Ep. 44: Legacy of Dragonholt & The Arc of a Game

We review the fantasy storytelling game Legacy of Dragonholt, and examine the arc of a board game – how play changes in satisfying ways and what stories different arcs tell.

03:00 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
03:33 Escape Plan, Castles of Burgundy, Twilight Struggle
03:47 Teotihuacan
04:00 Yokohama and Clans of Caledonia
04:33 The Voyages of Marco Polo
05:45 FEATURE REVIEW – Legacy of Dragonholt
18:00 Light spoilers about the ending, mostly opinion
20:26 The Witcher III light spoilers
24:16 FEATURE DISCUSSION – The Story of a Game’s Arc
26:11 Underwater Cities
26:59 Splendor
27:31 The Castles of Burgundy
29:05 Patchwork, Isle of Cats, Gloomhaven, and Tiny Towns
31:14 Escape Plan
31:43 A Feast for Odin
32:12 Agricola and A Feast for Odin
34:00 Underwater Cities
35:01 Underwater Cities, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Rising Sun, and Blood Rage
36:10 Eclipse
38:46 Race for the Galaxy
40:15 Rising Sun
41:25 Bohnanza
41:52 Gugong
42:17 Wingspan
43:15 Res Arcana
43:37 The Quest for El Dorado