It’s been a while since we’ve plumbed the depths of the bottomless chasm we call “fanmail”, so this week we’re reaching our hands as far as we can and pulling out some questions that have yet to see the light of say. Before we dig too greedily and too deep, we talk about Politrickers, Marvel Champions: The Card Game, and Banana Governance.
We had such fun collaboratively coming up with our definitive Top 50 list back in December, that we’ve decided to do it again. In the spirit of award season, we’re celebrating the games of yesteryear, or yester-ten-years to be precise. It’s the definitive best games of 2016, as decided cooperatively by us! Before we come together, we talk about Shady Lady, In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943 – 1944, and Duel for Cardia.
Oh man, oh man, it’s time that we ask you (yes, you) to tell us (yes, us) what your favourite games are, because for one time a year, it doesn’t matter what we think about games, but you better be ready to tell us what you think about games. A lot of you did, so here it is, the listener top 20! Before we ask you to do all the work, we talk about Emberheart, Gods & Mortals, and Feya’s Swamp.
All of this has happened before and will happen again. Everything comes back around, including games you could swear you’ve played before. Whether they’re remakes, reimplimentations, or rejuvenations, we’re tackling the world of board game revivals. Before what’s old is new, we talk about Agent Avenue, 7 Empires, and Stellar Ventures.
We’ve spent a lot of time over the years singing the praises of the games we love, but they can’t be perfect right? Surely there’s something, one little thing, that bugs us – a small blemish in our otherwise most beloved games? Before we come clean, we talk about Classified Information, Starline Hill, Panda Spin, and SHASN: AZADI.
It’s finally time to cap it all off with the cream of the cream, Mark and Neilan’s final set of ten games each! These are the games that we think are the pinnacle of our respective tastes, that we’d never turn down, that any person ought to try at least once. It’s the Top 10 Games of All-Time!
I’m in a bit of a quandary here, because Mark told me not to tell you what this episode is even about, but I want this description to be, well, descriptive but he’s glaring at me really hard, and making a throat slitting gesture so I daren’t risk it. It’s about … board games? Before we get ahead of ourselves, we talk about Binho, Stamp Swap, and First Rat.
More isn’t always better, but that’s sometimes a hard lesson to learn in the world of board games – we dig into an intriguing listener suggestion about how games (and gamers) can often fall into this trap. Also … I guess we’ve got to plan some games for our funerals? It’s a double hit of listener questions! Before we dress in black, we talk about Keydom’s Dragons, Sagrada Artisans, and Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory.
Sometimes a game has a conceit so good, that it’s the only description you need to sell someone on it. Let’s call it the hook. Do all games have them, or is it something that only a certain type of game can get away with – and why don’t they just print that on the box cover? Before we get the hook, we talk about Havalandi, Courtisans, 12 Chip Trick, and Dune Imperium: Uprising.
Oh man, oh man, I always love this one. It’s the latest edition of the Listener Top 20! We asked you all to submit your lists of your favourite board games, and we collected, collated, and compiled all of that beautiful beautiful data using a magical formula to get THIS: The definitive rankings of your collective taste in board games. Before we throw it to you, we talk about Shuffle and Swing, Mythwind, and Cat Blues: The Big Gig.