Glyphmaster Cardgame - Become a glyph master | Fanmade Ingress Cardgame (BETA)

Hello all

It is finally here, after some stretched development and waiting for approval from Niantic to use some elements of the game. I finally release the first BETA version to the public of a cardgame I created: Glyphmaster Cardgame.

I adapted the game (from previous non-released versions) so it is now within the Brand and Fan-site Guidelines niantic puts on their support pages. https://niantic.helpshift.com/a/ingress/?s=ingress-events&f=brand-and-fan-site-guidelines&p=all

What is Glyphmaster Cardgame?

Glyphmaster Cardgame is a fanmade community game based on the game Ingress Prime. In Ingress Prime an agent needs to glyphhack portals to recieve items. The glyphs can have more than 130 different shapes. To learn those shapes, and so master glyphhacking, this cardgame has the objective to give agents the opportunity to learn all the different glyphs (shapes) in a fun way that can be done solo or against another agent or even against multiple agents.

All rights, visuals, references in this game are used only for promotional purposes for the game Ingress Prime that is owned by Niantic, Inc. The creator of this cardgame has no intentions of making any profit or violate copyright and only wants to provide some help and fun for the community.

More info can be found on the project website I created:

https://www.glyphmastercardgame.com/

This game is still in BETA and because of COVID the multiplayer versions have not really been tested yet. If you have the possibility to test this with family or close community in a safe way feel free to provide feedback! Together with this community can make this game better!

Have fun and enjoy!

Our cat also approves...

Comments

  • Very good @Hier0nimus :D

  • LightseagreenLightseagreen ✭✭✭✭

    It is very nice

  • InvestigateXMInvestigateXM ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2021

    @Ishira I'm sure this is something for you

    Awesome idea @Hier0nimus! It looks great, and I look forward to playing it with others.

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  • MegaSteeliXMegaSteeliX ✭✭✭
    edited April 2021

    Good job.

    But seems sth go wrong with the website? It's my own network stuck, sorry. I have successfully downloaded it.

    BTW: If you so kind to agree the request of translate and republish the game for free, I will be trying to translate it to Chinese (Simplified) for CHN-mainland agents to have a test.

    Hope for your response.

  • 😍

  • 1valdis1valdis ✭✭✭✭✭

    So when we'll actually see @NianticBrian having a talk with their lawyers about this game? It was supposed to be like a few months ago.

  • MegaSteeliXMegaSteeliX ✭✭✭
    edited April 2021
    Post edited by MegaSteeliX on
  • Thank you all for the positive feedback!

    Translations, not thought about that yet... But indeed, translations would make it available for more agents that do not understand or feel comfortable with English.

    I can send you the Indesign file that I used for the PDF of the game. Or I can set up a online spreadsheet where all the translations in the different languages can be filled in. Not sure what the best way to do is because of the amount of text... Maybe a spreadsheet with all labels and text and different columns for different languages is the best way to go. Although... Chinese signs and other types of text is a different formatting so I would have to look into that if that is even possible to combine in 1 sheet.

    A spreadsheet can also be used for the website translations. I'll setup the multilangual pages for that. Although... I just made some static pages at the moment because it was just a couple of pages. If I would have to make it multilangual it would multiply the amount of pages. I would have to look into something more maintenance-friendly. :)

    I'll set up a spreadsheet for the different languages and post the link here. Maybe native English speaking people can also improve the English text ;D

    It does not really matter anymore... Changed what could be a problem. But would offcourse be awsome if Niantic would officially show his love :)

  • IshiraIshira ✭✭✭✭✭

    I support all glyph things <3

  • LcfpLcfp ✭✭✭
    edited April 2021

    First of all: Agent @Hier0nimus, your game is AWESOME! Great work! I'm really looking forward to be able to test the game with some friends.

    I have some corrections and suggestions that I gathered from a very brief (and thus incomplete) read of the rules and the cards. Everything I'm about to say refers to version v0.5 of the game.

    • Glyph 091 is incorrect. It should depict DESTINATION but instead it depicts DISCOVER.
    • In the rules Learn the glyphs - Duo, in section Start the game, it is present the sentence "If not, the other player gets a change to name the glyph.". I think you meant "chance" instead of "change".
    • I've noticed that you decided to use the pronouns they/their as gender neutral pronouns (very good!). In the first sentence of the Start the game section, in the Translator rules, you used the pronoun "his". Obviously you are free to use whatever pronouns you like in the text of your game, I would just suggest to choose one way and to keep it consistent throughout the text.
    • At first I thought that glyph-pairs were selected when the glyphs have opposite meaning and "symmetric" depiction (e.g. ATTACK and DEFEND), but then I noticed that also SIMPLE and COMPLEX are a glyph-pair (and I think that's good). Since symmetry does not appear to be relevant, I'd suggest to introduce other opposite-meaning glyph-pairs, like TRUTH-LIE, BEGIN-END, RESISTANCE-ENLIGHTENED, etc.
    • I've noticed that there is also a glyph-triplet: MIND-BODY-SOUL. What do you think about adding PRESENT/NOW to the PAST-FUTURE pair?
    • Glyph 067 is labelled as IDEA. That's 100% correct, but I'm quite sure it has an alternative name which is CREATIVITY. I'm quite sure of that because CREATIVITY is the name I learned for the glyph years ago, and thus I think it appeared as a name in the game, at least in the past. For glyphs with multiple names I like to use this tool. Drawing a glyph will show all of its names. The problem with CREATIVITY is that, according to that tool, there is another glyph (Code: 393a9a) with the same name. I think that there may be other glyphs with alternative names missing.
    • Speaking of "exotic" glyphs, I'm really not sure where some of the glyphs reported in this page come from, like CALL, CHASE, SUSTAIN, etc. I'm not a glyph expert, but I'm sure there are plenty in this forum. If someone could confirm that those are "official" glyphs (even if they appeared only once in a Niantic video) with "official" names, I think it could be really cool to add them to the card game too, even if they never appear in the Ingress app while glyph-hacking. More glyphs, more fun! If introduced in the card game, "exotic" glyphs could have a special symbol or decoration, so that a player can choose to play either with the "complete" deck (more challenging, also for people who know "normal" glyphs very well) or with a reduced deck with only glyphs which appear regularly in the Ingress app (i.e. removing "exotic" glyphs and "event specific" glyphs like N, L, TOAST, etc.).
    • Also glyphs N, L, 1, and 3 could be introduced.
    • In order to introduce another degree of challenge, it would be interesting if providing the alternative names of a glyph gives bonus points (e.g. NOW = 1 pt, NOW/PRESENT = 1.5 or 2 pt, and so on).


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  • InvestigateXMInvestigateXM ✭✭✭✭✭

    Speaking of "exotic" glyphs, I'm really not sure where some of the glyphs reported in this page come from, like CALL, CHASE, SUSTAIN

    A ton of glyphs were only ever shown in the story or the anime and never made their way to the scanner (yet). The anime glyphs aren't named and are missing from the list above, but glyphs like CALL have a story basis from waaaaaay back.

  • Thank you for the feedback! Happy to hear you like it.

    • About Glyph 91... I fixed that in a version I released earlier today (v0.6). I was checking everything and then also found out it was not correct, :D Good catch.
    • I'll fix the typo's later today.
    • Expanding the pairs and even the triplets is a good idea. I'll review the pairs and check some sources to find more of them and complete the list.
    • I'll add creativity to the glyph. There are others with multiple names, so it is a legit remark.
    • Initially I only used the most common glyphs, but I think it is indeed a nice idea to add more rare ones to the deck and mark them as "exotic". Gives the agents more possibilities and choices which is always good.

    A huge thank you again! I'll update everything this evening or... asap :)

  • I just released version 0.7 - https://glyphmastercardgame.com/

    CHANGELOG V0.7

    • Copy changes all over the documentation.

    • Amount of pages changed because of added glyphs. Changed copy according to those changes.

    • Changes to the translator mode. Balanced the amount of points you get.

    • Added references to resources used.

    • Changes to the glyphs

    ››Moved Search to the place of the Nemesis glyph (10)

    ››Moved Again/Repeat to place of the Toast glyph (42)

    ››Added names from existing glyps

    »»Added Accept to the Open glyph

    »»Added Creation to the Create glyph

    »»Added Collective to the Shapers glyph

    »»Added Creativity/Thought to the Idea glyph

    »»Added Creativity to a separate Exotic Glyph

    »»Added Enlightenment to the Enlightened glyph

    »»Added Progress and Succes to the Evolution glyph

    »»Added Individual to the Self glyph

    »»Added We to the Us glyph

    »»Added **** to the Die glyph

    »»Added City, Government and Structure to the Civilization glyph

    »»Added Clear All to the Close All glyph

    »»Added Close and Finality to the End glyph

    »»Added Destruction to the Destroy glyph

    »»Added Notification and Signal to the Message glyph

    »»Added Obstacle to the Barrier glyph

    »»Added Resist to the Resistance/Struggle glyph

    »»Added Seek to the Search glyph

    »»Added Shell to the Body glyph

    »»Added Toasty to the Toast glyph

    »»Added No and Absent to the Not/Inside glyph

    »»Added Opening and Doorway to the Portal glyph

    »»Added Purity to the Pure glyph

    »»Added Aspiration to the Pursue glyph

    »»Added Rescue to the Save glyph

    »»Added Desire to the Want glyph

    »»Added Spirit and Life Force to the Soul glyph

    »»Added Idea and Thought to the Mind glyph

    ››Added more pairs and trio’s

    »»Added Data + Message to the pairs

    »»Added Clear + All, Accept/Open + All and Sustain + All to the pairs

    »»Added Grow + Contract/Reduce to the pairs

    »»Added Sustain + All to the pairs

    »»Added Us + Them to the pairs

    »»Removed Mind + Soul from the pairs and added together with Body to the trio’s

    »»Removed Past + Future from the pairs and added together with Now/Present to the trio’s

    ››Separated more rare glyphs to new category “Exotic glyphs“. Wanted to make those cards completly black but that would not be printer friendly anymore. The circle in the upper right corner of the front of the glyph card is black for exotic glyphs.

    »»Moved Nemesis, Osiris, Toast and Glyphmaster to the exotic glyphs

    »»Added N,L,1,3,Call,Chase/Pursue,Creativity,Contract/Reduce,Response,Signal,Sustain,Sustain All,Them to the exotic glyphs

  • LcfpLcfp ✭✭✭
    edited April 2021

    @Hier0nimus Sorry to bother you again friend, but I think that the N and L glyphs are incorrect 😅

  • Hier0nimusHier0nimus ✭✭
    edited April 2021

    @Lcfp Wow! Thank you. I just messed that up. Fixed it and updated it to v0.8

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