Whose Turn Is It Anyway?

Episode 65: The evolution of board games


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Dan finishes his run with a retrospective on board gaming in and around 2010 and the evolution of gaming mechanics.  Talking about games which oust other games, our first memories of game mechanics that got us hooked and how they've changed throughout the years.  Come and join us at the table for chat all about cardboard.

FIRST PLAYER: Dan
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Adrian

In this episode you'll learn:
- why bananas are an important tool for playing Captains Chair by Wizkids with one of the designers Dávid Turczi
- that the gang have been doing more board game adjacent stuff then gaming, shame on them
- about our experiences of the hobby, our entry points and how gaming has evolved through the ages.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
3:12 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
5:14 - Rob - Quacks of Quedlinburg
9:03 - JP - Captains Chair with Dávid Turczi
12:53 - Adrian - Primal: The Awakening (Sleeving)
17:09 - Dan - Baldur's Gate 3 (Not a board game Dan)
20:07 - TURN 3 - Main Event: The evolution of board games
20:51 - Discussion on first board game memories & their mechanics
41:20 - The games that change through the years with new editions and expansions
48:24 - Games which oust other games
1:00:00 - Which game you've played prior to 2010 is desperate for a change
1:03:12 - Mechanics that was used in the 2010s that has died out
1:15:55 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...always be able to buy the games you want second hand and not be able to sell, or always sell at the price but never buy them at the price you want
1:25:27 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:32:36 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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