#277: Definitely Not a Mailbag Episode
It's just two of us, so we turn our attention to the burning questions that you've been asking us, in a feature we're calling Topic Talk Back. This is not to be confused with the format we've used bef...
18 Maj 202351min
#276: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 801-900
It's the penultimate draft of the BGG Top 1000 series, and all of these games are garbage ... but it's up to us to sift through that garbage, and each find a collection of five games that's worthy of ...
11 Maj 202354min
#275: Building and Breaking Conventions
Any creative work is built on a lot of conventions - things that we take as granted, the unspoken rules that must be followed. We get a lot of really great games by following design conventions, but s...
4 Maj 202351min
#274: Guessing Golden Geeks
We can all agree the Golden Geeks peaked last year, but I suppose we can continue the facade if we must. Nominees are out for BoardGameGeek's annual awards, and as the presiding champions of taste, we...
27 Apr 20231h 2min
#273: Bob Chat
Board games are a social medium, which is a big part of their appeal for us. It's not just about being heads down solving a puzzle, they facilitate conversation. Some games are better at this than oth...
20 Apr 20231h 20min
#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 an...
13 Apr 202351min
#271: The Un-Episode
I mean, I don't know. Before we do whatever, we talk about Circle the Wagons, El Gaucho, Roller Coaster Rush, and Applejack. Timecodes: 01:48 - Circle the Wagons 07:49 - El Gaucho 14:58 - Roller Coast...
6 Apr 202345min
#270: You May Feel a Little Discomfort
Board games are great! Mostly. But as great as they are, we've probably all had a moment where, through no fault of the game itself, things got uncomfortable. Whether it's because of an awkward play, ...
30 Mars 202348min
