Everybody loves powerful cards, but how do you know when something is TOO powerful? In this video I look at the 5 most common categories of broken cards to see why they are so powerful, and see how to learn from past design mistakes.
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The 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 talking about the inspiration behind the game, the various different versions of it, and giving my thoughts on…
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How To Solve the Queen’s Problem – TCG Design Academy
Welcome to a new series, where I will be looking at the design challenges behind Trading Card Games, and how to solve them. Today’s episode looks at one of the most fundamental issues that can affect any TCG – the Queen’s Problem. How do you stop players from just filling their decks with all the most overpowered cards? Let’s find out!
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What 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 start with a little background. Magic: The Gathering is a trading card game – actually the world’s first trading card game…
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Paying 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 abilities instead. If you are interested in designing your own trading card game, or simply want to learn more about…
Read MoreHow 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 made a fusion of Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Red-Eyes B. Dragon?!), and then moved on to making my…
Read MoreA 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 resume regular posts the following week. Instead, I hope you enjoy this article from a few months ago about…
Read MorePutting the ‘C’ in ‘CCG’: Does Being Collectable Help or Hurt these Games?
Collectible card games are some of the most divisive types of games out there. There are those that love them dearly, and amass huge collections consisting of thousands of cards. On the other hand, there are those who refuse to touch them with a ten foot pole. While there are many reasons for this divide,…
Read MoreWelcome to The Galaxy! The Design of Vitae Quest Part 1
Today’s article is going to be a little different from previous weeks. The reason for this is, for the first time ever I am going to be talking about the design process of Vitae Quest, which is my first serious board game design, and my current primary design focus. Because this game is still in…
Read MoreCounters and Removal: The Importance of Interactivity
Several weeks back I began a series in which I dissected and comparing Magic: The Gathering sets, with an emphasis on drafting. In the first part I take a broad overview of the sets and set up the foundation for the rest of the series. In Part 2 I take a closer look at linear…
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