January 3rd, 2025

The DIY Multideck

The DIY Multideck is a 162-card deck for various games, featuring multiple suits, waterproof design, and color-blind friendly elements, with instructions available online for diverse gameplay options.

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The DIY Multideck

The DIY Multideck is a versatile card deck consisting of 162 cards that enables players to engage in a wide variety of board and card games, including both classic and modern titles. It is particularly useful for travel, game prototyping, and testing new games before purchase. The deck features multiple game systems, including a Basic suit, 3D suit, Number suit, and a Drawing deck, each with unique characteristics and ranks. The Basic suit includes 8 suits of 15 ranks and 4 suits of 10 ranks, while the 3D suit incorporates colors and shapes. The Number suit ranges from 0 to 159, providing a broad range of numeric options. The cards are designed to be waterproof and durable, making them suitable for various environments. Players can draw on the cards to create custom game elements, and the deck is designed to be color-blind friendly. The official website offers instructions for numerous games that can be played with the deck, making it a comprehensive tool for board game enthusiasts.

- The DIY Multideck consists of 162 cards for playing various board and card games.

- It features multiple game systems, including Basic, 3D, Number, and Drawing suits.

- The cards are waterproof and designed for durability, ideal for travel and prototyping.

- The deck is color-blind friendly and allows for custom game elements through drawing.

- Instructions for numerous games are available on the official website.

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By @zubairshaik - about 2 months
I find the Everdeck[0] to the the most elegant and interesting implementation of the super-deck concept. The sreator has explored and taken ideas from many other deck systems[1].

[0] https://thewrongtools.wordpress.com/2019/10/10/the-everdeck/ [1] https://thewrongtools.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/features-of-f...

By @prawn - about 2 months
Remotely related to something I was wondering yesterday: outside of 'house rules'-type variations, are there major changes to common games that are viable, popular and catalogued somewhere? e.g., add a few pieces and turn Monopoly into a zombie horde game, or change Scrabble into a dungeon crawler or Uno into a space RPG.
By @flymasterv - about 2 months
This is a fantastic essay and project, but the chances of getting anyone to play an actual game with it are basically zero.
By @citizenpaul - about 2 months
I love it I really do. Great concept and nice site.

However. Its hilariously unrealistic. Just memorize these 500 simple glyph's and become a master of conceptual game design and you can play anything with this deck!

The hard part is not the deck. Its finding another person that will actually learn all this so you can use it,lol.

By @sduff - about 2 months
There have been many variants of this 'generic' card deck published on board game geek

* https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/39987/one-deck (my own attempt)

* https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/59655/rainbow-deck

But for something different, I suggest looking at the Decktet, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37301/decktet , which is an unusual multi suited deck, which people have ported games to use.

By @mauriciabad - about 2 months
Thanks for sharing, OP! :D I’m the creator of the DIY Multideck, and honestly, I didn’t expect this much interest, it’s super exciting to see!
By @grimgrin - about 2 months
I like unusual playing cards.

Here's one I peek at from time to time: http://wiki.decktet.com/introduction-to-the-decktet

By @pryelluw - about 2 months
Is gumroad or PayPal not available in Spain? Feels weird to WhatsApp someone to buy the cards. Anyhow, the design is deliciously complex. @Op, can you play briscas with these cards?
By @gerdesj - about 2 months
Can you imagine how exciting 3D Bridge might be? The post game analyses would last the square of the normal time - yay!
By @andrew-dc - about 2 months
I love these ideas, though feel I would prefer designs that (may) sacrifice some utility for aesthetics. That isn't a knock on the magnificent effort here, but just my own preference. It's likely the emojis that I'm not thrilled about, but I can also appreciate the reason for using them.
By @mdtrooper - about 2 months
By @pavel_lishin - about 2 months
This reminds me of one of those dice I saw that can roll anything from a D4 through a D20, if not more. Technically usable, but ... complicated.
By @gampleman - about 2 months
I'm surprised they don't sell something like this in airport travel shops.
By @greekanalyst - about 2 months
It feels intimidating at first sight, but this looks like a very cool idea.
By @charlieyu1 - about 2 months
I like these decks, if only it is not so expensive to get it printed