A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games

For our next topic, we're diving into the history behind one of the most popular mechanisms around: deckbuilding! Deckbuilding games have introduced many people to the modern hobby, which makes sense given how approachable they are, and how intuitive they become once you have the basics down. That's a pretty impressive feat given that the deckbuilding mechanism hasn't even been around for 20 years yet! Or has it...??? Listen in to find out!Timestamps(1:03) Deckbuilding definition(2:22) Deck construction definition(3:14) Defining CCGs/TCGs and LCGs(7:05) StarCraft: The Board Game(8:29) Slapshot(9:13) Scarab Lords(12:26) Seasons: The Calendar Rummy GameSourcesDeck Building/Deck Construction: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2848663/deck-building-vs-deck-constructionTCGs/CCGs: https://www.dragonshield.com/gaming-inspiration/what-are-trading-card-games/LCGs: https://www.gameology.com.au/blogs/news/something-new-a-brief-introduction-to-living-card-games#:~:text=LCGs%20operate%20as%20normal%20Trading,packs%20of%20the%20same%20releaseMagic the Gathering: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-gatheringDisney's Lorcana: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369646/disney-lorcanaDominion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominionStarCraft: The Board Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22827/starcraft-board-gameSimone T's blog, "Dominion invented the deckbuilding genre": https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/67119/dominion-invented-deck-building-genreSlapshot: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1705/slapshotScarab Lords: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4488/scarab-lordsChallengers!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359970/challengersSeasons: The Calendar Rummy Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9971/seasons-calendar-rummy-game

Welcome to the second part of the roll and write series, where we'll be exploring some stand-out games that led us to the current explosion of the genre. Do you know which game is widely attributed with starting that modern explosion? Listen in to find out!CreditsIntro and Outro Music: Comedy Detective by Onoychenko Music via PixabayTime Stamps(1:03) - Can't Stop Express(1:09) - Criss-Cross (2:47) - Farkle and Dix Mille(3:37) - The Roll and Write Word Game(4:24) - Ghoulash(5:02) - Reiner Knizia's Decathlon(5:50) - Catan Dice Game(6:14) - Wurfel Bingo(6:35) - Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age(7:56) - Agricola Express(8:37) - Saint Malo(9:15) - Qwixx(10:36) - That's Pretty Clever(11:57) - Railroad Ink(12:13) - Fleet The Dice Game(12:33) - Welcome To...Get in TouchJaina - gamenerdstorian@gmail.comSources (in order of appearance/use in episode)https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217547/cant-stop-expresshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322832/criss-cross/imageshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220988/criss-crosshttps://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2104152/variant-criss-cross-1992-also-kniziahttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10973/dice-games-properly-explainedhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3181/farklehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25149/roll-write-word-gamehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2402/ghoulashhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6955/reiner-knizias-decathlonhttps://knizia.de/wp-content/uploads/reiner/pdfs/Knizia-Website-Decathlon.pdfhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27710/catan-dice-gamehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29355/wurfel-bingohttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37380/roll-through-ages-bronze-agehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45020/agricola-expresshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/117960/saint-malohttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131260/qwixxhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244522/s-pretty-cleverhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245654/railroad-ink-deep-blue-editionhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245961/fleet-dice-gamehttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233867/welcome

For this inaugural episode, your host Jaina brings you back in time to learn about the history of dice, and how we got from flipping sticks as dice to the first modern roll and write games. Listen in for a short and sweet tour through time from around 2500 BCE through to the 1970s, and make sure to tune in on September 22 to continue the journey through to some of today's most popular games!CreditsIntro and Outro Music: Comedy Detective by Onoychenko Music via PixabayTime machine sound effect: Sci Fi Disappearance by PixabaySources (in order of appearance/use in episode)Board Game Geek (Roll and Write: Mechanisms, accessed on July 30, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/41222/mechanism-roll-and-write/linkeditems/boardgamefamily?pageid=35&sort=yearpublishedParlett's History of Board Games (The Updated Edition of The Oxford History of Board Games) by David Parlett (history of dice, pgs. 21-28)The Complete Book of Games by Clement Wood and Gloria Goddard via Wikipedia (Yacht description and rules, accessed September 2, 2023): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht_(dice_game) Luck (1943 box of games via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40249/luckGuffy (1952 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283757/guffyThread on Guffy copyright and trademark infringement and personal correspondence (via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/608254/game-called-guffy-yahtzee-copyrighted-1952The Yahtzee Manifesto (history and development of Yahtzee, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://www.yahtzeemanifesto.com/History/yahtzee-history.php#ancientSpare Time Bowling (1940 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4165/spare-time-bowling6 Steps (1965 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35564/6-stepsThe Great Races (1974 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43144/great-racesCan't Stop (1980 game via Board Game Geek, accessed on September 2, 2023): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41/cant-stop

Welcome to A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games! I'm your host, Jaina, and I'll be taking you on time travel adventures, looking at the history of modern board game mechanisms to figure out how we got to where we are now. If you love pulling out random facts at inopportune moments to dazzle your friends, then this is the podcast for you!Music: Comedy Detective by Onoychenkomusic via Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/music/bloopers-comedy-detective-127185/)