What in the world is a TCG?
First of all, TCG stands for Trading Card Game. This site is exactly like a TCG, except, well, it's online! Before you can earn cards or start trading with other members, you must join the TCG first and in order to show everyone your cards, you need a website. When you join, you get a starter pack and you must put it up on your website and you'll be taken off a pending list. Then you can start earning cards and trade with other members of the same TCG. To earn cards, you play the games on the TCG site or, if it's possible, even buy cards from the TCG shop with the TCG's currency! The idea for the original online TCG idea is Calico.
About PuzzleMANIA
PuzzleMANIA is an anime, manga, and video game character TCG that officially opened in August 2006 by me, Godii! It occured to me that there wasn't a TCG (that I knew of) that didn't just have puzzle decks. So with my fascination for puzzle decks and my otaku-ness, PuzzleMANIA began. Since then, PM has had one owner, me, who sucks at running the place (XD) and one co-owner, Mandy F, who left in late 2007 due to lack of time. In spring 2008, I reopened the site (late) with the determination to run the site properly.
The Starter pack!
Well, since I'm such a nice person, you'll get 6 cards in your starter pack! Okay, yeah, I know. SIX CARDS!? What the heck is up with that!? But if you keep reading carefully, you might find some things that will get you more cards. You'll get 2 cards from the deck you'll be collecting, 3 random, and 1 special!
How Do I Earn Cards?
Well, here at PuzzleMANIA besides playing the games, another way to earn cards is to watch the updates and read carefully. When new decks are out, you'll most likely get some freebies! Also, by leveling up, referring to others, and mastering decks, you can earn more cards. Put Psycho Pirate in front of your name. If you refer other members, you'll get a two random normal card coupon and when it's your birthday, just head over to the forum and get your presents!!
What Are Levels?
To put it simply: Levels, or sometimes ranks, are to keep track of how many cards you have, plus, it's fun. What are the ranks here at PuzzleMANIA, you ask?
The answer to your question:No Puzzle: Pending
Easy Puzzle: 1-75 Cards
Simple Puzzle: 76-165 Cards
Medium Puzzle: 166-245 Cards
Intermediate Puzzle: 246-375 Cards
Hard Puzzle: 376-435 Cards
Tough Puzzle: 436-565 Cards
Difficult Puzzle: 565-680 Cards + 3 decks mastered
Insane Puzzle: 681-745 + 6 decks mastered
ZOMG!! Puzzle: 746-850 + 8 decks mastered
MANIAC Puzzle: 850+ and 10 decks mastered
Think these ranks are CRAZY!? Well, we never said they weren't! ^_^
REWARDS
Easy - Intermediate: 1 Choice, 2 Random
Hard - Difficult: 2 Choice, 2 Random
Insane - MANIAC: 2 Choice, 3 Random
After that you level up every 150 cards. The reward for that is 2 choice, 3 random & 1 special.
EXAMPLE:
850-999
1000-1149
1150-1299
If you don't understand, feel free to send us a mail and we'll try and explain better.
How To Master A Deck
First off, when you join, you have to pick a deck to collect. Once you've collected all the cards in that deck, then, glory, glory, hallelujah, you've mastered it! When you master a deck, you may take a master badge from the card page to put up on your website. Plus, you earn 2 choice cards, 2 random cards, & 1 random special. After you master a deck, you have to also add what deck you'll be collecting next. That's a chance to use your 2 choice cards to get a good start on mastering your new deck!
If you master a special deck though, you'll get 2 choice cards & 3 random special cards.
How Do I Trade With Another Member?
First, make sure that the card you want is in a Will Trade or Might Trade section of the member's trading post. If it's in their Keeping or Collecting section, you're probably not gonna get it unless you give an offer too good to turn down!
Of course, when you trade, you all trade everything equally. Doesn't make sense? Say you trade someone three normal cards and a special card, you should get either two special cards in return or four normal cards, or a different special card and three different normal cards. Am I being confusing? Put "Heck yeah, Godii, you're as confusing as bizzle" in the comment box without quotations to get an extra card! Don't forget to record your trades in your card log and take down the card(s) you've traded.
Also, be nice when you're asking for a trade or declining a trade. It's not really nice when you go "Give me your shark05 card!!" now, is it?
What Are Card Logs?
Card logs are to keep track of what cards you got from where.
For example:
January 4, 2007
Won hokage04 from Easy Puzzle.
If you don't have a card log, you're in trouble! Make sure that card log is detailed too, like the example. When member checks are taking place, I don't want to see:
January 4, 2007
Won a card from a game.
Dude, that's like, not acceptable.
Coupons
Coupons are kind of like TCG currency, only it gives you something more specific. There are twelve coupons in total:
What the coupons will get you is pretty self-explanatory, but if it's confusing, just hover your mouse over the coupon to see its explanation. You can redeem your coupons at the forum.
What Are WERE Puzzle Pieces?
Puzzle Pieces are were the form of currency here at PuzzleMANIA. Let's just say the Puzzle Shop was robbed but the criminal was caught. However, when the criminal was questioned, they said they had broken the puzzles and scattered them all over the place!! The Puzzle Shop will give you cards to if you find and return their Puzzle Pieces. Puzzle pieces have been replaced by coupons, which are less interesting, but much better. ^_^