In this remotely recorded episode, Michael Carter comes to Snowmageddon from Iowa, bringing some heavier, longer economics-oriented games with him. “And why not?” he asks, if you’re going to be stuck for a while? We talk about the origins of his love of math, games and tech; how travel gives context; advice on who to play these types of games with (at least to start); “Samurai battle(s) on a tightrope”; wild rides while playing games with famous game designers; and much more.
Listen to the episode with Michael Carter here.
Here are the games we talked about:
- Through the Ages, 2015, designed by Vlaada Chvatil and published by Czech Games Edition
- 1862: Railway Mania in the Eastern Counties, 2013, designed by Mike Hutton and published by GMT Games
- Le Havre, 2008, designed by Uwe Rosenburg and published by Lookout Games
- Antiquity, 2004, designed by Jeroen Doumen and Joris Wiersinga* and published by Splotter Spellen
Also, Michael mentions a print-and-play 18xx-style game set in a D&D world he and some others developed: Download 18EB – Five Nations here.
*My apologies for butchering pronunciation of Jeroen and Joris’s names in this recording. I’ll do better research next time! – Jim
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