From Japan with Love

About this episode

The hosts discuss Japanese card packs, Andrew's trip to Japan, and updates on the Upside 2K Tournament.

On this episode of The Upside | Happy Questing , Danny, Brandon, and Andrew crack open Japanese Rise of the Floodborn packs and share stories from Andrew’s trip to Japan (and Star Wars Celebration!). They dive into the excitement around Return of Jafar, the future of Lorcana’s meta, dream cards they want to see, the potential for a Lorcana digital client, and a bit of lore deep-dive. Plus, big updates on the Upside 2K Tournament — including new sponsors and prize pool boosts!

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny, Brandon

Guest: Andrew

Topics covered

• Japanese card packs
• trip stories
• Lorcana meta
• dream cards
• digital client potential
• lore deep-dive
• tournament updates

Keywords

• Japanese Rise of the Floodborn
• Return of Jafar
• Lorcana
• Star Wars Celebration
• tournament updates
• dream cards
• digital client

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Lorcana

Books & works: Return of Jafar

Places: Japan

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