The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast

Three game designers analyze published board games and share insights on game mechanics.

Author: Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, Trevor Muller-Hegel

Join game designers Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, and Trevor Muller-Hegel as they analyze published games from a game developer's perspective. Each month, they pick a new game mechanic and three games to play in that genre. Each episode is 20 minutes of pure game design nerdiness!
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Genres: Arts, Design, Games, Leisure

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123. Pokémon TCG
Tuesday, 10 March, 2026

Should mechanics call out specific cards by name? Why would a player use a weaker attack instead of a stronger one? Ananda, Charlie, and Trevor gotta catch 'em all in the Pokémon TCG.