Weekly Episodes, Launched Every Wednesday.
Episode 176: Arcs, Food Chain, and the $%@! List (What We're Playing)
We played some games including the fire hot summer hotness—Arcs!
Episode 173: Captain Flip - To Flip or Not to Flip
A deep dive of one of this year’s Spiel Des Jahres nominees
Episode 171: What Makes Games "Puzzly"? Plus Short Reviews of Looot and Nimalia
An exploration of what makes some games feel more like puzzles than others and mini-reviews of two puzzly games!
Episode 170: Freshies and Refreshies at Geekway To the West/
Mini-reviews of more than 12 games!
Episode 169: Trick Taking (What We Talk About
Trick Taking games, what they are and how they feel to play!
Episode 167: TOP 10 Games of All Time (May 2024 Nothing Is Sacred Edition)
Our top 10 games in 2024!
Episode 165: Revisitability vs. Replayability and Revisting Games
An exploration of Revisitability vs. Replayability in games and a look at six games we recently revisited!
Episode 164: Ticket To Ride - A Classic for All Ages with Special Guest Bill Collins
A deep dive of a true classic.
Episode 163: Drafting, Pt. 2 (What We Talk About)
Part 2 of our exploration of drafting as a mechanism in games and drafting games! This time we look at design considerations and the what types of decisions these games typically offer.
Episode 162: Drafting, Pt. 1 (What We Talk About)
An exploration of drafting in games covering what ‘drafting’ is and the ways in which this foundational mechanism appears in games.
Episode 160: Bunny Kingdom - Drafting with Strategy and Flavor
A deep dive of Richard Garfield’s carrot chasing drafting gem.
Episode 159: Scoring Logistics (What We Talk About)
How do games facilitate scoring and how does that shape a game’s decision space?
Episode 157: Learning Plays (What We Talk About)
What are learning plays and what makes games need them?