Board & Book: Liz and Jason Talk Lisboa

Join Jason Perez and me for a talk about the historical context of Vital Lacerda's Lisboa, as well as how theme and gameplay intertwine for a rich player experience.

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[lventura]

Best episode ever! Thank you Liz and Jason!

[adriennedyt]

Love hearing the context behind games, even ones I probably won't get to play. More please

[matslarsson]

I encourage you to do more videos like this. Very interesting.

[zealashthorn]

Yeah il take more of these and add a new book to my Amazon list

[czartmf]

Very nice. Another cool thing in the game that links theme and gameplay mechanics is the Gaiola Pombalina (Pombal's Cage).
Excerpt from the rules contextualizing this.
"Downtown buildings were built over the wrecks of the old destroyed buildings. Rubble was one of the most important construction materials in the rebuilding of Lisboa. Masonry walls with an embedded braced timber structure, known as the “Gaiola Pombalina”, were filled with rubble to make the new buildings durable and anti-seismic, while retaining the flame resistance of brick.To reflect this, collecting sets of rubble will increase your warehouse space and the size of your Portfolio, and also helps set the pace of the game."
Congratulations and greetings from Brazil.

[silverfang]

Portugal game day line up: Goa, Lisboa, Porto, Coimbra, Madeira.

[SenBullok]

Games that take place in Portuguese History and by portuguese designers that i'm awear:
Lisboa
AZUL
Coimbra
Vinhos
Caravelas
Madeira
Estoril
Arraial
Vintage
Porto
Aljubarrota
Quinto Imperio
D. Afonso Henriques
Vilar de Mouros
1886 Loures
Almeida
O Misterio do Marques de Pombal
Oitavos
Petroleo SA
S. Jorge Trophy
Brasil
Railways of Portugal
Douro 1872
6 Castles
I'm sure there are more

[JambalayaPlaysGames]

I hate this content strictly because I'm not on here! Good day sir!  Good day LIZ!

[KSweeney]

Make a series of this about the COIN games. The history in them is great.

[kevinbhieey]

Good idea that will probably get 12 views! Had I picked the topic, Lisboa would have been in my Top 5 because of this time in it's history. (Pandemic: Fall of Rome would probably be #1 simply because the alleged fall of the Roman Empire is widely misreported and misunderstood.) Many important cities have been destroyed throughout history - San Francisco, London, Hiroshima, Dresden, Pompeii... - but Lisbon's destruction AND reconstruction were both very unique.

On a personal note, I will always remember the Marquês because his monument was very near our hotel. Our balcony was right across from his giant head. The first time I walked out and saw that, I almost messed myself.