Ruin has come to our channel. You remember our venerable card shop, opulent and imperial, gazing proudly from its stoic perch along the street? I lived all my years in that ancient, rumor shadowed shop, fattened by decadence and luxury - and yet I began to tire of conventional extravagance. Singular, unsettling tales suggested the card packs themselves were a gateway to some fabulous and unnameable power. With relic and ritual I bent every effort towards the excavation and recovery of those long buried ghost cards, exhausting what remained of our family fortune on swarthy employees and boxes filled with cards. At last in the salt soaked crags beneath the boxes we unearthed that damnable portal of antediluvian evil. Our every step unsettled the ancient earth but we were in a realm of debt and madness. In the end I alone fled laughing and wailing through those blackened arcades of antiquity until consciousness failed me. You remember our venerable card shop, opulent and imperial. It is a festering abomination! I beg you. Return home; claim your card packs, and deliver our family from the ravenous, clutching shadows of the Cardboard Craic.
_“I fear not the man who has opened 10,000 booster packs, but I fear the man who has opened the same booster packs 10,000 times”_ - John Gambling, CEO of Gambling (probably)
Imagine going into a card shop realizing they only sell 5 hundred or the same booster pack, and theres just some guy sitting in the corner feverishly opening packs surrounded in hundreds of pack wrappers talking to himself like hes a streamer, all to remember you were here last week and it was actually a really good store, id think i was the star of a horror film
I love the contrast between dan and the tcg youtubers playing this. Most of them are like "I know that I make more money by removing tables so everyone just buys stuff, but I want to make this feel like a game store" meanwhile, dan is toying with the laws of reality
It was funny, after he said it was straining his mental health I realized I was gritting my teeth and my whole body was tense, just from this video. The human brain was not meant to process such things
The idea of a boss that opens 1000+ packs outside of a store screaming "MOREEEEE" for the entire day to night sounds like the best way to adverise the product possible. Glad to see you play it again RT. Unfortunately I don't think you'll have a reason to play it again.
Uncomfortably reminded me of the comicbook store that was in my hometown when sports cards were at their peak. (... edit: I wonder if this is leading to a GamesWorkshop arc.)
Hi RT. I’d just like to let you know that, thanks to this video, I just bought 4 Pokemon booster packs after a couple years of staying away. It is inevitable that I will spiral and get even more as I try to make my card collection even more valuable. It’s also even more inevitable that I will spend stupid amounts of money on the upcoming and current Genshin banners - I really need that Staff of Homa so that my Hu Tao can do 1% more damage. I will never stop gambling. I like it, I’m good at it. I am really alive, when I’m gambling. Gambling really does make all your dreams come true. Thank you RT.
I cannot fathom how Dan’s strategy of pure chaos succeeds every single time. Whether it’s Zelda, Persona, Balatro, or a goddamn TCG store sim, his unhinged playstyle somehow outperforms me.
When you start thinking outside of the creator's original intent so far that they couldn't even have imagined someone would try it, games tend to no operate well. This is why some speedruns are like watching... well, this video actually lol
I’ve suddenly got a vision of Dan hiring hundreds of workers to do nothing but open boxes of packs of rare cards like he’s Verruca Salt’s dad in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and now I’ve passed that vision on to you.
First TCG shop video: "haha funny man addicted to opening packs" Second TCG shop video: "man finds exploit and descend into madness, all he has done all day all days is opening packs, the only thing he can see anymore are the flashes of thousands cards been show for a split moment, what once bring him excitement of getting a rare card has become meaningless, the world around him has died as he trapped himself and is consumed by the cards, once it has been done and he has been face to face with unlimited power he can never go back, there is nothing left for him to do and so the man is free again, for now"
I love seeing how he goes through an entire villain arc. First with grand dreams, and methods that are legit, then starts to see what he can increase but still keep reasonable, then with a devil whispering in his ear goes to abuse the systems of the world for his own profit and game… and then realizing that it all meant nothing. That he reached the peak there was nothing left. He had all the wealth a human could possibly earn… at the cost of his humanity.
4:06 - 4:18 This is ominous in and of itself. “We have refurbished the store. We will only sell one card pack, and you will be required to immediately check out once you grab it. If I see you on the street, you are being forced to work for me without debate. Welcome to The Machine.”
I mean, he did set up an interview ahead of time but imagine finally getting a response on your application, and you put on your best suit to make a good impression... and the store is instantly a nightmare of gambling and hyperconsumption
"If Spif were here, he'd be proud." Gave me sports anime vibes: "Are you watching, Senpai?" as if they died, but Senpai is studying for college exams and has more important things to worry about
What's happened to this shop feels like an episode of the Magnus Archives tbh, actual good games store gets rid of all its stock overnight and suddenly only stocks the most expensive booster packs. You look around and the owner isn't working anymore, it's just two dudes working for minimum wage stocking and running the checkout. The owner is sitting outside the shop, tucked away in a mountain of boxes on the pavement, holding a number of card packs that should be physically impossible and feverishly opening them at a speed that gives you a headache to watch because it shouldn't be physically possible, either. All the while, the owner in question is muttering to himself and addressing a shadowy entity only known as 'chat', talking about profit and finding ghosts.
I honestly didn't expect to get another video of RT playing this game but dang am I glad we did. Nothing beats watching your favorite youtuber get consumed by greed and money in real time
8:18 LOVE that rt uses one of the more underrated (imo) p5 tracks here. ark is so [TH-cam] good and it's my second favourite palace theme, nice to see it get the respect it deserves!
Could you imagine working here? Your boss has gone mad with a gambling addiction, the shelves only have one product, and every customer swears that there used to be tables there a few days ago.
The funny thing about this is that a few of the Steam guides for this game actually recommends the "most expensive item only" method for late game; so he is technically playing optimally.
8:09 Gosh friggin' Audio Jungle. That's a memory. A memory a decade and a half old. For some reason every time I'd hear one specific Avicii song, it's be a copy with that line. I think you nailed the aesthetic you were going for.
Watching all of those cards flash before my eyes was the off brand Pokémon equivalent of that one scene from doctor strange when he has that out of body experience and goes flying through space
"What if, instead of this wonderful variety of products, i just sold the one thing with the highest profit markup" "Each customer is on average spending more because you just remove the cheap items" I think Dan has stumbled onto the Games Workshop business strategy
Im always torn between making my own in game store fully for profit, or somewhere i would actually hang out since i used to spend a lot of time at card shops as a kid.
Thank you RTGame for playing this game. You have made me more interested in actually playing the game and running the card shop. For now I have seen the end of it all and it is not pretty. So I will take the long route instead. Thank you for your suffering.
I've been rotating between selling only packs (for XP) and only booster boxes (for money) to grind out the levels to unlock stuff. Selling the best pack/box I can, in bulk, at around 15-20% LESS than Market Price. I'll sell packs for a few days until my cash reserves start getting low, then rotate in boxes after selling out of packs. It's made the grind up to 50+ significantly simpler.
I'm pretty sure this is the only video on the channel that has the "Like comment and subscribe" popup outside of the outro, and it was for a bit, and I really hope this is the only video that ever has it, because it's absolutely perfect.
i really dont blame you for the card opening mods cuz after awhile that shit gets so fucking boring i dont even look at what i have i just let it open as fast as i can cuz im trying to complete 100% and it would legit probaly take 80+ hours of card opening to get everything
Oh, if you only heard about russian Jerma - Bebey. His auctions arc, each one ending with one million in total donations, real money though... Just to watch some crap anime and always hear for 8 hours straight: "It's only 5 minute left, Chat! It's almost over!" - New Donation soundeffect - "It's only 6 minute Chat! The auction is almost over!"
Customer: Excuse me do you sell the ultra rare card here? Dan: Yes! Also Dan: prints out the card, cuts it to shape, glues it to card stock, and then laminates it.
Ruin has come to our channel. You remember our venerable card shop, opulent and imperial, gazing proudly from its stoic perch along the street? I lived all my years in that ancient, rumor shadowed shop, fattened by decadence and luxury - and yet I began to tire of conventional extravagance. Singular, unsettling tales suggested the card packs themselves were a gateway to some fabulous and unnameable power. With relic and ritual I bent every effort towards the excavation and recovery of those long buried ghost cards, exhausting what remained of our family fortune on swarthy employees and boxes filled with cards.
At last in the salt soaked crags beneath the boxes we unearthed that damnable portal of antediluvian evil. Our every step unsettled the ancient earth but we were in a realm of debt and madness. In the end I alone fled laughing and wailing through those blackened arcades of antiquity until consciousness failed me.
You remember our venerable card shop, opulent and imperial. It is a festering abomination! I beg you. Return home; claim your card packs, and deliver our family from the ravenous, clutching shadows of the Cardboard Craic.
Fucking amazing shitpost. Thank you
this is what card board is board card of is made of
Cards and figurines, paid for in blood.
They unpack quickly down there..
This is my new copy pasta thank you
_“I fear not the man who has opened 10,000 booster packs, but I fear the man who has opened the same booster packs 10,000 times”_ - John Gambling, CEO of Gambling (probably)
wasnt the original something with punches and bruce lee? 😅
@robertbreddin3623 what are you stubid? It's John Gambling.
@@robertbreddin3623 10,000 different kicks vs 1 kick 10,000 times basically
@@robertbreddin3623yeah famous gambler
@@tysonvienneau1830 no im pretty sure it was John Gambling
He's not even sponsored or anything, he's just addicted
Addicted to Gambling.
Danishiro is back baby!
MONEY! 👹
I miss the personaers play. He needs to play 3
MONEY.
You fool! Danishiro never left!
@@uziwurm But Johnny anime did 😔
"If Spiff were here, I think he'd be proud."
No amount of words can summarize how much I hope Spiff sees this video.
Plink
*oh wait wrong spiff*
@@brobeckskazooremixes8703 had the same thought-
He automated the gameplay out of the game. Somewhere a single celebratory tear rolled down his cheek as he sipped his cup of tea.
@@nondescriptindividual3793 I think both would be proud
I love how it subtly implies that is he dead
God is dead. Gambling wins. Money wins. God I love Gambling
MONEY!!! 👹
Let’s go gambling!!
99% of cardpack openers quit before they win it big.
Just tells God’s corpse that he loves gambling
@@Acubbatea I can’t stop winning!
Imagine going into a card shop realizing they only sell 5 hundred or the same booster pack, and theres just some guy sitting in the corner feverishly opening packs surrounded in hundreds of pack wrappers talking to himself like hes a streamer, all to remember you were here last week and it was actually a really good store, id think i was the star of a horror film
And the packs are not the ones he's selling -- so he _has_ better stock, but doesn't sell it.
Bro I'd think HE was the star of a horror film - which is scarier. The star usually lives. Those around them don't.
I love the contrast between dan and the tcg youtubers playing this. Most of them are like "I know that I make more money by removing tables so everyone just buys stuff, but I want to make this feel like a game store"
meanwhile, dan is toying with the laws of reality
TCG players: I think it'd be nice to have play tables so the store can also be a gathering spot for hobbyists :)
RTG ame: *boxes*
Dan is not even running a card shop. He has abandoned the card shop to instead open the entire stock of the TCG industry every nanosecond somehow.
@@Platitudinous9000Rumble Tumble Gumble ame
He is also making stupid money each day so it works
The laws of commerce U mean?
The card opening got so insane that at one point it was actually hard to watch the cards open without causing eye strain
Major flashing image warnings in this one, that's how you know it's gone too far
It was funny, after he said it was straining his mental health I realized I was gritting my teeth and my whole body was tense, just from this video. The human brain was not meant to process such things
The idea of a boss that opens 1000+ packs outside of a store screaming "MOREEEEE" for the entire day to night sounds like the best way to adverise the product possible.
Glad to see you play it again RT. Unfortunately I don't think you'll have a reason to play it again.
Uncomfortably reminded me of the comicbook store that was in my hometown when sports cards were at their peak. (... edit: I wonder if this is leading to a GamesWorkshop arc.)
rt has apparently been playing it offline which is frankly a mildly terrifying thought
I love that Persona 5's Music has become such a staple in RT's videos. The soundtrack is actually so good!
It really is
and Whims of Fate is very fitting
"And Alexander wept, for he had no more worlds to conquer."
I love how at some point the value of individual cards is completely ignored and Dan's just entirely lost in the high and abstract principle of greed
I mean, yeah, this is probably what its like to become a billionaire. Its why they are all creeps and weirdos
I like how, at one point, in the beginning, it looked like a proper store. Now it's a warehouse of a single item. Like a stove place
I thought that read stove palace.
Hi RT.
I’d just like to let you know that, thanks to this video, I just bought 4 Pokemon booster packs after a couple years of staying away. It is inevitable that I will spiral and get even more as I try to make my card collection even more valuable. It’s also even more inevitable that I will spend stupid amounts of money on the upcoming and current Genshin banners - I really need that Staff of Homa so that my Hu Tao can do 1% more damage.
I will never stop gambling. I like it, I’m good at it. I am really alive, when I’m gambling. Gambling really does make all your dreams come true.
Thank you RT.
Oh good god he’s gone mad for the 50th time this year
50TH!?!?!??
ITS THE 200TH TIME!!!
@@turbo8584 200th? It's the 800th time!
WHO COULD'VE SEEN THIS COMING!?!!?
15:53 one of the comments "He has become Open-heimer, destroyer of packs" lol
8:10 THE AUDIO JUNGLE GOT ME
The way it plays twice too. Way too good.
AA EE OO
18:53 Dan thats what you said last vid too.
See you next month
This is so menacing in descord when he just post "I have a terrible idea"
The gambling addiction is too strong
I literally named my shop gambling addiction
nah Terrance Watanabe would win.
goku: who is gambling addiction ? and if he's strong i want to fight him
I cannot fathom how Dan’s strategy of pure chaos succeeds every single time. Whether it’s Zelda, Persona, Balatro, or a goddamn TCG store sim, his unhinged playstyle somehow outperforms me.
When you start thinking outside of the creator's original intent so far that they couldn't even have imagined someone would try it, games tend to no operate well. This is why some speedruns are like watching... well, this video actually lol
don't forget about Stardew Valley and the investment in BLUE
it's all about commitment. Games can rarely handle when a player truly goes all-in on a single option. But if they can, you lose *real* fast.
I’ve suddenly got a vision of Dan hiring hundreds of workers to do nothing but open boxes of packs of rare cards like he’s Verruca Salt’s dad in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and now I’ve passed that vision on to you.
Fantastic
He has fried his dopamine receptors permanently.
with how much i was giggling through the video safe to say this might as well be considered a biohazard
"Nuts!"
- General Patton, upon seeing the weather clear over the Ardennes, revealing thousands of booster card packs.
What a character arc of Dan: first he gives in into his addiction just to overcome it (after becoming god for a few moments)
13:27 (epilepsy warning #2) "So as I pray, Unlimited Booster Works"
Would you still stay around if you
- hear a car crash sound
- music starts playing
- guy starts throwing boxes around
First TCG shop video: "haha funny man addicted to opening packs"
Second TCG shop video: "man finds exploit and descend into madness, all he has done all day all days is opening packs, the only thing he can see anymore are the flashes of thousands cards been show for a split moment, what once bring him excitement of getting a rare card has become meaningless, the world around him has died as he trapped himself and is consumed by the cards, once it has been done and he has been face to face with unlimited power he can never go back, there is nothing left for him to do and so the man is free again, for now"
Opening the stream and seeing he was playing this again could only be described as thinking "oh, Daniel, no"
Don't tell him about the new Pokémon TCG Pocket or he'll whale out the game until he had every single card.
I love it when RT cracks himself up so much he can barely speak because he's laughing too hard, quality content right there 🤌
I love seeing how he goes through an entire villain arc. First with grand dreams, and methods that are legit, then starts to see what he can increase but still keep reasonable, then with a devil whispering in his ear goes to abuse the systems of the world for his own profit and game… and then realizing that it all meant nothing. That he reached the peak there was nothing left. He had all the wealth a human could possibly earn… at the cost of his humanity.
14:12 That's so well timed, haha
RTGamble- I’m not addicted
This video- Addiction incarnate if it existed physically
RT couldn't beat his gambling addiction
So he instead beat gambling itself
4:06 - 4:18 This is ominous in and of itself.
“We have refurbished the store. We will only sell one card pack, and you will be required to immediately check out once you grab it. If I see you on the street, you are being forced to work for me without debate. Welcome to The Machine.”
I mean, he did set up an interview ahead of time
but imagine finally getting a response on your application, and you put on your best suit to make a good impression...
and the store is instantly a nightmare of gambling and hyperconsumption
Poor man addicted to craic
“I need someone to man the cash register”
*hires someone that looks exactly like him*
"If Spif were here, he'd be proud."
Gave me sports anime vibes: "Are you watching, Senpai?" as if they died, but Senpai is studying for college exams and has more important things to worry about
Even my gatcha addiction cannot compare to this level
I love the reverse song of healing just suddenly playing like something about this store is straight up unholy 😂
OPEN
THOSE
PACKS
6:22 oh my god lmfao
This game has been my addiction for the last few days. I loved seeing your first part and I can't wait to watch this one!
2:32 genuinely thought my audio cut out here
8:11 as per usual, Chloe is the real MVP
7:32 LOGO IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT TOO LMAO
What's happened to this shop feels like an episode of the Magnus Archives tbh, actual good games store gets rid of all its stock overnight and suddenly only stocks the most expensive booster packs. You look around and the owner isn't working anymore, it's just two dudes working for minimum wage stocking and running the checkout. The owner is sitting outside the shop, tucked away in a mountain of boxes on the pavement, holding a number of card packs that should be physically impossible and feverishly opening them at a speed that gives you a headache to watch because it shouldn't be physically possible, either. All the while, the owner in question is muttering to himself and addressing a shadowy entity only known as 'chat', talking about profit and finding ghosts.
I honestly didn't expect to get another video of RT playing this game but dang am I glad we did. Nothing beats watching your favorite youtuber get consumed by greed and money in real time
My honest first reaction to seeing this video in my recommended feed:
Oh, your back!
Oh no... your back.
To skip the flashing images:
The first one: 12:36
The second one: 16:57
The third one: 18:39
13:41 I was genuinely laughing my ass off from here to the end of the video. My sides hurt
I feel like I'm watching the end of 2001 a space odyssey
Dan's christmas bonus to Chloe this year is going to be 10 booster boxes from various TCGs.
18:26 late stage capitalism be like
The Elden Ring boss OSTs is rather fitting given the insanity that is occuring
leave it to dan to automate the shop to fund his gambling
Man, I love it when my variety Hoby store got turned into an apple store for maximum profit 🥰
The effort you put into this is so clear!
He says he won't be back, but the cardboard craic will always return
@0:35 Daneshiro returns.
Dan: I wonder if this will affect the computer.
Affects the computer
Dan: Shocked Pikachu face
Y'know, I'm glad Dan has never actually done IRL gambling, not because I fear for Dan, but because I fear for the Economy as a whole.
He has. At least once, but Wonka got him.
8:18 LOVE that rt uses one of the more underrated (imo) p5 tracks here. ark is so [TH-cam] good and it's my second favourite palace theme, nice to see it get the respect it deserves!
I recommend watching this on 2x speed thus traversing time and space, catching a glimps of godhood and transcending the boundaries of humanity
i believe what you're describing is called "having a seizure"
Could you imagine working here? Your boss has gone mad with a gambling addiction, the shelves only have one product, and every customer swears that there used to be tables there a few days ago.
The one person in chat who said “sorry cloe we love you” is so real 😭 editing this must have been horrendous on the eyes
Cardboard Craic. Never could've imagined how apt that name would truly be.
13:07 THE DANESHIRO BOX PALACE
The funny thing about this is that a few of the Steam guides for this game actually recommends the "most expensive item only" method for late game; so he is technically playing optimally.
"What if I just sell the things with the best markup value?"
Oh, look. Dan is now every card shop ever.
RT to chat when he finds out he can change the card pack opening speed settings: "Chat, I have conceived an idea most ingenious!"
"Gee RT what do you wanna do tonight?" "The same thing we do every stream chat, gamble"
you know its bad when rtgame starts pulling out the elden ring music. like we have gone PAST dark souls in terms of chaos
He doesn't even go home at the end of the day. He just stands silently in shadowy start, waiting for the next day to begin.
Did you know they used to call him that the Gambling King Back in College?
You're not a true gambler until you gamble so fast you give everyone around you epileptic seizures
8:09 Gosh friggin' Audio Jungle. That's a memory. A memory a decade and a half old. For some reason every time I'd hear one specific Avicii song, it's be a copy with that line.
I think you nailed the aesthetic you were going for.
I swear I’ve walked into an actual store once back in 2022 that did exactly what RT’s doing here.
Not the random Rumble Tumble Gamers channel logo just for the one bit lmao. Top tier editing as usual.
All these NPCs walking around as RT opens thousands of cards with his mind in broad daylight
Watching all of those cards flash before my eyes was the off brand Pokémon equivalent of that one scene from doctor strange when he has that out of body experience and goes flying through space
No escape. No gods. No masters. ONLY MAN AND CARDS!
"What if, instead of this wonderful variety of products, i just sold the one thing with the highest profit markup" "Each customer is on average spending more because you just remove the cheap items"
I think Dan has stumbled onto the Games Workshop business strategy
*I think Dan has a problem, guys.*
Im always torn between making my own in game store fully for profit, or somewhere i would actually hang out since i used to spend a lot of time at card shops as a kid.
Thank you RTGame for playing this game. You have made me more interested in actually playing the game and running the card shop. For now I have seen the end of it all and it is not pretty. So I will take the long route instead. Thank you for your suffering.
Therapist: so, what caused you to realize you may have a gambling problem?
Dan: Well, the final straw was this card shop simulator…
I've been rotating between selling only packs (for XP) and only booster boxes (for money) to grind out the levels to unlock stuff. Selling the best pack/box I can, in bulk, at around 15-20% LESS than Market Price. I'll sell packs for a few days until my cash reserves start getting low, then rotate in boxes after selling out of packs.
It's made the grind up to 50+ significantly simpler.
he did some gambling off camera 💀
Great job Cloe with the like, sub, and bell prompt. Looks great!
I remember playing a Yu-Gi-Oh game on the PSP as a kid where you could also buy and open card packs.
This is the evolution of that!
The gambling grew too powerful for even The Drift King to handle!?
Clearly his love for gambling just isn't strong enough.
I had this stream on in the background while I was cleaning and boy was I confused when I got back and saw how Dan had broke it.
I'm pretty sure this is the only video on the channel that has the "Like comment and subscribe" popup outside of the outro, and it was for a bit, and I really hope this is the only video that ever has it, because it's absolutely perfect.
i really dont blame you for the card opening mods cuz after awhile that shit gets so fucking boring i dont even look at what i have i just let it open as fast as i can cuz im trying to complete 100% and it would legit probaly take 80+ hours of card opening to get everything
I have over 20k packs opened and only 76% of the tetramon sets, so yeah, this mod is totally cool
Not how i expected daneshiro to come back, but it's welcomed
From Walter White to Dan White (apparently shiro in Japanese is white)
2:54 -- I'd like to make a public apology for my hubris.
I feel like Twitch exists to contain a monster like Dan, otherwise he'd be worse than Bezos if unleashed onto the world.
Oh, if you only heard about russian Jerma - Bebey. His auctions arc, each one ending with one million in total donations, real money though... Just to watch some crap anime and always hear for 8 hours straight: "It's only 5 minute left, Chat! It's almost over!" - New Donation soundeffect - "It's only 6 minute Chat! The auction is almost over!"
Customer: Excuse me do you sell the ultra rare card here?
Dan: Yes!
Also Dan: prints out the card, cuts it to shape, glues it to card stock, and then laminates it.
RT didn't you promise not to return to this? Do we need to stage an Anti-Gambling intervention?
Dan learns that there is, in fact, such a thing as, 'too much gambling'