Lacerdafiable - Speakeasy vs. Kanban EV

About this episode

The episode discusses two games by Vital Lacerda, Speakeasy and Kanban EV, along with a poll on heavy games and final thoughts on the designer's work.

In Episode 301 we feature two games by Vital Lacerda: Speakeasy and Kanban EV. We also discuss a poll on heavy games and include our final thoughts on heavy games in general and whether Vital Lacerda is a designer we want to revisit. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:53 Poll Time: How many board games do you own that are rated over 4.0 weight on Board Game Geek? 12:43 Speakeasy Description 14:10 Gameplay and Mechanisms 31:55 Production and Theme 37:33 Kanban EV Description 39:13 Gameplay and Mechanisms 51:56 Production and Theme 55:40 Final Thoughts 1:08:56 Listener Shoutout If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakes Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.social Join our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205 Join our Discord server at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd⁠⁠

People in this episode

Host: Board Game Hot Takes

Topics covered

• board games
• Vital Lacerda
• heavy games
• game mechanics
• game production
• poll discussion

Keywords

• Lacerdafiable
• Speakeasy
• Kanban EV
• heavy games
• game design
• board game mechanics
• production
• theme

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Board Game Geek

Books & works: Speakeasy, Kanban EV

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