Rahdo Talks Through

And now, the final episode of the Rahdo Talks Through podcast. But still, keep your questions coming to questions@rahdo.com and in the future they're going to be answered in the monthly Rahdo Ramble show which you can find at https://patreon.com/rahdo or https://youtube.com/rahdo/join :) •••Game/show Q&A►►► 6:12 Politics vs boardgaming? 24:23 Big games in small boxes? 35:47 Games that surprised me? 42:34 My videos misleading by accident? 51:39 Can the podcast continue? 1:03:25 Star Trek Frontiers as a solo game? 1:10:09 Asymmetric player powers a bad thing? 1:16:33 Ranking game art objectively? 1:32:40 Jen appearing on camera? 1:39:39 Board game glitches? 1:43:36 Boardgame design compared to videogame design? 1:46:57 Game ranking loops? 1:49:48 Fave "weeknight" games? 1:53:48 How much does RTT sponsorship cost? 1:55:33 What will I miss most about RTT? 1:57:40 Puerto Rico 1897? 2:07:15 Boardgame resale scene is dead? 2:20:56 Runthroughs not capturing the feel of the game? 2:24:30 Paulo taking on more channel responsibilities? 2:29:00 Best recent co-ops? 2:36:38 A smarter way to buy games? 2:55:16 What big games would choose to play 30 times in 3 months? 3:08:07 What could make us like war games? •••Personal Q&A►►► 3:10:54 A final chicken update? 3:20:56 Next RV adventure plans? 3:33:12 My optimistic view of humanity's future? 3:58:24 The future of boardgames? 4:03:51 Rahdo retirement? 4:12:25 Colonoscopy? 4:14:57 Finding meaning in what we do? 4:22:28 Bad TV that should make a comeback? 4:36:07 What book would we write? 4:39:05 Downsides of RV life? 4:43:57 Chicken resiliency? 4:45:47 Don't stop submitting questions! 4:47:39 Platform holders influence on videogame development? 4:49:08 Rather meet great great great great grandparents or grandkids? 4:50:42 Who should voice our dogs in animated feature film? 4:50:42 Dog dreams? 4:54:47 Can we finally reveal the postal/nintendo crime story? 4:56:42 DOGGOS! 4:57:49 Jen's final words of wisdom

16 games this month, and man was i chatty!

2023 was a great year for games, but there's always going to be a few misses here and there!

Ray is MIA for this episode, but there's still plenty of chitchat in the pre-show with catching up on a bunch of audience requests :)

With the weekly recap show ending the other day, here's the final audio recap of recapping... 12 games of note for your ear holes, one last time! :)

As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :) •••Game/show Q&A►►► 1:36 Improving my final thoughts? 9:35 Exit surveys? 22:52 Feld City collection? 26:59 Marrakesh Nomads vs Camels? 32:00 How I rank hidden gems? 47:21 Alternatives to pre-ordering? 1:02:39 Mr. Beast & boardgames? 1:11:01 How the boardgames biz doing? 1:13:46 Are my runthroughs misleading? 1:24:22 Influential board game artists? 1:37:32 Managing my BGG collection? 1:43:39 Boardgames fan demographics? 1:53:24 Normalizing unhealthy boardgame habits? 2:03:20 More conventions in our future? 2:05:45 Throwing games in the trash? •••Personal Q&A►►► 2:08:50 Roadtrip to BGG Con? 2:19:08 Does Jen think I'm a bad driver? 2:23:57 Future evolution of the Rahdo channel? 2:39:32 Retirement advice? 3:04:29 Must-see RV spots in the USA? 3:07:01 Jen's Glass work on the road? 3:09:38 Video game industry morality? 3:27:16 Reconciling my violent video games & my carebear-ism? 3:47:33 UBI and inflation? 3:58:20 Ridin' with Biden? 4:01:08 AOC lies?

This week Ray, Ruel, Chris and I are talking about games we REALLY should enjoy this much! :)

Ray tries out a new and very fun board game trivia game on the guys, and you can play along as well, plus the latest R&R list! :)

There's a bunch more travel games in the post show, and some more fun chitchat in the pre-show :)

We're back from our epic travel, so let's talk about travel games!

Sponsored by https://www.arcanewonders.com/product/world-wonders-mundo-expansion/ See our World Wonders runthrough at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkwiImlG41U And now... an episode outlining the games we played in March 2024. 0:00 Sponsored segment 2:21 Intro 3:02 16. Isle of Night https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/412997/isle-of-night 7:11 15. Colors of Kasane https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159355/colors-of-kasane 9:35 14. Siege of Valeria https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345888/siege-valeria 13:37 13. Gun It https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randyo/gun-it-a-cooperative-car-thriller 19:35 12. Sankore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCA52xRfwOk 22:54 11. Heroes of the Sanctum https://youtu.be/d1uG0KWdEBY 26:44 10. One-Hit Heroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMjMbH7ValM 30:03 9. Caldera Park https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367047/caldera-park 33:26 8. Salton Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sv2MWD5cP4 37:54 7. Tiny Epic Game of Thrones https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/409978/tiny-epic-game-of-thrones 43:49 6. Comet https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381078/comet 48:47 5. Cat Packs https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404417/cat-packs 51:45 4. Horror on the Orient Express https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394897/horror-on-the-orient-express-the-board-game 55:07 3. AI 100% Human https://twitch.tv/videos/2084048439 59:51 2. Inheritors https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367476/inheritors 1:04:55 1. Windmill Valley https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403441/windmill-valley 1:08:22 Outro

Okay, time for the audio-only version of the "new games" section of the last 6 weeks of recaps, for folks who want to learn about cool new games on the go! The games mentioned talked about are: • Ziggurat https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415197/ziggurat or https://www.mindware.orientaltrading.com/ziggurat-a1-14194073.fltr • Spectacular https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415147/spectacular • Citizens of the Spark https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415465/citizens-spark • Life in Reterra https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415513/life-reterra • Kokeshi https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415507/kokeshi • Barcelona: Passeig de Gracia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/415314/barcelona-passeig-de-gracia • Skulls of Sedlec: Expansion Collection III https://gamefound.com/en/projects/button-shy-games/button-shy-2024-reprint-campaign • Brink https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415078/brink • Tropicalla https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415188/tropicalia • Lords of Worlds https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415182/lords-worlds • Gardlings https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416059/gardlings • AI 100% Human https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416086/ai-100-human • Architects of Amytis https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415910/architects-amytis • Inori https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415938/inori • Kyoto no Neko https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417155/kyoto-no-neko • Adulthood https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416780/adulthood • Rebirth https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417197/rebirth • Chateau Combo https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416851/chateau-combo • Eat Zem All https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416790/eat-zem-all • Mythwind: Friends & Family https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/417508/mythwind-friends-family • Everbloom https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369897/everbloom • Harmony https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417599/harmony • God of War: The Board Game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417357/god-war-board-game • Neko Syndicate https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415792/neko-syndicate • SETI https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence • Don't Starve https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418146/dont-starve-the-board-game • Super https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418036/super

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! :)

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! :)