Create-A-Card Project
The Create-A-Card Project is a poll conducted between August and November 2020 in a single elimination bracket format to determine what Deck theme would receive a world premiere card in a TCG product the next year. There are a total of 16 themes, divided into 8 brackets.
On July 20, 2021, The Grand Creators was announced for release in the TCG, containing the new card for the winning theme: "Inzektor". The set would release January 28, 2022 with the new card "Zektrike Kou-ou".
Contents
Goals
The project was divided in 3 phases containing multiple votes, with the details of each subsequent phase being revealed after the last one was completed. The first and longest phase was a single elimination bracket of the 16 themes to determine which theme would receive the world premiere card. The second phase determined whether the winning theme's new card would be a Monster Card or a Spell/Trap Card. Due to the final choice being Spell/Trap, a subsequent poll decided whether it would be a Spell or Trap specifically. The third and final phase determined the type of set the card would debut in, between Core Boosters, a 60 Card Set, or a TCG "Gift Set" (e.g. Collectible Tin, Legendary Decks, etc.).
The poll began on August 4, but on August 11, the poll was suspended amidst allegations of foul play in the voting of the second round of the first phase. The poll was officially relaunched on August 18, 2020, starting again from the first round.
Phase 1
Relaunch
The winner of each bracket is highlighted in bold text.
Initial round
| Bracket | Themes | Votes | Total votes | Duration | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | The Weather | 9,966 | 18,116 | August 18, 07:00 (PDT) - August 20, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Graydle | 8,150 | ||||
| B | Dinomist | 14,392 | 26,639 | September 11, 11:00 (PDT) - September 14, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Lightsworn | 12,247 | ||||
| C | Valkyrie | 7,071 | 19,077 | August 21, 12:01 (PDT) - August 24, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Inzektor | 12,006 | ||||
| D | Sylvan | 8,092 | 14,883 | September 8, 11:14 (PDT) - September 10, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Cyber Angel | 6,793 | ||||
| E | Fire King | 6,423 | 13,424 | August 25, 12:16 (PDT) - August 27, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| X-Saber | 7,001 | ||||
| F | Fortune Lady | 7,837 | 13,547 | September 4, 10:00 (PDT) - September 7, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Hazy Flame | 5,710 | ||||
| G | Mermail | 6,565 | 17,405 | August 28, 12:00 (PDT) - August 31, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Photon | 10,840 | ||||
| H | T.G. | 7,799 | 17,990 | September 1, 7:00 (PDT) - September 3, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Frog | 10,191 |
Quarter finals
| Bracket | Themes | Votes | Total votes | Duration | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | The Weather | 8,330 | 20,138 | September 15, 12:00 (PDT) - September 17, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Dinomist | 11,808 | ||||
| CD | Inzektor | 8,902 | 17,411 | September 25, 12:00 (PDT) - September 28, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Sylvan | 8,509 | ||||
| EF | X-Saber | 7,868 | 15,016 | September 18, 08:01 (PDT) - September 21, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Fortune Lady | 7,148 | ||||
| GH | Photon | 15,798 | 29,828 | September 22, 13:49 (PDT) - September 24, 12:00 (PDT) | Announcement Poll Result |
| Frog | 14,030 |
Semi finals
| Bracket | Themes | Votes | Total votes | Duration | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABCD | Dinomist | 11,960 | 25,185 | September 29 - October 1 | Announcement Result |
| Inzektor | 13,225 | ||||
| EFGH | X-Saber | 11,798 | 24,140 | October 2 - October 5 | Announcement Result |
| Photon | 12,342 |
Final round
| Themes | Votes | Total votes | Duration | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inzektor | 28,354 | 51,782 | October 6 - October 12 | Announcement Result |
| Photon | 23,428 |
Bracket
| Initial round | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final round | |||||||||||
| August 18 to 20, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| The Weather | 9,966 | |||||||||||||
| September 15 to 17, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Graydle | 8,150 | |||||||||||||
| The Weather | 8,330 | |||||||||||||
| September 11 to 14, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Dinomist | 11,808 | |||||||||||||
| Dinomist | 14,392 | |||||||||||||
| September 29 to October 1, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Lightsworn | 12,247 | |||||||||||||
| Dinomist | 11,960 | |||||||||||||
| August 21 to 24, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Inzektor | 13,225 | |||||||||||||
| Valkyrie | 7,071 | |||||||||||||
| September 25 to 28, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Inzektor | 12,006 | |||||||||||||
| Inzektor | 8,902 | |||||||||||||
| September 8 to 10, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Sylvan | 8,509 | |||||||||||||
| Sylvan | 8,092 | |||||||||||||
| October 6 to 12, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Cyber Angel | 6,793 | |||||||||||||
| Inzektor | 28,354 | |||||||||||||
| August 25 to 27, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Photon | 23,428 | |||||||||||||
| Fire King | 6,423 | |||||||||||||
| September 18 to 21, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| X-Saber | 7,001 | |||||||||||||
| X-Saber | 7,868 | |||||||||||||
| September 4 to 7, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Fortune Lady | 7,148 | |||||||||||||
| Fortune Lady | 7,837 | |||||||||||||
| October 2 to 5, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Hazy Flame | 5,710 | |||||||||||||
| X-Saber | 11,798 | |||||||||||||
| August 28 to 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Photon | 12,342 | |||||||||||||
| Mermail | 6,565 | |||||||||||||
| September 22 to 24, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Photon | 10,840 | |||||||||||||
| Photon | 15,798 | |||||||||||||
| September 1 to 3, 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Frog | 14,030 | |||||||||||||
| T.G. | 7,799 | |||||||||||||
| Frog | 10,191 | |||||||||||||
Original
The following results were conducted using Twitter's built-in Poll function. After verified reports of users spending money to rig the vote with hundreds of fake accounts, the poll was cancelled for foul play, and the original results discarded. Afterwards, the polls were run on a separate website to reduce the probability of vote rigging influencing the final outcome.
| Bracket | Themes | Vote % | Total votes | Duration | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | The Weather | 56.7% | 27,671 | August 4 - August 6 | Link |
| Graydle | 43.3% | ||||
| C | Valkyrie | 56.4% | 45,871 | August 7 - August 10 | Link |
| Inzektor | 43.6% |
Phase 2
Initial round
| Options | Votes | Total votes | Duration | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monster Card | 3,785 | 15,227 | October 20 - October 22 | Announcement Results |
| Non-Monster (Spell/Trap) |
11,442 |
Follow-up
| Options | Votes | Total votes | Duration | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spell Card | 12,049 | 14,201 | October 23 - October 26 | Announcement Results |
| Trap Card | 2,152 |
Phase 3
Exact numbers weren't given for this round, only percentages of the final vote.
| Options | Votes | Total votes | Duration | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Booster | 23% | 100% | November 6 - November 13 | Announcement Results |
| 60 Card Set | 44% | |||
| Gift Set | 33% |
Legacy
While "Inzektor" would be the winning theme and eventually receive a world premiere card, the ongoing nature of product releases in Yu-Gi-Oh! means that every theme that took part in the poll is always just as likely to receive their own wave support in a given set as any other.
The following table details the first instance of each theme receiving new support after the 2020 poll.
| Name | Set | Name | Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Weather | Dimension Force (2021) | Fire King | Structure Deck R: Onslaught of the Fire Kings (2023) |
| Graydle | N/A | X-Saber | N/A |
| Dinomist | Darkwing Blast (2022) | Fortune Lady | N/A |
| Lightsworn | N/A | Hazy Flame | N/A |
| Valkyrie | N/A | Mermail | N/A |
| Inzektor | King's Court (2022, Winning card) | Photon | Photon Hypernova (2022/2023) |
| Sylvan | Dimension Force (2022) | T.G. | Age of Overlord (2023) |
| Cyber Angel | N/A | Frog | N/A |
