Going Analog Show

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55: Party + gateway games, childhood memories, and house rulin' (guests: Plaid Hat) Nov 25, 2020

Show notes

Plaid Hat Marketing Manager Niki Shults and Multimedia Director Donald Shults talk board games -- and tons of D&D -- with us. Our topics:

1. What are some new party games you can play over Zoom or within one average household?

2. Is Catan still the perfect gateway game? If not, what is?

3. What are your best childhood memories of playing board games?

4. House rules: How do you feel about them?

Here are the games covered on the show:

Intro:

Forgotten Waters
The Settlers of Catan

Shoe's topic: Great party games for quarantine or households

Telestrations
Telestrations: Upside Drawn
P for Pizza
Herd Mentality
Forgotten Waters
Wavelength
Just One
Dungeons and Dragons
Mastermind
Master Word
Corinth

Donald's topic: Is Settlers of Catan still the best gateway game?

Monopoly
Magic the Gathering
Clue
The Settlers of Catan
Pandemic
Dungeon Twister
Dungeons and Dragons
Ticket to Ride
Azul
Wingspan
Hanabi
Starfarers of Catan
Tokaido
Megaland
King of Tokyo
Welcome to
Yahtzee
Dominion

Niki's topic: Your first boardgame memories

Uno
Fireball Island
Mouse Trap
Dungeons and Dragons
HeroQuest
Big 2/Deuce
Go to the Head of the Class
Dungeons and Dragons

Christina's topic: Do you use house rules?

Bye, Felicia
Starfarers of Catan

Final thoughts:

Forgotten Waters

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54: Inclusivity, innovative gameplay, educational games that aren't educational games (guest: Elizabeth Hargrave) Nov 02, 2020

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Guest Elizabeth Hargrave (Wingspan, Mariposas) drops a hint about her next project while we discuss our four new topics:

1. Learning factoids in non-educational games

2. How we can make board gaming more inclusive for everyone

3. Games whose themes have inspired innovative gameplay

4. Designing games and finishing prototypes

Games discussed in this episode:

Intro:

Wingspan
Tussie Mussie
Mariposas

Christina's topic: How theme can lead to innovative gameplay

Wingspan
Mariposas
Photosynthesis
Wind the Film
Remember Our Trip
Here Comes the Dog
Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
Castell
The Search for Planet X
Viticulture
Dead of Winter
Battlestar Galactica
The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
Scooby-Doo! Escape from the Haunted Mansion

Shoe's topic: Educational games that aren't educational games

Wingspan
Mariposas
Tussie Mussie
The Search for Planet X
Beez
Arraial
Tokaido
Cytosis: A Cell Biology Board Game
Virulence: An Infection Card Game
Pandemic
Photosynthesis
Castell
Ticket to Ride
7 Wonders

Nick's topic: How do you know which prototypes to move forward with; how do you know when a game design's finished?

Mariposas
Wingspan

Final thoughts:

Mariposas
Wingspan: Oceania
Beez
The Search for Planet X
Morels
7 Wonders
7 Wonders Duel
7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon
Tokaido
Hanabi

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53: Top 3 games we're dying to play, the board game café business (guest: Meepleville) Oct 15, 2020

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Guest Timm Metivier of Meepleville (a board game cafe in Vegas and a channel for board game content) joins us to discuss the top 3 games we can't wait to get to the table, the business of running a board game cafe (you'd be surprised how he works around COVID), how we discover the games we want to buy, and more.

The games talked about on this episode:

Timm's topic: The top games we can't wait to get to the table

Food Chain Magnate
Trickerion
Pax Porfiriana
Telestrations: Upside Drawn
Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
Tzok'in: The Mayan Calendar
Teotihuacan: City of Gods
Master Word
Anachrony
Barrage
The Gallerist
City of the Big Shoulders
18XX
Escape Plan
Vinhos
On Mars
Viscounts of the West Kingdom
Sleeping Gods

Shoe's/Christina's topic: Running a board game cafe during COVID + how we discover games

Bridge
Pinochle
Backgammon
Catan
Ticket to Ride
Life
Connect Four
Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
Scooby-Doo: Betrayal at Mystery Mansion
Pendulum
Trois
Ginkgopolis

Mike's topic: What does a board game cafe's business model look like?

Cards Against Humanity
Monopoly
Sorry
Risk
Ticket to Ride
Pandemic
Battleship
Lorenzo il Magnifico
Hansa Teutonica

Final thoughts:

Fingabol
Crokinole

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52: Spiel des Jahres 2020, Euro vs. Ameritrash...fight! (guest: Roy Cannaday) Oct 01, 2020

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The big games of the year have been announced. What do we think of them? The Dice Tower's Roy Cannaday joins us to discuss the Spiel and Kennerspiel des Jahres 2020 nominees/winners; if we still use "Euro" and "Ameritrash" to define those genres; video production during quarantine times; and his new, upcoming game, Last Light.

The games we talk about on this episode:

Intro:

Last Light
Eclipse
Twilight Imperium
Concordia

Christina's topic: Spiel des Jahres 2020 nominees/winners

My City
Nova Luna
Pictures
Just One
Machi Koro Legacy

Shoe's topic: Kennerspiel des Jahres nominees/winners

Hearts
Spades
The Crew
Cartographers
The King's Dilemma

Roy's topic: "Euro" vs. "Ameritrash"

Settlers of Catan
Carcassonne
Arkham Horror
Risk
Century
Concordia
Black Angel
The Magnificent
Pret-A-Porter
Abomination

Final Thoughts

Luna
Belfort
Loot of Lima
The Search for Planet X
Marvel Champions

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51: RPGs, video games, and our ideal gaming groups (guests: Jon Gilmour, Ian Moss) Sep 17, 2020

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Game designers Jon Gilmour (Dead of Winter, Dinosaur Island) and Ian Moss (Duelosaur Island, Wonderland's War) join us to discuss video games that would make cool board games, what video games have taught them about game design, our ideal gaming group, and how new RPGs make themselves stand out from the crowd.

Here are the games covered on the show:

Intro

Dead of Winter
Dinosaur Island
Wasteland Express
I Dissent
Duelosaur Island
Wonderland's War
Bunkers and Badasses

Ian's topic: How do newer RPGs make themselves stand out?

Bunkers and Badasses
Kids on Bikes
Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall
Kids on Brooms
Blades in the Dark
Apocalypse World
Fiasco
ATMA
The Quiet Year

Jon's topic: What video games have you played recently that would make cool board games?

Path of Light and Shadow

Shoe's topic: What have video games taught Jon and Ian about game design?

Dinosaur Island
Duelosaur Island
Taverns of Tiefenthal
Quadropolis
Dead of Winter
Slide Quest
Machi Koro Legacy
My City

Christina's topic: What makes the ideal gaming group for you?

Innovation
Sagrada
Azul
Concordia

Final thoughts:

Sonora
Crokinole
Bunkers and Badasses
Santa Monica
Smartphone
Food Chain Magnate

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50: Best games, genres, and podcast moments -- our 50th episode special! Sep 03, 2020

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It's our 50th episode! We celebrate by discussing:

Our top 3 games in BoardGameGeek's top 100
Our favorite genres (and our favorite game in that genre)
The best moments from our podcast so far
The board game that got us into board gaming

Here are the games we mention on the show:

Mike's topic: Favorite game in our favorite genre

Gloomhaven
Hansa Teutonica
7 Wonders
Libertalia
Campy Creatures
R (BraveRats)
Orleans
Caverna
A Feast for Odin
Alien Frontiers

Shoe's topic: Top 3 games in the BGG Top 100

Caverna
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
Codenames
7 Wonders
La Boca
Wingspan
Innovation
Caverna: The Forgotten Folk
Terra Mystica
Crokinole
Lords of Waterdeep
The Castles of Burgundy
Broom Service
Hansa Teutonica
Lords of Vegas
Troyes
Terraforming Mars
Chess
Boggle
Monopoly
Go
Black Angel
San Juan
Concordia

Nick's topic: The game that got us into board gaming

HeroQuest
Magic: The Gathering
Vampire: The Masqerade
Talisman
Catan
Monopoly
Monopoly: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition
Sorry!
Trouble
Puerto Rico
Bohnanza
Thunderstone
Illuminati
Car Wars
Arkham Horror

Final thoughts

War of the Ring

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49: Unique deckbuilders, design vs. development, hobbies that should be board games (guests: Leder Games, Terrible Games) Aug 20, 2020

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Two guests! Nick Brachmann (Leder Games) and John de Campos (Terrible Games) join us to discuss their upcoming games (Fort and Token Terrors Battlegrounds, respectively) and our four new topics:

Deckbuilding games with a unique twist
Our other hobbies that we'd like to see brought to life for tabletop gaming
The differences between "design" and "development"
Establishing a visual identity for a game company

Here are the games discussed/mentioned in this episode:

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48: Points? Who cares? Plus: Fave universes, illustration-based games, and social interactions (guest: Eric Slauson) Aug 06, 2020

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We're talking so many "favorites" today: our favorite games where points don't matter, favorite games that revolve around illustrations (not necessarily drawing), favorite board game universes, and favorite game-induced social interactions.

Our guest is Eric Slauson, designer of Tattoo Stories, Nerd Words, and the upcoming MonsDRAWsity.

Here's a list of the games discussed on the show:

Intro

Tattoo Stories
Nerd Words: Science!
MonsDRAWsity
Welcome To...
Tumblin' Dice

Christina's topic: Favorite type of social interactions

Twilight Imperium
Exit
Unlock!
Level 7: Omega Protocol
Forgotten Waters
Charterstone
Arcadia Quest
Dead of Winter
Telestrations
MonsDRAWsity
The Crew
Deckscape

Eric's topic: Favorite games where the points don't matter

Medium
Mobscenity
Bye, Felicia!
Just One
Wavelength
Telestrations
Alcatraz: The Scapegoat
Flip Ships
FUSE
Tokaido
Namiji

Shoe's topic: Great games that revolve around illustrations (not drawing)

MonsDRAWsity
Dixit
Muse
Visitor in Blackwood Grove
Pictures
Imagine
Drawful
Mangaka: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics
Cartooner: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics
Escape the Dark Castle

Jess's topic: Favorite game universes

Above and Below
Near and Far
Roam
Sleeping Gods
Roll Player
Cartographers
Lockup: A Roll Player Tale
Kingdomino
Queendomino
Dragomino
Ex Libris
Star Trek Ascendancy
Scythe
Eclipse
Cthulhu Wars

Final thoughts

Stellar
MonsDRAWsity
Tattoo Stories
Nerd Words: Science!

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47: Fave themes, RPG-ish board games, designers' inspirations, cultural appropriation (guests: Sen-Foong Lim, Banana Chan) Jul 23, 2020

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What do we really mean when we want to play a "storytelling" game? Designers Sen-Foong Lim and Banana Chan join to discuss this as well as the upcoming Jiangshi RPG, our favorite board game themes, and board game cultural appreciation vs. appropriation.

Here's a full list of games discussed on the show:

Intro

Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall
Scooby-Doo: Betrayal at Mystery Mansion
Sea of Legends
Dune RPG
Junk Art
Dungeons & Dragons: Rock Paper Wizard
The Legend of Korra: Pro-Bending Arena
Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion
Mind MGMT
Kingdom Rush
Betrayal at House on the HIll

Christina's topic: What are inspirations for the settings in your games?

Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall
Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion

Banana's topic: Favorite game themes that you don't see as often

Succulent
Pret-a-Porter
Abomination: Heir of Frankenstein
Alice is Missing
Wait for Me
Anachrony
T.I.M.E Stories
Belfort

Shoe's topic: Story-based/RPG-style board games

ATMA
Forgotten Waters
Mice & Mystics
Aftermath
Dead of Winter
Sea of Legends
Warp's Edge
Tales of Arabian Nights
Once Upon a Time
Fiasco
Paranoia
Kobolds Ate My Baby
Apocalypse World
Monster Hearts
Dungeons & Dragons
Pathfinder
Kids on Bikes
Samurai

Sen's topic: Cultural appreciate vs. appropriation

Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall
Arkham Horror
Puerto Rico

Final thoughts

Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall
Wait for Me
Dissident Whispers
The Shivers
Gloomhaven
Surrealist Dinner Party
Mechanica

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46: Sleeper hits, games to play outside, genres we dislike (guest: Ruel Gaviola) Jul 08, 2020

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Uber content creator Ruel Gaviola (Geek & Sundry plus a million other things) joins us this week to talk about under-the-radar games that need more love, games we can play outside that won't get blown away, genres we don't like (and exceptions to them), and online communities.

Here's a full list of games discussed on the show:

Mike's topic: Games we can play outdoors