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Co-op Chat from October 9 2021 where Steve & Bairnt discuss the effects of Early Bird bonuses in crowdfunding games. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShopStreamed Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopshop Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/onestopcoopshop Discord - https://discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - ww...

Sometimes games come along that break the mold in terms of emotional resonance and experience. Critical Care, a 1-4 player cooperative game about doctors treating patients in an ICU, is one of those games. Dr. Lakshman Swamy and Omari Akil break down how they brought this game to life, how it plays, why it's important, and how it can help folks who might be helped by its message. Shelf Stories You...

Brendan McCaskill joins the show to share about his latest design, Mythwind. This is a 1-4 player cooperative town building game in the style of Stardew Valley or Animal Crossing, with relaxing yet rewarding gameplay. KS link - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mccaskellgames/mythwind?ref=8hwpn8 Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories ________________...

This week Peter and Mike talk about Regicide and have a design discussion about small games. YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Merch: https://one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring.com/ Donate to One Stop Co-op...

Rory O'Connor stops by the show to share about his company, Hub Games. He has had to contract his operation due to the limitations imposed by COVID. Rory shares about missing conventions, the risks of making creative games, and hopes for the future. We pay special attention to Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr, analyzing its reception and lessons learned. Shelf Stories YouTube (with vide...

Steve, Bairnt, and Peter discuss the big 3 Marvel games being Marvel Champions, Marvel Legendary, and Marvel United. They talk about different points along the way and compare the games. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShopStreamed Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopshop Twitch - https://www.twitch...

Jason and Liz discuss Misogyny in games. This episode previously aired on the Beyond Solitaire podcast and the Shelf Stories YouTube channel. Please go check out Liz's work at www.beyondsolitaire.net Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/onestopcoopshop www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW6...

This week Peter and Mike talk about Kradia: Wild Hunt Festival and have a design discussion about Action Pacing in games. YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Merch: https://one-stop-co-op-shop.creator-spring....

Christina Rouse, the Pink Peg, joins Jason to chat about board game burnout - what is it, what does it feel like, how it affects different folks in our community, and what we can do about it. 0:00 Intro 3:23 Everyone's Burnout 16:58 Gamer Burnout 34:27 Content Creator Burnout 56:34 Strategies for Burnout Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________...

Finally, after one year in lockdown, Jason and his home group were able to get together in person (fully vaccinated) and play the entirety of Pandemic Legacy, Season Zero! This podcast will introduce the basic game for the first few minutes. Then we jump in after certain markers to debrief about the game without major spoilers (maybe some minor ones referencing only gameplay elements). ___________...

Andrew Fischer, one of the lead project managers at Fantasy Flight Games for the new Descent, joins Jason to discuss various topics about the new game. 0:00 Intro 2:46 Descent Third Edition? 9:20 A Deluxified Experience 28:46 3D Terrain 36:10 Art 39:34 Digital Integration 1:04:32 Scenario Design 1:14:25 Characters 1:18:30 Conclusion and Outro Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) -...

This week Peter, Mike, Jerry & Bairnt talk about Descent: Legends of the Dark. YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Podcast - @onestopcoopshop Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

Jason discusses the recent controversy about the surprising depiction of a nude female in Trudvang Legends. The image has since been removed. This is the audio version of two episodes about the subject - one was recorded before removal. the second was recorded afterwards. Please follow the links below if you want to see the video versions of these monologues. Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of t...

Steve & Kim sit down with Cody and Ira from Far Off Games to answer some live questions from the audience following a play of Arydia Paths We Dare Tread. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShopStreamed Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopshop Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/onestopcoopshop Discord - htt...

Kevin Bertram, Founder of Fort Circle Games and designer of Shores of Tripoli, joins Jason to discuss rising prices in board games. He breaks down how much his game cost and how much he profited from Shores of Tripoli, then talks about how deluxification and changes in manufacturing play into recent price increases. 0:00 Intro 4:57 Shores of Tripoli 7:55 Pricing a Board Game 19:28 Deluxlification...

This week Peter and Mike talk about Night Cage, and have a design discussion about tile laying in co-ops. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopshop Discord - https://discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop C...

Wicked and Wise is a new Kickstarter project from Weird Giraffe Games, a partner-based trick taking game with asymmetric roles and a high degree of cooperation. Jason is joined by designer Fertessa Allyse and artist Estefania Rodriguez to talk all about it. In the second half of the show, we talk about making it in the industry, being seen, overcoming the dreaded Impostor Syndrome, and navigating...

Steve & Bairnt discuss their favorite AI in board games and some of the best implementations and why. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShopStreamed Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopshop Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/onestopcoopshop Discord - https://discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/...

This is part two of Jason's interview with Andrew Navaro and Andrew Fisher of Earthborne Games. In this episode, we get into some Good Trouble, only this time Andrew Navaro aims to help people think twice about how we produce our games. For the sake of the environment and for the sake of inspiring local employment and entrepreneurship, we would benefit greatly from local production and distributio...

This week Peter and Terence discuss Marvel Champions after three full cycles and tell you all about our top 5 heroes. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopshop Discord - https://discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate t...

The African Board Gaming Convention is a pan-African event that brings many people together from all over Africa and beyond to play games, celebrate games, and spread the word about a growing, local gaming scene. Oluwafemi Olusanya (or Femi) joins the show to share his boundless enthusiasm for sharing games and spreading the word about this fifth installment of AB Con. At the time of recording, th...

Earthborne Rangers is the debut expandable card game from Earthborne Games, a 1-4 player cooperative adventure in a futuristic, naturalistic sci-fi setting. Project lead Andrew Navarro and designer Andrew Fisher join the show to answer some tough questions about the project - How does the game actually play? Where are the gameplay videos? What do you mean by "no winning or losing?" How does it rel...

Steve interviews Jim from One for All about Soul Raiders. This was a previously live interview on YouTube. Enjoy! YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/c/OneStopCoopShopStreamed Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopshop Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/onestopcoopshop Discord - https://discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.f...

Tanya Pobuda, social scientist extraordinaire, joins Jason once again to carry our conversation forward about increasing diversity in board games. This time, we discuss points of resistance and pushback - where it comes from, ways to counter-argue, and more. Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________________________________ YouTube - www.youtube....

This week Peter and Mike discuss Keyforge Adventures and have a design discussion about print and play. YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg YouTube(streamed) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopshop Discord - https://discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop Co-...