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At the center of gaming is… well, gaming. It’s kinda in the name.
But around the sweet, gooey center that is gaming a whole world of external factors exist!
How do those factors effect our experience with games? Can a good game get ruined by bad factors and vise versa? This week on the show, we plan to find out!
Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!
Cites and Sources
Amun-Re - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5404/amun-re
Art Robbery - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341935/art-robbery
Barrel Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148531/barrel-dice
Batman: the Animated Series: Shadow of the Bat –
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299566/batman-the-animated-series-adventures-shadow-of-th
Bebop - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414349/bebop
Blood on the Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-on-the-clocktower
Cat Blues: The Big Gig - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-the-big-gig
Cthulu Wars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/139976/cthulhu-wars
Dobro - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357991/dobro
High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society
Hot Lead - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339924/hot-lead
Libertalia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125618/libertalia
Nana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352515/trio
Passt nicht! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393888/passt-nicht
Quacks of Quedlinburg - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg
Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra
Rapido (Excape) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape
Secret Hitler - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler
Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing
Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica
That’s Not a Hat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/thats-not-a-hat
The Quest for El Dorado - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217372/the-quest-for-el-dorado

You may have noticed this, but we like Reiner Knizia. Like a lot! He’s Robert’s favorite and second favorite designer after all!
This week on the show, in celebration of all things Knizia, we break the rules and go off script to talk about the genius of Knizia’s auction trilogy. What makes Modern Art, Ra & Medici so special? So different? Should these three games be his “auction trilogy?” Robert, Steve & Evan endeavor to find out!  
Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!
Support Robert's new games on Kickstarter! - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/bebop-shuffle-and-swing-and-cat-blues-the-big-gig?ref=user_menu
(We weren't paid to do this, we just like the games, publisher and even sometimes Robert)
Cites and Sources
Botswana (Wildlife Society) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari
High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society
Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici
Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art
Money - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125/money
Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo
Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra
 
 
 
 

It’s been said that “all good things must come to an end.” And it's true! If it wasn’t I would still be in college. But how those good things come to an end can vary wildly - especially in board games!
So how do designers pick a way to end the game? How do those decision change the game feel as a player? Should all games end the same way? Evan, Steve & Robert plan to find out on this week’s show!
Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!
Cites and Sources
7 Wonders Duel - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173346/7-wonders-duel
Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola
Byzantium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19348/byzantium
Captain Sonar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171131/captain-sonar
Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-big-gig
Dune Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium
Ethnos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206718/ethnos
Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate
Hegemony - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321608/hegemony-lead-your-class-victory
High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society
Imperium: Horizons - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons
Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis
Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one
Kanban - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev
Moonrollers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405923/moonrollers
Nucleum - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396790/nucleum
Oath: Chronicles of Empire & Exile - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291572/oath-chronicles-empire-exile
Palaces of Carrara - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129948/palaces-carrara
Pax Pamir 2e - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition
Pax Penning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381591/pax-penning
Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline
Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra
Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing
Splendor Duel - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364073/splendor-duel
Turncoats - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352238/turncoats
 

Games are full of aids, references and prompts for how to play, but how can a game imply things without being in your face about it?
Forget the player aid, this week Steven, Robert & Evan talk about the implicit rules of the games we love!
(Thanks to Peter McPherson for the question!)
Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!
Cites and Sources
504 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175878/504
Barrage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251247/barrage
Bitoku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323612/bitoku
Concordia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124361/concordia
Ethnos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206718/ethnos
For Northwood! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334590/northwood-solo-trick-taking-game
Kanban - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev
MLEM: Space Agency - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387378/mlem-space-agency
Money! - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125/money
Pax Penning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381591/pax-pennin
Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline
Rapido/Excape - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape
Serenissima - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232/serenissima
Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing
Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica
Through the Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert
Turncoats - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352238/turncoats
Viking Seesaw - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351810/viking-see-saw
Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

A mysterious stranger walks up to you. You are nervous. They present you with a bouquet of roses.
Are you still nervous? Intrigued? Terrified? Romanced?
First impressions can be everything! With board games they can even be the difference between a second play and an unfinished first play… but what makes a first impression impress?
This week on the show, Robert, Evan & Steve along with special guest Nick Murray from Bitewing Games endeavor to find out!
Find more about Bitewing Games! - https://bitewinggames.com/
Follow Bitewing/Robert’s new Jazz Collection on Kickstarter! - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/bebop-shuffle-and-swing-and-cat-blues-the-big-gig
Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!
Cites and Sources
Aqua: Biodiversity In The Oceans - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403468/aqua-biodiversity-oceans
Aurum - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383459/aurum
Barrel Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148531/barrel-dice
Bebop - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414349/bebop
Blood Rage - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170216/blood-rage
Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari
Brass: Birmingham - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham
Camel Up - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260605/camel-second-edition
Cascadia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia
Cascadero - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/401216/cascadero
Cascadito - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/401217/cascadito
Cards Against Humanity - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50381/cards-against-humanity
Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-big-gig
El Grande - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93/el-grande
Everdell - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell
Food Chain Magnate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175914/food-chain-magnate
Gang of Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366129/gang-dice
Gussy Gorillas - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335864/gussy-gorillas
Hansa Teutonica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43015/hansa-teutonica
Havalandi - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396543/havalandi
Inis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155821/inis
King of Tokyo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo
MLEM: Space Agency - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387378/mlem-space-agency
Oath: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291572/oath-chronicles-empire-exile
Orongo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/165556/orongo
Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline
Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root
Scout - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout
Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing
Spectral - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/388476/spectral
The Palaces of Carrara - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129948/palaces-carrara
Through the Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-desert
Thurn & Taxis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21790/thurn-and-taxis
Trailblazers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352454/trailblazers
Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan
Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

Elegance is a fancy word for fancy people, but does that translate to board games? We’ve heard reviewers use it, we’ve seen the backs of boxes use it and heck, we’ve maybe even used it to describe a favorite game… but what does it actually mean? Better yet… what actually makes that game “elegant?”
Steve, Robert & Evan aim to answer just that on this weeks episode!
Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!
Cites and Sources
Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus
Carnegie - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310873/carnegie
Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-big-gig
Dead Reckoning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276182/dead-reckoning
DroPolter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405537/dropolter
Etherfields - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280794/etherfields
Federation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345868/federation
High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society
Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici
Mysterium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium
Mysterium Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301767/mysterium-park
Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382518/sankore-pride-mansa-musa
Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica
Wildlife Safari (Botswana) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari
Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370757/zoo-tycoon-board-game