How do you make the next card game to beat Yu-Gi-Oh!?

Today I speak to awesome Yu-Gi-Oh! TikToker and professional animator Scarlet Zakari!

Zack has gone one step beyond most Yu-Gi-Oh! players and actually made his own card game, Kardrate! Here he shares a bit about his past, other card game mechanics, and some advice for fellow card game enthusiasts.

Learn more about Kardrate: https://www.scarletfox.games/kardrate
Zack's TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@scarletzakari?lang=en

My socials:
Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Scumner
TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jamessumner101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Twitter: https://twitter.com/James_Sumner101
Thrones: https://throne.com/scumner/wishlist
Discord: https://discord.gg/Dv5daJHxem

▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - Introduction

00:33 - Playground Yu-Gi-Oh!

03:38 - Premium Konami products

05:11 - Custom Yu-Gi-Oh! cards

07:18 - Pokemon TCG

09:51 - Pre-constructed card games

14:20 - The secret of building card games

17:28 - Mana systems and Duel Masters

23:12 - Digimon TCG26:19 - How to test and build your card game

30:22 - Advice for creators

35:12 - Outro

Art provided by: Scarlet Zakari

Music provided by:
TGSAnime
https://twitter.com/TGSAnime
https://youtu.be/U5dVemhy1yk

This podcast is here to talk all things Yu-Gi-Oh!, from the most casual to the most competitive, from the anime to the TCG. You name it, we'll cover it ... eventually. James Sumner hosts, (slightly) known on TikTok for his Number Hunter and Banlist Hunter collection series, joined by various guests across many professions and levels of experience.