Board Game Design Day: Balancing Mechanics for Your Card Game’s Unique Power Curve

In this 2018 GDC talk, The Pokemon Company’s Dylan Mayo sets some base truths and examines the curves of some of the biggest games in the CCG space, including Magic: The Gathering, The Pokemon Trading Card Game, Hearthstone, The Spoils, and Clash Royale.

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