The Most Underused Board Game Mechanism

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Contents of this video

0:00 - Board game mechanics on BGG
0:43 - The most underused board game mechanic
1:23 - This ancient mechanic
2:42 - Why is this mechanic so useful?
3:03 - Adding interesting decisions into your game design
4:32 - Different ways to approach this mechanic
6:45 - The disadvantage of being 'the cutter' and how to even this out
8:15 - How to utilize this mechanic with more than 2 people
10:23 - 'Flow' in tabletop games
11:09 - The rising popularity of this mechanic

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Sources

How to Play Castles of Mad King Ludwig | Bezier Games, Inc. (ft. at 6:09-6:28)
   • How to Play Castles of Mad King Ludwig  

Source of specific pictures are labelled in the video.

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