13: Steve Nix (Gen7) discusses his worldbuilding and how game mechanics can trigger emotions, plus worker placement vs. dice placement games, and the pros and cons of game promos

Feb 6, 2019

Steve Nix (Gen7) joins us to discuss how game mechanics can trigger emotions, as well as how he built the world of his game, while Christina compares worker-placement to dice-placement games, and Mike goes over the pros and cons of game promo goodies

Games we mentioned:

Shoe's topic

Gen7

 

Steve's topic

Dead of Winter

Gloomhaven

Pandemic

Arkham Horror

Robinson Crusoe

Forbidden Island

Forbidden Desert

Forbidden Sky

Tokaido

Nyctophobia

Letters from White Chapel

Fury of Dracula

Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space

 

Christina's topic

Agricola

Caverna

Lords of Waterdeep

Voyages of Marco Polo

Teotihuacan

Bora Bora

Alien Frontiers

Kingsburg

Cosmic Run Regeneration

Architects of the West Kingdom

Lords of Vegas

Castles of Burgundy

 

Mike's topic

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

Yedo

Dixit

Mysterium

Android: Netrunner

Star Wars Destiny

 

Wrap-up

Urban Tribes

Shards of Infinitiy

Ascension

Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road

Hollywood Golden Age