Agenda

People always ask, "How do you power balance thousands of cards in a Trading Card Game?" It seems like an impossibly daunting task. In this session, you will learn how the best in the business do it, and why your game is actually easier to balance the more cards it has. Learn why algorithmic balance, the most common thing people try first, fails. Instead try comparative power sorting; a fairly simple but powerful technique that leverages some cards in your game to help balance others. Moreso, this technique works for any game that has lots of game objects with complex abilities that need balance, but can't achieve it algorithmically.