TCG Log #30 — Shiny cards & new packs

Foils, livestreams, and giveaways

Feels like one of those “wet clay” weeks - the project is taking shape but not yet polished.

Some quick updates:

What we built

I say we ‘cause I’ve had some help recently from an amazing dev. She made this beautiful foil effect:

And this pack rip prototype.

Aiming to get these prototypes to you by next week!

Livestreaming

Livestreaming has been a ton of fun. Thanks to many of you for tuning in for live pack ripping and giveaways. I did one last week with 1300+ views and a second smaller one with my mom and brother. It’s a lot of fun and I’d love to have you drop in for our next one tonight (I’ll post it on X)!

High hodl, low fees

Memethology is still #2 on Vibe Market (second only to the big BNKR project). I’m happy about this because every day other packs pump then dump with Memethology and BNKR holding steady at the top.

The problem is I make money on transactions, and everyone is just holding my packs. But I’m confident sales will increase as people see the project grow, and the Memethology mini app provides additional revenue streams.

Positive tensions

Professor Dumpster was visiting our house the other day and we spoke about the challenges of being an artist/founder. It reminded me of the Eames’ motto “the best for the most for the least”.

As an artist, I want to give everything away.

As a businessman, I need to charge money.

I seek the middle path.

What we’re building this week

The main focus this week is shipping new paid packs on the Memethology app. We’re keeping the scope focused on a beautiful pack ripping experience (with lots of fun features to layer in next).

Cuts

• I dropped 3 cards every day for a week - it didn’t move the needle much but there are now a lot more cool cards in the Gallery!

• I decided to cut claim reward cards and focus first on just a beautiful pack opening experience. This will be used for reward cards, but also our own paid packs.

• Kinley and I discussed the project as a whole and decided to push the physical card sprint back. We’re excited to get back to it soon™.

With metta,

Colton