
125. Trading Card Games
From The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast by Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, Trevor Muller-Hegel
March 25, 2026 · 41 min
About this episode
The hosts discuss the elements involved in creating Trading Card Games.
What can you do if you want to make a TCG? What makes a good resource system? Charlie, Trevor, and Ananda talk about Trading Card Games.
People in this episode
Hosts: Charlie, Trevor, Ananda
Topics covered
- Trading Card Games
- game design
- resource systems
- board games
- game mechanics
Keywords
- TCG
- game design
- resource system
- card games
- mechanics
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Trading Card Games
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