Podcast #168: 2026 board games we've played...and are excited about (guest: Andrew Stiles, designer)
It's easy to come up with a "most anticipated" list for a new year. But these ones we've actually put our hands on.
It's easy to come up with a "most anticipated" list for a new year. But these ones we've actually put our hands on.
So many good board games...but here are the best of this past year.
Nikki Valens (designer of Artisans of Splendent Vale, Quirky Circuits, Legacy of Dragonholt, Eldritch Horror, and many others) stops by to talk cooperating, crafting, and putting together board game design dream teams!
The best games like Carcassonne to feed your tile-flipping fixation.
Shoe and Christina partner-swap with Raina and Phil from 1 Minute Board Games -- it's not what you think! Or...since you listen to board game podcasts, maybe it is.
Acclaimed board game designer Reiner Knizia drops by to discuss a few of his most famous games while Christina and Shoe quiz him on...a lot of random trivia.
Greed is good when you get these games on your table.
First-time game publisher Bitewing Games joins Going Analog to talk about working with big-time game designer Reiner Knizia for their first Kickstarter, plus the "long" and "short" of board games!
Jeremy Howard, solo game expert from Man vs. Meeple, joins Christina and Shoe to talk about the trend toward gaming by yourself...and which games still NEED more players!