Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In this interview, recorded at the Batalladores convention in Zaragoza, I sit down with Uwe Walentin, founder of Sound of Drums, a new publishing company dedicated to creating strategy board games with historical themes. Uwe shares insights into the company's mission to balance engaging gameplay with historical authenticity, aiming to provide players with the context to rewrite history without being bound to repeat it. We also discuss Sound of Drums' design philosophy, which emphasizes decision-making and minimizes reliance on charts, tables, and dice, focusing instead on immersive map-based action. Uwe's extensive experience in the board game industry, including his success with Pro Ludo and the distribution of 'Ticket to Ride,' informs his approach to developing unique strategy games that offer both depth and accessibility.
This video is dedicated to Mark Ruggiero, a mutual friend of Uwe's and mine, an emblematic grognard who left us far too soon.
In this interview, recorded at the Batalladores convention in Zaragoza, I sit down with Uwe Walentin, founder of Sound of Drums, a new publishing company dedicated to creating strategy board games with historical themes. Uwe shares insights into the company's mission to balance engaging gameplay with historical authenticity, aiming to provide players with the context to rewrite history without being bound to repeat it. We also discuss Sound of Drums' design philosophy, which emphasizes decision-making and minimizes reliance on charts, tables, and dice, focusing instead on immersive map-based action. Uwe's extensive experience in the board game industry, including his success with Pro Ludo and the distribution of 'Ticket to Ride,' informs his approach to developing unique strategy games that offer both depth and accessibility.
This video is dedicated to Mark Ruggiero, a mutual friend of Uwe's and mine, an emblematic grognard who left us far too soon.
