Episode description

Tom, Julie, and Eric discuss some Thanksgiving plans before reacting to some recent manufacturing trends in the boardgame industry, from environmentally friendly choices, to the insistance that every game have a custom insert. Our Tale of Boardgaming Horror is a case of mistaken identity, and we close the show with some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.

01:02 - Shipping in the Game Box

01:45 - Thanksgiving

03:22 - PAX Unplugged and Christmas Videos

04:03 - All the Kickstarters are Delivering At Once

05:53 - Production Trends: Giant Rulebooks

07:33 - Self-Assembled Multi-Layered Boards

11:08 - Puzzle vs. Folded Boards and Other Board Trends

13:23 - Environmentally Friendly Choices: Stickers

15:13 - Bands and Paper Wrap Around Cards

17:18 - Paperboard Inserts

21:09 - Rewood

23:56 - Kallax as a Measure of Size

25:48 - Plastic Inserts

33:56 - Plastic Wrap on Punchboards

35:26 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror

41:00 - Lords of Vegas

45:59 - EXIT Advent: The Missing Hollywood Star

48:32 - The Coldest Night

52:26 - Arbolito

55:04 - SETI

58:14 - Kronologic Paris 1920