Ep 7: Near and Far and Campaign Games




The Thoughtful Gamer Podcast show

Summary: <p>In this episode, Marc and Matt discuss one of our most anticipated games of 2017: Near and Far. We give our first impressions of this beautiful campaign game. Halfway through Orion pops in in a villianous role. Then we talk about campaign games in general and what principles designers should consider when designing them. Finally, we end with some of Marc's half-baked campaign game design ideas.</p><br> <p>Also in this episode: Matt gets too excited about hockey, we say the word "whimsical" too much, and Matt poorly mixes a drink.</p><br> <p><em>Disclaimer: Very light spoilers for Near and Far.</em></p><br> <p>Music:<em> Sailing The Solar Wind by <a href="http://www.abstractionmusic.com/">Abstraction</a></em></p><br> <p> </p>