RetroYugi

A longtime Yu-Gi-Oh player had designed an entire alternative format — new rules, a restricted-token economy, curated decklists — and built a community around it. But the format lived in scattered Discord messages and PDFs. Players had nowhere to browse cards, share decks, or learn the rules.

They came in asking for "a website." What they actually needed was a full content platform — a searchable card database, a decklist system, editorial space for rules updates, and a structure that could scale without a rebuild.

I shipped the entire platform in two weeks: card database with filterable pool browser, decklist system, editorial blog, custom restricted-card mechanic in the data model, and responsive design tuned to the founder's visual identity.