Episodes

It's Retail Prerelease week, and we have both opened product from Retail AND Beta! Today, we're going to do a little compare-and-contrast of the Retail and Beta experiences - artwork, pack count, hit rate, cost, and more! Is one of these better than the other to buy? Let's talk about it - plus, a mailbag question about Going First! Dan's Twitter: https://x.com/MaindeckGames Kel's Twitter: https://x.com/RedZoneRogue Get your Cyberpunk TCG at JWWCards.com - and use discount code Maindeck or Redzon...

As we head towards the retail release of Cyberpunk, today we've got a new podcast episode focused on YOUR questions - especially about the recently revealed Tournament Rules! Let's dig into questions about dice rolling to call legends and sideboarding advice, as well as the production timelines of the game and comparisons to Hearthstone! Dan's Twitter: https://x.com/MaindeckGames Kel's Twitter: https://x.com/RedZoneRogue Get your Cyberpunk TCG at JWWCards.com - and use discount code Maindeck or ...

Today we are discussing one of the most unique and exciting parts of Cyberpunk TCG, hot off of its announcement last week! Let's talk about Holophone, the narrative integration for Cyberpunk TCG that introduces a canonical storyline continuation to players of the card game! Plus - mailbag questions about exciting EOR prizes, and cards with future potential! Dan's Twitter: https://x.com/MaindeckGames Kel's Twitter: https://x.com/RedZoneRogue Get your Cyberpunk TCG at JWWCards.com - and use discou...

Thanks for your patience, chooms, we've squashed the bugs (kind of) and are BACK in the booth for episode 24 of CARDRUNNERS! Today, let's dive in to the recently released Tournament Rules and talk about some of the good things - and some of the things that need adjustment! We've got a lot of ground to cover so let's jump in! Plus - a Make a Choice about the upcoming majors, and mailbag questions about potential card bans, and how to pick a deck to play! Dan's Twitter: https://x.com/MaindeckGames...

Thanks for your patience, chooms, we've squashed the bugs (kind of) and are BACK in the booth for episode 24 of CARDRUNNERS! Today, let's dive in to the recently released Tournament Rules and talk about some of the good things - and some of the things that need adjustment! We've got a lot of ground to cover so let's jump in! Plus - a Make a Choice about the upcoming majors, and mailbag questions about potential card bans, and how to pick a deck to play! Dan's Twitter: https://x.com/MaindeckGames...

Organized Play is on the horizon, and so many of the promos and prizes have been revealed! Today, we have a full-sized deep-dive into what the prizing looks like for Weeklies, Store Champs, and Regional level events - and we'll even finish it out by giving WeirdCo our grades on each tier of play! Plus - our Make a Choice is about where you find FUN in Cyberpunk TCG! Useful articles for more info: Weekly Play: https://cyberpunktcg.com/blog/ncb-preview Night City Showdown: https://cyberpunktcg.com...

It's another Dan storytime episode today as we talk about the Beta Prerelease Events and the Sealed Deck format! Let's dig into the greatest moments, the most effective cards, and general thoughts about Sealed deck and Cyberpunk TCG's first foray into the wilds of the LGS! Plus - two mailbag questions digging into adding a color to the game, and future set sizes! Dan's Twitter: https://x.com/MaindeckGames Kel's Twitter: https://x.com/RedZoneRogue Get your Cyberpunk TCG at JWWCards.com - and use ...

The cards are in our hands, chooms. Now - is Cyberpunk TCG Worth It to Buy?? Let's talk about the product experience - opening packs, card quality, foil treatments - are we dealing with some high end cards, or junky paper? We'll do our best to answer the question! Plus - a Make a Choice about your CHASE card, and Mailbag questions about a solved meta and split-color legends! Get your Cyberpunk TCG at JWWCards.com - and use discount code Maindeck or Redzone for 5% off! Shop here: https://jwwcards...

Welcome to BETA MONTH, folks! Packs are already being ripped and it won't be long before KS backers have theirs, and we can all enjoy the game at Beta Events! Today we just catch up on some Mailbag questions about a potpourri of subjects - What's the market going to be like? Do we expect alternate win conditions? What tokens are good, and what do we do with our bulk? Let's dig into those - plus, a Make a Choice about if Cyberpunk is your FIRST Trading Card Game! Next week - the real fun begins, ...

Beta Events are almost here, and Prereleases will be next after that! Today, chooms, we are going to dig into our advice for how to approach the Beta Event & Prerelease Sealed Deck format! How do you start building a deck from a pool of cards, and what types of effects and counts of cards are you looking for? We also have a make a choice with a nice rhyme inside - and two mailbag questions about deck size and mill as a win-con! Get your Cyberpunk TCG at JWWCards.com - and use discount code Maind...

With over 2/3rds of Welcome to Night City spoiled, let's discuss the absolute state of Cyberpunk TCG - and it's...broken!? There are SO MANY good cards on the streets of Night City, so what can we make sense of when looking at so many competing strategies? Let's dig into what it means to have EVERYTHING be "broken" as set 1 releases! Plus - we ask YOU to weigh in on this very topic in the Make a Choice, and we answer several mailbag questions about opening or selling KS product, collab plans, an...

Gen Con is past us, and today we look at how wet & wild it was before we jump into our two exclusive SPOILER CARDS for Welcome to Night City! We think you'll be seeing a lot of these cards when Beta edition ships out & Welcome to Night City drops! Get your Cyberpunk TCG at JWWCards.com - and use discount code Maindeck or Redzone for 5% off! Shop here: https://jwwcards.com/collections/cyberpunk-tcg Intro and stinger voiceover provided by the unmatched @EvaPlaysStuff! 0:00 Intro & Gen Con Recap 23...

It's the week of Gen Con, folks - looking forward to seeing many of you there! Today, we have an episode catching up on some fantastic questions asked by our community - and the theme is "collecting!" Let's dive into several questions pretty deeply to help prepare you for your Cyberpunk TCG collection when Welcome to Night City launches! Get your Cyberpunk TCG at JWWCards.com - and use discount code Maindeck or Redzone for 5% off! Shop here: https://jwwcards.com/collections/cyberpunk-tcg Intro a...

We have an exciting CARDRUNNERS folks - let's talk about BUYING Cyberpunk TCG! We've got big news about product availability, as well as our advice from years of buying and playing TCGs to help you make the right decisions for your financial circumstances. Plus - a Make a Choice about HOW MUCH you intend to buy, and some mailbag questions about set rotation and dice legality! Get your Cyberpunk TCG at JWWCards.com - and use discount code Maindeck or Redzone for 5% off! Shop here: https://jwwcard...

HELLO to our lovely CARDRUNNERS! Today we have a HUGE episode where @RedZoneRogue and I cover a BUNCH of revealed Cyberpunk TCG cards that we just haven't been able to talk about much! Some of these we think are ALL STAR cards that are set to define powerful deck archetypes - while others represent interesting elements of Cyberpunk TCG's power scaling or card design! Plus - a Make a Choice about the upcoming Welcome to Night City Metagame, and mailbag questions about Vehicles as Legends, and the...

Welcome back Chooms to Cardrunners - where we welcome Kel back from his trip to Anime Expo! Let's hear all about what he got up to and what we learned from the WeirdCo team at the event! Plus - our Make a Choice asks about attending major events, and our mailbag questions dig into promo exclusivity and sleeve choices! Got a mailbag question? Drop them in the comments, or send an email to cardrunners at maindeck dot gg! Preorder the AX26 "The Moment" Package here: https://gear.cdprojektred.com/pr...

Hop in Chooms, we have a fun one today! Kel and I came up with some early - pretty conceptual - deck builds to try to get a feel for what it might be like when we have the full set! How does a Cyberpunk TCG constructed deck look, and what are the important questions to consider when building? Let's explore it together as we go over the two deck concepts we made! Plus - our Make a Choice asks about the strength of Go Solo, and our mailbag questions cover tips and tricks for trading, and how to ca...

Hop in Chooms, we have a fun one today! Kel and I came up with some early - pretty conceptual - deck builds to try to get a feel for what it might be like when we have the full set! How does a Cyberpunk TCG constructed deck look, and what are the important questions to consider when building? Let's explore it together as we go over the two deck concepts we made! Plus - our Make a Choice asks to choose a favorite female Edgerunner, and our mailbag questions dig into card balance after the reworks...

Hoooo boy chooms, we have a whole deep dive into a *single* card? Well, it's that exciting to get our first RAMP source in Cyberpunk TCG! Let's talk about what Ramp is, and what Bootleg Black Sapphire Show means for CTCG as a whole! Plus - our Make a Choice has us picking sides in the Great Blocker War, and we answer some mailbag questions about how colors mix when deckbuilding, and how Prereleases will work! Got a mailbag question? Drop them in the comments, or send an email to cardrunners at m...

QUICK! Jump into this episode of Cardrunners with myself and @RedZoneRogue to hear about some of the many card updates - including the addition of the Quick keyword, which REALLY changes the game! We'll go through four cards that got major updates using this new keyword and talk about the impact of it all! Our Make a Choice asks about the new Rule and Card changes, and our Mailbag hits topics including the power of Overtime, prerelease kits, foils, and chase cards! Got a mailbag question? Drop t...

Here it is chooms, the most exciting news the Cyberpunk TCG has had yet! WeirdCo has dropped the NEW RULES - and with changes this game-altering, we HAVE to cover it! Join myself and @RedZoneRogue as we dive into what the changes are and the implications they have for the game! Plus - our Make a Choice asks about Multiplayer format rules, and we cover two mailbag questions digging into broken decks and bans, and tips and etiquette for your first tournaments! Got a mailbag question? Drop them in ...

It's time for another mechanic deep dive, and in this episode of Cardrunners, we dig into the one that sets Cyberpunk TCG APART - The Gig system! The game's Dice, called Gigs, are really at the heart of much of the gameplay and we'll settle in to discuss exactly how that works and what makes this particular mechanic so special! Plus, are you Casual or Competitive? Let's Make a Choice, and answer a mailbag question sorting out the complicated Set 1 release schedule! Got a mailbag question? Drop t...

With so many players new to TCGs in the Cyberpunk TCG fan space, let's break down a bit of a primer regarding how you can start to make sense of the cards that are revealed! When do you know a card is great, or when does it start to need a bit of heavy lifting to get there? Maindeck Dan and RedZoneRogue break down the basics - plus, we dig deep into the responses to our last Make a Choice about set quantity, offer a new one with a Would you Rather style, and answer a couple of mailbag questions ...

The Cyberpunk TCG Kickstarter AND Late Pledges are official over, so what's next for Cyberpunk TCG fans? Your favorite Cardrunners, Maindeck Dan and RedZoneRogue, are here to discuss that, as well as what's going on in Japan, our previous Make a Choices and a new one about Set releases, and some mailbag questions about building a local Cyberpunk TCG scene, and how many boxes is too many! Got a mailbag question? Drop them in the comments, or send an email to cardrunners at maindeck dot gg! Intro ...