Item from Club Penguin by New Horizon Interactive / Disney
Three elements on painted cards — fire, water, snow — and the ancient game that turned penguins into ninjas, one belt at a time.
Card-Jitsu cards are the core of Club Penguin's deepest game system. The rules are elegant: Fire melts Snow. Snow freezes Water. Water douses Fire. Play cards against opponents, win rounds, earn colored belts from white to black. At black belt, challenge Sensei himself. Beat him and receive the ninja mask — the most coveted item on the island. The cards expanded into Card-Jitsu Fire (played in a volcanic dojo), Card-Jitsu Water (an underwater arena), and Card-Jitsu Snow (a cooperative battle). But the original game at the Dojo mat, shuffling cards against a stranger while Sensei watched, was where the magic was. It turned a cute penguin game into something with genuine progression, mastery, and achievement.
Rectangular cards featuring stylized artwork of three elements: Fire (a flame of hot sauce), Water (a water balloon), and Snow (a snowball). Each card has a power level and an elemental type. The art style is bold and colorful with Eastern-influenced design. Ninja imagery decorates the borders. They feel ancient even though they're made of cardboard.
Also known as: CJ Cards, Jitsu Cards, Ninja Cards