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This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) – Book Review
Read more: This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) – Book ReviewI guess I’m doing book reviews for a bit. Look, at least some of these books will be about games, so at least that helps. Not this one though! This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong is a (generally) non-fiction book by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones, who are better known for their Map Men…
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Lorcana’s Future
Read more: Lorcana’s FutureSo far this week we’ve looked at Lorcana’s strengths (game design) and weaknesses (product allocation, rarity distribution). So now it’s time to get into the armchair, and pundit like no one has pundited before. What does the future of Lorcana actually look like? Will this game be around in 2 years? What factors will determine…
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Lorcana Enchanted Rarity
Read more: Lorcana Enchanted RarityEnchanted is Lorcana’s sixth rarity, and its rarest rarity. Enchanted cards alternate art cards with a special finish and design, but the same mechanics as a lower-rarity card. In Lorcana, First Chapter boosters, enchanted cards can only show up in the foil slot of the booster. This means you have at most one chance to…
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Lorcana’s Rough Launch
Read more: Lorcana’s Rough LaunchSo, you’ve decided you’d like to buy some Lorcana cards. Good luck finding any. It feels wrong to describe Lorcana’s launch as “Ugly” since we’re still technically in the middle of the launch… But I think it’s pretty clear at this point that Ravensburger massively underestimated initial demand for the product. I could just link…
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Lorcana – The Actual Game
Read more: Lorcana – The Actual GameIgnoring everything else about Lorcana, there’s one critical question that needs to be asked. Is the game any good? Yes. It’s a perfectly solid game. Is it the most innovative thing in the world? Not particularly. For anyone whose played a fair amount of TCG’s over the last 10 years, there’s nothing here that’s immediately…