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We love a good old game – there are a lot that of games over a decade old that we’d happily sing the praises of, but if we were being brutally honest, how many of them do we think would make it in today’s markets? How much have tastes really moved on since these games were in their prime? Before we let nostalgia get the better of us, we talk about I’m Out, Evenglow, and Trials of Maya.

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Timecodes:

03:08 – I’m Out
09:28 – Evenglow
13:32 – Trials of Maya
29:40 – If old games were released today
31:29 – Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
39:14 – War of the Ring: Second Edition
42:22 – Terraforming Mars
44:30 – Star Wars: Rebellion
46:41 – Twilight Struggle
48:01 – The Castles of Burgundy
50:08 – Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
52:37 – Great Western Trail
54:02 – Brass: Lancashire
57:52 – 7 Wonders Duel
59:51 – Scythe

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

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The people demand takes, so get ’em while they’re hot. We’re weighing in on some possibly bad, certainly edgy opinions, and deciding where we land (spoiler: we’re always right). Before we get heated, we talk about Diplomacy: The Golden Blade, and Cozy Stickerville.

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Timecodes:

01:46 – Diplomacy: The Golden Blade
12:33 – Cozy Stickerville
25:41 – Hot takes!
26:11 – Co-op games are just single player games with an audience
32:01 – Catch Up mechanics ruin competitive integrity
37:39 – Legacy games are a predatory waste of money
41:22 – If a game takes more than 30 minutes to teach, it’s a bad design
45:56 – Player elimination is actually a good mechanism
47:36 – Hidden victory points are a cowardly design choice
51:38 – Gateway games Like Catan or Monopoly should be actively avoided
52:44 – House ruling a game means you bought the wrong game
53:10 – Theme is a myth
54:13 – Kickstarter deluxe editions are actively ruining the hobby

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

If you don’t want to miss an episode, please subscribe on Apple Podcasts/Google Podcasts/Stitcher/Spotify, or add our RSS feed to your favourite app. Reviews and subscriptions really help us and would be greatly appreciated! To download the episode directly, click here.

If you’d like to discuss anything in the episode, please do so in the comments below, visit our BoardGameGeek guild, join our Discord, or Facebook Group! Any feedback is also always helpful. If you’d like to show your support for the show, we also have a Patreon with some fun rewards, and a merch store!

Timecodes:

01:46 – Diplomacy: The Golden Blade
12:33 – Cozy Stickerville
25:41 – Hot takes!
26:11 – Co-op games are just single player games with an audience
32:01 – Catch Up mechanics ruin competitive integrity
37:39 – Legacy games are a predatory waste of money
41:22 – If a game takes more than 30 minutes to teach, it’s a bad design
45:56 – Player elimination is actually a good mechanism
47:36 – Hidden victory points are a cowardly design choice
51:38 – Gateway games Like Catan or Monopoly should be actively avoided
52:44 – House ruling a game means you bought the wrong game
53:10 – Theme is a myth
54:13 – Kickstarter deluxe editions are actively ruining the hobby

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

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BGBBOB is back, and it’s been long enough that you might need a reminder. Ten game designers enter the ring, and through the arduous process of one vs one battles, we arrive at our (and not just our, but the) definitive ranked list of … these particular designers. It’s science. Before we fight it out, we talk about Iliad, The Old King’s Crown, and Franchise.

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If you’d like to discuss anything in the episode, please do so in the comments below, visit our BoardGameGeek guild, join our Discord, or Facebook Group! Any feedback is also always helpful. If you’d like to show your support for the show, we also have a Patreon with some fun rewards, and a merch store!

Timecodes:

03:29 – Iliad
13:56 – The Old King’s Crown
34:01 – Franchise
42:04 – BGBBOB: Game designers

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

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