Transcript What’s up designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. In today’s episode of Evolution of Pokemon design we take a look at the brand new Generation 9, better known as Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. As always, we will be looking at the common design trends and motifs of the…

What’s up, designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. If you’ve played trading card games for a while, you’ve probably seen an overpowered new card burst onto the scene and totally wreck the entire meta, to the point where it seems like everybody is using it. On the other…

What’s up designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. In today’s game designer spotlight we will be looking at the career and design philosophy of one of my favorite designers — Masahiro Sakurai. Best known as the creator of the Kirby and Super Smash Bros series, Sakurai has a…

It’s official — Wizards of the Coast has begun releasing playtest material for the next evolution of Dungeons and Dragons, which they are calling “One D&D”. This material gives us the first glimpses at their design philosophy and approach towards D&D, and by reading between the lines I think…

In July 2021, Youtube Logan Paul spend nearly $5.3 million on an extremely rare Pikachu Illustrator Pokemon card. This is the most expensive Pokemon card ever sold, and among the most expensive trading cards in history. But what in the world could make a simple piece of printed cardboard…

What’s up designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. Let’s talk about Spore — the 2008 life simulation strategy game made by Maxis Studios and designer Will Wright. In Spore, players can guide the evolution of a species of creatures from the cell stage to a galactic civilization, but…

What’s up designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. Today we will be taking a look at the best tips, tricks and strategies for one of the most popular gateway games around — Ticket To Ride. I’ve divided these tips into four main categories — Planning your Routes, Placing…

What’s up designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. When designing a trading card game it’s important to be able to design fun, powerful cards — but equally important is knowing what types of cards NOT to design. In today’s TCG Design Academy we are going to be looking…

What’s up designers, and welcome back to Rempton Games. Today I want to take a look at Gwent, the fictional card game from the Witcher universe that was turned into a standalone TCG. I’m going to be talking about the inspiration behind the game, the various different versions of…