68. Hollywood 1947

About this episode

In this episode, we explore the game Hollywood 1947, which revolves around the Red Scare and the Hollywood blacklist.

Text us your thoughts about this episode. In this episode, we make some movies while accusing our friends and coworkers of being communists in Hollywood 1947. Hollywood 1947 is the latest entry in the Dark Cities line from Façade Games publisher and designer Travis Hancock and artist Sarah Keele. It takes the Red Scare’s Hollywood blacklist and turns it into a lively and thematic game that’s hit our gaming table many times. The game is a particular favorite of our twelve-year-old, whic...

People in this episode

Host: Derek Bruff

Topics covered

• board games
• Hollywood
• Red Scare
• game review
• thematic games

Keywords

• Hollywood 1947
• board game
• Red Scare
• Façade Games
• Travis Hancock
• Sarah Keele
• game review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Façade Games

Books & works: Hollywood 1947

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