Mar 13 2024 17 mins 13
For this Nerdstorian’s Board Game History episode, we're diving into the history behind one of the most popular mechanisms around: deck-building! Deck-building games have introduced many people to the modern hobby, which makes sense given how approachable they are, and how intuitive they become once you have the basics down. That's a pretty impressive feat given that the deck-building mechanism hasn't even been around for 20 years yet! Or has it...
Pop Quiz: What was the first game to introduce the deck building mechanism? Listen in to find out!
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Sources
Deck Building/Deck Construction: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2848663/deck-building-vs-deck-construction
TCGs/CCGs: https://www.dragonshield.com/gaming-inspiration/what-are-trading-card-games/
Magic: the Gathering: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-gathering
Disney's Lorcana: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369646/disney-lorcana
Dominion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion
StarCraft: The Board Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22827/starcraft-board-game
Simone T's blog, "Dominion invented the deckbuilding genre": https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/67119/dominion-invented-deck-building-genre
Slapshot: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1705/slapshot
Scarab Lords: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4488/scarab-lords
Challengers!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359970/challengers
Seasons: The Calendar Rummy Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9971/seasons-calendar-rummy-game
