Episode 80: John D. Clair, Card Crafting & Deckbuilders

Amanda Panda is excited to host John D. Clair, who shares insights about his upcoming game, Mystic Lands, launching soon on Kickstarter. Together, they also highlight their favorite deck-building games. Check it out! IntroductionAmanda welcomes John D. Clair to the podcastJohn talks about card crafting and and how he came to develop itInspiration for card crafting and being inspired by game components Kinetic design and how he uses it to solve ideas in his gamesHow he works on multiple game designs and the same timeThey talk about Mystic Lands a stand alone sequel to Mystic ValeMystic Lands comes to Kickstarter in November 2025Challenges for Mystic Lands art direction with card craftingRamping up the customization of your deck with an additional layerChallenges of foreground and background art in card craftingChanges to the game that differentiate it from Mystic ValeExpansions and when John develops themDeckbuildingJohn - Hexarchy a Digital 4X Civilization Deckbuilder from Main Tank SoftwareAmanda - Star Realms from Wize Wizard GamesJohn & Amanda - Shards of Infinty from Stone Blade EntertainmentJohn - Dominion from Rio Grande GamesAmanda - Mystic Vale from AEGJohn - Dune Imperium from Dire WolfAmanda - Clank (In Space) from Dire WolfJohn - War Chest from AEGJohn - Eminent Domain from Tasty Minstrel GamesAmanda - Lost Ruins of Arnak from Czech Games EditionAmanda - Orléans from Capstone Games Where can you find us next? Sign offLive Stream Schedule: https://boardgamegeek.com/liveWe hope you will come join us for fun games with all the fun people at BGG.CON 2026. https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon or https://tabletop.events/conventions/bgg.con-2026Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]