ABOUT
The concept of TCGs or Trading Card Games sounds complicated but really isn't. Everything that you need to know about Divinity and how it works can be found in this section. If you have played a TCG before most of this is the same old stuff, yet some of the following explains things only relative to Divinity.
TCG?
As mentioned above, TCG means Trading Card Game. This online concept of the age old physical card games was created by the wonderful Calico. The more cards you gain the higher up in levels you rise. The level you are on can be displayed via a Banner. The levels are mentioned below:
ZERO : Waiting to add/hold list
ONE : 1-30
TWO : 31-70
THREE : 71-125
FOUR : 126-225
FIVE : 226-350
SIX : 351-550
SEVEN : 551-800
EIGHT : 801+
As you rise in levels you obviously gain cards and can then trade them off to other members to get a complete deck, or master a deck. When you do this you get a master card to show you have mastered that deck and move on to trying to master the next deck by gaining and trading with members. To see how to gain and trade, keep reading!
GAINING
There are many ways to gain cards and I outline them below and what the card reward is.
JOINING : When you first join you will get 2 cards from your deck of choice and 5 random cards in the starter pack. This is what will get you started on trying to master your first deck and gives you some cards to help you trade!
GAMES : There are many games offered on this site that will give you cards when you accomplish the tasks they ask of you. Some are harder and require anime/manga knowledge while others are simple and fun games that anyone can accomplish with a little time. A lot of the games are password protected and will take you to rewards that you can add right away to your collection (simply save the card(s) offered, and please don't press refresh and play only OCNE per round!). Other games are email forms so will take a little longer for the staff to reply or you may have to wait until the end of the round.
LEVEL UP : As I mentioned above, there are different levels in Divinity and everytime you level up, you get cards! Levels TWO-THREE give you 3 random cards. Levels FOUR-SIX gives you 3 random and 1 choice. Levels SEVEN-EIGHT gives you 3 random and 2 choice! You do NOT need to send in a form for when you move from ZERO to ONE since that is part of telling me you added your cards, which gives you one random card.
DONATE : You can get various amounts of cards from donating Banners, Buttons, and Pictures for card decks. It is further explained Here.
MASTERING : When you master you don't get only a master badge but cards also! You will receive 3 random cards and 2 choice cards! For a puzzle deck you will gain 5 random and 3 choice. However, you cannot trade any of the mastered deck off yet you still count them towards your total number of cards.
REFERRALS : For every person you refer you will get 2 random cards! Doesn't sound like much but if you refer a lot it really adds up.
BIRTHDAYS : We like to celebrate your birthday by giving you 1 choice card and 3 random. One of the staff members should contact you around your birthday. :]
FREEBIES : I will randomly give away freebies which will be one of the easiest way to get cards. I will announce when you get a freebie on the Main Page. I will usually give them away for holidays and when I have added a new deck. If you have joined after I have given away freebies feel free to take them as long as they are on the main page update.
TRADING
After you have gained new cards you can start trading with Members. To do so simply go to the members list and to each member's website that is listed. Search through their cards until you find one you want and see if you have a card they may want in exchange. Most members have a trade form, if not, simply email them the trade. WAIT for them to reply with positive or negative. If positive they should attach the card in the email and you reply with the attached card you are trading to them. REMOVE the card you traded off and add the new card you traded for. Be sure to update your trade log!
WEBSITES
When playing a TCG you need a website to display your cards with. Please don't use Deviantart, LiveJournal, Forums or anything that requires a password. You can get a free easy-to-make website from Freewebs or Geocities. Some basic things that you should have on the site is of course the cards you have gained/earned. You should organize the cards and mark which cards you wish to keep and which you wish to trade. A banner or button that links back to Divinity is welcome. A trade/gain log is needed to show where you have gotten the cards from. Your name so people can know who to referr as well as either a trade form or an email address to use when trading. Sounds hard? It isn't! You can view an example of a card page Here
CERTIFICATES
Besides cards I also give out certificates (You can view an example Here). These can be traded in for cards at the Certificate Exchange or you can use them to trade for other certificates and cards that you may need more.
Now that you have read the about section (if you haven't, pretend you have!) you can head on over to the Rules section to read some of the rules Divinity has.
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