EPISODE · Aug 18, 2024 · 25 MIN
Board Game Experiments
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Brendan responds to a listener question about when board game experiments work or are admirable. Join us, won’t you?Gabriel Edge asks this question in our Boardgame Geek Forum:What are some experiments in board games that you really liked? What are some experiments in board games that you appreciated/admired (even if you didn’t like the game)? And the bigger question, when does a board game push the boundaries of the artistry in the medium (and should designers look to push those boundaries further)?Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (2011)The King’s Dilemma (2019)Sidereal Confluence (2017)A Study in Emerald (2013)Experiments I admire in games I don’t loveChronicles of Crime (2018)Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015)KeyForge: Call of the Archons (2018)Discover: Lands Unknown (2018)Terror in Meeple City (2013)Additional thoughts on ExperimentsNyctophobia (2018)Dixit (2008)Mysterium (2015)A Feast for Odin (2016)What do you like about games that experiment? Which ones do you admire but didn’t succeed? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.
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Brendan responds to a listener question about when board game experiments work or are admirable. Join us, won’t you?Gabriel Edge asks this question in our Boardgame Geek Forum:What are some experiments in board games that you really liked? What are some experiments in board games that you appreciated/admired (even if you didn’t like the game)? And the bigger question, when does a board game push the boundaries of the artistry in the medium (and should designers look to push those boundaries further)?Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (2011)The King’s Dilemma (2019)Sidereal Confluence (2017)A Study in Emerald (2013)Experiments I admire in games I don’t loveChronicles of Crime (2018)Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015)KeyForge: Call of the Archons (2018)Discover: Lands Unknown (2018)Terror in Meeple City (2013)Additional thoughts on ExperimentsNyctophobia (2018)Dixit (2008)Mysterium (2015)A Feast for Odin (2016)What do you like about games that experiment? Which ones do you admire but didn’t succeed? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.
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