“No luck gameplay,” “strategic decisions,” and “no luck!” are all common phrases on both Kickstarter and BGG store pages for some of our favorite games!
But why is that? Why is there a stigma around luck in games? Should there be? Is luck a boon in game design or a bust?
Join Robert, Steve and Evan as they roll the dice on how we perceive luck in games!
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Cites and Sources
Acquire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5/acquire
Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova
Blood on the Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-clocktower
Brass: Birmingham - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham
Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire
Catan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan
Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324856/crew-mission-deep-sea
Dune - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121/dune
El Grande - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93/el-grande
For Northwood! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334590/northwood-solo-trick-taking-game
Heat: Pedal to the Metal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-metal
High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society
John Company - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition
Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici
Nana/Trio - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352515/trio
Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile –
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291572/oath-chronicles-empire-exile
Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo
Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra
Rheinländer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111/rheinlander
Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars
Thunder Road: Vendetta - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342070/thunder-road-vendetta
Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-euphrates
Twilight Struggle - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12333/twilight-struggle
Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan
Xia: Legends of a Drift System –
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/82222/xia-legends-drift-system