Steve Nix, designer of the ambitious sci-fi "Crossroads" board game Gen7, joins the podcast this week! Our four topics:

1. Building the ambitious world of Gen7.
2. How designers use game mechanics to trigger certain emotions in gamers (think: the dread from drawing infection cards in Pandemic).
3. Dice-placement vs. worker-placement games.
4. Are board game promos a good or bad thing?

See a full list of the games mentioned on the show below.

Shoe's topic: Building the world of Gen7

• Gen7

Steve's topic: How mechanics inspire emotion

• Dead of Winter
• Gloomhaven
• Pandemic
• Arkham Horror
• Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
• Forbidden Island
• Forbidden Desert
• Forbidden Sky
• Tokaido
• Nyctophobia
• Letters from White Chapel
• Fury of Dracula
• Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space

Christina's topic: Dice-placement vs. worker-placement

• Agricola
• Caverna: The Cave Farmers
• Lords of Waterdeep
• The Voyages of Marco Polo
• Teotihuacan: City of Gods
• Bora Bora
• Alien Frontiers
• Kingsburg
• Cosmic Run: Regeneration
• Architects of the West Kingdom
• Lords of Vegas
• The Castles of Burgundy

Mike's topic: Promos

• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
• Yedo
• Dixit
• Mysterium
• Android: Netrunner
• Star Wars Destiny

Final thoughts:

• Urban Tribes
• Shards of Infinity
• Ascension
• Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road
• Hollywood Golden Age

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