In this lovely 18th episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, I invite my friend Jeremy Lounds on to have a little chat about abstract games. We get into the usual conversation about cashew milk and our fragile, old-man bodies.

Jeremy's Game "Duwen"
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Welcome (00:18)
Get to know Jeremy (02:10)
Ode and Game Design(11:18)
DECO and Abstract games (16:53)
Outro - (54:49)

Wow. What an enjoyable episode! I had a blast talking with Andreas Odendahl (Ode). We talked about Helmets, chickens, and even board games. I learned that censoring can actually be fun, and that Suchy is lazy (Ode's words, not mine). :D We got to talk about Ode's approach to designing and about his game, Cooper Island. This is a long'n, but an oh-so-good'n.


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Welcome (00:18)
Get to know....Ode! (00:56)
Ode and Game Design(23:30)
Cooper Island (45:43)
Outro - (1:31:43)

In this laborious 16th episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Luke and I hang out while working; working on this amazing episode, that is! I lie about when this episode would be live and Luke sands a table during part of the episode. It's wonderful how well he can multitask! In between the carpentry and deceit, we chat about worker placement games and my pretentious clarification of the term "action selection". I hope you enjoy!

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Welcome (00:18)
News (1:23)
Kickstarter News - Maquis (2:07)
Game Night - Barrage, Caylus, Hansa Tuetonica, City of the Big Shoulders, Gugong, Concordia: Venus  (8:35)
Topic - Worker Placement (27:09)
Outro - (1:31:43)