Bert Schepler is a hobbyist game blogger, who has reviewed over 200+ table-top games on his website bert.games. We talk about what makes a host of different board games from Tesla vs. Edison to Wingspan to Alice is Missing fun. Bert also gives insight into the games he's designing, and advice for how to start making games yourself.
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"Game of Life Podcast" is produced by Sophia Deng; visuals by Alonzo Felix; music is from Anchor.
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Timestamps
(01:10) How bert.games started
(03:53) What makes a table-top game good or fun
(07:39) Popular board games
(10:38) Game mechanics
(17:01) How to casually make games
(18:57) Evolution of table-top games and predictions
(23:04) Quick-fire round: Strangest, most creative, GOAT games
(26:25) 2 final questions
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Bert's recommendations - Board games
Tesla vs. Edison (Bert's GOAT indie game pick)
Gloomhaven (Bert's GOAT overall game pick)
