Since its debut in 2023, Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game by Ravensburger has sold over 2.8 billion cards inspired by some of the biggest films in Disney and Pixar's catalog, all while cultivating a thriving community of players that collect, battle, and dream of what's ahead. Today, on the official launch day of the Hyperia City set, we wanted to share our chat with Disney Lorcana TCG co-founder Ryan Miller from D23 as we got an exciting glimpse of the game's future.
The team held a panel at D23 called The Quests Ahead for Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game and we learned a lot of exciting details about what's headed our way this year and beyond, but what I'll remember most about our conversation was how this TCG has become so much more than just a game, but we'll get to that in a bit!
For now, let's break down all the big news!
The Hyperia City set is out now and has brought the world of Coco into Disney Lorcana TCG, added a new energy source called Ink Drops, and so much more. The title of this set is also kind of a big deal because the team has created a bustling urban landscape that builds out the game's lore in a fresh way.
"We have novelists, visual developers, and storytellers who just keep leveling up, and I think Hyperia City is a great example of that," Miller said. "It starts with a simple question, what would an urban environment in the realm of Lorcana look like? What would that be like? And then we had them go in and play around in that idea and it was really exciting all around."
A fun nod the team came up with was in the name itself, as it stems from Hyperion Studio, where Walt Disney Studios called home from 1926-1940 and where Mickey Mouse was born. From there, they had fun dividing the city into "distinct neighborhoods celebrating the individual attributes of various Illumineers and glimmers" that call it home.
This idea was then an inspiration for new location cards, so you'll be learning about the city while you play/collect. These include Land of the Dead – Marigold Bridge, Merlin’s Shop and Smithy – Magical Market, Khan Industries – Greenway Landmark, Institute of Technology – Honey Lemon’s Lab, and Khan Stadium – State of the Art.
And of course the locations need to be filled with glimmers, and we were introduced to Minnie Mouse - Urban Visionary, Donald Duck - Taxi Driver, and Mickey Mouse - Best in Town. These glimmers fit the theme of Hyperia City so well and show how the team is smartly integrating beloved characters to fit the set. Oh, and we have to mention that Mickey's card is a tribute to the first words he ever spoke: Hot Dog!
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