July 22, 2024

Ep. 8 - Video Games for Board Gamers (with Stephen Kerr, designer of Metrorunner)

1 hour 3 minutes

This week, we welcome Stephen Kerr (@skerr1), the designer of "Metrorunner", the upcoming title from Thunderworks Games. The topic is "Video Games for Board Gamers". In other words, if you like this board game, try this video game. We'll each share a list of three video games that would appeal to fans of a similar board games.

Metrorunner (Thunderworks Games)

Stephen's Inspiration for Metrorunner

Lords of Waterdeep

Yedo

Santiago De Cuba

Covert

Featured Topic

Dice Forge / Dicefolk (PC, Switch) (Harrison’s pick #1) / Libellud

Burgle Bros.⁠ / The Swindle (⁠PC⁠, ⁠Switch⁠, ⁠PS4⁠, ⁠Xbox⁠) (Stephen's pick #1) / Fowers Games

⁠Fuse⁠ / Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (⁠PC/Mac, iOS/Android) (Corey’s pick #1) / Renegade Games

Call to Adventure⁠⁠ / Wildermyth (⁠⁠PC/Mac/Linux⁠⁠, Switch - unreleased) (Harrison’s pick #2) / Brotherwise Games

⁠Marvel Champions⁠ / Marvel’s Midnight Suns (⁠PC⁠, ⁠PS5⁠, ⁠Xbox⁠), (Stephen’s pick #2) / Fantasy Flight Games

Slay the Spire: The Board Game⁠ / Across the Obelisk (⁠PC/Mac⁠, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch) (Corey’s pick #2) (Steam) / Contention Games

⁠Brass: Birmingham⁠ / Slipways (⁠PC/Mac⁠) (Harrison’s pick #3) / Roxley

A Message From the Stars / Chants of Sennaar (PC, Switch, PS5, Xbox), (Stephen's pick #3) / Allplay

Warhammer 40K / Moonbreaker (PC/Mac) (Corey’s pick #3) / Games Workshop

Other Links

⁠Kings of the Wyld (Nicholas Eames)

Trivia Ambush

In "6 Nimmt!", a player takes a row when there are how many cards played in it?

In the game "Council of 4", how many regions are on the map?

What is the max player count for "Three Sisters"?

How many rounds are there in the party game "Two Rooms and a Boom?"

In the game "Just One", how many times are players allowed to write the same word?

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By Corey Murphy, Harrison Dunn