Episode 046 - Do Games Require Player "Buy-In"?

Cardboard Philosophy

Mar 05, 2025•29 min•Ep. 47

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Episode description

We’ve talked in the past about the communal focus the whole table can get when playing a board game. But is that communal focus a requirement to play a game? Can designers help nudge us toward that state of “buy in” or is it just something magical that happens once in a while?

This week on the show, Steve, Rob and Evan attempt to find out!

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Cites and Sources

Age of Comics - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349963/age-of-comics-the-golden-years

Barrel Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148531/barrel-dice

Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire

Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza

Comic Hunters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322616/comic-hunters

Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter

Cubitos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298069/cubitos

Don’t LAMA Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325853dont-llama-dice