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Rob and Jason spend some time exploring the Cop VS Mafia network building card game.
Let us know your thoughts and ideas!
Author: Jason
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Episode 23: Secrets and Frankensteins
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Intro and Welcome:
Jason has been working on a few prototypes.
Rob and Jason struggle with which games to prototype first.
Whatcha been playing?:
Jason and Rob have been playing: Dominion, Citadels, Sentinels of the Multiverse
“Mechanic” of the Week:
Anonymous moves
Twitter Shout Outs
Practicing the Pitch:
Rob pitches the game Frankenstein’s Legacy
Plugs:
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Episode 22: Cops and Robbers and Aliens
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Intro and Welcome:
Rob starts out by insulting Jason, big surprise!
Whatcha been playing?:
Jason has been playing: MindTrap
Rob has been playing: Tokyo Jungle
“Mechanic” of the Week:
Network Building
Other games we mentioned:
Swinging JiveCat Voodoo Lounge
Twitter Shout Outs
Practicing the Pitch:
Jason pitches a game about Aliens on a Spaceship.
Plugs:
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Episode 21: Electric Gimmicks and Tall Towers
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Intro and Welcome:
New Mics!
Jason sold his game Gunslingin’ Ramblers to a publisher!
“Mechanic” of the Week:
Electronic Components
Other games we mentioned:
Twitter Shout Outs
Practicing the Pitch:
Rob pitches a Tower Building Game.
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Episode 20: Ain’t No Shame in a Contest
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Intro and Welcome:
Jason had a great weekend but won’t tell why until next episode.
Rob is a Debbie Downer.
Whatcha been playing?:
Jason has been playing: The Hostage Negotiator Print and Play by @VanRyderGames
Rob has been playing: Cards against Humanity and Solitaire
“Mechanic” of the Week:
Role Selection as suggested by @DMassek
Other games we mentioned:
Twitter Shout Outs
Practicing the Pitch:
Our friend Wilhelm pitches the game Shame.
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Bonus Episode 4: Playtest: Conservator VS Developer
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[Powerpress]
I was really happy with this playtest. While, it did expose that the game is ridiculously unbalanced, it also provided some great ways to fix those problems.
The main issue seemed to be that the Developer was able to consistently build a lot of locations all while depriving the Conservator of the ability to do anything. So yeah… unbalanced.
So how do I fix those problems? My first inclination was to just try rebalancing all of the current cards for both players. However, as Rob and I discussed the game I realized that the way to make it better lies within making sure the flavor of each role is accentuated.
So how do I accomplish that? To me, that answer seems pretty easy. The Developer will continue to focus on getting a lot of money and using it to build a ton of expensive locations based on their business ventures. The Developer’s action cards revolve around gaining money and screwing over the Conservator. The earning money cards are great but I now believe that some of the take that cards need to be changed. They need to not focus on bankrupting the Conservator but instead creatively slowing them down. Allowing for the Conservator to at least have a chance to bounce back.
As for the Conservator, they need with their locations to be able to place in a larger variety of places and also to be able to cheaply restrict the Developer via actions that represent real world things. Protestors chaining themselves to trees or using legislation to stop locations from being built.
Finally, in the general rules, I need to more accurately scale location prices based on where you can build. I did this originally by making locations that can be built anywhere cost the most. Now I need to continue that backwards down to locations that can be built on only one area and making those very discounted.
So listeners, what did you think of the episode and of the notes here? Leave a comment and let me know!
– Jason
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Episode 19: Tree Huggers and Counting Cards
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Intro and Welcome:
Rob wants to do stuff different sometimes…. Loser.
Rob is drinking Holy Grail Ale!
Alaskan White Ale: THERE’S A POLAR BEAR ON THE LABEL!!!!
Whatcha been playing?:
Jason has been playing: Quiddler
Rob has been playing: Architekton
“Mechanic” of the Week:
Removing cards or tiles to force randomization and prevent card counting.
Other games we mentioned:
Twitter Shout Outs
Practicing the Pitch:
Jason pitches a two player game about Conserving VS Developing.
Feedback:
Plugs:
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Episode 18: Second Winners and Fair Food
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Intro and Welcome:
Jason just got back from his epic journey to Colorado, where he was almost eaten by a bear and a ghost.
Whatcha been playing?:
Jason has been playing: Bowling Dice
Rob has been playing: Bananagrams, Banditos
“Mechanic” of the Week:
More than first place winners
Other games we mentioned:
Twitter Shout Outs
Practicing the Pitch:
Rob pitches Fair Food.
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Episode 17: Interview with Flip the Table
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Intro and Welcome:
The Guys from Flip the Table are here on our show!
Best Mashup ever: Murder She Wrote and America’s Funniest Home Videos
Whatcha been playing?:
Chris has been playing: Dominion: Dark Ages, Monopoly
Jared has been playing: Pogs, Blood Bowl: Team Manager
Flip has been playing: La Havre, Eclipse, Pass the Bomb, Troyes
“Mechanic” of the Week:
Mechanics that generally do more harm than good.
Roll and Move
VHS and DVD Mechanics
Trivia
Other games we mentioned:
Halo Interactive Strategy Game
Settlers of Catan: Rockman Edition
Twitter Shout Outs
@TableFlipsYou (Flip the Table Podcast)
@GameKnight (Flip Florey)
@Jared_Hunnefeld (Jared Hunnefeld)
Practicing the Pitch:
We all work together to pitch what could actually be a good game…
Plugs:
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Episode 16: Deadly Combat and Summer Camp
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Intro and Welcome:
This week and next week we are recording in the studio of Flipwerks Media.
Whatcha been playing?:
Jason has been playing: Lost Cities and Blokus
Rob has been playing: Banditos and Civilization
“Mechanic” of the Week:
Combat in games
Other games we mentioned:
En Garde (Made by our good pal Reiner Knizia…. I wonder if there is math involved)
Twitter Shout Outs
Practicing the Pitch:
Jason pitches a game about Camp Troublemaker.
Plugs:
Crossover show with FLIP THE TABLE on the next episode!!!
