Episode 109: Some Board Game Mechanics

Resource Management, Worker Placement, Area Control. You may have heard some of these terms and others as people discuss their favorite board games. But what do they mean? Using some of the most popular games around, we discuss these terms and others to help you learn more about how many board games are played.

Just a few of the many, many options out there. Knowing how each game is played will help you decide which one you want to play next.

Episode 32: Dungeon Crawlers (aka RPG-Style Board Games)

What if you want to kill some monsters, but don’t want to get bogged down in all that pesky role-playing?  Well, these games, past and present, may just be what you’re looking for.  Kurt covers the highlights of the history of dungeon crawler board games this episode.

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The title is written in blood so you know it’s scary!

The title is written in blood so you know it’s scary!

For hours and hours and hours and hours of…fun?

For hours and hours and hours and hours of…fun?

Squats are an important part of any adventurer’s workout routine!

Squats are an important part of any adventurer’s workout routine!

By our powers combined, we make…Boardgame Planet!  (Captain Boardgame?)

By our powers combined, we make…Boardgame Planet! (Captain Boardgame?)

Descent: Journey into tile organization (trust me, don’t just put them back in the box).

Descent: Journey into tile organization (trust me, don’t just put them back in the box).

Just some of the components you get in the Gloomhaven base set.  It’s a whole lot of game!

Just some of the components you get in the Gloomhaven base set. It’s a whole lot of game!