Board Game Experiments

Brendan responds to a listener question about when board game experiments work or are admirable. Join us, won’t you?

• Gabriel Edge asks this question in our Boardgame Geek Forum:
• What are some experiments in board games that you really liked? What are some experiments in board games that you appreciated/admired (even if you didn’t like the game)? And the bigger question, when does a board game push the boundaries of the artistry in the medium (and should designers look to push those boundaries further)?
• Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2016)
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game (2011)
• The King’s Dilemma (2019)
• Sidereal Confluence (2017)
• A Study in Emerald (2013)

Experiments I admire in games I don’t love

• Chronicles of Crime (2018)
• Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015)
• KeyForge: Call of the Archons (2018)
  • Discover: Lands Unknown (2018)
• Terror in Meeple City (2013)

Additional thoughts on Experiments

• Nyctophobia (2018)
• Dixit (2008)
  • Mysterium (2015)
• A Feast for Odin (2016)

What do you like about games that experiment? Which ones do you admire but didn’t succeed? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.