# Top 5 Board Games with Integrated Themes

An episode of [Board Game Hot Takes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1531729571), 28 Nov 2022, 1 h 04 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/35be69e8/podcast/play/61310378/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-10-28%2F742758dd-9bdf-77a6-8845-6ac4350cf933.mp3

In Episode 120 we discuss our top 5 board games with integrated themes. We each pick our top 5 games where the theme really shines through in the mechanisms but we also call out where it misses. We also discuss a poll on creating and strengthening relationships through board games. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:52 Poll: Have you ever discovered or developed a very strong relationship through board games? 10:00 Top 5 Board Games with Integrated Themes 14:05 Wingspan 16:17 Clank! and Clank! Legacy 19:23 Golem 25:41 Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy 27:30 Nunami 29:44 Pan Am 32:34 Arkham Horror: The Card Game 34:21 Imhotep 36:47 Viticulture 41:18 Agricola 44:04 Root 48:06 Leaving Earth 51:04 Outlive 53:45 Final Girl 58:41 Baseball Highlights 2045

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