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Theme Driven Mechanisms

Theme Driven Mechanisms

Update: 2025-09-15
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In Episode 266 we discuss mechanisms and board games that were inspired by the theme they represent.

Dave Beck (designer of Distilled and Luthier) also joins us for the discussion and gives us a sneak peak at the upcoming Distilled expansion, Distilled: Cocktails.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:06 Distilled: Cocktails

15:14 Theme Driven Mechanisms

17:25 Obsession

19:39 Woodcraft

21:35 Captain Sonar

28:25 Hegemony: Lead Your Class To Victory

36:14 Wingspan, The Fox Experiment

37:33 Viticulture, Scoville

40:23 Western Legends

45:08 Baseball Highlights 2045, Barrage

49:35 Nemesis, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles

51:33 Android: Netrunner

54:43 Flamme Rouge, Heat: Pedal to the Metal

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