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===Do I need permission to edit someone else's deck?===
===Do I need permission to edit someone else's deck?===


{{Infobox
This is up to the person who made the deck.
| title=Example
| designers=James
| date=2nd June 2002
| players=2+
| status=Playable
}}


{{Infobox
Existing decks have a box in the top right hand corner, including details of the deck. If the deck is ''under construction'', then the designer is happy for other users to add new cards. Check the talk page to see whether they have any specific requests or guidelines. If the deck is ''locked'', however, then you shouldn't edit it or add cards to it - you should instead go to the article's 'talk' page and make your suggestions there.
| title=Example
| designers=James
| date=2nd June 2002
| players=2+
| status=Playable
|unlocked=true
}}


You ''may'' need permission to add to or change an existing deck.
===How do I set up an account?===
 
Click the "Log in" button for instructions.
 
===Is there a glossary?===
Yes.  There's a link to it on the front page.


Existing decks should have a box in the top right hand corner, which looks a bit like one of the two on the right.
===Is there any consistent convention on the use of colours?===


If the deck is 'unlocked', feel free to edit it, but you need to set up an account first.
Thing cards are usually blue, Action cards are usually red.


If the deck is 'locked', don't edit it, but go to the article's 'talk' page and make your suggestion there.
===Why don't the colours print out except as outline?===


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Possibly your printer settings? I think some printers have the option to print background colours as outlines instead, to save ink.


===How do I set up an account?===
===Why "Dvorak"?===


At the top of every page, you should see a link that says 'log in/create account'. Click that link and fill in the details. You don't need to provide an email address.
It was a bad joke referencing the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartok_(game) Bartok card game]. The tentative theory that all Nomic card games have to be named after a six-letter European composer whose name ends with "k".

Latest revision as of 16:03, 29 July 2011

For help with navigating, editing or anything else, we refer you the MediaWiki help pages.

You can also join the mailing list and get help there.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I upload a deck I've made, or start making a new one?

First you need to create an account to be able to edit the wiki. When you've done that, the deck creation guide will walk you through the steps of adding a deck to the archive.

Do I need permission to edit someone else's deck?

This is up to the person who made the deck.

Existing decks have a box in the top right hand corner, including details of the deck. If the deck is under construction, then the designer is happy for other users to add new cards. Check the talk page to see whether they have any specific requests or guidelines. If the deck is locked, however, then you shouldn't edit it or add cards to it - you should instead go to the article's 'talk' page and make your suggestions there.

How do I set up an account?

Click the "Log in" button for instructions.

Is there a glossary?

Yes. There's a link to it on the front page.

Is there any consistent convention on the use of colours?

Thing cards are usually blue, Action cards are usually red.

Why don't the colours print out except as outline?

Possibly your printer settings? I think some printers have the option to print background colours as outlines instead, to save ink.

Why "Dvorak"?

It was a bad joke referencing the Bartok card game. The tentative theory that all Nomic card games have to be named after a six-letter European composer whose name ends with "k".