#190: Why Are You the Way That You Are?

#190: Why Are You the Way That You Are?

One of the things we love to do, especially if we're playing a game for the first time, is analyse it while we're playing. We're sure this totally isn't annoying for those around us. In particular, we love picking apart little mechanical choices, imagining what the designer's thought process was, and wondering "why is that like that?" Before we get to speculating, we talk about Divinity Derby, Mexica, and Strasbourg.

03:28 - Divinity Derby
11:54 - Hab & Gut
13:22 - Mexica
19:06 - Strasbourg
24:35 - Taj Mahal
30:38 - Why is that mechanic like that?
33:28 - Risk
33:39 - Kemet
34:58 - Scythe
38:57 - Circadians: Chaos Order
39:57 - Tinner's Trail
41:22 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
42:58 - Rocketmen
45:09 - The Oracle of Delphi

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#317: Fantasy Draft: Overrated Games

#317: Fantasy Draft: Overrated Games

So we've done a lot of these drafts before, but I don't think we've done one quite like this. This time we're each trying to draft a set of five games that we think you might agree are incredibly over...

3 Loka 20241h 11min

#316: Four Heads Are Better Than One

#316: Four Heads Are Better Than One

I'm in a bit of a quandary here, because Mark told me not to tell you what this episode is even about, but I want this description to be, well, descriptive but he's glaring at me really hard, and maki...

19 Syys 202453min

#315: Essen SPIEL 2024 Hype List

#315: Essen SPIEL 2024 Hype List

We may or may not be going to Germany (who can say), but that's where all the good gaming is gonna be, so that's what we're gonna talk about. It's almost Essen SPIEL! That sure is a lot of games debut...

5 Syys 20241h 1min

#314: Bringing Out the Best in People

#314: Bringing Out the Best in People

It's about people, right? Below all the mechanics, after all the rules explanations, beyond every crushing loss and glorious win, what really matters is people we're playing with. Some games make that...

22 Elo 202459min

#313: That Don't Impress Me Much

#313: That Don't Impress Me Much

The only thing worse than coming away from a first game with a really bad impression, is when it takes a really long time to shake. Imagine all the amazing games you're not playing because of one bad ...

8 Elo 202459min

#312: Fantasy Draft: Spiel des Jahres Winners

#312: Fantasy Draft: Spiel des Jahres Winners

It's awards season, which means that Germany's back to tell us what games are popping off over there. And that also means we're back to tell you what we think about what they think. More than that - w...

25 Heinä 202456min

#311: Of Lovers and Travel

#311: Of Lovers and Travel

We've all been travelling about so much recently (some of us may or may not still be) that we often find ourselves asking, "what games should I pack?" Some games are better suited for playing on the g...

11 Heinä 202456min

#310: Bob's Decade Delights

#310: Bob's Decade Delights

Bob's back from his trip to 2014, and oh the wonders he's seen - games that not only were amazing back then, but somehow we're still talking about today! The counterpoint to our draft of games to last...

27 Kesä 20241h 17min

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