Professional comedian Grant Lyon (who also creates board game videos and co-designed Curmudgeon) joins us on the podcast this week. We talk about "old" (pre-2018) games that need more live, mechanics that we seek out or actively avoid, and more party games we love playing. Games mentioned on this episode: Intro: Curmudgeon Christina’s topic: “Old” games that don’t get enough love Love Letter Lost Legacy Grand Austria Hotel Taverns of Tiefenthal High Society Take 5 Take a Number Cover Your Assets Cover Your Kingdom Potion Explosion Sea of Clouds Lords of Waterdeep Raiders of the North Sea Dominions Raiders of Scythia Descent: Journeys in the Dark Gloomhaven Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion Shoe’s topic: More party games Cross Clues Codenames Curmudgeon MTV: The Throwback Music Party Game Blockbuster Who’s the G.O.A.T.? Grant’s topic: Seeking out or avoiding games based on mechanics Lords of Waterdeep Champions of Midgard Everdell  Tidal Blades Architects of the West Kingdom Paladins of the West Kingdom Viscounts of the West Kingdom Kingswood Raiders of the North Sea Raiders of Scythia Sagrada Alien Frontiers Marco Polo Castles of Burgundy The Godfather The Godfather: A New Don Eclipse Beyond the Sun The Crew Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Game The Fox in the Forest The Fox in the Forest Duet Skull King Final thoughts:  Curmudgeon Honey Buzz Beyond the Sun