#285: Starting is Easy, Finishing is Hard

#285: Starting is Easy, Finishing is Hard

A solid end game trigger can be such an overlooked part of the design of a game. The conventional wisdom for most things is to start strong and finish strong, so we look at some of our favourite ways that games can end. Before we reach the end of the road, we talk about Robot Quest Arena, Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020, and Expeditions.

Timecodes:

02:07 - Robot Quest Arena
08:52 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
30:11 - Expeditions
47:33 - Inis
48:09 - Azul
51:35 - Ethnos
51:52 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
52:31 - I'm the Boss!
53:12 - Archipelago
54:22 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
55:16 - Innovation
55:31 - Pax Porfiriana
55:41 - John Company: Second Edition
56:16 - Dune
56:51 - Stationfall
57:25 - 7 Wonders Duel
58:34 - The Quest for El Dorado
1:00:04 - Scythe
1:00:45 - Blood Rage

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#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 ...

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#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

#309: Moretuary

#309: Moretuary

More isn't always better, but that's sometimes a hard lesson to learn in the world of board games - we dig into an intriguing listener suggestion about how games (and gamers) can often fall into this ...

13 Kesä 202450min

#308: Fantasy Draft: Games To Last a Decade

#308: Fantasy Draft: Games To Last a Decade

It's back, and it's spicier, more harrowing, and more lucrative than ever before! It's the Fantasy Draft, and this time we're changing things up by asking you not to vote for favourite games, but for ...

30 Touko 202450min

#307: Gotta Guess More Golden Geeks

#307: Gotta Guess More Golden Geeks

And by guess, I of course mean predict. Okay, you all know whether we're right or not by now, but cast your imagination back to a time where we had only the nominees for the 2023 Golden Geeks, and had...

16 Touko 20241h 1min

#306: We Could All Use a Little Change

#306: We Could All Use a Little Change

What? Your podcasters are evolving! While we're certainly steadfast in some of our opinions (ahem, Biblios) we were curious to reflect on how we've changed - nay, grown - in the years since we started...

2 Touko 20241h 5min

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