#9 - Hangout - Favorite Mechanisms & Aquasphere, BUS

08/28/20 • 38 min

HEX&CUBE: Euro Board Games and Board Game Design

In this 9th episode of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Kyle tries to convince himself that the show is actually better without any co-hosts or guests, which is of course....wrong. He also talks a little about AquaSphere and Bus, and shares his thoughts on mechanisms and theme. Mostly mechanisms. Theme is useless. All games should just be abstract games with black and white numbers and shapes on some cardboard.
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Welcome (00:20)
News (1:52)
Game Night - AquaSphere, Bus(3:46)
Topic - Mechanisms(15:05)
Outro - (36:30)

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#8 - Hangout - 2019 Golden Geek Awards & Great Western Trail, Space Base, Funkoverse, The Voyages of Marco Polo

If length was an indicator of net-worth, this 8th episode is the Jeff Bezos of board game podcasts. Still recording remotely, Kyle welcomes back Joe and Joel, as well as a very dear friend, Michael Searles, to talk about some board games. Mostly, the conversation is about Wingspan, the greatest game, not only of 2019, but of all time. We all verbally bow to the innovative genius that is Wingspan, and revel in it's shining light, which breaks into the darkness that is card games. The Golden Geek Awards is crazy though. Fur real.
Satire aside, we all think Wingspan is a good game, and are pumped on what it has done within and without the hobby with regards to raising awareness for and offering an entry into hobby gaming. But dang.
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Welcome (00:20)
News (3:22)
Game Night(s) - Great Western Trail, Space Base, Funkoverse, The Voyages of Marco Polo(6:41)
Topic - Golden Geek Awards(29:26)
Outro - (2:20:00)

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#10 - Hangout - Theme & Tekhenu

In this most wonderful and exciting of 10th episodes of the HEX&CUBE podcast, Joe joins Kyle for a discussion about theme in games. We discuss how we should approach controversial or difficult themes, as well as theme's function in gaming. We also announce our very first giveaway! We will be giving away a brand new and heavily used 2014 Chevy Spark! JK. We're giving away a game, which is slightly better. Sign-up for our newsletter or re-tweet the contest info for a chance to win In the Year of the Dragon, by Stefan Feld. The giveaway will be open for entry from Monday, September 21st 2020 at 8pm CST until Monday, September 28th 2020 at 8pm CST. Links below! Enjoy!
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Welcome (00:18)
News (1:09)
Game Night - Tekhenu(9:17)
Topic - Theme(37:26)
Outro - (1:24:20)