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Ep. 15: Why We Play Games

We examine what brought us to the strange and wonderful world of hobby board games, and review Scorpius Freighter, a game of many rondels.

For those of thus who love games, there’s nothing quite so delicious as a painful decision.

In episode 14, we review the heavy eurogame Underwater Cities, and look at the painful joys of tough decisions in board games.

Nothing is as much of a downer as downtime. It’s worse than any play experience, since it literally means that you are aren’t playing the game…

In episode 13, we take a look at the wonderful polyomino game Tiny Towns, and look at how games themselves cause downtime.

In episode 12, we review New Frontiers and compare it to its predecessors, Roll for the Galaxy and Race for the Galaxy…

In episode 11 we review A Feast for Odin and its Norwegians expansion, and talk about why we love games with strong spatial elements.

In episode 10 we review Charterstone, and examine how well (or poorly) games cater to colorblind players.

In episode 9 we take a look at how a variety of games use positive feedback loops to create enjoyment.

In episode 8 we examine how our unconscious biases affect what board games we love and hate.

In which we review Wingspan, and discuss obsession in board games.