Recorded at Metatopia 2017
Presented by Gil Hova.
"Player in Three Persons - Studying the Theme/Mechanism Join of Board Games". "This game is so immersive!" "This theme is pasted on!" "Should designers start with theme or mechanism?" Lots of board game fans like to debate theme and mechanism. This panel is a technical deep-dive into the fascinating join of theme and mechanism of a commercial board game, and why the two don't always get along.
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Episode 350: Shipping is on FIRE
Episode 349: The Many Meanings of Diceless
Episode 348: Pass-Fail vs Open-Ended Play
Episode 347: Reading Contract Boilerplate
Episode 346: RPGs Without Obvious Combat Mechanics
Episode 345: Making Trash Games for Love
Episode 344: International Co-Publishing Agreements
Episode 343: Printing and Shipping Where You Are
Episode 342: Details for the Devil
Episode 341: Questions as Mechanics
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Episode 336: Selling Globally in an Evechanging World
Episode 335: Distribution in 2021
Episode 334: Gaming as Experiential Learning
Episode 333: Creatively Limited
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