129. Tag Team
From The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast by Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, Trevor Muller-Hegel
April 22, 2026 · 22 min
About this episode
The hosts discuss the importance of blocking mechanics and repetition in game design.
What makes for satisfying blocking mechanics? Why does repetition matter? Trevor, Ananda, and Charlie duke it out in Tag Team.
People in this episode
Hosts: Trevor, Ananda, Charlie
Topics covered
- blocking mechanics
- game design
- repetition
- gameplay
- strategy
Keywords
- blocking mechanics
- repetition
- game design
- strategy
- gameplay
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