Inside the development of Mechs vs Minions

Riot·9/26/2016, 7:18:17 PM·1 votes·29,777 views

Welcome to the latest League Podcast, a series in which we take you behind-the-scenes with the people who help make League possible. Expect new guests and new stories every couple of weeks or so, and make sure to hit us with those comments and ratings so we can keep striving toward a Challenger-tier podcast.

This week, Rick “Mr. Piddlesworth” Ernst and Chris “Kades” Cantrell stop by to talk about Riot’s first board game, Mechs vs Minions.

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49 Comments

Poutìne9/27/2016, 10:12:15 PM5 votes

Pokemon, Monopoly, and league. Just what I wanted riot :v) [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Shas O9/27/2016, 6:38:42 PM5 votes

If your ain't first your last.

MEIVMA10/4/2016, 12:55:57 AM3 votes

RIOT YOU BASTARDS!!

Do you have any idea how awesome this game is!? And have you no clue how much money you have taken from me already!? OR how precisely you have appealed to every single one of my interests!?

Not only am I a tabletop wargamer, not only a fan of mechs, but also a Rumble main! And you just HAPPENED to combine one of my favorite mediums of gaming with my favorite champion in League of Legends in a glorious mechanized tabletop game!? I CAN'T NOT BUY THIS GAME BECAUSE IT'S SO AWESOME!! SCREW YOU RIOT!!

Z03 B0T9/27/2016, 9:08:26 PM3 votes

thats dank

Slurpypoof9/28/2016, 8:35:58 PM2 votes

Seems well made, but honestly, if I considered a non-electronic game that took elements from LoL, a TCG woulda popped into into my mind first and foremost. The 2D art has always been such a huge staple of what people loved in LoL aesthetically.

I guess the long-term commitment in developing and balancing it wasn't something you'd particularly want to handle in addition to LoL that already requires a lot of that type of work, though. item 3070 item 3151

Boomboomzd10/1/2016, 5:09:26 AM2 votes

Monopoly and League, Monopoleague! [slayer-pantheon-thumbs] You can thank me later

Dani W9/29/2016, 1:08:17 AM2 votes

I am one of those die hard f2p people (freeloaders) but I was glad to hear the company making another unique game since I love league so much. Glad to hear you guys had fun, I'm sure I will watch people play it atleast [zombie-nunu-hearts]

MingCN9/28/2016, 9:06:32 PM1 votes

[slayer-pantheon-rainbows]

MingCN9/28/2016, 10:43:07 PM1 votes

[zombie-nunu-hearts]

Hame Ra9/28/2016, 10:49:58 PM1 votes

[slayer-pantheon-rainbows]

GTopher9/29/2016, 12:10:53 AM1 votes

BRING ME BACK MY REK'SAI!!!

GTopher9/29/2016, 12:11:13 AM1 votes

RekSai

Drag7009/29/2016, 12:57:02 AM1 votes

Someone give us a rundown of all the info in the podcast for us lazy people who dont have patience to sit around for 45 minutes

Drag7009/29/2016, 12:58:27 AM1 votes

[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

LuxRainbows1009/29/2016, 3:03:13 AM1 votes

Fizz wat

Di3selskyy9/29/2016, 8:26:06 PM1 votes

They already did too much damage to the social and competitive scene as well as to streamers to comeback with this weak shit.

Sokara10/1/2016, 2:17:56 AM1 votes

just take my money riot [zombie-nunu-hearts]

NegàtiveIQ10/1/2016, 3:19:22 AM1 votes

will this ever be released online?????[zombie-nunu-bummed]

Psychosilly10/1/2016, 4:46:14 AM1 votes

On page twelve there is an error in the wording of the Boost Schematics description. It reads: "Boosts have ongoing effects that often help the other team. Keep these next to your Command Line and remember to utilize them!" My suggestion is to have it say: "Boosts have ongoing effects that often help against the other team. Keep these next to your Command Line and remember to utilize them!"