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TCG Interview #98: Here Be Monsters

I spoke with the creators of Here Be Monsters, here are their answers to my questions!   Q: Please describe your trading card game! A: Here Be Monsters is a pirate themed card game focused on big swings, easy to pick up gameplay, plenty of depth and nostalgic fun. Set sail epic ships, play a slew of pirates and arm them with ancient shanties to be the first one to grab the treasure and win the game! Q: What inspired you to create your own TCG? A: Well, the short answer is that one day Carson texted me and said “Hey, what if there was a pirate card game?” And obviously I didn’t need any more inspiration than that. The long answer, though, is that we both loved these kinds of games when we were kids, and we both made our own games with crayons and construction paper back in the day. As adults, though, trading card games are a lot harder to get into. It almost feels like trading card games pride themselves on their over complicated keywords and rulesets and their stratospheric monetary ba

TCG Interview #97: Ignaris

  I spoke with the creator of  Ignaris, here are his answers to my questions! Q: Please describe your trading card game! A: Ignaris is a creature-battler combat game with wild aliens and monsters divided up in 3 Entity classes: Warriors, Beasts and Lords! Q: What inspired you to create your own TCG? A: Funny story, I've always been passionate about having my artwork on display and I actually made some artwork for a TCG creator around 5 years ago but it never released.So I took matters into my own hands and decided to make my own tcg!! Q: What TCGs did you grow up playing as a kid? A: Pokemon was a big one. And Bakugan! Q: What sets Ignaris apart from other TCGs? A: Ignaris has unique artwork, and cool card mechanics! Ignaris is all about balance, all Entity classes in your deck must work together to defeat your opponent! Q: How did you come up with the name Ignaris? A: I knew I wanted it to be a creature combat game taking place on an alien planet so I was playing around with cool