A Re-Source of Pride (Repost)
I know I promised a continuation of last week’s article this week, but unfortunately I will have to postpone. I will also not have any article next week due to Thanksgiving, but should be able to...
View ArticleHow Good is it? Basic Tips for Evaluating Magic Cards
Ever since I started playing Yu-Gi-Oh with my friends in middle-school, I have been trying to design my own cards. I started out making new cards for the characters on the show to use (what if they...
View ArticlePaying the Price: Drawing Cards in Magic: The Gathering
Hey everybody! Nearly two months ago I wrote an article about evaluating different creatures in Magic: The Gathering (which you can find here). Today, I plan to do the same thing, but with spell...
View ArticleWhat Would Happen if Magic: The Gathering Added a Sixth Color?
Hey everybody! Today’s topic is one that I am extremely interested in talking about. What would happen if Magic: The Gathering added a sixth color? Color Me Interested Before we jump into it, let’s...
View ArticleHow To Solve the Queen’s Problem – TCG Design Academy
Transcript: What’s up designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. Today is the first in a new series on this channel – TCG Design academy. Trading card games are a genre that is near and dear to my...
View ArticleThe Many Faces of Gwent
What’s up designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. Today I want to take a look at Gwent, the fictional card game from the Witcher universe that was turned into a standalone TCG. I’m going to be...
View ArticleTCG Design Academy 2: How to BREAK a Trading Card Game
What’s up designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. When designing a trading card game it’s important to be able to design fun, powerful cards – but equally important is knowing what types of...
View ArticleWhy are Trading Card Games So Expensive?
In July 2021, Youtube Logan Paul spend nearly $5.3 million on an extremely rare Pikachu Illustrator Pokemon card. This is the most expensive Pokemon card ever sold, and among the most expensive...
View ArticleWhy TCGs are Impossible to Balance
What’s up, designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. If you’ve played trading card games for a while, you’ve probably seen an overpowered new card burst onto the scene and totally wreck the entire...
View ArticleFrom Concept to Card: How to Design an Epic TCG Set
Transcript: What’s up, designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. It’s been a while, but I’m finally back, and I’m really excited about today’s topic! Whether you are designing your own trading...
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