Expansion Pack: Haakon Gaarder’s Turn (DECKO)

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Our odds are stacked, the chips are flowing around the table and the stakes have never been higher.  We join you with another guest episode where we are joined by Haakon Gaarder from Gem Games to talk about his first self published title DECKO, think Poker crossed with deck-building to create unique combos in a race to 60 chips (VP's)

GUEST PLAYER: Haakon Gaarder
PLAYERS: JP & Dan

In this episode you'll learn:
- how Haakon entered the board gaming hobby through his London based gaming group
- how a Poker / Deck-Builder crossover came to be in Haakon's first self published game called DECKO
- how the Jokers in DECKO create some fun and interesting synergies
- that the cards in the flop you purchase offer a variety of different powers and you create a unique deck of cool combos and abilities

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
DECKO Gamefound Page - https://gamefound.com/en/projects/gem-games/decko
Gem Games Website - https://gemgames.gg/

EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

0:46 - TURN 2 - Meeting Haakon

0:58 - How did Haakon get into the hobby?

7:17 - What is Haakon's favourite game?

8:56 - What games has Haakon been enjoying recently?

16:13 - TURN 3 - DECKO

19:03 - What is DECKO?

24:45 - What is the gameplay loop in DECKO

27:52 - Can players get eliminated like in real Poker?

30:34 - Discussion around the flop cards, jokers and more

38:19 - Poker that works at 2 players...and up to 5

43:25 - The future of DECKO

47:33 - Experiences of self publishing through Haakon's own company Gem Games

53:42 - How can listeners get a copy of DECKO?

55:44 - TURN 4 - What's Coming Up

57:24 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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