How Do You Make a TCG Species Feel Unique?

I’m designing the Crab cards for my homemade trading card game, Tide TCG — and I finally have a website for the game! Explore Tide TCG: https://playtidetcg.com Sorry for the two-week gap between uploads! I've been busy working on Tide, including building its new website, where you can explore the Card Vault, learn the rules, and follow the game's development. In this episode, I'm taking a closer look at Crabs, one of the five major species in Tide's first set. Rather than making Crabs simply have enormous amounts of Block, I want them to have a more interesting defensive identity built around Shelled, adjacency, positioning, protecting other creatures, and turning defense into offense. We'll revisit Mossmantle Guardian and Deepstone Monstrosity, reveal several new Crab designs, and introduce the Crab Warden: Kaedros, Lord of the Breakwater. Tide TCG is an aquatic trading card game I'm creating with original, hand-drawn artwork, five lanes, strategic movement, and unique creature abilities. Follow along as I design the cards, develop the artwork, build the game, and eventually put it all to the test. Website: https://playtidetcg.com #TideTCG #TradingCardGame #TCGDesign