Rare Slot — 14 — Introducing "Igniting The Spark" (a Magic: The Gathering documentary)

09/07/22 • 77 min

[[ Originally released as "TBP: Rare Slot" — a Bonus Episode of the former "The Booster Pack Podcast" ]]
We've got something special on this RARE SLOT!
Rands chats to the producers of a brand-new documentary that covers the history & community of Magic: The Gathering.
This film, titled Igniting The Spark, features over 50 interviews with people who have impacted or been impacted by the most iconic & influential CCG of all time: MAGIC!
Join us for this fun & exclusive chat with the filmmakers of this amazing new feature length movie.
[[The last few minutes of this podcast feature audio of the "Igniting the Spark" trailer]]
Find IGNITING THE SPARK on KICKSTARTER (ends 9/14/22):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cavegirlproductions/magic-the-gathering-documentary-igniting-the-spark
Check out the Cavegirl Prod. teams MTG Twitch channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/covenmtg
or on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/CovenMTG
Watch their first doc together, "EYE OF THE BEHOLDER" (D&D) free on Tubi:
https://tubitv.com/movies/520883/eye-of-the-beholder-the-art-of-dungeons-dragons
Watch Brian's first doc PLASTIC GALAXY free on Tubi:
https://tubitv.com/movies/286069/plastic-galaxy
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Booster Pack Throwback — 28 — Decipher's STAR WARS CCG with designer Tom Braunlich

[[ Originally released as "The Booster Pack". This show has since been retitled "Booster Pack Throwback" ]]
Today we are joined for our second episode with collectible game pioneer Tom Braunlich.
Tom, along with his design partner Rollie Tesh, designed 2 of the biggest CCGs of the 1990s: Decipher's Star Trek & Star Wars CCGs.
This episode Tom chats to Rands about how he went from the Star Trek CCG design period straight into working on the Star Wars CCG. He also shares how important it was to him that he capture the cinematic feel of Star Wars universe in the rule set of this game.
Be sure to subscribe wherever you're finding this episode because we will be featuring more Star Wars/Star Trek/Decipher CCG stories in the near future on this platform.
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Booster Pack Throwback — 29 — Middle Earth CCG with designer Coleman Charlton

[[ Originally released as "The Booster Pack". This show has since been retitled "Booster Pack Throwback" ]]
We once again follow history's path back to the golden age of collectible trading card games. Our adventure finds us exploring the origins of the Middle Earth CCG by Iron Crown Enterprises.
The sagely wizard that is guiding us this time is none other than tabletop gaming veteran S. Coleman Charlton. Coleman shares his personal stories of bring the world of Tolkien to the tabletop throughout his long career & tells us about his design philosophy that led to creating the MECCG.
Learn more about the MECCG player's committee—Council of Elrond—here:
https://councilofelrond.org/
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https://councilofelrond.org/forum/
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