Aug 8, 2021

Erica and Scott welcome sport design legend Mike Elliott, creator
of innumerable Magic: the Gathering and Pokémon playing cards, designer of
Thunderstone, and co-designer of Quarriors and the Dice Masters
sequence. And in fact, of DuelGrasp and Charm Angel, which have been
each big hits in Japan. Mike additionally runs the Academy of Adventure
Gaming Arts & Design Hall of Fame, commemorating the work of
legendary tabletop sport designers.

SHOW NOTES

1m22s: NeoPets, Hecatomb,

The Harry Potter Trading Card Game.

1m41s: Game designer and pal of the present Eric
Lang. Gil and Geoff chatted with Eric in
Ludology 175 – Auld Lang Design. , Also, Wiz Kids is a writer that ought to not
be confused with Hasbro-owned D&D and Magic: the Gathering
writer Wizards of the
Coast (aka WOTC, also known as “WHAT-see”). Wiz Kids and
WOTC are two unrelated corporations, though Wiz Kids publishes some
D&D-related merchandise beneath license from WOTC.

3m24s: Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson are the credited designers
behind the primary model of D&D. Richard Garfield designed
Magic: The Gathering, King of Tokyo, and Robo Rally. Jordan Weisman
based legendary RPG writer FASA earlier than beginning WizKids.
Reiner Knizia has designed lots of of video games, together with Tigris
& Euphrates, Medici, Ra, and Lost Cities. Vlaada Chvatl
designed Through the Ages and Galaxy Trucker.

3m58s: Uwe Rosenberg designed Agricola, Le Havre, A Feast for
Odin, and Bohnanza. Bruno Cathala designed 5 Tribes, Kingdomino,
and seven Wonders Duel. Maureen Hiron has been within the business for
many years, with video games like 7 Ate 9, Cosmic Cows, and Qwitch.

4m31s: The Strong Museum
of Play, in Rochester, New York, is a museum devoted to play,
toys, and video games. If you are ever in Rochester, make an appointment
with their archivist to take a look at Sid Sackson’s meticulously-kept
diaries; they’re wonderful. GAMA
is the Game Manufacturer’s Association, a commerce group of
tabletop sport publishers and retailers. GAMA runs the business
conference GAMA Expo (previously the GAMA Trade Show), and the general public
conference Origins.

5m26s: Little Wars, by
novelist H.G. Wells (writer of War of the Worlds, The Time
Machine, and The Island of Doctor Moreau),
was a rulebook for enjoying with toy troopers. That type of
formalized ruleset for a wargame was relatively novel in 1913. Note the
cringeworthy full title: Little Wars: a sport for boys from
twelve years of age to at least one hundred and fifty and for that extra
clever type of woman who likes boys’ video games and books.

7m39s: Here’s the web site
Mike mentions. Note that Mike is in the course of the
{photograph} on the entrance web page, within the black short-sleeved shirt.

8m31s:
Here’s the Biography of a Board Game for Pass-out.

9m43s:
And here is the Biography of a Board Game for Quarriors.

10m22s: Del Mar,
California.

15m44s: Hearthstone

21m34s: If you wish to know extra concerning the intersection of
gaming and improv, try our episode of Improv for Gamers writer Karen
Twelves, Ludology 237 –
Improv-ing Games.

28m22s: Halo
ActionClix,
Star Wars PocketModel TCG,
DC HeroClix: Batman (Alpha)

34m00s:
The Dice Masters household of video games.

35m04s:
Duel Masters Trading Card Game, from WOTC and Takara Tomy (each of which
are a part of Hasbro), a part of the Duel Masters
franchise.

38m44s:
Battle Spirits: Trading Card Game

45m27s:
More details about Target halting gross sales of buying and selling playing cards,
together with Pokémon.

46m01s: Thunderstone,
revealed by Alderac
Entertainment Group. Alderac is normally abbreviated as AEG, however
is unrelated to the huge sports activities/music promoter Anschutz Entertainment Group,
which can also be abbreviated as AEG. Alderac is run by John
Zinzer.

47m25s: Kingdom of
Loathing  

50m45s: Card Jitsu was
initially a part of Disney’s MMO Club Penguin,
which has since been changed by Club Penguin Island.

54m08s: Quarriors

58m25s:
Yahtzee: Doctor Who version, and its TARDIS cube cup.

1h00m26s: The
Quacks of Quedlinburg, The Mind

1h05m17s: AR video games, or Augmented Reality video games, make the most of
know-how like telephones or tablets to enhance real-world places
with computer-generated enhancements. The most profitable AR sport
in the mean time is Pokémon Go.

1h07m53s: Mark Rosewater
is the pinnacle designer for Magic: The Gathering.

1h15m15s: The movie American
Pie.