Create-a-Card Competition

The Create-a-Card Competition was a competition held by the Stormbound Team where the community created a card to be added to the game.

## Overview

The Create-a-Card Competition began on February 16, 2018, and ended on April 9, 2018.

It consisted of 10 rounds (later changed to 9 mid-competition) where players could submit or vote on the aspects of the card.

Players who submitted an ability or card name that made it to the voting rounds received 100 rubies in-game, while honorable mentions received 25 rubies.

Any player who voted or submitted an ability or card name received a copy of the winning card, Harvesters of Souls, on July 9, 2018, when the card was added to the game.

## Structure

### Round 1: Vote for Card Type

The first round lasted from February 16, 2018, to February 19, 2018.

Players voted on what type of card would be made: a unit, a spell, or a structure.

The winner of Round 1 was Unit.

### Round 2: Submit Abilities

The second round lasted from February 20, 2018, to February 26, 2018.

Players submitted their ideas for the ability of the card. The Stormbound Team would then select a group of five abilities to advance to the next round.

The winners of Round 2 were:

* alphaQ999
* keii
* PsychicDefective
* therealreseus
* xxadrianpg1997xx

### Round 3: Vote for Ability

The third round lasted from February 27, 2018, to March 1, 2018.

Players voted on what ability the card would have from these five finalists:

* *On play, draw the last card you played.*
* *When attacking a weaker enemy, create a copy of that card and put it in your deck.*
* *On play, swap position with a random bordering enemy unit.*
* *If this card is played first. redraw your entire hand.*
* *On play, force all bordering enemy units to attack this unit.*

The winner of Round 3 was "*When attacking a weaker enemy, create a copy of that card and put it in your deck.*"

### Round 4: Vote for Movement

The fourth round lasted from March 2, 2018, to March 5, 2018.

Players voted on the movement value of the card; either 0 movement or 1 movement.

The winner of Round 4 was 1 movement.

### Round 5: Vote for Art Sketches

The fifth round lasted from March 6, 2018, to March 13, 2018.

Players voted on the art (and unit type) of the card. There were three options: a pirate, a raven, and an undead.

The winner of Round 5 was the undead sketch.

### Round 6: Vote for Mana Cost

The sixth round lasted from March 14, 2018, to March 19, 2018.

Players voted on the mana cost of the card. There were 4 options:

* 4 mana: low strength on unit, low strength on copied card
* 5 mana: medium strength on unit, low strength on copied card
* 6 mana: medium strength on unit, medium strength on copied card.
* 7 mana: high strength on unit, high strength on copied card.

The ability of the card was also changed to "*When attacking a weaker unit, put an X strength copy of that card into your deck.*" during this round.

The winner of Round 6 was 6 mana: medium strength on unit, medium strength on copied card.

### Round 7: Vote for Art Coloring

The seventh round lasted from March 20, 2018, to March 26, 2018.

Players voted on the color palette the art of the card would use. There was an orange/red coloring, a green coloring, and a blue coloring.

The winner of Round 7 was the orange palette.

### Cancelled Round: Vote for Strength and Ability Values

This round was cancelled during the tournament because the Stormbound Team wanted to ensure the card would be balanced when compared to other cards.

### Round 8: Submit Name Ideas

The eigth round lasted from March 27, 2018, to April 2, 2018.

Players submitted their ideas for the name of the card. The Stormbound Team again chose five names to advance to the next round.

The winners of Round 8 were:

* CarlosP1165
* beowulfing
* Spacepuffin
* Nemeu
* PAWANW

### Round 9: Vote for Card Name

The ninth round lasted from April 3, 2018, to April 9, 2018.

Players voted on the name of the card from these five finalists:

* *Harvesters of Souls*
* *Devious Replicators*
* *Infernal Jailers*
* *Smoldering Defilers*
* *Emissaries of Pain*

The winner of Round 9 was *Harvesters of Souls.*

## Results

The final card produced by the Create-a-Card Competition is Harvesters of Souls, which was added to the game on July 9, 2018.