10 Game Design Features
Hi, I’m Brian Tinsman. I’m the Head of Game Design at Wonders of The First CCG. Today I’m going to share 10 features of Wonders of the First game design that make it different from other CCGs....
How Wonders of The First Embraces The Role Of Artificial Intelligence In Creativity
We believe in the inevitabilities of death, taxes, and the relentless advance of technology. This position paper is intended to share our firmly held beliefs on the role AI will play in the future and our use of AI within the “Wonders of The First”...
How Wonders of The First CCG Uses Survey Data to Build Better Trading Card Games
If you are reading this, it's likely that you've taken the Blokpax Research TCG/CCG survey, and we wish to thank all of those who have taken part and submitted their feedback and thoughts. If you haven't taken it yet and are interested in doing so,...
Here Are Your Winners: Community Flavor Text Contest For The Existence Set
The Wonders CCG design team opened up the doors to the Existence set creation process and gave the community an opportunity to have their flavor text forever memorialized by being printed on the physical cards! One of the pillars for Wonders of The First is Community....
Meet The Wonders Team: Rider Tinsman
Name: Rider Tinsman Job Title: Artist and Creative Developer Describe yourself in 1 sentence.Creativity on overdrive, a relentless world builder. What game got you into TCGs/CCGs?Magic the Gathering for sure! Though, I love Hearthstone and Runeterra as well. Would you consider yourself a collector, player, or both?I would say...
The Pro’s Guide To CCG Flavor Text Writing
There are a lot of considerations that go into writing engaging, lore-driven flavor text. I'm extremely grateful for the experiences I've had that have given me years to hone my craft. I’ve gotten hundreds of pieces of CCG flavor text through the selection process, starting...
Help Create Wonders of The First: Existence! Announcing Our Community Flavor Text Contest
Be part of creating the Wonders of The First: Existence set! Here at Wonders of The First, we've always believed that building side-by-side with our community allows us to deliver the absolute best card game possible. Today, we're taking that ethos to the next level, announcing...
A Wonderful Success: Wonders of The First CCG Public Preview Day Recap
It was a crisp, sunny day as a bustling line of people waited outside Firefly Toys & Games in Columbia, South Carolina to be among the first to publicly play the Wonders of The First Collectible Card Game. This past weekend, Feb. 25th, 2024, marked a...
TCG’s Are JUST GAME PIECES: Perception vs. Reality
Our Wonders of The First Research and Development Team have gathered data from a massive TCG/CCG survey and the results will be stunning to many. Prefer to watch/listen? We unpack this post and we cover even more data in the video below: https://youtu.be/s8-e3ZvNAcg?si=P0M6Tj4ntNpOVtZC Let’s dive into one of the...
Who Will Claim Victory At Our Very First Public Game Day?
Be among the first to play the Wonders of The First CCG! This is your chance to dive into The Wonders of The First CCG before anyone else. Join the Wonders design team at Firefly Toys & Games in Columbia, South Carolina this Sunday, Feb. 25th...