Rahdo Talks Through

And now, the final episode of the Rahdo Talks Through podcast. But still, keep your questions coming to questions@rahdo.com and in the future they're going to be answered in the monthly Rahdo Ramble show which you can find at https://patreon.com/rahdo or https://youtube.com/rahdo/join :) •••Game/show Q&A►►► 6:12 Politics vs boardgaming? 24:23 Big games in small boxes? 35:47 Games that surprised me? 42:34 My videos misleading by accident? 51:39 Can the podcast continue? 1:03:25 Star Trek Frontiers as a solo game? 1:10:09 Asymmetric player powers a bad thing? 1:16:33 Ranking game art objectively? 1:32:40 Jen appearing on camera? 1:39:39 Board game glitches? 1:43:36 Boardgame design compared to videogame design? 1:46:57 Game ranking loops? 1:49:48 Fave "weeknight" games? 1:53:48 How much does RTT sponsorship cost? 1:55:33 What will I miss most about RTT? 1:57:40 Puerto Rico 1897? 2:07:15 Boardgame resale scene is dead? 2:20:56 Runthroughs not capturing the feel of the game? 2:24:30 Paulo taking on more channel responsibilities? 2:29:00 Best recent co-ops? 2:36:38 A smarter way to buy games? 2:55:16 What big games would choose to play 30 times in 3 months? 3:08:07 What could make us like war games? •••Personal Q&A►►► 3:10:54 A final chicken update? 3:20:56 Next RV adventure plans? 3:33:12 My optimistic view of humanity's future? 3:58:24 The future of boardgames? 4:03:51 Rahdo retirement? 4:12:25 Colonoscopy? 4:14:57 Finding meaning in what we do? 4:22:28 Bad TV that should make a comeback? 4:36:07 What book would we write? 4:39:05 Downsides of RV life? 4:43:57 Chicken resiliency? 4:45:47 Don't stop submitting questions! 4:47:39 Platform holders influence on videogame development? 4:49:08 Rather meet great great great great grandparents or grandkids? 4:50:42 Who should voice our dogs in animated feature film? 4:50:42 Dog dreams? 4:54:47 Can we finally reveal the postal/nintendo crime story? 4:56:42 DOGGOS! 4:57:49 Jen's final words of wisdom

2023 was a great year for games, but there's always going to be a few misses here and there!

With the weekly recap show ending the other day, here's the final audio recap of recapping... 12 games of note for your ear holes, one last time! :)

This week Ray, Ruel, Chris and I are talking about games we REALLY should enjoy this much! :)

There's a bunch more travel games in the post show, and some more fun chitchat in the pre-show :)

Sponsored by https://www.arcanewonders.com/product/world-wonders-mundo-expansion/ See our World Wonders runthrough at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkwiImlG41U And now... an episode outlining the games we played in March 2024. 0:00 Sponsored segment 2:21 Intro 3:02 16. Isle of Night https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/412997/isle-of-night 7:11 15. Colors of Kasane https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159355/colors-of-kasane 9:35 14. Siege of Valeria https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345888/siege-valeria 13:37 13. Gun It https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randyo/gun-it-a-cooperative-car-thriller 19:35 12. Sankore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCA52xRfwOk 22:54 11. Heroes of the Sanctum https://youtu.be/d1uG0KWdEBY 26:44 10. One-Hit Heroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMjMbH7ValM 30:03 9. Caldera Park https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367047/caldera-park 33:26 8. Salton Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sv2MWD5cP4 37:54 7. Tiny Epic Game of Thrones https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/409978/tiny-epic-game-of-thrones 43:49 6. Comet https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381078/comet 48:47 5. Cat Packs https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404417/cat-packs 51:45 4. Horror on the Orient Express https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394897/horror-on-the-orient-express-the-board-game 55:07 3. AI 100% Human https://twitch.tv/videos/2084048439 59:51 2. Inheritors https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367476/inheritors 1:04:55 1. Windmill Valley https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403441/windmill-valley 1:08:22 Outro

In addition to the top 12 that ray, chris, ruel and I came up with, in the post show I do a full top10 to update my engine building list from a year ago! :)

Here's the extended edition of the latest R&R, where there's some chitchat catching up after a long absence as well as a whole bunch more spring themed games int he post show!

As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :) 0:00 Intro •••Game/show Q&A►►► 1:15 Why don’t I like Earthborne Rangers? 6:34 Heavy co-ops? 12:16 Contributor enthusiasm list? 18:26 How can I enjoy a war game? 26:14 Games ideal for 3+? 34:22 Expeditions variant? 36:20 Private objectives? 37:34 Shared control in competitive games? 46:15 Theme love overcoming mechanism hate? 51:41 Game pivot moments? 55:10 What makes a interesting game choice? 57:16 BGstats app? 58:30 BGG weight system hidden? 1:05:50 Andor strategy? 1:11:06 Other causes for viewer dropoff? 1:18:13 Why did I hate Bob Ross: Art of Chill? 1:23:17 Am I too hard on myself? 1:27:32 Final thoughts value vs runthrough? 1:34:09 Proper way to watch my channel? 1:36:45 Are top10’s healthy? 1:39:15 Event conveyor belts? 1:40:33 Why aren’t decks pre-shuffled? 1:43:58 Cheating? 1:56:10 What’s a normal game collection size & gameplay rate? 2:01:43 Dealing with rude gamers? •••Personal Q&A►►► 2:08:30 Dune Part 2? 2:11:50 RV’ing back east? 2:15:44 Returning to the UK? 2:17:24 Final chapter of the Baja trip? 3:48:48 Road trip pictures?

It's the best filler games, with special guest Steve Finn, the king of the filler! :)

As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :) 0:00 Intro•••Game/show Q&A►►► 0:18 Most played game of the last 10 years? 1:33 Most played expansion of the last 10 years? 5:22 How to fix BGG ranking system? 10:52 Favorite game complexity level? 13:17 Best boss job in the boardgame industry? 20:33 Best binge game? 22:21 Boardgame culling regrets? 27:52 Who would I have join the Rahdo crew next? 28:55 Most fun game to teach? 31:01 Ever rage quit a game? 32:55 Should ever game have a solo mode? 34:10 Pub developed solo modes vs fan made ones? 36:52 Why do pubs not implement obvious solo modes? 39:48 Do I rank games based on play count experience? 40:44 Changing BGG ranking system to account for different player couts? 43:30 Boardgame academic research? 49:00 Some of my runthroughs have disappeared? 52:03 Reviewers favoring shorter games? 1:01:19 Yunnan 2nd edition sounds like it rocks! 1:02:14 Best 3p minimum games? 1:10:04 Misleading audience by accident? 1:16:33 Are boardgame rulebooks getting better or worse? 1:18:42 Getting recognized irl? 1:23:27 Rahdo recap format? 1:25:58 Revisiting old top10 topics? 1:31:29 How are the channel contributors received? 1:37:36 Playtesters vs casual players vs competitive players? 1:42:33 What do backers of the show want? 1:48:36 Playing co-op games multi-hand? 1:54:46 Only future games or past games? 2:04:25 Why do I rank older games higher? 2:21:10 Jen burning out on games? 2:35:12 Why don't we see more stuff like Tzolkin gears? 2:39:53 Would we ever go back to Escape Room games? 2:44:23 Are there other genres we've tired of? 2:45:55 How to avoid gateway game disasters? •••Personal Q&A►►► 2:56:28 How's the RV size for us? 3:08:00 Why do audiences expect media creation for free? 3:15:03 Reconciling eating meat and concern for the planet? 3:23:39 New Zealand vs Japan vs Iceland? 3:25:24 Scotland vs Ireland vs Wales? 3:26:52 Recommendations for traveling the Oregon coast? 3:29:40 How are our eyes holding up? 3:32:47 Jen's future plans for Gamer Glass? 3:35:20 Pictures of our travels? 3:36:29 RVing in Europe? 3:43:39 Best food we've had on the road? 3:55:38 DOGGOS!!

In addition to the top10 couples game countdown, we've got board game tales of romance and plenty of other fun goings on this extended edition! :)

5 new games Grant tells us about, including one that's never been announced anywhere before! :)