Cardboard Philosophy

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Welcome to Cardboard Philosophy! The board game podcast where we talk about nothing serious, seriously. Every episode we roll a die and are randomly assigned a discussion topic about niche, deep board game topics - and have at it! Like the show? Have a question you want to ask? Let us know at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!

  1. 10/16/2025

    Episode 053 - Types of Fun (With Kelp Designer Carl Robinson)

    At Cardboard Philosophy, not only are we all about splitting hairs about the simple pleasures of life, we’re also about fun! But what makes up fun? Can it be categorized? If so, what would those categories look like? This week on the show, special guest Carl Robinson runs us through his 25 (6) types of fun and what goes into that secret sauce we all long for on game day! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Pickup Kelp: Shark VS Octopus from Wonderbow Games! - https://wonderbowgames.com/collections/kelp?srsltid=AfmBOooRad_imcAS4zaNiVkjeZHh9oOBObDd_Wh6uKFfMChEkh3muJMw Want to play some of Robert’s games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources Android: Netrunner - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124742/android-netrunner Bombastic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/438845/bombastic Bomb Busters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/413246/bomb-busters Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/botswana Calico - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283155/calico Chants of Sennaar - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931770/Chants_of_Sennaar/ Escape from the Aliens In Outer Space - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/82168/escape-from-the-aliens-in-outer-space Flip 7 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420087/flip-7 Forest Shuffle - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391163/forest-shuffle Go - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188/go Hearts - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6887/hearts Hit! (Fruit Fight) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339214/fruit-fight Kelp: Shark vs Octopus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374595/kelp-shark-vs-octopus Mindbug - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345584/mindbug-first-contact Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Shackleton Base: A Journey To The Moon - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/408180/shackleton-base-a-journey-to-the-moon Sherlock Holes Consulting Detective - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2511/sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-the-thames-mu Sniper Elite: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295262/sniper-elite-the-board-game Splendor - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148228/splendor Strike - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123570/strike That’s Not A Hat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/thats-not-a-hat Wilmot’s Warehouse - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424975/wilmots-warehouse

    58 min

  2. 09/10/2025

    Episode 052 - Knizia Scoring vs Set Collection (Does Framing Matter?)

    Framing can be important! It’s the difference between me introducing you to “my wife, Wendy” and my “good friend, Wendy.” In that case, it’s also a deciding factor on how awkward the car ride home will be! But how does this factor into board games? Do the same mechanics with different descriptions change the feel and flow of a game? Setting the stage with a mind blowing example from the table of none other than Reiner Knizia himself - Evan, Robert and Steve dive in on this week’s show! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert’s games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam Anachrony - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185343/anachrony American Book Shop - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292811/american-bookshop Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova Galactic Renaissance - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365526/galactic-renaissance Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale Hot Streak - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446497/hot-streak Imperial Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Last Will - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97842/last-will Parade - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56692/parade Penguin Party - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56933/penguin-party Poison - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/17025/poison Relationship Tightrope - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368/relationship-tightrope Speakeasy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375459/speakeasy Stroganov - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323156/stroganov Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphrates Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-and-yangtze

    40 min

  3. 08/08/2025

    Episode 051 - What Makes Historical Games Compelling?

    History class is something you either love or hate… but what if you mix it with BOARD GAMES?!? That’s something hundreds of games have done over the years… but what makes those experiences better than sitting down with a good ol’ fashioned history book? Is it better if you stick close to the source material? How much is too much? This week on the show, we endeavor to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert’s games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources Africa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1315/africa Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/botswana Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire Byzantium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19348/byzantium Carnegie - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310873/carnegie GHQ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422478/ghq John Company - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Mercado de Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262477/mercado-de-lisboa Mombasa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172386/mombasa Mr. President - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/183685/mr-president-the-american-presidency-2001-2020 On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/on-mars Pavlov’s House - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219101/pavlovs-house Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Royal Game of Ur - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1602/the-royal-game-of-ur Secret Hitler - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25021/sekigahara-the-unification-of-japan Sniper Elite - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295262/sniper-elite-the-board-game Tinners’ Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321277/tinners-trail-second-edition Votes for Women - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311900/votes-for-women

    35 min

  4. 07/02/2025

    Episode 050 - Game Vs Activity

    We’ve all seen that review online “not really a game… more of an ACTIVITY.” But… what does that actually mean? Is there a difference between a game and an activity? Is this just the ultimate example of board gamer pedanticism? This week on the show, we endeavor to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert’s games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources Bluey Keepy Uppy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397459/bluey-keepy-uppy Flip7 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420087/flip-7 I’d Eat That - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/319424/id-eat-that Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Mr. Pai Pai - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/441656/mr-pai-pai Paku Paku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214491/paku-paku

    35 min

  5. 06/04/2025

    Episode 049 - Making Games More Accessible

    You have friends, snacks and a great new game all ready to go… but uh oh. This game is not color blind friendly and your non-gamer friend is… well this is a drag! We have moments like these a lot in gaming. Inviting non-gamers into a gaming space and having little hiccups take some of the fun away. So how can we avoid that? Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert’s games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources Azul - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul Bridges of Shangri-La - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8190/the-bridges-of-shangri-la Captain Sonar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171131/captain-sonar Flip 7 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420087/flip-7 Fruit Fight - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339214/fruit-fight Heat: Pedal To The Metal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-to-the-metal High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Hot Streak - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446497/hot-streak Jungo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424816/jungo Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Go - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188/go Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Mexica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2955/mexica Monopoly - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly Nanatoridori - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387388/nanatoridori Pax Pamir - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Quantum - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143519/quantum Rheinlander - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111/rheinlander Risk - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181/risk Scout - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout Spring Cleaning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387015/spring-cleaning Stephenson’s Rocket - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204/stephensons-rocket The Game of Life - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2921/game-of-life Through The Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-the-desert Thurn & Taxis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21790/thurn-and-taxis Ticket to Ride - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-to-ride Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphrates Uno - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2223/uno Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate Viking See-Saw - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351810/viking-see-saw Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan

    36 min

  6. 05/07/2025

    Episode 048 - Why VS How

    This week on the show we are throwing down with an age old question – why? But we aren’t throwing down with it, how is! In this episode we talk about how the why we do what we do in games differs from the how we do it and how that impacts the end result! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Check out Robert’s latest games on Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/gazebo-and-gingham-travel-friendly-board-games   Cites and Sources Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/200680/agricola-revised-edition Azul - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul Blood Rage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170216/blood-rage Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza Bridges of Shangri-La - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8190/the-bridges-of-shangri-la Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-the-big-gig Ethnos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206718/ethnos Hearts - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6887/hearts Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale Imperial Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Kanban - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Lost Ruins of Arnak - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484/lost-ruins-of-arnak Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici MLEM: Space Agency - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387378/mlem-space-agency Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/on-mars Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/nyakuza The Palaces of Carrera - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129948/the-palaces-of-carrara Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Renature - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300001/renature Schotten Totten - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372/schotten-totten Seti - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence Tash Kalar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146278/tash-kalar-arena-of-legends Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphrates Vikings - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/27173/vikings Vinhos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175640/vinhos-deluxe-edition Weather Machine - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237179/weather-machine Wheedle - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5393/wheedle Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-and-yangtze

    37 min

  7. 04/02/2025

    Episode 047 - Genre VS Mechanism

    We love a good verses episode here at Cardboard Philosophy! Which is exactly what we are diving into this week! Genres verses mechanisms! Which is which? How do we separate them and how do these two words affect the games we know and love? Plus, we put our money where our mouths are and actually use some of these new definitions in the real world! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert’s games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova Ascension - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69789/ascension-deckbuilding-game Axis & Allies - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98/axis-and-allies Brass: Birmingham - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham Candy Land - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5048/candy-land Carnegie - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310873/carnegie Cascadia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia Catan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan Caylus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18602/caylus Checkers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2083/checkers Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Civolution - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400602/civolution Cyclades - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54998/cyclades Dominion - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion Dune - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283355/dune Dune: Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium Empires In Arms - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254/empires-in-arms Gloomhaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail Ingenious - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9674/ingenious Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis Innovation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/63888/innovation Imperial Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam Jenga - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2452/jenga Kemet - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/127023/kemet Monopoly - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly Mexica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2955/mexica Pandemic Legacy – Season One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161936/pandemic-legacy-season-1 Paths of Glory - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91/paths-of-glory Power Grid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid Quacks - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/quacks Railroad Ink - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245654/railroad-ink-deep-blue-edition Risk - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181/risk Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7744/roots Scout - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout Spirit Island - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162886/spirit-island Star Realms - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147020/star-realms Star Wars: Rebellion - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/187645/star-wars-rebellion Taboo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1111/taboo Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars Through The Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-the-desert Twister - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5894/twister Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition War of the Ring: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/115746/war-of-the-ring-second-edition YINSH - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7854/yinsh

    39 min

  8. 03/05/2025

    Episode 046 - Do Games Require Player "Buy-In"?

    We’ve talked in the past about the communal focus the whole table can get when playing a board game. But is that communal focus a requirement to play a game? Can designers help nudge us toward that state of “buy in” or is it just something magical that happens once in a while? This week on the show, Steve, Rob and Evan attempt to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert’s games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources Age of Comics - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349963/age-of-comics-the-golden-years Barrel Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148531/barrel-dice Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza Comic Hunters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322616/comic-hunters Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter Cubitos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298069/cubitos Don’t LAMA Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325853dont-llama-dice Escape (Rapido) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape Gang of Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366129/gang-of-dice Kanban EV - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Libertalia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125618/libertalia Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Revive - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332772/revive Quacks of Quedlinburg - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars Thunder Road: Vendetta - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342070/thunder-road-vendetta Worms The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397788/worms-the-board-game Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

    29 min
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Welcome to Cardboard Philosophy! The board game podcast where we talk about nothing serious, seriously. Every episode we roll a die and are randomly assigned a discussion topic about niche, deep board game topics - and have at it! Like the show? Have a question you want to ask? Let us know at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!

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