Board Again Gaming – Details, episodes & analysis

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 Women, Night Witches, Weimar: The Fight for Democracy, Bosses of the Senate, Star Wars Rebellion, War of the Ring, 2nd Ed., Rafter Five, Chicago '68, Prey  Another Day, Coast Watchers,  A Gest of Robinhood, Twilight Struggle: South Asian Monsoon, Arabian Struggle, Stonewall Uprising: Revised Ed., and Power Grid. 

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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.  

Games mentioned in this episode:
Root, Roads and Boats, Scrabble, Votes for Women, Chicago '68, Labyrinth, Cross Bronx Expressway, Littoral Commander, and Container. 

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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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I talk with Keun Ahn about making his game Shadows: Heroes and Monsters and how he ran the Kickstarter and fulfilled the game. We also talk about moving to the U.S. from South Korea and how board games changed how he looked at gaming and social time. We also get to talk about his favorite convention experiences at smaller conventions in the Midwest. 

Games mentioned in this episode: 
Puerto Rico, Chinatown, Spirit Island, Munchkin, Magic the Gathering

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In this episode we talk with new designers Amar and Pearl about their forthcoming game - Cake of Doom. We discuss what influenced them, sweet treats, and how the community influenced their game design focus. 

Games mentioned in this episode: 
Cake of Doom, Bites, Brass, Monopoly, Codenames, Scroll, 7 Wonders, Earth Rising, Pugs and Mugs

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