Episode 161: Mechanically Bullish
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Episode Details
Podcast
Date
February 18, 2021
Description
Sometimes all it takes is a good designer (and the right game) to take what would otherwise be a mechanic we don't like, and utilize it in a way that feels right. We take a look at some mechanics that we usually don't love, and the games that turned us around on them. Before we see things in a new light, we talk about CloudAge, Mariposas, and Faiyum.
Notes & Trivia
Timecodes
- 03:04 - CloudAge
- 12:37 - Mariposas
- 18:01 - Faiyum
- 28:27 - Games that rescued a mechanism
- 28:40 - Performative Clues
- 29:05 - Time's Up!
- 31:29 - On a Scale of One to T-Rex
- 32:19 - Action Points
- 32:52 - Flash Point: Fire Rescue
- 34:00 - Blood Rage
- 37:18 - Hidden Movement
- 37:18 - Nuns on the Run
- 37:45 - Specter Ops
- 38:35 - Scotland Yard
- 42:16 - Card Drafting
- 42:25 - Agricola
- 42:46 - 7 Wonders
- 43:53 - Paper Tales
- 44:25 - Inis
- 47:22 - Player Elimination
- 47:22 - Werewolf
- 47:40 - Shadow Hunters
- 48:09 - Secret Hitler
- 49:15 - Blood on the Clocktower
- 50:50 - "The Dice Game"
- 52:00 - For the King (and Me)
- 52:41 - Ra: The Dice Game