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Jun 17, 2024 36 min

Play modes

from Nerdverse Unshuffled Hosted by Nerdverse.co.za

Board games are competitive, right? Well, actually… they don’t need to be. You have a whole spectrum of options when it comes to the number of players and what “winning” looks like. To celebrate the diversity of board gamers and what they want out of a play experience, Jacques and Fayyaad look at the concept of play modes in board games. Because why stick to the expected when you can delve into other, more exciting options? You may be surprised by how many options you have when choosing board games to play. In this episode, Jacques and Fayyaad take a whirlwind tour of the most popular play modes, discussing plenty of variations and examples along the way. By the end of the episode, you should have at least one game or play mode to check out that you’ve never considered before. Thank you for listening! Join the Nerdverse Discord to become part of the conversation and let us know what you thought. If you enjoy what we do, consider subscribing to be notified about new episodes. If you’d like access to bonus features, reviews, discussions, affiliate links, and more fun downloads, consider supporting us on Patreon or Ko-Fi if you’re financially able. Otherwise you can always help us get the word out about the show by leaving us a positive review on your favourite podcast app. Looking forward to hearing from you! Unshuffled is a Nerdverse Productions podcast: nerdverse.co.za.

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Board games are competitive, right? Well, actually… they don’t need to be. You have a whole spectrum of options when it comes to the number of players and what “winning” looks like. To celebrate the diversity of board gamers and what they want out of a play experience, Jacques and Fayyaad look at the concept of play modes in board games. Because why stick to the expected when you can delve into other, more exciting options? You may be surprised by how many options you have when choosing board...

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Play modes

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  1. 0:09 Welcome and intros
  2. 1:33 A little light reading
  3. 4:19 Competitive mode
  4. 5:56 Cooperative mode
  5. 7:40 Semi-cooperative mode
  6. 9:55 One versus many
  7. 14:24 Solo mode
  8. 20:31 Two-player games
  9. 23:27 Team-based mode
  10. 28:27 How does this jargon help us?
  11. 35:29 Conclusion

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