Rare Slot — 16 — Managing an indie TCG with STERLING from D-Spirits

11/29/22 • 55 min

On this episode of the Rare Slot podcast, Rands is joined by previous guest & D-Spirits creator, STERLING.
Since the last time they chatted STERLING has been busy managing and expanding the D-Spirits card game & brand. He catches Rands up on the challenges & successes he has faced since becoming a pioneer in this new era of crowdfunded, indie TCGs.
He also discuss his brand new Kickstarter campaign that brings D-Spirits into a whole new medium.
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Find D-Spirits:
BRAND NEW KICKSTARTER— https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dspirits/d-spirits-beta-and-alpha-video-game-tcg-expansion-set
Website — https://www.dspirits-online.com/
Discord — https://discord.gg/3RHNXmNQAZ
Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/dspiritsonline/
Our previous podcast
https://youtu.be/EP2DNSoDxiw
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Video version of this podcast:
https://youtu.be/q2if46mo7tQ
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[email protected]
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Booster Pack Throwback — 31 — Matt Forbeck: His work on Trading Card Games

[[ We apologies for the audio quality of this episode. This technical difficulty is limited to this episode only — TBPN ]]
On this "BOOSTER PACK THROWBACK", Rands is visited by a man of many talents! As a writer, an editor, an art director, a game designer & even president of a publishing company; Matt Forbeck has done so much in gaming—both analogue & digital.
As someone who was coming up in the tabletop gaming industry in the 1990s, it was inevitable that Matt's career would intersect with a number of collectible games.
From being shown Magic prior to its release by Peter Adkison to working with legendary comic artist Jim Lee on a CCG for his Wildstorm comic books, Matt has done a lot. Here he shares those stories, that wisdom & the connections he made over the last 35 years in gaming with us.
Find Matt:
His own blog/website—
https://www.forbeck.com/
Hard West 2 (via Steam)—
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282410/Hard_West_2/
Matt on Twitter—
https://twitter.com/mforbeck
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https://twitter.com/CCGHistory
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TCG Design Theory — 03 — Designing a TCG around a Theme with Ridge Kiley ( ALPHA CLASH TCG )

On this episode of TCG Design Theory, Jay talks to Alpha Clash TCG’s lead designer, Ridge Kiley, about designing around theme.
Trading card games typically center around an already established world or IP, which provides a framework for the game’s design. However, it can sometimes prove to be difficult to stay true to the source material.
Maintaining the balance between your game’s mechanics and how it relates to your lore is both a challenging and rewarding aspect of game design.
Find Alpha Clash on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alphaclash/alpha-clash-tcg-the-awakening-booster-set-1
Alpha Clash socials, rulebook, tutorial, discord via:
https://linktr.ee/alphaclashtcg
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