The Challenge

The Disney Lorcana Challenge (DLC) is the official global competitive circuit for Disney Lorcana, the fast-rising trading card game from Ravensburger and The Walt Disney Company. Across multiple continents and cities, players gather for large-scale multi-day tournaments to compete for prizes, prestige, and qualification toward regional and world championship play, drawing thousands of participants and tens of thousands of games every season.

As the US broadcast prodution partner on DLC, we were tasked with producing a broadcast production challenge unlike a typical live event. These multi-day competitive trading card tournaments featured simultaneous play areas and three distinct broadcast stages: Feature Matches, Lorcana Lounge, and the Caster Desk, each requiring its own audio, video, lighting, and graphics setup. With long tournament days, rotating match schedules, and a video wall integrated into the feature match stage, the scope matched complex esports and live event productions. Logistics included coordinating with tournament partners, managing high-capacity power and network needs.

Our Solution

Atomic provided end-to-end broadcast production for all three main production zones: the Feature Match set, Lorcana Lounge, and Caster Desk, including cameras, lighting, audio, and live graphics systems.

To maximize watchability and showcase the most compelling gameplay, we time-shifted all matches into our replay systems. By capturing match feeds independently of live tournament pacing, we were able to present back-to-back gameplay rather than waiting on typical tournament timing challenges such as pairings, shuffling, and judge rulings

With two dedicated Feature Match tables, we were able to show two games per round in sequence, giving viewers continuous, high-energy coverage and dramatically increasing the amount of gameplay on screen.

The set design and fabrication included high-resolution, backlit SEG fabric elements and an integrated video wall that tied into our broadcast graphics systems. This allowed us to present dynamic visual content and branding alongside live action.

We utilized our custom data backend to parse and process tournament data from the Ravensburger Play Hub and Carde.io into broadcast-ready graphics. Our feature match scoring system allows judges & spotters quickly relay scores and gamestate data diretly to the live broadcast graphics. This enabled real-time integration of scores, decklists, player stats, standings, and other rich tournament information directly into live graphics packages.

Throughout the event, our production workflow ensured smooth coordination between live capture, replay, switching, and graphics playback, resulting in a broadcast experience that felt both polished and highly engaging for viewers in person and online.