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Episode 107: Bryan Bornmueller - Pitching Boardgames: Publisher’s View - Top 5 Trick Taking Games - Tichu and a Baby Blanket
Bryan Bornmueller, designer, scout, and The Lord of the Rings lover, joins me to talk about his job(s) at Asmodee, pitching games from the publisher’s side, and his love of trick taking games.
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:16 Who is Bryan Brommueller?
00:01:19 Working for Asmodee
00:06:21 The start of Office Dog Games
00:09:24 Tabletop Career Path
00:11:44 Pitching Board Games, Publisher's View
00:15:33 Sharing pitches between Asmodee studios
00:18:39 First pass over pitches
00:21:02 Bryan's Pitching Tips
00:24:53 Signing games that's not for Bryan
00:26:02 Bryan loves trick taking
00:27:06 Bryan's love of The Lord of the Rings
00:30:06 Top 5 Trick Taking Games
00:30:16 The Lord of the Rings - Trick Taking Games Series
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Trick-Taking Game
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Trick-Taking Game
• The Hobbit: There & Back Again
• The Lord of the Rings: Circle of Conflict
00:39:51 Doppelkopf
• Sheeps Head aka Schafkopf
00:43:01 Rebel Princess
00:44:41 Mu and More
00:48:17 Skull King
00:50:21 Cosmic Eidex
00:54:00 Macaron
00:55:37 Schadenfreude
00:59:27 Trickarus
01:02:44 Tichu
01:07:22 Moment of Positivity
01:11:48 Where can you find Bryan on the internet?
• Bluesky @bbornmueller.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/bbornmueller.bsky.social)
• Email: bbornmueller@asmodee.com
01:14:10 Outro
(Please note that these time stamps might not be accurate due to the use of dynamic ads.)
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