Reiner Knizia Interview — Criminal Capers Collection, Deck-Building Games, and more!
Aug 15, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 35
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Episode description
Nick is joined by internationally acclaimed designer Reiner Knizia for an epic interview exploring an entire spectrum of board game topics! This is one episode you don't want to miss...
Link to the Kickstarter campaign for Reiner Knizia's Criminal Capers Collection
- Intro to Dr. Reiner Knizia - 1:49
- Inspiration behind Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, & Hot Lead - 2:50
- Reiner's favorite animal - 10:08
- Designing different genres of games - 12:08
- Deck-builders & The Quest for El Dorado - 15:47
- The Siege of Runedar - 19:33
- Reiner's future with legacy games; a sequel to My City? - 28:13
- Personal & career goals moving forward - 31:47
- Observations on international publishing - 36:10
- Reiner's mysterious 2000+ game library - 40:13
- Current design projects that Reiner is excited about - 46:05
- How the pandemic has affected Reiner's work - 48:58
- Reiner's take on remixing his classic games (Tigris & Euphrates -> Yellow & Yangtze) - 50:10
- Advice to game designers - 53:33
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