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Everything about custom trading cards, AI art, rarity systems, and collecting. From beginner guides to advanced print techniques.
How to Design Your Own Trading Card Game from Scratch
A step-by-step guide to creating a custom TCG: core mechanics, card types, resource systems, balancing, art direction, prototyping, playtesting, and printing.
How Pokemon Cards Became a Multi-Billion Dollar Investment (2018-2026)
The complete timeline of how Pokemon cards went from childhood toys to serious alternative investments, from the Logan Paul moment to the $5.275 million Illustrator card.
Trading Cards in Pop Culture: From Baseball to Blockchain
A cultural history of trading cards across 140 years: cigarette cards, baseball Topps, the 1990s TCG explosion, the 2000s decline, the 2020s revival, NFT experiments, and AI-generated cards as the next wave.
Pokemon Card Investing: A Beginner's Guide to Card Values in 2026
The Pokemon TCG market is worth over $12 billion. Here is how card values actually work, what drives rarity premiums, and the mistakes new investors make.
How to Use Trading Cards for Education and Learning (2026 Guide)
Trading cards are one of the most effective gamification tools for education. Learn how teachers and parents use custom cards for studying, retention, and engagement.
Group Activities with Custom Trading Cards: Team Building, Icebreakers, and Party Games
Custom trading cards turn any group event into an interactive experience. Step-by-step activity ideas for corporate team building, classrooms, parties, and weddings.
AI Art for Trading Cards: What Actually Works in 2026
A practical breakdown of which AI image generators produce usable trading card art in 2026: Gemini, DALL-E 3, Midjourney, Flux, and Stable Diffusion compared. Includes prompt tips, pipeline breakdowns, and honest limitations.
Best AI Trading Card Makers in 2026 (Compared)
A hands-on comparison of the top AI trading card generators in 2026: MakeACard, PokeCardMaker, MyPokeCard, Canva, and DIY with Midjourney. Features, pricing, and quality rated honestly.
Custom Trading Cards as Party Favors: Ideas for Every Occasion
How to use AI-generated custom trading cards as unique party favors for birthdays, weddings, graduations, baby showers, and corporate events. Includes batch creation tips, printing guide, and cost breakdowns.
D&D Character Cards: Create Custom RPG Trading Cards with AI
How to create custom D&D character cards, NPC cards, monster cards, and spell cards using AI. Covers card types for tabletop RPGs, design tips, and how MakeACard turns your character art into collectible trading cards with holographic effects.
How to Create Custom Pokemon-Style Cards with AI (Step-by-Step)
A practical guide to creating custom Pokemon-style trading cards from your own photos using AI. Covers photo tips, the generation process, rarity mechanics, printing, and common mistakes to avoid.
How to Print Custom Trading Cards at Home (2026 Guide)
Complete guide to printing custom trading cards at home: paper types, printer settings, cutting techniques, card sleeves, and when to use a professional print service instead. Includes specific product recommendations and cost breakdowns.
Pokemon TCG Pocket: Everything You Need to Know in 2026
A comprehensive guide to Pokemon TCG Pocket in 2026: all 14 expansions, God Packs, immersive cards, the trading system, Wonder Pick, ranked battles, and how the mobile game changed card collecting forever.
The Science Behind Holographic Cards: How They Actually Shimmer
How holographic trading cards work: from the diffraction gratings and thin-film interference that create physical shimmer, to the CSS techniques that replicate it digitally. Includes manufacturing details, foil types, and how MakeACard builds holo effects in the browser.
Trading Card Rarity Explained: From Common to God Pack
A deep dive into how rarity works across Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, and Yu-Gi-Oh, from the earliest holofoil cards in 1996 to God Packs in 2026. Includes pull rate data, rarity tier breakdowns, and how MakeACard's five-tier system works.
Turn Your Pet into a Pokemon Card: The Complete Guide
How to turn your dog, cat, or any pet into a custom Pokemon-style trading card using AI. Covers photo tips by animal type, how the AI assigns types and abilities, rarity mechanics, and printing your pet's card.
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