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!

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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