#64: Are Games Even Fun?

#64: Are Games Even Fun?

We're being serious. Are board games a base line level of fun that we ought to take for granted? We're all together, we're all playing a game, that's better than doing nothing, right? It couldn't possibly be that simple with us. Before we arithmetise entertainment, we also talk about Tiny Towns, Zendo, and Escape Plan.

01:41 - Tiny Towns
07:23 - Zendo
13:24 - Escape Plan
29:52 - Are games fun no matter what?
38:05 - Horse Fever
38:39 - Dominant Species
39:35 - Loopin' Louie
44:46 - One Night Ultimate Werewolf

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#200: The Big 200 Spectacular

#200: The Big 200 Spectacular

We did it! Two hundred episodes later and we're still here. We're so grateful to every single listener, so we wanted to turn the mics back on all of you for your favourite voicemail memories from the ...

18 Nov 20211h 16min

#199: Amerigames and Eurotrash

#199: Amerigames and Eurotrash

The split between Eurogame and Ameritrash gamers is as old as it it is silly, but in the last ten years it's also become a lot more nebulous. It's less clear than ever which side of the fence games fa...

11 Nov 20211h 3min

#198: Making Memories

#198: Making Memories

If you've ever been a board game host, then you know it's not always just about playing games, it's about creating lasting memories for everyone playing. We'd never leave that to chance though, so of ...

4 Nov 202157min

#197: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 401-500

#197: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 401-500

It's part five of our venerable draft series, a series so loved that it's now in syndication! We're moving on to the tail end of the BGB Top 500, but the format stays the same: draft five games to bui...

28 Okt 202154min

#196: Question Time with Jeremy

#196: Question Time with Jeremy

We love all of the emails we get from you, our lovely listeners, but without a regular mail segment, we can't often give them the attention they deserve. Well that ends right now, as we delve into the...

21 Okt 202155min

#195: Eric, Eric, He's Our Lang

#195: Eric, Eric, He's Our Lang

We're always excited for a new Eric Lang game, which makes him an obvious candidate for the absolutely-not-called BGB DOG - our series where we deep dive into a designer's .... designography. He's mad...

14 Okt 20211h

#194: Essen SPIEL 2021 Hype List

#194: Essen SPIEL 2021 Hype List

Convention season in the new world continues, and this time it's Germany's turn, with Essen SPIEL just days away from kicking off. But tanks, you say, I don't sprechen Deutsch. We've got you. We're go...

7 Okt 20211h

#193: Three Dimensions of Space

#193: Three Dimensions of Space

There is one unenviable truth of board game ownership that we're forced to contend with - they occupy space. We've each had to wrestle with this reality in different ways recently, so we offer our tho...

30 Sep 202157min

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