All Episodes

The Perfect Lap

Balance is Overrated

Just Find One Person

Say Less

Playing Outside the LGS

Is a Great Game Enough?

There and Back Again - New Zealand & Vegas

The TCG Fatigue Is Real

Is This the Perfect Indie TCG?

Are TCGs Gambling?

Tabletop Isn't Digital

FOMO is Necessary

Earthborne Trailblazer First Impressions

Why Distribution Had to Change

Artistic Inspiration vs Plagiarism

Q&A with Andrew Navaro, Head of Studio at Earthborne Games

The End of Crowdfunding

How the LCG Succeeds

There is No "LCG Model"

The Perfect Organized Play

The Mirage of the Crowdfunded TCG

Erik Olofsson - Sorcery TCG | Gothic Reflections and Future

227: Andrew Navaro - From Fantasy Flight Games to Earthborne Games

226: When Comic Books are the Answer - Alpha Clash

225: Alpha Clash Blazes New Path For Indie Card Games

224: Gudnak - In Pursuit of the Third Way

223: Kingswood Games - The Warlord CCG Interview

222: Andrew Navaro - The Reality of Independent Publishing

221: Introducing the Alpha Clash TCG ft. Ridge (Founder)

220: Andrew Parks - Stories from The Nightmare Before Christmas TCG

219: Getting Into Magic: The Gathering

218: The Retail Incentive

217: Event Theory Into Practice - FuseFest 2023

216: The End of an Era

215: Questioning Culture - Are You Casual or Competitive?

214: KeyForge Gets It Right

213: KeyForge Returns w/ Christian T. Petersen

212: Rekindling the Magic

211: TCGPlayer Buys Channel Fireball

210: Crowdfunding KeyForge

209: The Future of Unique Deck Games, Part 2

208: Tabletop Terms - TCG & TC Edition

The Power Seven: Free

The Power Seven: Resource Cards w/ Isaac Vega

The Power Seven: Silver Bullets w/ Alex Davy

The Power Seven: Memory w/ Justin Gary

The Power Seven: Denial w/ Nick Conley

The Power Seven: Recursion w/ Lukas Litzsinger

The Power Seven: Limit 1 w/ MJ Newman

The Power Seven: Introduction

199: James White - Perspectives on the Flesh and Blood TCG

198: Considering Covenant - Q1 2022

197: Card Games as Sport

196: Introducing the Sorcery TCG ft. Erik Oloffson (Founder)

195: Revisiting Our Take on TCGs

194: The Future of Unique Deck Games

193: Introducing SolForge Fusion ft. Justin Gary (CEO)

192: A Product Life Cycle Case Study - Flesh and Blood TCG

191: Where 2022 Will Take us

190: Looking Back on 2021

189: Blockchains and NFTs (In Tabletop)

188: Nostalgia and the New Wave of TCGs

187: Are Investors Good for Collectible Games?

186: How to Run an Incredible Event

185: To the United Kingdom!

184: What Innovation Actually Looks Like

183: KeyForge and The Calling

182: The Gen Con Pinch Continues

181: What's the Point?

180: Earthborne Rangers and Kickstarter

179: Earthborne Rangers ft. Andrew Navaro

178: Traveling For Games Again

177: Old School Organized Play

176: What is an LCG, Part 2

175: Conventions in Unconventional Times

174: Having and Eating Cake

173: When the Magic is Gone, Part 2

172: When the Magic is Gone

171: When Success Isn't Enough

170: Previews as Promotion - FAB Case Study

169: Release Dates

168: Balancing Principles Over Power Level

167: Is PvE the Next Paradigm?

166: The Exploding Collectibles Market (and Moralism?)

165: The End of Competitive LCGs

164: A New Approach to Playing In-Person

163: The Competitive Spark

162: The Future of Dead Games

161: Really, What's the Point of Collectibility?

160: Looking Forward to 2021

159: Covenant in 2020, A Retrospective

158: FFG Miniatures No More

157: Industry Insight - Flesh and Blood TCG Founder, James White

156: The Breakthrough Moments

155: The Startling Acceleration of Flesh and Blood

154: Industry Insight - Eric Lang, Game Designer

153: Industry Insight - Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games

152: Industry Insight - Brenda Mulgrew of Knight Watch Games

151: Industry Insight - Rodney Smith of Watch It Played

150: Industry Insight - PvP Geeks & Skytear