The patrons have voted, and here we're talking about all sorts of board game mechanics and how they help facilitate a great story. Or which mechanics (worker placement) don't do that job so hot. Discussions of asymmetry, cooperative games, and the good ol' randomness tie in really hot here.

Scythe, Civilization, and Rising Sun. These are all doing interaction in way different ways. How can Euros approach interaction differently? What is a good system for interaction? How can interaction even evolve over time in Yugioh?

How do we review a game? How do we come up with these scores? How long does it take? How long must Ashton redo shots? Here it is!

Gloomhaven, Tainted Grail, even Descent 2nd edition, what is going on with these games with the new kickstarter landscape? Do games even need to be this long?

The very first podcast! A discussion on Shelfside's rating system: why we came up with scores, who we stole ideas from, etc. etc.