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Matt Place is a Senior Game Designer and member of Team 5 Team 5 (also known as Blizzard Team 5) are the Blizzard Entertainment development team responsible for Hearthstone. A "small and nimble" team of 15 members for much of the game s original development, the team has .
Place joined the team "about a year" prior to Dec. 2016, having previously worked on the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game The WoW TCG logo The World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (WoW TCG), commonly referred to as "the TCG", is a physical collectible card game based on World of Warcraft, first released in 2006. On .
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As senior game designer for Blizzard Entertainment`s Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Matt Place works on numerous aspects of the initial designs, building the foundation for the digital card game⃢₀ₙs expansions and Adventures, designing missions, mechanics, and applying flavor where needed. He also coordinates with the rest of the team to ensure a consistent vision for upcoming content. Currently, he serves as lead designer on Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, Hearthstone⃢₀ₙs latest expansion.
Place joined the Hearthstone team in 2016 in his current role. He brought 13 years of experience in card game design to the team, including his work on the World of Warcraft trading card game The WoW TCG logo The World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (WoW TCG), commonly referred to as "the TCG", is a physical collectible card game based on World of Warcraft, first released in 2006. On .
Place is a new-ish father who enjoys spending his free time raising a future Blizzard fan.
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- Place presented the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan "Gadgetzan, where the gangs rule the streets; Gadgetzan, full of swindlers and cheats. Zip and sing the ring-a-ding-ding, on the mean streets of Gadgetzan! Gadgetzan, where the crime doesn t pay; Gadgetzan - but we do panel at BlizzCon 2016, along with artist Jomaro Kindred Jomaro Kindred Set: CREDITS Type: Minion Rarity: Legendary Cost: 6 Attack: 7 Health: 6 Battlecry: TAKE any cards from your opponent s hand that they don t want.See this card on Hearthpwn data page] Kindred presenting at . On Nov. 28, 2016, he also hosted the Mean Streets live stream with Frodan, revealing the new game board and final 35 cards from the set.
- Place`s favourite card from the Mean Streets of Gadgetzan set is Kazakus Kazakus Set: Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Type: Minion Class: Mage, Priest, Warlock Tri-class: Kabal Rarity: Legendary Cost: 4 Attack: 3 Health: 3 Abilities: Battlecry, Generate Tags: Deck-related, Spell-generating Battlecry: If your deck has no duplicates, .