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What Makes The Best Board Game Expansions?

What Makes The Best Board Game Expansions?

Update: 2025-04-20
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Do we want more? Do we want less? What do we want when we play a new expansion to a board game? We give our thoughts on what makes a great board game expansions with some examples of our favorites and our least favorites on this week’s edition of The Cardboard Herald Podcast

0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week

11:08 - Our Topic This Week: What Makes a Great Board Game Expansions

31:15 - Eric’s Number 5: 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon

34:48 - Jack’s Number 5: Architects of the West Kingdom: Works of Wonder

38:24 - Eric’s Number 4: Spirit Island: Jagged Earth

40:37 - Jack’s Number 4: Spirit Island: Jagged Earth

43:33 - Eric’s Number 3: Dune Imperium: Rise of Ix

52:38 - Jack’s Number 3: Viticulture Tuscany Essential Edition

1:00:54 - Eric’s Number 2: Arcs: Blighted Reach Campaign

1:09:01 - Jack’s Number 2: Undaunted: Reinforcements

1:16:02 - Eric’s Number 1: Wingspan Oceania

1:22:06 - Jack’s Number 1:Terraforming Mars Prelude

1:27:11 - What Do We Want An Expansion of Harmonies to Look Like? 

1:32:34 - Listener Comments!

01:41:13 - Outro!

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What Makes The Best Board Game Expansions?

What Makes The Best Board Game Expansions?

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