#190: Why Are You the Way That You Are?

#190: Why Are You the Way That You Are?

One of the things we love to do, especially if we're playing a game for the first time, is analyse it while we're playing. We're sure this totally isn't annoying for those around us. In particular, we love picking apart little mechanical choices, imagining what the designer's thought process was, and wondering "why is that like that?" Before we get to speculating, we talk about Divinity Derby, Mexica, and Strasbourg.

03:28 - Divinity Derby
11:54 - Hab & Gut
13:22 - Mexica
19:06 - Strasbourg
24:35 - Taj Mahal
30:38 - Why is that mechanic like that?
33:28 - Risk
33:39 - Kemet
34:58 - Scythe
38:57 - Circadians: Chaos Order
39:57 - Tinner's Trail
41:22 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
42:58 - Rocketmen
45:09 - The Oracle of Delphi

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#362: Hot Takes About Board Games

#362: Hot Takes About Board Games

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#361: Collaborative Draft: Games of 2016

#361: Collaborative Draft: Games of 2016

We had such fun collaboratively coming up with our definitive Top 50 list back in December, that we've decided to do it again. In the spirit of award season, we're celebrating the games of yesteryear,...

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#360: Guessing Golden Geeks Galore

#360: Guessing Golden Geeks Galore

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7 Maj 59min

#359: Top Brass

#359: Top Brass

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23 Apr 59min

#358: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2026

#358: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2026

Oh man, oh man, it's time that we ask you (yes, you) to tell us (yes, us) what your favourite games are, because for one time a year, it doesn't matter what we think about games, but you better be rea...

9 Apr 1h 1min

#357: We Played a Mass of Games!

#357: We Played a Mass of Games!

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26 Mars 1h 8min

#356: On the Road Again

#356: On the Road Again

By the time you're listening to this, we're probably already in Vegas for Dice Tower West! We're going to hang about all day playing games - which naturally leads to the question of what we're going t...

12 Mars 47min

#355: Anticipation Auction: Games of 2026

#355: Anticipation Auction: Games of 2026

I think it's fair to say that we crushed this last year (although some of us better than others), so it's only correct and right that we should return to do it again. What are the best games of 2026 g...

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