A long time ago before industry folks were willing to take the time to shoot the shirt with Going Analog, this original crew filled all our airwaves: board game hoarder/producer Dan "Shoe" Hsu, board game enabler/host Christina Ha, beige-game expert and podcast/video editor Mike Zipkin, and indie-loving Nick Suttner.
Two years later and we've reached our 50th episode! So we got the gang back together to do what we do best: argue about games and Shoe's overly strict topic choices. With our powers combined, we discuss:
- Mike (editor): What's your favorite board game genre and game within that genre? (3:08)
- Shoe (producer): What are your top 3 games in the BoardGameGeek Top 100? (14:32)
- Nick (contributor): What was the game that got you into board gaming? (36:51)
- Christina (host): What's your favorite Going Analog Podcast memory? (50:58)
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Thank you for being with us through 50 shows! To celebrate, we're giving away two copies of the limited-edition King of Tokyo: Dark Edition (one for a Twitter follower, one for a Facebook/Instagram follower). To enter:
1. How to enter on Twitter (UPDATE: Congrats to Brian Wood for winning the Twitter drawing)
- Follow @goinganalogshow
- Reply to THIS TWEET on our 50th episode and tell us about your favorite game in BoardGameGeek's current top 100
2. How to enter on Facebook/Instagram (you can get two entries here, one for each social media account) (UPDATE: Congrats to Angela Li for winning the Instagram/FB drawing)
- Follow Going Analog Show (Facebook) and/or @goinganalogshow (Instagram)
- Reply to THIS FACEBOOK POST and/or THIS INSTAGRAM POST about our 50th episode and tell us about your favorite game in BGG's current top 100
In about a week, we'll pick one winner on Twitter and one winner on Facebook/Instagram and reach out to them on those platforms. We'll also update this post. This contest is only valid in the contintental U.S. and is void where prohibited.
Here's a full list of games discussed on the show:
Mike's topic: Favorite game in our favorite genre
- Gloomhaven
- Hansa Teutonica
- 7 Wonders
- Libertalia
- Campy Creatures
- R (BraveRats)
- Orleans
- Caverna
- A Feast for Odin
- Alien Frontiers
Shoe's topic: Top 3 games in the BGG Top 100
- Caverna
- Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
- Codenames
- 7 Wonders
- La Boca
- Wingspan
- Innovation
- Caverna: The Forgotten Folk
- Terra Mystica
- Crokinole
- Lords of Waterdeep
- The Castles of Burgundy
- Broom Service
- Hansa Teutonica
- Lords of Vegas
- Troyes
- Terraforming Mars
- Chess
- Boggle
- Monopoly
- Go
- Black Angel
- San Juan
- Concordia
Nick's topic: The game that got us into board gaming
- HeroQuest
- Magic: The Gathering
- Vampire: The Masqerade
- Talisman
- Catan
- Monopoly
- Monopoly: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition
- Sorry!
- Trouble
- Puerto Rico
- Bohnanza
- Thunderstone
- Illuminati
- Car Wars
- Arkham Horror
Final thoughts
- War of the Ring