We’re delighted to sit down with game designer Isaac Shalev to talk about a variety of things, from the designs of Ryan Laukat to Isaac’s history with board games, to his current project creating an encyclopedia of game mechanisms. Don’t … Continued
Marc and Amber talk about their gaming life, from childhood to the present. A trip down memory lane. 1:22 – Childhood 15:28 – Video games 24:08 – College 32:02 – Post-college to present 43:26 – Back to childhood Music: Sailing The … Continued
I’m looking for your feedback–what interesting board game things should I do while in Philadelphia after PAX Unplugged? What monthly themes should I focus on each month in 2019? Also, I give some first thoughts on three eminently interesting games … Continued
After a bit of a break, we’re back! Marc, Matt, and Orion talk about area majority games with an emphasis on their recent play of The Expanse. What separates these games from the more broad category of “area control”? What … Continued
We’ve got a bonus ‘cast! Marc, Matt, and Orion are joined by Sam Wolkenhauer, who has built a football analytics algorithm to try to predict games and evaluate teams. You can find all of his stuff at peteratings.wordpress.com. In the podcast, … Continued
Marc and Orion discuss the talk of the boardgaming town these days: Root! But first, we went to the New Hampshire Comicon’s board game room and had a wonderful time with great people and great games! 4:16 – Baseball Highlights … Continued
Marc and Matt are joined by Orion (who is on a train) to talk about randomness. What is randomness? No, really, what is it? What kinds of randomness work best in board games, and what are some of the most … Continued
No particular agenda today. I talk about some new TTG developments, a book series recommendation, and some board game stuff. Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction Like the podcast? Want to watch it being recorded, live? Consider supporting it on Patreon.
How’d we get through 36 episodes without doing a deep-dive into the oeuvre of our favorite designer? This oversight has now been fixed, as Marc and Matt talk about every single game Vlaada Chvatil has ever made. 5:20 – Arena: … Continued
Just some meandering thoughts about the Gen Con announcements I’ve heard about so far, and a couple other things. Happy Gen Con! Or GenCan’t. 0:41 – Button Shy Design Winners 1:33 – Ganz Schon Clever Online 4:34 – Gloomhaven Online … Continued