The Cardboard Herald

Talking about the different forms conflict can take in games. Come talk to us on discord: https://discord.gg/6nGJsA6NNp

Come talk to us on discord: https://discord.gg/JZYZHUgqGR I can easily answer no to "are expansions bad?", but it's much harder to answer if they are good. So John and I talk it through.

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 - O...

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 Fo...

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 HOT LINKS: Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald Our Twit...

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:...

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 - Gloomha...

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...

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 20:2...

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 -...

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 - Viticu...

Because I know the best games. Also, I know how to spoil the best games so here is the list of my top 10 for your convenience. Originally published as a Casual Friday video here: https://youtu.be/6GCWMI--E7I 01:12 - # 10 - Clans of Caledonia 02:36 - # 09 - Set a Watch 04:33 - # 08 - Everdell 05:43 - # 07 - Tiny Towns 07:02 - # 06 - Marvel Champions 08:25 - # 05 - Wingspan 10:03 - # 04 - Terraformi...

Holidays are a time to observe the squishy stuff. Here's the top 10 games for reasons beyond what we normally quantify in board games. Originally published as a casual Friday video here: https://youtu.be/PBv5quyBZP4 00:51 - Santorini 02:11 - Dragon Dice 03:51 - 7 Wonders Duel 05:13 - The Lord of the Rings 06:58 - Root 08:21 - Cartographers 09:01 - Eldritch Horror 11:49 - Eclipse 13:18 - The Grizzl...

Find out more about the Zenobia Award here: https://zenobiaaward.org. Watch the video version of this interview here: https://youtu.be/UmrC1FdGHZ8 01:04 - What is the Zenobia Award? 03:01 - How'd they get involved 04:47 - Why limit the scope to historical games? 10:50 - Hope to expand the genres of historical games? 14:41 - How do you measure outcomes? 16:29 - Backlash 20:41 - Navigating authentic...

I talk with Tom Young of Nomad Games, publishers of many popular digital adaptations including Fury of Dracula on Steam now. 00:19 - Response to Fury of Dracula 02:08 - How did you start with Nomad Games 03:48 - Nomad's relationship to Games Workshop 06:19 - Goalposts for development 09:05 - How going digital changes a game? 11:14 - Surprising challenges with adapting Fury of Dracula 16:17 - How t...

Covered a ton of ground on this one, including a surprising amount of details about Root's upcoming expansion and reflections on Oath, as well as some tidbits on Void Lich & tinkering with Vast 3. Recorded Dec 3rd (the day after my studio flooded), audio version will go on the pod channel Dec 16th. Find the official Leder Games Woodland Warriors Discord Channel here: https://discord.gg/EnJwxZK...

I welcome Elizabeth Hargrave, designer of Mariposas, Tussie Mussie and Kennerspiel winner Wingspan to the show. 01:01 - Getting started in game design 02:39 - How has your life changed since Wingspan's release? 04:53 - Design lessons learned? 06:04 - Success, access and guilt 08:14 - Why use naturalist themes 12:27 - Game influences 14:05 - Weilding a platform for activism 22:02 - Backlash to Wing...

Grant Lyon has been a professional comedian for years but is now making his game design debut with Curmudgeon by 25th century games. 01:19 - What is Curmudgeon? 03:02 - Did you account for hurt feelings in the design? 06:15 - Tumbling into the tabletop gaming universe 09:53 - Interest in designing strategy games? 12:48 - Gatekeeping in games vs. comedy? 16:24 - Do you take games on the road with y...

Friend of the show Andrew Birkett comes on to talk about Atheris' upcoming gamer blanket kickstarter. 02:00 - Why break into merch? 04:21 - Character design for the blanket 12:34 - Jack rants about inclusion 14:51 - Different hurdles in a clothing kickstarter? 17:36 - Atheris Entertainment and comics 21:25 - The challenge with rulebooks 24:03 - Upcoming Atheris GAMES 27:17 - Swaddle tech HOT LINKS...