Patrick Leder & Cole Wehrle on design, development, Oath & Root's next expansion - TCbH Interview
Timestamps below! Covered a ton of ground on this one, including a surprising amount of details about Root's upcoming expansion and reflections on Oath, as well as some tidbits on Void Lich & tinkering with Vast 3. Recorded Dec 3rd (the day after my studio flooded), audio version will go on the pod channel Dec 16th. Find the official Leder Games Woodland Warriors Discord Channel here: / discord 00:24 - How is quarantine impacting work at Leder HQ 06:05 - What makes for an ideal playtester? 10:32 - Oath - Can early public feedback compromise creative integrity? 15:19 - Oath - What was the original spark? 22:00 - Oath - Points of contention between the two of you? 24:34 - Oath - Sacrifices to make for a better game 24:34 - Root - Scrapped alternate win conditions 29:17 - Evolution of Leder's company identity 34:44 - Void Lich - A Leder take on Twilight Imperium style factions 44:05 - Vast - Tinkering with Vast 3 46:58 - Root - Scope of the new expansion 49:37 - Root - Minor Factions & Drafting 54:02 - Root - Adding rounds to a boundless game 01:00:09 - Root - Rats & Badgers; the two new factions 01:07:05 - Root - Balance becoming exponentially more difficult? 01:14:06 - Root - Clockwork expansion 2 & a Big Box? 01:19:56 - Oath & Root - Release & Launch windows HOT LINKS: Our Site - https://www.cardboardherald.com Our Video Channel - / thecardboardherald Our Twitter - / cardboardherald Our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=9669551

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