BGB Podcast #290 – Stuck in the Mid With You

 

Are board games stuck? Not to be dramatic or anything, but it does seem like we keep circling the same ideas over and over again, right? We speculate on where we think the hobby is headed, and whether or not it needs a shake up. Before we plateau, we talk about Orchard, Hadrian’s Wall, Terracotta Army, and Santiago.

This way to the PAX Unplugged Math Trade!

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Timecodes:

03:09 – Orchard: A 9 card solitaire game
06:49 – Hadrian’s Wall
13:45 – Terracotta Army
24:34 – Santiago
35:45 – Are board games stuck?
38:17 – Return to Dark Tower
41:55 – Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
43:55 – Turing Machine
44:09 – Cryptid
45:59 – Dead Reckoning
50:37 – Stationfall

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