Meet Erik Olofsson, the Creator of Sorcery Contested Realm TCG - PART 1

[@_D__C_]

I've kept up with all of the Sorcery-related interviews and this is easily the most expertly led interview with Erik that I've seen. Well done and thank you!

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@peggle09]

yeah he is definitely getting better at being interviewed.\

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

@@peggle09 Erik was a pleasure to talk to.

[@peggle09]

@@TedsBasementPodcast yes I enjoyed it very much, I subbed :)

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKmsXn-bjpWYrKs

[@DEADKING624]

Love the game and art...collecting the cards is a BONUS...!!!

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Thanks for commenting on both interview videos. It means a lot!

[@andrewlopez9697]

This interview deserves so many more likes

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Thank you so much! Every Sorcery fan should watch this! Now we just need to tell the algorithm that, lol

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Also, don't miss part 2!

[@paulmoran8530]

Really great chat - well done & thank you both - looking fwd to more SCR content!

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Thank you! Make sure to watch part 2, link in description 😀

[@paulmoran8530]

Just did ...have only dived in Beta ...late comer ...such a great wholesome game ...@@TedsBasementPodcast

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

@paulmoran8530 Thanks for watching. I really appreciate it. Hope you enjoy the game 😀 are you doing pre-cons to get started or going right for some booster boxes? Also curious, what other tcgs have you been into before discovering Sorcery

[@paulmoran8530]

I've got the precons and also 2 x booster boxes - a mate got in on the KS and another will be playing also...for now, hope to grow our player base - we are all currently playing Flesh and Blood (which is fantastic!! there will be no change here :) ) Sorcery is still quite new here is Australia as far as uptake - but I personally think it looks great ...will appeal to children of the 80's and 90's :) who love classic fantasy and gameplay ...@@TedsBasementPodcast

[@ByGraceThroughFaith777]

1st and thank you both for the interview!

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

you are welcome, enjoy!

[@Clappincardboard]

Awesome review! Great frazetta question!

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Thank you!

[@zap7759]

Always love to hear more questions and takes.

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Glad you liked it!

[@DrJambonius]

Hello, very good interview. I can now clearly see the commitment and professionalism behind the game I supported (Kickstarter). I have been looking forever for a complement game to MTG (Probably mixing booth during an evening with friends). My first reason behind my support is the art, then the gameplay (What it looks like, because i didnt try it), then the collectibility aspect of it and finally, the potential it has to appeal to enough players to create some momentum. I have a strange feeling that this is the beginning of something big... Continue your good work!

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

I couldn't agree more. You hit the nail on the head!

[@sandiegosnakes]

Really enjoyed the dialogue you created with Erik. Very good questions.

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Thank you so much! I'll get part 2 edited and out within a week or 2 😀

[@llatimad]

Great interaction, loved it!

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Thanks Doug! Appreciate it!

[@link2893]

Great interview. Thanks for posting.

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

You're welcome!

[@solargod03]

Well done.. looking forward to part 2

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Thank you!

[@solargod03]

@@TedsBasementPodcast you dropping part 2 soon...

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

@@solargod03 this week is the plan.

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kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKmsXn-bjpWYrKs

[@kylerich8213]

Great interview! Looking forward to part 2!

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Thank you! Glad you got value out of it!

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKmsXn-bjpWYrKs

[@peggle09]

I did a version of MTG on the grid with a commander format, having the separate land deck was very cool and moving around the board was fun

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

i love that idea. what if you use Plane cards for that too? remember those wide cards from planeshift?

[@peggle09]

@@TedsBasementPodcast that would be cool, wonder how hard those are to find.

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

@@peggle09 it's not bad. I have a sealed set and an open set from when it was released. But they should be on ebay sort if reasonably I think

[@Phive57]

nice video ! Congrats :)

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Thank you!

[@bbqwittom]

🤜🤛

[@OmarElMossalamy]

Ted, enjoyed the interview. This is Nemaraci btw! But I was wondering if you had any insight on how sorcery planned to maintain momentum/market interest with sets so far apart or if it’s covered in the second part. Thanks

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Great question, I don;t think we cover it to any level of detail ot at all. I honestly can't remember the interview was a week ago. But I would love to have Erik back on sometime, I can add this to my questioning

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Part 2 of this Interview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKmsXn-bjpWYrKs

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Sorcery hit over 4 million be the end!

[@Possu81]

where are the cards printed in?

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

I don't know where they are printing. Maybe someone else reading this does and they can comment.

[@tysnow9524]

OK I'm going to ask the question with all the alpha print boxs that will be hitting the market it seems like rudy did more damage then good. The amount of dumping that will happen if the product dosen't reach a high 2k-3k will be alot it will cause the price to drop even lower and the game will crash this is/was my worrie. Secondly with such a high alpha run revised will also crash because everyone that wanted in already has cards. Yes I understand all tcg have a revised edition but those game didn't have a 4million plus doller backing. Yes I like the passion behind the game I like Erik's vision for the game but that's not a great way to start off the game. Will this make it more affordable sure but the risk of loss has gotten very high and I'm starting to see people like droughts and decks admit that they have buyers regrets.

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

This is one of those things where fans should only back TCGs they believe in, don't do it out of hype do it because there is something about it that they love. This will aid in the hands holding product being stronger. It will also aid in the demand outpacing the supply, even with the way they printed to demand until KS ended. For example, there are 6k KS backers, if most of them backed because there is something about the game they love, then most will not be selling because they "love it". Plus, between now and the time boxes hit the market, more people will become fans given how great the quality is of the game and the art, etc. This means, for example, there could be 10k fans by then. Put that all together you have most KS backers not selling and you have thousands more fans who want it than who backed. Which means demand is higher than supply, those new fans will revert to buying revised. and the alpha will hold its value. I don't know the future; this is just another possible path.

[@tysnow9524]

@@TedsBasementPodcast umm I question that most will not be selling because they love it part when I backed the game it was at 1.3mill cad then Rudy's video dropped and the pledges shot up to 5mill cad in 2 weeks a diffrents of 384% increase that is not a normal increase thats an inflated increase. So your telling me that all of a sudden the game goes up 3.5X naturally halfway through its ks time frame. That seems very suspicious. TED point to another example were that has happened I bet you can't.

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

@@tysnow9524 I don't know the reality of it, this is just a speculation. I do however know my own reality, which is that I saw Rudy's video, then I did a little research on my own after that, and I did fall in love same day. And that love has not faded for me. I fell deep into the art, the history behind some of the artists, and then the gameplay was the final hook. I discovered all that in time to back the KS and coordinate an interview with Erik. So it was nearly love at first sight for me. It could be something similar for many others too, that part I can't "know".

[@writerblocks9553]

so far this game feels like poker meets chess

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

Is that good or bad? Lol

[@bluefett1784]

I can't wait to see if they get Seb McKinnon on board for some cards.

[@TedsBasementPodcast]

They should make an a fan suggestion page for stuff like that. Would be fun to see now many people ask for the same person or thing.