Episode 3: Trends in Digital and Tabletop Gaming. With Bill Abner.

 

Contact Information

Jon Shafer – @JonShaferDesign, www.JonShaferOnDesign.com, Jon.Shafer@Comcast.net

Dirk Knemeyer – @DKnemeyer

Bill Abner – @TheAbner, www.NoHighScores.com

 

Episode Outline

• 0:00:52 – Thoughts on What We’ve Been Playing

• 0:30:01 – What We’ve Been Working On

• 0:55:58 – Trends in Digital Games
• 1:19:06 – Trends in Tabletop Games

Episode Outline (Detailed)

• 0:00:00 – Intro

• 0:00:52 – What Bill’s Played (The New Science, Coup, Fallen Enchantress)
• 0:08:35 – What Dirk’s Played (Solium Infernum)
• 0:09:35 – What Jon’s Played (Persona 4, Ticket to Ride)

• 0:30:01 – Dirk’s Work (Edison vs. Tesla, The Day After Tomorrow, Pocket Armies)

• 0:35:20 – How Dirk Came Up With ‘Tomorrow’

• 0:44:40 – Bill’s Work (Tomorrow)
• 0:51:15 – Bill’s Transition from the Media to Development

• 0:55:58 – Jon’s Trends in Games
• 1:02:28 – Customization in Tabletop Games
• 1:08:23 – Bill’s Trends in Games
• 1:19:06 – Trends in Tabletop Games

Our Games

• 0:00:57 – The New Science (Conquistador Games)
• 0:30:45, 0:36:00, 0:44:40 – Tomorrow (Conquistador Games)
• 0:32:15 – Edison vs. Tesla: War of Currents (Conquistador Games)
• 0:33:15 – The Day After Tomorrow (Conquistador Games)
• 0:33:55 – Pocket Armies: Red Storm (Conquistador Games)

Digital Games Discussed

• 0:07:12 – Fallen Enchantress (Stardock)
• 0:08:55 – Solium Infernum (Vic Davis/Cryptic Comet)
• 0:09:45 – Persona 4 (Atlus)
• 0:40:43 – DEFCON (Introversion)
• 1:01:10 – Team Fortress 2 (Valve)

Tabletop Games Discussed

• 0:04:20 – Coup (La Mame Games)
• 0:12:30 – Lords of Waterdeep (Wizards of the Coast)
• 0:13:40, 0:54:25 – Ticket to Ride (Alan R. Moon/Days of Wonder)
• 0:19:50 – Settlers of Catan (Klaus Teuber)
• 1:02:35 – Risk Legacy (Rob Daviau/Hasbro)