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In episode 63 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with two Magic: The Gathering Hall of Famers Robert Dougherty and Darwin Kastle, the designers of Star Realms. They speak about how their love of trading card games and wanting to help Darwin find a job brought the deckbuilder known as Star Realms […]

In episode 63 of Game Design Unboxed: Inspiration to Publication we talk with two Magic: The Gathering Hall of Famers Robert Dougherty and Darwin Kastle, the designers of Star Realms. They speak about how their love of trading card games and wanting to help Darwin find a job brought the deckbuilder known as Star Realms into reality. Their development process was fueled by wanting to beat each other until they balanced out the cards. Thanks to a friend they created an app for the game that has increased the game's fan base over the years. Plus, they talk about their approach to expansions and spin-offs. Check out the special announcement at the end of the episode that you don't want to miss!   Featuring:  Robert Dougherty - Guest  Darwin Kastle - Guest  Danielle Reynolds - Host

In Part 2 of Episode 30, we have a special guest Card Talk segment from Logan K Stewart, who gives his take on Crime Spree. the BIG REVEAL comes in a special installment of NostraDblDamus, where the Diamond One reveals upcoming spoilers for the imminent release of Call to Arms and Level 14 balance changes! See show notes for links to screenshots of the card changes! NostraDaKatSes also joins the cast to give his predictions for the upcoming Level 14 meta. The Episode 30 Extravaganza continues with a wondrous Who Let The Pod Out, featuring specially prepared Hero Realms trivia by our own Scrapforce, friend of the pod BirdLaw, and game designer himself Darwin Kastle. Part 2 ends with a quick Community Roundup and Outros from the cast.Card Talk: Crime Spree - 0:43NostraDblDamus - 3:30NostraDaKatSes - 21:39Who Let the Pod Out: Hero Realms Trivia! - 27:42CR - 54:14Outro - 58:39Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.Hosts: Matthew "jigmelingpa" Rooks, Tim "agentc13" McKenzie, Sam "Scrapforce" Parsons, Chris "DblDubz" WalbergProducer: Matthew RooksYou can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-recreation-episode-30-happy-sparkiversaryPatreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrecCommunity Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDcContact S&R: contact@sparks-and-recreation.comSupport Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-usRealms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.comSparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/Thank you so much to Level 12 Hero Warden Slayer & Level 7 Hero Patron Nudeltulpe!Specific songs used in this episode were:Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we have a very special guest interview with Darwin Kastle!Matt and Tim talk with Darwin Kastle, the lead game designer for Hero Realms. Darwin is a game designer and the Creative Director for Wise Wizard Games. He has designed Star Realms, Hero Realms, The Battle for Hill 218, The Battle for Sector 219, and Space Station Assault. He has also worked on Epic Card Game, the VS Trading Card game, Battleground Fantasy Warfare, EpicTCG, and Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer.Hero Helper Stat Tracker: hero-helper.comSupport Sparks & Rec: http://hero-helper.com/support-usCheck out the WWG streams at https://www.twitch.tv/wisewizardgameWebsite: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/Tim's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/agentc13Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games.Specific songs used in this episode were:Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License)Other Music: "Mountain Walk" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 LicenseFor more discussion, analysis, and news, subscribe to Sparks & Recreation on your preferred podcast listening app. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Le podcast d'impro bruxellois est ravi de vous retrouver pour sa troisième saison !On n'a rien préparé vous propose 30 minutes d'improvisation théâtrale radiophonique chaque semaine. Dans cet épisode, 03:30 - on interroge un grand champion d'octopush, 11:10 – on combat en hélicoptère et en maraboutant, 15:00 – on se demande si on doit ou non ouvrir ce coffre, en musique, 21:25 – on vous livre nos coups de cœur ! La musique ayant servi à l'ambiance musicale est Hollow Knight : Greenpath Jazz Arrangement, par Insane in the Rain (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWnFdCBrHpM). Le coup de cœur d'Iseult est pour Karak, un jeu de société d'exploration de donjon de Petr Miksa et Roman Hladik édité par Albi (https://www.trictrac.net/jeu-de-societe/karak-mon-premier-donjon-crawler). Le coup de cœur de Manu est pour « Packhorse Library », un jeu de rôle de Léonard Chabert (https://leonardchabert.wixsite.com/packhorselibrary). Le coup de coeur de Hicham est pour « Star Realms », un jeu de société de Darwin Kastle et Rob Dougherty chez Wise Wizard Games (https://www.starrealms.com). N'hésitez pas à partager cet épisode et à vous abonner au podcast. Si vous en avez les moyens et l'envie, passez mettre quelque chose sur notre chapeau virtuel par ici : https://www.utip.io/onnarienprep/ ! Prenez bien soin de vous et à la semaine prochaine !

Click on the link to join our brand new Discord community!  Decision Space is a board game podcast about the decisions in games and now on YouTube.   Episode Fourteen - Star Realms with Paul Salomon  We are honored to be joined by board game designer Paul Salomon, perhaps best known for his recent hit game Honey Buzz, to talk about Star Realms. Star Realms, designed by Robert Dougherty and Darwin Kastle, is a game Paul is very familiar with, and he came prepared to school us on the inner workings of this fascinating decision space. I hope you brought a notebook because class is now in session! Also, stick around at the end of the episode for our after thought (Where Is My Mind) segment.  0:00 - Intro 2:42 - Ratings and Slogans 5:52 - Rules Overview 7:54 - Decision Space Exploration 27:06 - Turbulence 37:03 - Thresholds, Turning Points, and Tempo 44:18 - Purchasing and Scrapping 1:02:46 - Favorite Cards and Final Thoughts 1:10:18 - Where Is My Mind (Afterthought Edition)   Games Mentioned: Star Realms, Hero Realms, Honey Buzz, KeyForge, Chess, Ascension   Preplan Your Next Turn Next week is a What We Talk About Episode. It's KeyForge after that!   Call to Action Leave us a review and we'll read it on the next episode! (Still waiting, but not without hope!) We can be reached on Twitter at @jakefryd and @burnsidebh. Follow Decision Space on Twitter @DecisionSpa and talk to us there! Thank you for helping to grow the show!   Music Credits Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

Originally Released 12/23/2014 This week we are joined by our very special guest Darwin Kastle! Darwin is the game designer responsible for Star Realms. Join us in a very special episode!

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Darwin Kastle, from White Wizard Games, discusses how to design a deck builder. Darwin is a hall of fame Magic: the Gathering player and has a TON of experience designing card games. His most popular games are Star Realms and Hero Realms. The post Designing a Deck Building Game with Darwin Kastle appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.

Darwin Kastle, from White Wizard Games, discusses how to design a deck builder. Darwin is a hall of fame Magic: the Gathering player and has a TON of experience designing card games. His most popular games are Star Realms and Hero Realms. The post Designing a Deck Building Game with Darwin Kastle appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.

Wherein I try to tie up the lifetime series against Star Realms co-creator, Darwin Kastle in a game of “Big Deck.”

Wherein Star Realms co-creator, Darwin Kastle, come on for an interview and ends up spoiling 4 new promo cards with a new mechanism: “docking.”

Wherein we break news that Star Realms creator, Darwin Kastle will be joining me on the show next week, I win another tournament, and play a real-tome game Vs. CbusRipper.

Star Realms. Niepozorna karcianka, która obiecuje ogromne emocje związane z pojedynkami w kosmosie. Sam polubiłem ją jeszcze długo przed polskim wydaniem, ale czy udało mi się do niej przekonać Agatę i Mateusza? Games Factory sprawiło miłośnikom karcianek opartych na mechanice budowania talii niemałą niespodziankę w tym roku. Wydało Star Realms, tytuł nad którym pracowali Darwin Kastle […] Artykuł Przystanek Planszówka – odcinek 55 – Star Realms pochodzi z serwisu Przystanek Planszówka.

Dawno nie mieliśmy okazji spotkać się w formie Setki na trzech. Już naprawiamy to niedopatrzenie. A że premiera polskiej wersji Star Realms już za pasem, bierzemy ją na warsztat i rozkładamy na czynniki pierwsze. Tzn. bierzemy grę, bo polskiej wersji jeszcze w rękach nie trzymaliśmy… no nic, nie ma co plątać się w zeznaniach, zapraszamy […]

Join the lads in the pod for totally inaccurate information on Infinity Figures from David. Totally accurate E3 information and opinion from friend of the podcast, Justin Edwards. Geek updates on Quantum Break, before a review of Cthulhu Realms, and Darwin Kastle drops in for a fabulous chat about his… Continue reading

Darwin Kastle has an impressive Magic record, with 8 Pro Tour top 8s - including becoming the Champion of Pro Tour Washington DC in 1999, 6 Grand Prix top 8s - including 1 win, and a win at the 1998 Invitational it’s no wonder he was inducted into the Magic: The Gathering Hall of Fame with the inaugural class in 2005. Darwin Kastle is Mr. Avalanche Riders himself and lives in Massachusetts. Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Darwin Kastle when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor today! Click here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep## First Set Revised Favorite Set Any Set With Avalanche Riders Favorite Card Frenetic Efreet What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you? Magic taps into different levels of strategy that have kept Darwin actively engaged with the game. He was originally drawn to Magic as it combined the skill and strategy aspects of chess along with a fantasy theme. Most of his best friends were made through playing the game, and once he discovered tournaments Darwin became permanently hooked. Early Challenge Darwin encountered a major hurdle when Sealed was first introduced, and did so poorly in the format that he didn’t qualify for nationals (despite being undefeated in Constructed). This introduced a point in his Magic career where he realized he was going to have to master new formats in order to stay competitive. He accomplished this by attending every Sealed tournament he could, and even once managed to play a different tournament for 4 days straight in 3 different states. Level Up Moment The period where Darwin added Limited to his skillset stands out as a major growth spurt in his career. Another stretch of development came after the first Pro Tour, where Darwin did poorly in large part to a stagnant testing group. His performance led to him rededicating himself to advancing his skillset, and he dove headfirst into the newly announced Booster Draft format and had ample time to prepare. Proudest Magic Moment Darwin’s proudest moment came when he and his two friends (and future Hall of Famers), Dave Humphreys and Rob Dougherty, won the first Pr Tour in DC. When the Team Draft format was first announced Darwin knew he and his friends were tailored made for the tournament. Darwin was matched up against Jon Finkel twice and was able to take him down both times. Rob was so sick that at one point a judge found him lying beneath a table while Darwin and Dave were helping with his deck. The experience stands out as it was the first Pro Tour win for all three of them. Heaviest Magic Moment At the 2001 Pro Tour in New Orleans Darwin matched up against Kai Budde, playing a deck focused on reanimating giant creatures from his graveyard. Kai played a deck that had Illusions of Grandeur, which required a cumulative mana upkeep in order to maintain plus 20 life. Darwin kept Kai on his heels turn after turn, but through a miracle play Kai passed Illusions to Darwin with Donate. Darwin was one mana short of the upkeep, lost the 20 life and died instantly. Biggest Mistake Players Make Darwin finds that many players don’t realize how though their competition is and what it takes to be an elite Magic player. The amount of work that needs to be put in is incredible, and you have to be in the right mental state in order to advance properly. It can be easy to attribute a loss to luck, but the reality is that thousands of other players are vying for the crown and pouring their hearts into preparing for tournaments. Testing competitively and at tournaments can help a player progress their skills, as preparation and training are aspects of the game you have direct control over. Deepest Thing Magic Has Taught You In terms of playing Magic, Darwin learned that he is a completely different player when the stakes are high as opposed to playtesting. While he may be more relaxed when practicing, he feels that he is able to rise to the occasion during high pressure situations. One of his biggest takeaways from Magic was that the skills he had developed could apply to his life outside the game. His ability to build great decks in Constructed and Limited helped him greatly as a game designer. Many of the same thought processes translated well to evaluating if a card was too good or not good enough in the games he was designing professionally. Playtest Tips You don’t have to be a part of Channel Fireball to have a successful team. Darwin believes forming a successful team involves finding individuals who are committed to putting in the time and effort needed. Find out what format you want to prepare for and play decks that make sense for that format. See what they all have in common and find their strengths and weaknesses. From there you can begin to innovate and create new decks. Final Wisdom Darwin believes that if you are going to get serious about Magic, you need to do it for the right reasons. He knows it may take a while to figure out what the right reasons are. But going to Grand Prixs solely seeking Pro Tour fame isn’t a good reason. You should go because you love the game, you love the competition, and you love being surrounded by a large community of players that feel the same way about the game as you do. Magic Resource White Wizard Games  Epic Card Game Star Realms Connect With Darwin Kastle Twitter: @DarwinKastle Like What You Hear? If you like the show, head on over to iTunes and leave an honest Rating & Review. Let me know what you like and what I can do better so I can make the show the best it can be and continue bringing you valuable content. I read every single one and look forward to your feedback. 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Star Realms is a game for 2 player. It plays in 20 minutes. Ages 12 and up. Designed by Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle.

Shelley and I get three newer (though not Essen) titles to the table this episode. Actually we recorded this back in September, but this is a perfect time with the holiday crush to get this one out to you.  All of these would make solid last-minute holiday presents. Elevenses by David Harding from Adventureland Games (this was a Kickstarter) Nehemiah by Lukasz Wozniak from Gry Leonardo Star Realms by Robert Dougherty and Darwin Kastle from ADC Blackfire Entertainment Enjoy!