BGB Podcast #66 – The Only Winning Move

Strange game.

Dominant strategies can ruin a game; if there’s one clear best way to win, why not use it every time? We discuss these optimal strategies, whether they’re always problematic, and how to deal with them at your game table. Before we break the game, we talk about A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians, Lost Cities: Rivals, and Second Chance.

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Timecodes:

03:16 – PUSH
04:53 – A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians
12:30 – Lost Cities: Rivals
18:12 – Second Chance
26:31 – Dominant Strategies
27:17 – A Feast for Odin
27:57 – A Few Acres of Snow
28:16 – Blood Rage
30:48 – Magic: The Gathering
32:45 – London
34:19 – Great Western Trail
36:39 – Chess
38:18 – Cthulhu Wars
43:36 – Food Chain Magnate
45:22 – Dominion
46:30 – Battle for Rokugan
46:51 – Kemet
48:53 – Ticket to Ride

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