completely new unused idea. Sorry but i don't agree with the generic tag being slapped down so easily.

Ninja Pebble wrote:

CursedSealingDragon wrote:

Wow, I guess I didn't realized how busted I made Obito. I probably should of asked some other people their thoughts on it before I posted Obito for the tournament lol. Well whatever happens, happens, I'm glad I had a chance to participate in this competition and the best of luck to the other card makers. Also, I'm not trying to be rude, but is UchihaKyoji23 allowed to posted a new version of his card for the round? I know it's just the picture, so it doesn't really matter that much to me. But, the time period to submit cards has ended and the judging time period has started. Just curious, thanks in advance.

I'm not the word of the judges, but in any case that I know of, the judges will judge him on the first card he previewed even if the second one is just a touch up version of the first.

I made some slight adjustments to it but, if I have to use the one I originally posted it's fine and understandable.

btw, do you get graded down for not including a set symbol and card number in your card?

Susano'o the Storm God wrote:

btw, do you get graded down for not including a set symbol and card number in your card?

Sources say no

heres my card

Here's my entry.



So yeah, to follow up on my Preliminary Entry, it's Killer Bee (Eight Tail's Cloak)! He combos with the aforementioned Killer Bee by being able to pitch away those Battle Rewards you got for complete and total protection of him and his Jutsu temporarily.

You can get him into play by "Sacking" your Killer Bee with Jonin. Reason why Jonin was added is because of a possible Killer Bee (Childhood) in the future. That would be horrifying to splash it into all decks.

Taijutsu/Weapon Combat Attribute is because he obviously uses his swords in battle sometimes. Taijutsu was added because of his moves like Lariot and other physical attacks.

If you want to know why I don't have Reinforcement Stat Bars and Combat Attributes, it's because Kakuzu (Soul Form) also lacks them. I'm not sure if it's a Bandai goof or intentional but I don't want to change how Bandai's doing it.

His stats are pretty decent for his turn and cost.

By the way, the cloak was made by yours truly. It was hard to make but I think it turned out well.

MJM wrote:

Here's my entry.



So yeah, to follow up on my Preliminary Entry, it's Killer Bee (Eight Tail's Cloak)! He combos with the aforementioned Killer Bee by being able to pitch away those Battle Rewards you got for complete and total protection of him and his Jutsu temporarily.

You can get him into play by "Sacking" your Killer Bee with Jonin. Reason why Jonin was added is because of a possible Killer Bee (Childhood) in the future. That would be horrifying to splash it into all decks.

Taijutsu/Weapon Combat Attribute is because he obviously uses his swords in battle sometimes. Taijutsu was added because of his moves like Lariot and other physical attacks.

If you want to know why I don't have Reinforcement Stat Bars and Combat Attributes, it's because Kakuzu (Soul Form) also lacks them. I'm not sure if it's a Bandai goof or intentional but I don't want to change how Bandai's doing it.

His stats are pretty decent for his turn and cost.

By the way, the cloak was made by yours truly. It was hard to make but I think it turned out well.

Wow. That is truly a well made card. I can't believe that you made the cloak around Killer Bee! The picture looks outstanding, honestly. I'm amazing how well designed this card is. I like the idea for the effect, him with Radiant Energy is crazy. Though it's balanced for what your giving up. I know it's not much coming from me, but very nice work, I can't wait to see what you'll make for the next round.

heres an edit to my card

Round 1 Judging for naruto4ever vs. Satanspawngenma & CursedSealingDragon vs. UchihaKyoji23

Here is my criteria I judged on. If you feel I missed something, please feel free to let me know.

Satanspwangenma (Tenzo)

ARTWORK 2.5/5
-Actual picture used for card
Is it grainy? No
Is it rendered well? Is it smooth? So-so (Looks like it's a colored in Manga picture)
Does it have a white line? Is it smooth? It has a white line but it's jagged
Does it have a dropped shadow? Yes (hard to tell)
Is the placement correct? No. Covers the element.
Is the image quality good? So-so. Background is great. Foreground not so much.


CARD LAYOUT 4/5
-The Actual Template itself
Is the template itself clear/clean? (Can't be grainy/blurry) Clean
Are the symbols placed correctly? No. Water covered by Ninja.
Are the symbols easy to read? No. Water covered by Ninja.
Are the numbers on the card clear? (Shadows/Correct Size/Font) Yes
Is the combat attribute clear? Yes
Card Number/Set Symbol/Rarity? (Optional) Yes

TEXT LAYOUT 5/5
-The Actual Formatting of the Text of the Card (Effect Text, Characteristics, Name, Flavor Text, Effect Surname)
Is the font correct? Yes
Is the color correct? Yes
Is the sizing correct? Yes
Is the spacing correct? Yes
Is the templating correct? (Everything level and lines up correctly?)

-Characteristics
Is everything in order? Yes


SPELLING & GRAMMAR 3/5
-Spelling on the card and the grammar on the card
Is everything spelled correctly? Yes
Does the card make sense when you read it? Yes
Is it too difficult to understand what's going on? No
Is it worded properly?/Does it follow the correct effect structure for cards?
Worded incorrectly. Should be "any Battle Rewards" not "1 or More"
Should be "You can move" instead of "You can put"

Using "May" instead of "Can"/Use "Can" when appropriate? (Can is correct.) Yes


EFFECT TEXT 1.5/5
-Balance
Compared to Yamato [Planning], his effect is very weak. That being said, it is a more balanced
version of that card. His stats are way too weak though for this type of effect.

-Creativity
His effect is essentially the same as Yamato [Planning] only worse.

FINAL SCORE: 16/25

V.S.

Naruto4Ever (shikamaru)

ARTWORK 4.5/5
-Actual picture used for card
Is it grainy? No.
Is it rendered well?/Is it smooth?) Yes
Does it have a white line? No, but not supposed to for Target Promo/New SR Template
Does it have a dropped shadow? Yes. Green though? Seems tacky~ (Very distracting)
Is the placement correct? Yes
Is the image quality good? (Dark = From Anime = No Good) Yes

CARD LAYOUT 4.25/5
-The Actual Template itself
Is the template itself clear/clean? (Can't be grainy/blurry) Yes
Are the symbols placed correctly? Yes
Are the symbols easy to read? Yes
Are the numbers on the card clear? (Shadows/Correct Size/Font)
No. The 1 Healthy Combat is the wrong size. The 3 injured support also seems to be different than the 0 next to it.
Is the combat attribute clear? Yes
Card Number/Set Symbol/Rarity? (Optional) Yes

TEXT LAYOUT 3.75/5
-The Actual Formatting of the Text of the Card (Effect Text, Characteristics, Name, Flavor Text, Effect Surname)
Is the font correct? Yes
Is the color correct? Yes
Is the sizing correct? Yes
Is the spacing correct? Yes
Is the templating correct? (Everything level and lines up correctly?)
No. Second line seems too close to 1st line but not 3rd. Very scrunched on the new template but that's a fault
of the new template, not so much you. Characteristic line is also vERY squished.

-Characteristics
Is everything in order?
No. Proctor comes before Mental Power. I realize older cards like Shika [Quick Wit] have it that way, but the current
templating is Proctor before MP.

SPELLING & GRAMMAR 4.75/5
-Spelling on the card and the grammar on the card
Is everything spelled correctly? Yes
Does the card make sense when you read it? Yes
Is it too difficult to understand what's going on? Yes
Is it worded properly?/Does it follow the correct effect structure for cards? Should be "Earth Chakras."
Yes I realize that the plural of "Chakra" is "Chakra" and "Ninja" is also "Ninja" but that's how it's supposed to be.

EFFECT TEXT 3.25/5
-Balance
The card is very powerful but no more so than Shikamaru [Quick wit]. And the hand cost in this
case is probably justified. Overall, it feels like it is very playable/solid. I like it.


-Creativity
I'm kind of sick of the whole "Shikamaru is smart so he makes things into mental power battles." or "He gets or gives a
Mental Power buff based off a condition." It's been done before. However never on the same card, so that's interesting.


FINAL SCORE: 20/25




CursedSealingDragon (Obito)

ARTWORK 3/5
-Actual picture used for card
Is it grainy? No
Is it rendered well? Is it smooth? So-so. Seems like a colored picture from the manga.
Does it have a white line? Is it smooth? Yes
Does it have a dropped shadow? No. None that I can see.
Is the placement correct? It's a little bit too far to the left. Should be slightly more to the right imo.
Is the image quality good? Again, So-so. Seems like it's from the manga.

CARD LAYOUT 5/5
-The Actual Template itself
Is the template itself clear/clean? (Can't be grainy/blurry) Yes.
Are the symbols placed correctly? Yes.
Are the symbols easy to read? Yes.
Are the numbers on the card clear? (Shadows/Correct Size/Font) Yes.
Is the combat attribute clear? Yes.
Card Number/Set Symbol/Rarity? Yes.

TEXT LAYOUT 5/5
-The Actual Formatting of the Text of the Card (Effect Text, Characteristics, Name, Flavor Text, Effect Surname)
Is the font correct? Yes
Is the color correct? Yes
Is the sizing correct? Yes
Is the spacing correct? Yes
Is the templating correct? (Everything level and lines up correctly?) Yes

-Characteristics
Is everything in order?
Yes

SPELLING & GRAMMAR 4/5
-Spelling on the card and the grammar on the card
Is everything spelled correctly? Yes
Does the card make sense when you read it? Yes
Is it too difficult to understand what's going on? No
Is it worded properly?/Does it follow the correct effect structure for cards?
No. Should read "you can select 1 card in your opponent's hand and remove it from the game."

Using "May" instead of "Can"/Use "Can" when appropriate? (Can is correct.) Yes

EFFECT TEXT 0.5/5
-Balance
Is it too powerful/weak overall? YES
Is it too powerful/weak for it's requirements/rarity/cost/turn marker? YES YES YES YES

This card is ridiculously broken. Especially for a rare. You always know every card your opponent has?
Especially in an element that specializes in tutors? It's simply way too easy to get the Obito into play
and if you stack the deck with generic 1 cost jutsu like Concentration or Kunai, it's very easy to nuke
an opponent's hand or leave them so crippled (since you can dismantle their curve) they can't come back.
Also the stats are a 9 point pool which is a turn 3 or very high combat turn 4. It's just beyond broken and
would get banned/errata'd on the spot if it came out.

-Creativity
I like a "Reveal your opponent's hand effect" since it's reminicent of Keen Nose and Kiba [NAOBM] but it is
just too overpowered. Any originality for this card is crushed by how broken it is. What a shame.

Final Score: 17.5/25

UchihaKyoji23 (The Third Hokage YD)

ARTWORK 3/5
-Actual picture used for card
Is it grainy? No.
Is it rendered well? Is it smooth? Looks blurry.
Does it have a white line? Is it smooth? Yes.
Does it have a dropped shadow? Yes.
Is the placement correct? Yes
Is the image quality good? So-so.

CARD LAYOUT 4.5/5
-The Actual Template itself
Is the template itself clear/clean? (Can't be grainy/blurry) Yes
Are the symbols placed correctly? Yes
Are the symbols easy to read? Yes
Are the numbers on the card clear? (Shadows/Correct Size/Font) Something wrong with the combat numbers.
Is the combat attribute clear? Yes
Card Number/Set Symbol/Rarity? (Optional) Yes.

TEXT LAYOUT 3/5
-The Actual Formatting of the Text of the Card (Effect Text, Characteristics, Name, Flavor Text, Effect Surname)
Is the font correct? No.
Is the color correct? Yes
Is the sizing correct? Yes
Is the spacing correct? Yes.
Is the templating correct? (Everything level and lines up correctly?) Yes.

-Characteristics
Is everything in order?
No. Name: The Third Hokage comes before Mental Power: 3.

SPELLING & GRAMMAR 4/5
-Spelling on the card and the grammar on the card
Is everything spelled correctly? Yes
Does the card make sense when you read it? Yes
Is it too difficult to understand what's going on? No.
Is it worded properly?/Does it follow the correct effect structure for cards?
No. Should read ". . . put in play a "Leaf + Animal", . . . . "

Using "May" instead of "Can"/Use "Can" when appropriate? (Can is correct.) Yes

EFFECT TEXT 3/5
-Balance
Is it too powerful/weak overall? Too weak
Is it too powerful/weak for it's requirements/rarity/cost/turn marker? Too weak for it's turn marker.

The problem with the card is that it just comes out far too late for it to be of any use for the
deck it is clearly designed for. That being said, had this thing been like a turn 3 without the rank
and the different stats, it would have faired better in the balance department. Even a turn 4 would have been better.
As it stands though, this gives you a turn 6 setup, when you probably have next to no cards in your hand.

-Creativity
I'm torn on this card. I love that it tries to add consistency to the deck type by being a one of that comes down and
puts you back on track if you've lost your way from the path. I love that it is essentially another form of "Animal Contract"
that sets up for the big "Enma draws out my deck and allows me to go in for the kill via Scouting Party & Jutsu." It
is perfect for the deck but at the same time I'm a little iffy on basically having a card that's "Animal Contract."
I still like it though.

FINAL SCORE: 17.5/25

you have to put drop shadow?!?

Here his my card.

Satanspwangenma (Tenzo)

ARTWORK 3/5
-The placing is off, and the image quality isn't great.
CARD LAYOUT 4/5
-Water Symbol is pretty much covered, due to poor placing.
TEXT LAYOUT 5/5
SPELLING & GRAMMAR 4/5
-Should say "Move" not put.
EFFECT TEXT 2/5
-His effect is a weaker version of an existing Yamato.
-Obviously I cant give this card creativity points when we have a VERY similar yamato
FINAL SCORE: 18/25

V.S.

Naruto4Ever (Shikamaru)

ARTWORK 4/5
-The Artwork and placing is really good, but the green outline on shika makes the card look fake IMO.
CARD LAYOUT 4.5/5
-The numbers look a bit off.
TEXT LAYOUT 3/5
-Everything looks too smooshed together. If you cant fit it all in the new template, you shouldnt use the new template.
SPELLING & GRAMMAR 4/5
-Should say "Chakras with an "Earth" symbol. It also should say "Pay" instead of discard, due to the new layout, but since its new I didnt factor that.
EFFECT TEXT 3.5/5
-It's a nice effect, but it isn't great. It's timing makes it weaker than it should be, and I feel a hand cost on a card that requires specific symboled chakra is somewhat superfluous.
-The first effect isn't very creative, but I really like the inclusion of the second effect.
FINAL SCORE: 19/25


CursedSealingDragon (Obito)

ARTWORK 3/5
-The image quality make this card look fake.
CARD LAYOUT 4.5/5
-The Genjutsu Symbol is poping out at the bottom.
TEXT LAYOUT 5/5
SPELLING & GRAMMAR 3/5
-The word "Must" in the first effect is superfluous. Yes, "Acute Sense of Smell" has the word must in it, but that was back when Japan was simply just porting over cards and there was no such thing as streamlining card effects. More recent effects like Rinji dont use "must".
-Second effect is worded awkwardly. There are a few correct ways to word that effect, but thats not one of them.
EFFECT TEXT 2/5
-These type of effects that trigger off casting a jutsu are somewhat awkward, and typically cause confusion in the order of resolution for the effects.
-The card is somewhat OP, in that you can RFG your opponents entire hand off of a well timed Intrusion, or other cheap cards that bounce back to your hand, and you get to pick the cards, so even if you can't wipe their whole hand, it's still really hard for your opponent to make any kind of comeback.
-I like the First effect on Obito, but the second one just doesn't make sense on him.
FINAL SCORE: 17.5/25

V.S.

UchihaKyoji23 (The Third Hokage Younger Days)

ARTWORK 2.5/5
-The Image quality is very poor.
CARD LAYOUT 4.5/5
-Numbers look off.
TEXT LAYOUT 3/5
-Font is wrong.
-Name: Third Hokage is broken up.
SPELLING & GRAMMAR 3.5/5
-Should say: ..."Monkey King Enma" Ninja Card
-Should say: "Leaf + Animal"
EFFECT TEXT 4/5
-Somewhat original effect on a ninja, and interacts well with the Enma he searches.
-Kind of weak for a late game option in an agressive deck.
FINAL SCORE: 17.5/25

I'll post a new banner as soon as judges have finished judging.

As for now,

Round 3
mendo vs venk AND Susano'o vs VSA,
Deadline: 11:59 PM EST, Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Quote :

It also should say "Pay" instead of discard, due to the new layout

is there any more new text layouts and different phrases that should be used/changed? any link?

Zero wrote:

CursedSealingDragon (Obito)

ARTWORK 3/5
-The image quality make this card look fake.
CARD LAYOUT 4.5/5
-The Genjutsu Symbol is poping out at the bottom.
TEXT LAYOUT 5/5
SPELLING & GRAMMAR 3/5
-The word "Must" in the first effect is superfluous. Yes, "Acute Sense of Smell" has the word must in it, but that was back when Japan was simply just porting over cards and there was no such thing as streamlining card effects. More recent effects like Rinji dont use "must".
-Second effect is worded awkwardly. There are a few correct ways to word that effect, but thats not one of them.
EFFECT TEXT 2/5
-These type of effects that trigger off casting a jutsu are somewhat awkward, and typically cause confusion in the order of resolution for the effects.
-The card is somewhat OP, in that you can RFG your opponents entire hand off of a well timed Intrusion, or other cheap cards that bounce back to your hand, and you get to pick the cards, so even if you can't wipe their whole hand, it's still really hard for your opponent to make any kind of comeback.
-I like the First effect on Obito, but the second one just doesn't make sense on him.
FINAL SCORE: 17.5/25

The secondary effect has "can" in it, meaning that the effect can only be activated once per turn, so at most 1 card would be RFG'ed.

Zero wrote:

SPELLING & GRAMMAR 4/5
-Should say "Chakras with an "Earth" symbol. It also should say "Pay" instead of discard, due to the new layout, but since its new I didnt factor that.

Actually, lots of new cards just say Earth Chakra. An example is the new Iruka.