Going Analog

Where video game industry veterans introduce great board games to video gamers

Going Analog Podcast #4: A Trip to Asia

Fun word games, Western Legends, media ethics, a big shopping trip to Asia.

The fourth episode of the Going Analog Podcast is live! We're back with four new board game topics!

  1. Mike gives his impressions of the open-world sandbox game, Western Legends (think of it as the Red Dead Redemption of board games).
  2. Christina recommends a few great word games that aren't called Scrabble.
  3. Nick gives us a report of his epic trip to Asia, where he bought over 40 new (and strange) board games!
  4. Shoe talks about ethics in board gaming media -- and how everyone needs to do a better job of being transparent to their audiences.

Here are most of the games mentioned on the podcast:

  • Western Legends
  • Tales of Arabian Nights
  • Movable Type
  • Paperback
  • Hardback
  • Wordsy
  • Scrabble
  • Ponkotsu Factory
  • Spell Smashers
  • Stamps
  • Dungeons of Mandom
  • Castle Crush
  • Coffee Roaster
  • Kamakura Collection
  • Balloon Challenge
  • Sly Knight Seekers
  • Sly Knight Robbery

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