This index is for tropes common or exclusive to Collectible Card Games.
Game Design Tropes
- Deader than Dead
- Drafting Mechanic
- First-Player Advantage Mitigation
- Hit Points
- Loads and Loads of Rules
- Mana
- Obvious Rule Patch
- Power Creep
- Turn-Based Combat
Card Design Tropes
- Card Cycling
- Counterspell
- Draw Extra Cards
- Extra Turn
- Highly Specific Counterplay
- Instant-Win Condition
- Manipulating the Opponent's Deck
- Mass Card Removal: A.k.a board wipes.
- No-Sell
- Out-of-Turn Interaction
- Random Effect Spell
- Vanilla Unit
Product Tropes
- CCG Importance Dissonance
- Expansion Pack
- Junk Rare
- Prestigious Player Title
- Promotional Powerless Piece of Garbage
- Tournament Play