• The History of Deck-building Pt I

  • Mar 14 2024
  • Length: 18 mins
  • Podcast

The History of Deck-building Pt I

  • Summary

  • For this Nerdstorian’s Board Game History episode, we're diving into the history behind one of the most popular mechanisms around: deck-building! Deck-building games have introduced many people to the modern hobby, which makes sense given how approachable they are, and how intuitive they become once you have the basics down. That's a pretty impressive feat given that the deck-building mechanism hasn't even been around for 20 years yet! Or has it...

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    Sources

    Deck Building/Deck Construction: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2848663/deck-building-vs-deck-construction

    TCGs/CCGs: https://www.dragonshield.com/gaming-inspiration/what-are-trading-card-games/

    LCGs: https://www.gameology.com.au/blogs/news/something-new-a-brief-introduction-to-living-card-games#:~:text=LCGs%20operate%20as%20normal%20Trading,packs%20of%20the%20same%20release

    Magic: the Gathering: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-gathering

    Disney's Lorcana: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369646/disney-lorcana

    Dominion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion

    StarCraft: The Board Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22827/starcraft-board-game

    Simone T's blog, "Dominion invented the deckbuilding genre": https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/67119/dominion-invented-deck-building-genre

    Slapshot: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1705/slapshot

    Scarab Lords: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4488/scarab-lords

    Challengers!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359970/challengers

    Seasons: The Calendar Rummy Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9971/seasons-calendar-rummy-game

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