Rare Slot — 04 — The untold story of the lost TRANSFORMERS CCG with Quan Williams

[[ Originally released as "TBP: Rare Slot" — a Bonus Episode of the former "The Booster Pack Podcast" ]]

On this very special bonus RARE SLOT episode we dig into depths of collectible game history to bring you a previously untold story about a CCG that was never published.

Way back in the mid-1990s, college student Quan Williams created a fan-made collectible card game based on the TRANSFORMERS cartoon & toy line. After posting his ideas online, the project went viral! (...at least as viral as thing went back in 1996).

Soon his ideas had caught the eye of a fellow amateur game designer, Rich Garner. Together they honed the game—titled TF BattleCards—& eventually they were able to get it seen by Hasbro, the world biggest toy company & owners of the Transformers IP.

Quan joins Rands in this episode to tell us about his experiences designing that game & recalling the compete saga, including what happened once Hasbro got involved.

Quan is still creating games today. Find his latest project via The Game Crafter:
https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/syndicate:-the-underworld

Follow Quan on Twitter:
twitter.com/bahamutali

Find a PDF of the original 1996 Transformers BattleCards (Rules & Demo cards):

https://pdfhost.io/v/7RB6AcsG~_Transformers_BattleCards_1996_version_Rules_Demo_Cards

Find a PDF of an updated 2004 version Transformers BattleCards (Rules & Demo cards):

https://pdfhost.io/v/GBzDjbWe8_Transformers_BattleCards_updated_2004_version_Rules_Demo_Cards

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[Music Credit: Dan & Forget the Whale - Man Outta Town ]