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Ep. 103 - Disney Lorcana at GenCon 2023

·1 hr 14 min·3 clips

Disney Lorcana added a sixth rarity called enchanted rares on Gen Con morning.

Dan, Jim, and Teddy open loose, like friends who just got back from Gen Con and are still running on the jokes. There are house bits, podcast mix-ups, and the fun of having Teddy in the room instead of on the other side of the internet. Once Glimmer Gang comes into it, the recap stops feeling like a standard convention report. It feels more like creators comparing notes on what they saw, what they heard, and what they had to sit on. The tricky part is the information. They talk through a small Lorcana leak from the app, how it moved through online spaces, and the pressure it put on people before anyone could talk about it cleanly. Nobody wants to be blacklisted. They joke about that, but the concern underneath is real: creators can know something early and still be stuck, because saying it too soon can cost trust. John T. gets dragged into the guessing thread. The room keeps sorting out what was known, what was guessed, and what only spread because someone had already seen leaked information. Reddit and Discord are not treated like vague internet noise here. They are where the Lorcana chatter moved fast enough that moderation and creator judgment became part of the story. The Game Trader magazine example gives them another angle on leaks, less glamorous scoop and more awkward responsibility. Geeks First gets a nod too, which keeps the convention story personal. This was about information, but it was also about meeting people from the same growing community. By the end, they return to Ravensburger, Ryan, Steve, and the Lorcana team with real appreciation. Gen Con feels singular to them. The lasting note is not the leak drama. It is gratitude that they were there for that Lorcana moment together.

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A loose, lively Gen Con recap that captures Lorcana news while it is still unfolding.

Ep. 103 is a Gen Con recap built around Lorcana news, convention energy, and the kind of community chatter that follows a big weekend. It is at its best when it sticks to what the hosts saw, heard, and worked out around the new rarity discussion and the data-leak situation.

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You want the Gen Con Lorcana talk while it is still hot.

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