Episode 38: Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games, with David Thompson The BoardGameGeek Podcast

Game designer David Thompson joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games for dipping your toes into historical board games.
00:00:00 Introduction00:01:51 Game Updates from David (War Chest: Nightfall, Undaunted 2200: Callisto, War Story Occupied France, Night Witches, and Zheng He)00:08:10 New GeekUp bits for War Chest & Tash Kalar00:08:34 The Hobby premiere at SXSW00:13:14 Cardboard Creations available on podcast platforms00:18:03 Fresh Plays00:19:13 Mandala00:24:14 Triqueta + Hidden Wolves expansion00:30:56 Patterns00:34:29 Candice is getting back into Lord of the Rings: The Card Game00:35:33 Sea Salt & Paper00:46:12 Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games00:46:17 What historical games are all about00:49:29 Why we're passionate about historical games00:52:19 Our Favorite Introductory Historical Board Games00:53:31 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea, Votes for Women, The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857, Undaunted: Normandy, Valiant Defense Series )00:58:03 Versailles 191901:01:45 Halls of Hegra01:06:43 The Battle of Versailles01:11:23 Border Reivers01:15:46 Stonewall Uprising01:20:13 Cuba Libre01:23:37 The British Way01:25:23 Liberty or Death01:27:11 Land and Freedom01:32:29 1815, Scum of the Earth01:36:32 Votes for Women01:40:04 Zenobia Award Games01:41:28 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, CATAN Studio!
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