11. Bert Schepler ― Blogging about table-top games Game of Life Podcast

Bert Schepler is a hobbyist game blogger, who has reviewed over 200+ table-top games on his website ⁠bert.games.⁠ We talk about what makes a host of different board games from ⁠Tesla vs. Edison⁠ to ⁠Wingspan⁠ to ⁠Alice is Missing⁠ fun. Bert also gives insight into the games he's designing, and advice for how to start making games yourself.

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"Game of Life Podcast" is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sophia Deng⁠⁠⁠⁠; visuals by ⁠⁠⁠Alonzo Felix⁠⁠⁠; music is from Anchor.

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Timestamps

(01:10) How bert.games started

(03:53) What makes a table-top game good or fun

(07:39) Popular board games

(10:38) Game mechanics

(17:01) How to casually make games

(18:57) Evolution of table-top games and predictions

(23:04) Quick-fire round: Strangest, most creative, GOAT games

(26:25) 2 final questions

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Bert's recommendations - Board games

Fire Tower

The Fog: Escape from Paradise

Tesla vs. Edison (Bert's GOAT indie game pick)

Gloomhaven (Bert's GOAT overall game pick)