Exploring the Roll and Write Genre

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Episode 154 - Roll and Write

Trying something new here. This week we explore not, not two, but all of the roll and write games. That's right, we're taking on the whole roll and write genre. What types of decisions are found in these games, what does the genre do well, and maybe what is better left served by other core mechanisms? We hope you enjoy this episode, fellow decisionaughts!

Pre-Planners

Ticket To Ride, Food Chain Magnate, Taverns of Tiefenthal??

Timestamps 

Intro - 0:00
Defining Roll and Write - 2:07
Castles of Burgundy - 5:02
Twilight Inscription/Hadrian's Wall - 6:09
Get on Board - 9:04
My City - 9:37
Can't Stop - 10:59
Types of Roll and Write Games - 12:22
Welcome To - 12:36 
Next Station: London - 13:07
Qwixx/Twenty-One - 14:04
Cartographers/Railroad Ink/Trails of Tucana - 16:16
Ganz Schon Clever - 24:16
Rajas of the Ganges Dice Charmers/Three Sisters/Fleet - 25:41
Rolling Realms - 30:49

Other Games Mentioned

Yahtzee

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. 

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music: 
Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060​ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way...​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

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Byeee!