This episode is one I’ve been wanting to do for a while, where I think and talk a lot about iOS and other digital avenues to play boardgames.  I give my opinions about what digital boardgames do well, issues they have, and what I look for in iOS apps.  Then I list my top 11 (or more) favorite iOS Boardgame Apps.  This episode also includes a rant about using the word “mechanism” instead of “mechanic”, and a rundown of my recently played games.

Listen, enjoy (hopefully), and feel free to give me feedback either here, via email (gamerchris@bellsouth.net), at my Guild on BoardGameGeek, or on Twitter (@kilroy_locke).

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Time Index

0:28      Intro

1:43      Rant: Mechanic vs. Mechanism

8:17      Recently Played Games

8:33      – Werewolf

10:10    – Family Reunion Games

11:01    – Viticulture

13:37    – Bazaar

15:55    – The Agents

18:20    – Forbidden Island

19:24    – Dancing Eggs

19:52    – Spot It

20:08    – Shake ‘n Take

22:16    – Metropolys

23:05    – Merchant of Venus

23:47    – Archipelago

27:36    – Agricola

29:10    – Fairy Tale

30:25    – Suburbia

33:00      Exploring iOS and Digital Boardgames

1:04:27   Top 11 (or 17) Favorite iOS Boardgame Apps

1:20:23   Outro

Music:

A beautiful second before we lose the signal by Ending Satellites on the Free Music Archive