What images to use for games with no license

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developgame
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What images to use for games with no license

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Hi All:

I am developing CrazyEights game which does not have a license or images from publishers. Can I use any images I find on the internet? I need to create all the image files.

Thanks for any advice :D
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Frankly there are now enough games for which licences exist so I’d not waste your time on a game where it may never arrive. It’s slightly depressing when you have built a game that is never going to be released...
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The original poster is presumably referring to a public-domain traditional card game, so licensing of the game itself shouldn't be a problem. It's just that traditional card games don't have artwork per se.

You can use imagery you find on the internet, as long as you can determine it is licensed appropriately. A permissive license (public domain, Creative Commons, GPL) will probably serve you best; if you cannot determine how an image is licensed, don't use it. You should give credit where due to the image creators regardless.
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The images in Cribbage are the best I've found on this site so far:
cards.png
cards.png (47.12 KiB) Viewed 1324 times
cards_four.png
cards_four.png (107.75 KiB) Viewed 1324 times
It'd be nice if there were a standard card game template program, instead of asking the programmers to recreate the same features for each individual game.
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Thanks joezg! those are really cool.
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admiralspunky wrote: 19 March 2021, 16:17 The images in Cribbage are the best I've found on this site so far:

cards.pngcards_four.png

It'd be nice if there were a standard card game template program, instead of asking the programmers to recreate the same features for each individual game.
Thanks admiralspunky! It will be easy for me to adapt these cards to my game! thanks! :D
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RavingWanderer wrote: 19 March 2021, 01:10 The original poster is presumably referring to a public-domain traditional card game, so licensing of the game itself shouldn't be a problem. It's just that traditional card games don't have artwork per se.

You can use imagery you find on the internet, as long as you can determine it is licensed appropriately. A permissive license (public domain, Creative Commons, GPL) will probably serve you best; if you cannot determine how an image is licensed, don't use it. You should give credit where due to the image creators regardless.
Thanks RavingWanderer! Good information to know! Will make creating my game much easier!
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apollo1001 wrote: 18 March 2021, 23:28 Frankly there are now enough games for which licences exist so I’d not waste your time on a game where it may never arrive. It’s slightly depressing when you have built a game that is never going to be released...
Good advice apollo1001! I would be very disappointed if I put in all the time to develop a game and never see anyone enjoy it.
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