Things are a mess around the world, but many of us are just starting to socialize again. So what will we be playing first with our long-lost gaming buddies?

The prolific Jonathan Cox from JonGetsGames joins us to discuss this and more. Our chosen topics:

• Christina Ha (host): What board games are you most excited to play with your friends, post-lockdown? (2:24)
• Jonathan Cox (guest): How do we define "elegant design," and what are our favorite examples? (17:20)
• Mike Zipkin (editor): What difficulties are there in making board games media a full-time job? (35:28)

The games mentioned in this episode:

Christina's topic: Games you're excited to get to, post-quarantine

• Beyond the Sun
• Lost Ruins of Arnak
• Taxi Derby
• Fast and Furious: Highway Heist
• Ginkgopolis
• Anno 1800
• Trans-Siberian Railroad
• Irish Gauge
• Iberian Gauge
• 18XX
• Ticket to Ride
• Paris Connection
• Praga Caput Regni
• Telestrations
• Dixit

Jonathan's topic: Elegance in game design

• Taxi Derby
• Go
• Azul
• Gentes
• Concordia
• Calimala
• Hansa Teutonica
• Wingspan
• Pandemic Legacy
• A Feast for Odin
• Terraforming Mars
• Coloretto
• Arboretum
• Isle of Skye
• Tichu
• City of the Big Shoulders
• Whale Riders
• Irish Gauge
• Iberian Gauge
• Ride the Rails

Mike's topic: Board game content creation

• Ginkgopolis

Final thoughts

• Genotype