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This week on the show we are throwing down with an age old question – why? But we aren't throwing down with it, how is! In this episode we talk about how the why we do what we do in games differs from the how we do it and how that impacts the end result! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Check out Robert's latest games on Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/gazebo-and-gingham-travel-friendly-board-games   Cites and Sources Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/200680/agricola-revised-edition Azul - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul Blood Rage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170216/blood-rage Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza Bridges of Shangri-La - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8190/the-bridges-of-shangri-la Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-the-big-gig Ethnos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206718/ethnos Hearts - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6887/hearts Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale Imperial Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Kanban - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Lost Ruins of Arnak - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484/lost-ruins-of-arnak Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici MLEM: Space Agency - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387378/mlem-space-agency Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/on-mars Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/nyakuza The Palaces of Carrera - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129948/the-palaces-of-carrara Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Renature - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300001/renature Schotten Totten - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372/schotten-totten Seti - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence Tash Kalar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146278/tash-kalar-arena-of-legends Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphrates Vikings - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27173/vikings Vinhos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175640/vinhos-deluxe-edition Weather Machine - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237179/weather-machine Wheedle - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5393/wheedle Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-and-yangtze

We love a good verses episode here at Cardboard Philosophy! Which is exactly what we are diving into this week! Genres verses mechanisms! Which is which? How do we separate them and how do these two words affect the games we know and love? Plus, we put our money where our mouths are and actually use some of these new definitions in the real world! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert's games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova Ascension - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69789/ascension-deckbuilding-game Axis & Allies - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98/axis-and-allies Brass: Birmingham - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham Candy Land - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5048/candy-land Carnegie - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310873/carnegie Cascadia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia Catan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan Caylus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18602/caylus Checkers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2083/checkers Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Civolution - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400602/civolution Cyclades - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54998/cyclades Dominion - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion Dune - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283355/dune Dune: Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium Empires In Arms - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254/empires-in-arms Gloomhaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail Ingenious - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9674/ingenious Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis Innovation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/63888/innovation Imperial Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam Jenga - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2452/jenga Kemet - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/127023/kemet Monopoly - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly Mexica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2955/mexica Pandemic Legacy – Season One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161936/pandemic-legacy-season-1 Paths of Glory - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91/paths-of-glory Power Grid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid Quacks - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/quacks Railroad Ink - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245654/railroad-ink-deep-blue-edition Risk - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181/risk Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7744/roots Scout - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout Spirit Island - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162886/spirit-island Star Realms - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147020/star-realms Star Wars: Rebellion - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/187645/star-wars-rebellion Taboo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1111/taboo Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars Through The Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-the-desert Twister - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5894/twister Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition War of the Ring: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/115746/war-of-the-ring-second-edition YINSH - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7854/yinsh  

We've talked in the past about the communal focus the whole table can get when playing a board game. But is that communal focus a requirement to play a game? Can designers help nudge us toward that state of “buy in” or is it just something magical that happens once in a while? This week on the show, Steve, Rob and Evan attempt to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert's games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources Age of Comics - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349963/age-of-comics-the-golden-years Barrel Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148531/barrel-dice Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza Comic Hunters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322616/comic-hunters Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter Cubitos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298069/cubitos Don't LAMA Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325853dont-llama-dice Escape (Rapido) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Gang of Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366129/gang-of-dice Kanban EV - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Libertalia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125618/libertalia Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Revive - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332772/revive Quacks of Quedlinburg - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars Thunder Road: Vendetta - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342070/thunder-road-vendetta Worms The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397788/worms-the-board-game Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

We buy games for a lot of reasons. To have fun with friends, to discover a new designer or enjoy a mechanic we don't currently have represented in our collection. But could there be… another reason? One that goes down to the very root of human nature? Are we maybe buying promise more than just the hot new cardboard offering at our FLGS? This week on the show, Steve, Rob and Evan attempt to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert's games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources 3 Ring Circus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371947/3-ring-circus 7th Citadel - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286063/the-7th-citadel Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219650/arydia-the-paths-we-dare-tread Batman: The Animated Series Adventures – Shadow of the Bat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299566/batman-the-animated-series-adventures-shadow-of-th Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Caesar!: Seize Rome In 20 Minutes - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338957/caesar-seize-rome-in-20-minutes Cat Blues: The Big Gig - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-the-big-gig Dark Souls: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/197831/dark-souls-the-board-game Elden Ring: Realm of the Grafted King - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/373107/elden-ring-realm-of-the-grafted-king Frosthaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295770/frosthaven Gloomhaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260410/horizon-zero-dawn-the-board-game Merchants of Andromeda - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436516/merchants-of-andromeda Merchants of Amsterdam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/531/merchants-of-amsterdam Oathswarn - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251661/oathsworn-into-the-deepwood Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Slay The Spire: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.om/boardgame/338960/slay-the-spire-the-board-game Tainted Grail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264220/tainted-grail-the-fall-of-avalon Unconscious Mind - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329500/unconscious-mind Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate Yucatan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330510/yucatan

Some would say that points make the board gaming world go round! A lot of our favorite games all come down to a contest of having the most points… but what do those points tell us about the game? More to the point… what to they tell us about the players and the session? Are more points really always better? This week on the show, Steve, Rob and Evan attempt to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert's games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources American Bookshop - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292811/american-bookshop Brian Boru - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337765/brian-boru-high-king-of-ireland Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/the-castles-of-burgundy Cat Ass Trophy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/651/zero-down Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Discordia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360206/discordia Five Three Five - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311031/oh-meow-bow Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale Iwari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270109/iwari L.A.M.A - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266083/llama Last Will - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97842/last-will Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Parade - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56692/parade Penguin Party - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56933/penguin-party Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Poison - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/17025/poison REX: Final Days of an Empire Tatari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368554/tatari Tinner's Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321277/tinners-trail Wavelength - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262543/wavelength

We did a mini-con! It was invite only, and only 3 invites were sent out. We had guest travel over 5000 k/m to join in the fun… so what better way to commemorate this than a bonus pod! Please enjoy this recap of our time together for Cardboard Con 2024. And thanks for being a listener of Cardboard Philosophy. It's been a great year, can't wait to continue this into 2025!! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Friday: Neuland – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12681/neuland Scharfe Schotten - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/153480/scharfe-schoten Galactic Renaissance (2X) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365526/galactic-renaissance Surfosaurus MAX - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394887/surfosaurus-max Byzantium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19348/byzantium Penguin Party - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56933/penguin-party Trendy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1412/trendy Saturday: Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam Power Grid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid Fast Sloths - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/277597/fast-sloths Rebel Princess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381249/rebel-princess Bridges of Shangri-La - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8190/the-bridges-of-shangri-la Tatari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368554/tatari Marco Polo Expeditions - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9139/marco-polo-expedition Sunday: Mexica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2955/mexica Comic Hunters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322616/comic-hunters Mini Express - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300751/mini-express Mombasa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172386/mombasa Medici TCG - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202288/medici-the-card-game Galactic Renaissance - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365526/galactic-renaissance Voodoo Prince - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/234248/voodoo-prince

We say the word “play” a lot in board gaming. “Wanna play a game” usually initiates the game nights that got us into the hobby in the first place… but what is play? That's a big question. So big we've enlisted the help of The Dice Tower's Chris Yi to make sure we cover all the ins and outs of play… and the Treaty of Versailles! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want more of Chris in your life? https://www.dicetower.com/team-members/chris-yi https://x.com/dicetowerchris Cites and Sources Arcs - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359871/arcs Botswana (Wildlife Safari) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Chinatown - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/47/chinatown Concept - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147151/concept Hansa Teutonica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43015/hansa-teutonica Imperium: Horizons - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons Ito - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/327778/ito Men-Nefer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404431/men-nefer Mexica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2955/mexica Monikers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence That's Not A Hat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/thats-not-a-hat Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

Theme and setting are both terms that get thrown around a lot in board game discussions – often as synonyms. But are they actually the same thing? If not… what makes them different? This week on the show Evan, Robert and Steve are all diving into the weird and wonderful world of Theme VS Setting! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources An Infamous Traffic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206490/an-infamous-traffic Beowulf: The Movie Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29308/beowulf-the-movie-board-game Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Chinatown - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/47/chinatown Cosmolancer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119/cosmolancer Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto Galactic Renaissance - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365526/galactic-renaissance Great Plains - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330036/great-plains Halls of Hegra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336131/halls-of-hegra Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale Imperium: Horizons - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons John Company Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Mombasa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172386/mombasa Municipium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29410/municipium On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/on-mars Pax Pamir - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Samurai - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3/samurai SILOS - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429765/silos Skymines - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359438/skymines Star Trek: Captain's Chair - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422541/star-trek-captains-chair Tatari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368554/tatari The Defence of Procyon III - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267244/the-defence-of-procyon-iii Through The Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-the-desert Trendy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1412/trendy Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate Waterfall Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396618/waterfall-park  

How far is too far in board gaming? No, I don't mean collection size… and no, I don't mean how far would you travel to play one… I mean subject matter! How far is too far? Is there a too far? Is there anything fully off limits for publishers or players? This week on the show, Evan, Robert and Steve try to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Alice Is Missing - https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/311654/alice-is-missing An Infamous Traffic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206490/an-infamous-traffic The Cost - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292894/the-cost Heading Forward - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363538/heading-forward Hegemony: Lead Your Class To Victory - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321608/hegemony-lead-your-class-to-victory I Guess This Is It - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346911/i-guess-this-is-it Mombasa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172386/mombasa Pax Pamir: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Secret Hitler - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler Skymines - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359438/skymines Tinner's Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35570/tinners-trail

In a rare continuation on the previous week's topic – this week we're talking immersion! But what is immersion in a game? Is it a Scrooge McDuck style dive into a swimming pool of board games? Or is it something more design based? More player based? I'm sure curious to know what Robert, Evan and Steve dredge up from the depths of philosophy on this one! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Blood On The Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-on-the-clocktower Captain Sonar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171131/captain-sonar Checkers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2083/checkers Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto Gussy Gorillas - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335864/gussy-gorillas High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Monikers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing Sky Team - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/373106/sky-team That's Not A Hat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/thats-not-a-hat Twilight Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Wavelength - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262543/wavelength Werewolf - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/925/werewolf Wilmot's Warehouse - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424975/wilmot-s-warehouse

Books, movies, TV shows, slam poetry, art – there are a lot of artistic mediums out there; but what makes board games unique among the lot? Are they better geared to a specific type of storytelling? Or are they bad for story telling full stop? This week on the show, the dynamic trio of Steven, Robert and Evan endeavor to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam A Gest of Robin Hood - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338376/a-gest-of-robin-hood Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355093/woodcraft Byzantium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19348/byzantium Cards Against Humanity - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50381/cards-against-humanity Checkers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2083/checkers John Company: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition Kanban EV - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Power Grid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid Secret Hitler - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25021/sekigahara-the-unification-of-japan The Cost - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292894/the-cost Tinner's Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321277/tinners-trail Woodcraft - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355093/woodcraft

“I just can't wait to be king!” We all know that catchy musical number from the hit 1994 musical “The Lion King.” But Simba wasn't able to become king on his own. It took a bit of king making from his evil uncle Scar. Just like the Disney animated classic; board games have king making too (just usually less inspired by Hamlet). How do designers leverage king making? Is it a feature of a design or more of a bug? This week on the show, the dynamic trio of Steven, Robert and Evan endeavor to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Cole Wehrle: In Defense of King Making - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UraJElx1ebg Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis Oath - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291572/oath Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Secret Hitler - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12333/twilight-struggle Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

In board gaming, collections can range anywhere from 1 to 1001 (anything after 1001 will cause an explosion). With such a wide swath of options there has to be a perfect number, right? A “goldilocks zone” if you will? Today on the show Robert, Evan and Steve endeavor to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Abomination - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/239472/abomination-the-heir-of-frankenstein Art Robbery - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341935/art-robbery Azul - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul Barrage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251247/barrage Bullet - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/307305/bullet-love Carpe Diem - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245934/carpe-diem Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271320/the-castles-of-burgundy Genial Spezial - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40830/genial-spezial Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail Haggis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37628/haggis Hot Lead - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339924/hot-lead Iliad - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420914/iliad Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis Imperial Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam John Company - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition Kanban Ev - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Kingdoms - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119/kingdoms Knights of Charlemange (Hungry) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182/hungry La Havre - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35677/le-havre London - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/65781/london Monikers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/on-mars Quacks of Quedlinburg - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Renature - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300001/renature Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Sea Salt & Paper - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-and-paper Shamans - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/313262/shamans Take The A Chord - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174975/take-the-a-chord The Great Zimbabwe - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111341/the-great-zimbabwe Tower of Babel - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15510/tower-of-babel Twilight Imperium: Forth Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Two Rooms & A Boom - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/134352/two-rooms-and-a-boom

Perhaps it's Evan's Irish heritage or the secret ancient amulet beneath the studio, but we're big fans of luck at Cardboard Philosophy. We've talked a lot about it over the last year too! We've talked about how the luck can feel and how it's generated. This week, we're talking about both of those things as well as why it's used the way it is by designers! I know, don't even say it. We're just really lucky. Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Amsterdam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/314582/amsterdam Ankh: Gods of Egypt - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/285967/ankh-gods-of-egypt Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova Bora Bora - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/127060/bora-bora Captain Flip - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393325/captain-flip Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/the-castles-of-burgundy Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Kemet - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/127023/kemet Libertalia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125618/libertalia Mega Jackpot - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/419262/mega-jackpot MLEM: Space Agency - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387378/mlem-space-agency Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Rapido - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Rising Sun - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205896/rising-sun Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Shipyard - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393179/shipyard-2nd-edition Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars Thunder Road: Vendetta - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342070/thunder-road-vendetta Tic-Tac-Toe - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11901/tic-tac-toe Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan Xia: Legends of A Drift System - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/82222/xia-legends-of-a-drift-system

There ain't no party like a board game party! But board games to take to the party? There is a whole world of party games, but where is the line between “game” and “party game?” Never ones to back down from a challenge, our brave hosts Evan, Robert and Steve endeavor to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources A Fake Artist Goes To New York - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/135779/a-fake-artist-goes-to-new-york A Feast For Odin - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177736/a-feast-for-odin Apples to Apples - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/74/apples-to-apples Blood On The Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-on-the-clocktower Captain Sonar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171131/captain-sonar Cards Against Humanity - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50381/cards-against-humanity Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Cockroach Poker - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11971/cockroach-poker Codenames - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178900/codenames Concept - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147151/concept Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto Don't Get Got! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262547/dont-get-got Doodle Dash - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334379/doodle-dash The Fuzzies - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/314421/the-fuzzies Jenga - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2452/jenga Junk Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193042/junk-art Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Monikers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers Pictionary - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2281/pictionary Pitchcar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150/pitchcar Poetry for Neanderthals - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312786/poetry-for-neanderthals Power Grid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid Rapido (Escape) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Ricochet Robots - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/51/ricochet-robots Skull - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/92415/skull So Clover! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329839/so-clover Stationfall – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316624/stationfall Strike! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123570/strike Sushi Go Party! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192291/sushi-go-party Telestrations - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46213/telestrations That's Not A Hat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/thats-not-a-hat Trio - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352515/trio Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Uno - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2223/uno Wandering Towers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355483/wandering-towers Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis  

Every game is a chance for a designer to pull another trick out of their sleeve. But for a lot of designers, that new trick can often feel like the same trick with a new coat of paint. Not to say that's a bad thing, it's one of the things that keep us coming back for more! But what are some of these tricks? How do designers keep them fresh? Why do we like them so? This week Evan, Steve, Robert and special guest Aaron discuss just that! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Age of Innovation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383179/age-of-innovation Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Airlines - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193488/airlines Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358263/arrakis-dawn-of-the-fremen Bitoku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323612/bitoku Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire Bunny Kingdom - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184921/bunny-kingdom Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-the-big-gig Caverna - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102794/caverna-the-cave-farmers Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto Dune/REX - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104363/rex-final-days-of-an-empire Elfenland - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10/elfenland Feast for Odin - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177736/a-feast-for-odin Fields of Arle - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159675/fields-of-arle Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate Fractured Sky - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370581/fractured-sky Gaia Project - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220308/gaia-project The Gallerist - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125153/the-gallerist Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Inventions: Evolution of Ideas - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/347305/inventions-evolution-of-ideas King of Tokyo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-of-tokyo Klunker - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102/klunker Le Havre - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35677/le-havre Magic: The Gathering - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-the-gathering Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Money - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125/money Moonrakers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270239/moonrakers Palaces of Carrara - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129948/the-palaces-of-carrara Paris - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282954/paris Princes of Florence - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/555/the-princes-of-florence Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra RoboRally - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18/roborally Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Schotten Totten - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372/schotten-totten Sky Team - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/373106/sky-team Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica Terra Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364186/terra-nova Ticket to ride - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-to-ride Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphrates Turing Machine - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/356123/turing-machine Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate Via Nebula - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191231/via-nebula Weather Machine - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237179/weather-machine Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-and-yangtze

If it's been a while since you've listened, you may need to catch up on past episodes! That can be a bit time consuming, but worth it if you like the show. If it's been a while you've been in first place… well… that can be challenging to fix! Catching up in games can be like climbing a mountain, but designers have catch up mechanics up their sleeves to help. But are these mechanics necessary? Do they help build skill or just make the bad players win? This week on the show, Evan, Steve & Robert dive into all things catch up! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam Barrage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251247/barrage Blood on the Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-on-the-clocktower Flamme Rouge - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199478/flamme-rouge Fractured Sky - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370581/fractured-sky Gang of Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366129/gang-of-dice Heat: Pedal To The Metal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-to-the-metal Hearts - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6887/hearts High Score - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341416/high-score Long Shot: The Dice Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295374/long-shot-the-dice-game Mario Kart - https://mariokart8.nintendo.com/ Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo Pax Pamir: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Radlands - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329082/radlands Rapido (Escape) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Sea Salt & Paper - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-and-paper Taj Mahal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/475/taj-mahal Twilight Imperium: Forth Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Wavelength - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262543/wavelength

Our hobby is constantly evolving! Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. Euro-games are frequently at the center of this discussion. Are they getting too complex? Too solitaire? Are they even good any more? This week on the show, Evan, Robert and Steve chat about the shifting euro landscape, the past, the future and how we feel about it all (and if it's all just in our heads)! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova Azul - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul Barrage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251247/barrage Cascadia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia Catan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter Cyclades - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54998/cyclades Endless Winter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/305096/endless-winter-paleoamericans Galactic Cruise - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391137/galactic-cruise Green Team Wins - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/347805/green-team-wins Harmonies - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414317/harmonies Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale John Company: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition Kanban EV - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Nucleum - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396790/nucleum Princes of Florence - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/555/the-princes-of-florence Revive - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332772/revive Risk - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181/risk Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382518/sankore-the-pride-of-mansa-musa Scythe - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169786/scythe Sidereal Confluence - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202426/sidereal-confluence The Game That Ruined Euros (Article Robert Mentioned) - https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/18955/posted-for-posterity-barnes-article-on-the-game-th The Sixth Realm - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/401182/the-sixth-realm Tower of Babel - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15510/tower-of-babel Twilight Imperium: Forth Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan Yunnan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143401/yunnan Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

If you've been around the internet for a while; you've probably seen a debate around whether something is art or not. Are video games art? Is modern art, art? Is Taylor Swift's music art? But what about board games? Are they art? Better yet; who is the artist? The player the artist or the designer? Evan, Robert and Steve endeavor to find out together on this week's show! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Blood On The Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-on-the-clocktower Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus Cyclades - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54998/cyclades Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate Imperial Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam John Company - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition MLEM: Space Agency - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387378/mlem-space-agency Pax Pamir: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition The Cost - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292894/the-cost  

At the center of gaming is… well, gaming. It's kinda in the name. But around the sweet, gooey center that is gaming a whole world of external factors exist! How do those factors effect our experience with games? Can a good game get ruined by bad factors and vise versa? This week on the show, we plan to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Amun-Re - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5404/amun-re Art Robbery - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341935/art-robbery Barrel Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148531/barrel-dice Batman: the Animated Series: Shadow of the Bat – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299566/batman-the-animated-series-adventures-shadow-of-th Bebop - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414349/bebop Blood on the Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-on-the-clocktower Cat Blues: The Big Gig - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-the-big-gig Cthulu Wars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/139976/cthulhu-wars Dobro - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357991/dobro High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Hot Lead - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339924/hot-lead Libertalia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125618/libertalia Nana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352515/trio Passt nicht! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393888/passt-nicht Quacks of Quedlinburg - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Rapido (Excape) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Secret Hitler - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica That's Not a Hat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/thats-not-a-hat The Quest for El Dorado - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217372/the-quest-for-el-dorado

You may have noticed this, but we like Reiner Knizia. Like a lot! He's Robert's favorite and second favorite designer after all! This week on the show, in celebration of all things Knizia, we break the rules and go off script to talk about the genius of Knizia's auction trilogy. What makes Modern Art, Ra & Medici so special? So different? Should these three games be his “auction trilogy?” Robert, Steve & Evan endeavor to find out!   Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Support Robert's new games on Kickstarter! - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/bebop-shuffle-and-swing-and-cat-blues-the-big-gig?ref=user_menu (We weren't paid to do this, we just like the games, publisher and even sometimes Robert) Cites and Sources Botswana (Wildlife Society) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Money - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125/money Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra        

It's been said that “all good things must come to an end.” And it's true! If it wasn't I would still be in college. But how those good things come to an end can vary wildly - especially in board games! So how do designers pick a way to end the game? How do those decision change the game feel as a player? Should all games end the same way? Evan, Steve & Robert plan to find out on this week's show! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources 7 Wonders Duel - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173346/7-wonders-duel Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Byzantium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19348/byzantium Captain Sonar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171131/captain-sonar Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-big-gig Dune Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium Ethnos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206718/ethnos Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate Hegemony - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321608/hegemony-lead-your-class-victory High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Imperium: Horizons - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Kanban - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Moonrollers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405923/moonrollers Nucleum - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396790/nucleum Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291572/oath-chronicles-empire-exile Palaces of Carrara - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129948/palaces-carrara Pax Pamir 2e - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Pax Penning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381591/pax-penning Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing Splendor Duel - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364073/splendor-duel Turncoats - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352238/turncoats  

Games are full of aids, references and prompts for how to play, but how can a game imply things without being in your face about it? Forget the player aid, this week Steven, Robert & Evan talk about the implicit rules of the games we love! (Thanks to Peter McPherson for the question!) Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources 504 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175878/504 Barrage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251247/barrage Bitoku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323612/bitoku Concordia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124361/concordia Ethnos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206718/ethnos For Northwood! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334590/northwood-solo-trick-taking-game Kanban - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev MLEM: Space Agency - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387378/mlem-space-agency Money! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125/money Pax Penning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381591/pax-pennin Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Rapido/Excape - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Serenissima - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232/serenissima Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica Through the Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert Turncoats - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352238/turncoats Viking Seesaw - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351810/viking-see-saw Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

A mysterious stranger walks up to you. You are nervous. They present you with a bouquet of roses. Are you still nervous? Intrigued? Terrified? Romanced? First impressions can be everything! With board games they can even be the difference between a second play and an unfinished first play… but what makes a first impression impress? This week on the show, Robert, Evan & Steve along with special guest Nick Murray from Bitewing Games endeavor to find out! Find more about Bitewing Games! - https://bitewinggames.com/ Follow Bitewing/Robert's new Jazz Collection on Kickstarter! - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/bebop-shuffle-and-swing-and-cat-blues-the-big-gig Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Aqua: Biodiversity In The Oceans - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403468/aqua-biodiversity-oceans Aurum - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383459/aurum Barrel Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148531/barrel-dice Bebop - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414349/bebop Blood Rage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170216/blood-rage Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Brass: Birmingham - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham Camel Up - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260605/camel-second-edition Cascadia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia Cascadero - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/401216/cascadero Cascadito - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/401217/cascadito Cards Against Humanity - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50381/cards-against-humanity Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-big-gig El Grande - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93/el-grande Everdell - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate Gang of Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366129/gang-dice Gussy Gorillas - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335864/gussy-gorillas Hansa Teutonica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43015/hansa-teutonica Havalandi - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396543/havalandi Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis King of Tokyo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo MLEM: Space Agency - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387378/mlem-space-agency Oath: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291572/oath-chronicles-empire-exile Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Scout - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing Spectral - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/388476/spectral The Palaces of Carrara - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129948/palaces-carrara Through the Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert Thurn & Taxis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21790/thurn-and-taxis Trailblazers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352454/trailblazers Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

Elegance is a fancy word for fancy people, but does that translate to board games? We've heard reviewers use it, we've seen the backs of boxes use it and heck, we've maybe even used it to describe a favorite game… but what does it actually mean? Better yet… what actually makes that game “elegant?” Steve, Robert & Evan aim to answer just that on this weeks episode! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus Carnegie - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310873/carnegie Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-big-gig Dead Reckoning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276182/dead-reckoning DroPolter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405537/dropolter Etherfields - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280794/etherfields Federation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345868/federation High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Mysterium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium Mysterium Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301767/mysterium-park Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382518/sankore-pride-mansa-musa Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica Wildlife Safari (Botswana) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370757/zoo-tycoon-board-game  

It's game night. Your friends are all gathered around and you stare in wonder and excitement at your shelf of games. What are you going to play? An old favorite or the new and shiny hotness? Come to think of it, you've played your old favorite 20 times but you still want to play it more. Why? What makes that game repayable? Good question (or at least we thought so)! This week on the show Evan, Robert and Steve talk all things reliability. What makes the games we love hit the table again and again and why are some just a two or three hit wonder? Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Dice Throne - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268201/dice-throne Dune: Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium Everdell - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341169/great-western-trail-second-edition Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-ale High Score - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341416/high-score Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Monikers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers Nucleum - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396790/nucleum Rapido (Escape) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Renature - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300001/renature Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Sea Salt & Paper - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-paper Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica Terra Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364186/terra-nova That's Not A Hat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/s-not-hat Tic-Tac-Toe - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11901/tic-tac-toe Turing Machine - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/356123/turing-machine Twilight Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Twilight Imperium: Prophecy Of Kings - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/315895/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition-prophecy-kings Unmatched - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274637/unmatched-battle-legends-volume-one Wavelength - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262543/wavelength Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis    

Some call it the “X factor,” some call it the “it factor” and others call it the “toy factor!” But where do we draw the line between practical, cool and just a plain ol' toy? Join Robert, Steve, Evan and special guest host Zac Dixon from IV Studios (Moonrakers, Veiled Fate, Fractured Sky) as they look at the toys that make up our favorite toys – board games! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Get more from Zac and IV Studios - https://www.instagram.com/iv___games/?hl=en Cites and Sources Blob Party - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382828/blob-party Botswana (Japanese 2022 edition) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/644366/japanese-edition-2022 Crokinole - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521/crokinole The Fox Experiment - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368432/fox-experiment Fractured Sky - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370581/fractured-sky Guards of Atlantis II - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267609/guards-atlantis-ii Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-ale The LOOP - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316412/loop Marvel United: X-Men – Days of Future Past - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339133/marvel-united-x-men-days- Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Moonrakers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270239/moonrakers Pax Pamir 2e - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Return to Dark Tower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256680/return-dark-tower Strike - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123570/strike Twilight Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Yucatan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330510/yucatan

Tastes change! Old favorites just feel old and shiny new games can feel… well shiny and new, but what causes those shifts? What makes that old staple fall out of favor? Join Robert, Steve and Evan as they look at our ever-evolving tastes and the reason for these shifts are front and center on this week show! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Art Robbery - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341935/art-robbery Axis & Allies - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98/axis-allies Doodle Dash - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334379/doodle-dash Cards Against Humanity - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50381/cards-against-humanity Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate Game of Thrones 2ed - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/103343/game-thrones-board-game-second-edition Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-ale High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Jaipur - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54043/jaipur Mastermind - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2392/mastermind Nucleum - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396790/nucleum On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/mars Power Grid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid Rising Sun - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205896/rising-sun Santorini - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194655/santorini Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25021/sekigahara-unification-japan Sushi Go - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133473/sushi-go Twilight Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition

“No luck gameplay,” “strategic decisions,” and “no luck!” are all common phrases on both Kickstarter and BGG store pages for some of our favorite games! But why is that? Why is there a stigma around luck in games? Should there be? Is luck a boon in game design or a bust? Join Robert, Steve and Evan as they roll the dice on how we perceive luck in games! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!   Cites and Sources Acquire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5/acquire Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova Blood on the Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-clocktower Brass: Birmingham - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire Catan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter The Crew: Mission Deep Sea - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324856/crew-mission-deep-sea Dune - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/121/dune El Grande - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93/el-grande For Northwood! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334590/northwood-solo-trick-taking-game Heat: Pedal to the Metal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-metal High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society John Company - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Nana/Trio - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352515/trio Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291572/oath-chronicles-empire-exile Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Rheinländer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111/rheinlander Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars Thunder Road: Vendetta - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342070/thunder-road-vendetta Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-euphrates Twilight Struggle - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12333/twilight-struggle Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan Xia: Legends of a Drift System – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/82222/xia-legends-drift-system

Does a mechanic a board game genre make? We talk about how a game is a “deck builder” but does that actually answer the question of what genre the game is? Or is it merely one of the mechanics that makes up the game? This is certainly sounds like a weird philosophical question the Cardboard Philosophy boys would tackle…  Join Steve, Robert and Evan as they discover that classifying games by genre is sometimes easier said than done! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-steam Blood Rage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170216/blood-rage Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Byzantium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19348/byzantium Dominion - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion Dune: Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail Irish Gauge - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161882/irish-gauge Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Lost Ruins of Arnak - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484/lost-ruins-arnak Lunar Rails - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6663/lunar-rails (but the game Steve was trying to remember was actually 21Moon https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/308305/21moon) Marvel United - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298047/marvel-united On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/mars Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Power Grid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Taverns of Tiefenthal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269207/taverns-tiefenthal Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars Through the Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert Skull - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/92415/skull Stephenson's Rocket - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204/stephensons-rocket Warhammer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2162/warhammer-40000-third-edition Wavelength - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262543/wavelength

Board games are basically just paper video games… right? RIGHT? While I don't think anyone will agree with that, I think we can all agree that there sure are a lot of board game adaptations of video games floating around these days! Why? And more importantly, what makes them work? What separates video games from board games? Evan, Robert and Steve aim to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Adrenaline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202408/adrenaline Anno 1800 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311193/anno-1800-board-game Brass - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire Bullet - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/307305/bullet Descent: Journeys in the Dark - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104162/descent-journeys-dark-second-edition Etherfields - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280794/etherfields Fit to Print - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352574/fit-print Frosthaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295770/frosthaven Galaxy Trucker - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31481/galaxy-trucker Gloomhaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Guards of Atlantis – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267609/guards-atlantis-ii PitchCar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150/pitchcar Project: ELITE - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171726/project-elite Rallyman GT - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256589/rallyman-gt Return to Dark Tower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256680/return-dark-tower Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Sniper Elite: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295262/sniper-elite-board-game Super Motherload - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162286/super-motherload Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264220/tainted-grail-fall-avalon Terraria: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391286/terraria-board-game This War of Mine: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188920/war-mine-board-game Tigres & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-euphrates Worms: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397788/worms-board-game Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-yangtze  

Board game rules are all made up! It's true! I read about that in a rule book once. But how arbitrary are those made up rules? Are some rules more inherently intuitive and less arbitrarily than others? What makes those other rules feel arbitrary? This is certainly sounds like a weird philosophical question the CP boys would tackle… and would you believe it? This week they do! Join Robert, Steve and Evan as we get into the nitty gritty of what feel arbitrary in rules! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up by email or join our BGG guild! Cites and Sources Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Byzantium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19348/byzantium Darkest dungeon - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/317321/darkest-dungeon-board-game Dark souls - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/197831/dark-souls-board-game Dead Reckoning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276182/dead-reckoning Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate GoldenEye BOOK – The Great Zimbabwe - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111341/great-zimbabwe Horizon zero dawn - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260410/horizon-zero-dawn-board-game Joraku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180901/joraku Kanban - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Long Shot - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40237/long-shot Long Shot: The Dice Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295374/long-shot-dice-game On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/mars Pax Pamir - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Rheinlander - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111/rheinlander Samurai - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3/samurai Sea Salt & Paper - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-paper Taj Mahal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/475/taj-mahal Taverns of Tiefenthal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269207/taverns-tiefenthal Terraforming mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars Through the Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert Tigres & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-euphrates Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-yangtze  

Art is everywhere! From the screen on your phone to the paintings in a museum. It's also all over the board games we know and love! It's also more than just something pretty to look at… but how far can art in board games take us? How much does it effect our enjoyment of the game? Can there be too much of it? This is a big subject, so who better to pull onto the show than our friend Peter McPherson (Fit to Print, Tiny Towns)? Join Robert, Steve, Evan and Pete as we dive into all things art on this week's show! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova Bitoku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323612/bitoku Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza Boon Lake - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343905/boonlake Botswana/Wildlife Safari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Brass - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/castles-burgundy Castles of Tuscany - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300327/castles-tuscany Catan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan Cat Ass Trophy/Zero Down - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/651/zero-down Cockroach Poker - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11971/cockroach-poker Comic Hunters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322616/comic-hunters The Cost - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292894/cost Detective City of Angels - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218074/detective-city-angels Dominion - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion Earth - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350184/earth Fit to Print - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352574/fit-print Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate For Sale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172/sale The Gallerist - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125153/gallerist High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Isle of sky - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176494/isle-skye-chieftain-king Kanban EV - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Lacuna - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386937/lacuna Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Mysterium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Spirit Island - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162886/spirit-island Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica Tiny Towns - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265736/tiny-towns Trendy/Zuuupa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1412/trendy Via Nebula - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191231/nebula Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis  

From the “winner take all” to the “second place is the first loser” people really like to win! But why is winning so important? Is winning actually a key ingredient for enjoying a game? This week on the show the boys dive into the highs and lows of winning! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-steam Blood on the Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-clocktower Boonlake - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343905/boonlake Brian Boru - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337765/brian-boru-high-king-ireland Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus Flesh & Blood - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293348/flesh-and-blood Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Monopoly - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/mars Rapido (Escape) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Super Motherload - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162286/super-motherload The Well Played Game - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17242390-the-well-played-game I'd Eat That - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/319424/id-eat      

We've all been there. Everyone sitting down to dive into a board game, excited at the prospects before us. After 3.5 hours the dreaded sentence is uttered “this game is too long.” But what makes something too long? What makes it too short? This week on the show, Steven, Evan and Robert aim to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Aquashpere - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/289223/aquasphere Bullet - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/307305/bullet Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/castles-burgundy Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Kanban: EV - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Gloomhaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail Magic: the Gathering - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-gathering My City - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295486/my-city Mysterium Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301767/mysterium-park Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Project Elite - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171726/project-elite Rapido - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Twilight Imperium 4th Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Vinhos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42052/vinhos  

From the flip of a card to the roll of a die, there is a lot of randomness in games! But is all randomness created equally? Why do some things feel more random than others? Is one form of random number generation better than another? This week on the show: Steve, Robert and Evan are getting random and diving deep into all the nitty gritty of what makes generating random numbers tick! And, most importantly, what makes them fun! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Amsterdam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/314582/amsterdam Arkham Horror: The Card Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205637/arkham-horror-card-game Baldur's Gate 3 - https://baldursgate3.game/ Bora Bora - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/127060/bora-bora Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/castles-burgundy Catan: Event Cards - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/20038/catan-event-cards/images Dice Realms - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/288080/dice-realms Dungeons & Dragons (5th edition) - https://rpggeek.com/rpg/17181/dungeons-dragons-5th-edition Gloomhaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Lone Wolf - https://rpggeek.com/rpgfamily/4192/lone-wolf Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251661/oathsworn-deepwood Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo Quacks of Quedlinburg - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/quacks-quedlinburg Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra- Rapido - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Roll for the Galaxy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/132531/roll-galaxy The Game of Life - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2921/game-of-life Thunder Road: Vendetta - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342070/thunder-road-vendetta Wavelength - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262543/wavelength Xia: Legends of a Drift System - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/82222/xia-legends-drift-system

At some point in all of our lives here at Cardboard Philosophy - we've been called squares. So today, we lean into it by talking about the squarest part of our hobby – box sizes! What is the perfect box size? Why so much empty space and are boxes really the optimal way to store games? All of that and so much more on this week's show! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Avocado Smash - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/261831/avocado-smash Banagrams - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27225/bananagrams Bitewing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/48453/bitewing-games Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire Buttonshy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/26991/button-shy Chicken! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371535/chicken Concordia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124361/concordia Eagle-Gryphon Games - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/597/eagle-gryphon-games Foundations of Rome - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284189/foundations-rome Gussy Gorillas - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335864/gussy-gorillas Hot Lead - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339924/hot-lead Jordan Draper - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/89147/jordan-draper Kallax - https://www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/kallax-series-27534/ Kanban - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/109276/kanban-drivers-edition Pax Pamir: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Pumafiosi - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338364/pumafiosi Rapido - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Soda Smugglers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338353/soda-smugglers The Great Zimbabwe - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111341/great-zimbabwe Ticket to Ride - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-ride Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Tokyo Metro - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/235344/tokyo-metro Tokyo Tsukiji Market - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257198/tokyo-tsukiji-market Zombie Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/62871/zombie-dice Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

Game weight has been a discussion in board gaming for as long as Board Game Geek has been on the internet! Today, this topic is usually based on how much the latest Kickstarter box will weigh during shipping, but in yesteryear it was all about that difficulty. Crunch. Brain chew. This week on the show Steve, Robert and Evan flex their brains to talk about why we like brain flexing in games. We'll cover everything from what makes games heavy to how that impacts the player experience. Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-steam Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Barrage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251247/barrage Game of Thrones: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/103343/game-thrones-board-game-second-edition Go - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188/go High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Imperial Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam Kanban - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Pax Pamir: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/mars Orango - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo Rex: Final Days of an Empire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104363/rex-final-days-empire Space Empires 4X - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84419/space-empires-4x Spirit Island - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162886/spirit-island Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281442/trismegistus-ultimate-formula Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Vinhos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42052/vinhos Warhammer 40,000 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2162/warhammer-40000-third-edition Wonderlands War - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227935/wonderlands-war Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-yangtze

This week on the show we review our thoughts on reviewers… or more specifically… should we really care what they say? Or shouldn't we? Does length of time in the hobby matter? And who are these people anyway? I don't know, I just write these episode synopsizes. I leave the philosophizing to Evan, Robert and Steve! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Ankh: Gods of Egypt - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/285967/ankh-gods-egypt Brass: Birmingham - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/castles-burgundy Cards Against Humanity - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50381/cards-against-humanity Concordia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124361/concordia Cubitos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298069/cubitos Everdell - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell Furnace - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318084/furnace Guillotine - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/116/guillotine High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Hot Lead - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339924/hot-lead Magic: The Gathering - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-gathering Meeples & Monsters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336851/meeples-monsters Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Monikers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Rex: Final Days of an Empire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/104363/rex-final-days-empire Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Spirit Island - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162886/spirit-island Stephenson's Rocket - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204/stephensons-rocket Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-yangtze ———————————————————————— Before you Play - https://www.youtube.com/@BeforeYouPlay Board Gems - https://www.youtube.com/@BoardGems SpaceBiff - https://spacebiff.com/

House rules are everywhere from the tables of aspiring game designers to the most casual of hobbiests. But why? Are they a way to give a game more of the player's personality? To fix broken mechanics? And when does that fun little rules twist change the game enough to become something more than what is printed on the box? This week Steve, Robert and Evan dive into the topic of house rules with special guest Austin Harrison from IV Studios (Moonrakers, Veiled Fate, Fractured Sky). Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!   Cites and Sources  Blood on the Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-clocktower Botswana/Wildlife Safari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Bridge - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2181/bridge Bristol 1350 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/308989/bristol-1350 Crazy 8s - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11017/crazy-eights Euchre - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6901/euchre Go Fish - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7682/go-fish Hearts - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6887/hearts Hollywood 1947 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370621/hollywood-1947 Game of Thrones Board: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/103343/game-thrones-board-game-second-edition Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis …I should have known that! https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/277779/i-should-have-known Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Monopoly - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly Moonrakers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270239/moonrakers Nick Bentley tweet https://twitter.com/Nick__Bentley/status/1632859582581075968?s=20 Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Salem 1692 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175549/salem-1692 Schotten Totten - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372/schotten-totten Space Base - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/242302/space-base Tortuga 1667 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218530/tortuga-1667 Twilight imperium (4th ed) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Uno - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2223/uno  

Interaction! All games are built on a foundation of interaction… well, most games. With multiplayer solitaire style games becoming more and more popular, how do you define interaction? At what point does something make the jump from solitaire to interactive? What makes interaction anyway? Evan, Robert and Steve dive into this and more on this week's show! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-steam Barrage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251247/barrage Brass - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham or https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire Codenames - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178900/codenames Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Moonrakers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270239/ Mysterium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium Pictionary - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2281/pictionary Rising Sun - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205896/rising-sun Taj Mahal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/475/taj-mahal Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica The Great Zimbabwe - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111341/great-zimbabwe Through the Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert Thunder Road: Vendetta - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342070/thunder-road-vendetta Twilight Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan

We LOVE board games! We love them so much we talk about them and what makes them tick on a weekly basis! But we've noticed a weird trend in society which begs the question - why doesn't EVERYONE love board games? This week on the show Evan, Robert and Steve try to get to the heart of the issue! Is it a lack of minis? Too much beige? Or is there something deeper afoot?! Only one way to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/644366/japanese-edition-2022 Cards Against Humanity - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50381/cards-against-humanity. Cascadia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia Catan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan Drawful - https://www.jackboxgames.com/drawful/ or https://www.jackboxgames.com/drawful-two/ Euchre - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6901/euchre Heat: Pedal to the Metal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-metal High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Hot Lead - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339924/hot-lead Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Life - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2921/game-of-life Monopoly - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly Moonrakers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270239/moonrakers Pokemon Trading Card Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2165/pokemon-trading-card-game Rising Sun - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205896/rising-sun Schotten Totten - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372/schotten-totten Scrabble - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/320/scrabble Through the Ages - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182028/through-ages-new-story-civilization Through the Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert Whale Riders - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/305761/whale-riders Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

You are on a long and winding trail and you come to a fork in the road, but unlike most forks, this one has 36 different tines! All the tines lead to the same place – a cabin filled with modern euro games… which path do you take? This week on the show Evan, Robert and Steve choose which path to take and get to the nitty gritty of multiple paths to victory! Why do they work? When don't they work? And the biggest question of all – are they fun? Evan would also like to make it clear that he should have mentioned Carnegie at some point because it's a good game in his opinion. Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources AquaSphere - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159508/aquasphere Backgammon - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2397/backgammon Bora Bora - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/127060/bora-bora Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271320/castles-burgundy Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Crokinole - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521/crokinole Go - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188/go Great Western Trail – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341169/great-western-trail-second-edition Guards of Atlantis II - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267609/guards-atlantis-ii Magic: The Gathering - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463/magic-gathering Oceans - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232414/oceans Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Schotten Totten - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372/schotten-totten Stroganov - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323156/stroganov Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-euphrates Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-yangtze

Today on the show, the boys celebrate making it to 6 episodes without a single table flipped by digging into the mystery and magic of “the teach!” Or more specifically - what separates a good teach from a bad one? We'll find out how they approach teaching and the reason a good teach is good and a bad teach is… well, generally a good way to have a bad time! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-steam Anachrony - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185343/anachrony Botswana/Wildlife Safari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus Captain Sonar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171131/captain-sonar Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363/cat-blues Dune: Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium Heat: Pedal To The Metal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-metal High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Mosaic: A Story of Civilization - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329551/mosaic-story-civilization Monikers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers Pax Pamir: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Rapido/Escape - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Stephenson's Rocket - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204/stephensons-rocket Through The Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert Twilight Imperium: Forth Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Wavelength - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262543/wavelength

Where do board games go when they die? Better yet; can they go anywhere other than a recycling center? I guess the nicest way to put this is – do games have a soul? Better yet, what gives a game "soul?" What makes a game feel "soulful" versus "soulless?" Those are just some of the questions that Evan, Robert and Steve tackle on this week's show! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources 18xx - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/19/series-18xx Bora Bora - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/127060/bora-bora Carpe Diem - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245934/carpe-diem Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/castles-burgundy Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363/cat-blues Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Dead Reckoning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276182/dead-reckoning Detective: City of Angels - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218074/detective-city-angels Fractured Sky - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370581/fractured-sky Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis Inis: Seasons of Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/255588/inis-seasons-inis Jordan Draper Games - https://www.jordandraper.com/ Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Mystic Vale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194607/mystic-vale Ryan Laukat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/11854/ryan-laukat Stephenson's Rocket - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204/stephensons-rocket Through the Ages - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182028/through-ages-new-story-civilization Tokyo Tsukiji Market - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257198/tokyo-tsukiji-market Tokyo Metro - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/235344/tokyo-metro Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-yangtze

They say knowledge is power… but what if you have too much knowledge? Does that mean you have too much power? If absolute power corrupts absolutely will this power from knowledge corrupt you? Will you become some sort of unhinged board game demigod if there is too much information given to you on the table? We'll never know! What we will know by the end of this week's episode is what makes perfect information tick! Evan, Robert and Steve dive into why it is fun, when it isn't fun and why we would ever want to hide information from a player! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Africa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1315/africa Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-steam Aristocracy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/287247/aristocracy Barrage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251247/barrage Blood on the Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-clocktower Cartographers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/263918/cartographers Mythic Mischief - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342894/mythic-mischief Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Power Grid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid Stephenson's Rocket- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204/stephensons-rocket The Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271320/castles-burgundy Through The Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert Quacks of Quedlinburg - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/quacks-quedlinburg Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Werewolf - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147949/one-night-ultimate-werewolf

For years mankind has pondered and debated the question – Does size matter? Perhaps you have sized up this discussion for yourself. In fact, it has many branching thoughts: How does component size effect our emotional response to a game? Do certain sizes imply certain complexity levels? Is CMON overcompensating for something? Today on the show, under the unparalleled hosting stylings of Steve; Evan, Robert and Steve also throw this topic under the magnifier of sizable discussion! Want to give your thoughts or ask a question of your own? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com Cites and Sources Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Ankh: Gods of Egypt - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/285967/ankh-gods-egypt Azul - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul Botanik - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271529/botanik Botswana (Wildlife Safari) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Crokinole - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521/crokinole Cthulhu: Death May Die - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253344/cthulhu-death-may-die Eric Lang - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/1533/eric-m-lang Equinox - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329450/equinox Heavy Cardboard Podcast Episode 163 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpaq3zEZ7GI Hive - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2655/hive Hive Pocket - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154597/hive-pocket Joraku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180901/joraku Jordan Draper - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/89147/jordan-draper Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Nightmare Productions - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/904/nightmare-productions Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291572/oath-chronicles-empire-and-exile Pax Pamir: 2nd Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Reiner Knizia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/2/reiner-knizia Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Royal Visit - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22245/royal-visit The Quest for El Dorado - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217372/quest-el-dorado Wavelength - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262543/wavelength      

For years we've been told that space is the final frontier, but who decided that? This week Evan, Robert and Steve discuss what decision space is, how important it is to the board gaming experience and why some spaces feel better than others! Join us at the table, share your thoughts and ask your own question at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Games We Talked About Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338957/caesar-seize-rome-20-minutes Carolus Magnus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/481/carolus-magnus Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363/cat-blues Codenames - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178900/codenames Comic Hunters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322616/comic-hunters Eriantys - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341286/eriantys Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341169/great-western-trail-second-edition High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Kanban EV - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/mars Pax Pamir: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline  

Robert, Steve and Evan take a deep dive into the world of being mean in games! Take that, social deduction, war games... Is it fun to be mean? Should it be? Join us at the table, share your thoughts and ask your own question at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!   Games Mentioned - Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-steam Azul - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37111/battlestar-galactica-board-game Blood on the Clock Tower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-clocktower Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus King of Tokyo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo Nemesis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167355/nemesis The Resistance - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41114/resistance Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Ticket to Ride - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-ride Twilight Imperium (4th Edition) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Uno - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2223/uno Werewolf - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/925/werewolf Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan