Episode 364: Mechanism Matchup
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Podcast
Date
July 2, 2026
Description
There are two board game mechanisms you just can't escape, they're on everyone's mind, flooding the discourse. That's combat, and card draw mitigation. Everyone won't stop talking about them. So we had to weigh in too, not just with what we feel are the best examples of games that have done them best, but some other quirky takes on them too. Before we mitigate our card draws, we talk about Rolling Deep, Eureka!, dnup, and Grinivil.
Notes & Trivia
Timecodes
- 03:59 - Rolling Deep
- 15:12 - Eureka!
- 16:48 - dnup
- 24:48 - Grinivil
- 40:10 - Combat mechanisms
- 41:07 - Kemet
- 45:00 - Dune
- 48:40 - Shogun
- 52:42 - Forbidden Stars
- 53:51 - Dead Reckoning
- 54:48 - Gloomhaven
- 55:12 - Card draw mitigation
- 56:09 - Dark Pact
- 57:19 - La Granja
- 58:26 - Glory to Rome
- 59:58 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
- 1:02:07 - Race for the Galaxy
- 1:02:57 - 7 Wonders: Duel
- 1:06:28 - Vale of Eternity