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[@MosbergSwerve]

I enjoy these videos where you chop it up in front of the camera for 20 plus minutes. Watched all the way through. Good insight as always.

[@orphancharmander1168]

These videos, shelf videos, and long card sorting videos are epic, and amazing knowledge, from a wise old fart 🤪👍🏻 2022 is the new 1991 👌🏻

[@williampaskewitz5383]

Skadoosh

[@jimmyxchang]

Join Flesh and Blood?? 👀

[@Shannon_Vlogs]

Couldn’t agree more! These are my favorite!

[@jk7942]

@@orphancharmander1168 What happened in 1991?

[@The.Incredible.Mister.E]

I've learned things from Rudy that school didn't teach me... now my family is financially stable and i will be able to retire. Thank you Rudy. You're helping people.

[@elizabethfoster7932]

*Living a life of luxury is like a dream for some people and for others it's constant reality, the key is having financial stability and strength but the question is how to*

[@sarawaisglass239]

Yeah!! ‌Due to the fall in the stock market, I don't think it's advisable holding, it would be more beneficial and yield more profit if you actually trade on cryptocurrency I've been trading since the dip, and I've made so much profit trading.

[@sarawaisglass239]

@Alice Spencer ‌that's why you need the help of a professional like Mr Edward Martin's who trade and understand the market more to earn good income, these professionals understand the market like it's there own farm and make s maximum profit for investors.

[@Sanlee578]

‌I heard that his strategies are really good

[@ambitiousadventure1791]

@@Sanlee578 ‌ Yeah, My first investment with Mr Edward Martin's he earned me profit of over $25,530 US dollars, and ever since then he has been delivering

[@everetthudson30]

‌He has really made a good name for himself.

[@phothewin6019]

Can confirm, I've gone into bankruptcy and my life has never been better.

[@flutebasket4294]

Did you spend all your money on Kobe Bryant memorabilia?

[@phothewin6019]

@@flutebasket4294 No, Modern Horizons and hentai.

[@flutebasket4294]

@@phothewin6019 Understood

[@ClumpyPro]

@@flutebasket4294 if he did that he wouldn’t need to file for bankruptcy 😂

[@flutebasket4294]

@@ClumpyPro Very true

[@mattgrundy27]

Came for the life lesson, stayed for the ending.

[@claycook-mowery1416]

I worked as a bankruptcy lawyer for about 10 years, for many people it's such a good decision.....Also, Illuminati is such a cool game. One With Everything!

[@jon1234c]

You’re videos are hilarious but at the same time extremely informative I wish you were my marketing professor.

[@abyss9316]

Thank you Rudy's I always appreciate these kind of talks your inside really gives a different perspective given your experience

[@bluebutterfly463]

Rudy thank you so much for taking the time to share this very informative video with us. You are the reason I got into FAB and Metazoo. Truly appreciate you ❤

[@buttermoth5861]

I’m gonna be honest. I’ve never been interested in card games or magic the gathering but this channel has a ton of gems on it. Watching you sit and talk in front of the camera about random topics is mesmerizing.

[@TBPN]

this is basically the TL;DR of every interview i've ever done with a TCG / CCG maker

[@colegarrett3064]

Two minutes or so left in the video “viewer discretion is advised”. That gave me a good chuckle. Nice video. Truly experienced insight. Thank you.

[@Bronson-_-]

Damn this was a great talk. Going concern is important. Great points Rudy.

[@abyss9316]

Failed tcg's was my first video I ever seen them yours wow what a wild ride has been these last 10 months

[@whalesequence]

The valley of the shadow of death is not just about physical death, good allegory Rudy

[@zerorequiem2456]

I agree, KZbin presence is so important!

[@vintagetimmy1893]

This is why I subbed, love u rudolph!

[@robertthomson3766]

Rudy i watch your videos for entertainment purposes. 36 and the only cardboard i own is the stuff that needs to be recycled on Monday. I agree with alot of your insights.

[@effigy80]

The computation power required to make the reflection of Rudy on the green screen...we're in the 2010s now baby!

[@ryangreenwald3755]

Real talk Rudy is like the big bro that puts us on game.

[@dirtnastyish]

It goes through five layers of Bobs and gets to a Lundberg on Sunday. I was LOLing.

[@patrickbateman69420]

This is my favourite type of Rudy video

[@rustyshell2]

Chapter 7 in 2016. Taught me a lot.

[@endtimestcg5146]

Thank you for making this VIDEO! THank you so much!

[@clb8233]

I just like the stoc.... er, clock. 🚀🚀🚀🚀 Put some batteries in that poor thing, Rudy!

[@goranroos1809]

The last three seconds of this video is what you are looking for.

[@jbird999cg]

here's a picture of my crotch... wait what? RUDY!

[@markoezefeld199]

I want to start my own card game too Rudy... Been actually working on it since pre metazoo boom. Other note: I miss Wyvern.

[@l.a.wright6912]

came for the sound investing advise stayed for the wallstreet bets' sponsored Rudy sidecam

[@shannongerbes]

Wall street bets is a shell. Now It's all lose porn. Wall street silver is where it's at

[@idonotmakevidsyet]

Right now is probably the best time to get a tcg launched.

[@Jason-de5pl]

I just noticed rudy's sounds dampers(shall we call them taco holsters or taco holders). It really does make my foils unwarp and my tacos from floppy to hard

[@NewRetroGaming]

Nice Wyvern booster box! I still have my cards from my youth!

[@TheDarkElder]

That cat with pants still talks, amazing. So all gimme your dollars, I might create the next big ccg!

[@devoted2thaentertainment207]

Great video as always. The ending lol

[@hosersupreme]

Great video as always, but that ending though...

[@javi624]

always surprised with the good lessons that come from Rudy's wild video titles

[@rubenrebenz1000]

At the end I thought you were gonna poke an eye out.

[@LeBlogDuN00b]

Oh yes, I remember the plethora of card games back in the 90's. Do you remember Kult?

[@TCGBulkKings]

Don't forget the Decipher rule: Don't mismanage the company so badly that you have to embezzle all the money out of it after you lose all your license deals

[@hosersupreme]

Don't to include their top game making strategy: make high-profile IP games that are nearly unplayable

[@TCGBulkKings]

@@hosersupreme I dunno, I played the crap out of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings back in the day, but Star Trek still eludes me - it wasn't clear that an opponent was required to play that game, and you could still lose?

[@hosersupreme]

@@TCGBulkKings That's exactly what I was referring to. Star was was pretty good, never played LotR, but Star Trek was...a series of failures at every level. I wanted it to be good, but it was barely playable. My play group modified the rules slightly and added our own clarifications to the rules to make it playable, but even then, it was clunky and difficult to consistently win.

[@KitchenTableTCG]

Lots of good stuff here - that is for investors. As a investor and player, I see this market more like the board game market of 2014-2018. There are some INCREDIBLE games out there that can be fun to play, open, and experience at a $200-300 price point. They can provide hours of entertainment to you and your play group and mix it all up. As investment pieces - I completely agree!

[@AccessAccess]

I still have the Illuminate, Shadowfist, and Nuclear War cards from that era. Still play the games with friends from time to time.

[@rickkings2071]

I remember working for a friends LGS in the late 90's and the distributors wouldn't let him buy just magic without buying say Wyvern ect. I laugh when I see that box in the background. Some of those card games look amazing. I tried to play as many as I could and learned so much from them but what seems to happen is people tend to stick with the games they know best like Magic. My LGS only played L5R, Magic and Pokemon and lesser so Star Wars and Middle Earth. For a game to make it it has to have everything including all the support you mentioned. Its crazy to see so many games and know they are not going to make it. Im pretty sure nobody ever bought Wyvern at my store if they did it was like a pack or two max. Some of those games have amazing mechanics and art too but it wasn't enough

[@gamemasters]

speaking of old card games that I'd love to see come back... Mythos (cthulhu ccg) and Highlander ccg.. oh.. and The Crow ccg...

[@magicpesto]

Still sad Legend of the Five Rings fell out of favor. What a fabulous game that was!

[@SteelfurSpeaks]

considering it got a new investor purchasing asmodee looking to reinvest in key brand there is always hope.

[@richardpointer]

Starwars CCG is still kicking.

[@XEMIko79x]

I want to play it but man is it convoluted and bloated. At least my last memory of it. Which was right before death star 2 and the end of the decipher licence

[@PaulchenLange]

I want a set of Sorcery: Contested Realm, that is one I will definitely follow

[@urbatect]

The creator of that is one of the founders and owners of Path of Exile...

[@davee9921]

Absolutely great insight…..

[@aptsocietyinvest1563]

Hi there... in the video it is mentioned that there are companies trying to to revitalize old card games... where can one find these companies? Is there a list? Company names perhaps?? Just asking to find out if anybody might know anything... I'd appreciate it thanks.

[@MTGUnpacked]

This reminds me of the frenzy on Kickstarter 10 years ago, specifically in gaming. The people with proven track records mostly delivered on their promises, whereas others either imploded thereafter (usually after taking off with all the funds) or delivered a steaming pile many years later. Anything I see on Kickstarter these days is immediately suspect, since you've got to wonder how badly undercapitalized they are in the first place to launch on Kickstarter. How many of these projects can withstand the pressures of development, release, and maintenance in the long term? It's even more difficult for something like a TCG!

[@6502chip]

See, you claim to remember the Kickstarter frenzy from a decade ago, but you then immediately forget that the most catostrophic failures were from industry titans. Mighty no. 9 was directed by a 20+ year industry veteran. Yogventures was pushed by the largest gaming youtubers at the time. Robotech RPG Tactics had a massive IP behind it. Star Citizen was directed by Chris Roberts. Godus was a Peter Molyneux title, but we all knew that was going to backfire because Peter fucking Molyneux. The issue is you're discarding hundreds of card and video games developed through that time that delivered successfully, and I don't blame you. It's a lot less interesting to hear about 100+ NES homebrews that get funded and successfully deliver to backers over the past 4 years, or the thousands of board games and Tabletop RPGs that were completed successfully, but didn't rake in millions during initial pre-orders because they weren't made by a famous artist, animator, or game designer. And it's understandable that you wouldn't know about these stories, because they're not engaging to us as a readers/listeners. When we're looking at Kickstarter stories, we're only interested in hearing about wild success stories or absolute trainwrecks, so that's what gets reported on.

[@Markpichot]

@@6502chip Seriously irrelevant to his point

[@6502chip]

@@Markpichot His point is wrong. I was pointing out that he's basing things off of a flawed understanding of how Kickstarter works, and the fact that campaigns run by "more established" creators are usually the ones that failed the hardest, while smaller/newer creators historically have a higher rate of success.

[@Markpichot]

@@6502chip How’s it wrong? You didn’t present any evidence that he was wrong. You have your opinion which sounds totally incorrect. I can guarantee that there were way more failed kickstarters than triple A companies that went bankrupt. Thinking otherwise is ridiculous.

[@Faber-dn8xw]

Grand Archives and D-Spirits?

[@loserdogygo]

13:32 this is my new ringtone

[@WolfstarWuzHere]

Remember Keyforge? Pepperidge Farm remembers..

[@FrozenShadoW918]

When you youtube Metazoo and sort by view count Rudy is the top 3 videos

[@commentresurrection1841]

I buy old ccg's all of the time. I hope they do bring a bunch back

[@blaze556922]

First Rudy vid I've ever watched where I didn't learned something. Not complaining because I know other people might not know these things but the more you learn about finance, collectibles, and the creation of products, you find that it is far more common sense than anything else.

[@GoobNoob]

Love the economics videos!

[@scottrautmann7030]

To bring it to market, well said!

[@psychozen7169]

I miss legend of five rings granite I never played or collected it but always wanted to play it but again I was into buying magic for when I stopped/ retired from working. Mainly because it tied to my high school/ delayed entry program.

[@isambo400]

Granted

[@mightyfp]

Rudy's talking but I'm starting at the wsb clock bc I know that time is intentional.

[@Faber-dn8xw]

What happened to Argent Saga? I remember both it and FAB were introduced here together at the same time.

[@randomencounter8984]

And some companies like Decipher fell because insider fraud(owners relative stealing). Also some games that US may look as failure may have been a success elsewhere (Vampire). TCG world had it's wild west moment then and it seems like there is 2nd one baking. I just hope that there is more room in competitive environment after this boom/bust cycle.

[@hyperionjoesmith8574]

Best part was right at the end!

[@rafaelrobles1403]

Dang it Timmy I love the ( showed up trophy) cause i tried and some genious once told me its okay to fail.

[@TheBlueCollarConservative]

Rudy, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE for you to do a video on Steve Jackson Games. Illuminati, Car Wars, Munchkin and many other games they've done with success and compare it to these failing kickstarter games.

[@danv263]

I don't even look at new or coming soon card games until multiple customers bring them up.

[@peteaos]

I would kill for an Illuminati reboot, so much fun.

[@MadCowMusic]

I like how Rudy's hair looks like some of it was drawn onto his face with a brown marker.

[@andrewostman3135]

I'm 40... And I remember. I played spellfire, doomtrooper, lord of the rings.....

[@johnbts9216]

Diamond hands with Wyvern, to the Moon!

[@jamespopculture]

Surprise ending. Lol wisdom and humorous always.

[@duacot6633]

I thought the CCG based on EVE Online had a lot of potential. Suprised the Star Wars ccg failed. I forgot about all my mtg cards purchased from 94-99. One day a co worker said he played mtg. Told him hadn't played in 20 years. Left me amazed at what these old cards go for. I started watch Rudy because of my coworker bringing up how mtg was vety much alive today.

[@davidrosenzweig1380]

it failed because the mechanics sucked

[@shannongerbes]

@@davidrosenzweig1380 and yet Eve videogame continues yet the mechanics suck🤷‍♂️

[@CitanulsPumpkin]

It doesn't matter how much money your kickstarter makes. If you don't have experience and connections in the printing, packaging, shipping, distribution, and retail outlets for the industry your product is aimed at, your product will not make it to your customers. If the first update after the kickstarter drive closes is "Okay folks. We just interviewed with our first printer. They said they didn't have any openings in their schedule for us. We'll see how the next three interviews this week go and get back to you." You will never see the product you funded.

[@polishprince47]

RUDY IS BANKRUPT!! 🤑

[@Jimmy.1979]

You dropped the camera!

[@marc-andremireault1678]

Nice add for your partners/collaborators 😉

[@Snufulufugus]

I can NOT believe he had pants on. I feel like I have been lied to.

[@Coheed275]

The nice special surprise for the people who stick it out til the end of the video

[@barbaraedomnd4528]

D-Spirits Kickstarter product actually blew me away. Thought it was going to be just another Pokemon clone judging by the sample cards, but I saw a couple box breaks and the quality is out of this world. The packaging and presentation is next level. I love the updated artwork they have. Gameplay seems fun and easy, like early yugi. It has enough for adults like me, but I really think that kids and families are going to go nuts for it.

[@RareManga]

Lol the ceo just posts about prices and is constantly hyping the market. Obvious cash grab

[@Faber-dn8xw]

It does not have solid foundation like metazoo and fab imho

[@MTG69]

I hope my graded vintage POG collection will be worth something someday.

[@leeh6317]

I miss buying boxes of Decipher Star Wars cards

[@adamlee8402]

Loved highlander, great card game.

[@boogiepopphantom3778]

Remember when Games Workshop started off as two guys in a room? :D

[@MaximumSD]

Rudy!!!

[@CollectorArthouse]

Sorcery: Contested Realm is one to watch

[@blindey]

I met a person who loved Netrunner and hated MTG for killing it.

[@grinja73]

Incredibly good game, theres a dedicated base still keeping it going with new cards and rulings. Then theres jinteki online game

[@charlesh4333]

This is real talk. I have been working on my game for 1 year and 5 months. Ive looked up many videos, your videos, Kohdak videos, e commerce, kickstarter, etc. You need influences, bad or good publicity, literally anything and everything to benefit you and it needs to be done online. I cant win against Magic, Pokemon, Yu Gi Oh. From a buyers perspective which is what I think of all the time when I think about selling my game. I can not convince myself that anyone would buy my game which has no valuable cards, run by me myself and a few artist, and its not an online game or has literally any presence at all in an LGS or any tournament play. Literally the only way I could see my game starting at all, is making it a free to print to play. It takes the inventory management away, I can adjust cards in case something is to broken, and I can get somewhat away from the distribution chain. My goal is to have people play my game, I like and want money from it but I just cant expect anyone to pay for my game being backed by me only basically. My goal is to log into Reddit and see a subreddit with my game on it, and people shitting on it. That is my goal.

[@caseywilliams4145]

I dont have a pitch for a ccg but I've been thinking about opening a small game store dealing in dnd ccg and possibly sports cards..at the moment there is only 1 store like 100 miles I go to it and its constantly busy I'm just kind of fearful about taking the leap. What do you think Rude Man? Should I just go for it or is it the one way trip to failuresville because the local game store has gone the way of the dodo?

[@ValariaxSword]

He’s done many videos on this. He seems to be of the opinion that LGSs are a dying business model. Unless you’re a rich hobbyist who can afford to have an unprofitable business then you might be better off doing an online business like Rudy did.

[@fredflint8399]

How about that Wyvern Card game!!!

[@chesterkolb9320]

good stuff

[@xThemadpoet]

Is that a ghoulie? F'N rocks!

[@naturalstatenversion3484]

I see that wyvern in he back.

[@LifeWasGood]

I AM the Illuminati card game irl lol I walk the tylez. Symbolism. Numerology. -Manly P. Hall

[@socalxninja259]

Best happy ending we've ever been given at Rudy & Timmy's House of Tacos and Market Manipulation. Ill end it with an obligatory REEEEEEEEE

[@dogdriver70]

Illuminati was the shit. The true OG of CCGs.

[@colekrantzteacheseverythin5543]

Oh man I wonder how many CCGs from the 90s just from off the top of my head. INSANITY

[@Kaosaur]

If there's any card game that I want to come back it's Pirates of the Spanish Main.

[@zartan7779]

What about force of will tcg?

[@runofthemillstone9378]

Rudy, what did you think of the Taco Bell Illuminati commercial that came out a while back?

[@portalmasterry6765]

Timmy CCG.....dibs on the card game name!

[@douglasgray2620]

What about grand archive Rudy?

[@nickydee569]

And that is why Rudy featured Metazoo lol

[@benjieboy9230]

If I go bankrupt Rudy, im coming for you and your giant turtles