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Hot Topic - When Board Games Get New Polish
· 55 min · Episode 240
Episode Hot Topic - When Board Games Get New Polish
In Episode 240 we discuss board games that have gotten a facelift. New productions, 2nd editions, and similar topics.
We also discuss a poll about leaving game groups.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Poll Time: Have you ever left a game group?
10:54 Board Games That Get Facelifts
13:45 Recent Examples - Castles of Burgundy, La Granja, Brass, Kemet, Cyclades, Irish Gauge, Ethnos, Acquire, Yokohama
20:33 How we feel about this - Terraforming Mars, Agricola, Great Western Trail, The Castles of Burgundy, Mosaic, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire
30:50 What would we want out of Agricola refresh - Agricola: Dead Harvest
40:14 What Makeovers Do We Want - Gaia Project, Beyond the Sun, Le Havre, Quacks of Quedlinburg, The Expanse, Forbidden Stars
47:55 Are big refreshes a problem because of price? - Agricola, Marrakesh, Foundations of Rome, Foundations of Metropolis, Eclipse
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