The Cardboard Herald

Our chat with Carte Rouge designer Khiara Foss. Check out our video review of Carte Rouge here - https://youtu.be/TAYMwWZHdMk, and the kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enigmaemporium/carterouge

00:40 - What is Carte Rouge?
02:05 - What should people expect going into this?
04:51 - Particular challenges in the design process?
08:30 - Collaboration at Enigma
11:02 - Major obstacles?
13:42 - Preparing for Kickstarter launch day
17:27 - What does Enigma have coming after Carte Rouge?

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Our interview with Rob Daviau, co-designer of Unmatched, Pandemic Legacy, and everything.

00:37 - Managing multiple game projects at once

03:34 - Creating whole cloth vs working from a pitch

08:14 - Food, artisanship, and creativity

15:57 - How do publishers pitch games to you?

18:45 - Revisiting shelved projects

21:06 - Stop taking games so seriously

23:11 - Death May Die

24:45 - Pandemic Legacy development, and Pandemic Legacy Season 3

30:33 - Resolving conflict with co-designers

32:47 - Bringing in outside help to work on a design

35:55 - Critics, good games, and credibility

40:33 - Unmatched; unique aspects of resurrecting your own game

45:56 - Dream IP for Unmatched?

47:15 - Resurrecting Heroquest

50:09 - Fireball Island: Spider Springs Expansion

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I talk with Dan Letzring and Nicholas Yu, creators of Adventure Tactics, a new cooperative board game inspired by classic tactical RPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics. Originally published as a video interview which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/3973q4N0pI4

01:12 - Inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics?

04:40 - Overview of the Game

07:18 - Campaign & Story

08:27 - Characters & Their Classes

09:46 - Ideas on the cutting room floor?

13:38 - Failing forward

18:00 - Player time investment

20:44 - Maintaining tension

24:04 - Simultaneous release expansions

26:19 - Minis & Art Direction

29:32 - What excites you about the game?

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In case you missed the video on our YouTube channel, here is the audio from my interview with Jerry Hawthorne of Plaid Hat Games. Original vid here: https://youtu.be/5P9jnyi9yDE

Timestamps:

00:27 - What is Aftermath & The Adventure Book Series

04:39 - Aftermath - Theme’s, Universe, and Campaign

12:11 - Future Aftermath content plans

13:53 - Current state of Plaid Hat

17:06 - The Nuts & Bolts of Aftermath (Mechanics)

21:40 - Rulebooks & Reflections

23:42 - Physicality & App Integration

28:13 - Mice & Mystics Movie

32:41 - Origins of Mice & Mystics

37:31 - Impact of Fatherhood on Creativity

41:44 - Aftermath - Animal Inspiration & Characters

44:41 - Mechanics in service of story

49:09 - Heart & Soul of Plaid Hat

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Frequent guest host Luke takes some time to talk with Keith Matejka abotu Thuderworks Games, Gen Con Releases and most importantly, about Cartographers; the upcoming Flip & Write in the Roll Player universe.

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Thunderworks Games - https://www.thunderworksgames.com/

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I don’t often get to talk to RPG designers on this podcast, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to chat with Nick and Dominic, designers of Sagas of Midgard. This beautiful kickstarter darling is one of the most intriguing systems I’ve seen in a long time, and I had a blast chatting with them about RPGs, design, and bar-room inspiration. Check out their stuff at https://sagasofmidgard.com

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Our interview with Janice Turner of Wren Games. Check her game Sensor Ghosts on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW! Time Stamps -

01:54 - Origins of Assembly
05:39 - Design competitions on BGG
08:09 - Co-op way of life
13:12 - Assembly & Sensor Ghosts at higher player counts?
18:04 - Sensor Ghosts overview
23:31 - Origins of Sensor Ghosts
29:06 - Maintaining tension in Co-Op Games
32:10 - Theming in Assembly & Sensor Ghosts

Link to Game - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrengames/sensor-ghosts-and-assembly-2-unique-sci-fi-coop-puzzle-games
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I talk with Glenn Drover and discover that this founder of Forbidden Games has so, so, so much history with this industry. From seeing Gygax as a kid to founding Eagle (Now Eagle-Gryphon) Games. Check out their kickstarter for Raccoon Tyconn: The Fat Cat Expansion, up right now!

Links

Fat Cat Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/954412004/raccoon-tycoon-the-fat-cat-expansion
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James Lang is bringing something new to tabletop gaming. A way to bring your physical games into virtual space, and boy, was I blown away in a demonstration. This was originally recorded as a video with lots of bonus B-Roll so you can check that out here on the youtube channel: https://youtu.be/acTRSq0B144

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Vorpal Board Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vorpalboard/1725511227?ref=644435&token=d0ec6542
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In a few short months, Jay and his channel Three Minute Boardgames has made a big splash in the gaming community. We talk about brevity, complexity, technique, and being a Kiwi in the world of gaming content creation.

3MBG Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFkpP6mxunxD4unmS3_64aQ
3MBG Chinatown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksa9gBos2Jw
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