Do you ever get the feeling that we're just living in one big simulation? Like we might just be pawns in a big Game of Life, and we're just being played by hyper-dimensional beings who are complaining about how badly the host taught them the rules? No? Well, you should probably listen to a different episode, then. This week we're crowdsourcing our content to bring you the best and most mind-bending plot synopses possible for a theoretical future wherein Netflix green-lights a version of Black Mirror just for us Tabletop Gamers 😎

 

Games we played:

2:28 - 1880: China (2010, Helmut Ohley & Leonhard Orgler, Lookout Games)

11:49 - Samurai Swords (aka Ikusa) (1986, Michael Gray, Milton Bradley)

21:31 - Broom Service (2015, Andreas Pelikan & Alexander Pfister, Alea)

28:50 - Captain Sonar (2016, Roberto Fraga & Yohan Lemonnier, Matagot)

 

100 games before you die:

34:35 - CATAN (1995, Klaus Teuber, Mayfair)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

 

Topic:

41:06 - Black Mirror if it was Board Games

 

Songs:

100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus

ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning

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