36: Celebrating 20 years of BoardGameGeek
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 36
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Episode description
BoardGameGeek just turned 20! Owner/co-founder Scott Alden and Director of Media Lincoln Damerst stop by to talk about the two-decade making of the do-everything board game website, its most underrated games, and much more.
Games discussed:
Intro & Scott's topic: How did you first hear about BoardGameGeek?
- Settlers of Catan
- Manhattan
- Die Hanse
- Magic: The Gathering
- Chess
- Poker
- UNO
- Risk
- Mahjong
- Scrabble
- Carcassonne
- Black Box
- Lost Cities
- Wingspan
- Thunderstone
- Dominion
- Android: Netrunner
- Love Letter
- Coup
- Puerto Rico
Lincoln's topic: The history of BoardGameGeek media
- Power Grid: Factory Manager
- Aquatica
- Space Dealer
Shoe's topic: What do you use BoardGameGeek for the most?
- Throne of Allegoria
Christina's topic: The most underrated games on BoardGameGeek
- Lost Legacy: The Starship
- Lost Legacy Legend
- Billabong
- Speculation
- Wyatt Earp
- Koryo
- Choson
- Alcatraz: The Scapegoat
- A Game of Thrones: Hand of the King
- Secrets
- Werewolf
- Mafia
Final thoughts:
- Root
- Russian Railroads
- Kingdom Death Monster
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