ChatGPT makes a board game

It’s Monday, hopefully that’s a good thing for you and doesn’t come with a sense of creeping dread. 🙂 

AI is coming for game designers this week, but not really, and the Lorcana hype train continues to roll. If you haven’t signed up your store for the OP program yet, it’s time to act.

We don’t know what the long-term impact of the game is going to be but it’s definitely going to be hot leading up into the winter season.

Cheers,
Tom

📰 Industry News

Highlights if you've only got 5 minutes

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Magic: The Gathering’s card ban process is about to change

Wizards has plans to revitalize standard in paper and it looks like part of the process is reworking the ways bans happen.

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ChatGPT makes a Board Game

I don’t think we have to worry just yet about AI taking game designer jobs but it’s definitely interesting to see how people are making use of the technology. AI is only going to become more ubiquitous from here on out.

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Atomic Mass Games Announced “The Asset” for Star Wars: Legion

This organized play kit offers a prequel story to the first episode of the first season of The Mandalorian streaming series that can play out in a FLGS as a one-day casual event. This is the way.

🎲 Kickstarter Project

Cool games on the horizon

Botany

Take on the role of a plant hunter in the Victorian Era as they travel the world in search of fame, fortune, and the coveted Queen’s Prize in Botany.

100 times the funding goal has been raised already with a very nice looking game behind everything. Retailer application is right here (link)

Just under 3 days left on this one (link)

📅 Upcoming Releases Dates

_{What’s coming up}

• Leviathan Box (Summer 2023)

• Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paldea Evolved (June 9, 2023)

• Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Wild Survivors (June 2, 2023)

• Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Monstrous Revenge (June 23, 2023)

• Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Duelist Nexus (July 28, 2023)

• Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Speed Duel: Streets of Battle City (Aug 24, 2023)

• 25th Anniversary Tin: Dueling Heroes (Sept 8, 2023)

• Structure Deck Featuring Jack Atlas (Sept 23, 2023)

• Universes Beyond - The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth (June 23, 2023)

• Magic: The Gathering - Commander Masters (August 4, 2023)

• Magic: The Gathering - Wild of Eldraine (Sept 1, 2023)

• Magic: The Gathering - Magic: The Gathering Starter Kit 2023 (Sept 8, 2023)

• Magic: The Gathering - Universes Beyond: Doctor Who™ (Oct 13, 2023)

• Lorcana The First Chapter (Aug 18, 2023)

⛏️ Cool Tools

_{Products, apps, cool stuff}

• Facebook Ads Manager - Stop boosting posts and run ads straight from the source. (link)

• Google Lighthouse - Check your website’s accessibility rating and how to improve everything. (link)

• Lorcana OP - Register your store for the Lorcana Hobby Store Program, get in there quick because a limited number of stores will be accepted to begin with. (link)

• Game Store Displays - High quality custom fixtures for hobby game stores. (link)

📖 Learn

How-to’s and resources

• How To Make Your Game Store’s Website Accessible With Google Lighthouse - Learn how to use Google Lighthouse to make your website accessible. (link)

• Training Guide - Training guide that Lloyd’s crew members use to teach new employees. (link)

• Game Retailer Guide - Written by a veteran game store owner, the Game Retailer Guide is a how-to industry manual that contains everything you need to know in order to start and run a successful game-selling business. (link)

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Cheers,

Tom

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