value of a card directly

to the left or right

Spire Decks
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A spire deck is composed of a number of spire cards, and a single spire hint card. Spire decks
each have a unique, magical theme. Each deck will have its own custom frame so that the cards
from one deck are visually distinct from other decks at a glance. However, these frames should all
share the same skeleton and be easily recognizable as belonging to the same product.
The key feature of a spire deck is that the artwork from one card seamlessly wraps vertically and +
horizontally with the artwork of another card when they are laid on top of or alongside each other 10
in the correct location

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Costs

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Gives

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 Spire Cards
Spire
Card Name A spire card is exactly 63.5mm x 88.99mm (2.5in x 3.5in). At exactly 36mm (1.43in) above the bottom of
symbol
the frame shown on the left by the red dashed line is the wrap location. This is where the art for each
card blends seamlessly with the art from another spire card. This line is not actually directly visible on the
card, so this line is only for demonstration. Spire cards prioritize the artwork of card. Non-art below the
Effect description wrap location is minimized, and below this line the art must stretch to the edge of the frame- there should
not be any card border. The former dimensions and the locations of any other elements in relation to
Wrap Wrap these dimensions cannot be altered. Otherwise, the exact size and locations of the elements are
approximate. Elements which are grey are always present. Other colors represent elements which may
Art Effect or may not be on any given card.
● Card name bar (opaque): A bar that spans the top of the card which contains the card’s name.
Gives On the right hand side there is an optional cost section which has a varying number of resources
in a line. This section does not necessarily have to be visually distinct from the rest of the card
name bar
● Spire symbol: A small symbol in the upper left which helps to differentiate each spire type at a
glance.
● Effect description (semi-transparent): A semi-transparent box spans from just below the card
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name bar to the wrap location. This section contains the text which describes the effect of the
card. The text box must be transparent enough so that the art underneath the box is still visible,
but also opaque enough that the text in the box is still legible.
Deck Name
● Effect (semi-transparent or opaque): A column that hangs below the effect description on the
right hand side of the card. This column contains a number of symbols that remind players of any
ongoing effects the card has. The column will vary in height depending on how many symbols are
necessary, but there will never be more than 3. This box may be a visual continuation of the effect
description, as there will never be an effect column without an effect description. However, there
will be cards that have an effect description but no effect column.
● Wrap (opaque): A pair of markers which indicate where the art wraps. The bottom of these

Theme ●
markers should be aligned with the wrap location.
Gives (semi-transparent or opaque): A column on the bottom left of the card which contains a
number of resources. The column will vary in height depending on how many symbols are
necessary, but there will never be more than 3.
● Value (semi-transparent or opaque): A small box which contains a single numerical value
ranging from -99 to 99.
● Deck name (opaque): On the back side of the card there is a deck name bar which mirrors the
card name bar on the front
● Theme (opaque): On the back side of the card a there is a theme image which captures the
essence of the spire and matches the visual theme of the card from on the front of the card. The
theme should be distinct, but not too busy.
 Frame theme
Spire
The frame will have a gothic stained-glass church window theme. The borders and pinlines of the frame
symbol Test Card Name Here are wrought-iron, lead, or stone as appropriate. The fill is tinted and textured glass. The color of the
borders will be the secondary color for each spire, and the color of the glass will be the primary color for
each spire. The cost, gives, and effect symbols are constructed of stained glass and inset in white as
shown on the left. If the stained-glass symbols prove not to be readable at a glance, then they can be
Test Effect description replaced with traditional symbols that are instead mounted on top of the stained glass.
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All frame elements should feel like real windows without distracting too much from the the gameplay
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elements. When possible, stick to traditional gothic window design and forms like shown below. For
example, on the left I place the cost symbols nestled in between the mullions of peaked panes like we
Art see in the first example below.

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Likewise, the stonework, filigree, and embellishments should mirror real gothic patterns when possible.
For example. The upper left corner of the cards on the left may have a similar pattern to the left picture
below. However, don’t be afraid to get creative and break the mold a little bit- this is just a starting point.
 Exact card
dimensions
Because there is some printing and cutting error when making the cards, we need to add some buffer beyond the expected frame in
case the cut location is inaccurate. Below I included the specifications from the manufacturer. The art must have a 66.5mm x
91.9mm aspect ratio, and at the bottom, left, and right edges the art must wrap at the red line. The red line is inset 1.5 mm on each
side. The vertical wrap location will be 36mm above the bottom red line. Frame art outside the red line is expected to be cut away,
so it should consist of simple colors or textures that provide a buffer in the case of inaccurate cutting. When you provide work
updates please include both the normal frame art, and a version of the frame which includes both the red and green lines
below.
 Spire Deck Hint Cards

Deck Name

Description

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Theme A spire deck hint card has the same dimensions as a spire card but with a horizontal
Name Name orientation. It shares many of the same design elements as a normal spire card. The
deck name, description, and theme should be identical but with different size. At the
Effect description Effect description bottom of the card there are two miniaturized versions of normal spire cards which
likewise should share the same design elements of normally-sized spire cards. In the
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center of the card there is a box which has the same theme as the back of a normal spire
card. This box contains a graphic which shows the distribution of cards in the spire deck.
These cards are either a neutral color (white/gray) or a color which matches the resource
that the card gives (red, blue, brown, pink).

Deck Name

Hints
 Rule Hint Cards
Play Rules

Hints

These are simple cards with a title bar and a description. On the front will be play rules,
and on the back will be scoring rules.
Scoring Rules

Hints