The Cardboard Herald

Had this great chat with Nick at PAX U and afterwards got to play SWARM with him, which is NOT an official greenlit Leder project (yet), just something Nick has been working on that the studio may produce.

00:00 - Showing Ahoy materials

03:31 - Swarm

05:07 - Your focus at conventions?

07:49 - What's inspiring you these days?

Jack and Eric talk the inaugural BGG Hall of Fame inductees

0:00 - Introductions!

03:34 - What Games Have We Played!

16:49 - Board Game Geek Hall of Fame Class of 2025

43:05 - Discussion on the omission of Puerto Rico

01:01:48  - Listener Question #1: Thoughts on Upgrading Games versus Buying New Games?

01:07:00 - Listener Question #2: Do we like games more when we win? How about when we teach versus learn a game?

01:14:13 - Listener Question #3: Would we consider implementing a timer to speed up games?

Jack, Eric, and special guest John give their hot takes on whether people are overreacting to board game etiquette quandaries

0:00 - Introductions!

01:44 - What games have we played

13:22 - Podcast topic, AITA

16:42 - AITA for not wanting to learn and teach every game?

21:35 - AITA for trying to win the board game?

28:25 - AITA for making a casual game competitive?

34:44 - AITA for going for player elimination out of the gate?

43:13 - AITA for kingmaking in a lost game?

54:55 - Listener Questions! AITA for wanting to check the rules?

1:00:00 - AITA for declining to tally up my score when I know I’ve lost?

1:03:27 - AITA for wanting a slow player to play faster?

1:09:05 - AITA for calling out someone else’s win condition?

1:14:10 - Outroductions

Eric and Jack have chat about board game components, why they’re important and why the film American Tale deserves to be developed into a mid-weight Euro

00:00 Introduction and Games We’ve Played this week

21:13 Board Game Components

01:07:29 Listener Question - What topic or concept do we want to see more board games made about?

Jack and Eric discuss how luck affects board games

00:00 Intro

02:04 Games We've Played

16:18 2025 Luck in Board Games

56:58 1st Listener Question - Our take on how luck in board games has evolved?

01:03:43 2nd Listener Question - Only No-Luck games or Only Medium-Luck Games?

1:06:26 3rd Listener Question - Our thoughts on games that feature negative emotions?

Jack and Eric discuss what 2025 will look like for the board game industry as we know it

00:00 Intro

01:23 Games We've Played

26:20 2025 Board Game Industry Outlook

01:04:49 Listener Questions

Eric and Jack chat about our experiences and tips for teaching games.

00:00 - Intro

02:16 - Games we've been playing

20:41 - Teaching Games

58:11 - Listener questions

Links:

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Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

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Eric and Jack sit down to talk about our experience and the games we played at PAX Unplugged 2024. You can watch the video for this chat on our youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/TX0A9JFHtak

00:00 - Releasing a game at GenCon

04:33 - Did River of Gold start as an L5R Game?

09:25 - Working with an imprint of Asmodee

11:34 - Why no solo mode?

14:55 - Developing the linear aspect of the game

18:32 - Commercial pressures for success

21:24 - Motivation to become a designer

25:13 - What makes a good sell sheet & game pitch?

27:18 - Dream universe to adapt into a board game

31:34 - What's next for Keith & River of Gold?

Links:

Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

00:00 - Intro

03:42 - From editing to design

04:42 - What makes a good rule book?

07:53 - Why big floppy rulebooks?

10:15 - Root 4 a New Hope

11:42 - Big box for all your stuff?

14:57 - What's the pitch room like for Root content?

22:21 - What was the starting point?

25:50 - Clockwork & hirelings support

28:26 - Coolest part of the expansion?

31:06 - Reach and player count for new factions

32:31 - Long public development process

35:05 - Involvement in art direction

38:49 - What still needs development?

44:46 - What's the 3rd element of the expansion?

47:40 - What other games are cookin' at Leder?

Links:

Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com

Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald

Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald

Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551