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Board Game Barrage - You Gotta Get a Gimmick

Board Game Barrage - You Gotta Get a Gimmick

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Gimmicks are elements of a game that are the fundamental selling point, the core attention grabbing mechanic or experience that the game is built around. This episode, we're breaking down gimmicks in board games, figuring out if they're good or bad for the hobby, and talking about some of the most notable.

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Kellen Allen Larker (He/Him)

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Kellen Allen Laker is the Red Tank of Board Game Barrage. He’s a social gamer, who prefers mean and interactive games where you have to fight your opponents to win.

His favorite games include Innovation, Cosmic Encounter, and Cthulhu Wars.

You can find more of his work on Board Game Barrage,and us also the home of theBoar Game Barrage Podcast podcast, a fortnightly podcast covering industry news that Iain hosts with his friend Jamie Adams.

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