Podcast appearances and mentions of Matt Leacock

Erica and Sen welcome Matt Leacock to talk about one of the hobby's staples - Pandemic. First published in 2008, the Pandemic system has been expanded and used to fight viruses, rising tides, Elder Gods, and now - the forces of evil that seek the One Ring. They talk all things Pandemic, from it's ideation to its many iterations, from fighting back chain reaction of diseases on Earth to fighting back hordes of orcs and other minions of Sauron in Middle Earth. 

What happens when you cross Lord of the Rings with Pandemic? Dan Patriss has all the info in this installment of Munchkin Land - your source for board game news! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS Z-Man Games getting into the latest Lord of the Rings surge with The Lord of the Rings:  Fate of the Fellowship, a game built on the Pandemic System by Matt Leacock, June 6  ($50) Phoenix New Horizons A heavier weight worker placement Euro by Jorge J. Barroso June ‘25 (~$50) Koinobori is a family weight card game releasing in July ‘25 (~15) Devir Games teased Transgalactica, by Danielle Tascini (Marco Polo Tzolkein, Teotihuacan) , June ‘25 ($60) CMON has released Nova Era, a civilization-building game, ‘25 (~$35-40) Arcane Wonders is releasing Freedom Five: A Sentinel Comics Board Game, into retail Feb 25 ($60) Asmodee is releasing For a Crown a single deck , deckbuilding game for 3-5 players playing in about an hour-- Feb ‘25 ($40) FunForge is releasing Tapas March ‘25 (Two player tile or chit laying game) $25 Crowdfunding KICKSTARTER Twinkle Twinkle, Merchants of Andromeda, and Waddle Casinopolis (Button shy) Star Explorer  An Age Contrived: Folklore & Pilgrimage Khlor GAMEFOUND Aventuria: The Adventure Board Game - Chalices of Power and Curse of the Desert Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint Reprint plus Nemesis Expansion Massive Darkness: Dungeons of Shadowreach

What happens when you cross Lord of the Rings with Pandemic? Dan Patriss has all the info in this installment of Munchkin Land - your source for board game news! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS Z-Man Games getting into the latest Lord of the Rings surge with The Lord of the Rings:  Fate of the Fellowship, a game built on the Pandemic System by Matt Leacock, June 6  ($50) Phoenix New Horizons A heavier weight worker placement Euro by Jorge J. Barroso June ‘25 (~$50) Koinobori is a family weight card game releasing in July ‘25 (~15) Devir Games teased Transgalactica, by Danielle Tascini (Marco Polo Tzolkein, Teotihuacan) , June ‘25 ($60) CMON has released Nova Era, a civilization-building game, ‘25 (~$35-40) Arcane Wonders is releasing Freedom Five: A Sentinel Comics Board Game, into retail Feb 25 ($60) Asmodee is releasing For a Crown a single deck , deckbuilding game for 3-5 players playing in about an hour-- Feb ‘25 ($40) FunForge is releasing Tapas March ‘25 (Two player tile or chit laying game) $25 Crowdfunding KICKSTARTER Twinkle Twinkle, Merchants of Andromeda, and Waddle Casinopolis (Button shy) Star Explorer  An Age Contrived: Folklore & Pilgrimage Khlor GAMEFOUND Aventuria: The Adventure Board Game - Chalices of Power and Curse of the Desert Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint Reprint plus Nemesis Expansion Massive Darkness: Dungeons of Shadowreach

  The upcoming release of “The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship”, a cooperative tabletop game by Matt Leacock and Z-Man Games, brings the world of Middle-earth to life this June. Players will work together as heroes to protect Middle-earth's havens from advancing enemies while helping Frodo evade the Nazgûl on his journey […]

This game seems to come up again and again and it's for good reason.  Pandemic is a classic games in line with the likes of Monopoly, Clue or Scrabble.  Fight off diseases ravaging the world in an effort to save humanity.  This game has inspired variants, legacy games and made cooperative games popular.  It occurs to me that we didn't credit the game.  It was designed by Matt Leacock and originally published by Z-Man games. Pandemic (BGG, Z-Man Games)

Yes, it's Meeplefest time once again, and the roundtable of luminaries is topped off with three designers: Matt Leacock, fresh from his KedJ win for Daybreak/eMission where he went up against HIMSELF with Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West and known for such titles as Pandemic and Forbidden Island Tom Lehmann, known for the classic Race for the Galaxy, and with new titles such as Winter Court and Chu Han and Joe Huber, lover of trick takers and designer of such titles as Caravan, Blue Skies, and Burger Joint. We spend some time talking about Matt's win, as well as design choices & the creative spark. And here's that Auden quote which Tom sent to me after the podcast: In his preface to The Collected Poetry of W. H. Auden (1945) he wrote: In the eyes of every author, I fancy, his past work falls into four classes. First, the pure rubbish which he regrets ever having conceived; second–for him the most painful– the good ideas which his incompetence or impatience prevented from coming to much (The Orators seems to me such a case of the fair notion fatally injured); third, the pieces he had nothing against except their lack of importance; these must inevitably form the bulk of any collection since, were he to limit it to the fourth class alone, to those poems for which he is honestly grateful, his volume would be too depressingly slim. 

Game designer Matt Leacock joins Candice to discuss board games that make them feel creative.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:08 Flickering Stars00:05:11 Fresh Plays00:05:27 Heat: Pedal to the Metal00:07:30 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke00:15:16 Quartermaster General: East Front00:18:43 Call of Kilforth00:28:17 Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative00:29:33 Poetry for Neanderthals00:31:35 Canvas Critters00:34:11 Wilmot's Warehouse00:39:54 Too Many Bones/The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era 00:43:22 CATAN00:45:49 For the Queen00:50:55 Telestrations00:54:47 Dixit00:58:00 Barbarossa00:58:42 Once Upon a Time01:01:10 Bonus Mentions (Till the last Gasp, I Guess This Is It, Thousand Year Old Vampire)01:04:11 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Unexpected Games!Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: podcast@boardgamegeek.com

Shelley and I tackle a HUGE box of train goodness in the Kennerspiel des Jahres nominated  Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West by Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, and Alan R. Moon from Days of Wonder and then we check out the second roll & write version of the SdJ winner Cascadia Cadcadia: Rolling Hills by Randy Flynn from Flatout Games and AEG Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games You can support the podcast directly by going to www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games for sale - ones that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing  

This week Shelley and I play to beautiful games, one of which is a Kennerspiel nominee! The first has us collecting umbrellas and decorating our cities in Agueda: City of Umbrellas by Dustin Dobson and Milan Zivkovic from 25th Century Games Then we attempt to work together to halt climate change in Daybreak (also known a e-Mission) by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace from CMYK and Schmidt Spiele Thanks as always to Bezier Games for their sponsorship of the podcast. You can support us directly at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR check out our extensive list of games for sale that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing  

Ben sat down with Matt Leacock to talk about his Kennerspiel des Jahres nominated game, Daybreak.Support the show hereBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

In this episode, Ben talks to Matt Leacock and Alan Moon about their Kennerspiel des Jahres nominated game, Ticket to Ride Legacy.Support the show here  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/five-games-for-doomsday--5631121/support.

Die Berlin Con steht an und damit auch ein weiteres wichtiges Event in der Spieleszene: die Verleihung des (Kinder-/Kenner-)Spiel des Jahres steht an. Und damit ist natürlich auch wieder eine Brettervorhersage fällig.Jacques, Dafne & Fabian haben die Nominierungs- und Empfehlungsliste zum Kennerspiel des Jahres durchgespielt und geben hier ihre Meinungen und Tipps zum Besten.Viel Spaß beim Reinhören und hoffentlich bis bald auf der BerlinCon!00:00:00.000 Intro00:02:39.876 Bierpioniere00:06:37.497 Botanikus00:08:08.679 Mischwald00:10:41.267 Ritual00:17:44.053 e-Mission00:27:44.573 Die Gilde der Fahrenden Händler00:33:24.784 Zug um Zug Legacy - Legenden des Westens00:37:01.796 Unsere BrettervorhersageBesprochene Spiele:Bierpioniere / Thomas Spitzer / SpielefaibleBotanikus / Samuele Tabellini Ferrari & Vieri Masseini / Hans im Glück Mischwald / Kosch / Lookout GamesRitual / Tomás Tarragón / Strohmann Gamese-Mission / Matt Leacock & Matteo Menapace / Schmidt SpieleDie Gilde der fahrenden Händler / Matthew Dunstan & Brett J. Gilbert / Skellig GamesZug um Zug Legacy - Legenden des Westens / Rob Daviau & Matt Leacock & Alan R. Moon / Days of WonderFeedback und Geschenke an bretterlatethannever@gmail.com oder per PN auf Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Bluesky (@bretterlate) Musik & Sounds:Intro: In der Kleinstadtbar by FürbaßNews Report Music (pixabay.com)Feedback und Geschenke an bretterlatethannever@gmail.com oder per PN auf Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Bluesky (@bretterlate) Musik & Sounds: Intro: In der Kleinstadtbar by Fürbaß

Thanks to our sponsors www.beziergames.com Remember that you can support the podcast directly by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames or check out our extensive list of games for sale - games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing This week Shelley and I discuss the latest nominations for the Games of the Year coming out of Germany, then have a great time interviewing YouTube gamer and Bezier Marketing guru Jay Bernardo! Jay's YouTube Channel (Cardboard East): https://www.youtube.com/@CardboardEast And the names and BGG links to all of the SdJ, KdJ and Kinder nominees and recommended titles: Spiel des Jahres Nominees: Captain Flip by Paolo Mori and Remo Conzadori from PlayPunk In The Footsteps of Darwin by Gregory Grard and Matthieu Verdier from Sorry We Are French Sky Team by Luc Remond from Scorpion Masque and KOSMOS SdJ Recommended Titles: Harmonies Passt nicht! Phantom Ink Schatz it if you can Trekking Through History  Trio Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominees: Daybreak (or e-Mission) by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace from CMYK and Schmidt Spiele Guild of Merchant Explorers by Matthew Dunstan and Brett J Gilbert from AEG and Skellig Games Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West by Matt Leacock, Alan R. Moon, and Rob Daviau from Days of Wonder KdJ Recommended Titles: Bier Pioniere Botanicus Forest Shuffle Ritual Kinderspiel des Jahres Nominees: Große kleine Edelsteine by Wolfgang Warsch from Schmidt Spiele Die magischen Schlussel by Markus Slawitscheck and Arno Steinwender from Happy Baobab and Game Factory Taco Kitten Pizza by Dave Campbell and Thierry Denoual from Blue Orange Kinder Recommended: Fluffy Valley Lecker Lava Die Nadel im Heuhaufen  

Jason ranks the Forbidden games! 1:05 Forbidden Island 3:12 Forbidden Desert 5:24 Forbidden Sky 7:40 Forbidden Jungle 11:34 Ranking - 4 12:16 Ranking - 3 12:52 Ranking - 2 14:17 Ranking - 1 16:01 Outro YouTube - www.youtube.com/onestopcoopshop www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

Daybreak is a cooperative boardgame about stopping climate change. In the near future, we must work together to create the technologies, policies, and resilient societies needed to reach Drawdown, sequestering more carbon than we collectively produce.

Daybreak is a cooperative boardgame about stopping climate change. In the near future, we must work together to create the technologies, policies, and resilient societies needed to reach Drawdown, sequestering more carbon than we collectively produce.

Daybreak is a cooperative boardgame about stopping climate change. In the near future, we must work together to create the technologies, policies, and resilient societies needed to reach Drawdown, sequestering more carbon than we collectively produce.

Daybreak is a cooperative boardgame about stopping climate change. In the near future, we must work together to create the technologies, policies, and resilient societies needed to reach Drawdown, sequestering more carbon than we collectively produce.

Welcome to episode 60! In this episode we kick it off with some of the games we've been playing lately. We also interview a legendary designer of cooperative games, Matt Leacock. Then we close out the episode with a feature review of a newer release from Matt Leacock, Matteo Menapace, and CMYK, Daybreak. Games we've been playing lately: Witchcraft! - 00:06:48 Sail - 00:20:17 Tikal - 00:26:47 Trekking the World - 00:36:54 Stonespine Architects - 00:45:44 Matt Leacock Interview -  00:54:53 Feature Review - Daybreak: Game Summary - 01:30:40 Review Discussion - 01:34:37 (Production, Gameplay, etc. - what we like/dislike) Final Thoughts - 02:01:29 Outtakes - 02:20:29 Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/F4kX3Faxxf  Other links, please subscribe: https://linktr.ee/Longestturn Affiliate codes: GameNerdz, Boardlandia (5% discount) Rules overview ambience and music is from https://tabletopaudio.com/ Support us on Buy Me a Coffee!

The climate crisis! That's a dour topic, isn't it? Today we're joined by Matteo Menapace and Matt Leacock to discuss Daybreak, their board game about world governments coming together to combat climate change. Along the way we discuss cardboard incentives, producing board games without plastic, and why optimism is necessary when thinking about big problems.

e-Mission ist das Spiel der Stunde in der achten Folge des spielboxcasts. Es wird von den Hosts Manuel Fritsch und Andreas Becker nicht nur besprochen, sondern sie sprechen auch nicht mit Matt Leacock über die Entwicklung eines unterhaltsamen Spiels mit ernstem thematischem Hintergrund. Zu Gast ist außerdem die Illustratorin Annika Heller, die nicht nur über Gestaltung, sondern auch Nachhaltigkeit bei der Verlagsarbeit spricht. Zudem gibt es frische Reiseeindrücke und einen Blick in ein altes Heft.

On this climate-friendly episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt take half an hour to amble through their first play of Daybreak - the latest co-op save-the-world-like from Pandemic designer Matt Leacock, new designer Matteo Menapace, and publisher CMYK games of Monikers, Wavelength, and Lacuna fame. A stacked lineup, for sure; but what do we think of the game? Find out more by having a little listen... Have a great weekend, everybody!

In unserer 13ten besprechen wir intensiver: READY SET BET von John D. Clair, KUTNA HORA von Ondřej Bystroň, Petr Čáslava und Pavel Jarosch sowie E-MISSION von Matt Leacock und Matteo Menapace. Zusätzlich unterhalten wir uns über das Betreiben von Spiele-Treffs und die ein oder andere Neuheit wird auch noch kurz vorgestellt.

This episode features a conversation with game designer, Matt Leacock. It was recorded in January 2024.Matt is best known as a designer of cooperative games, including Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy, Forbidden Island, and Daybreak. Pandemic, first published in 2008, has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and is available in over 30 languages. Matt's latest game, Daybreak challenges players to stop climate change. Amongst other things, Matt and I discussed the role of play in learning, the ways that games can help people understand and model complexity, and how increased interactivity can deepen audience engagement on climate issues.Photo by Owen Duffy.Additional links: Daybreak websiteDaybreak gameplay videoMatt Leacock websiteWashington Post climate warming guessing game

Jason welcomes the co-designers of Daybreak on the show to chat about building a cooperative card combo game, and also the challenges of taking on a topic as big as the climate crisis. The Space-Biff's Review - https://spacebiff.com/2024/01/04/daybreak/

Pathogens in Pop Culture: Pandemic and Play - A Board Game Journey with Matt LeacockJoin NETEC hosts Lauren Sauer and Rachel Lookadoo for this special episode of Transmission Interrupted as the Pathogens in Pop Culture series continues. In this episode, Lauren and Rachel delve into the world of tabletop gaming with special guest Matt Leacock, renowned board game designer and creator of the widely popular cooperative game Pandemic. Together, they explore Matt's experience creating the game and discuss how real-life pandemics and issues like global warming influence the design and creation of his tabletop games. From the positive reception of the game within the infectious disease and pandemic response communities to Matt's upcoming climate change-focused game, Daybreak, this episode promises to be a captivating exploration of the intersection between gaming, education, and public health, offering a unique perspective on these critically important topics. So grab your headphones and join us for another intriguing episode of Transmission Interrupted.Questions or comments for NETEC? Contact us at info@netec.org.Visit Transmission Interrupted on the web at netec.org/podcast.GuestsMatt LeacockMatt Leacock has been designing board games since he was very young and full time since 2014. He is best known as a designer of cooperative games, including Pandemic, Daybreak, and Forbidden Island. Pandemic, first published in 2008, has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and is available in over 30 languages. His latest game, Daybreak, challenges players to stop climate change. He lives in Sunnyvale, California. For information about Matt and his creations, visit Matt Leacock Games at www.leacock.comHostLauren Sauer, MScLauren is an Associate Professor in the College of Public Health, Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Core Faculty of the UNMC Global Center for Health Security. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and the director of the Special Pathogens Research Network.She previously served as Director of Operations for the Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness where she ran the inpatient COVID-19 biobank and served on the COVID-19 research steering committee for JHU. Lauren's research focuses on human subjects research in bio-emergencies and disasters, in particular, ethical implementation of research and navigating the regulatory environment. The goal of her research is to provide health care facilities with the tools needed to conduct a clinical and operational research response in emergencies.Rachel Lookadoo, JDRachel Lookadoo is an Assistant Professor in the Epidemiology department of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and serves as the Deputy Director of the Center for Biosecurity, Biopreparedness, and Emerging Infectious Diseases. She also acts as the Director of Public Health Policy for the Water, Climate, and Health program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Ms. Lookadoo's background is as an attorney, and she focuses on the various legal and regulatory issues that can arise in emergency preparedness and response. She specializes in public health impacts of climate change, healthcare surge events, isolation/quarantine law, crisis standards of care, infectious disease response, and general legal preparedness. Ms. Lookadoo also conducts emergency preparedness trainings and assessments for public health departments and healthcare facilities nationally. Ms. Lookadoo received her Juris Doctor degree from American University Washington College of Law,

Vanen tro havde Papstinenser udsendinge på årets udgave brætspilsmekkaet Spiel i Essen. I år var producer-duoen Bo & Christian draget med tog til Tyskland og vendte søndag hjem med taskerne fulde af spil, hovederne pakket med oplevelser og Papstinenser-harddrivet spækket med fede interviews. Kristian fangede Bo lige efter hjemkomst, til en status på Essen 2023 og en snak om fede nye titler, lange køer, Disney-hype, nye takes på kortspil og interviews, hvoraf du allerede i denne episode, kan høre det første. Bo fik nemlig snakket med spildesigner Matt Leacock om det nye Ticket to Ride Legacy. Vi glæder os til at dele flere fede Essen 2023-interviews med lytterne i de kommende podcastepisoder. Spil nævnt i denne episode: Disney Lorcana Dixit Altered Ticket to Ride Legacy, Legends of the West Forest Shuffle Cantaloop 7 Wonders m.fl. Star Wars: Unlimited Arkham Horror: The Card Game Star Wars: The Card Game Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Pandemic

Dungeon Crawlers, get ready! The boys are joined by the incredible creator and designer of the wonderfully challenging Forbidden Games titles and the Pandemic series, the one, the only, Matt Leacock!

Episode 218:  Sam Healey   News: (05:30) Nominations announced 2023 Spiel Des Jahres - German Game of the year Spiel (Family Game):  DorfRomantik, Fun Facts, Next Station London Kennerspiel (Connoisseur's game):  Challengers, Iki, Planet Unknown Kinderspiel (Children's Game):  Carla Carmel, Gigamons, Mysterium Kids Dead Cells: The Board Game Currently on Kickstarter: Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game - “Explore the ever-changing island of Dead Cells in this ruthless co-op metroidvania dungeon crawler. Explore. Kill. Die. Mutate. Repeat.” This is a board game based on the popular video game of the same name.  Published by Scorpion Masqué, designed by Antoine Bauza, Corentin Lebrat, Ludovic Maublanc, Théo Rivière, with art by aure de Chateaubourg, Xavier Creature Caravan Coming to Gamefound this fall (Estimated launch of September 2023) - Creature Caravan by  Ryan Laukat and Red Raven Games 1-6 players featuring simultaneous play From BGG: “In Creature Caravan, players build a card tableau of creatures while traveling through a magnificent and dangerous land. Players take turns simultaneously, placing dice on actions on their cards, moving their caravan on the map, and playing new creature cards. Players also compete to trade goods and rare coins in a shared market, search the mysterious white towers, and fight ember zombies as they travel. The game ends when one player reaches Eastrey. The player with the most points wins.” War of the Ring: The Card Game - Against the Shadow Designed by Ian Brody and published by Ares Games, is the first expansion for War of the Ring: The card game.  This allows for solo or 2 player cooperative mode. Players play as the free people and take on the shadow which is controlled by cards and a flowchart.  Estimated Retail release fall 2023 Ticket to Ride Legacy?? Teaser trailer released by Days of Wonder for a new Ticket to Ride project coming this fall, designed by Alan R. Moon, Rob Daviau, and Matt Leacock.  Speculation of a Ticket to Ride Legacy and or cooperative game based in the USA? What have we been playing: (33:20) Human Punishment 2.0 Hand to Hand Wombat Marvel: Dice Throne Project: L Revive Topic: The Flipside of Boardgaming with Sam Healey! (1:02:10) Focusing on the community  of board games instead of chasing the “cult of the new” Live Q&A's every Saturday Live plays Road Trip videos to different FLGS Will be at Origins and maybe PAX Unplugged Follow Sam and FOBG On Twitter @samhealey74 On Instagram @samhealey6 On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Samuel.L.Healey/ On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SamHealey6 Follow Epic Gaming Night @EpicGamingNight on Twitter and Instagram EpicGamingNight.com We stream the show normally on Tuesday nights bi-weekly at 9 PM Eastern time at www.youtube.com/epicgamingnight  

In this week's episode: we interview board game designer superstar, Matt Leacock, who has been responsible for so many amazing board games including Pandemic; Forbidden Island; Thunderbirds; Roll Through the Ages; the Pandemic Legacy series and more!  We discuss his journey from user experience designer to renowned board game designer! We also go over all the new and upcoming games to Tabletop Merchant.If you have any questions, feel free to email us at tabletopmerchant@gmail.com. And check out all the amazing board games, card games, miniatures and more at www.tabletopmerchant.comMusic: Jazzy Frenchy  - Bensound.com

Come roll the dice with us as we play Roll Through the Ages! Roll Through the Ages, designed by Matt Leacock, was first published by Eagle-Gryphon Games in 2008. It was nominated for the Spiel des Jahres in 2010. Episode Summary: Are you ready to roll into a timeless classic? In this episode, the panel examines Roll Through the Ages from Eagle-Gryphon Games and its Late Bronze Age expansion, highlighting the differences between the original and the expansion. Discover the appeal of engine-building games, the delicate balance designers must strike, and the challenges of playing games like Roll Through the Ages optimally. With its quick playtime and accessibility, Roll Through the Ages is the perfect game for small groups or those seeking a brief, captivating experience. The panel also considers the impact of introducing ships into the game and how it can disrupt the flow of gameplay. Additionally, we debate the importance of building cities quickly and then touch on managing disasters in the game. We ponder whether there's an objectively correct way to play. We analyze the complexities of game strategies and the balance between risk and reward. So if you're a fan of roll-and-write games, don't miss this episode on Roll Through the Ages! Connect with us through our website, and find links to our social media and Discord server. Don't forget to participate in our "Pick-Our-Play" poll on Discord for a say in what we play in June! We look forward to hearing from you! Chapters: (0:00:00) - Roll Through the Ages (0:11:02) - Lightweight Board Game Strategy Chapter Summaries: (0:01:13) - Roll Through the Ages (11 Minutes) Roll Through the Ages: Late Bronze Age expansion introduces ships and increases required developments to win, offering new game mechanics. Engine-building games require a delicate balance for player enjoyment. With quick playtime and accessibility, Roll Through the Ages is ideal for small groups or short, engaging experiences.  (0:11:44) - Lightweight Board Game Strategy (14 Minutes) Introducing ships to a game can disrupt gameplay flow and impact trading mechanics. Building cities quickly and managing disasters are important aspects to consider. While the gameplay is quick and easy, finding an optimal way to play and the ideal number of cities to maintain is a complex balance between risk and reward. Roll Through the Ages is a highly recommended timeless classic for fans of roll-and-write games. Don't forget to participate in our first "Pick-Our-Play" poll on Discord for a say in what we play in June. We look forward to hearing from you! Shownotes created with assistance from https://podium.page / / / / / You can Listen to Us: Spotify || Apple Podcasts || Google Podcasts || YouTube You can Support Us: Patreon || Leave a Rating & Review wherever you listen. Ratings & Reviews are an easy and free way to show us your support. You can Follow Us: Twitter || Instagram || Discord  / / / / / v2  

Vote for 5G4D for the DJolden DJeek here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgameIn this episode Ben and Steve thank new patrons and talk about the health of the patreon and remind you beautiful people to vote for 5G4D for a Golden Geek. Then we speak to Matt Leacock about Daybreak and Gord! about Santorini. Then we answer your questions.

Welcome to the latest episode of Cult of the Old!   Each episode your hosts Iain McAllister, Matt Thrower, and Nate Owens are going to turn back the clock to look at games that are at least 10 years old. They'll give their own critical impressions, tell you about the history of the game and its impact, and what relevance these games still have in the modern hobby landscape.    In this episode of Cult of the Old the team look at a game that couldn't be more appropriate for our times. The game that introduced the idea of co-operation to modern boardgame audience, Pandemic. Designed by Matt Leacock with art from Josh Cappel, Christian Hanisch, Régis Moulun, Chris Quilliams, and Tom Thiel. Originally published by Z-Man Games.    Show Links   Below are links to the games and anything else that the team mentions during the course of the cast.  We will be linking to BGG for games, designers, artists, and publishers as that is a good place to start for raw information about the game in question.   Games Mentioned   Reiner Knizia's Lord of the Rings Red November Witch of Salem  Arkham Horror 1st edition - Chaosium edition Arkham Horror 2nd Edition - FFG Eldritch Horror Defenders of the Realm Dungeons and Dragons Adventure series Castle Ravenloft Wrath of Ashardalon Legend of Drizzt Arkham Horror: The Card Game Settlers of Catan Hanabi Spirit Island The Crew Gloomhaven   Team Links   Websites you can find the cast on There Will Be Games The Cult of the Old   Iain The Giant Brain Twitter   Matt Twitter   Nate Twitter   Support us on Ko-Fi https://ko-fi.com/cultoftheold   Join us on our Discord https://discord.gg/Ye6Bem5Q6x   Email us at cultoftheolduk@gmail.com

Chris Yi and Wendy Yi take a look at a pile of games. This time, Matt Leacock's cooperative game changer, Pandemic, and its many offspring that have made quite an entire family of games. Then they even do a Top 10 ranking at the end.

This is the Play to Win Podcast from Aconyte Books. This first series of the podcast accompanies the book Everybody Wins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made by James Wallis. In this episode, James discusses party games, co-op games and more with Jenga creator Leslie Scott and Pandemic designer Matt Leacock.

In this episode, I am joined by author Amanda Bridgeman who resides in the land down under. She wrote the book Pandemic: Patient Zero. Yes, that is a tie-in book to the award winning Matt Leacock board game of the same name. She talks about how she got involved in the project, the woes that COVID caused, among other things. She also talk about how she judges a game by the cover. More accurately, how the artwork is what draws her to a game.Get the book here!

Can playing board games help us fix real-world problems? All around the world, people play board games for fun. But in recent years, a new generation of designers have been creating games with a social purpose - to enable understanding about complex problems like climate change, inequality and deforestation, and collaboratively design strategies to solve them. We look at how a group of researchers from Switzerland are creating custom-made board games that help resolve environmental disputes, led by Professor Claude Garcia from ETH Zurich and Bern University of Applied Sciences. Local farmers, businesspeople and government officials play their own roles in the games – which have helped them find compromises that protect the natural world in Indonesia and the Congo Basin. And in London, we also get a first-look at Daybreak, a new collaborative board game designed by Matteo Menapace and Matt Leacock, who designed Pandemic - a game that helped people understand the spread of coronavirus. In Daybreak, they've used the best scientific advice to design a game where you work together to try to stop climate change in its tracks. Presenter: Myra Anubi Reporters: Lizzy McNeill and Zoe Gelber Producers: Zoe Gelber, William Kremer and Lizzy McNeill Series producer: Tom Colls Sound mix: Hal Haines Editor: Penny Murphy Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk Image: The Daybreak board game

Alex Ortloff-Tang (not Matt Leacock!) joins the show to talk about taking lead design for the latest iteration of Pandemic - Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It's not just a money grab - there's a lot of love in this design! Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/onestopcoopshop www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

We apologize for the poor quality of Mark's half of the audio this week. We offer two possible explanations. One is that Walker, motivated as he is by spite and malice, engaged in an elaborate act of sabotage so as to undermine Mark in public. The other is that Mark (the editor, mind you) messed up the audio settings. I agree that the latter is too improbable, too conspiratorial, to take seriously--but we include it for the sake of comprehensiveness. Games Played Last Week:01:32 -Twilight Inscription (James Kniffen, FFG, 2022)05:15 -Heaven & Ale (Michael Kiesling & Andreas Schmidt, eggertspiele, 2017)07:59 -Blood Rage (Eric Lang, CMON, 2015)09:07 -Fun Facts (Kasper Lapp, Repos Production, 2022)12:17 -Albedo: Space Pirates! (Kai Herbertz, Herbertz Entertainment UG, 2018)13:44 -51st State: Master Set (Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal, 2016)14:31 -Renegade (Richard Wilkins, Victory Point Games, 2018)17:31 -Flamecraft (Manny Vega, Cardboard Alchemy, 2022)19:42 -Massive Darkness 2: Heavenfall (Alex Olteanu & Marco Portugal, CMON, 2021)22:12 -Oneironauts (Oleksandr Nevskiy, IGAMES, 2022)26:12 -Now Boarding (Tim Fowers, Fowers Games, 2018)29:25 -Return to Dark Tower (Tim Burrell-Saward, Isaac Childres, Noah Cohen, Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, & Brian Neff, Restoration Games, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):33:40 Cthulhu: Death May Die Season 3 coming to KS35:41 Persona 5 co-op card game by Atlus and Pandasaurus in October '2336:12 Spiel in Essen! For example, Cyclades 237:03 SHUX '22 is a wrap! Thank you, everyone! Live show with Quinns incoming37:39 Roundtable discussion with BGB released on Patreon, note about review copies38:39 Video review of Space Station Phoenix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibG5qf1Rwm039:14 Daybreak by Matt Leacock on Backerkit40:18 Arkhipov Day! In recognition of Vasily Arkhipiv saving the entire world on October 27, 1962, we celebrate Arkhipov Day on October 27th.40:49 Feature Game: Heroscape (Stephen Baker, Rob Daviau, & Craig Van Ness, Hasbro, 2004)

Reading Rulebooks is a podcast dedicated to reading through rulebooks and teaching games! In this podcast I directly read the rulebook as well as discuss the game and try to clear up potential areas of confusion.This week we are going to cover the rules for Pandemic. Pandemic is a game designed by Matt Leacock and is illustrated by Josh Cappel, Christian Hanisch, Regis Moulun, Chris Quilliams, and Tom Theil. The game is published by Z-Man Games.Expansions include Pandemic: On the Brin (2009), Pandemic: In the Lab (2013), and Pandemic: State of Emergency (2015).Chapters:00:00 MCG Introduction01:19 Overview02:07 Setup 04:56 Play 05:30 Actions08:50 Play Example10:38 Draw Cards13:13 Infections16:15 Turn End16:23 Event Cards17:11 Player Cards17:46 Game End18:25 Roles21:38 MCG Thoughts

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of August 29, 2022. This week, EBay buys a second hand company, Friedemann Friese fluffs his feathers, Feuerland declares the Age of Aquarius, and we hit episode 800!   TOP STORIES (2:55) EBay to aquire TCGPlayer for $295M Tilt 5 AR board game system getting CATAN Daybreak by Matt Leacock to be published by CMYK Come Together announced by Chillfox Games and designers Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Åsmund Svensson, and Eilif Svensson Fancy Feathers and Findorff coming from Friedemann Friese Ark Nova: Aquarius details emerge Ancient Wonders expansion for Origins: First Builders announced New dlp title Rise from designers Remo Conzadori and Marco Pranzo Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa coming late this year Repos Games announces Harry Potter: Stupefy! by Ludovic Maublanc Marvel Villainous Venom expansion coming New LotR coop dice game from Michael Rieneck and KOSMOS   CROWDFUNDING (13:35) Guns or Treasure Abducktion: A Weirdly Strategic Game of Duck Kidnapping Tiny Robot Love Doctors Barbaric Bako: Dig and Write Red Dragon Battle for Greyport: Chaos in Copperforge   SPONSOR UPDATE (21:30) Episode 800 contest   THE HOTNESS (23:55) Ready Set Bet Spirit Island Dune: Imperium Obsession Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood Woodcraft Trudvang Legends Sea of Legends Ark Nova Ark Nova: Aquarius Revive     CONNECT: Follow our Twitter newsfeed: twitter.com/dicetowernow Dig in with Corey at DiceTowerDish.com. Have a look-see at Barry's wares at BrightBearLaser.com.

In Season 3, Episode 5 of REPOD, we sat down with Matt Leacock, best known for creating the Pandemic series of cooperative board games. There are several expansions for Pandemic as well as the Pandemic Legacy games, which are stand alone versions of the game with an interwoven narrative that affects the rules and mechanics of the game as you play. The Pandemic and Pandemic Legacy games share many commonalities with escape rooms, including cooperative gameplay, cinematic narrative structure, and gameplay mechanics that tie in closely to the theme.  It was fascinating to hear Matt describe his game design process and how he approaches it from a user experience design standpoint. There is a dialogue between the theme and game mechanics where they impact each other iteratively. Pandemic Legacy is one of David's favorite board games, and if you love escape rooms, we think you'll love this game too.   Featured Games:   Pandemic Pandemic Legacy Season 1 Pandemic Legacy Season 2 Pandemic Legacy Season 0     Show Notes   The Mailbag: Please give us some feedback?   We're doing a Mailbag episode where we answer your questions, share your stories, and learn from you fine folks. There are a few ways to take part:   Take our survey Leave a voicemail Send an email Send us some snail mail   Here's how to do each:   Take A Short Survey   Share your feedback anonymously through this survey.    Leave A Voicemail   If you'd like to be on the podcast, please submit a voice recording by calling the Room Escape Artist not-so-hotline that always goes straight to voicemail (551-227-7273), and record your thoughts and feels about REPOD straight into the voicemail.   Your message should be:   Short, no longer than 30 seconds - it will help to jot down your ideas before recording Recorded with as little background noise as possible (recording in a closet, or under a comforter could help) Start with your name and where you are from   Send an Email   Hit us up at: contact@roomescapeartist.com   Send a Letter   Room Escape Artist PO Box 683 Nutley, NJ 07110   Episode Sponsors Thank you to our sponsors:  Morty - A free app for discovering, planning, tracking, and reviewing your escape rooms and other immersive social outings. Virtual Escape Games - Specializes in virtual team building adventures for teams anywhere around the globe, 24/7. Reality Escape Convention - RECON Our escape room and immersive gaming convention, will be an incredible event for creators and consumers of the games we love. We hope to see you in Boston. Learn More about RECON. Music Credits  All music provided by GameChops:  "The Legend of LoFi" by Dj Cutman & James Landino "Hateno Village" by Mikel & GameChops Production Credits REPOD is produced by Lisa Spira and edited by Steve Ewing of Stand Inside Media. 

What goes into a great game? There's no easy answer, but Matt Leacock, creator of Pandemic and master game designer, might just know the answer! Join us as he dives into game theory, good feedback, crafting the play experience, and much more! Learn when Daybreak launches: https://www.daybreakgame.org/ Keep up with Matt Leacock: https://www.leacock.com/ https://twitter.com/mattleacock https://www.facebook.com/matt.leacock --- Visit our website and sign up for our newsletter to get a sneak peak at our upcoming guests: https://www.hiddenrolepodcast.com/ Have an idea for someone who should appear on the show? Leave a comment below OR make a suggestion at: https://www.hiddenrolepodcast.com/suggestions

When master game designer Matt Leacock started out, it wasn't about the money, it was about making the best game possible! In part one of this two parter, we go deep into the creation of the hit boardgame, Pandemic. Learn Matt's design philosophy and get a glimpse at how a big success can grow from a really solid game. In Part 2, we'll be discussing best practices in game design and much, much more! Learn when Daybreak launches: https://www.daybreakgame.org/ Keep up with Matt Leacock: https://www.leacock.com/ https://twitter.com/mattleacock https://www.facebook.com/matt.leacock --- Visit our website and sign up for our newsletter to get a sneak peak at our upcoming guests: https://www.hiddenrolepodcast.com/ Have an idea for someone who should appear on the show? Leave a comment below OR make a suggestion at: https://www.hiddenrolepodcast.com/suggestions

This episode takes a look at Matt Leacock's Trilogy of Fobidden Games: Forbidden Island, Forbidden Desert, and Forbidden Sky. Each builds on its predecessors, has its own merits, but all are great fun for a lunch hour. 3D Desert Storm Tile Variable Island Layouts (I can no longer find the desert ones, and I lost my file of them when my external hard drive took a nose dive off my desk thanks to the chaotic kitten.) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adam-f-collins/support

Show Notes News Roundup - Golden Geek Nominees (04:36), Board Game Atlas Review Site (10:45), Matt Leacock's Daybreak (19:06), 7 Wonders Mystery (27:49) Kickstarter Pickstarter - Bristol Board Game Table and The Origins Table (34:24), Monster Hunter World: The Board Game (42:27), Pletrix (46:05), Canvas Reflections, Marvel United X-Men + Hidden Leaders (50:10) Table Talk - Pathfinder 1E (52:49), Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (58:58), The Battle of the Five Armies (1:00:58), Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace (1:07:14), Clue (1:12:00), The Red Dragon Inn (1:14:10), Cantaloop: Breaking Into Prison (1:19:22), Escape Tales: Low Memory + Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods (1:22:45) Board Game Game - Name The Game (1:29:48) Meeple Gallery - Ideal Player Count (1:44:37) Follow Stephen Buonocore: Board Game Breakfast, Board Games Insider, Podfather of Gaming on Facebook, PodfatherGaming.com, @PodfatherGaming on Twitter and Instagram, The Podfather of Gaming on YouTube E-mail us: meeplegallery@gmail.com Support us on Patreon - http:// patreon.com/rollforcrit Theme by John Fio

How do board games encourage players to explore ideas, politics and morals? We meet Matt Leacock, designer of the game Pandemic, which has been used at medical schools to encourage co-operation, communication and strategy for trainees. Reiner Knizia, designer of 700 board games, talks about how making a game out of tasks can change players' behaviour in daily life. We explore the rise of a new generation of games where players collaborate, rather than oppose each other, in titles that deal with politics, hip-hop, ecology, employment, climate change and more. Quintin Smith from Shut Up & Sit Down discusses new trends in design, while Michelle Browne, designer of World of Work, tells us about the game that explores employment and social benefits. Presented and produced by Zoë Comyns. A New Normal production for the BBC World Service Image: The board game Pandemic (Courtesy of Matt Leacock)

Join Traci and Kurt as they talk about two hot games out of Gen Con, Era: Medieval Age and 5211! Era: Medieval Age is another game in the Matt Leacock reparte, and 5211 is a beautiful card game with unique rules! Remember, if you pick up one of these great games because of our great hype, let Plan B Games know! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Episode_247_Final.mp3

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Matt Leacock, designer of a little game called Pandemic, discusses how to craft the player experience.​Matt is one of the most well-known designers in the world, and he’s learned how to finely tune a game to give players the desired experience. Previously, he worked for companies like Apple and Yahoo developing UX for various products,... The post Crafting the Player Experience with Matt Leacock appeared first on Board Game Design Lab.