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 [email protected]!

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 [email protected]!

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 [email protected]!

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 [email protected]!

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 [email protected]!

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 [email protected]!

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 [email protected]!

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 [email protected]!

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 [email protected]!

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 [email protected]!

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