Episode 252: Area Control, Majority, and Conflict (What We Talk About)
In this "what we talk about" episode, Pete and Brendan try to sort through vocabulary and feelings related to area control and area majority games. Brendan tries to pitch "area conflict" as a new term for the genre. Do you buy that? Listen and find out!
Timestamps
3:45- introduction to the genre
15:00- defining mechanisms
29:45- area majority
47:06- area control
1:11:00- the decision space
1:17:00- how conflict makes us feel
Games Discussed
Risk, Chess, El Grande, Root, Mission: Red Planet, Tammany Hall, Ethnos, Joraku, Calimala, Tikal, Mexica, Babylonia, Samurai, Rebirth, Hanamikoji, War of the Ring (Second Edition), Blood Rage, Arcs, Risk, Scythe, Inis, A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition), Kemet, King of Tokyo, 1960: The Making of a President, Tigris & Euphrates, Hansa Teutonica, Carcassonne, Rumble Nation, Star Wars: Rebellion
