#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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#176: Sweet Summer Lovin'

#176: Sweet Summer Lovin'

We've got a couple of quick questions from listeners that we thought made for some fun talking points. We're trying to figure out what the board game equivalent of black licorice is, and Before rustl...

3 Jun 202152min

#175: Cute As a Button

#175: Cute As a Button

As longstanding experts on being cute, we thought we'd finally bring both of our fields of expertise to bear on one topic. It's a return to the classic top five list, and we're counting down the cutes...

27 Mai 202156min

#174: Live Your Legacy

#174: Live Your Legacy

We played a double feature of legacy games for Cinco de Ocho Dos, which got us thinking about how our thoughts on legacy mechanics might have changed since the heady days of young Board Game Barrage. ...

20 Mai 202158min

#173: Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Games

#173: Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Games

We talk about so many good games on this podcast, that it might seem like there aren't enough bad games to balance it out. There's a good reason we don't often play or talk about them, but maybe every...

13 Mai 202146min

#172: Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game

#172: Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game

After last week's love-fest made us all uncomfortable, we had to get back to what do best, spirited in-fighting. To that end, we've devised three debates around the same core: is that often criticized...

6 Mai 20211h 3min

#171: A Complimentary Compilation

#171: A Complimentary Compilation

We had so many fun ideas for this week that we couldn't settle on just one! It's always great getting topic suggestions from our listeners, but not all of them can make a full episode, so we figured w...

29 Apr 20211h 12min

#170: Friedemann Friese Frenzy

#170: Friedemann Friese Frenzy

We love Friedemann Friese, so much so that we're devoting a whole episode to the green-haired designer - a comprehensive look back at his contribution to the hobby, and how we've gotten on with his ga...

22 Apr 202151min

#169: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2021

#169: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2021

We're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and with the exciting possibility of actually being able to play games together again, we cast our minds forward to all the wonderful games ye...

15 Apr 20211h 14min

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