TXB writes: "You know that saying, "easy to learn, difficult to master"? It's a way of describing the design of great games stretching back to the dawn of time when Grog Goldstein first showed his cavemates how to play Rock & Stick. And even though Rock & Stick 2: The Bludgeoning was a critical and commercial flop, the adage still holds true today. That's why many people bristle when video game versions of board and card games are referred to as "casual" games. Sure, picking them up is easy for anyone, but being really good at them takes much more than a casual commitment."
This week Elizabeth (@elizhargrave) , designer of Wingspan and Mariposas, joins Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) to talk about: Tussie Mussie, ButtonShy, GenCant, Wingspan, Mariposas, Cartographers, The Boys, Star Trek Lower Decks, Star Trek Discovery, Spotify, SnapChat, Just One, Truffle Shuffle, Endangered, Illusion, Forbidden Desert, Pandemic, Innovation, Jaws, Salon de Paris, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Dirty Money, In Too Deep, Exchange, Patchwork Doodle, AZUL Summer Pavilion, Studies in Sorcery, Unstable Unicorns, Lost Cities Rivals, Sprawlopolis, Bitter Sweet, Resistance, Robocop, Gotham, Smallville, and more.
John Bedford (Modojo): Kairosoft's sushi simulator tops the bill in today's bargains round-up.
While other board games remain content to try to boil down or otherwise crowbar their game on to the iOS platform, Lost Cities feels completely at home thanks to its casual simplicity.
