Tales from the Cardboard Fun Lab: Kevin Spak and Sam Liberty at TEDxBoston

"Any time you can make the tension in your game revolve around the guy across the table, you've done something essential. You've turned a cardboard puzzle into a shared experience, a reason to gather around a table instead of a TV."
What is "fun"? Modern board game designers Kevin Spak and Sam Liberty unpack this mysterious word in new ways, and usher in a boom of innovation that pushes the limits of cardboard chips and wooden bits.
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