Trevor Benjamin is co-designer of numerous hit games including Undaunted, Warchest, Resist and Mandela, frequently collaborating with David J. Thompson and Brett J. Gilbert.
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Getting involved with Bitewing
02:26 - Approach to following up Iliad & Ichor
06:29 - Intentionally subverting genre?
07:52 - Late addition of solo & coop
09:47 - Why always codesigning?
14:47 - Approach to Azure
18:11 - State of the hobby trending to more shallow experiences
21:50 - Historical accuracy vs. practical game design
25:09 - Expanded scope of Undaunted
29:01 - How do you know when a game is done?
31:51 - Recent inspirations
37:35 - Next up, For the Gods
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Trevor Benjamin is co-designer of numerous hit games including Undaunted, Warchest, Resist and Mandela, frequently collaborating with David J. Thompson and Brett J. Gilbert.
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Getting involved with Bitewing
02:26 - Approach to following up Iliad & Ichor
06:29 - Intentionally subverting genre?
07:52 - Late addition of solo & coop
09:47 - Why always codesigning?
14:47 - Approach to Azure
18:11 - State of the hobby trending to more shallow experiences
21:50 - Historical accuracy vs. practical game design
25:09 - Expanded scope of Undaunted
29:01 - How do you know when a game is done?
31:51 - Recent inspirations
37:35 - Next up, For the Gods
Links:
Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com
Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald
Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald
Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551
These games stay Based (on other intellectual properties). This week, Eric and Jack talk about board games based on non-board game Intellectual properties, and what we want to see out of them.
0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week
10:43 - Topic: IP-Based Board Games
45:15- Listener Question: Why Are There So Many Lord Of The Ring Games?
53:27 - Outro!
The Cardboard Herald
Trevor Benjamin is co-designer of numerous hit games including Undaunted, Warchest, Resist and Mandela, frequently collaborating with David J. Thompson and Brett J. Gilbert.
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - Getting involved with Bitewing
02:26 - Approach to following up Iliad & Ichor
06:29 - Intentionally subverting genre?
07:52 - Late addition of solo & coop
09:47 - Why always codesigning?
14:47 - Approach to Azure
18:11 - State of the hobby trending to more shallow experiences
21:50 - Historical accuracy vs. practical game design
25:09 - Expanded scope of Undaunted
29:01 - How do you know when a game is done?
31:51 - Recent inspirations
37:35 - Next up, For the Gods
Links:
Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com
Our Video Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TheCardboardHerald
Our Twitter - https://twitter.com/CardboardHerald
Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551
