In our fourth mechanics podcast, the discussion gets as heated as a good ole fashioned friendship-breaking game of Risk. We discuss the area control mechanic and the complex player interactions that come with it.

We talk about: Coup, The Game of Thrones Board Game, Small World, aggression, Twilight Struggle, Risk, Lords of Waterdeep, Ethnos, Samurai, Kahuna, Mission Red Planet, mandatory quests, Hansa Teutonica, Caracassone, Rise of Tribes, Barony, exploration, tile placement, Ponzi Scheme, Food Chain Magnate, The Last Garden, King of Tokyo, aiming for monopolies, and Monopoly.

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