“It’s like a treasure hunt going through the sets. “There are decks to find, there are combos to find, there’s all sorts of cool stuff,” he says. That’s how our game is done and we think we’ve gotten that balance fairly well.” Whether you’re a curious Disney fan with no prior experience or a serious competitive TCG player, Miller says Lorcana will meet you where you are. “I always say the rules are like the skeleton and the cards are the meat. “One of the beautiful things about the trading card game space is that the game itself can be inclusive and simple to learn, but the strategy and the depth comes from the cards,” Miller says. And working in trading card games for 20 years, putting these two loves of mine together has just been a delight.'įor the past two and half year that they’ve been working on Lorcana, their approach has been to make a game that can be played by anyone, even if they’ve never touched a trading card game before, while also providing depth and complexity for hardcore TCG players. One thing I love about games is their ability to transport us.

That’s something as a game designer I’ve always been driven by. Even as a little kid it impressed me how immersive that space was. “In fact, I learned about immersion through Disneyland. “We’re all Disney fans, I’ve been going to Disneyland since I was a little boy,” Miller says. And while the company isn’t ready to talk about specific game mechanics or products that will be available until we get closer to launch, he painted a picture of veteran TCG designers coming together to create their dream game. I was able to pull him away in between moments of excitedly telling fans about the game and autographing cards to ask him a few questions. He’s over six feet tall, boisterous, and seemed to have a giant grin stuck to his face the entire day. If you stopped by the booth, you probably ran into Ryan Miller, Lorcana’s brand manager and co-designer. Related: Disney Lorcana TCG Announced For 2023

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