Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What are your game mechanics and game design priors? What do you believe and what are your posulates?
From the Auctions and Bidding Mechanics panel at PAX West 2025:
youtube.com/watch?v=gYmznBakGJU
Tabletop games are usually defined by the combination of mechanics they incorporate and usually have one "core" mechanic. We'll say something is a "worker placement game with card drafting" or a "deckbuilder" or an "engine building victory point salad" game. This is part of our gaming lexicon. More importantly the mechanics of a game are fundamental to how it plays. To master games and game design one must master game MECHANICS at a fundamental level. Join the GeekNights crew for a deep dive lecture into the world of "auctions" and "bidding" in tabletop. From Amon Re to Modern Art 18xx games to Power Grid.
#pax #paxwest #gamedesign #auction #bidding #tabletopgaming
What are your game mechanics and game design priors? What do you believe and what are your posulates?
From the Auctions and Bidding Mechanics panel at PAX West 2025:
youtube.com/watch?v=gYmznBakGJU
Tabletop games are usually defined by the combination of mechanics they incorporate and usually have one "core" mechanic. We'll say something is a "worker placement game with card drafting" or a "deckbuilder" or an "engine building victory point salad" game. This is part of our gaming lexicon. More importantly the mechanics of a game are fundamental to how it plays. To master games and game design one must master game MECHANICS at a fundamental level. Join the GeekNights crew for a deep dive lecture into the world of "auctions" and "bidding" in tabletop. From Amon Re to Modern Art 18xx games to Power Grid.
#pax #paxwest #gamedesign #auction #bidding #tabletopgaming
