Ambie and Crystal discuss a book Tortured Cardboard, and a couple games they've played recently, including Roll Estate and Silver & Gold. We then talk about how theme, specifically light themes and dark themes, can affect a game. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "point."
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways and Pandemic Legacy: Season 2. We then talk about games that everyone else seems to like except us. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "like."
Strategically Thematic is a segment featured on The Dice Tower's bi-weekly Throat Punch Lunch videos usually about games where the theme and mechanics go together really well. This one is about my time at HeavyCon.