TBP: SINGLES #2 — The FUTURE of licensed TCG / CCGs?

05/04/22 • 48 min

Some snake or something once said "...And Now For Something Completely Different".
Well, on today's show things are a bit different. On this super-sized "Singles" episode, Rands discusses a brief history of collectible trading card games based on other media properties & why the future of them might be vastly different from the past.
If this is your first "Singles" episode, it is just Rands talking on the topic—no guests or co-hosts; just Rands, a mic & some probably fallible opinions.
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Booster Pack Throwback — 23 — Josh Lytle ( Magi-Nation Duel / The Spoils TCG )

[[ Originally released as "The Booster Pack". This show has since been retitled "Booster Pack Throwback" ]]
Magi-Nation Duel & The Spoils TCG—you'd be hard pressed to find two Trading Card Games more different.
One is a kid-friendly Pokemon-esque franchise with relatively simple gameplay. The other presents a hard-hitting world of mature humor & was one of the most competitively-focused TCGs ever.
While they seem like they don't have much in common on the surface, in fact, they were actually crafted by the same group of people.
On this episode we are join by a key designer from that group: Josh Lytle. Josh was an early designer for Magi-Nation (both the card game + Gameboy game) & was the Lead Designer for The Spoils TCG.
We discuss Josh's origins in gaming (Nintendo fans get ready!) & some never-before-told stories from behind the scenes on MND & The Spoils!
This is some fascinating further reading about the history of Magi-Nation, 2i & the people who worked on it it—
Making Magi-Nation Gameboy by Patrick Meehan:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yvllsoTLr_xLH18-bAxbfoAsI0Ct-2d-2i8mFvOtzNk/
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Rare Slot — 11 — PvE in TCGs with Brett Schofield ( Designer of The Librarians Adventure Card Game )

[[ Originally released as "TBP: Rare Slot" — a Bonus Episode of the former "The Booster Pack Podcast" ]]
On this episode of the Rare Slot, Rands discusses the history & future of cooperative (or solo) modes in collectible trading card games with game designer Brett Schofield.
These modes (often called "Player vs Environment" or "PvE" modes) are something that have been quite a rarity in the world of collectible trading card games to date.
Brett offers a brief history of these types of collectible games & also offers his perspective on why PvE could become an important element of TCGs/CCGs in the future.
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BRETT'S LINKS—
The Librarians Adventure Card Game:
https://www.everythingepic.us/the-librarians
On Kickstarter (Late Pledges available):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/everythingepicgames/the-librarians-adventure-card-game
Brett's Blog:
https://gamingwithbs.wordpress.com/