Today James O'Connor (Jeweler's Row, Welcome to Dino World) looks at board game design based on the word "bastion".

1 : a projecting part of a fortification
2 : a fortified area or position
3 a : a place of security or survival
b : a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic

http://buttonshy.com/designdiary/DD112-Bastion.mp3