As season 5 begins, so does our new format. Firstly, we welcome Emilie to join Jonathan as co-presenter of the SnakesCast. Secondly, we will now have three episodes per week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Continuing from Monday's discussion on game categories, today (Wednesday February 22nd 2017) we look into the wide variety of mechanisms that are used in board games.

Introduction to Gaming Terminology, Part 2 - Game Mechanisms

The world of tabletop games is a lot bigger than most people realize. In fact it's so big that the idea of investigating it can actually be kind of intimidating. When you see all those games you've never heard of, with rules and concepts and themes you've never seen before in a game, it's hard to know where to start.
The answer is: start with the SnakesCast. Every week, we'll bring you ten or fifteen minutes' worth of banter about what makes these games worth playing. With a different theme every episode and a rotating cast of both gurus and non-gurus from Toronto's premiere boardgame café, we'll show you just how much there is to play with out there.

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The world of tabletop games is a lot bigger than most people realize. In fact it's so big that the idea of investigating it can actually be kind of intimidating. When you see all those games you've never heard of, with rules and concepts and themes you've never seen before in a game, it's hard to know where to start. The answer is: start with the SnakesCast. Every week, we'll bring you ten or fifteen minutes' worth of banter about what makes these games worth playing. With a different theme every episode and a rotating cast of both gurus and non-gurus from Toronto's premiere boardgame café, we'll show you just how much there is to play with out there.

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Introduction to Gaming Terminology, Part 2 - Game Mechanisms

Introduction to Gaming Terminology, Part 2 - Game Mechanisms