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On this episode of TCG Design Theory, Jay talks with Max Fieve, Art Director for Altered TCG & Equinox, about the process of making sure the visual elements of a trading card game are cohesive.

Max ta…

On this episode of TCG Design Theory, Jay talks with Justin Parnell, Manager of Organized Play for Altered TCG & Equinox North America, about organized play at every level.

Justin defines exactly what…

On this episode of TCG Design Theory, Jay talks with Chris Haskins, Lead Designer of Paragon: Monsters & Mayhem TCG, about his design journey since the conception of the idea.

Chris talks through some…

In this episode of TCG SCOOPS! Nico, Parker & Tyler unpack the news from the "Big 3" TCGs for the month of August 2023

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On this episode of TCG Design Theory, Jay talks with Hunter Angell, creator of the Nostalgix TCG, about building a community around your trading card game.

You could create a TCG that is truly spectac…

TL;DR—
After 3 years, The Booster Pack Network is going to change.
Three of our shows—Booster Pack Throwback, Rare Slot and TCG SCOOPS—will go through some degree reorganization or reformatting. 

Now is…

In this episode of TCG SCOOPS! Nico, Parker & Tyler unpack the news from the "Big 3" TCGs for the month of July 2023

Check out our new sponsor for new TCG cards:
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On this episode of TCG Design Theory, Jay talks with Mike Taylor, co-creator and project lead of the Animal Kingdom TCG, about designing a game without using traditional combat mechanics.

In the overw…

Rands is joined by two designers from the HPTCG Revival group and together they all explore what when into their most recent virtual expansion: "Echoes of the Past", based on the second half of the P…

On this episode of TCG Design Theory, Jay talks to Chuck Kallenbach, former game designer at Decipher and Sony Online Entertainment, about the different challenges of designing a TCG in the physical …

In this episode of TCG SCOOPS! Nico, Parker & Tyler unpack the news from the "Big 3" TCGs for the month of June 2023

Check out our new sponsor for new TCG cards:
https://www.trollandtoad.com/

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THIS EPISODE IS A PART OF TBPN's CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING (1993-2023)

On this Rare Slot, Rands is joined by Magic: The Gathering historian, eclectic cardboard collector and trai…

On this episode of TCG Design Theory, Jay talks to Joey Senart, who has over a decade of marketing experience with several well-known companies.

How important is marketing when trying to launch and gr…

This episode of Booster Pack Throwback we see the return of Erik Olofsson to the network.

Since we first spoke 18 months ago, Erik and his team have been busy getting Sorcery: Contested Realm made. Er…

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THIS EPISODE IS A PART OF TBPN's CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING (1993-2023)

On this Rare Slot, Rands is regaled with first-hand stories from the first-ever finalist of a public TCG to…

On this episode of TCG Design Theory, Jay talks to Anya Combs, Tabletop Account Manager at BackerKit.

The past few years have brought countless new TCGs to the marketplace, and that has been made poss…

In this (belated) episode of TCG SCOOPS! Nico, Parker & Tyler unpack the news from the "Big 3" TCGs for the month of March 2023

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On this Rare Slot, Peter from Card Game Crypt on YouTube breaks down his top independent TCGs releasing in 2023. Take a listen & learn about some games you might be hearing about this year.

Peter's Ch…

On this episode of BOOSTER PACK THROWBACK, Rands chats with the CEO of the (former) Precedence Entertainment.

Precedence was a major TCG publisher in the 1990s, releasing over 6 different games includ…