52: Spiel des Jahres 2020, Euro vs. Ameritrash...fight! (guest: Roy Cannaday)

Oct 1, 2020

The big games of the year have been announced. What do we think of them? The Dice Tower's Roy Cannaday joins us to discuss the Spiel and Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020 nominees/winners; if we still use "Euro" and "Ameritrash" to define those genres; video production during quarantine times; and his new, upcoming game, Last Light.

The games we talk about on this episode:

Intro:

• Last Light
• Eclipse
• Twilight Imperium
• Concordia

Christina's topic: Spiel des Jahres 2020 nominees/winners

• My City
• Nova Luna
• Pictures
• Just One
• Machi Koro Legacy

Shoe's topic: Kennerspiel des Jahres nominees/winners

• Hearts
• Spades
• The Crew
• Cartographers
• The King’s Dilemma

Roy's topic: "Euro" vs. "Ameritrash"

• Settlers of Catan
• Carcassonne 
• Arkham Horror
• Risk
• Century
• Concordia
• Black Angel
• The Magnificent
• Pret-A-Porter
• Abomination

Final Thoughts

• Luna
• Belfort
• Loot of Lima
• The Search for Planet X
• Marvel Champions