Cardboard Philosophy

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Cardboard Philosophy

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. FEB 5

    Episode 045 - Buying Hope

    We buy games for a lot of reasons. To have fun with friends, to discover a new designer or enjoy a mechanic we don’t currently have represented in our collection. But could there be… another reason? One that goes down to the very root of human nature? Are we maybe buying promise more than just the hot new cardboard offering at our FLGS? 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 3 Ring Circus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371947/3-ring-circus 7th Citadel - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286063/the-7th-citadel Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219650/arydia-the-paths-we-dare-tread Batman: The Animated Series Adventures – Shadow of the Bat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299566/batman-the-animated-series-adventures-shadow-of-th Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Caesar!: Seize Rome In 20 Minutes - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338957/caesar-seize-rome-in-20-minutes Cat Blues: The Big Gig - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-the-big-gig Dark Souls: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/197831/dark-souls-the-board-game Elden Ring: Realm of the Grafted King - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/373107/elden-ring-realm-of-the-grafted-king Frosthaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295770/frosthaven Gloomhaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260410/horizon-zero-dawn-the-board-game Merchants of Andromeda - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436516/merchants-of-andromeda Merchants of Amsterdam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/531/merchants-of-amsterdam Oathswarn - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251661/oathsworn-into-the-deepwood Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Slay The Spire: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.om/boardgame/338960/slay-the-spire-the-board-game Tainted Grail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264220/tainted-grail-the-fall-of-avalon Unconscious Mind - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329500/unconscious-mind Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate Yucatan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330510/yucatan

    32 min

  2. JAN 2

    Episode 044 - End Game Points

    Some would say that points make the board gaming world go round! A lot of our favorite games all come down to a contest of having the most points… but what do those points tell us about the game? More to the point… what to they tell us about the players and the session? Are more points really always better? 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 American Bookshop - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292811/american-bookshop Brian Boru - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337765/brian-boru-high-king-of-ireland Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus Castles of Burgundy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/84876/the-castles-of-burgundy Cat Ass Trophy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/651/zero-down Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Discordia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360206/discordia Five Three Five - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311031/oh-meow-bow Great Western Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193738/great-western-trail Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale Iwari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270109/iwari L.A.M.A - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266083/llama Last Will - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97842/last-will Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici Parade - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56692/parade Penguin Party - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56933/penguin-party Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline Poison - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/17025/poison REX: Final Days of an Empire Tatari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368554/tatari Tinner’s Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321277/tinners-trail Wavelength - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262543/wavelength

    36 min

  3. 12/26/2024

    Bonus Episode! - Cardboard Con 2024 Recap Special

    We did a mini-con! It was invite only, and only 3 invites were sent out. We had guest travel over 5000 k/m to join in the fun… so what better way to commemorate this than a bonus pod! Please enjoy this recap of our time together for Cardboard Con 2024. And thanks for being a listener of Cardboard Philosophy. It’s been a great year, can’t wait to continue this into 2025!! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Friday: Neuland – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12681/neuland Scharfe Schotten - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/153480/scharfe-schoten Galactic Renaissance (2X) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365526/galactic-renaissance Surfosaurus MAX - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394887/surfosaurus-max Byzantium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19348/byzantium Penguin Party - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56933/penguin-party Trendy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1412/trendy Saturday: Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam Power Grid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid Fast Sloths - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/277597/fast-sloths Rebel Princess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381249/rebel-princess Bridges of Shangri-La - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8190/the-bridges-of-shangri-la Tatari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368554/tatari Marco Polo Expeditions - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9139/marco-polo-expedition Sunday: Mexica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2955/mexica Comic Hunters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322616/comic-hunters Mini Express - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300751/mini-express Mombasa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172386/mombasa Medici TCG - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202288/medici-the-card-game Galactic Renaissance - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365526/galactic-renaissance Voodoo Prince - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/234248/voodoo-prince

    1h 1m

  4. 12/04/2024

    Episode 043 - What Is Play? (Featuring The Dice Tower's Chris Yi)

    We say the word “play” a lot in board gaming. “Wanna play a game” usually initiates the game nights that got us into the hobby in the first place… but what is play? That’s a big question. So big we’ve enlisted the help of The Dice Tower’s Chris Yi to make sure we cover all the ins and outs of play… and the Treaty of Versailles! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want more of Chris in your life? https://www.dicetower.com/team-members/chris-yi https://x.com/dicetowerchris Cites and Sources Arcs - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359871/arcs Botswana (Wildlife Safari) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Chinatown - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/47/chinatown Concept - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147151/concept Hansa Teutonica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43015/hansa-teutonica Imperium: Horizons - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons Ito - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/327778/ito Men-Nefer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404431/men-nefer Mexica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2955/mexica Monikers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence That’s Not A Hat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/thats-not-a-hat Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis

    44 min

  5. 11/07/2024

    Episode 042 - Theme Vs Setting

    Theme and setting are both terms that get thrown around a lot in board game discussions – often as synonyms. But are they actually the same thing? If not… what makes them different? This week on the show Evan, Robert and Steve are all diving into the weird and wonderful world of Theme VS Setting! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources An Infamous Traffic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206490/an-infamous-traffic Beowulf: The Movie Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29308/beowulf-the-movie-board-game Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Chinatown - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/47/chinatown Cosmolancer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119/cosmolancer Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto Galactic Renaissance - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365526/galactic-renaissance Great Plains - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330036/great-plains Halls of Hegra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336131/halls-of-hegra Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale Imperium: Horizons - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons John Company Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Mombasa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172386/mombasa Municipium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29410/municipium On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/on-mars Pax Pamir - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Samurai - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3/samurai SILOS - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429765/silos Skymines - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359438/skymines Star Trek: Captain’s Chair - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422541/star-trek-captains-chair Tatari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368554/tatari The Defence of Procyon III - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267244/the-defence-of-procyon-iii Through The Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-the-desert Trendy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1412/trendy Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate Waterfall Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396618/waterfall-park

    38 min

  6. 10/03/2024

    Episode 041 - Are Any Topics Too Far For Board Games?

    How far is too far in board gaming? No, I don’t mean collection size… and no, I don’t mean how far would you travel to play one… I mean subject matter! How far is too far? Is there a too far? Is there anything fully off limits for publishers or players? This week on the show, Evan, Robert and Steve try 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! Cites and Sources Alice Is Missing - https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/311654/alice-is-missing An Infamous Traffic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206490/an-infamous-traffic The Cost - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292894/the-cost Heading Forward - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363538/heading-forward Hegemony: Lead Your Class To Victory - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321608/hegemony-lead-your-class-to-victory I Guess This Is It - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346911/i-guess-this-is-it Mombasa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172386/mombasa Pax Pamir: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Secret Hitler - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler Skymines - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359438/skymines Tinner’s Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35570/tinners-trail

    30 min

  7. 09/14/2024

    Episode 040 - What Makes A Game Immersive?

    In a rare continuation on the previous week’s topic – this week we’re talking immersion! But what is immersion in a game? Is it a Scrooge McDuck style dive into a swimming pool of board games? Or is it something more design based? More player based? I’m sure curious to know what Robert, Evan and Steve dredge up from the depths of philosophy on this one! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Cites and Sources Blood On The Clocktower - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240980/blood-on-the-clocktower Captain Sonar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171131/captain-sonar Checkers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2083/checkers Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto Gussy Gorillas - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335864/gussy-gorillas High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one Monikers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Shuffle & Swing - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414350/shuffle-and-swing Sky Team - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/373106/sky-team That’s Not A Hat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/thats-not-a-hat Twilight Imperium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition Wavelength - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262543/wavelength Werewolf - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/925/werewolf Wilmot’s Warehouse - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424975/wilmot-s-warehouse

    38 min

  8. 08/28/2024

    Episode 039 - What Makes Board Games Unique?

    Books, movies, TV shows, slam poetry, art – there are a lot of artistic mediums out there; but what makes board games unique among the lot? Are they better geared to a specific type of storytelling? Or are they bad for story telling full stop? This week on the show, the dynamic trio of Steven, Robert and Evan 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! Cites and Sources Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam A Gest of Robin Hood - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338376/a-gest-of-robin-hood Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355093/woodcraft Byzantium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19348/byzantium Cards Against Humanity - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50381/cards-against-humanity Checkers - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2083/checkers John Company: Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition Kanban EV - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Power Grid - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid Secret Hitler - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25021/sekigahara-the-unification-of-japan The Cost - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292894/the-cost Tinner’s Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321277/tinners-trail Woodcraft - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355093/woodcraft

    34 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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