225: Alpha Clash Blazes New Path For Indie Card Games

The Covenant Cast by Covenant

May 13, 202501:29:32Games & Hobbies

Garett Kiley, co-founder of Rising Empire Studios, sits down with Zach to discuss their recent move away from traditional distribution and into direct LGS relationships via their Champion Store program. This is the most...

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