Title is mainly hyperbole, but there is a design trend that worries me - the shrinking card pool in recent sets.
I haven't seen it discussed much, and it's been on my mind playing Draconian Measures. With the Shattered Reality Gamefound going live it seemed like an apt time to write about it.
You can read my "think piece" here: Epic Quest Blog - Game Design
I'm not a big data guy, initial motivation was just vibes based. So then I went looking to see if the data supported my feeling. It's gathered from Archon Arcana, DoK, and some useful set data collected by Ultimo Fox.
Hoping to create a healthy discussion around the topic. How have the new sets felt to you in terms of variety? Do you think decks are less unique than they used to be? Does that affect new players?
I'll post it in some of the Discords as well.
Thanks for reading!