After 10 Years, Dragon Ball Z The Board Game Saga is finally here! | Interview with Tommy Gofton

We were able to chat for a bit with Tommy Gofton of LynnVander Studios about their long-awaited Dragon Ball Z game! Tommy goes in depth about what it took to get here and elaborates on the narrative and mechanics of The Board Game Saga! Be sure to pledge for the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... 0:00 Introduction 0:15 Tommy Gofton & the Dragon Ball Z Board Game Saga 1:14 10 Years in the Making — Why One Big Game with 7 Sagas 3:58 The Pendulum Mechanic: Fail to Power Up 5:32 Snake Way, Dragon Balls & the Wish System 7:39 How Sagas Reset & Bosses Feel Different 8:24 Super Saiyan 1-3, Fusions, Items & Powering Up 10:01 The Base Game: Raditz to Kid Buu 11:05 Dice Chucking, Kamehameha Yells & Yamcha's Spirit Bomb 13:25 Play Any Character Through Any Saga 14:12 Cooperative Boss Battler — How Combat Works 15:30 Anime-Accurate Tone: Piccolo Stalling While You Prep 16:25 Honoring the License — Designing for the Fandom, Not Ego 17:38 LynnVander's Track Record: Cowboy Bebop, Buffy & More 18:48 How the Boss AI Deck Works 20:23 Why No Miniatures — Licensing, Costs & the Cardboard Choice 23:21 Those Dragon Ball Dice & Acrylic Upgrades 24:01 Kickstarter Launch, Gen Con Plans & Wrap-Up #dragonballz #lynvandergames #kamehameha Subscribe for more gaming and gaming culture content: 🔴    / @gamingtrendtabletop   Need more? 🌐 Head on over to https://gamingtrend.com 📈 Subscribe to our weekly round-up newsletters: https://gamingtrend.com/#/portal/sign... Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gamingtrend.com Twitter/X:   / gamingtrend   Facebook:   / gamingtrend   Instagram:   / therealgamingtrend   Twitch:   / gamingtrend   Discord:   / discord