Ep 132: Cursed Problems, Ending Early and List Building.
Rule of Carnage: Designing Better Miniatures GamesShow Notes
In Episode 132, the guys have been thinking about "cursed problems", and when they think about such things, they talk about them. First up, "its possible to win until the last roll of the dice" vs "every decision matters" and then "list building matters" vs "you can't lose before getting to the table". You can pick up Pukeapocalypse from Exalted Funeral here: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/pukeapocalypse Or if you're in the UK you might prefer to get it from Glenn here: https://www.manokentgames.com/product-page/pukeapocalypse The Boarders and Black Flags Landing Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manokentgames/boarders-and-black-flags If you enjoy hearing our game design advice, why not read it also in our upcoming book about designing miniatures games, available here: www.routledge.com/9781032324012 Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh If you want to support the channel financially you can join Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergames or Glenn's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames
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