The Cardboard Herald

00:11 Who are you and what are you doing here?

01:59 - Acceptance of game design theory in academia

05:59 - Getting into board games

08:38 - Did you want to design board games right away?

11:07 - Start with theme or mechanics?

11:37 - When did you know when Distilled was something special?

14:59 - Concerns about an alcohol focussed theme?

16:47 - Overcooking a game

20:37 - Luck vs. skill

23:48 - Other designs in the works?

26:32 - Targetting kickstarter

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Richard Garfield Lecture - https://youtu.be/av5Hf7uOu-o

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Tackling the what, when, and how of trimming down the game collection. Also here are the links to the other stuffs:

New Gale Force 9 Dune - https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/06/new-dune-board-game-coming-later-this-year.html

Terraforming Mars - Ares Expedition kickstarter fire - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strongholdgames/ares-expedition-the-terraforming-mars-card-game/posts/3224358

Fort - Cats & Dogs - https://ledergames.com/products/fort-cats-dogs-expansion

Come talk to us on discord: https://discord.gg/JZYZHUgqGR

Jen makes an excellent subject matter expert due to PARKS having the dopest insert ever.

Check the vid version here: https://youtu.be/tLnnELnfliA

Games to play over a nice warm cup of Joe. (or Tea, I guess. If you must...)

02:31 - Azul: Summer Pavillion

03:37 - Sagrada

05:23 - Splendor

07:33 - Harbour

10:38 - Istanbul

12:49 - Cartographers

15:02 - Crystallo

19:02 - Carcassonne

21:32 - Terraforming Mars

23:27 - Jaipur

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J. Arthur Ellis is the co/designer of Forgotten Waters, Raxxon and more. It was great to talk to one of the OG Dougs who joined the PHG team, now developing their digital products.

01:14 - Entry into Plaid Hat Games

03:45 - Tackling Summoner Wars 2.0 as a fan

05:49 - PHG's Goals with Summoner Wars 2.0

09:47 - Web based vs. Installed Applications

13:04 - Transition from web guy to game designer

14:30 - Raxxon

15:54 - Collaborative Game Design

19:58 - Asmodee to Independent

25:17 - Changes to Summoner Wars 2.0 most looking forward to

31:03 - Scope for Summoner Wars vs. Ashes

34:54 - Physical versions of digital solo content?

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This is a long one, fam. Mainly because there was some really great conversation about the nature of games, collection, and getting them played. Though spoilers and timestamps below, I'll have this up on the podcast channel soon.

04:44 - Santorini

08:46 - Rise of Tribes

11:45 - Dungeon Mayhem

14:17 - Kingdom Builder

16:59 - Century Golem Edition

21:20 - 7 Wonders Duel

25:56 - Parks

31:44 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

36:57 - Carcassonne

42:11 - Audience Picks

43:36 - Dune Imperium

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Kyle & I recorded this video podcast & originally published on his channel as Episode 1 of "If Shelves Could Talk". Go check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDT1qNRYXxeWVsJ4jnF42g?feature=emb_ch_name_ex

03:50 - Marco Polo II

07:00 - Mafia De Cuba

10:50 - Terraforming Mars

12:55 - Dune Imperium

19:15 - Wingspan

23:45 - Ethnos

28:30 - Spirit Island

35:10 - Small World

39:15 - Lords of Waterdeep

"Onion Capers" Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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Because there are so many games, and we haven't even scratched the surface of playing all of them. Still resetting up the studio post-flood so forgive the weird camera angles.

01:24 - Why this list?

03:49 - Kingdom Death: Monster

06:10 - 1977 SPI War of the Ring

09:29 - Lords of Vegas

11:47 - Cuba Libre

13:15 - Sekigahara

14:30 - Star Wars Rebellion

16:10 - Suburbia

18:03 - Food Chain Magnate

20:24 - Agricola / Caverna

22:20 - Fan Pick - Small World

23:47 - Fan Pick - Arkham Horror LCG

25:09 - Fan Pick - Twilight Imperium

26:38 - Fan Pick - Concordia

27:39 - Memoir '44

Big thanks to people who submit their own picks. You can find their channels here:

Give Pause Hobby: https://www.youtube.com/user/Dea7hfrog

Dice & Dragons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCsWuE13J_UW-Ge1jdxVLew

Board Game Hot Takes Podcast: https://boardgamehottakes.com

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Ian has his hand in a lot of pies, but currently it's mostly this oceanic one, Kingdoms of the Deep: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticraptorgames/kingdoms-of-the-deep

02:40 - Vibe Check

04:08 - Pitched as a sequel?

07:31 - 75 minutes to design... how long to develop?

11:29 - Breaking games in the best sort of ways

13:09 - Why not include the intended expansion in the base game?

14:30 - Carla Kopp telling it like it is

17:53 - How do you make actionable advice based on this "pitch"

21:38 - Podcasting

24:39 - Getting jaded to games & taking the blue pill

29:28 - Gravitation Games

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Video version here: https://youtu.be/XqBaGBbvIKk

Find the sister vid on games we loved at first play here: https://youtu.be/ttlq_N0zWCE

01:30 - Methodology for curating the list

03:25 - Pandemic: In The Lab

05:31 - Champions of Midgard: Dark Mountains & Valhalla

07:47 - Lords of Waterdeep: The Scoundrels of Skullport

10:52 - Concordia: Salsa

13:39 - Telsa Vs. Edison: Powering Up

17:01 - Viticulture: Tuscany Essential Edition

19:56 - Spirit Island: Branch & Claw

23:28 - Caverna: The Forgotten Folk

26:15 - Root: The Underworld Expansion

31:24 - Terraforming Mars: Prelude

Go check out GIVEPAUSE Hobby here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDT1qNRYXxeWVsJ4jnF42g?feature=emb_ch_name_ex

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