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- Game Changers Episode 14: End-of-Game Scoring
In the epic finale to Season One, David looks back on what he learned by trying to tell the story of Modern Tabletop, and looks forward to Season Two.
Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.
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Intro Music: Violet World by Aquartos - https://artlist.io/jp/song/7373/violet-world
Bach Cello Prelude BWV 1007 performed by Julia Sofia Nagyova - https://archive.org/details/191013-Gregoriana-CC103Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!
12 min - Game Changers Episode 13 Part 2: A New Game In Town
Wingspan's status as Tabletop most recent Game Changer stems less from its design than its designer. Elizabeth Hargrave's choice of theme, and her outspoken involvement in Tabletop culture, portends a sea-change in the artform's attitudes and norms.
Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.
Support us on Patreon!
Intro Music: Violet World by Aquartos - https://artlist.io/jp/song/7373/violet-worldCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!
17 min - Game Changers Episode 13 Part 1: New Game In Town
Who could have ever predicted a game about birds would become the monster hit of 2019? Our final Game Changer is Wingspan, and in Part 1 we look at how Elizabeth Hargrave came to design it.
Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.
Support us on Patreon!
Intro Music: Violet World by Aquartos - https://artlist.io/jp/song/7373/violet-worldCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!
18 min - Game Changers Episode 12 Part 2: A nEurogues Gallery
In this episode we look at four of the most prominent Teutonic designers and their major works: two Germans (Feld; Cramer) and two Austrians (Pfister and Warsch). While Pfister is expanding the narrative vocabulary of the Euro, it is Warsch who has had the most immediate effect on the industry.
Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.
Support us on Patreon!
Intro Music: Violet World by Aquartos - https://artlist.io/jp/song/7373/violet-world
Looking Back Over the Hill, by David Gwyn Jones - linkCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!
28 min - Game Changers Episode 12 Part 1: A nEurogues Gallery
A new wave of European designers crashed ashore in the 2010's who had grown up playing first-gen Euros and therefore hungered for something more complex. In Part One, we look at various national "styles" that became embodied by talented designers in Poland, Italy, and Portugal.
Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.
Support us on Patreon!
Intro Music: Violet World by Aquartos - https://artlist.io/jp/song/7373/violet-world
Courtesy of the Internet Sound & Music Archive at archive.org
Star Wars Theme by John Williams
Medley: Funiculi-Funicula/Tarantela by Living Guitars
April in Portugal (Coimbra) by Orquestra De Shegundo Galarza, Monitor RecordsCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!
19 min - Game Changers Episode 11 Part 3: Citizen Game
Isaac Childres had only one published game under his belt when he began dreaming about an open-world RPG-style game. He never intended to produce the biggest Tabletop game (in all senses) of all time: Gloomhaven.
Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.
Support us on Patreon!
Intro Music: Violet World by Aquartos - https://artlist.io/jp/song/7373/violet-worldCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!
25 min - Game Changers Episode 11 Part 2: Citizen Game
In Part 2, we look at how the boundaries between role-playing games and "regular" Tabletop got blurrier as the 2010's wore on.
Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.
Support us on Patreon!
Intro Music: Violet World by Aquartos - https://artlist.io/jp/song/7373/violet-worldCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!
25 min - Game Changers Episode 11 Part 1: Citizen Game
This Episode's Game Changer was the product of two trends cresting in the mid 2010's. In Part 1, we look at how Tabletop becoming big(ger) business began to affect both publishers and gamers..
Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.
Support us on Patreon!
Intro Music: Violet World by Aquartos - https://artlist.io/jp/song/7373/violet-worldCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!
20 min - Game Changers Episode 10 Part 2: Less Is More
Love Letter was not the first microgame--but it spurred the creation of many more, and helped open the door for a new generation of Asian designers.
Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.
Support us on Patreon!
Intro Music: Violet World by Aquartos - https://artlist.io/jp/song/7373/violet-worldCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!
19 min - Game Changers Episode 10 Part 1: Less is More
As the 2010's dawned, games began to appear by designers from the Far East, who brought different sensibilities and design ideas into the Tabletop mix.
Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.
Support us on Patreon!
Intro Music: Violet World by Aquartos - https://artlist.io/jp/song/7373/violet-world
Pencil Writing, Close, A.wav by InspectorJ (https://www.jshaw.co.uk/)Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!
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About They're Called Victory Points -- Table Talk (and friends)
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A podcast about board games and the culture that surrounds them.