GA Show #186: Working with IPs - challenges and lessons learned (guest: Jay Cormier, Off The Page)
Our guest has designed many games, but the ones with licenses are a different beast altogether.
Podcast #48: Points? Who needs 'em? Plus: The best board game universes (guest: Eric Slauson)
What are our fave games where points don't matter? The best games that revolve around illustrations (but not necessarily drawing)?
Board Gaming Sins: Disastrous inserts and chaotic colors
Etching two disorderly new entries in the grim book of board game grudges.
Podcast #47: Storytelling games, fave themes, and more (guests: Sen-Foong Lim, Banana Chan)
What do we really mean when we want to play a "storytelling" game? Designers Banana Chan and Sen-Foong Lim join to discuss this as well as the upcoming Jiangshi RPG, our favorite board game themes, and board game cultural appreciation vs. appropriation.
6 deadly evolutions we'd like to see in Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
How we want to see the Legacy series move forward as it heads back to the past.
The best icebreaker board games
Frosty reception? These games will heat up the conversation.
Podcast #46: Sleeper hits, games to play outside, and genres we dislike (guest: Ruel Gaviola)
Our recent under-the-radar games, board games we'd risk playing outdoors, and online gaming communities in the time of COVID -- plus, what types of games do we NOT like?
Podcast #45: Streamable games, big-name licenses, Clubhouse Games (guest: The Op's Pat Marino)
We talk (non-roll-and-write) games for streaming and delve into how a game company like The Op works with so many licenses. Plus, what is that X factor that makes a game really great? And Mike gives impressions on Nintendo's Clubhouse Games.
Games that let you game while you board game
For the times when one game just isn't enough.
Our favorite tiebreaker rules for board games
Because first place was only meant for one.
Podcast #44: Politics, premium bits, and remakes (guest: James Hudson)
How should game publishers and designers respond to recent events? We also discuss premium components and reissued/remade games.