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Cardboard Comeback The World of Modern Board Gaming

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Cardboard ComebackThe World of Modern Board Gaming

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Who am I?

Ben Turner (@phantomwhale)

Board Game “addict” for 10+ years

Host two open gaming groups in the CBD

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Agenda1. History 2. Modern classics 3. What’s changed? 4. Why modern board games? 5. A-Z of game genres 6. Finding the right game for you 7. How to get into gaming

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History of board gaming(abridged. Heavily)

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MB Games (1860-1984)

Snakes and Ladders

Game of Life

Yahtzee

Connect 4

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Parker Brothers (1883)

Monopoly

Trivial Persuit

Cluedo

Risk

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Hobby Gaming

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Axis and Allies (1982)

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Heroquest (1989)

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European Games

Settlers of Catan (1995)

Carcassonne (2000)

Ticket to Ride (2004)

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BOARD GAME EXPLOSION !!!

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Modern ClassicsOur new cardboard overlords

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Modern ClassicsOur new cardboard overlords

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So What’s Changed?

I seem to remember enjoying the first hour of Monopoly. Once.

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No Player Outage

No players must be out of the game early. All players must stand a chance, however small, to win the game till the very end.

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Quick game is a good game

The game must last a reasonable amount of time. Family games typically last 45 minutes.

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Meaningful Decisions

Modern games are based on interesting mechanisms that keep players on the edge of their seats. Players face difficult decisions. Making the right ones is important to win.

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Is it my turn yet ?

Modern games are fluid, with little downtime. To avoid any lengthy process, some games make everyone play simultaneously. For turn-based games, designers make sure that everyone is active even when it is not their turn to play

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Make it pretty

Modern games benefit from quality work of illustrators which reinforce the theme

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Why board gaming?I thought Angry Birds meant an end to all this dice rolling

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An A-Z of Game GenresMassively abridged. Again.

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Area ControlSmall World (2009)

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Co-operativePandemic (2007)

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DeductionThe Resistance (2009)

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DexterityLoopin’ Louie (1992)

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Engine BuilderSplendor (2014)

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(Push Your) LuckKing of Tokyo (2007)

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MicrogameLove Letter (2012)

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PartyUgg-Tect (2009)

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Roll and MoveMonopoly, Snakes and Ladders, Ludo, Game of Life…

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Real TimeGalaxy Trucker (2012)

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Story tellingMice & Mystics (2012)

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ZombiesDead of Winter (2014)

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The Right Game for YouOr why new games are trumping the old “classics”

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How to get startedLess talk, more gaming!

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Find out more

BoardGameGeek.com (website) - forums for ALL games

TableTop (YouTube) - celebrity geeks playing games

Shut Up and Sit Down (website) - funny video reviews

Dice Tower (YouTube / podcast) - video reviews since ‘95

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Which game is the best?

Spiel des Jahres

Dice Tower “seal of excellence”

Golden Geek (BGG)

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I want one!

Games Laboratory (CBD)

Mind Games (CBD)

Good Games* (CBD)

SpielDeluxe* (North Melbourne)

GateKeeper Games (Fitzroy North)*or online

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Join Us

Melbourne Boardgames Group - meetup.com

Godzilla Games (Tues weekly)

Cardboard City Games Club (Wed fortnightly)

Cafe Games (Sat monthly)

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Thank you for listeningAnd have fun gaming !!!

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Any Questions ?