130: Wyrmspan, our fave tabletop events (guests: Elizabeth Hargrave, Connie Vogelmann)
We knew Connie Vogelmann, designer of Apiary, was holding something back the last time we talked...
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130: Wyrmspan, our fave tabletop events (guests: Elizabeth Hargrave, Connie Vogelmann)
We knew Connie Vogelmann, designer of Apiary, was holding something back the last time we talked...
52:55
129: Social deduction, "Getting to know you" games (guest: 1 Minute Board Games)
We spend a lot of time with our friends playing board games, so we're bound to bond. But how well...
01:06:15
128: Bizarre gaming habits, how we value board games (guest: designer Eric Slauson)
When we read that Eric Slauson (designer MonsDRAWsity, the upcoming Chucky game, and many more)...
01:00:34
127: Games we love (in genres we hate), what some games get right (guest: Peter C. Hayward)
Though we fancy ourselves "omnigamers" -- gamers who enjoy all genres -- we're kind of fooling...
01:03:48
126: 2024's most anticipated, hard-to-recommend games (guest: Might I Suggest a Game)
I know we just finished our 2023 Games of the Year episode, but we're so over last year. It's...
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125: The 2023 Games of the Year episode (guest: Grant Lyon)
The end of 2023 means only thing: time to talk about the best board games of the year. And for...
01:12:06
124: King of Tokyo vs. King of Monster Island, Tokaido vs. Duo, Kapow! vs. Dice Throne
New year, new(-ish) games! Christina and Shoe pit some newer board games against their...
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123: Space bees! Plus small party games, "bad play" design (guest: Connie Vogelmann)
What's better than a bunch of adorable, flower-pollinating honeybees? Putting those honeybees in...
01:06:22
122: Euros Special, pt. 2! The hot new games of 2023 (guest: The Game Table)
We are back and ready to cover more great Euro games with Daniel Wahlen of The Game Table! This...
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121: Euros Special, pt. 1! The best new (and old) remakes/sequels (guest: The Game Table)
Euros, Euros, and gyros! We love a good Euro-style strategy game, but we couldn't cover all the...
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120: SolForge Fusion, digital to tabletop to digital (guests: Richard Garfield/Justin Gary)
Ten years ago, your Going Analog hosts Christina and Shoe were obsessed with the digital...
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119: Elizabeth Hargrave's design secrets, learning while gaming (guest: Elizabeth Hargrave)
Let's be honest: we'll take any excuse to talk with Elizabeth Hargrave, Kennerspiel-winning...
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118: Party time! Co-op vs. team party games (guest: Jacob Way/Friendly Skeleton)
We've had so much fun with Friendly Skeleton's upcoming party game Trash Talk that we wanted to...
01:04:38
117: Video vs board games, why we play co-ops when we don’t like them (guest: Banzainator)
Prolific content creator/streamer Banzainator joins Christina and Shoe to talk what we love best:...
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116: The Arkham Asylum Files -- a behind-the-scenes look at this most ambitious game
We haven't played anything quite like The Arkham Asylum Files: Panic in Gotham City. This super...
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115: Post-Gen Con games! Freelancers, Search for Lost Species, Robot Quest Arena + more
Hosting this podcast isn't all just fun and games...no, wait, it actually is! Check out this...
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114: Our top games from Gen Con 2023 (guest: Ruel Gaviola)
The 2023 edition of Gen Con, North America's largest board game convention, was the biggest yet...
01:11:20
113: Games! Expeditions, Overboss Duel, Marrakesh, Vaalbara, District Noir, Rauha
We hosted a huge party recently and got a ton of new board games to the table -- so we wanted to...
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112: A.I., our hobbies x games, the "Crossroads" system (guest: Plaid Hat Games)
Forget Terminators. The thing about artificial intelligence that you should be worrying about is...
01:03:13
111: LGBTQ representation, solo games, guilty pleasures (guest: GeekyGaymerGuy)
Women and people of color are barely getting proper representation in the board game industry....
01:04:58