David McDarby
@mcdarbygames.bsky.social
Lead Game Designer on Cyberpunk TCG @ WeirdCo Previously MTGO, MTGA, Disney Lorcana, and Pokémon TCGL PM and Designer. Cosplayer. Guitarist. HEMA student. Partner of @foxesforsale.bsky.social. My opinions are mine. Games are great! he/him davidmcdarby.com
Here's my exclusive Preview Card for the Cyberpunk TCG: Wild in the Streets! Sometimes you just need to zero a spent gonk. For the low, low cost of 5 Eddies, you can! As the Lead Designer of the game, whenever I build a deck with 2 Green Legends, I always start with 3 copies of this 5-word banger.
Went 3-0 at my first Riftbound Pre-Rift in Chester, VA! Beat one of my toughest opponents and had a spicy pack afterwards!
Podcast Alert Mk. II! In this 2/2 Color Tree episode of the Cyberpunk TCG Podcast I chat about Blue and Yellow and how they're different from Red and Green, but still wanna become a Legend in Night City. Just with Programs and Gear! Let me know what y'all think! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLW7...
Podcast alert! I hopped on our official podcast for the @cyberpunktcg.bsky.social and chatted all things Red and Green with a peek behind the design process. I'm so proud of what the team has been cooking up, and can't wait until y'all get to play our game!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUSo...
COLOR TREE 🌳 RED & GREEN 🔴🟢 | PART 1 | Cyberdeck Podcast Episode 8 | Cyberpunk Trading Card Game
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"this game seems interesting but I'm bad at rhythm games/shmups/fighting games/whatever" you deny your own curiosity out of a fear of not living up to a standard that does not exist to an audience that isn't even watching. you must overcome this to live a full and true life.
Recently I've been heads down working as Lead Designer of the @cyberpunktcg.bsky.social by WeirdCo and it's been a real preem experience with such wonderful folks at WeirdCo. Only 3 days left, so go check it out for a real Nova TCG that only gonks would pass up! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyb...
The most bad-ass rebuttal from Tite Kubo, the author of Bleach.
Last year I went on an impromptu trip to Japan with some of my best friends in a sort of a "What am I doing with my life?" journey. During our travels, I took @magic.wizards.com cards featuring the party of Baldur's Gate 3 by @larianstudios.com on my adventures to places they might like! 1/5
Had a great time dipping my toes back into Competitive Card Games in Portland at SCG CON! Went 4-3 and 6-2 with Kai’Sai in Riftbound with most of the losses being my fault which is unironically awesome. Pomni’s expression was me every time in my 6 Kai’Sa Mirrors but hey; I at least won all those!
It's Time for Darby's Top 10 Video Games of 2025! These are my favorite games I played this year. Nothing super Indie (like last year's Mouthwashing by @wrongorgan.bsky.social (go play it!!), but these are the games that brought me joy, and I hope they can bring you joy too. This is Mario and me:
We’re deeply honored that HADES II is in the running for Game of the Year and more at #TheGameAwards tonight, especially since we’re in the company of such an amazing group of wildly different and beautiful games. Congratulations to all our fellow nominees — we salute you!! 🙏👏
Couldn’t make it to Houston, but did take down my Summoner’s Skirmish with Kai’Sa! Just can’t get away from UR doing direct damage and taking extra turns! Thanks @davetron.bsky.social, @kellydigges.bsky.social and everybody else for making @riftbound.riotgames.com! Big fan!
I arranged a few group cosplays, and had a wonderful 16th time at Dragon Con 2025, my favorite event in the world! Had a great time with the Con Fam, being Martys Across Time, The Blue Prince (with functioning Parlor Room game), and The Shoebody Boppers!
Congrats to @teamcherry.bsky.social on today’s release of Hollow Knight: Silksong! My partner @foxesforsale.bsky.social introduced me to Hollow Knight 5 years ago, and I immediately fell in love with the game. So much so, that back then my mates and I had to bring part of that world to Dragon Con!
It’s my first Bluesky post and I’ve arrived at #GenCon2025 with 3 Card Games I’ve been working on! Hoping to find interested publishers, but if nothing else, then simply improve them. Let me know if you wanna try them out! This is my 16th Gen Con, but as always, the best part is the people!
Getting pre show pizza before TWRP + NSP at the Commodore! David's here too!
