Everdeck
Ranked 5 of 15 card games by recommenders
Well-made, flexible deck that supports new card games and suits board game makers. Critics say its mappings and visual design are hard to use.
Well-made, flexible deck that supports new card games and suits board game makers. Critics say its mappings and visual design are hard to use.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Well made, nice cards
“A sophisticated and meticulously crafted deck of cards.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)” “The cards are pretty well made and it's a nice deck.”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)” Supports new board and card games
“Finally we have a deck that can support my new game”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)” “excellent foundations for a board game”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)” “pure gold, worth a read for board game systems enthusiasts”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Awkward to use in play
“that I really like the look of”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)” “I would be way too irritated when trying to actually use it”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)” “The mystic bent limits the usability of the deck, since most people I play with, when playing games like Sheepshead try playing with more traditional decks.”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)” - Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)”
Visual design needs tightening
“This is a very cool idea but the visual design of the cards needs some tightening up”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)” “the Os and 0s look the same in the chosen font”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)”
Other card games people recommend
The four most recommended other card games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic: The Gathering | 27 | 25 | 52% | 10 | 31 yrs7 owners | — |
| Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino | 14 | 4 | 78% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Inscryption | 11 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Solitaire Alone Together | 11 | 1 | 92% | 1 | — | — |
| EverdeckThis page | 9 | 6 | 60% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
17 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“A sophisticated and meticulously crafted deck of cards.”
“pure gold, worth a read for board game systems enthusiasts”
“It is a great project that inspired me to make another multideck based on it”
“works well, works great in fact for a lot of those basic”
“I would be way too irritated when trying to actually use it”
“This is a very cool idea but the visual design of the cards needs some tightening up”
“they’re lovely things but I’ve not found them easy to bring out in a group”
“that I really like the look of”
“remembering the mappings is tricky for most players”
“The mystic bent limits the usability of the deck, since most people I play with, when playing games like Sheepshead try playing with more traditional decks.”
“the Os and 0s look the same in the chosen font”
“it was well worth the $25 to print it out”
“This paragraph was designed as ruthless LLM slop.”
“The cards are pretty well made and it's a nice deck.”
“Finally we have a deck that can support my new game”
“21$ deck, 27$ delivery... no”
“excellent foundations for a board game”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.