Episode #9 : Interview with Tomislav Čipčić (Brotherhood & Unity) - History and Games Lab Podcast

In this episode, game creator Tomislav Čipčić joins host Eduard Gafton to talk about his game Brotherhood & Unity and how it portrays the Bosnian War.

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○ 00:00:00 - Start

○ 00:01:55 - How did Tom come up with Brotherhood & Unity?

○ 00:17:03 - Did the theme/setting of the game, i.e the Bosnian War, come first?

○ 00:41:21 - How is the transition from making a board game to making a video game? How has the transition between mediums changed how you think about games in general?

○ 00:50:51 - Which games would Tom recommend?

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○ Brotherhood & Unity’s Successful Kickstarter Campaign Page from 2020: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/compassgames/brotherhood-and-unity

○ Promotional Video for Brotherhood & Unity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw9zQYT30Ps

○ An video introduction to Brotherhood & Unity by Tom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUqmZv6eAew

○ Tom’s Developer Blog for Brotherhood & Unity on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2048852/brotherhood-unity-designer-blog-part-1-introductio?fbclid=IwAR0z6pcJfHqyXEQ5YMQJbddlQ-4tvnu2k8U7M8Hdq0VqQ3QxnjI9DnaHErs

○ Tabletop Simulator Mod for Brotherhood & Unity: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2264317557

○ A Brief History of Card-Driven Wargames: https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/a-brief-history-of-card-driven-wargames/

○ Tom’s Video Game, Attack at Dawn: North Africa: https://www.attackatdawn.com/

○ Tom's Twitter: https://twitter.com/pz_div_games ○ Ted Raicer on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/484/ted-raicer

○ Mark Herman on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/152/mark-herman

○ Brian Train on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/1678/brian-train

○ Mike Rinella on BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/2269/michael-rinella

○ Volko Ruhnke on BoardGameGeek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/772/volko-ruhnke

○ Cole Wehrle on BoardGameGeek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition

○ Dean Essig on BoardGameGeek:https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/406/dean-essig

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