[Tutorial] Make Your Cards Almost Foolproof

[iKiller]

Hey everyone, I'm back! I want to say that I've been off of Yu-Gi-Oh, and YCM for a while lately. I'm surprised that this is still at the top of the page, and I've gotten so much Rep for it! Now I have a new offer for you all, check through this post if you want to see what it will be!

Lately, I've seen alot of people asking about printing their cards, so that they can use them against friends, etcetera...
So I've came up with this, a little guide to making your cards made on Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Maker more realistic, so you can fool your friends!
There are two parts to this tutorial, printing the card, and making the card.

Making Your Card On Yu-Gi-Oh Card Maker

Okay, so this is the first part of my tutorial to making a perfect card. Making the card.

1. To start with, always stick with common cards. It is near-impossible to make rare, super-rare, ultra-rare, limited edition, etcetera cards, and print them off. However if you print off transparent holo sheets on laminate sheets, this is possible, however you need direct precision to do this well...

2. For the fields "Creator" and "Date", put in "1996 Kazuki Takahashi". Kazuki Takahshi is the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh, and it was Copyrighted in 1996. Every card has this.

3. Keep the "Circulation I.D" clear. The way YCM puts it in is unrealistic, so don't bother with it.

4. Always "Randomize" the "Serial Number" section. Make sure none of them are the same.

5. Don't go off making your own sub-types, recolours, etc. etc. for print. Your friends will pick it up instantly.

6. Keep OCG correct, and up-to-date. You can fool them saying; "It's a new packet released...", in which case you'll have to have New-OCG.

7. Divine Monsters and "9999" ATK/DEF Monsters are a big no-no. It's pathetic trying to fool people with that.

8. Make sure you've taken off the "/ Effect]" on Union, Toon, and Gemini Monsters.

9. The "Set I.D" should be, for an example; The Name Of The Packet Is "The Rise Of The Killers", the first card would have the "Set I.D" of "ROTK-EN001". Going to 5 characters long in the first field is a little bit iffy.

Printing The Card You Made On Yu-Gi-Oh Card Maker

So here is the second part of my tutorial, printing off your cards. This is the hard bit, and make sure you have some spare money for things in this area...

1. Make sure the card(s) you've made are saved in an easy-locatable place on your hard-drive.

2. Try to print Nine (9) cards at the same time on one A4 sheet, so open them all up in a program such as Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Publisher, and leave a gap between them, so it is easier to cut later.

3. Make sure that every card has the dimensions of:

Measurement _____ | _____ Width _____ | _____ Height
Inches __________ 2.3125 __________ 3.375
Centimeters __________ 5.9 __________ 8.6
Pixels __________ 167 __________ 243

4. Make sure you have an A4 size printer. Buy some "Photo Paper" or "High Gloss Paper" and set your printer settings compatible with the paper.

5. Print it off, in High-Definition. Make sure it is HD, because it can easily get messed up otherwise.

6. Time to cut out. Get a very sharp knife, and a ruler (scissors will also do, but a knife can be more accurate), place the ruler up against the edges of the card, and cut out!
Note: Guillotines can also be used (not the head-chopping off ones...).

7. Check the thickness of your card. If it seems the same thickness of a real card, just print the back of the card onto the, well, back of the card. If not, you can print off another sheet with card-backs on, and stick them together.

Conclusion

Congratulations, if you have carried this out, you have successfully made some Yu-Gi-Oh! cards! Now have fun making and printing cards to play with your friends.

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Custom Cards On Wheels... Sort Of!

I am now making a once-in a lifetime opportunity! As I claim myself as one of YCM's best fake-card makers, I will be getting back into the gist of making custom fake cards, and then guess what? You can have them! I will be doing offers very shortly, but you'll know then, it'll be a totally new topic that everyone will be talking about
If you don't have the resources, or can't use this tutorial yourself, then no worries, send me your custom cards, and I'll fix 'em up, print 'em off, make 'em look good and send them to you! I won't do this yet, so don't attack me, but this will be for a fee...

I will send you the mint-condition cards for a price, there will be a set price however it will go down in proportion if you buy more, for P&P costs, etcetera... I will be doing a minimum of 100 cards, although there will be different rarities available. Just wait for this, or PM me if you have any queries...


All The Best, Best Regards,
~Killer~

PS: If there is anything that needs to be added to that, please post and I'll get straight to it.

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[ŞťřïЖЄѓ™]

Cool!
Wait till my friends see my cards now!
Thanks to you KillerXKid,my friends will NEVER spot the difference!
Thank you SO much!

[iKiller]

No problem CCXC, there are many tutorials about this out there, I just put some together...

[~JG~]

Hehehe... my friends will die and i will win their best cards...

[iKiller]

Lol. I asked my tournament captain and he said that I could have entered with them, but he's gonna look out for me next time. And you'd like to kill your friends and take their cards. Great...

[greenshrimp]

i'll try this soon and hope a mate dont figure it out. and i like yr signiture

[iKiller]

Lol GreenShrimp, are you going to try it out on me? Lolz, I think I'll see... Anyways, thanks for commenting on my signature, although it is in the Showcase, where you could have commented.

[Chaos Knux]

(10-28-2008 11:03 AM)KillerxKid Wrote:  2. For the fields "Creator" and "Date", put in "2008 Kazuki Takahashi". Kazuki Takahshi is the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh, and it was Copyrighted in 1996.

Every card says "©1996 Kazuki Takahashi", not 2008, this includes the newest cards as well.

[iKiller]

Lol, I just noticed that when I re-read the thread, and you beat me to it
Changing now.
Note: When Printing, Using The Inches Measurement Is More Accurate.

[Chidori Of Doom]

is there a website that has 'yu gi oh-ish' animations i could use?

[-Cirno-]

KillerxKid, this tutorial is awesome! Thanks for making it. I can't wait to make the cards!

[W•I•S•D•O•M]

(10-28-2008 11:03 AM)KillerxKid Wrote:  Lately, I've seen alot of people asking about printing their cards, so that they can use them against friends, etcetera...
So I've came up with this, a little guide to making your cards made on Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Maker more realistic, so you can fool your friends!
There are two parts to this tutorial, printing the card, and making the card.

Making Your Card On Yu-Gi-Oh Card Maker

Okay, so this is the first part of my tutorial to making a perfect card. Making the card.

1. To start with, always stick with common cards. It is near-impossible to make rare, super-rare, ultra-rare, limited edition, etcetera cards, and print them off.

2. For the fields "Creator" and "Date", put in "1996 Kazuki Takahashi". Kazuki Takahshi is the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh, and it was Copyrighted in 1996.

3. Keep the "Circulation I.D" clear. The way YCM puts it in is unrealistic, so don't bother with it.

4. Always "Randomize" the "Serial Number" section. Make sure none of them are the same.

5. Don't go off making your own sub-types, recolours, etc. etc. for print. Your friends will pick it up instantly.

6. Keep OCG correct, and up-to-date. You can fool them saying; "It's a new packet released...", in which case you'll have to have New-OCG.

7. Divine Monsters and "9999" ATK/DEF Monsters are a big no-no. It's pathetic trying to fool people with that.

8. Make sure you've taken off the "/ Effect]" on Union, Toon, and Gemini Monsters.

9. The "Set I.D" should be, for an example; The Name Of The Packet Is "The Rise Of The Killers", the first card would have the "Set I.D" of "ROTK-EN001". Going to 5 characters long in the first field is a little bit iffy.

Printing The Card You Made On Yu-Gi-Oh Card Maker

So here is the second part of my tutorial, printing off your cards. This is the hard bit, and make sure you have some spare money for things in this area...

1. Make sure the card(s) you've made are saved in an easy-locatable place on your hard-drive.

2. Try to print Nine (9) cards at the same time on one A4 sheet, so open them all up in a program such as Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Publisher, and leave a gap between them, so it is easier to cut later.

3. Make sure that every card has the dimensional width of:
2.3125 inches and a hight of 3.375 inches,
or a width of 5.9 Centimeters and Hight of 8.6 Centimeters.

4. Make sure you have an A4 size printer. Buy some "Photo Paper" or "High Gloss Paper" and set your printer settings compatible with the paper.

5. Print it off, in High-Definition. Make sure it is HD, because it can easily get messed up otherwise.

6. Time to cut out. Get a very sharp knife, and a ruler (scissors will also do, but a knife can be more accurate), place the ruler up against the edges of the card, and cut out!
Note: Guillotines can also be used (not the head-chopping off ones...).

7. Check the thickness of your card. If it seems the same thickness of a real card, just print the back of the card onto the, well, back of the card. If not, you can print off another sheet with card-backs on, and stick them together.

Conclusion

Congratulations, if you have carried this out, you have successfully made some Yu-Gi-Oh! cards! Now have fun making and printing cards to play with your friends.

All The Best, Best Regards,
~Killer~

PS: If there is anything that needs to be added to that, please post and I'll get straight to it.

Can I use any printer?
Or just that one???:

[iKiller]

Chidori Of Doom - I know some, but they're bookmarked on my other computer. I'll PM you the link when I'm on my other computer.

Overheat29 - No problem I just hope they turn out as wonderful as mine have

Mozart1337 - You can use any printer, you just have to set the settings to what I have stated above. And make sure you have coloured ink in it, and also that it can print on A4 paper. That'd be it?

Since I've not got one bad comment yet, and this seems to help out so many people already, do you think it deserves a sticky?

[BloodSoakedSamurai]

Hey thanks for the great tutorial, one question though were can I get a good version of the back of a yugioh card?

[iKiller]

Just Google it. Google is your friend in this case.

Search for:
"Yu-Gi-Oh Card Back"

Get it, large or extra large, for higher detail when you shrink it...

[TotalObelisk]

You mentions using 'photo paper' or 'high gloss paper'...know anywhere I can buy these?

BTW kudos for the tutorial, I'm sure a lot of people are gonna be confused by the new cards their friends are suddenly getting XD...

[iKiller]

Lol, yep.

It's usually available in a Stationary Store or sometimes at a Newsagents.
It is usually easier, and cheaper, to purchase it off of the internet though.

Thanks!

[greenshrimp]

hi has any1 achualy tried to make rare super rare ect. and if yes why is it so hard to do

[Malekith12]

I wonder if I could actually fool my friends now that I've told them of this place? Great tutorial, looks like my friends will be seeing some new Syncro's then for my Syncro deck. *Goes on Ebay to look for some stuff for the "fake" cards* Oh almost forgot +Rep.

[iKiller]

Thanks for the +Rep

And, GreenShrimp, the reason Rares are so hard to make is from the fact that they're more shiny...