26: Dan Ackerman (Techlandia) chats with us about the making of his board game, how important winning is, the current state of board game media, and how the indie tabletop scene feels like the indie video game scene from five years ago

Aug 28, 2019

Tech journalist/author and first-time designer Dan Ackerman chats with us this week. Our new topics: the making of his board game Techlandia, how important winning is, the current state of board game media, and how the indie tabletop scene feels like the indie video game scene from five years ago.

Games we mentioned:

Intro:

Techlandia

Pipeline

 

Mike's topic: Importance of winning a board game

Terra Mystica

Foundations of Rome

Fleet: The Dice Game

Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea

 

Christina's Topic: Current state of board game media

Flocks & Flyways

 

Dan's topic: How the indie board game scene is similar to indie video games five years ago

Mansions of Madness

Zombicide

Star Wars: Imperial Assault

 

Final Thoughts: 

The Estates

Wingspan

Le Havre

Resident Evil 2: The Board Game

Arkham Horror

Deck Box Dungeons

Silver

Ecos