Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

69: Building a Better Bridge with Ben Wilson

May 7, 2021

01:21:13

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The Crew's Communication Mechanics

04:49

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04:32

Pandamic Game

04:18

Introduction

3min

The Crew, a Non Digital Card Game, Is a Co Operative Trick Taking Game

2min

The Most Popular Card Game in Germany?

2min

I Don't Like Counting in Sudoku

2min

Trick Taking - The Most Important Game Mechanic of All Time

2min

The Most Dug Wilson Statement I've Ever Heard

1min

The Trick Taking Game

5min

Trick Takin - A Quick Summary of Trick Taking

4min

Bridge - I'm Frustrated With the Accessibility Aspect

2min

10.

Catan - It's Like Learning Chess Openings

6min

11.

Is There Cheating in Bridge?

2min

12.

Cheating and Bridge Communication in the Commercial Game the Crew

2min

13.

The Crew Is a Commercial Trick Taking Game

5min

14.

Ityo Canov Play

4min

15.

The Crew's Communication Mechanics

5min

16.

The Crew Isn't as Good as Hanabi, Right?

2min

17.

The Challenger's Secret Weapons - Mission 15

2min

18.

Dug Ordering Missions

5min

19.

Pandamic Game

4min

20.

I've Always Loved to Be Overly Formal and German

2min

21.

Playing Cards, Is It the Most Fun?

5min

22.

Is There a Way to Incode Hanabi Information?

5min

23.

Code Names - The Code Master

4min

24.

Is Jarvis Reintroduced?

3min

25.

Playing Cards Dot Io - The Captain's Choice

2min

26.

Egg Plant Show on Discord

1min

We sit down with Creative Producer Ben Wilson to discuss the thrilling cooperative trick-taking game The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine, and how the game builds on and subverts precedents like Spades and Bridge.

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Ben Wilson

Wizard Jam

Spelunky Dare Challenge Bot

Trick-taking games

The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine

The Crew - A Card Game for Everyone

The Perfect Game of Hanabi

Ha Ha Ha! game

Codenames

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69: Building a Better Bridge with Ben Wilson

The Crew's Communication Mechanics

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Pandamic Game

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