Booster Pack Throwback — 25 — Steven E. Schend on the Blood Wars CCG, TSR, WotC & more

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[[ Originally released as "The Booster Pack". This show has since been retitled "Booster Pack Throwback" ]]
On this episode Rands is joined by lauded Dungeons & Dragon's author & worldbuilder Steven E. Schend. Steven's time in collectible trading card games was short but impactful—he designed the Blood Wars CCG in 1995 at TSR.
However, Steven's history with tabletop gaming runs a lot deeper! He & Rands discuss his long history with D&D & how he went from editing RPG books to creating his own CCG.
Steven also tells a very unique story about one of the most intriguing chapters of hobby gaming history—the purchase of D&D publisher TSR by Wizards of the Coast.
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