Episode #22: Cooperative Games

In this episode Sarah, Frank, and Cathy discuss cooperative games, Jessica, Mark, and Cathy discuss the Golden Geek Awards, and Cathy has an interview with Jessica Price of Paizo Publishing about her experiences working in the gaming industry.

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The Interview

For the interview in this episode Cathy welcomed Jessica Price from Paizo Publishing. Paizo is the company that brings us the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and sponsors the Pathfinder Society who you may have seen at various conventions. Jessica is a game designer and project manager with credits on Inner Sea Races and Planes of Power. She was also named as a 2016 GenCon Industry Insider Featured Presenter.

Collaboration Games

Sarah, Frank, and Cathy discuss different types of collaboration games, how they differ from style to style, and discuss some of their favorites in each collaborative style.

• Game Format: Competitive, Cooperative, and Semi-Quasi-Collaboration Games

Board Game Geek Golden Geek Award Discussion

Jessica, Mark, and Cathy discussed the Golden Geek Award Winners and Runners Up. Check out the complete list of Golden Geek Award Winners.  Congratulations to our fellow podcasters who were nominated. A hearty CONGRATULATIONS to the following winner and runners up:

• Shut Up & Sit Down: The Podcast! Winner
• Rahdo Talks Through Runner Up
• Ludology Runner Up

Games Mentioned in This Episode
GAME RATING SCALE:

We have started referring to and rating games by a rating scale. Here is how we are using this scale:
5 = Buy this! Buy this now!
4 = A good solid game!
3 = Decent with some bugs.
2 = Has great potential as kindling!
1 = Give me back the time I spent playing it!

Music & Sound Effects Used in this Episode:

• Boogy Doggy by Marceau
• Lunar Orbit by Monkey Warhol
• Revive by Adrianna Krikl
• The Rule by Kevin MacLeod