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About this episode

The hosts discuss re-onboarding family members to board games and strategies to avoid analysis paralysis.

Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. Tim and Iain answer a question from a listener about how to help re-onboarding family members when it comes to board games. They also debate the ways to avoid analysis paralysis and talk about our own experiences with it. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentioned Wingspan Lacuna Twilight Struggle Carcassone Magical Athlete The Resistance: Avalon Into the Odd Arcs Root Other things mentioned Beyond Cataclysm David Parlett Buridan’s Ass Our Socials ⁠ Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay ⁠ Tim Clare Bluesky Website Ava Foxfort Bluesky Website Iain McAllister Bluesky Website

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, Iain McAllister

Topics covered

• tabletop games
• board game onboarding
• analysis paralysis
• gaming etiquette
• listener questions

Keywords

• tabletop games
• board games
• analysis paralysis
• gaming etiquette
• listener questions

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Wingspan, Lacuna, Twilight Struggle, Carcassone, Magical Athlete, The Resistance: Avalon, Into the Odd, Arcs, Root

Books & works: Beyond Cataclysm, Buridan’s Ass

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