27: Scott Alden (BoardGameGeek co-founder) asks if there are too many games being published, plus the top 3 non-obvious things we look for in games, the baggage of BoardGameGeek reviews, and a rave about Japanese favorite Wind the Film

Sep 11, 2019

27: Scott Alden (BoardGameGeek co-founder) asks if there are too many games being published, Christina wants to know the top 3 non-obvious things we look for in games, Shoe tackles the baggage of BoardGameGeek reviews head-on, and Nick raves about an all-time import favorite, Wind the Film

Games we mentioned:

Intro:

Tricks and the Phantom

 

Scott's topic: Too many games?

Monopoly

 

Shoe's topic: Board Game Geek ratings

Gloomhaven

Tapestry

Tigris & Euphrates

Wingspan

 

Christina's topic: Top 3 qualities you look for in a game (besides gameplay and fun)

Dead Man's Cabal

Architects of the West Kingdom

Azul

Time Barons

Castles of Burgundy

Broom Service

Space Park

Castles of Mad King Ludwig

Yinzi

Rising Sun

 

Nick's topic: Wind the Film!

Wind the Film!

Let's Make a Bus Route

Blend Coffee Lab.

Take the "A" Chord

In Front of the Elevators

Lost Cities

Coffee Roaster

 

Final thoughts:

Vindication

Sabotage

Edge of Darkness

Mystic Vale

Gloom

Parks