Game Review | Nerdlab

076 – The Interplay of Hidden and Visible Information in Magic’s new set Kaldheim

February 1, 2021 / by Marvin / Game Design, Game Review, Podcast / 0 comments

Join our playtest event on Sonday Feb. 2nd In today’s episode, I analyze the new keywords and mechanics of the Magic the Gathering set “Kaldheim”. Especially “Foretell” and “Boast” which are very different. One has a lot of clear visible information and asks a very precise and direct question to your opponent, while the other […]

073 – The Evolution of Deckbuilding with Andrew Parks, Designer of Core Worlds

January 11, 2021 / by Marvin / Game Review, Interview, Podcast / 0 comments

Important Links for this episode:Quixotic Games WebsiteCore Worlds on Facebook Core Worlds Nemesis (on BGG) Today I have the honor to talk to a very experienced and very successful game designer. I don’t think I know anyone else who has worked with so many super exciting IPs . This includes brands such as Harry Potter, […]

061 – Fun and Frustration in Roguelike Deckbuilding Games like Monster Train and Slay the Spire

June 6, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Game Review, Podcast / 0 comments

Connect with the Nerdlab Community: Join the Nerdlab Discord Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on Instagram Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs and learn how to nerd like a boss. My name is Marvin and I am an […]

057 – Keyword Counters and their benefits in Magics new Set Ikoria

April 28, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Game Review, Podcast / 0 comments

Connect with the Nerdlab Community: Join the Nerdlab Discord Episode 40 on Keywords in Strategy Card GamesJoin the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on Instagram Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs and learn how to nerd like a boss. My […]

055 – Bloodrage – 11 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them

April 14, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Game Review, Podcast / 0 comments

Connect with the Nerdlab Community:Join the Nerdlab CommunityNerdlab Website Nerdlab Facebook PageNerdlab on TwitterNerdlab on InstagramJoin the Nerdlab Discord Hello fellow adventurers and welcome to the Nerdlab – Where we transform our gaming passion into incredible game designs and learn how to nerd like a boss. My name is Marvin and I am an ambitious game […]

054 – GWENT – 5 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them

April 7, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Game Review, Podcast / 1 comment

048 – Legends of Runeterra – 10 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them

February 24, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Design, Game Review, Podcast / 0 comments

042 – Mythgard Review – 8 Exceptional Design Choices and what we can learn from them

January 13, 2020 / by Marvin / Game Review, Podcast / 0 comments

019 – Artificial Intelligence in Board Games – Part 2

March 26, 2019 / by Marvin / Game Design, Game Review, Podcast / 0 comments

In episode 19 of the Nerdlab we will follow up on last weeks episode. So if you didn’t listen to episode 18 I strongly recommend listening to this episode first. Because I discussed a lot of basics about Artificial Intelligence. We talked about some design principles and different levels of AI in board games. Today […]

Keyforge – A Game Design Review of the Unique Deck Idea

January 16, 2019 / by Marvin / Article, Game Review / 0 comments

Hello fellow adventurers, today we are going to review Keyforge the Unique Deck Game (UDG) by Richard Garfield and Fantasy Flight Games. I spent quite a bit of time thinking about the core concept of unique card games and some of Keyforge’s new and exciting mechanics. If you prefer to listen to my review, I have also recorded […]

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