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The History of Deck-Building Pt II

Last episode we left off with having crowned Dominion the grandfather (grandmother? Grandparent? Not sure why I’m trying to gender a board game here…), okay, let’s go with the grandparent of the genre of deck building. But how did that develop? And where did we go from there? Let's continue on this adventure of exploring deck building in Part II of the Nerdstorian's Guide to Board Gaming, The History of Deck Building
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Sources and Games Talked About:
Dominion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion Escapist Magazine: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/dominion-over-all/ Dominion Strategy Interview: https://dominionstrategy.com/2012/12/20/interview-with-donald-x-vaccarino-part-i-boardgame-design/
The Secret History of Dominion: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/996671/the-secret-history-of-dominion Spiele des Jahres: https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/spiele/dominion/ Dominion Reaches 1 Million Sales: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/371/dominion-becomes-a-millionaire-and-player-vs-playe
Hogwarts Battle: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199042/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle
Does Donald X. Vaccarino Actually Exist?: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/421247/donald-x-vaccarinoyour-first-time-design-wins-sdj
Donald X. Vaccarino BGG Bio: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/10525/donald-x-vaccarino Arctic Scavengers: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41933/arctic-scavengers
Fzzzt!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42111/fzzzt
Arcana: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45134/arcana Thunderstone: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/53953/thunderstone
Puzzle Strike: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/67928/puzzle-strike Ascension: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69789/ascension-deckbuilding-game
Friday: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43570/friday
A Few Acres of Snow: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/79828/a-few-acres-of-snow
Quarriors: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91536/quarriors
Mage Knight: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/96848/mage-knight-board-game
Star Trek Deck Building Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98242/star-trek-deck-building-game-the-next-generation
Legendary Deck Building Series: https://www.board-game.co.uk/legendary-deck-building/
Star Realms: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147020/star-realms Aeon’s End: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191189/aeons-end Lost Ruins of Arnak: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484/lost-ruins-of-arnak
Dune: Imperium: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium
BoardGameGeek Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Mechanism: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamemechanic/2664/deck-bag-and-pool-building/linkeditems/boardgamemechanic?pageid=1&sort=yearpublished

All-Star Draft & Captain Flip

Today we are taking a look at two games that were introduced to us on a double-date! We take a look at a hockey based drafting game called All-Star Draft and a family game by Paolo Mori called Captain Flip. Are these two games worth a spot on your shelf?
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All-Star Draft: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322014/all-star-draft
Captain Flip: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393325/captain-flip
 

Furnace, Word Wolf, & Turing Machine

When was the last time we had 3 games that we recommend? I don't even know and honestly I don't want to scroll down and look.
We start with Furnace, an economic engine building game that really should be talked about more than it is. We then go on to Word Wolf, a popular werewolf variant from Japan! Finally, we get to the puzzle game called Turing Machine, a game definitely good for people who like logic puzzles but terrible for those who don't.
 
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The History of Deck-building Pt I

For this Nerdstorian’s Board Game History episode, we're diving into the history behind one of the most popular mechanisms around: deck-building! Deck-building 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 deck-building mechanism hasn't even been around for 20 years yet! Or has it...
Pop Quiz: What was the first game to introduce the deck building mechanism? Listen in to find out!Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/4pVkZUPhJm
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Sources
Deck Building/Deck Construction: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2848663/deck-building-vs-deck-construction
 
TCGs/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%20release
 
Magic: the Gathering: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-gathering
 
Disney's Lorcana: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369646/disney-lorcana
 
Dominion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion
 
StarCraft: The Board Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22827/starcraft-board-game
 
Simone T's blog, "Dominion invented the deckbuilding genre": https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/67119/dominion-invented-deck-building-genre
 
Slapshot: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1705/slapshot
 
Scarab Lords: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4488/scarab-lords
 
Challengers!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359970/challengers
 
Seasons: The Calendar Rummy Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9971/seasons-calendar-rummy-game
 

February Roundup with Jaina, Ben, & Eric

Today we have the 3 podcast hosts together to talk about February! We talk about our favorite games of the month, what we learned from our podcasts, and also just talked about a lot of nonsense.
This episode is something new we are trying so let us know what you think on our Discord, where you can talk to all of us and some other great people!
 
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Psychology of Analysis Paralysis: The Paradox of Choice

Welcome to today's lecture! Today we are talking about one of the biggest bug bears in gaming, analysis paralysis. Why does it happen? What kinds of games or features of games tend to invoke this kind of reaction? And what can games do to avoid it?
We cover important topics like decision fatigues, choice overload, and what game designers can do to limit AP in games.
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Bibliography for today's Episode:
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Chernev, A. (2003). When More Is Less and Less Is More: The Role of Ideal Point Availability and Assortment in Consumer Choice. Journal of Consumer Research, 30(2), 170–183. https://doi.org/10.1086/376808
Chernev, A. (2005). Feature Complementarity and Assortment in Choice. Journal of Consumer Research, 31(4), 748–759. https://doi.org/10.1086/426608
Chernev, A., Böckenholt, U., & Goodman, J. (2015). Choice overload: A conceptual review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 25(2), 333–358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcps.2014.08.002
Choice Overload Bias. (n.d.). The Decision Lab. Retrieved February 28, 2024, from https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/choice-overload-bias
“Give me a break!” A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of micro-breaks for increasing well-being and performance—PMC. (n.d.). Retrieved March 1, 2024, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9432722/
Iyengar, S., Jiang, W., & Huberman, G. (2004). How Much Choice Is Too Much? Contributions to 401(K) Retirement Plans. Pension Design and Structure: New Lessons from Behavioral Finance. https://doi.org/10.1093/0199273391.003.0005
Kurien, R., Paila, A. R., & Nagendra, A. (2014). Application of Paralysis Analysis Syndrome in Customer Decision Making. Procedia Economics and Finance, 11, 323–334. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671(14)00200-7
Laurie, L. (2014, February 10). DESIGNING GAMES TO PREVENT ANALYSIS PARALYSIS – PART 2. League of Gamemakers. https://www.leagueofgamemakers.com/designing-games-to-prevent-analysis-paralysis-part-2/
Libido. (n.d.). Retrieved October 26, 2023, from https://www.victorianweb.org/science/freud/libido.html
Library of Congress Aesop Fables. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2024, from https://read.gov/aesop/120.html
Markman, A. B., & Medin, D. L. (1995). Similarity and Alignment in Choice. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 63(2), 117–130. https://doi.org/10.1006/obhd.1995.1067
Overchoice and Assortment Type: When and Why Variety Backfires | Marketing Science. (n.d.). Retrieved February 29, 2024, from https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/mksc.1040.0109
Scheibehenne, B., Greifeneder, R., & Todd, P. M. (2009). What moderates the too-much-choice effect? Psychology & Marketing, 26(3), 229–253. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20271
Scheibehenne, B., Greifeneder, R., & Todd, P. M. (2010). Can There Ever Be Too Many Options? A Meta-Analytic Review of Choice Overload. Journal of Consumer Research, 37(3), 409–425. https://doi.org/10.1086/651235
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Why Analysis Paralysis Kills Productivity & What To Do About It. (n.d.). Todoist Inspiration Hub. Retrieved February 29, 2024, from https://todoist.com/inspiration/analysis-paralysis-productivity
Why do successful people wear the same outfits every day? (n.d.). Today Well Spent. Retrieved October 25, 2023, from https://www.todaywellspent.com/en-fr/blogs/articles/why-do-successful-people-wear-the-same-outfits-every-day

Bunny Pancakes (Okonomi & Bunny Kingdom Reviews)

Pancakes! Pancakes! Get your bunny pancakes here! Today we are going over Bunny Kingdom from 2017, a drafting game frequently recommended as a great gateway game, and Okonomi, a new dexterity release from Tokyo Game Market that has you flipping pancakes!
 
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Wedding Anniversary Special: Our Favorite Games to Play Together

To celebrate our 2nd anniversary, Tsumachan joins Eric to talk about our favorite games to play 2gether! That's right, our 2 anniversary on 2/22 which means we were married 2 years ago on 2/22/22 on 2sday!
These are not necessarily the best "couples games" or "best 2-player games" but rather games we have the most fun playing with eachother specifically versus other people.
This episode will have a video edition posted on Youtube later if you prefer to watch us talk instead of listen.
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CitytriXX, Black Friday, & Hard to Get

Okay so a train walks into a stock market and buys a word game.  The broker asks which one? The train asks the broker, "well which one would you recommend I CHOO-CHOOse?"
Don't worry, it doesn't get any better than this on this episode because Eric is back to reviewing games. In this episode, we cover the 18xx Trick Taking game CitytriXX, the stock game Black Friday, and the word party game Hard to Get!
 
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Games Talked about Today
CityTriXX: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/406501/citytrixx
Black Friday: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/388838/black-friday
Hard to Get: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370444/hard-get

History of Trick-Taking Games

Welcome to the first Nerdstorian segment, where Jaina will take you through the history of trick-taking!
 
But before you listen, let’s do a pop quiz: what century do you think trick-taking games got their start in? And a bonus question: where do you think they first originated? Listen in to find out if you were correct, and don’t forget to hand in those pop quizzes for extra credit!
 
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Trick-taking Mechanism: https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Trick_taking Etymology of “trick”: https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/12s5llc/does_anyone_know_why_theyre_called_tricks/
Etymology of “trick”/trick in different languages: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3000888/why-trick-called-trick
The Academy of Armory: https://www.rct.uk/collection/1052689/the-academy-of-armory-or-a-storehouse-of-armory-and-blason-randle-holme The Fair Maid of the Exchange: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fair_Maid_of_the_Exchange
More trick-taking etymology: https://www.etymonline.com/word/trick#etymonline_v_17813
Card Game Infographic: https://www.3cardpoker.com/a-family-tree-of-card-games/
Karnoffel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnöffel
“Trump”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-taking_game
Maw: https://www.parlettgames.uk/histocs/maw.html
Ruff & Honours: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruff_and_honours
Piquet: https://www.parlettgames.uk/histocs/piqrules.html
Historic Card Games website: https://www.parlettgames.uk/histocs/
SCOUT: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout
Wizard: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1465/wizard
Tichu: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/215/tichu
Skull King: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150145/skull-king
The Fox in the Forest: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221965/fox-forest
Claim: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233961/claim
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284083/crew-quest-planet-nine The Crew: Mission Deep Sea: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324856/crew-mission-deep-sea For Northwood!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334590/northwood-solo-trick-taking-game
Cat in the Box: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324345/cat-box Shamans: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/313262/shamans
Inside Job: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324914/inside-job Nokosu Dice: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/294693/nokosu-dice Brian Boru: High King of Ireland: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337765/brian-boru-high-king-ireland
Arcs: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359871/arcs