58: Fave things to do with board games (besides playing them), best components, and...jigsaw puzzles??

Jan 21, 2021

We're so obsessed with board games, that we enjoy them...even when we're not actually playing them. What are these "play-adjacent" activities that we love so much?

And what are our favorite components? And why on earth are we talking about jigsaw puzzles on a board game podcast?

The board games we discuss on this episode:

Christina’s topic: your favorite game components

• Everdell
• Tidal Blades
• Honey Buzz
• Wingspan
• Wavelength
• Blockbuster
• Potion Explosion
• Portal
• Dragoon
• Ascension
• Life Siphon
• Guts of Glory
• Mouse Trap
• Trouble
• Hungry Hungry Hippos
• HeroQuest
• Scrabble
• Jenga
• Junk Art
• Fireball Island
• Crokinole
• Pinnacle
• The Climbers
• Riff Raff

Shoe’s topic: What do you like doing with board games...outside of playing them?

• The Castles of Burgundy
• Viscounts of the West Kingdom
• Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun

Final thoughts: 

• P for Pizza
• Scapegoat
• Air, Land, and Sea
• Viscounts of the West Kingdom
• Grifters