Gamelore Podcast

Kevin and Mike are joined by Ryan and John.  They begin a discussion of their top five favorite game mechanics.  Examples of each mechanic are discussed, and we drop a lot of game titles into the discussion.   Here is a scorecard for those of you following at home: Ryan:  Attributes, Technology Trees, Deckbuilding Kevin:  Multiple Victory Conditions, Hidden Orders, Card Combinations John:  Conversation Trees, Hexagonal Maps, Real Time Strategy Mike:  Exploding Dice, Cooperative Gaming, Markets Games mentioned in this podcast include:  Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars:  Knights of the Old Republic, Legend of the 5 Rings RPG, Civilization, StarCraft (board game by Fantasy Flight), Settlers of Catan, Conflict, Pandemic, Shadows over Camelot, Battlestar Galactica, Forbidden Island, Thunderstone, Dominion, Age of Mythology, Twilight Imperium, Command and Conquer, Age of Empires, Star Wars: Empire at War, Empire Earth, Power Grid, Stocks and Bonds, Supremacy