Hipsters Presents
The 11 Most Flavorful Cards from Lorcana: The First Chapter
September 28, 2023
8 min to read
Lorcana is built on top of Disney’s decades of beloved stories. What are the cards that best live up to the characters in the films?
Tales Retold
Re-Telling Tales of Middle-Earth: Book Six
August 1, 2023
12 min to read
Jacob concludes his re-telling of the epic opening arc of The Lord of the Rings through the lens of the Magic cards it inspired.
Tales Retold
Re-Telling Tales of Middle-Earth: Book Five
July 25, 2023
12 min to read
Jacob continues his re-telling of the epic opening arc of The Lord of the Rings through the lens of the Magic cards it inspired.
Tales Retold
Re-Telling Tales of Middle-Earth: Book Four
July 18, 2023
13 min to read
Jacob continues his re-telling of the epic opening arc of The Lord of the Rings through the lens of the Magic cards it inspired.
Tales Retold
Re-Telling Tales of Middle-earth: Book Three
July 11, 2023
11 min to read
Jacob continues his re-telling of the epic opening arc of The Lord of the Rings through the lens of the Magic cards it inspired.
Magic and Meaning
Lead Us Not Into Temptation: The Ludonarrative of Temptation in Tales of Middle-earth
July 6, 2023
10 min to read
Jacob looks at the the tension between designing the temptation mechanic for gameplay, and the realities of temptation within Tolkien’s work.
Tales Retold
Re-Telling Tales of Middle-earth: Book Two
June 27, 2023
14 min to read
Jacob continues his re-telling of the epic opening arc of The Lord of the Rings through the lens of the Magic cards it inspired.
Tales Retold
Re-Telling Tales of Middle-earth: Book One
June 21, 2023
14 min to read
Jacob shares the re-telling of the epic opening arc of The Lord of the Rings through the lens of the Magic cards it inspired
Magic and Meaning
Race and Representation in Tales of Middle-earth
June 2, 2023
11 min to read
Answering questions of authorial intent and adaptation in The Lord of the Rings.
Hipsters Presents
From the Mending to War of the Spark — How We Got to Phyrexia: All Will Be One, Part 2 of 2
January 20, 2023
5 min to read
Wondering how our heroes ended up on Phyrexia up to their necks in poisonous glistening oils? Jacob’s got you covered.
Hipsters Presents
From the Mending to War of the Spark — How We Got to Phyrexia: All Will Be One, Part 1 of 2
January 17, 2023
5 min to read
Wondering how our heroes ended up on Phyrexia up to their necks in poisonous glistening oils? Jacob’s got you covered.