BGB Podcast #125 – REwrite the Stars

All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.

Once loved board games will often circle back into the limelight with reprints, but we’re also starting to see a lot more get remasters and remakes too. We take a look at this trend, and discuss some re-imaginings our favourite board games, whether it’s a full on new version, or just a new coat of paint. Before we re-re-re-repeat, we talk about Cities: Skylines, Colorful, and Maharaja.

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Timecodes:

03:29 – Cities: Skylines
08:25 – Colorful
15:36 – Maharaja
25:36 – REmasters, REemakes and REimaginings
29:13 – Brass: Lancashire and Brass: Birmingham
31:04 – Kemet
32:53 – Caylus and Caylus 1303
34:31 – Terra Mystica and Gaia Project
36:22 – Through the Ages and Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
37:22 – Dune
40:30 – The REsistance

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