“No luck gameplay,” “strategic decisions,” and “no luck!” are all common phrases on both Kickstarter and BGG store pages for some of our favorite games!

But why is that? Why is there a stigma around luck in games? Should there be? Is luck a boon in game design or a bust?

Join Robert, Steve and Evan as they roll the dice on how we perceive luck in games!

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Cites and Sources

Acquire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5/acquire

Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova

Blood on the Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-clocktower

Brass: Birmingham - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham

Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire

Catan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan

Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter

The Crew: Mission Deep Sea - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324856/crew-mission-deep-sea

Dune - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121/dune

El Grande - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93/el-grande

For Northwood! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334590/northwood-solo-trick-taking-game

Heat: Pedal to the Metal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-metal

High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society

John Company - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition

Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici

Nana/Trio - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352515/trio

Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile –

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291572/oath-chronicles-empire-exile

Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo

Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra

Rheinländer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111/rheinlander

Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars

Thunder Road: Vendetta - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342070/thunder-road-vendetta

Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-euphrates

Twilight Struggle - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12333/twilight-struggle

Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan

Xia: Legends of a Drift System –

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/82222/xia-legends-drift-system