Podcast appearances and mentions of mac gerts

Emma and Gil welcome game designer, developer, solo mode designer, and self-described "grump" Dávid Turczi to the show. We discuss the design of complex games with many interlocking systems, how to play with time in games, and the six (plus one) things Dávid looks for in a strategy board game. SHOW NOTES 1m18s - Battlestar Galactica 2m03s - Dávid's game [redacted] (yes, that's the name of the game) 2m34s - Trickerion, published by Mindclash Games 3m01s - Dávid's game Anachrony 4m36s - Dávid's games Kitchen Rush and Dice Settlers 8m32s - Splendor, Century: Spice Road, Gizmos 9m05s - Azul 11m40s - Dice Settlers' expansion is Dice Settlers: Western Sea 14m17s - For some outstanding Martin Wallace loan mechanisms, check out Age of Steam, Brass, and London. 15m24s - Agricola 15m43s - The "Taschini method" refers to Daniele Tascini, co-designer of Tzolk'in, Teotihuacan, and The Voyages of Marco Polo. 20m22s - The Gallerist, Cloudspire 21m15s - Vital Lacerda is the designer of The Gallerist, Vinhos, and Kanban 21m43s - Mac Gerts is the designer of Concordia, Navegador, and other clever rondel games. 22m00s - Dávid's new game Perseverance 22m48s - Arkwright 24m00s - Dávid's new game Tekhenu 27m39s - Dávid's new games Tawantinsuyu and Rome & Roll 32m05s - Viticulture 35m13s - Dávid is referring to scoring using a triangular sequence, which many board games adopt as a gentler alternative to the harsh slope of exponential scoring.  37m13s - Black Angel 38m05s - Dávid's criteria for games he likes, 1/6: Narrative integration, or the fiction/action rule. 38m39s - Dávid's criteria for games he likes, 2/6: Elegance, or depth/rules ratio. 39m07s - Dávid's criteria for games he likes, 3/6: Strategic curve. 39m19s - Orléans 39m52s - Dávid's criteria for games he likes, 4/6: Replayability. 40m30s - Dávid's criteria for games he likes, 5/6: Achievement. 43m00s - Dávid's criteria for games he likes, 6/6: Interaction. 44m27s - Terra Mystica 48m12s - David's criteria for games he likes, 7/6: Uniqueness 55m38s - Tapestry 55m48s - David's solo modes - Teotihuacan, Keyper, Cerebria. If you want to hear more about designing solo modes for games, check out our episode with Morten Monrad Pedersen, Ludology 154 - Leave Me Alone! 1h01m49s - Trismegistus 1h03m36s - A Feast for Odin 1h05m32s - Petrichor 1h06m16s - John Brieger is an excellent developer. Heiko Günther is the best graphic designer (Gil may be a bit biased here, though) 1h09m11s - High Rise (Gil is blushing right now!) 1h09m30s - Glen More, Kraftwagen (Dávid named a seminal German electronic band instead), Tokaido, Tzolk'in 1h10m08s - Tutenkhamen 1h15m33s - Budapest: Days of Ire 1h17m43s - Excavation Earth 1h18m35s - Pocket Dragon 1h19m34s - Steal This Game! 1h20m40s - David Mortimer - Cousins' War, Ming Voyages 1h23m49s - Dávid's BGG profile 1h24m16s - Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends

Shelley and I get another 'draw and draw' game to the table, this time filling our papers with tetris-style pieces that represent landscapes in Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale by Jordy Adan from Thunderworks Games then we pull out one of our favorites to try out a new map and sail around some islands in the Mediterranean in Concordia: Balearica & Cyprus by Mac Gerts from PD Verlag

Shelley and I do some post-Tahoe hiking gaming, looking at a new expansion Concordia Venus by Mac Gerts from PD Verlag and then have a great time with our blinged out and expanded  Orleans by Reiner Stockhausen from TMG and dlp Games

In Episode 134, Brendan shares a new segment where he reflects on his own jealousy of other gamers, gives a quick response to a new game, and does a “Shootin’ from the Hip” segment for the 2017 Mac Gerts game Transatlantic.

In Episode 134, Brendan shares a new segment where he reflects on his own jealousy of other gamers, gives a quick response to a new game, and does a “Shootin’ from the Hip” segment for the 2017 Mac Gerts game Transatlantic.

In Episode 134, Brendan shares a new segment where he reflects on his own jealousy of other gamers, gives a quick response to a new game, and does a “Shootin’ from the Hip” segment for the 2017 Mac Gerts game Transatlantic.

In Episode 134, Brendan shares a new segment where he reflects on his own jealousy of other gamers, gives a quick response to a new game, and does a “Shootin' from the Hip” segment for the 2017 Mac Gerts game Transatlantic.

Week 154 Announcements :24   Cancelling of the Patreon Visit www.wdyptw.com   The Thing With That Is with Chad McCallum 2:35   This War of Mine http://www.ofdiceandmen.ca/   Patrick Hillier, the Over the Hillier Gamer 8:22   This week Patrick talks about the next game by Mac Gerts changing up the Concordia player card method into a shipping themed game of Transalantic.  Along this same theme he also checks out the next Reiner Stockhausen game Altiplano base on the bag building Oreleans - changed to an alpaca theme with other mechanical differences. http://www.overthehillier.com/   Spotlight On…. With Eric Buscemi 15:28   Kanban Fugitive Alien Artifacts ***Whistle Stop*** https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/4099/cardboard-hoard   The Eric Booth Reviews 28:28   UPDATE on life   Learning From and Through Board Games with Jamie Maltman 31:20   Online: Tash-Kalar Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization Kanban: Automotive Revolution Offline: Paris Connection Shipyard Ex Libris FUSE Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age Little Devils Betrayal At Baldur's Gate Custom Heroes PitchCar The Expanse Board Game The Dice Tower Cruise Rock Paper Wizard Sticky Chameleons Tumblin' Dice Meeple Circus Dragon Castle Pulsar 2849 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7JfesLhNDk Animals on Board Dice Forge Scott Nicholson's Game Design Workshop (kids making Galactic Shipyard and Seed Friends) Spirit Island Altiplano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA3fpLUkqEY Clank! In Space (The Native Choice: https://www.thenativechoice.com/ ) Indian Summer *Christmas Tree Nusfjord Bunny Kingdom Can't Stop Flick Em Up *Otys Lost Expedition *Agra The Gaia Project Photosynthesis Merlin *Speechless Smile Herbaceous Rory's Story Cubes: Doctor Who Onirim Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game **Civilization: A New Dawn**   Brandon & Kerensa Babble 1:01:19   My Favorite Murder https://www.myfavoritemurder.com/ Coup Power Grid The Bottle Imp Majesty For the Realm Sticky Chameleons Azul Khan of Khans Aquarius Sentient Sid Meier’s Civilization: A New Dawn Memoarrrr! ***Pie Town***   Outro 1:39:12 End 1:40:29