#180: The Rules of Investing

#180: The Rules of Investing

We often talk about the burden of rules, and how in some of our favourite games, they just get out of the way. But when is that burden worthwhile; what makes the price of a heavy rules overhead worth paying? Before we maximize our returns, we talk about Crash Octopus, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Imperium: Classics, and Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile.

02:54 - Crash Octopus
08:33 - Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
18:47 - Imperium: Classics
30:41 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
40:44 - Return on rules investment
43:15 - Dune
44:17 - Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
44:50 - Gloomhaven
45:29 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
48:15 - Pax Renaissance
49:50 - Roads & Boats

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#138: Life's Lessons Learned

#138: Life's Lessons Learned

It would be hard for us to be as invested in this hobby as we are, if we didn't think there was something important underlying it. We share some of the lessons we have learned from board gaming, and s...

3 Sep 202052min

#137: Past Its Prime

#137: Past Its Prime

Some games are built to last, and no, we're not just talking about the ... R-word. For others, the high highs of early games must give way to the dawning realization that all is not well. We look at r...

27 Aug 202054min

#136: H-h-h-hot Hot Hot

#136: H-h-h-hot Hot Hot

Hot days call for hot questions! To counter the California heat wave, we get breezy with a round of hot questions. We take a long hard look at games we love, but don't play, and give our takes on the ...

20 Aug 202045min

#135: Social Climbing

#135: Social Climbing

It's a Social Deduction BGBBOB! For those that don't know what that means, it's a Board Game Barrage Battle of (the) Board...games, where we pit all of the best social deduction games against each oth...

13 Aug 20201h 4min

#134: CHAOS!

#134: CHAOS!

Some board games (and board game podcasts) thrive on chaos, which absolutely isn't the same thing as randomness. All of this has happened for a reason, it's just ... hard to tell what those reasons ar...

6 Aug 202055min

#133: Light It Up

#133: Light It Up

Things got a bit heavy last week, so let's take things down a notch by exploring the other end of the scale. Light games are just as important for a board game collection, after all. We discuss what l...

30 Juli 202045min

#132: Heavy Duty with Monique from Before You Play

#132: Heavy Duty with Monique from Before You Play

Monique from Before You Play is with us to get heavy. We're discussing the allure of heavy games, and who better to talk us through them than a Vital Lacerda fan who loves to not just play them, but t...

23 Juli 20201h 8min

#131: But At What Cost?

#131: But At What Cost?

Even if the price is right, it might not be right for you. We all have different thresholds where a board game we're interested in crosses from, "maybe I'll wait for a sale" into "sure why not" territ...

16 Juli 202058min

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