Ep. 60: Gods Love Dinosaurs & Counterintuitive Games

March 22, 2021 Pat Flannery

We review Gods Love Dinosaurs, which features implied polytheism and a scientifically dubious circle of life. Too much efficiency can get you into trouble in this one, which leads us into a discussion of counterintuitive games, in which a player’s first instinct is usually the wrong one.

1:32 Dinosaur World, Dinosaur Island, Dinosaur Island: Rawr & Write
4:58 Cloudage and Maracaibo
6:41 Dungeon Petz, Tyrants of the Underdark, Lords of Waterdeep
8:19 Kanban: EV
9:08 FEATURE REVIEW – Gods Love Dinosaurs
13:34 Magic Maze
25:12 FEATURE DISCUSSION – Counterintuitive Games
25:45 Terra Mystica, Gaia Project, Clans of Caledonia
26:03 The Estates
28:49 Just One
30:03 Food Chain Magnate
31:56 Mandala
33:25 Twilight Struggle
35:07 Tiny Towns
37:19 Glen More II: Chronicles
39:08 Terra Mystica
42:00 Steam Time
42:52 Hive
45:04 Rising Sun, Blood Rage, Blood Bowl