Rahdo Talks Through

Rahdo Talks Through

By Richard HamLeisureGames
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Rahdo Talks Through episodes

  • Rahdo Talks Through►►► Episode 105

    As always, keep the questions coming to [email protected] !! :)


    0:00 Intro•••Game/show Q&A►►►

    0:18 Most played game of the last 10 years?
    1:33 Most played expansion of the last 10 years?
    5:22 How to fix BGG ranking system?
    10:52 Favorite game complexity level?
    13:17 Best boss job in the boardgame industry?
    20:33 Best binge game?
    22:21 Boardgame culling regrets?
    27:52 Who would I have join the Rahdo crew next?
    28:55 Most fun game to teach?
    31:01 Ever rage quit a game?
    32:55 Should ever game have a solo mode?
    34:10 Pub developed solo modes vs fan made ones?
    36:52 Why do pubs not implement obvious solo modes?
    39:48 Do I rank games based on play count experience?
    40:44 Changing BGG ranking system to account for different player couts?
    43:30 Boardgame academic research?
    49:00 Some of my runthroughs have disappeared?
    52:03 Reviewers favoring shorter games?
    1:01:19 Yunnan 2nd edition sounds like it rocks!
    1:02:14 Best 3p minimum games?
    1:10:04 Misleading audience by accident?
    1:16:33 Are boardgame rulebooks getting better or worse?
    1:18:42 Getting recognized irl?
    1:23:27 Rahdo recap format?
    1:25:58 Revisiting old top10 topics?
    1:31:29 How are the channel contributors received?
    1:37:36 Playtesters vs casual players vs competitive players?
    1:42:33 What do backers of the show want?
    1:48:36 Playing co-op games multi-hand?
    1:54:46 Only future games or past games?
    2:04:25 Why do I rank older games higher?
    2:21:10 Jen burning out on games?
    2:35:12 Why don't we see more stuff like Tzolkin gears?
    2:39:53 Would we ever go back to Escape Room games?
    2:44:23 Are there other genres we've tired of?
    2:45:55 How to avoid gateway game disasters?
    •••Personal Q&A►►►
    2:56:28 How's the RV size for us?
    3:08:00 Why do audiences expect media creation for free?
    3:15:03 Reconciling eating meat and concern for the planet?
    3:23:39 New Zealand vs Japan vs Iceland?
    3:25:24 Scotland vs Ireland vs Wales?
    3:26:52 Recommendations for traveling the Oregon coast?
    3:29:40 How are our eyes holding up?
    3:32:47 Jen's future plans for Gamer Glass?
    3:35:20 Pictures of our travels?
    3:36:29 RVing in Europe?
    3:43:39 Best food we've had on the road?
    3:55:38 DOGGOS!!


    3 hr 58 min
  • Rahdo Talks Through►►► Episode 104

    As always, keep the questions coming to [email protected] !! :)


    0:00 Intro


    •••Game/show Q&A►►►

    0:40 If I can only one 1 game from every year?

    14:26 Critiquing Earth?

    26:47 Analyzing the stats of 2023?

    37:19 Best of 2023 I haven't played?

    40:37 Multi-hand co-op?

    51:04 How to learn games?

    53:11 Board game media ignoring theme?

    59:53 Board game media over-emphasizing innovation?

    1:05:07 Isn't Tapestry too cutthroat for a carebear?

    1:10:12 How much Rahdo on the Rahdo channel?

    1:18:42 Board game testing and balance?

    1:23:56 Opponents determine my action strength?

    1:26:03 El Burro vs La Granja?

    1:2917 Crossing Oceans runthrough?

    1:30:36 New version of Yunnan?

    1:32:42 New games not as good as old games?

    1:36:44 Old filming style vs new filming style?

    1:40:08 Which heavy game would I play?

    1:41:23 Solo categorization?

    1:47:00 What are the Rahdo contributor's day jobs?

    1:54:23 Board game dilemmas?

    2:02:38 Outdated mechanisms?

    2:03:45 Boardgame design commandments?

    2:05:57 Shorter vs longer game length?

    2:14:45 More board game dilemmas?


    •••Personal Q&A►►►

    2:31:18 RV trip travelogue update?

    3:23:55 Renting while we're on the road?

    3:26:05 RVing vs returning to Europe?

    3:28:33 How any American tourists have we run into?

    3:29:31 Jen's glass while we're on the road?

    3:31:22 UK govt euthanizing pitbulls?

    3:32:49 Why do we get to attached to our pets?

    3:36:59 Gaza?

    3:38:03 Doggos!!!

    3:39:55 What politician is so bad we'd vote for Trump over them?


    3:43:26 Outro

    3 hr 44 min
  • The R&R Show #82 EXTENDED EDITION

    In addition to the party game countdown, we talk to Grant Lyon about his meteoric rise to TikTok boardgame stardom, getting his YouTube channel shutdown, and a LOT of talk about culling games! :)

    1 hr 58 min

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A podcast all about boardgames, hosted by Richard "Rahdo" Ham