Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Collectible Card Games I've Played

Ever since I got serious into gaming, I have made an active effort to evaluate and analyze as many collectible card games as I can for experience and design purposes. As such, my purpose for attending conventions and doing game research is to demo the new games coming out and usually buy some introductory product to further test. For the most part, I remember the rules and mechanics that made each game unique and use them when trying to develop and analyze my own games or games I am working on. Bare in mind, this doesn't mean I am not able to commit to a game - I played L5R for 9 years; I give each game serious consideration and analysis before adding them to my list. This list is always being updated and is in chronological order starting with the latest games:

Stargate SG-1 Collectible Card Game
Avatar: The Last Airbender Trading Card Game
City of Heroes Collectible Card Game
Conan Collectible Card Game
Naruto Collectible Card Game
Pirates of the Caribbean Trading Card Game
The Spoils Tournament Card Game
Universal Fighting System
World of Warcraft Trading Card Game
Shaman King Trading Card Game
Bratz Fashion Party Fever Game
Call of Cthulhu Collectible Card Game
DC Comics Trading Card Game Vs. System
Dragonball GT Trading Card Game
Duel Masters Trading Card Game
G. I. Joe Trading Card Game
InuYasha Trading Card Game
Knights of the Zodiac Collectible Card Game
Marvel Trading Card Game Vs. System
MegaMan: NT Warrior Trading Card Game
Spycraft Collectible Card Game
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trading Card Game
Beyblade Trading Card Game
Cyberpunk The Collectible Card Game
Humaliens Collectible Card Came
Initial D Collectible Card Game
Neopets Trading Card Game
Ophidian 2350
The Simpsons Trading Card Game
WarCry
Yu Yu Hakusho Trading Card Game
A Game of Thrones
Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Collectible Card Game
Harry Potter Trading Card Game
Warhammer 40,000 Collectible Card Game
Warlord: Saga of the Storm
Dragonball Z Collectible Card Game
Magi-Nation Duel
Raw Deal
WCW Nitro Trading Card Game
The Wheel of Time
7th Sea Collectible Card Game
Tomb Raider Collectible Card Game
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Doomtown
Legend of the Burning Sands
Dune Collectible Card Game
Shadowrun: The Trading Card Game
BattleTech
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Collectible Card Game
Mortal Kombat Kard Game
Mythos
Netrunner
Star Trek: The Card Game
The X-Files Collectible Card Game
Doomtrooper
Legend of the Five Rings
Middle-earth Collectible Card Game
OverPower Card Game
Rage
Shadowfist
Star Wars Customizable Card Game
Vampire: The Eternal Struggle
Wyvern
Illuminati: New World Order
Star Trek Customizable Card Game
Jyhad
Magic: The Gathering

Credentials

So, it has come to my attention that if I'm going to build a gaming resume for future career opportunities I better get my experience and credentials in order. As such, I'm going to take this opportunity to write it out for my benefit and for the benefit of anyone interested:

Playtest/Development Experience
Early 2005: White Wolf - Exalted TCG

May - August 2005: Legend of the Five Rings Lotus Edition

August 2005 - February 2006: Full Metal Alchemist (Premiere, Blood & Water, Artificial Human, Hero's Passing)

October - December 2006: D20 Adventure - Steam & Brass

February 2007 - Present: Confidential Game

Volunteer Work
Writing Articles for FMA-TCG.com

Writing Articles for Scrye Magazine

Writing Articles and Card Reviews for EssentialFMA.com

Convention Volunteer - Game Demos, Tournament Organization, Booth Set-up
Gen Con So Cal 2006 (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Los Angeles Sci-Fi/Anime Convention 2006 (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Demo/Tournament Organizer in Local Game Stores:
Magic the Gathering (Guru)
Spycraft CCG (Bounty Hunter)
Fullmetal Alchemist TCG (State Alchemist)
Go (American Go Association)

Game Store Experience
2000-2002: House of Games - Woodland Hills, CA - Staff, Demo/Tournament Organizer

2001-2003: All Ways Gaming - Chatsworth, CA - Demo/Tournament Organizer

2005-2006: The Game Zone - Pasadena, CA - Demo/Tournament Organizer

(To be updated as I remember more...)

In The Beginning

Created because everyone has a blog and because I wanted someplace to put my SoL Games stuff. Who knows, something might actually come of this and go toward furthering my ideas and career.