Prolific YouTube creator and BoardGameCo founder Alex Radcliffe joins Christina and Shoe this week. Listen for lots of opinions and nerdy factoids!
Our topics for this episode:
- Alex (guest): How important is theme? Have you kept mediocre board games purely because of a great theme? And what games do you love despite their theme?
- Shoe (producer): What are some interesting facts that we've learned from playing board games?
- Christina (host): How did the pandemic affect online retail sales? What gaming trends popped up during stay-at-home?
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The games discussed in this episode:
Alex's topic: Theme in board games
- Cthulhu: Death May Die
- Arkham Horror
- Eldritch Horror
- Robinson Cursoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
- First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet
- Terra Mystica
- Gaia Project
- Gentes
- Crusader
- Surrealist Dinner Party
- Ugly Gryphon Inn
- Marvel United
- Obsession
- Photosynthesis
Shoe's topic: Things we've learned from board games
- Goa
- Keystone: North America
- The Search for Planet X
- The Crew
- Timeline
- Wits and Wagers
- Terraforming Mars
- Brass: Birmingham
- Tinners' Trail
- Deep Vents
- Formosa Tea
- Viticulture
Christina's topic: Online retail trends during COVID
- Monopoly
- Risk
- Catan
- Splendor
- Codenames
Final thoughts:
- Red Rising
- Fantasy Realms
- Viticulture
- Zombicide
- Valor & Villainy
- Drawn to Adventure
- Merchant's Cove
- Root
- Vast
- Gods Love Dinosaurs
- Ecos