Board Again Gaming – Details, episodes & analysis

We talk about all the bag building games we can find info on (Christopher, Eric, and Greg). 

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New co-host Eric King is introduced and we talk deck-building games like Dominion, Abandon All Artichokes, Dune Imperium, Dune Imperium: Uprising, and Ruins of Arnak.

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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. 

We also talk about the Shelf Care project on crowdfunding, and the people involved in making the project. 

You can find Ovation here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lookingglassworkshop/ovation

Games mentioned in this episode:
Ovation, Gizmos, Kiitos, Hadrian's Wall, Regicide, Lindyhop, Concordia, Ell Deck.

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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 Games. We also talk dream IPs like Demolition Man and Exo Squad. 

Games mentioned in this episode: Libertalia, Unmatched, Block by Block, Cockroach Poker, Pit, Monopoly, Uno, Elder Scrolls: Legends, Magic the Gathering, Innovation, Glory to Rome, Impulse, Mottainai, Sleeping Gods, Adventures of Robinhood, War Chest, Undaunted, Sniper Elite, Resist, Burgle Brother 1 &2, Fugitive, Now Boarding, Paperback, Ticket to Ride, Splendor, Lost Ruins of Arnak.

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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. 

Games we talk about in this episode: 
Twilight Struggle, Twilight Struggle: South Asian Monsoon, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea - Conflict in the Horn of Africa, Votes for Women, First Monday in October, High Treason: The Trial of Louis Riel, People Power: Insurgency in the Philippines 1981-1986, Brazil: Imperial, Civilization. 

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Heather O'Neill is the co-owner of 9th Level Games (www.9thlevel.com/games)  and a game designer. She also serves as Managing Director for Unpub (unpub.net).  We talk about her new game - Dreams of Yesterday from Weird Giraffe Games, game design and advice she would give to newer game designers. 

Games mentioned in this episode: Venture Society, Dreams of Tomorrow, Dreams of Yesterday, Splendor, Return to Dark Tower RPG, Meeple Party, Powered by the Apocalypse. 

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