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Board game house rules, player experience, and positive community etiquette—Jamey and Mitchell share smart, real-table examples from Zombicide, Lords of Waterdeep, and Red Rising, plus listener interaction, Essen/Spiel shout-outs, and a joy-filled “treats of the day” segment.
Chapters
00:00 – Cold open, numbering debate and welcome
01:31 – “Treat of the day” setup
01:38 – Mitchell: LEGO Nintendo Game Boy nostalgia and build with his son
04:37 – Jamey: The Cup (St. Louis) and a mission about meaningful moments
07:32 – Essen/Spiel shout-outs and behind-the-scenes setup videos
10:51 – What’s arriving: Tend (Ivy Studios), Dice Throne: Outcasts, Malia: Land of Legends
14:38 – How the show flows (treats, “before we start,” surprise topics)
17:22 – Defining house rules: fixes vs. preference tweaks
19:29 – Examples: Zombicide deck order; removing certain cards in group play
23:26 – Designer lens: “fun first,” rules have reasons, test before you tell
26:07 – Sharing tweaks kindly so people can actually hear you
31:18 – Call for listener house rules + ways to comment
32:11 – Wrap-up and sign-off
board game house rules, Zombicide Abomination, Lords of Waterdeep mandatory quests, Red Rising hand size banish rule, Stonemaier Games, Essen Spiel, GenCon, Kickstarter board games, Tend Ivy Studios, Dice Throne Outcasts, Malia Land of Legends, LEGO Nintendo Game Boy, The Cup St. Louis, board games, board game podcast, board game reviews, Jamey Stegmaier, Mitchell Whitfield
By Mitchell Whitfield, Jamey Stegmaier5
55 ratings
Board game house rules, player experience, and positive community etiquette—Jamey and Mitchell share smart, real-table examples from Zombicide, Lords of Waterdeep, and Red Rising, plus listener interaction, Essen/Spiel shout-outs, and a joy-filled “treats of the day” segment.
Chapters
00:00 – Cold open, numbering debate and welcome
01:31 – “Treat of the day” setup
01:38 – Mitchell: LEGO Nintendo Game Boy nostalgia and build with his son
04:37 – Jamey: The Cup (St. Louis) and a mission about meaningful moments
07:32 – Essen/Spiel shout-outs and behind-the-scenes setup videos
10:51 – What’s arriving: Tend (Ivy Studios), Dice Throne: Outcasts, Malia: Land of Legends
14:38 – How the show flows (treats, “before we start,” surprise topics)
17:22 – Defining house rules: fixes vs. preference tweaks
19:29 – Examples: Zombicide deck order; removing certain cards in group play
23:26 – Designer lens: “fun first,” rules have reasons, test before you tell
26:07 – Sharing tweaks kindly so people can actually hear you
31:18 – Call for listener house rules + ways to comment
32:11 – Wrap-up and sign-off
board game house rules, Zombicide Abomination, Lords of Waterdeep mandatory quests, Red Rising hand size banish rule, Stonemaier Games, Essen Spiel, GenCon, Kickstarter board games, Tend Ivy Studios, Dice Throne Outcasts, Malia Land of Legends, LEGO Nintendo Game Boy, The Cup St. Louis, board games, board game podcast, board game reviews, Jamey Stegmaier, Mitchell Whitfield

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