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I can easily answer no to "are expansions bad?", but it's much harder to answer if they are good. So John and I talk it through.
Dave Beck of Paverson Games talks Game Design, Academia and Distilled - TCbH Interview
00:11 Who are you and what are you doing here?
01:59 - Acceptance of game design theory in academia
05:59 - Getting into board games
08:38 - Did you want to design board games right away?
11:07 - Start with theme or mechanics?
11:37 - When did you know when Distilled was something special?
14:59 - Concerns about an alcohol focussed theme?
16:47 - Overcooking a game
20:37 - Luck vs. skill
23:48 - Other designs in the works?
26:32 - Targetting kickstarter
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Purging Games - Off The Table Jun 28, 2021
Tackling the what, when, and how of trimming down the game collection. Also here are the links to the other stuffs:
New Gale Force 9 Dune - https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/06/new-dune-board-game-coming-later-this-year.html
Terraforming Mars - Ares Expedition kickstarter fire - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strongholdgames/ares-expedition-the-terraforming-mars-card-game/posts/3224358
Fort - Cats & Dogs - https://ledergames.com/products/fort-cats-dogs-expansion
Top 10 Board Game Inserts - Casual Friday ft. Jennifer Graham-Macht of Keymaster Games
Jen makes an excellent subject matter expert due to PARKS having the dopest insert ever.
Check the vid version here: https://youtu.be/tLnnELnfliA
Top 10 Games to Play Over Coffee - Casual Friday ft. Chris Douglas DA
Games to play over a nice warm cup of Joe. (or Tea, I guess. If you must...)
02:31 - Azul: Summer Pavillion
03:37 - Sagrada
05:23 - Splendor
07:33 - Harbour
10:38 - Istanbul
12:49 - Cartographers
15:02 - Crystallo
19:02 - Carcassonne
21:32 - Terraforming Mars
23:27 - Jaipur
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Joe Arthur Ellis of Plaid Hat Games on Summoner Wars 2.0, Forgotten Waters, Apps and more
J. Arthur Ellis is the co/designer of Forgotten Waters, Raxxon and more. It was great to talk to one of the OG Dougs who joined the PHG team, now developing their digital products.
01:14 - Entry into Plaid Hat Games
03:45 - Tackling Summoner Wars 2.0 as a fan
05:49 - PHG's Goals with Summoner Wars 2.0
09:47 - Web based vs. Installed Applications
13:04 - Transition from web guy to game designer
14:30 - Raxxon
15:54 - Collaborative Game Design
19:58 - Asmodee to Independent
25:17 - Changes to Summoner Wars 2.0 most looking forward to
31:03 - Scope for Summoner Wars vs. Ashes
34:54 - Physical versions of digital solo content?
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Top 10 Games to Build a Collection Around - Casual Friday ft. Kyle Frost of GIVEPAUSE Hobby
This is a long one, fam. Mainly because there was some really great conversation about the nature of games, collection, and getting them played. Though spoilers and timestamps below, I'll have this up on the podcast channel soon.
04:44 - Santorini
08:46 - Rise of Tribes
11:45 - Dungeon Mayhem
14:17 - Kingdom Builder
16:59 - Century Golem Edition
21:20 - 7 Wonders Duel
25:56 - Parks
31:44 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
36:57 - Carcassonne
42:11 - Audience Picks
43:36 - Dune Imperium
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Top 9 Love at First Play Games - Casual Friday ft. Kyle Frost of GIVEPAUSE Hobby
Kyle & I recorded this video podcast & originally published on his channel as Episode 1 of "If Shelves Could Talk". Go check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDT1qNRYXxeWVsJ4jnF42g?feature=emb_ch_name_ex
03:50 - Marco Polo II
07:00 - Mafia De Cuba
10:50 - Terraforming Mars
12:55 - Dune Imperium
19:15 - Wingspan
23:45 - Ethnos
28:30 - Spirit Island
35:10 - Small World
39:15 - Lords of Waterdeep
"Onion Capers" Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)
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Top 10 Iconic Games (We Haven't Played) - TCbH Casual Friday ft. Guest John Foster
Because there are so many games, and we haven't even scratched the surface of playing all of them. Still resetting up the studio post-flood so forgive the weird camera angles.
01:24 - Why this list?
03:49 - Kingdom Death: Monster
06:10 - 1977 SPI War of the Ring
09:29 - Lords of Vegas
11:47 - Cuba Libre
13:15 - Sekigahara
14:30 - Star Wars Rebellion
16:10 - Suburbia
18:03 - Food Chain Magnate
20:24 - Agricola / Caverna
22:20 - Fan Pick - Small World
23:47 - Fan Pick - Arkham Horror LCG
25:09 - Fan Pick - Twilight Imperium
26:38 - Fan Pick - Concordia
27:39 - Memoir '44
Big thanks to people who submit their own picks. You can find their channels here:
Give Pause Hobby: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dea7hfrog
Dice & Dragons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCsWuE13J_UW-Ge1jdxVLew
Board Game Hot Takes Podcast: https://boardgamehottakes.com
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Talking Kingdoms of the Deep with designer, publisher & podcaster Ian Zang - TCbH Interview
Video interview here: https://youtu.be/cO_-inC4Ots
Ian has his hand in a lot of pies, but currently it's mostly this oceanic one, Kingdoms of the Deep: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticraptorgames/kingdoms-of-the-deep
02:40 - Vibe Check
04:08 - Pitched as a sequel?
07:31 - 75 minutes to design... how long to develop?
11:29 - Breaking games in the best sort of ways
13:09 - Why not include the intended expansion in the base game?
14:30 - Carla Kopp telling it like it is
17:53 - How do you make actionable advice based on this "pitch"
21:38 - Podcasting
24:39 - Getting jaded to games & taking the blue pill
29:28 - Gravitation Games
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10 Greatest Expansions of All Time - Casual Friday ft. Kyle Frost of GIVEPAUSE Hobby
Video version here: https://youtu.be/XqBaGBbvIKk
Find the sister vid on games we loved at first play here: https://youtu.be/ttlq_N0zWCE
01:30 - Methodology for curating the list
03:25 - Pandemic: In The Lab
05:31 - Champions of Midgard: Dark Mountains & Valhalla
07:47 - Lords of Waterdeep: The Scoundrels of Skullport
10:52 - Concordia: Salsa
13:39 - Telsa Vs. Edison: Powering Up
17:01 - Viticulture: Tuscany Essential Edition
19:56 - Spirit Island: Branch & Claw
23:28 - Caverna: The Forgotten Folk
26:15 - Root: The Underworld Expansion
31:24 - Terraforming Mars: Prelude
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TCbH's Top 10 Solo Games
Because I know the best games. Also, I know how to spoil the best games so here is the list of my top 10 for your convenience. Originally published as a Casual Friday video here: https://youtu.be/6GCWMI--E7I
01:12 - # 10 - Clans of Caledonia
02:36 - # 09 - Set a Watch
04:33 - # 08 - Everdell
05:43 - # 07 - Tiny Towns
07:02 - # 06 - Marvel Champions
08:25 - # 05 - Wingspan
10:03 - # 04 - Terraforming Mars
11:43 - # 03 - Pax Pamir 2nd Edition
13:03 - # 02 - Gloomhaven
14:52 - # 01 - Spirit Island
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TCbH's Top 10 Sentimental Games
Holidays are a time to observe the squishy stuff. Here's the top 10 games for reasons beyond what we normally quantify in board games. Originally published as a casual Friday video here: https://youtu.be/PBv5quyBZP4
00:51 - Santorini
02:11 - Dragon Dice
03:51 - 7 Wonders Duel
05:13 - The Lord of the Rings
06:58 - Root
08:21 - Cartographers
09:01 - Eldritch Horror
11:49 - Eclipse
13:18 - The Grizzled
15:18 - HeroQuest
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Talking about The Zenobia Award with Jessica Cassaday, Liz Davidson and Cole Wehrle - TCbH Interview
Find out more about the Zenobia Award here: https://zenobiaaward.org. Watch the video version of this interview here: https://youtu.be/UmrC1FdGHZ8
01:04 - What is the Zenobia Award?
03:01 - How'd they get involved
04:47 - Why limit the scope to historical games?
10:50 - Hope to expand the genres of historical games?
14:41 - How do you measure outcomes?
16:29 - Backlash
20:41 - Navigating authenticity and tragedy when making historical games
23:01 - Where's the money coming from?
24:52 - What can the average gamer do to create a more inclusive hobby?
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Tom Young of Nomad Games talks marketing, digital adaptations & Fury of Dracula - TCbH Interview
I talk with Tom Young of Nomad Games, publishers of many popular digital adaptations including Fury of Dracula on Steam now.
00:19 - Response to Fury of Dracula
02:08 - How did you start with Nomad Games
03:48 - Nomad's relationship to Games Workshop
06:19 - Goalposts for development
09:05 - How going digital changes a game?
11:14 - Surprising challenges with adapting Fury of Dracula
16:17 - How to manage music
19:30 - Market research in the digital realm
23:39 - Partnering with publishers of the physical games
29:07 - Dream game to adapt
30:30 - Mac & mobile availability?
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Patrick Leder & Cole Wehrle on design, development, Oath & Root's next expansion - TCbH Interview
Covered a ton of ground on this one, including a surprising amount of details about Root's upcoming expansion and reflections on Oath, as well as some tidbits on Void Lich & tinkering with Vast 3. Recorded Dec 3rd (the day after my studio flooded), audio version will go on the pod channel Dec 16th. Find the official Leder Games Woodland Warriors Discord Channel here: https://discord.gg/EnJwxZKkKm
00:24 - How is quarantine impacting work at Leder HQ
06:05 - What makes for an ideal playtester?
10:32 - Oath - Can early public feedback compromise creative integrity?
15:19 - Oath - What was the original spark?
22:00 - Oath - Points of contention between the two of you?
24:34 - Oath - Sacrifices to make for a better game
24:34 - Root - Scrapped alternate win conditions
29:17 - Evolution of Leder's company identity
34:44 - Void Lich - A Leder take on Twilight Imperium style factions
44:05 - Vast - Tinkering with Vast 3
46:58 - Root - Scope of the new expansion
49:37 - Root - Minor Factions & Drafting
54:02 - Root - Adding rounds to a boundless game
01:00:09 - Root - Rats & Badgers; the two new factions
01:07:05 - Root - Balance becoming exponentially more difficult?
01:14:06 - Root - Clockwork expansion 2 & a Big Box?
01:19:56 - Oath & Root - Release & Launch windows
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Elizabeth Hargrave on design, community, success and wingspansions - TCbH Interview
I welcome Elizabeth Hargrave, designer of Mariposas, Tussie Mussie and Kennerspiel winner Wingspan to the show.
01:01 - Getting started in game design
02:39 - How has your life changed since Wingspan's release?
04:53 - Design lessons learned?
06:04 - Success, access and guilt
08:14 - Why use naturalist themes
12:27 - Game influences
14:05 - Weilding a platform for activism
22:02 - Backlash to Wingspan?
24:34 - What most excites you about Oceania?
27:37 - Favorite bird yet to include in Wingspan?
27:40 - What's on the horizon?
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Comedian Grant Lyon on Curmudgeon design, development and bringing games on tour - TCbH Interview
Grant Lyon has been a professional comedian for years but is now making his game design debut with Curmudgeon by 25th century games.
01:19 - What is Curmudgeon?
03:02 - Did you account for hurt feelings in the design?
06:15 - Tumbling into the tabletop gaming universe
09:53 - Interest in designing strategy games?
12:48 - Gatekeeping in games vs. comedy?
16:24 - Do you take games on the road with you?
17:50 - If you could play any game with any comedian...
19:53 - How grueling is self-promotion?
21:04 - Vulnerability, bombing, and playtesting
23:26 - Pitching & the road to publication
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Getting snuggly with Andrew Birkett and his gaming Blankets - TCbH Interview
Friend of the show Andrew Birkett comes on to talk about Atheris' upcoming gamer blanket kickstarter.
02:00 - Why break into merch?
04:21 - Character design for the blanket
12:34 - Jack rants about inclusion
14:51 - Different hurdles in a clothing kickstarter?
17:36 - Atheris Entertainment and comics
21:25 - The challenge with rulebooks
24:03 - Upcoming Atheris GAMES
27:17 - Swaddle tech
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Aron West takes me through the Catacombs Monster Pit - TCbH Interview
Monster Pit Kickstarter is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elzra/catacombs-monster-pit
00:11 - 10 Years of Catacombs
01:17 - What is Catacombs Monster Pit?
04:32 - Worried about brand confusion?
07:06 - Taking on different tones & settings?
10:39 - Working on a solo dexterity game?
11:49 - Development of Monster Pit
13:51 - What is the killer feature of the game to you?
15:41 - Why does Elzra need to kickstart?
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