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Currently Playing: This Keeps Killing TCGs

Many trading card games fail around their second birthday. The problem is called the two year curse and many games attempt to solve it with set rotation. But, is that the only solution? Let's discuss what set rotation is, why it failed in Magic: the Gathering, and how we might be able to design something better. Join the Distraction Makers Discord https://discord.gg/VHnksn5eH3 Host Gavin Valentine https://www.gavinvalentinedesign.com/ Thumbnail Artwork Fire Magic by Toni Infante Chapters 00:00 What is the Two Year Curse? 02:33 - 03:33 Why Use Set Rotation? 03:34 - 03:54 What Killed the Standard Format? 03:55 - 04:29 Problem 1 04:30 - 05:48 Problem 2 05:49 - 06:54 Problem 3 06:55 - 08:46 Problem 4 08:47 - 09:19 Problem 5 09:20 - 10:30 Problem 6 10:31 - 11:24 Problem 7 11:25 - 11:56 How do we Fix It? 11:57 - 13:24 Solution 1 13:25 - 15:29 Solution 2 15:30 - 17:48 Solution 3 17:49 - 21:25 Solution 4 21:25 - 22:00 Outro