Trading Cards of BitcoinTalk Forum Members

[btcards]

What would be the purpose of the cards?

Value, Collection, Promotion?

Hedge against inflation.

And each cared will come equipped with a paper USB file, offering up more information on the profile. The first talking trading cards.

Actually, you aren't to far off w/ what your saying there.

Then I'll guess again:

http://raulcolon.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IMG_0781.jpg

It does sort of look like that haha.... wait till you see the back

[DPony13]

Ooooh I want in!~
XD

[iCEBREAKER]

Of course Satoshi would be the Adam Bomb of the first series!   

[x0Jakeyboy0x]

Just found this thread. I'm honored to be considered for a rookie card, btcards. Looks like a sweet idea and I'm definitely behind it, with or without a card of my own. I think it will be a neat way to physically document the digital world of bitcoin. My only request as of now, round edges. I think that what makes a trading card, a good trading card. Also lessens the wear and tear.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Just found this thread. I'm honored to be considered for a rookie card, btcards. Looks like a sweet idea and I'm definitely behind it, with or without a card of my own. I think it will be a neat way to physically document the digital world of bitcoin. My only request as of now, round edges. I think that what makes a trading card, a good trading card. Also lessens the wear and tear.

Excellent suggestion, Jake! I want round edges also, and you might as well do the corners at the same time while the card's in the round edger machine. 

[Darkneo]

I wanna see my card, but it could have so many names and uses

[btcards]

Great suggestions!  Round corners could be a possiability ....man, Satoshi would be the Adam Bomb! wow what flashbacks:P

I am having problems thinking of how to authenticate digital cards  but physical cards by default of being physical are authenticated.

Also, if anyone knows a good graphic designer point me to them.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

If the cards are going to be number, may I suggest:

• 1: Satoshi Nakamoto
• 69: BitcoinPorn
• 100: Bitcoin 100
• 420: Dank
• ?: Atlas
• ? + 1: Atlas
• ? + 2: Atlas
• ? + 3: Atlas
• ...
• ? + 46: Atlas

[slothbag]

I like this idea, are there any concept artists or talented illustrators amongst us that can help whip up some some nice characters (i'm thinking Magic: the Gathering style)?

It would be great if the cards could hold some sort of value to make them desirable.. embedded bitcoins or a guarantee to reclaim them for btc, haven't found a good idea for this yet.

I think the most likely way this would work is forum users push the creation of their own card, they organise/pay for artwork, they write the characters back story and character traits (based on themselves i guess), they choose how valuable/rare the card is, and then we have a standard process to get the card made up and packaged to fit the other cards in the set.

Not sure if there needs to be a playable game portion to it though (like Magic), perhaps something simple like if you have a hand that trumps another collector, the loser pays for your lunch or bitcoin conference entry or something