Board Game Balance is a MESS

So today I wanted to ramble about board game balance, my thoughts, and my thinks. When you think of board games, you don't really think too much about balance. This is a good thing! We shouldn't be overloaded by the balancing. But what happens when it's not working? What's the core? Well today, lets talk about some of the best board games, and see what my hot takes are about balance.

As always, thank you for watching.

Citations -
Becker, A., & Görlich, D. (2020). What is game balancing?-an examination of concepts. ParadigmPlus, 1(1), 22-41.

https://www.idlethumbs.net/3ma/episod...

https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/605/bl...

01:26 the mess

02:42 A Contract

03:26 What balance is supposed...

05:35 The case for slight imbalance

07:35 Interaction the ultimate...

09:30 A case of Root

12:51 The Halifax Hammer

18:53 Messy Truth