BGB Podcast #252: Digital Killed the Tabletop Star

We all saw this coming. The inevitable digital future has come, and suddenly Mark is a book store owner who just discovered Kindles. It’d be sad if it weren’t so inevitable. We discuss the rise of digital gaming, and how it can, at least in some ways, replace parts of the hobby. Before we go down to Electric Avenue, we talk about Wormholes, Mogul, and Orichalcum.

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Timecodes:

02:07 – Wormholes
09:58 – Mogul
19:23 – Orichalcum
30:39 – Kellen’s phone number
31:08 – Digital replacing physical games
43:15 – Garden Nation
43:41 – Living Forest
44:22 – Next Station: London
44:33 – Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar
45:49 – Gaia Project
47:15 – 7 Wonders Duel
48:32 – Race for the Galaxy
49:13 – Riftforce
50:30 – The Great Zimbabwe

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