The Covenant Cast

It's time we addressed the perennial question.
00:36:38 Main Topic: Are TCGs Gambling?

On a fateful Monday, BradW shared an ad for Rush of Ikorr, the TCG from Upper Deck, coming to their ePack platform. What's the ePack platform, you ask? An abomination. It's not what tabletop is, and it misses the point completely. Digital integration? We don't want it, and it's ruining the hobby. Join us for a direct message to publishers thinking this is the future—it isn't.
40:30 Main Topic

Our current crowdfunding and tcg-heavy tabletop gaming era necessitates a question: is there nobility in removing overtly FOMO-creating elements from your campaigns and product design, or are you just losing sales?
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:42 Sorcery TCG News
00:07:23 Warlord TCG News
00:07:44 Alpha Clash TCG News
00:08:03 Arkham Horror The Card Game & Marvel Champions News
00:21:42 FAB TCG News
00:22:04 Covenant News
00:23:24 Main Topic: FOMO

A few weeks ago, the Earthborne team came to our office to share a vertical slice of their new game, Earthborne Trailblazer, with us, our team, and three fans of Rangers. Now, with the launch of the Earthborne Trailblazer Kickstarter, we are excited to share our thoughts with the world!
Earthborne Trailblazer Kickstarter: cov.link/earthborne-trailblazer
00:50:49 Main Topic: Earthborne Trailblazer First Impressions

Traditional distribution serves a critical function for tabletop gaming, but for many publishers it is often a hindrance to success—that's why we launched Covenant Fulfilled earlier this year. With the platform receiving a number of updates this week, including the addition of Earthborne Games, we're diving into exactly how our approach to distribution was a necessary improvement for indie publishers.
27:51 Steven Rafts the Valley
41:07 Main Topic: Why Distribution Had to Change