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Playing on Hard Mode (What We Talk About)

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Episode 182 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Playing on Hard Mode

This week, we discuss Dr. Richard Garfield's (Magic: The Gathering, Bunny Kingdom) blog post about playing games on hard mode. Consider reading it here on Board Game Geek before you listen to the episode. In this episode, we discuss the blog post, the merits, and the demerits of hard mode in the board game space.

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00 Playing on Hard Mode - 2:59

Pre-Planners

We'll be covering Five Tribes soon!

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/.

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

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