60: Learning/teaching pet peeves, favorite animal-themed games, Capstone Games (guest: Board Games in a Minute)

Feb 18, 2021

Sarah Shah of Board Games in a Minute slows down just long enough to record a podcast with us. We chat about our favorite games centered around animals, our big pet peeves when teaching (or learning) a new board game, and publisher Capstone Games.

The games mentioned in this episode:

Christina’s topic: What are some of your favorite games centered around animals?

• Everdell
• Ecos: First Continent
• Gods Love Dinosaurs
• Evolution
• Oceans
• Endangered
• Calico
• Isle of Cats
• Beez
• Honey Buzz
• Aqua Garden
• Heaven and Ale

Shoe’s topic: What are your pet peeves when learning or teaching games?

• Innovation
• The Mind

Sarah's topic: Capstone Games

• New York Zoo
• Crystal Palace
• Terra Mystica
• Gaia Project
• The Estates
• CloudAge
• Coffee Traders
• Pipeline
• Cooper Island
• Renature 
• Curious Cargo
• Watergate
• Iberian Gauge
• Ticket to Ride

Final thoughts:

• Mr. Cabbagehead’s Garden
• Whistle Mountain
• Sleeping Gods
• 7th Continent