Josh Nelson, Author at Card Gamer

Balatro Wins in 3 Categories at The Game Awards

The key art from Balatro. The card-gaming roguelike won in three categories at The Game Awards on Thursday, December 12th.

The much-acclaimed “Poker roguelike” Balatro won in three of five categories at The Game Awards last night.

Pokémon TCG Pocket Announces “Mythical Island” Mini-Set

Key art from Mythical Island, the first mini-set for Pokémon TCG Pocket.

Pokémon TCG Pocket announced Mythical Island, their “A1a” expansion and the first mini-set for the gaming app.

Pokémon TCG Pocket Deck Tech: Firestarter (Charizard ex)

Charizard ex Pokémon TCG Pocket Deck Tech

It’s time for another Pokémon TCG Pocket deck tech! Today we’ll analyze Charizard ex, a deck that can handle both Pikachu ex and Mewtwo ex.

Retro-Spective: Megaman Battle Network

The title screen for Megaman Battle Network 3, White version, released by Konami for the Game Boy Advance handheld system in 2002. Credit: Capcom

It might not look like a card game at first glance, but a deeper dive will, in fact, reveal the truth about the Megaman Battle Network series.

Balatro Physical Playing Card Deck Now Available For Preorder

A jumbled array of the playing cards for Balatro, physically available to preorder now. Image credit: Fanga.me

A physical copy of the deck of playing cards used in Balatro is now available for immediate preorder, for a March release.

Pokémon TCG Pocket Deck Tech: Naptime! (Gengar EX & Hypno)

Hypno EX is one of the lynchpins of this Pokémon TCG Pocket deck.

This Pokémon TCG Pocket deck tech will focus on a dark horse entry that aims to gamble for its victory. Can you win while asleep and alone?

Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box (Review)

The Magic: The Gathering Foundations Beginner Box is a fantastic tool for teaching new and aspiring Magic players. Image credit: Josh Nelson

This product is billed as the easiest way for players to learn Magic: The Gathering. But is it truly an intuitive learning experience? Let’s find out.

Pioneer Masters: A First Look At An Arena-Only Release

The full art for Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, a card confirmed for Pioneer Masters. Illustrated by Jaime Jones.

Magic: The Gathering’s virtual interface, Magic Arena, has been teasing players with the tantalizing promise of Pioneer. According to Wizards of the Coast, the Pioneer format is a 60-card Constructed format that uses a card pool dating back from Return to Ravnica forward. It has its own ban list and a whole slew of support from Wizards of […]

Pokémon TCG Pocket Deck Tech: System Shock (Pikachu EX)

Electrode is a solid lynchpin of this Pokémon TCG Pocket deck.

In this Pokémon TCG Pocket deck tech, we go over Pikachu EX, one of the “Big 3” strongest decks in the PTCGP meta at this time. Shocking!

Retro-Spective: Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour For Nintendo DS

The title screen for Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour, released by Konami for the Nintendo DS handheld system in 2005. Credit: Konami

In this Retro-Spective, we review Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour, a video game released by Konami for the Nintendo DS in 2005.