Episode 159: We Design Our Dream Game or You Get a Track and You Get a Track and You Get Monkeys In Space!

04/03/2021 1h 4min Episodio 182
Episode 159: We Design Our Dream Game or You Get a Track and You Get a Track and You Get Monkeys In Space!

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Episode Synopsis

Episode 159 - We design our dream game
Introduction: 
News: 
Finding Anastasia - 9 days, $29/$39
Dawn - 10 days, $20
Root Marauder expansion - 11 days, $50
Tiny Epic Dungeons - 11 days, $25
Caper: Europe rant

Games Played: 
The Inventors
Canvas
Praga Caput Regni

We design our dream game: 
Katie - Engine building/card synergy 
Jason - Tracks, Tracks, Tracks
Katie - Beautiful art and tactile components 
Jason - Push Your Luck
Katie - Multiple, unstructured paths to victory 
Jason - Tight decisions and Actions
Katie - Mechanics fueled by theme
Jason - Mechanisms over Theme
Katie - Some player interaction 
Jason - Multiplayer Solitaire 

Closing:

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