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The Cardboard Herald
By Jack Eddy
The Cardboard Herald episodes
- Review - First Look at Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - What is this game
02:41 - Scope & modernization
03:42 - Things I really like starting with initiative
05:02 - Character management
07:41 - Attacking, AC & modifiers
08:13 - Aesthetic & Presentation
09:04 - What didn't work starting with weird points optimizing
10:34 - A couple mechanical quibbles
11:32 - Final Thoughts & the cooperative elephant
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
15 min - Review - Dulce is a dizzying cascade of synergies & sweets
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Scope of the game
01:42 - Using cards
04:31 - The greatest joy of the game
05:40 - The crunch
07:06 - Final Thoughts
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
10 min - Review - Bloc by Bloc: Uprising is an adorable game of cooperative insurrection
00:00 - So you say you want a revolution
01:03 - Scope of the game
02:54 - Taking your turn
05:59 - What's in a theme?
07:21 - Final thoughts
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
9 min - From Hyperspace to Ahoy with Designer Greg Loring-Albright - TCbH Interview
00:00 - Intro & reactions to Ahoy at GenCon
02:14 - Ahoy's origins as Hyperspace Smuggler
06:07 - Pitching the game to publishers
10:53 - Early game inspirations
14:45 - Signing the game with Leder
18:11 - The internal development process
24:37 - Meeting a game on it's own terms
28:02 - Revolutionary approach?
29:40 - Future of Ahoy
33:18 - What's next for Greg?
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
37 min - Talking Junk Drawer with David Smith & Travis Winstead of Winsmith Games - TCbH Interviews
Junk Drawer KS here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/junkdrawergame/junk-drawer
Our review here: https://youtu.be/IuyMZyWOWt0
00:00 - Intro
02:37 - Demo'ing at GenCon
07:29 - Design & development
10:44 - No player interaction = puzzle not game?
16:05 - Feelings on the campaign
23:37 - How KS has changed since the pandemic
29:40 - What's on the horizon?
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
38 min - Justin Kemppainen on Leviathan Wilds, Storytelling, Game Design & Moon Crab Games - TCbH Interview
Please note that there are prototype game images, gifs, and screenshots from the available rulebook that are all subject to change. Links to all the important stuff below.
00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Entry point into game design
02:36 - FFG / Z-Man vets forming Moon Crab
05:08 - Why not pitch?
07:21 - Leviathan Wilds = Shadow of the Colossus + Gloomhaven?
10:31 - How the AI Works
13:19 - Dungeon Crawl Trends
18:03 - Reward structure & the great fail-forward debate
23:02 - Transitioning from established to new IPs
28:35 - Visual design for the world
32:27 - Biggest iteration (so far)
35:58 - Future Moon Crab projects
Moon Crab Links:
Leviathan Wilds Rulebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VmXlouus0QL6wE2-DBEDhGq54fGPHRDFfgsMTa0maig/edit?usp=sharing
Leviathan Wilds TTS Mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2757524665
Our Links:
Our Site - 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
43 min - Talking Bloc by Bloc: Uprising with Designers T.L. Simons & Greg Loring-Albright
Recorded this audio interview in anticipation of their Gamefound launch on February 15, 2022, back it here: https://gamefound.com/projects/draft/zxc58ag7firw48g1aggj8ue80qo
00:00 - Intro & Why switching to Gamefound?
04:33 - Risks in leaving Kickstarter?
09:47 - Revamping the game & getting Greg on-board
14:18 - Design ambitions for Uprising
23:06 - Anticipating backlash?
33:34 - Ambition to change minds
40:00 - Outro
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
42 min - Nicolas Fournier on Megapulse and adapting high-energy racing into a tabletop game - TCbH Interview
Megapulse just launched, go check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orion-games/megapulse?ref=discovery&term=megapulse
00:00 - Intro & International Travel in 2021
04:20 - The Megapulse Mega Pitch
07:35 - How to convey momentum in a turn-based board game
10:44 - Rubber banding
14:10 - Scaling player counts
16:21 - Going full-time with Orion Games?
18:25 - French-Canadian Tabletop Gaming Scene
22:45 - COVID & Conventions
28:16 - Most challenging aspect of development?
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
34 min - Bruno Cathala on designing during a pandemic, solo gaming & the future of Cyclades - TCbH Interviews
Talking with one of my favorite designers of all time. I knew that he couldn't share much on Cyclades so I didn't press the issue but I'm glad we got the info we did!
00:00 - Quarantine impact on game design
05:52 - Prototyping & adapting to TTS
08:56 - Thoughts on Solo Gaming
14:34 - Authorial Intent & Fan Variants
19:30 - When to bring in other designers
23:09 - Trek 12
28:11 - Starting a design from theme, mechanism or component
29:20 - Competing with yourself?
33:47 - New edition of Cyclades
39:55 - Kingdomino: Origins
43:55 - Nicodemus
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
49 min - From film maker to game creator, Malachi Rempen talks Roll Camera & B Movie - TCbH Interviews
Roll Camera's new expansion hits kickstarter this week! Check it out at these links: https://bit.ly/2VAFmNM & Keen Bean Studio: www.keenbean.studio
00:00 - Intro
01:56 - Unique considerations when doing it all yourself
06:40 - Why fly solo
10:30 - Studying games vs film
14:44 - Capturing the actual film industry
21:02 - Compromising theme for game design
29:09 - Going full-time & avoiding retail
34:59 - Fairly representing B Movies
41:15 - How bringing in a developer helped
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
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