Ryan Courtney loves making connections. Just check out these partial descriptions of his games:

Pipeline: "Carefully crafting an interweaving network of pipelines just might ensure your victory!"
Curious Cargo: "Connect an interweaving web of lines to your shipping and receiving spaces."

And in his newest creation, Trailblazers from Bitewing Games -- you guessed it -- you make (and blaze) connecting trails (this time, to go hiking, biking, and kayaking).

We invited Ryan as well as Bitewing co-founder Nick Murray to join our podcast to talk about this new project, other games that travel well, and more.

Topics this episode:

• Christina (host): Games would you pack for travel (18:22)
• Nick (guest): Games that work well at all (stated) player counts (25:17)
• Ryan (guest): Heavy games and their matchmaking problems (40:18)

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Games mentioned this episode:

Intro:

• Pipeline
• Curious Cargo
• Trailblazers
• Bear Raid
• San Francisco
• Meadow
• Coloretto
• Zooleretto
• Santa Monica
• Letter Jam
• Scrabble
• Hanabi
• Codenames
• Stroganov
• Hansa Teutonica
• Gugong

Christina's topic: Games that you'd pack for travel

• Trailblazers
• Scout
• Startups
• Sprawlopolis
• Tussie Mussie
• Innovation
• Crossed Words
• So Clover!
• Regicide

Nick's topic: Games that play well at wide player counts

• Ra
• So Clover!
• Trailblazers
• 7 Wonders
• Caverna
• Libertalia
• The Quest for El Dorado
• Concordia
• Concordia: Venus
• Time's Up: Title Recall
• Monikers
• Taboo
• Twilight Inscription
• Twilight Imperium

Ryan's topic: Heavy games and their matchmaking problems

• Tzolk'in
• Terra Mystica
• Great Western Trail
• Bus
• Ark Nova
• On Mars
• The Gallerist
• Kanban EV
• Horseless Carriage
• Food Chain Magnate
• Roads and Boats
• Arkwright
• Oath
• Root
• Root: The Marauder
• Caverna
• Terra Mystica
• Gaia Project
• Barrage
• Pax Pamir
• Twilight Imperium
• Dominant Species

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