Podcast #26: First-time designing, winning/losing, board game media (guest: Dan Ackerman)

Dan Ackerman is making his first board game, Techlandia. As the Senior Managing Editor at CNET, he is plenty familiar with the tech biz, but can he turn his knowledge into a great board game? He hops on the show this week to discuss.

Our four topics this week:

  1. Mike: The psychological importance (or lack of) when it comes to winning at board games
  2. Shoe: What's it like making a board game for the first time?
  3. Christina: The current state of board game media and reviews
  4. Dan: How the indie board game scene is eerily similar to indie video games from five years ago

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Here's a full list of the games mentioned on the show:

Intro:

Mike's topic: The importance of winning

Christina's Topic: The current state of board game media

Dan's topic: How the indie board game scene is similar to indie video games five years ago

Final Thoughts: