LackeyCCG
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LackeyCCG is a computer program used to play virtually any collectible card game
(CCG) against online opponents or for building and testing of CCG decks offline in a solitaire mode. It also allows for the searching of cards within each CCG. LackeyCCG currently has Mac
and Windows
versions but it has been reported to be stable on Linux
as well via Wine
. The program was created by Trevor Agnitti and is currently in its beta testing stage.
, Pokémon
and Magic: The Gathering
. Players may create a plugin for use with LackeyCCG representing any CCG. Unlike programs such as Apprentice
, LackeyCCG stores the card art for each card in the plugin. This is done so players may easily and quickly recognize cards being played . In addition LackeyCCG saves disc space and increases download speeds by using only one card image for each card, instead of four or more as programs such as CCG Workshop do. After installing or creating a desired plugin, players may also add additional plugins and may switch between the plugins to play different CCG's.
For copyright reasons, LackeyCCG does not come with any plugins aside from a basic plugin which shows users a template for making their own plugin, but users have shared the plugins they have made.
or by using a server associated with LackeyCCG. Since LackeyCCG will accommodate multiple CCG's, it does not come with a rules engine. As such, players are responsible for keeping track of any point totals and moving all cards to the appropriate playing zones. Lackey has included many tools for tracking health, turns, and phases within each turn.
Through the use of forums players can organize everything from one time sit down games all the way up to tournaments. The use of the Lackey Forums can aid in tracking games as well as finding new people to play with.
Recently, Card Arena, a league site supporting Lackey, was released allowing for organized play in ladders and tournaments using the LackeyCCG program.
Currently all LackeyCCG versions are free programs, but the designer has plans to make a premium version in addition to the free version.
Collectible card game
thumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards...
(CCG) against online opponents or for building and testing of CCG decks offline in a solitaire mode. It also allows for the searching of cards within each CCG. LackeyCCG currently has Mac
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
and Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
versions but it has been reported to be stable on Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
as well via Wine
Wine (software)
Wine is a free software application that aims to allow computer programs written for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like...
. The program was created by Trevor Agnitti and is currently in its beta testing stage.
Plugins
Using LackeyCCG a person may play games such as Call of Cthulhu LCG, Yu-Gi-Oh!Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
The is a Japanese collectible card game developed and published by Konami. It is based on the fictional game of Duel Monsters created by manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, which is the main plot device during the majority of his popular manga franchise, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and its various anime adaptations...
, Pokémon
Pokémon Trading Card Game
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a collectible card game based on the Pokémon video game series, first introduced in Japan in October 1996, then North America in December 1998...
and Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
. Players may create a plugin for use with LackeyCCG representing any CCG. Unlike programs such as Apprentice
Apprentice (software)
Apprentice is a program that assists in playing Magic: The Gathering over the Internet and maintains a searchable database of Magic cards. It was developed by Dragonstar Studios from 1996-1999 and based on an earlier program from 1995 by Tan Thor Jen...
, LackeyCCG stores the card art for each card in the plugin. This is done so players may easily and quickly recognize cards being played . In addition LackeyCCG saves disc space and increases download speeds by using only one card image for each card, instead of four or more as programs such as CCG Workshop do. After installing or creating a desired plugin, players may also add additional plugins and may switch between the plugins to play different CCG's.
For copyright reasons, LackeyCCG does not come with any plugins aside from a basic plugin which shows users a template for making their own plugin, but users have shared the plugins they have made.
Independent CCG Plugins
The LackeyCCG software is also being used to develop a number of independent games, including Duality and Realms at War. Other plugins, while not on LackeyCCG, are being developed and are pending release, at various stages of completion.Gameplay
Players may connect with one another using an IP addressIP address
An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing...
or by using a server associated with LackeyCCG. Since LackeyCCG will accommodate multiple CCG's, it does not come with a rules engine. As such, players are responsible for keeping track of any point totals and moving all cards to the appropriate playing zones. Lackey has included many tools for tracking health, turns, and phases within each turn.
Through the use of forums players can organize everything from one time sit down games all the way up to tournaments. The use of the Lackey Forums can aid in tracking games as well as finding new people to play with.
Recently, Card Arena, a league site supporting Lackey, was released allowing for organized play in ladders and tournaments using the LackeyCCG program.
Currently all LackeyCCG versions are free programs, but the designer has plans to make a premium version in addition to the free version.
List of Plugins
Following is a list of all the plugins for LackeyCCG shared by users.- Aliens vs. Predator Collectible Card Game
- AnachronismAnachronism (game)Anachronism is a tabletop game with aspects of both miniatures and collectible card genres. The basis of the game is war between various historical characters. The creators of the game, TriKing Games and The History Channel, have dubbed it "The Greatest Game in History"...
- Babylon 5 CCG
- Battlestar Galactica CCG
- BattleTech CCGBattleTech CCGThe BattleTech Collectible Card Game is a collectible card game set in the BattleTech universe developed by Wizards of the Coast for FASA using the same style of gameplay and card distribution as WotC's Magic: The Gathering. Its production ran from 1996 through 2001...
- Beyblade TCG
- Bleach TCGBleach Trading Card GameThe Bleach Trading Card Game is a collectible card game from Score Entertainment, and is based on the anime and manga series of the same name.-Overview:The Bleach Trading Card Game is played with two people...
- Blue Moon CGBlue Moon (game)Blue Moon, published by Kosmos/Fantasy Flight Games, is Reiner Knizia's most successful take on the collectible card game genre. It is a card game for two players that bears some resemblance to the well-known Magic: The Gathering , although the game mechanics are quite different...
- Case Closed TCG
- Call of Cthulhu CCG
- Dark EdenDark EdenDark Eden is a collectible card game designed by Bryan Winter and published by Target Games that is set in the universe of the Mutant Chronicles role-playing game, among the tribes on the ravaged planet Earth. An expansion set named Genesis was planned but never released. Dark Eden was first...
- Digimon TCG
- Digimon CCG Online
- Duel Masters TCGDuel Masters Trading Card GameThe Duel Masters Trading Card Game is a two-player or 2 vs. 2 team collectible card game jointly developed by Wizards of the Coast, Shogakukan, and Mitsui & Co.. The card game is part of the Duel Masters franchise....
- Duality
- Epic BattlesEpic BattlesEpic Battles is a collectible card game by Score Entertainment released in September 2005. Gameplay attempts to emulate a traditional fighting game experience and features characters and attacks from several different franchises....
TCG - Fullmetal Alchemist TCG
- Hecatomb TCG
- Harry Potter TCGHarry Potter Trading Card GameThe Harry Potter Trading Card Game, is a strategy and collectible card game based in the magical world of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. Created by Wizards of the Coast in August 2001, the game was designed to compete with the Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering card games...
- [H4ck3Rs_ TCG]
- InuYasha TCG
- Legend of the Burning SandsLegend of the Burning SandsLegend of the Burning Sands is a collectible card game published by Five Rings Publishing Group in 1998. It was a spin-off from the earlier CCG Legend of the Five Rings...
- Legend of the Five Rings CCG
- Magic: The GatheringMagic: The GatheringMagic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
- MegaMan TCG
- NetrunnerNetrunnerNetrunner is a collectible card game designed by Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering. It was published by Wizards of the Coast and introduced in 1996. The game is based heavily on the Cyberpunk 2020 role-playing game published by R. Talsorian Games, but also draws additional...
CG - Pokémon TCGPokémon Trading Card GameThe Pokémon Trading Card Game is a collectible card game based on the Pokémon video game series, first introduced in Japan in October 1996, then North America in December 1998...
- Rage CCG White Wolf Get Plugin
- Raw Deal collectable card game
- Realms At War
- Rifts CCG
- Shadowrun TCG
- Spycraft CCG
- Star Trek CCG 2E
- Star Wars CCG (Decipher)
- Star Wars TCG (Wizards)
- Star Wars PocketModel TCG
- The Legend of Zelda TCG
- The Lord of the Rings TCG
- The Spoils
- Tomb Raider CCG
- Universal Fighting SystemUniversal Fighting SystemThe Universal Fighting System is a collectible card game originally designed by Sabertooth Games. The themes of the cards are drawn from a multitude of licensed gaming universes, principally Fighting game licenses...
- Unauthorized Dr. Who CCG
- Vampire: The Eternal StruggleVampire: The Eternal StruggleVampire: The Eternal Struggle, published as Jyhad in the first or "Limited" edition and often abbreviated as VTES, V:TES or V:tES, is a multiplayer collectible card game set in the World of Darkness. It is published by White Wolf, Inc....
- VS SystemVS SystemVs. System , also written as VS System and abbreviated as VS, is a collectible card game designed by Upper Deck Entertainment . In the game, players build and play a deck of Vs. System cards in an attempt to win a game against their opponent. It was first published in 2004 and is set in the...
- Warlord: Saga of the StormWarlord: Saga of the StormWarlord: Saga of the Storm is a collectible card game designed by Kevin Millard and David Williams. It was produced by Alderac Entertainment Group since its introduction in 2001 until January 2008, when they announced they were ceasing its production...
CCG - Wheel of Time CCG
- World of Warcraft TCG
- Yomi: Fighting Card Game
- Yu-Gi-Oh!Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card GameThe is a Japanese collectible card game developed and published by Konami. It is based on the fictional game of Duel Monsters created by manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, which is the main plot device during the majority of his popular manga franchise, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and its various anime adaptations...
- Zelda
External links
- Official site
- LackeyCCG Player's Forum A forum created by a LackeyCCG user to help bring together card gamers to play using Lackey.