Interview with LotR Creator, Nate French!

By l3afonthewind, in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game

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Hey guys,
Sparing you all from the April Fools' Day nonsense our FB followers had to suffer yesterday, I give you our interview with the creator of this game, and developer of many other games at Fantasy Flight Games, Nate French. Nate was great and offered some fantastic insight into the conception and creation of the first(my claim, not his) true co-operative card game. Nate also talked in general about his experience as a gamer and about the process of game design.
Enjoy!

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I thought the creator of Lotr was JRR Tolkien.

Seriously though, great interview and episode, as always!

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I thought the creator of Lotr was JRR Tolkien.

OH SNAP!!!!

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Btw, forgot to mention that I found awesome to discover that Sean is also a fan of the Dark Tower. I'm a big fan as well, and I would also LOVE to have a game or LCG based on that universe. The question is, what would it be about? What would the goal be? As much as I would love to see it, I don't see how a game can be made about it. Any ideas for this, Sean? Maybe it could be about protecting the Beams, while the opponent/encounter deck, tries to destroy them. In any case, it would be so awesome.

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Btw, forgot to mention that I found awesome to discover that Sean is also a fan of the Dark Tower. I'm a big fan as well, and I would also LOVE to have a game or LCG based on that universe. The question is, what would it be about? What would the goal be? As much as I would love to see it, I don't see how a game can be made about it. Any ideas for this, Sean? Maybe it could be about protecting the Beams, while the opponent/encounter deck, tries to destroy them. In any case, it would be so awesome.

Totally. I think The Dark Tower is very similar in flavor to LotR; a rich world in which a tale is told. If we're playing the "what could be" game, I'd think DT could be pretty much injected right into the LotR LCG mechanical template, with perhaps a few thematic changes. The "other world" mechanic in particular would be super fun to flesh out in different quests. There could be a saga line of quests that follow the events of the books, and another line that is just set in Mid-world. Yeah... talking about this is actually bumming me out in an odd way. Because this isn't a real thing. And it should be.

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Well, a fan-made game could be possible, and the art could be lifted from the comic books, which are now covering the Drawing of the Three. Once all the comics are out, and with a few minor graphical edits, at least the saga quests could be made. Battle of Algul Siento saga quest? That'd be so great!