125. Trading Card Games

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

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Books & works: Trading Card Games

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