In episode 16 of Carnagecast, Interview with a Gamer features Nik Palmer, longtime GM and former Carnage board member — and since recording, winner of Iron GM 2012 at TotalCon — talking about the multi-table Call of Cthulhu event which he co-ran at Carnage in Wonderland, using props and aids to fire player imagination, awesomeness versus accessibility, self-publishing and more.
Chuck, Robert and Rod cut into Dominant Species for Autopsy of a Game. Rod likens it to a worker placement game that ebbs and flows as species dominance rises and falls. While enjoying the mechanics, Chuck points out that it’s over-long for such a game, often taking three or more hours. Robert dislikes the whole business, given how a random card can undo all one’s thought and effort.
Links
Interview with the Gamer
- TotalCon
- Call of Cthulhu
- Andre Kruppa
- Gnome Stew
- Intercon
- Can-Am Crown Sled Dog Race
- Gen Con
- Burning Man
- Shadowrun
- Nik’s LinkedIn page
Autopsy of a Game
- GMT Games
- phylum — really, Dominant Species refers to classes, not phyla
- lebensraum
- Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
- Chad Jensen
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