Frequently Asked Questions
Is TCG1 free to play?
Yes! You can play with ANY card in the system without any restrictions. Although some advanced features are reserved for supporters.
Which sets & formats are included?
TCG1 primarily focuses on Retro formats & sets, starting all the way from Base Set until Generation 8. Full list of cards is available in-game, under “Card Database” window.
This is great! How can I support you?
Please Become a Patron through Patreon to both support us and receive some perks in the meantime! Your support is critical to maintain and update the site regularly. Thanks in advance!
How can I contact you?
You may either contact axpendix (a.k.a. admin) here or any member of our vibrant staff team (visible here) or in Discord.
Found a bug, how do I report it?
Please use in-game bug reporting feature to report card/effect problems. That way, the game log is auto-attached to the report so we can diagnose the problem by looking at the log. You can also browse existing Bug Reports.
I have an idea/suggestion!
Please post it under Feature Requests.
What is Career Mode?
Career Mode lets you to have a virtual inventory of cards by opening packs and completing quests and achievements. You are only allowed to use the cards you have to build decks and battle with other players. It started with Base Set cards and sets are gradually being released on Career according to chronological order. You start Career Mode with a predefined set of cards then battle other players to level up and expand your collection.
How can I contribute to the development?
Please see Card Implementation Guide and introduce yourself in #dev.
Can I use it for my Youtube or Twitch videos/streams?
Please do! You should also post your video to our Discord and Forum as well to get more publicity.
Can I organize tournaments on TCG1?
You absolutely can! Please write on #tournament channel in Discord.
Known Limitations of TCG1 Engine
- There are no draw games or sudden death feature. The game declares winner at the first moment a win condition is met (with no guaranteed order).
- Choosing order of resolution of similar effects is not supported; e.g. Focus Band & Fortitude.
- Not all targets (e.g. Pokemon) can be validated before the choice is made, if the choice is illegal then it does not get rolled back. Example: if an attack is made which requires a Pokemon selection, for which there is a Safeguard-like effect that prevents that effect, the Pokemon may still be selectable on the UI but the effect will be prevented upon choosing it, without a replacement. Better be aware of all effects to not make a wrong choice.
TCG1 Community Rules
TCG1 Moderation Team is committed to make sure that playing & posting on TCG1 is an enjoyable experience for everyone. An important part to accomplishing this is making sure that our rules for posting and interacting with others are as clear as possible. This post aims to lay out rules that the team determined were necessary to keep a play environment that is appropriate for people of all ages.
1) Strong harassment towards users is strictly forbidden. Any user that is directly attacking or harassing another user in game chat, lobby chat, on form posts, or in the Discord will have their posts removed and be banned accordingly. This consists of excessive insults, racism, slurs, and other strong language meant to hurt other users on the site. Be kind to one another!
2) Spamming unnecessary, suspicious, or malicious messages is prohibited. Nobody wants to be shouted down in the lobby chat from any single user posting unnecessarily. To combat this, we will be clearing out the posts of any user that are repetitive and provide no purpose other than to spam and giving a 1 week ban.
3) Posting malicious content or personal information will result in a ban. This includes sexually explicit text, images, and links, as well as links to suspicious or dangerous websites. Posting private information of any person on the site is also strictly forbidden. Breaking this rule will result in a 2 week ban or more depending on the seriousness of the offense. The safety of our players, both online and offline, is important to us, and we intend to protect it as much as possible.
We will update this list as necessary if new rules need to be changed or added in the future.
Thank you everyone for playing TCG1, and a special thank you to everyone who contributes to the continuous development of the site. We are all responsible for making this site safe, inviting, and fun for everyone.
Get out there and have fun playing together!
General Community Guidelines
Guidelines
This is a Civilized Place for Public Discussion
Please treat this discussion forum with the same respect you would a public park. We, too, are a shared community resource — a place to share skills, knowledge and interests through ongoing conversation.
These are not hard and fast rules, merely guidelines to aid the human judgment of our community and keep this a clean and well-lighted place for civilized public discourse.
Improve the Discussion
Help us make this a great place for discussion by always working to improve the discussion in some way, however small. If you are not sure your post adds to the conversation, think over what you want to say and try again later.
The topics discussed here matter to us, and we want you to act as if they matter to you, too. Be respectful of the topics and the people discussing them, even if you disagree with some of what is being said.
One way to improve the discussion is by discovering ones that are already happening. Spend time browsing the topics here before replying or starting your own, and you’ll have a better chance of meeting others who share your interests.
Be Agreeable, Even When You Disagree
You may wish to respond to something by disagreeing with it. That’s fine. But remember to criticize ideas, not people. Please avoid:
- Name-calling
- Ad hominem attacks
- Responding to a post’s tone instead of its actual content
- Knee-jerk contradiction
Instead, provide reasoned counter-arguments that improve the conversation.
Your Participation Counts
The conversations we have here set the tone for every new arrival. Help us influence the future of this community by choosing to engage in discussions that make this forum an interesting place to be — and avoiding those that do not.
Discourse provides tools that enable the community to collectively identify the best (and worst) contributions: bookmarks, likes, flags, replies, edits, and so forth. Use these tools to improve your own experience, and everyone else’s, too.
Let’s leave our community better than we found it.
If You See a Problem, Flag It
Moderators have special authority; they are responsible for this forum. But so are you. With your help, moderators can be community facilitators, not just janitors or police.
When you see bad behavior, don’t reply. It encourages the bad behavior by acknowledging it, consumes your energy, and wastes everyone’s time. Just flag it. If enough flags accrue, action will be taken, either automatically or by moderator intervention.
In order to maintain our community, moderators reserve the right to remove any content and any user account for any reason at any time. Moderators do not preview new posts; the moderators and site operators take no responsibility for any content posted by the community.
Always Be Civil
Nothing sabotages a healthy conversation like rudeness:
- Be civil. Don’t post anything that a reasonable person would consider offensive, abusive, or hate speech.
- Keep it clean. Don’t post anything obscene or sexually explicit.
- Respect each other. Don’t harass or grief anyone, impersonate people, or expose their private information.
- Respect our forum. Don’t post spam or otherwise vandalize the forum.
These are not concrete terms with precise definitions — avoid even the appearance of any of these things. If you’re unsure, ask yourself how you would feel if your post was featured on the front page of the New York Times.
This is a public forum, and search engines index these discussions. Keep the language, links, and images safe for family and friends.
Keep It Tidy
Make the effort to put things in the right place, so that we can spend more time discussing and less cleaning up. So:
- Don’t start a topic in the wrong category.
- Don’t cross-post the same thing in multiple topics.
- Don’t post no-content replies.
- Don’t divert a topic by changing it midstream.
- Don’t sign your posts — every post has your profile information attached to it.
Rather than posting “+1” or “Agreed”, use the Like button. Rather than taking an existing topic in a radically different direction, use Reply as a Linked Topic.
Post Only Your Own Stuff
You may not post anything digital that belongs to someone else without permission. You may not post descriptions of, links to, or methods for stealing someone’s intellectual property (software, video, audio, images), or for breaking any other law.
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