Card Make Arena Adds Shakapachi With Super And Extreme Timing
A real trading card game etiquette violation gets turned into a hidden, timing-based flourish that opponents cannot see, letting players enjoy the habit without the bad manners.
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PLAYISM announced 'Card Make Arena' on August 18 for PC via Steam, with early access planned within 2026. Developer Lizardry revealed the game includes a shakapachi function. Players flip through their hand with crisp sound effects, and well-timed shakapachi triggers a SUPER variant, with better timing producing an EXTREME shakapachi featuring spinning cards. Since opponents cannot see it, players can shakapachi freely without bad-manner concerns.
Lizardry, the individual creator behind '7 Days to End with You' and 'Refind Self: 性格診断ゲーム', detailed the shakapachi system on August 21. The video shows the hand flipping one card at a time with crisp sound effects. Proper timing produces a SUPER shakapachi, and better timing produces an EXTREME shakapachi with spinning cards.
Shakapachi refers to shuffling one's hand with noise, an act considered bad manners in physical card games. BANDAI CARD GAMES rules prohibit acts that make opponents uncomfortable, listing noisy hand shuffling as an example. In this digital card game, the action is invisible to the opponent, so players can shakapachi freely during matches.
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