🌎Across The Board: a show where publishers, designers and gamers talk about greener gaming. In this episode I speak with Tim Eisner about his new game Canopy! Thank you so much for watching!
Canopy will be released to retail on December 3rd and should hopefully be in stores around the US and Canada. It is currently available for pre-order on my website at https://weirdcitygames.com/shop/
00:00 Intro
00:50 Tell me more about the inspiration for Canopy?
03:27 What did you do to make this game more eco-friendly ?
08:30 Where is Canopy being manufactured?
08:54 What made this manufacturer the right choice for this game?
10:16 Did you have any issues with damaged cards due to using paper bands?
16:40 Did the manufacturer offer any other eco-friendly options?
19:55 What were some surprising obstacles to designing a more sustainable game?
22:22 What advice would you give other designers who wish to design an eco-friendly game?
25:10 What are some of the reactions you got from people for making an eco-friendly game?
27:57 Are you planning to do more eco-friendly games in the future?
33:58 When did you personally become more environmentally conscious?
38:00 Outro
39:31 Blooper
Guests: Tim Eisner, creator of Canopy
Photo credit: Gary James
Music from YouTube Audio Library
Host: Jona
Photography, Filming and Editing: Jona
If you would like to chat with me about environmental impacts of board gaming please reach out and send me an email. I'd love to hear from you.
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