One Board Podcast - S5E09

S5E08 – The One About Game Themes

Ric and Ryan are talking about Smartphone Inc. and Tussie Mussie along with a quick overview of an event called Dice Drop Weekend. Our topic of the show this week is all about board game themes that we love and the ones that we’re tired of. During our discussion, Ric and Ryan answer the following questions:

Theme You’re Most Excited About Right Now?

  • Ric: Christmas
  • Ryan: Nature

Theme You Are Tired Of?

  • Ric: Colonialism (Historical, Space or Otherwise)
  • Ryan: Space

Theme I Want More Of?

  • Ric: Westerns
  • Ryan: Building/Inventing

Favorite Thematic Series?

  • Ric: Burgle Bros / Fugitive
  • Ryan: West Kingdom (Architects / Paladins)

Favorite Theme?

  • Ric: Detective / Mystery
  • Ryan: City Building

We end the episode with a review of the small memory game Panic Island from Blue Orange Games.

Timestamps for this episode:
[02:28] What we’ve been playing
[13:03] Game themes we love, and some we don’t
[36:55] Panic Island Review

This episode of the podcast is brought to you by the Murder on the Cosmic Express from Screech Dragon Studios. You can get your copy through Amazon today.

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Ryan Gutowski

I'm a huge fan of strategy games and pretty much anything that involves "city building". My love of board games goes back to my childhood and passion for building relationships with others.

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