BGB Podcast #56 – Shelf of Shape Up or Ship Out

Move over, Marie Kondō.

It’s always sad to see a game go. But sometimes it’s just time to move on, to let it be free, to let someone else enjoy its esoteric rules and quirky components. Games leave our collections for many reasons, so let’s take a look at some of them. Before we spark joy, we talk about Big Dig, Trains, and The River.

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Timecodes:

01:18 – Big Dig
05:00 – Trains
09:30 – The Quest for El Dorado
10:17 – The River
19:51 – Why Games Leave our Collections
27:40 – Through The Ages
27:40 – Mage Knight
29:02 – Founders of Gloomhaven
33:49 – Capital Lux
35:25 – Rapid Fire Send-offs

Thank you to Heart Society for generously letting us use What’s On Your Mind, Kid? from their album Wake the Queens.