DblDubz and Tuff sit down with Rob Dougherty, CEO of Wise Wizard Games, for a jam-packed conversation spanning the present and future of the Realms (and beyond).
The journey begins in Hero Realms Digital, where Rob discusses the current state of the app and what’s next. From there, the crew dives into the paper side of Hero Realms, touching on production challenges, and the tough business decisions behind the ongoing delays and shifting timelines.
The crew also dives deep into the universe of Star Realms, with an extended discussion on the Conquest campaign running through Gamefound, as well as the upcoming Star Trek Star Realms: Borg Invasion – an expansion featuring brand new cards, not strictly a re-skin like we saw with the first Star Trek set.
Shifting gears to Draconis 8, we get new insights into its upcoming Steam release, which promises to bring a fresh wave of players into the fray.
In between, Rob highlights Wise Wizard’s family-friendly line Wacky Wizard Games, and the company’s latest offerings in small box, high-strategy titles like Elemystic, Seeker Chronicles, and Sherlock Solitaire.
This was a very candid and informative interview with Rob interjecting all sorts of great tidbits and anecdotes so we hope you’ll enjoy it! Thanks for listening.
Check out the Star Realms Conquest campaign on Gamefound:
https://gamefound.com/en/projects/wise-wizard-games/star-realms-conquest
Hero Realms Digital: 4:40
Hero Realms Paper: 21:03
Star Realms 34:33
Wacky Wizard Games: 1:05:16
Small Form Factor Games (Elemystic, Sherlock Solitaire, Seeker Chronicles): 1:10:37
Star Trek Star Realms: 1:32:07
Draconis 8: 1:40:00
Title: Episode 81: Wise Wizard Games Round-up with Rob Dougherty
Category: podcast
Tags: #Draconis 8, #Dungeons, #Hero Realms, #Star Realms
Published on: June 28, 2025
Hey everybody, DblDubz here. I love the Realms Rising community and have an absolute blast playing in the community organized events. Even if it's just a little bragging rights, playing with something on the line against people you know, just makes it that much more exciting to me! That's part of why talking strategy and working together to optimize our play is something I love doing.
A few other facts about me -- I come from a competitive Magic: the Gathering background and have played fewer than 50 games of Star Realms! I'm also married and have a one and a half year old son, both of whom I love spending time with.
Chat me up on the Discord server or send me a challenge in game any time!
