From Renegade to Deckers Duplicity Interview (Feat: Ricky Royal)

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Did you know that Deckers was once a game called Renegade and originally it was themed around historical Anglo-Saxon times. Well JP gets some time with Richard Wilkins (a.k.a Ricky Royal) from @BoxofDelights to talk about his experience in the hobby, his designs and of course the new Deckers expansion called Deckers: Duplicity which is being released at Essen SPIEL 2026. IN THIS EPISODE - Learn about Ricky's entry into the board game world and how his early designs with Mentis sparked more and more love for the hobby - We talk about the importance of solo gaming evoking emotions during play compared to multiplayer games - Learn about the genesis of Deckers when it was known as Renegade all the way up to the new expansion Deckers: Duplicity - Ricky talks about his current work designing a solo mode for An Infamous Traffic by Wehrlegig Games LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW Box of Delights YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/@BoxofDelights Box of Delights Website - https://www.boxofdelights.net/ CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - OPENING 00:00:38 - PHASE A: PULL UP A CHAIR 00:02:39 - PHASE B: INTRODUCING RICKY 00:02:49 - What have you "Just Played" recently? 00:11:28 - How did Ricky get into the hobby? 00:17:49 - PHASE C: BOX OF DELIGHTS 00:21:00 - Have you always been into games design? 00:24:24 - PHASE D: RENEGADE TO DECKERS 00:35:29 - Evoking emotions through solo gaming 00:41:59 - Crafting the world of Deckers 00:50:30 - PHASE E: DECKERS DUPLICITY 00:58:42 - PHASE F: WHAT'S COMING UP 01:08:27 - Thanking Ricky 01:09:50 - PHASE G: THE LAST PLAY SUPPORT ME ON KO-FI https://ko-fi.com/justplaypod GET IN TOUCH Website - https://www.justplaypod.co.uk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlayPodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JustPlayPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/justplaypod Discord - Join us on Discord - https://discord.com/invite/YUkXz3DHpg INTRO / OUTRO CREDITS Intro / Outro Music: Getaway by D0d Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/d0d/getaway