Episode 342: Rewild South America and The Culture of Play

About this episode

The episode discusses various games played by the founders, features a review of Rewild: South America, and explores the culture of play within gaming groups.

Good morning and happy Wednesday! Let's get busy with some of the great games the founders have been playing, including Echoes of Time, Dracula vs. Van Helsing, Dark Pact, First Giants, and Citizens of the Spark, along with a feature review of Rewild: South America from Bruno Liguori Sia. Then, after Tony T gives us the best gaming news he can find, we dive into the culture of play in your gaming group. We discuss a situation with a Cabalist from our BGG forum, how we schedule game nights, how we pick games, and our motivations for gaming together.

Topics covered

• game reviews
• gaming news
• culture of play
• game night scheduling
• game selection
• gaming motivations

Keywords

• Rewild South America
• Echoes of Time
• Dracula vs. Van Helsing
• Dark Pact
• First Giants
• Citizens of the Spark
• gaming culture
• game nights
• game selection

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Echoes of Time, Dracula vs. Van Helsing, Dark Pact, First Giants, Citizens of the Spark

Books & works: Rewild: South America

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