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Episode 147 - Talking Frosthaven & Jaws of the Lion with Isaac Childres

April 1, 2020 Jack Eddy
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Talking about the hot new entries in the Gloomhaven series, and about the changes from then to now with the founder himself, Isaac Childres.

01:02 - COVID Impacts on Frosthaven

04:21 - The Gloomhaven phenomenon and managing expectations

09:31 - Prepping for Jaws of The Lion Retail Release

12:31 - Unique challenges in JoTL Design & Development

17:20 - Design approach to Frosthaven

24:11 - Could Frosthaven become the new, definitive edition?

29:05 - Unique approaches to characters

31:46 - Legacy elements

35:14 - Changes to campaign structure?

37:48 - Adjusting to “boardgame celebrity” status

41:57 - Open ended city building in Frosthaven

46:24 - How do the seasons & weather affect the game?

48:14 - Fail forward games?

50:20 - Most challenging aspect in designing Frosthaven

53:17 - If you weren’t the “Gloomhaven guy”

56:28 - Expanding the 3 pillars of Gloomhaven

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