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Episode 025 - What Makes A Game Elegant?
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Elegance is a fancy word for fancy people, but does that translate to board games? We’ve heard reviewers use it, we’ve seen the backs of boxes use it and heck, we’ve maybe even used it to describe a favorite game… but what does it actually mean? Better yet… what actually makes that game “elegant?”
Steve, Robert & Evan aim to answer just that on this weeks episode!
Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!
Cites and Sources
Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus
Carnegie - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310873/carnegie
Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-big-gig
Dead Reckoning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276182/dead-reckoning
DroPolter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405537/dropolter
Etherfields - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280794/etherfields
Federation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345868/federation
High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society
Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici
Mysterium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium
Mysterium Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301767/mysterium-park
Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382518/sankore-pride-mansa-musa
Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica
Wildlife Safari (Botswana) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari
Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370757/zoo-tycoon-board-game
Steve, Robert & Evan aim to answer just that on this weeks episode!
Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!
Cites and Sources
Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus
Carnegie - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310873/carnegie
Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-big-gig
Dead Reckoning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276182/dead-reckoning
DroPolter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405537/dropolter
Etherfields - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280794/etherfields
Federation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345868/federation
High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society
Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici
Mysterium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium
Mysterium Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301767/mysterium-park
Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382518/sankore-pride-mansa-musa
Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica
Wildlife Safari (Botswana) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari
Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370757/zoo-tycoon-board-game
Released:
Feb 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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