Patrick Leder & Cole Wehrle on design, development, Oath & Root's next expansion - TCbH Interview

Covered a ton of ground on this one, including a surprising amount of details about Root's upcoming expansion and reflections on Oath, as well as some tidbits on Void Lich & tinkering with Vast 3. Recorded Dec 3rd (the day after my studio flooded), audio version will go on the pod channel Dec 16th. Find the official Leder Games Woodland Warriors Discord Channel here: https://discord.gg/EnJwxZKkKm 00:24 - How is quarantine impacting work at Leder HQ06:05 - What makes for an ideal playtester?10:32 - Oath - Can early public feedback compromise creative integrity?15:19 - Oath - What was the original spark?22:00 - Oath - Points of contention between the two of you?24:34 - Oath - Sacrifices to make for a better game24:34 - Root - Scrapped alternate win conditions29:17 - Evolution of Leder's company identity34:44 - Void Lich - A Leder take on Twilight Imperium style factions44:05 - Vast - Tinkering with Vast 346:58 - Root - Scope of the new expansion49:37 - Root - Minor Factions & Drafting54:02 - Root - Adding rounds to a boundless game01:00:09 - Root - Rats & Badgers; the two new factions01:07:05 - Root - Balance becoming exponentially more difficult?01:14:06 - Root - Clockwork expansion 2 & a Big Box? 01:19:56 - Oath & Root - Release & Launch windowsHOT LINKS:Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.comOur Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardH...Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHeraldOur Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551