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TCGs (Trading Card Games) are basically likes what they're called. You aim to trade cards with other people. On most offline TCGs (Magic The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, etc...), you have a special game to play, and you trade cards to strenghten your deck and become "the best". Online TCGs are more on collecting cards, although online TCGs have wider themes and can have "special games" of their own. You aim to collect certain decks, and you trade and earn cards to get the cards that you need to complete your deck.

Lately, there haven't been that many lasting video game TCGs, so I wanted to make one. Unrelenting Effort came from recently playing Soulcalibur IV, where one of the characters, Kamikirimusi, states, "I'm here through unrelenting effort."

This TCG is meant to be simple for two reasons, (1) I want it to last, simple is easy to update, and (2) I don't want it to look half-dead. I started out with some big ideas on Athenian, and I don't update them nearly as often as I should. I may start adding things over time, but I want to start out successfully.

Unrelenting Effort only has two types of cards. The first are regular cards. They look like the ones below. Each deck is about a single game series or game (depending on the type of game--Final Fantasy RPGs are usually completely different stories, so every game gets one. In general, most fighting games are pretty much the same, so they will only have one. More decks may be added if a lot of new characters and changes come up.)



The other type of card is special. They are worth two cards, but they are also rare! They are all puzzles, meaning the cards are collected together to make one image. Pieces make look something like the ones below.



Mastery Rewards
Regular Mastery: Two choice regulars or one choice special, three random regulars
Special Mastery: One choice regular, one choice special, one random special, five random regulars

Level	Card Count	Masters
LV:I	00-49	0
LV:II	50-99	0
LV:III	100-199	1
LV:IV	200-299	1
LV:V	300-449	2
LV:VI	450-599	3
LV:VII	600-799	4
LV:VIII	800-999	5
LV:IX	1000-1249	7
LV:X	1250+	10

Limit Break
After reaching level X, you can get level up rewards for every 250 cards, and 3 masteries.
Break 1 - 1500 cards, 13 masteries
Break 2 - 1750 cards, 16 masteries
Break 3 - 2000 cards, 19 masteries

Level up rewards are Two choice regular, or one choice special, three random regulars, and one random special.

Since earning cards is very important, I've listed the ways to earn them.
- Starter Pack: A one-time thing for each membership. For joining the TCG, you will receive 5 regular cards, 1 special card, and 3 cards of your choice deck.
- Games: You can earn most of your cards by playing the different sets of games we have.
- Contests: We may have contests sometimes, depending on the maintenance, and member interest. Their rewards will be larger than the others.
- Birthdays: You can take birthday rewards once every year in your birthmonth. (My birthday is in October, so I could take it once at any time each October).
- Mastering Decks: Each time you master a regular deck, you'll receive a reward.
- Leveling Up: You will receive a reward at each level you advance.

Your TCG post is, of course, where all of your cards go. It has to be an open website. No Friends Only Livejournals, Private Myspaces or anything. Any member should be able to see it. It must have all of the following:
* A link (text or button/banner) to Unrelenting Effort
* A detailed log of the cards you earn, how you earned them, and what you trade/receive, and who you traded with.
* An easy-to-find form or explanation on how to contact and/or trade with you.
* If you have had to make logs without updating your page, (ex: you log a trade, but end up not having time to put the cards up or take them down), make a Page Last Updated note on the top of the page, or something.
* A badge showing your level.
* A Card and Card Worth count.
* Any tokens or items you may have.

While trading definitely won't be the main source (or probably any source) of earning cards, it'll probably be the main source of mastering decks. You offer a trade to someone - cards that they want or need for cards that you want/need. They must be of the same worth, but they do not have to be the same amount. For example, since regular cards are worth 1, and special cards are worth 2, if you want someone's special card, you can offer them another special card, or two regular cards.

No one is required to accept a trade with someone else, but everyone is required to be respectful to each other. If someone makes an offer you dislike, you can refuse without harsh words or even a "Why would I want to do that?!" or anything. The person that offered, if refused, should not reply with harsh words, even just "Why not?". They can reply that they understand, but thanks anyway, or not reply at all.

Remember: You MUST take down your old card(s) after trading it away.