{"product_id":"game-design-deep-dive-joshua-bycer-9781032370705","title":"Game Design Deep Dive: Trading and Collectible Card Games","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGame Design Deep Dive: Trading and Collectible Card Games\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, game design analyst Joshua Bycer is back to discuss the deck-building genre, from the original success of \u003ci\u003eMagic: The Gathering \u003c\/i\u003eto today's market with online card games like \u003ci\u003eHearthstone \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGwent\u003c\/i\u003e. The design and philosophy of deck builders and tabletop games can be and have been applied to many genres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLooks at the history of popular tabletop card games and collectible card games\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses how to design and balance your game with low numbers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamines the application of card-based design in other genres\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for students and designers to learn about designing deck builders and card-based games.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Bycer is a game design critic with more than seven years of experience critically analyzing game design and the industry itself. In that time, through Game-Wisdom.com, he has interviewed hundreds of game developers and members of the industry about what it means to design video games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Bycer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 103237070X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032370705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Joshua Bycer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616590295295,"sku":"9781032370705","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1e5fb36-19ac-4ccc-9d3a-771dacb9bb1c.jpg?v=1703021182","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/game-design-deep-dive-joshua-bycer-9781032370705","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}