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We all know them, we all ARE them! This week we talk about the different types of boardgamers out there. Highlights include:
- Once again, Mark forgets key elements of last week's episode
- Am I a control freak?
- No one likes a Rebel
- Pardon me, I'm holding a judge
- Does Mark understand how a pie chart works?
It's a brief flit through the history of board games this week! Highlights include:
- We totally butcher the intro
- We FRAG, they CRDL!
- The Victorians probably made good games because there was nothing else to do
- First you need to train as a therapist, then you have to train as a Dungeon Master
- Mark is a secret Magic: The Gathering aficionado
- It's Monopoly Voice Changer - Now you can sound like a woman
- The next big leap is obviously magic
- Let's all play Picturgories
This week, Bunty has set a challenge to create a game that can be played in lockdown over skype or zoom or some such... Hear how our efforts went! Highlights include:
- Is it brilliant or not? You decide!
- There's an inspiring use of diagonals
- I didn't cheat!
- Have I caught you? What about now? Have I caught you now?
- Where the hell is anyone?
- When exactly will Mark make his own game?
Your body is your battleground as various afflictions war to destroy your opponent's organs! Sounds grim, right? Highlights include:
- It's the 'family friendly game of organ harvesting'
- Look, I'm learning!
- Is that your spleen, or a potato?
Carrot! Fire! Eyeball! Zebra! What the hell are we doing? Have we gone isolation crazy? No, we're just playing Dobble! Highlights include:
- You might as well call me Alan Sugar, because this week there's loads of business!
- I temporarily forget Carrie Fisher
- Lockdown is prime board game time!
- Mark has to be literally forced into promoting his new podcast
- It's a game and a history lesson
- SCIENCE!
- Of course an apple and a tree look nothing alike
- Mark says 'It looks very 90s' like that's a bad thing
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