Belle of the Ball on The Dice Section Podcast [Interview]


Listen to this episode of The Dice Section as we discuss Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple's latest award, examine the state of crowdfunding and play the latest version of Belle of the Ball. I am so pleased with how this session turned out. Here are key highlights so far.
  • There are several paths to victory, some of them convergent with each other, some of them divergent from each other.
  • The first time you play, you're constantly just on the edge of fluency. There are one too many gears turning for you to keep track of in the first session, but that is fun for many people.
  • Thought you don't achieve fluency in the first game, you get so close and the game is short enough that it calls for one more play.
  • The theme really fits the mechanics well. So much so that it even got past Micheal's skeptical first impressions.

But let's hear the guys speak for themselves!

» The Dice Section: Episode 6 - Belle of the Ball

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