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:
- Shoe (producer): What are some board games based on video game licenses that you've enjoyed? (5:31)
- Christina (host): What are some games you've enjoyed that have a fun deck-building component? (22:17)
- 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