Every game is a chance for a designer to pull another trick out of their sleeve. But for a lot of designers, that new trick can often feel like the same trick with a new coat of paint.
Not to say that’s a bad thing, it’s one of the things that keep us coming back for more! But what are some of these tricks? How do designers keep them fresh? Why do we like them so?
This week Evan, Steve, Robert and special guest Aaron discuss just that!
Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!
Cites and Sources
Age of Innovation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383179/age-of-innovation
Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola
Airlines - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193488/airlines
Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358263/arrakis-dawn-of-the-fremen
Bitoku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323612/bitoku
Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza
Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire
Bunny Kingdom - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184921/bunny-kingdom
Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-the-big-gig
Caverna - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102794/caverna-the-cave-farmers
Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter
Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto
Dune/REX - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104363/rex-final-days-of-an-empire
Elfenland - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10/elfenland
Feast for Odin - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177736/a-feast-for-odin
Fields of Arle - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159675/fields-of-arle
Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate
Fractured Sky - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370581/fractured-sky
Gaia Project - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220308/gaia-project
The Gallerist - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125153/the-gallerist
Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale
High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society
Inventions: Evolution of Ideas - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/347305/inventions-evolution-of-ideas
King of Tokyo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-of-tokyo
Klunker - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102/klunker
Le Havre - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35677/le-havre
Magic: The Gathering - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-the-gathering
Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici
Modern Art - https://boa
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