This week on Brain Lords shuffle up and let's duel, we’re talking card games! Why play a digital version of a game that is designed around its physical limitations? We discuss all the unique things that only digital card games can do. From Gameboy adaptations like Pokémon TCG, to 2000s genre bending spinoffs like Mega Man Battle Network, to the modern age of Slay the Spire inspired Rogue Like deck builders and more, It’s your move!

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THINGS DISCUSSED The World Cup, Mina The Hollower What introduced you to collectible card games? (0:10:10) Pokémon TCG, Digimon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh What are the strengths and weaknesses of digital card games when compared to physical collectible cards? (0:21:32) Culdcept Saga, Culdcept Revolt, Scythe, Arkham Horror What are the key differences between card games being a feature in a video game, and the genre itself? (0:34:42) FFVII, Baten Kaitos, Phantasy Star Online Ep. III, UFO 50, SNK VS Capcom: Card Battle, Lost Kingdoms, Mega Man Battle Network 2, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses, Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Phantom Dust, Back 4 Blood, Voice of Cards, Inscryption, Slay the Spire Game Ratings: TCG Formats (0:54:09) Flesh and Blood, The Cube, Gleaming the Cube How have digital collectible card games evolved over the years and where are we now? (1:19:06) Battle Chip Challenge, Monster Rancher Card Battle, Dragon Ball Daimao Fukkatsu, Arcana, Metal Gear Ac!d, Phantasy Star Online III, Phantom Dust, Dominion, Dream Quest, Balatro, Isekai Big Dick Are digital card games better than physical card games? (1:54:32) The Question Zone (2:01:20) Unicorn Overlord, Odin’s Sphere, Muramasa Demon Blade, Dragon Quest series, Mega Man X, Xenoblade series, Hollow Knight, Silksong, Magi Nation, Magic: the Gathering (Dreamcast), Heavy Metal: Geomatrix, Mega Man Command Mission Nothing is Ever Ogre Battle 64 asks: Is there a Video Game you would like to see adapted in the form of a Physical Card Game? Unban The Hex Maniac Card asks: Do you have a favorite Promo Card that was included with a Video Game? The Rec Room (2:15:13) Culdcept Series, Dungeons and Dragons: Shadows Over Mystara, Mega Man Battle Network 2, Magic the Gathering Shandalar, Gundam TCG, Destroy All Humans They Can’t Be Regenerated, Onani Master Kurosawa, Attack of the Friday Monsters