BGB Podcast #184 – Science Based Friction
Board game science is a delicate process, but thankfully BOB’s here to help, in another BGB Battle of Board (Games)! This week, we’re pitting our favourite science fiction themed games against each other. That’s fifteen sci fi games, which we’ll put in a fact based ordered list, ready to submit to the journal of your choice. Before we pollute space, we talk about Riverboat, Bug Council of Backyardia, and Rocketmen.
Check out Bug Council of Backyardia’s Kickstarter page to be notified when it launches.
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Timecodes:
04:02 – Riverboat
10:05 – Bug Council of Backyardia
16:37 – Rocketmen
23:17 – BGBBOB: Science fiction games
24:57 – Eclipse
26:02 – Anachrony
28:18 – Quantum
29:19 – Forbidden Stars
32:03 – Beyond The Sun
32:48 – Imperial 2030
36:09 – Sol: Last Days of a Star
36:59 – Space Alert
38:55 – Dune
40:20 – Nemesis
42:34 – Gaia Project
43:35 – Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
45:30 – Race for the Galaxy
46:26 – Android: Netrunner
49:03 – Cosmic Encounter
1:04:28 – The final list
Thank you to Heart Society for generously letting us use What’s On Your Mind, Kid? from their album Wake the Queens.
