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Rahdo Talks Through

Author: Richard Ham

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A podcast all about boardgames, hosted by Richard "Rahdo" Ham
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In addition to the top 12 that ray, chris, ruel and I came up with, in the post show I do a full top10 to update my engine building list from a year ago! :)
It was a decade ago that I did my original top 10 engine building games list, so it's about time for an update! :)
Here's the extended edition of the latest R&R, where there's some chitchat catching up after a long absence as well as a whole bunch more spring themed games int he post show!
Hey everybody, spring is in the air and so Ruel, Ray, Chris and I are counting down the best spring games (and getting into a debate about one of them!)
As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :) 0:00 Intro •••Game/show Q&A►►► 1:15 Why don’t I like Earthborne Rangers? 6:34 Heavy co-ops? 12:16 Contributor enthusiasm list? 18:26 How can I enjoy a war game? 26:14 Games ideal for 3+? 34:22 Expeditions variant? 36:20 Private objectives? 37:34 Shared control in competitive games? 46:15 Theme love overcoming mechanism hate? 51:41 Game pivot moments? 55:10 What makes a interesting game choice? 57:16 BGstats app? 58:30 BGG weight system hidden? 1:05:50 Andor strategy? 1:11:06 Other causes for viewer dropoff? 1:18:13 Why did I hate Bob Ross: Art of Chill? 1:23:17 Am I too hard on myself? 1:27:32 Final thoughts value vs runthrough? 1:34:09 Proper way to watch my channel? 1:36:45 Are top10’s healthy? 1:39:15 Event conveyor belts? 1:40:33 Why aren’t decks pre-shuffled? 1:43:58 Cheating? 1:56:10 What’s a normal game collection size & gameplay rate? 2:01:43 Dealing with rude gamers? •••Personal Q&A►►► 2:08:30 Dune Part 2? 2:11:50 RV’ing back east? 2:15:44 Returning to the UK? 2:17:24 Final chapter of the Baja trip? 3:48:48 Road trip pictures?
Wow, having Dr Finn on for this extended episode led to some of the best behind-the-scenes stories we've heard on the show yet, plus in the post show we've got a bunch of additional filler games to talk about! :)
The R&R Show #84

The R&R Show #84

2024-03-2152:18

It's the best filler games, with special guest Steve Finn, the king of the filler! :)
This leap year must have really kicked in because it's the most games Jen and I have played in a month in a LOOONG time! :)
As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :) 0:00 Intro•••Game/show Q&A►►► 0:18 Most played game of the last 10 years? 1:33 Most played expansion of the last 10 years? 5:22 How to fix BGG ranking system? 10:52 Favorite game complexity level? 13:17 Best boss job in the boardgame industry? 20:33 Best binge game? 22:21 Boardgame culling regrets? 27:52 Who would I have join the Rahdo crew next? 28:55 Most fun game to teach? 31:01 Ever rage quit a game? 32:55 Should ever game have a solo mode? 34:10 Pub developed solo modes vs fan made ones? 36:52 Why do pubs not implement obvious solo modes? 39:48 Do I rank games based on play count experience? 40:44 Changing BGG ranking system to account for different player couts? 43:30 Boardgame academic research? 49:00 Some of my runthroughs have disappeared? 52:03 Reviewers favoring shorter games? 1:01:19 Yunnan 2nd edition sounds like it rocks! 1:02:14 Best 3p minimum games? 1:10:04 Misleading audience by accident? 1:16:33 Are boardgame rulebooks getting better or worse? 1:18:42 Getting recognized irl? 1:23:27 Rahdo recap format? 1:25:58 Revisiting old top10 topics? 1:31:29 How are the channel contributors received? 1:37:36 Playtesters vs casual players vs competitive players? 1:42:33 What do backers of the show want? 1:48:36 Playing co-op games multi-hand? 1:54:46 Only future games or past games? 2:04:25 Why do I rank older games higher? 2:21:10 Jen burning out on games? 2:35:12 Why don't we see more stuff like Tzolkin gears? 2:39:53 Would we ever go back to Escape Room games? 2:44:23 Are there other genres we've tired of? 2:45:55 How to avoid gateway game disasters? •••Personal Q&A►►► 2:56:28 How's the RV size for us? 3:08:00 Why do audiences expect media creation for free? 3:15:03 Reconciling eating meat and concern for the planet? 3:23:39 New Zealand vs Japan vs Iceland? 3:25:24 Scotland vs Ireland vs Wales? 3:26:52 Recommendations for traveling the Oregon coast? 3:29:40 How are our eyes holding up? 3:32:47 Jen's future plans for Gamer Glass? 3:35:20 Pictures of our travels? 3:36:29 RVing in Europe? 3:43:39 Best food we've had on the road? 3:55:38 DOGGOS!!
Rahdo Recap episode 05

Rahdo Recap episode 05

2024-02-1848:32

Okay folks, here's 39 more games to talk about that I've discovered over the last 6 weeks and that I think sound fantastic! :)
In addition to the top10 couples game countdown, we've got board game tales of romance and plenty of other fun goings on this extended edition! :)
This time we've got Raina of Pandasaurus and 1 Minute Boardgames to help us count down the 10 best games for couples! :)
5 new games Grant tells us about, including one that's never been announced anywhere before! :)
Wow, this is one of the worst months ever for games played that I didn't like! Not a great way to start 2024!
As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :) 0:00 Intro •••Game/show Q&A►►► 0:40 If I can only one 1 game from every year? 14:26 Critiquing Earth? 26:47 Analyzing the stats of 2023? 37:19 Best of 2023 I haven't played? 40:37 Multi-hand co-op? 51:04 How to learn games? 53:11 Board game media ignoring theme? 59:53 Board game media over-emphasizing innovation? 1:05:07 Isn't Tapestry too cutthroat for a carebear? 1:10:12 How much Rahdo on the Rahdo channel? 1:18:42 Board game testing and balance? 1:23:56 Opponents determine my action strength? 1:26:03 El Burro vs La Granja? 1:2917 Crossing Oceans runthrough? 1:30:36 New version of Yunnan? 1:32:42 New games not as good as old games? 1:36:44 Old filming style vs new filming style? 1:40:08 Which heavy game would I play? 1:41:23 Solo categorization? 1:47:00 What are the Rahdo contributor's day jobs? 1:54:23 Board game dilemmas? 2:02:38 Outdated mechanisms? 2:03:45 Boardgame design commandments? 2:05:57 Shorter vs longer game length? 2:14:45 More board game dilemmas? •••Personal Q&A►►► 2:31:18 RV trip travelogue update? 3:23:55 Renting while we're on the road? 3:26:05 RVing vs returning to Europe? 3:28:33 How any American tourists have we run into? 3:29:31 Jen's glass while we're on the road? 3:31:22 UK govt euthanizing pitbulls? 3:32:49 Why do we get to attached to our pets? 3:36:59 Gaza? 3:38:03 Doggos!!! 3:39:55 What politician is so bad we'd vote for Trump over them? 3:43:26 Outro
In addition to the party game countdown, we talk to Grant Lyon about his meteoric rise to TikTok boardgame stardom, getting his YouTube channel shutdown, and a LOT of talk about culling games! :)
We're talking about our favourite party games and there's a wide range of stuff to go over with something for everybody!
Rahdo Recaps episode 04

Rahdo Recaps episode 04

2024-01-1402:01:17

Apologies for the extreme lateness on this. Back in September I said I'd start making audio podcasts of the new games section of the recap, and then I went on a road trip and forgot all about it! So here I am a few months later with 2 hours of amazing games to tell you abotu while you're on the move. In the future I'll try to do one of these a month! :)
All the really cool stuff happened in the extended edition pre & post show segments this week! :)
Today we're talking about 10 must see games coming this year :)
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Comments (2)

Connor Macennis

This is the first Rahdo podcast that I have listened to, and it was a lot to take in. But the information is greatly appreciated.

Oct 24th
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Daniel

Rahdo keeps track of new games like a machine, keeping an eye on potential great games coming out. The podcast also offers discussion of top 10 lists of his YouTube channel and other board game related topics. Game and personal Q&A at the end, with the latter being skippable for a while now if desired.

Apr 5th
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