Board Again Gaming

Christopher High and George Breden discuss a little bit of the history of shedding card games and their current Top 10. George also shares about a recent crowdfunding game he just received. 

Games discussed in this episode: 

Trouble on the Tempus, Tragedy Looper, Loop Inc., Mau-Mau, Whot!, Crazy 8s, War, Uno, Color8, LLAMA, Phase 10, The Yellow House, Who Did It, Dutch Blitz, Domino Train, Rummikub, Walkie Talkie, Haggis, H...

We have talked before about the difference between deck construction (prior to starting the game) and deck building (during the game).  Earthborn Rangers has elements of both, but it is primarily using deck construction. Shadowrift is almost entirely deck building. We play through a scenario of Earthborne Rangers and talk about what ultimately happens without recording the whole encounter.  Then, we follow up with a discu...

The audio on the car ride home from Circle DC with Tim Densham and John Lapham who are both designers for Catastrophe Games who I work with.  Tim designed Zurmat and is also working on True Command. John has a game coming called A More Perfect Union. 

Apologies for the audio in the car being of a lower quality. 

Games mentioned in this episode:
Diplomacy, The Devil's Advocates, Nicaea, Votes for Wome...

A somewhat tongue in cheek conversation with Sebastian J. Bae. and Non-Breaking Space and two of Sebastian's professional war game cohorts - Rachel and Robert. 

We also talk about economic conflict, area control, exploitation, and coercion. 

This conversation was held during Circle DC '24 at the Franklin School building on the top floor of the Planet Word Museum.  

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I talk with Beth Jackson and Angel Drummond about their current campaign on Crowdfundr - Beth and Angel Make a Campaign where they are making 31 zines during the month of February. We talk about writing, prompts, and inspiration even during a mental crunch. We also talk about how creating for yourself and a community is different than making something for mass market consumption. 

We also talk about their love for sci-f...

We talk with Lamont Jones about his upcoming book, "The Gist of Bid Whist." 

A boxing business attorney and executive, Lamont Jones maintains that the deals most meaningful to him are not those he’s negotiated or litigated on behalf of boxing managers, promoters, or champions. Instead, the contracts that most make his heart sing are those he enters and defends against at the card table, playing Bid Whist. Jones be...

Seppy Yoon is a board game designer and publisher. We talk about his upcoming expansion for Conquest Princess: Fashion is Power - Night of the Necropede. 

We talk about his games like: End of the Line, Mouse Cheese Cat Cucumber, Processing.

We also talk about games like Kingdom Death Monster and Boop. 

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I talk with designers T.K. King, Dennis Northcott, Koltin Thompson about their upcoming game Galactic Cruise and how they decided to design this game. We talk about the game mechanics and why they still enjoy the game. We also talk about what it was like to add Dennis as a third designer after they had been designing their game for a while. 

Games mentioned in this episode: Galactic Cruise, Settlers of Catan, Casca...

Bijhan Agha is the designer of the game Time Wars: Stellar Assault and in this episode we talk about the game and the Patreon that helped create the game from JamSheed Studios which is an art collective which helps creators retain their works. 

Games mentioned in this episode:
Time Wars: Stellar Assault, Digimon: TCG, Star Wars: The Card Game, Chess, Dixit, and Magic the Gathering

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Diatoms was the 2023 Cardboard Edison Award winning game and we talk with designer and publisher Sabrina Culyba in this episode about why she decided to self-publish the game. We also talk about how math and art can intersect in the game and be a learning tool. 

Games mentioned in this episode: Diatoms, Azul, Sagrada

Essen 2023 booth # Hall 3 H115 and it's hosted by Dina Said So Studio https://dinasaidsostudio.c...

Jeff Irving is the creator of the Vrahode system of gaming which is a tabletop dungeon crawl type of experience. He has spent countless hours working on his game and getting it ready to share with the world. We talk about the basics of his system and what will be available to players.  

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Sigfried Trent is one of the lead writers on the Everyday Heroes system from Evil Genius Games. We talk about his favorite characters to writer, the rapid growth of the company and writing challenges that come with that experience, and his favorite hero type to play. 

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Kirsten Lunde is a game designer and publisher who currently resides in New Zealand. We talk about the process of publishing and crowd funding her game Ovation as well as her upcoming version of the Ell Deck which will be mission based.   She talks about the community and support she gained in New Zealand, including lessons learned from designer Shem Phillips. We also talk about games that have influenced her as a designer.&nb...

In this episode I talk with designer Akar Bharadvaj about his work with the Zenobia Awards as well as his 2021 Zenobia Award winning game Tyranny of Blood: India's Caste System Under British Colonialism, 1750-1947. 

Games mentioned in this episode: Votes for Women, Rising Waters, Here I Stand, Root, Twilight Imperium 4th Ed. Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars, Versailles: 1919. 

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Danielle Reynolds is a game designer and host of Game Design Unboxed Podcast. We talk about her new job news at Wise Wizard Games, designing games, and working full time in different parts of the board game industry.  

Games mentioned in this episode: Herstory, Tiny Towns, Watch Mojo: A Super Fan Top 10 Party Game, eBay Buy it Now, Sushi Go!, Cluckle, Stargazers, Secret Clue: Animals. 

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Durdle Games is the design moniker of Jason Hager and Darren Reckner who are also local to the Cincinnati region. We talk about game design, Unmatched, and game designers they admire.  Their recent game design Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze from Restoration Games is the first cooperative version of the extremely successful Unmatched series. They also have another to be renamed deduction game signed with Weird Giraffe Gam...

Jason Matthews is one of the designers of Twilight Struggle. This is the best selling war and historical game of all time. He is also a recent director on the board for The Game Manufacturer's Association. We talk about board games and war gaming, researching for games, The Library of Congress, Lizzo, and what he looks forward to in the hobby. Finally, we talk about why he prefers the term "conflict-simulation" versus war game.&nbs...