The Tabletop Takeaway: A Board Game Design Podcast · Ananda Guneratne, Charlie McCarron, Trevor Muller-Hegel
107. Indonesia
·21 min·1 clip
Ananda realized blocking Trevor's rice production was a huge mistake because it cut off his own shipping profits.
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A close look at Indonesia's auction structure and the incentives it creates.
Indonesia is framed less like a rules lesson and more like a question of money and timing. The discussion stays on the game's basic loop: shipping goods to cities, founding companies, and using them to make or grow rice, spice, or rubber, with shipping firms moving those goods…
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Hear how one auction rule changes the whole game.
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