Aaron Cassidy from Boards Alive, a board game and video game podcast, joins Christina and Shoe for a wide-ranging discussion about video-game-licensed board games and our favorite board games that have deckbuilding as an effective part of the gameplay (not a predominantly deckbuilding game). And given some recent controversies that have sprung up in the board game community over designers and retailers making hurtful/racist/sexist public remarks, can we (or should we?) separate art from the artist?

Here are the topics this episode:

1. Shoe (producer): What are some board games based on video game licenses that you've enjoyed? (5:31)
2. Christina (host): What are some games you've enjoyed that have a fun deck-building component? (22:17)
3. Aaron (guest): Can you separate art from the artist? (42:17) 

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The board games we discuss on this episode:

Shoe: Board games based on video game licenses that you've enjoyed or are excited about

• Bloodborne
• Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time
• Bloodborne: The Card Game
• The Witcher
• Civilization
• Civilization: A New Dawn
• XCOM
• This War of Mine
• Level 7: Omega Protocol
• Rampage/Terror in Meeple City
• Exceed
• BattleCON
• Portal
• Mechs vs. Minions
• Railways of the World
• Megaland

Christina’s topic: Deckbuilding in games you wouldn’t call a deckbuilding game

• Dune: Imperium
• Lost Ruins of Arnak
• Viscounts of the West Kingdom
• Dominant Species
• Dice Throne
• The Gallerist
• On Mars
• Lisboa
• Great Western Trail
• Newton
• Food Chain Magnate
• Concordia
• Rococo
• CloudAge
• Mombasa
• Blackout: Hong Kong
• Paladins of the West Kingdom
• Luxor
• Taverns of Tiefenthal
• Shards of Infinity
• Ascension

Aaron’s topic: Can we separate the artist from the work?

• Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
• Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
• Pax
• Bios
• High Frontier
• Puerto Rico
• Great Western Trail
• Mombasa
• Maracaibo
• Lewis and Clark
• Teotihuacan: City of Gods

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