About this episode

Mark Johnson discusses several new board games while reflecting on his preference for older games.

Opener: Another online Games Day for podcast listeners Closer: Games BGG-weighted over 4 are never for me! (Never say never...) The folks on Discord gave me several good ideas for an episode. So good, in fact, that I decided to save them for a time when I could to more prep, have a co-host, or both. That meant I needed something else to feature this time. Since I often talk about the old games I play (10+ or even 25+ years old), this time I decided to change it up and highlight several new games I'd played. Because really--I'm always playing new games, usually ones that friends bring over or I find online. Once in a while they're even my own new acquisitions. It's just that so many of the newest, hottest games are in a complicated, overlong euro style that doesn't match my preferred kind of boardgame. "So many"...but not all. Here are the games & their publication dates that I set out to discuss in the episode. You'll see they're all from 2025-26, though I do include a couple notable ones from 2024. Still new, though, yeah? 7 Wonders Dice (2025) Hutan Life in the Rainforest (2025) Biathlon Blast (2025) Formidable Farm (2025) Oranges & Lemons (*2024) Orbit (2025) Star Wars Battle…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Johnson

Topics covered

• new board games
• game reviews
• gaming community
• old vs new games
• game recommendations

Keywords

• board games
• new games
• game reviews
• Mark Johnson
• gaming

Mentioned in this episode

Products: 7 Wonders Dice, Hutan Life in the Rainforest, Biathlon Blast, Formidable Farm, Oranges & Lemons, Orbit, Star Wars Battle of Hoth, Wingspan Americas expansion, Hummingbirds RA & Write, 1975 White Christmas

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