On the 11th episode of the podcast Clark talks to Justin Bell, a writer and reviewer for the MeepleMountain.com website. Clark asks Justin about his formative years in gaming and how the pandemic opened a window into writing and reviewing for him..
Justin shares his thoughts on the review process, playing games at different player counts, how many times he thinks you need to play a game to review it, and why he likes to make his in-game decisions quickly. You’ll also hear about his recent trip to GenCon 2021 and his (controversial? you decide…) take on the Friendly Local Gaming Store and why he plans to buy online from now on.
Clark also asks Justin to put on his professional hat as a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trainer and talk about diversity in tabletop gaming and the importance of seeing oneself in the games on the shelf. And there’s always that pesky Minigame questionnaire…
Interview times
16:22 Getting into reviewing and the review process
33:00 Thoughts on local game stores
38:26 GenCon 2021
48:00 Diversity in gaming
56:38 The Minigame!
Justin’s page on Meeple Mountain:
https://www.meeplemountain.com/authors/justin-bell/
Justin’s GenCon 2021 recap:
https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/justin-goes-to-gen-con-2021-a-roundup/
Justin’s take on local game stores:
https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/board-game-soapbox-goodbye-flgs/
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