Summary: In this episode… Jeff, Leandra, and Kyle discuss various tabletop game mechanics and popular gaming terms in this back to the basics podcast. Mechanics discussed include: area control, co-operative play, auction/bidding, deck building, hand-management, racing, press your luck, card drafting, tile placement, and set collection. More importantly, we discuss some of our favorite games that utilize each mechanic. If you are new to the hobby of tabletop gaming, or new to thinking about games in relation to their primary game mechanic, you may discover something you enjoy in this week's episode! Introduction We welcome you to our fourteenth show and get right into discussing game mechanics. Feature: - Most of the conversation was spent discussing popular tabletop game mechanics and a few other board game terms that we find ourselves using often. - The three of us discuss what game mechanics are our personal favorites and what our favorite games in each category are. Helpful Tips Through out this podcast we mention quite a few games that have given us an incredible amount of enjoyment since we discovered them and decided to pick them up. All of these games would be worth checking out if you are unfamiliar with them. All links to the games included in the bottom of this post! Company Updates We have officially put an end to the accepting of game submissions on our website. Big thanks for the submissions that we did receive and we are working on giving everyone a response in the coming months as our focus shifts to giving each game a proper evaluation. We hint at a secret regarding the Happy Mitten Podcast. Hint: It will be revealed by the time this posts, so it likely won’t take long for you to find out. For those of you still interested in knowing a secret, Kyle once walked all the way to work with his fly down.
