Welcome back to an extended lunch/dinner with Donald X Vaccarino, designer of Dominion, Kingdom Builder, and many others. In this segment, Donald X discusses Dominion development, changes, and design choices. And I nearly let the poor designer eat some of his food in between stories.

And so we have come to the last dribs and drabs of an amazing repast with designer Ryan Laukat. The food has been incredible, the company inspirational, and the atmosphere idyllic. As the coffee drains away, unfortunately it is time to say our goodbyes. But not without some last thoughts on design and originality…

Here it is, most diligent of readers, the last segment in my day-long euro game rap with designer Jonny Pac Cantin. I think in this interview, I brought up more games, more mechanisms and ate more food than any of my other interviews. Maybe combined. Stay tuned for end game bonuses, time travel and camels. …

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