Some call it the “X factor,” some call it the “it factor” and others call it the “toy factor!”

But where do we draw the line between practical, cool and just a plain ol’ toy?

Join Robert, Steve, Evan and special guest host Zac Dixon from IV Studios (Moonrakers, Veiled Fate, Fractured Sky) as they look at the toys that make up our favorite toys – board games!

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Cites and Sources

Blob Party - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382828/blob-party

Botswana (Japanese 2022 edition) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameversion/644366/japanese-edition-2022

Crokinole - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521/crokinole

The Fox Experiment - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368432/fox-experiment

Fractured Sky - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370581/fractured-sky

Guards of Atlantis II - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267609/guards-atlantis-ii

Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-ale

The LOOP - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316412/loop

Marvel United: X-Men – Days of Future Past - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339133/marvel-united-x-men-days-

Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici

Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art

Moonrakers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270239/moonrakers

Pax Pamir 2e - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition

Return to Dark Tower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256680/return-dark-tower

Strike - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123570/strike

Twilight Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition

Yucatan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330510/yucatan