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Feb 17, 2014 58 min

#67: Game Phases & Pivots

from The Game Design Round Table Hosted by Dirk Knemeyer, Jon Shafer & Rob Daviau

Rob joins Jon and Dirk to discuss phases (the early game, the late game, etc.) and 'pivot points', which are moments when focus shifts from one aspect of a game (such as economic engine building) to another (scoring points). Some of the titles brought up during the conversation include Chess, Monopoly, Dominion, Lords of Waterdeep and Zimbabwe, the game that got Rob thinking about this topic.---------------------------Contact InformationJon Shafer - @JonShaferDesign, www.JonShaferOnDesign.com, [email protected] Knemeyer - @DKnemeyer, www.artana.com, [email protected] Daviau - @RobDaviauGamer, [email protected] Outline0:00:22 - Pivot Points0:15:00 - Pacing Point of No Return0:21:20 - Chess0:27:14 - The Designer's Perspective0:34:35 - Game Phases0:42:00 - Pivots in Mechanics

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