The Traxion.GG Podcast is your entry into the world of racing video games, esports and sim racing. If there's a game or platform out there – we will cover it and discuss it with each guest. That includes motorsport drivers, racing esports stars and game developers. Listen if you're interested in releases such as Assetto Corsa Competizione, Gran Turismo, iRacing, Forza, Formula 1, MotoGP, WRC and more. A racing game and sim racing podcast from the Traxion.GG team.
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The Work in Esports podcast is a place you can hear from industry professionals about their path in esports, how they got started, gained experience, and the skills they developed along the way. If you have ever wanted a career in esports or just want to know how to get more involved, this is the podcast for you. From designers, to shoutcasters, to co-founders, we have a growing list of guests from across the industry who walk you through their experiences, step-by-step, and help you gain pe ...
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Get unstuck. Tell a better story, and have a good answer to the question "What are you doing today." GWDS is about two guys, Josh and Joe, who set out to do stuff and interview people that have started a business, quit their dead-end job, launched a non-profit and more. GWDS is for makers, dreamers, inspiration seekers, starters, and doers. Do the stuff.
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The Angry Chicken is a podcast all about Hearthstone. Standard, Wild, Battlegrounds, and Solo Adventures. Each week the latest news, strategies, crazy game stories and your emails are covered. Garrett Weinzierl and Jocelyn Moffett together host The Angry Chicken.
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Technology is changing the way we live, work and play faster than anything we've ever known before. Smartphones have replaced computers and social media is altering the way we share information about ourselves and our interests.This podcast takes a look at different aspects of the technology industry in an effort to understand how and why it benefits you. Your hosts, Jeff and Shivali, have taken time out from their day job running Mirror.co.uk's Technology and Science desk to give you the in ...
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Behind the Scenes of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown's Creation - Developer Interview
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Ahead of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown's release in September, we spoke to its Game Director, Guillaume Guinet. Why is it an always-online MMO? What will change from the demo to the final version in three months time? What are the post-release plans? Nintendo Switch? VR? Bikes? It's all answered here... Let us know which other developers you'd l…
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Motorsport Games Explains Le Mans Ultimate DLC and Cancelled IndyCar Game - CEO interview
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Le Mans Ultimate's DLC and possible subscription extras. What happened to the IndyCar Game? The rebirth of Motorsport Games. Your questions answered (consoles, VR, co-op within LMU). Stephen Hood, CEO, discusses this and more in this Traxion Podcast episode. It's Motorsport Games unleashed, no holds barred. The BTCC relationship, a possible rFactor…
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EA SPORTS WRC: "Here we are four years later!" Developer Interview | S8 E5
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Join Ross Gowing, Senior Creative Director, and Jon Armstong, Game Designer and real-world rally champion, to discuss EA SPORTS WRC with Thomas Harrison-Lord, covering all the smaller details you may have missed. Are stages 1:1 recreations of the real-world WRC venues? How was the 2017-spec Volkswagen Polo captured? How did the project come about? …
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Rory Alexander's unrelenting passion for Gran Turismo | S8 E4
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For nearly two years now, Rory Alexander aka EERIEISSSS, has been a full-time sim racing content creator, driving Gran Turismo 7 and Assetto Corsa Competizione. It follows his first upload over five years ago. Here, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to Rory about the shift to a new job in life, and balancing family with the will to push his YouTube chann…
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How Max Esterson plans to go from iRacing to F1 | S8 E3
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Max Esterson grew up in New York City playing Formula 1 video games, and latterly, iRacing. He didn't kart for a decade. Yet, here's racing, and winning, in GB3 - the UK's premier single-seater championship, on the ladder to Formula 1. He aims to compete in FIA Formula 3 next season and has backing from the sim racing subscription-based platform. I…
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How The Crew Motorfest was created with the development team | S8 E2
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Join Thomas Harrison-Lord to discuss The Crew Motorsport with Ubisoft Ivory Tower's Stéphane Beley, Senior Creative Director, and Julien Hummer, Content Director. With just days until the multi-platform open-world racing game launches, here you will hear about its four-year gestation (beginning as DLC for The Crew 2), the original game name and the…
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Why Karting Superstars is make or break - developer interview | S8 E1
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We’re back with a brand new season of the Traxion Podcast, and we begin with a riveting conversation with Circuit Superstars and Karting Superstars developer Original Fire Games. On this episode of the Traxion Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to Carolina, Alberto and Carlos Mastretta of Original Fire Games about its upcoming title Karting Super…
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The secret of Coach Dave Academy’s success – David Perel and Steve Worrell | S7 E14
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In this insightful interview, we discuss the benefits of a sorted car setup in sim racing, how to sell your used equipment and the perfect segue. On this episode of the Traxion Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to David Perel and Steve Worrell about what makes sim racing setup shop Coach Dave Academy tick, how its Delta app is making competitive…
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The importance of My Team, F1 World and anti-cheat – F1 23’s Lee Mather | S7 E13
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A Traxion Podcast interview with Senior Creative Director at Electronic Arts, Codemasters, Lee Mather – who’s responsible for the official Formula 1 game’s direction each year. Mather has worked on the F1 games since 2008, spanning a 15-year stint. We asked him about his time working on the yearly motorsport titles, but also what the thinking was b…
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How to be a Formula 1 team sim driver, with Sebastian Job | S7 E12
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Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports driver Sebastian Job has tasted virtual success, previously winning the Porsche Esports Supercup world championship on iRacing and he currently competes at the top level of sim racing: ESL R1, F1 and Le Mans Virtual to name but a few are on his CV so far. But where next? The actual Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team, that…
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How Assetto Corsa Competizione v1.9 has made it to consoles with 505 Games | S7 E11
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On this episode of the Traxion Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord is joined by Ben 'Rwaggy' McConnell of 505 Games, where he is the Brand Community Manager for Assetto Corsa. They discuss how Assetto Corsa Competizione gets ported to console and why it's so important for 505, Untold Games and KUNOS-Simulazioni. In particular, the date (27th June 2023) f…
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Your Rennsport questions answered by the dev team! Mods, Multiplayer and Beta | S6 E10
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Online multiplayer ranking systems, a ladder of esports opportunity, VR support, car classes, beta roll-outs and modding tools. It's all covered, direct from the source, in this latest Traxion Podcast Episode covering the latest Rennsport and ESL R1 updates. How is the tyre model implemented, what will the second season of ESL R1 look like and wher…
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RaceRoom’s fightback plan with Jean-François Chardon | S6 E9
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On this episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, we are joined by Jean-François Chardon, Head of Studio at KW Studios, responsible for RaceRoom Racing Experience. He’s worked at what was formerly SimBin Studios, then Sector3 and now KW Studios since 2009, so this interview is hopefully interesting for those who’d like to know more about RaceRoom’s story …
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Dave Gaming on how this season's F1 games are shaping up | S6 E8
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David Karapetianm, aka Dave Gaming, has over 200,000 YouTube subscribers and 90,000 Twitch followers and primarily creates F1 game content, whether that’s the driving games by EA Sports or the management titles by Frontier Developments. There’s no one better to ask about the current state of Formula 1 gaming, his favourite titles to date and what E…
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Jardier and the future of Assetto Corsa Competizione | S6 E7
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Is version 1.9 a step forward? Will ACC continue to receive support? What’s it like creating a sim racing community? Jardier reveals all. On this episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to Jaroslav Honzík, aka Jardier, about his sim racing content creator and esports career, but also, crucially, what the future may have in st…
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This is the final episode of The Angry Chicken. We’ll miss you all and could not have done this without you. Please note that there are a few more curses than usual in this episode... can you blame us?By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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Jeremy McGrath on SX success and being in the Supercross 6 game | S6 E6
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On this episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, Thomas Harrison-Lord speaks to The King of Supercross, Jeremy McGrath. The seven-time Supercross champion, and one-time Motorcross champion, is these days an ambassador for the sport, and here he discusses his early days, a career in Supercross and why he decided to get involved with Monster Energy Supercr…
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Joce and Hat talk about their experiences in the first thirty hours of the new expansion, Festival of Legends! They also have a pretty big announcement off the top of the show, don’t skip it!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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The REAL motorsport advantage gained from sim racing with Cooper Webster | S6 E5
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Ever wondered what a racing driver really gets from sim racing? So often all we hear about is being able to learn the tracks, but those in the know realise it can be much more than that. Which is why we spoke to Cooper Webster at Donington Park recently, as the young Aussie motorsport competition prepares for his season ahead. A real-world competit…
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Joce and Hat talk about their experiences in Theorycrafting, what decks and cards turned heads, and what’s getting left behind. You can find the Theorycrafting VOD on twitch.tv/ridiculoushat!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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How Formula Retro Racing: World Tour was created | S6 E4
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On this episode, we are joined by Andrew Jeffreys, aka Repixel8, and Jon Wetherall from CGA Studio to talk Formula Retro Racing: World Tour. So often, we take the racing game and sim racing scene a bit too seriously. Formula Retro Racing: World Tour is a vivid, approachable, retro driving title that harks back to the arcade cabinet. It’s just simpl…
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Joce and Hat talk all about the changes to the core set, and what the rotation and new expansion mean for each class. Don’t miss Theorycrafting on Wednesday April 5th on twitch.tv/ridiculoushat!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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Behind the scenes of TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 | S6 E3
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In this episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, we’re going behind the scenes of the upcoming motorcycle simulator, TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3. To bring you up to speed, this is the official game of the yearly real-world road racing event which is world-renowned for the skill and bravery of the riders and also the 37.73 mile or 60.72km course. T…
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How LEGO 2K Drive redefines family driving games | S6 E2
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We’re back, with a brand new season, and we have a lot coming up for you so thank you for listening! Join Thomas Harrison-Lord, Editor in Chief of the Traxion.GG website as he speaks to Mark Pierce, Executive Producer and Emmanuel Valdez, Art Director, from developer Visual Concepts South. In this episode, we discuss their brand new driving game, t…
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FESTIVAL OF LEGENDS! Joce is back and it’s time for her and Hat to talk about all the new stuff coming to standard with the new expansion. Hope you like cards!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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Well the Hearthstone team sure did a lot in the last week! We have a new expansion announcement and a huge new Battlegrounds patch. While Joce is out for one more week, our bestest BGs buddy Slysssa is here to tell us all about the new format!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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The Angry Chicken has hit 500 EPISODES!!! We are joined by Cora Georgiou from the Hearthstone dev team to talk about her career and the past year of Hearthstone. Then Hat and Joce speculate wildly about the upcoming changes to Battlegrounds and Constructed.By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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How Alpine is bridging the gap between F1 and sim racing | S6 E1
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A special early episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast before we start our new-for-2023 season, we visited the Alpine F1 Team's home in the Cotswolds to see its ambitious sim racing esports plans for the season ahead. It announced the return of the Alpine Esports series, which anyone can enter via Assetto Corsa Competizione, its new-look F1 Esports Seri…
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NAXX OUT!? There’s a new mini set in town, but what does the meta look like? Joce and Hat talk all about it, as well as the Wild Summit, pricing changes in some markets, the strategy behind the current Frost Death Knight deck, and then take your emails.By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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We’re here to talk about all things modes with Zeddy, one of the most flavorful content creators in the game! A little news, a little tease about the mini-set, and a lot of reflection.By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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We’re here to cover the launch of the Creator Program with its architect Alkali!! Come listen in to the next wave of Team 5’s community connection with content creators.By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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Matt has been forging their own path in esports for over 7 years now, mostly from a General Manager side of things. From managing players to assisting with visas to supporting leadership and diving into analytics, he has gained experience at Envy Gaming, UCI Esports, Misfits Gaming Group, Flyquest, and Cloud9. He is passionate about organizational …
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Joce and Hat are back to talk about the state of Standard Hearthstone as well as the new Battlegrounds announcement for Season 3!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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Joce and Hat are back to talk about the state of Standard Hearthstone as well as the new Battlegrounds announcement for Season 3!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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Joce and Hat are back to talk about the state of Standard Hearthstone as well as the new Battlegrounds announcement for Season 3!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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Why Thrustmaster went direct drive with Xavier Pieuchot | S5 E18
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Joining Thomas Harrison-Lord today on this episode is Xavier Pieuchot, Product Marketing Manager at Thrustmaster. It’s been a big month for the gaming and simulation equipment manufacturer, as its first-ever direct drive wheel base – the T818 – was launched and shipped to its first customers. Here at Traxion.GG, we were lucky enough to receive one …
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The future of rally games with Autosport and Motorsport.com’s Tom Howard | S5 E17
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On this episode, it’s the festive period, so we hope you are enjoying at least a day off to put your feet up. With this in mind, today’s conversation is a little less formal and a bit more relaxed. Joining Thomas Harrison-Lord to discuss the future of rally games is Autosport and Motorsport.com’s WRC Editor Tom Howard. We regale our experiences wit…
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Joce and Hat are back to talk about Patch 25.0.4! What got nerfed, what got buffed, and what does it all mean!? Find out on the last episode of The Angry Chicken in 2022!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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Joce and Hat are back to talk about the return of Winterveil, the World Championships this weekend, signature card design, and the nerfs to Sire Denathrius and Shockspitter… as well as more to come? Join us for this week’s Angry Chicken!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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Creating Need for Speed Unbound with Criterion’s Kieran Crimmins | S5 E16
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We, at Traxion.GG, happen to think Need for Speed Unbound is the best entry in the street-racing series for a generation. So, we decided that it would be a great idea to speak to someone who helped create it. Joining Thomas Harrison-Lord this week is Kieran Crimmins, Criterion Games’, and therefore Unbound's, Creative Director. We discuss why the g…
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Joce and Hat are joined by special guest Garrett to talk all about the launch of March of the Lich King and Death Knights? Do we love them? Hate them? IS THIS DEMON HUNTER 2.0?! Find out on this week’s episode of The Angry Chicken!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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What's next for Fanatec? CEO Thomas Jackermeier interview | S5 E15
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Join Fanatec CEO Thomas Jackermeier from the SimRacing Expo 2022 to run through the peripheral and equipment manufacturers' past 25 years, its biggest achievements and what's next. He shares some fascinating insights into the supply-chain challenges of the past two years, the launch of more affordable direct drive wheel bases and why it's creating …
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Joce and Hat did a 6 hour theorycrafting stream together and then recorded their thoughts immediately after! There’s lots of Lich King talk and lots of both hosts babbling with their brains turned to goo. It’s a good time.By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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The future of Gran Turismo with Yamauchi-san, Super GT and World Series drivers | S5 E14
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On this episode of the Traxion.GG Podcast, we’re at the World Finals of the Gran Turismo World Series from Monaco. This is the title-deciding esports event for the world’s quickest Gran Turismo drivers. The weekend incorporated the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GT Cup Grand Final, the Manufacturers Cup final and the Nations Cup final – the one that effective…
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Why Williams Esports is about more than just competition | S5 E13
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Williams Esports carries the distinction of being Wiliams Racing’s only form of motorsport outside of Formula 1. The team competes in the pinnacle of single-seaters and racing esports. That’s it. It shows just how intrinsically important virtual racing is to the Grove company, originally founded by Frank Williams in 1977. Now under Dorilton Capital…
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Joce and RidiculousHat go over the March of the Lich King card reveals before taking your emails. Enjoy!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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Joce and RidiculousHat go over the March of the Lich King card reveals before taking your emails and breaking some news. Enjoy!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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The enduring appeal of Inertial Drift with creator Michael O'Kane | S5 E12
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There's no other driving game quite like Intertial Drift. The vision of Michael O'Kane, and developed alongside Tom Mathews, aka Level 91 Entertainment, the two-person team launched the twin-stick drift title in 2020 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Following some free car additions in the latter stages of 2021, the game is back…
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Joce and RidiculousHat go over some Hearthstone news tidbits including accessibility features and the March of the Lich King reveal schedule before diving into all the Death Knight cards. Enjoy!By Jocelyn Kearney & RidiculousHat
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