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15. Why We Play Games & Scorpius Freighter
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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Why do we play board games? Aren't they just mushed up dead trees with fancy stickers on top? It turns out not and they actually mean a lot to people. We examine what brought us to the strange and wonderful world of hobby board games, and review Scorpius Freighter, a game of many rondels.0:48 Tiny Towns2:44 Just One (not Welcome To)6:27 Men at Work8:17 Dogs of War13:47 Terraforming Mars 20:26 The Voyages of Marco Polo 25:09 Feature Review – Scorpius Freighter35:46 Feature Discussion – Why We Play Games63:02 Other voices – why our friends play games
Released:
Jun 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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