BGB Podcast #285 – Starting is Easy, Finishing is Hard

A solid end game trigger can be such an overlooked part of the design of a game. The conventional wisdom for most things is to start strong and finish strong, so we look at some of our favourite ways that games can end. Before we reach the end of the road, we talk about Robot Quest Arena, Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020, and Expeditions.

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Timecodes:

02:07 – Robot Quest Arena
08:52 – Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
30:11 – Expeditions
47:33 – Inis
48:09 – Azul
51:35 – Ethnos
51:52 – Pax Pamir: Second Edition
52:31 – I’m the Boss!
53:12 – Archipelago
54:22 – War of the Ring: Second Edition
55:16 – Innovation
55:31 – Pax Porfiriana
55:41 – John Company: Second Edition
56:16 – Dune
56:51 – Stationfall
57:25 – 7 Wonders Duel
58:34 – The Quest for El Dorado
1:00:04 – Scythe
1:00:45 – Blood Rage

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