Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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We had chance to talk about new Splotter game with Joris:

How do the courts work in *Bailiff of Boscoop*?
Why can lowering the water level hurt your neighbors?
Should you produce cheese, become a duck dealer, or manipulate the legal system instead?

We also talked about 30 years of Splotter design philosophy:

* brutal interaction,
* unforgiving systems,
* player psychology,
* randomness,
* and why their games still feel so unique today

boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/468420/bailiff-of-boscoop

01:27 Modern games vs Splotter
10:40 Randomess
16:51 Yours professions and game design

20:54 About Bailiff of Boscoop
What are we going to do in Boscop? How should I start, and what can I work on?
What role do the bailiffs serve in Boscoop? Controlled unfairness as a strategic mechanic?
Is Bailiff an feudal-economic sandbox, area-control game?
Is there a market system?
About Rivers
Scaling

1:02:18 Splotter only for two?

1:06:35 Food Chain Magnate and its success
1:10:51 Wherle and others designers
1:19:50 Why are there so few reprints
1:22:29 Do you already have any prototypes

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