Game Mechanics - A Critical Tabletop Podcast · Logan Jenkins, Greg Leatherman
Game Theory - GM2 46
·49 min·4 clips
Greg urges listeners not to buy Harry Potter merch because J.K. Rowling uses the money to take rights away from trans people.
As heard by us
A brisk critique of licensed card-game profit chasing and the table politics it can create.
Game Mechanics uses a Harry Potter licensing headline to make a broader point about tabletop publishing: some companies still treat balance as optional and profit as the real objective.
Why you'd press play
If you want a blunt autopsy of Upper Deck's licensed card-game history and the friction around cutthroat play, press play.
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