How should game publishers and designers respond to recent political events? We also talk about premium components (the business behind them and how we do our own upgrading) and reissued/remade games like King of Tokyo Dark and Kemet: Blood and Sand. James Hudson, senior director of tabletop gaming at Skybound Games (Sorcerer City, Superfight, Tidal Blades) joins us this week for this discussion. Here's a full list of games discussed on the show: Intro The Grimm Masquerade Guardian's Call Sorcerer City Wonderland's War Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef Christina's topic: How should game publishers respond to calls for more inclusiveness vs. "less politics" in games? Dead of Winter Summoner Wars Bloodstone The Grimm Forest Guardian's Call Shoe's topic: Board game remakes...do you buy them? Dune King of Tokyo King of Tokyo: Dark Kemet Kemet: Blood and Sand Caylus Caylus 1303 Tribune Last Bastion Ghost Stories The Castles of Burgundy Carpe Diem Egizia Egizia: Shifting Sands Tokaido Mike's topic: What are some premium upgrades you've personally added to games? The Castles of Burgundy The Estates Blood Rage Rising Sun Concordia The Grimm Forest Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game Chaos in the Old World Dune Crusaders The Crew James's topic: Deluxe components from the manufacturer's perspective The Grimm Forest Sorcerer City Zombicide B-Sieged Copenhagen Ticket to Ride Blood Rage Gloomhaven Gùgōng Bloodstone Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef Valor & Villainy Pebble Rock Delivery Service Final thoughts The King's Dilemma Deception: Murder in Hong Kong Lords of Vegas Star Trek: Ascendancy Twilight Imperium