Reiner Knizia Interview — Criminal Capers Collection, Deck-Building Games, and more!

Bitewing Games Podcast

English - August 15, 2021 21:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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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 - 1:49Inspiration behind Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, & Hot Lead - 2:50Reiner's favorite animal - 10:08Designing different genres of games - 12:08Deck-builders & The Quest for El Dorado - 15:47The Siege of Runedar - 19:33Reiner's future with legacy games; a sequel to My City? - 28:13Personal & career goals moving forward - 31:47Observations on international publishing - 36:10Reiner's mysterious 2000+ game library - 40:13Current design projects that Reiner is excited about - 46:05How the pandemic has affected Reiner's work - 48:58Reiner's take on remixing his classic games (Tigris & Euphrates -> Yellow & Yangtze) - 50:10Advice to game designers - 53:33