#272: Cool Story, Bro

#272: Cool Story, Bro

Good storytelling isn't easy, and board games seem to struggle with it especially - which makes the ones that do pull it off, all the more memorable. We delve into the ways that games can engage us and create lasting experiences through stories. Before we spin a yarn, we talk about Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Artisans of Splendent Vale.

Timecodes:

01:36 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
18:13 - Artisans of Splendent Vale
29:51 - Storytelling in games
30:40 - Gloomhaven
34:44 - The King's Dilemma
36:59 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
37:40 - Eldritch Horror
37:49 - Dead of Winter
38:44 - Phantom Leader
40:31 - Undaunted: Normandy
41:00 - Freedom: The Underground Railroad
43:34 - This War of Mine: The Board Game
47:23 - Return to Dark Tower
47:34 - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
47:59 - Sleeping Gods

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#54: 2019: An Up and Coming Year

#54: 2019: An Up and Coming Year

2019 is well underway, but with so many amazing games on the horizon, it's hard to know what to look out for. Fear not, listener, that's what we're here for. Join us as we count down our most anticipa...

7 Feb 201954min

#53: Objection!

#53: Objection!

Objectivity is a nice goal, but what does it mean for board game criticism? Are there elements of board game design that we can have factual conversations about, without invoking our personal biases? ...

31 Jan 201953min

#52: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Theme

#52: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Theme

Sometimes you're not looking to win or lose, you're looking for an experience. A lot of games promise to deliver thematic gameplay, but what does that mean for the mechanics? Does it have to be one wi...

24 Jan 201942min

#51: The Best of Times

#51: The Best of Times

We throw back to our very first episode, with our biggest surprises and disappointments of the year gone by. 2018 was a year of highs and lows, but sometimes you just don't see them coming. The differ...

17 Jan 201942min

#50: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 10-1

#50: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 10-1

Top ten, baby! We finally made it. And thus concludes our five part series of our favourite games of all-time. Frankly, we were changed by the experience, and will never be the same again. We hope you...

10 Jan 20191h 30min

#49: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 20-11

#49: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 20-11

The end is nigh! If you squint just right you can see it from here. We're almost done counting down our favourite fifty games of all time, so join us in the penultimate part of our five part series. 0...

3 Jan 20191h 5min

#48: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 30-21

#48: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 30-21

Okay, we're past the middle. It's all downhill from here, but the good sort of downhill. We're counting down our fifty favourite board games, in part three of what the world is calling our most ambiti...

27 Dec 20181h 4min

#47: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 40-31

#47: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2018: 40-31

Ten down, forty to go ... It's part two of our all-time top fifty lists! What surprises await us in this, the second installment of our historic feature?! Find out with us as we celebrate some fantast...

20 Dec 20181h 2min

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