I am working on a cross plattform Multiplayer CCG (web, android, ios).

Here are my goals in design:

• I want to game to be easly accessible and understandable for non CCG players within the first minute of play.

• a single game should be played by 2 - 4 players a once, without problems if one players drops out during play.

• players should make their next turn simultaneous (without waiting for other to make their turns)

My current approach:

• each Card has a point value for four Elements. In each Turn an Element is (randomly) selected and every Player chooses 1 card out of 3. The Player choosen the card with the highest value for that element wins the Round. After 10 Rounds the players a ranked by how many rounds they won.

Why does this approach seems not optimal?

• It seems really to easy to determin the next best turn. Your own turn is to little affected by the play style of the others. I would love the have a system where some cards are better against other cards. A bit of rock paper scissors where you have to think about what next turn the other players will make or so. But really think freely.

I would love to hear ideas may it be additions or new systems to make a CCG with roughly the stated design goals.

Thanks