Episode 86: Games that changed the hobby
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In Becky's last episode of her run she and the gang do a deeper dive on games and mechanisms which have changed the hobby forever.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky
OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn:
- all about the latest T game Tianxia from Board & Dice from Adrian with his recent experiences
- whether Nemesis: Retaliation is the best version of the game after Tambo has been un-aliving aliens whilst staying frosty in Awaken Realms latest iteration of the game
- that Becky has finally got her copy of Power Vacuum to the table by Keen Bean Studio
- about an exploration of games and mechanisms which have fundamentally changed the hobby space
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:09 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:20 - Adrian - Tianxia
11:36 - Tambo - Nemesis: Retaliation
22:46 - Becky - Power Vacuum
29:49 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Games that Changed the Hobby
39:31 - Games that brought in mechanics which were never seen
46:52 - The importance of engine & tableau building in games
49:58 - The surge of worker placement games
52:54 - How have story driven & narrative games evolved?
1:00:20 - The impact of Zombicide on the industry within crowdfunding
1:04:56 - Stepping into the modern age with accessibility and asthetics
1:16:45 - Raising the bar in party games to influence wider games
1:22:31 - TURN 4 - Connect Four
1:25:08 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?
1:28:42 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn
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