LOGOS cards
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LOGOS cards is a collectible card game developed for Second Life
Second Life
Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...

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The game was first conceptualized by Florian Kraner in 2008. Development began in earnest early 2009 with the addition of Darien Caldwell to the creative team. The full game was released on July 1, 2010.

Basics

LOGOS is played by two players. Both of them each start with 100.000 Hit Points and it is their objective to reduce the Hit Points of their opponent to 0 first.
They do so by battling with cards that follow a Rock-paper-scissors
Rock-paper-scissors
Rock-paper-scissors is a hand game played by two people. The game is also known as roshambo, or another ordering of the three items ....

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LOGOS cards is played in Second Life using a HUD
HUD (video gaming)
In video gaming, the HUD is the method by which information is visually relayed to the player as part of a game's user interface...

. It consists of two SL items that have to be worn and will add a display of the hand dealt to you as well as some other elements to the screen. The game can be played anywhere in Second Life on the go.
This allows players to play the game in a fully emersive 3D environment, where they have full control over how their avatars and surroundings are represented.
The community that has formed is constantly adding and maintaining new play areas where players organize tournaments and events.

Cards

Cardmotives are mostly generated from Second Life sceneries and sorted into 5 categories of cards: Energy, Matter, Information, Life and Neutral. When building decks the player needs to keep combo requirements and effects for his cards in mind.

Technology

LOGOS makes use of Googles App Engine, which allows the Second Life game to be enhanced by a website interface that allows players to edit card decks and more for no cost.
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