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Going Analog Podcast

Going Analog

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Frequency: 1 episode/16d. Total Eps: 172

The board gaming podcast where different industry guests bring a game and a topic for the group to discuss. By Christina Ha, Dan "Shoe" Hsu, and Mike Zipkin.

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165: The new age of great 2-player games, part 1 (guest: Grant's Game Recs)

Episode 165

Thursday, December 18, 2025 • Duration 43:26

2025 is "The Year of the 2-Player Game" -- at least according to our guest, professional comedian and board game content creator Grant Lyon of Grant's Game Recs. There have been so many good ones that came out over the past yeart that it's hard to refute that statement. So hard that, rather than refute, we'll just create a two-part podcast special covering all the great 2P games we've been playing. This is part one!

Timeline:

2:00 - Going Analog's game pick: Origin Story.
9:38 - Grant's game pick: Pinched!.

Great 2-player games, part one:
16:50 - The White Castle Duel.
19:59 - Madcala.
25:35 - Enthrone.
29:19 - Compile: Main 2.
35:33 - Scales of Fate.
39:17 - Bombastic.

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164: The best games we played at BGG.CON 2025 (and what's next for The Board Game Quiz Show)

Episode 164

Thursday, December 4, 2025 • Duration 29:58

Our favorite "just playing games" convention is behind us now, and...we did spend a lot of time just playing games. A LOT. BGG.CON features BoardGameGeek's legendary library plus the latest hotness from the king of board game shows, Essen Spiel, so we had no shortage of options.

Listen in to see what our highlights were and to get a tease of what we have in store for Season 6 of The Board Game Quiz Show.

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155: Games from Asia, great 5/6-player games (guest: Cardboard East)

Episode 155

Thursday, July 24, 2025 • Duration 01:04:50

We love unique gaming experiences, especially from those tough-to-find games in Asia. Why are they so different from Western-made games? And what are the differences between games that originated from Japan, Taiwan, Korea, or other parts of the East?

Jay Bernardo, marketing manager at Bezier Games and content creator at Cardboard East (which specializes in covering board games from Asia), was kind enough to join Going Analog to teach us the ways. We also recommend some new games that play best at 5 or 6 players!

Timeline:

3:29 - Going Analog's game pick: Finca.
8:35 - Jay's game pick: Dune (1979 version).
18:01 - Jay's topic: East vs. West board games.
41:51 - Going Analog's topic: 5- to 6-player games.

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65: What board games have taught us, themes, online sales (guest: BoardGameCo)

Episode 65

Thursday, May 6, 2021 • Duration 51:11

YouTube creator and BoardGameCo founder Alex Radcliffe stops by the show! Our picks for topics this week:

Alex (guest): How important is theme? Have you kept mediocre board games purely because of a great theme? And what games do you love despite their theme?
Shoe (producer): What are some interesting facts that we've learned from playing board games?
Christina (host): How did the pandemic affect online retail sales? What gaming trends popped up during stay-at-home?

The games discussed in this episode:

Alex's topic: Theme in board games

Cthulhu: Death May Die
Arkham Horror
Eldritch Horror
Robinson Cursoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet
Terra Mystica
Gaia Project
Gentes
Crusader
Surrealist Dinner Party
Ugly Gryphon Inn
Marvel United
Obsession
Photosynthesis

Shoe's topic: Things we've learned from board games

Goa
Keystone: North America
The Search for Planet X
The Crew
Timeline
Wits and Wagers
Terraforming Mars
Brass: Birmingham
Tinners' Trail
Deep Vents
Formosa Tea
Viticulture

Christina's topic: Online retail trends during COVID

Monopoly
Risk
Catan
Splendor
Codenames

Final thoughts:

Red Rising
Fantasy Realms

64: 3-course gaming, culling collections, & evolving tastes (guests: Red Raven Games)

Episode 64

Thursday, April 22, 2021 • Duration 55:36

Husband-wife team Ryan and Malorie Laukat of Red Raven Games (Sleeping Gods, Above and Below, Megaland) stop by with a few gaming topics in hand:

Christina (host): Our ideal "3-course meal" of board games
Malorie (guest): Culling our collections
Ryan (guest): How our gaming tastes have evolved over time

The games discussed in this episode:

Intro:

Above & Below
Near & Far
Empires of the Void II
Eight-Minute Empires
Roam
Sleeping Gods
Megaland
Now or Never
Surrealist Dinner Party

Christina's topic: Ideal 3-course meal of games

Point Salad
A Feast for Odin
Letter Jam
Blue Moon City
Agricola
Caverna
Codenames
Great Western Trail
Race for the Galaxy
Roll for the Galaxy
Jump Drive
New Frontiers

Malorie's topic: Culling games/hoarding games

Yinzi
Arkham Horror
Twilight Imperium

Ryan's topic: How our gaming tastes have changed

Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire
War of the Ring
Arkham Horror
Strozzi
Thunderstone
Lords of Waterdeep
Rising Sun
Sleeping Gods
Roam

Final thoughts:

Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire
Paladins of the West Kingdom

63: Fave game names, tech in games, and conventions (guests: Rose Gauntlet)

Episode 63

Thursday, April 1, 2021 • Duration 56:27

Isaac Vega (designer of Ashes Reborn, co-designer of Dead of Winter and Forgotten Waters) and Lindsey Rode (designer of Labyrinthos) take a quick break from managing their new company, Rose Gauntlet Entertainment, to discuss gaaames!

Our topics: our favorite board game names, mixing technology with tabletop, and how we feel about attending conventions this year.

The games discussed in this episode:

Intro:

Dead of Winter
Forgotten Waters
Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn
Keystone: North America
Countdown: Action Edition
Labyrinthos

Christina's topic: Your favorite names for board games

So, You've Been Eaten
Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
Dead of Winter
Abyss
Terra Mystica
Above and Below
Roam
Alice is Missing
Gravwell
Bärenpark
A Fake Artist Goes to New York
Campy Creatures
Curious Cargo
Pipeline
The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Frenemy Pastry Party

Lindsey's topic: Technology in board games...what are you excited about and what don't you want to see

Forgotten Waters
The Search for Planet X
Chronicles of Crime
Life After Dungeon
Dread

Isaac's topic: Conventions in a post-COVID world

Atheneum: Mystic Library

Final thoughts:

Keystone: North America

62: Board games we changed our opinions on, invested the most in, have a hard time getting to the table (guests: Before You Play)

Episode 62

Thursday, March 18, 2021 • Duration 49:12

Great board game discussions with Monique and Naveen of Before You Play! What games did we change our minds on (either way) after a second play? What games have we invested the most in? And what ones do we find hardest to get to the table...for whatever reason?

Here are the games covered in this episode:

Christina's topic: Games you've invested the most in

Lost Ruins of Arnak
Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
Killer Bunnies
Dead of Winter
Scythe
Scythe: Rise of Fenris
Wingspan
The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Innovation
Grand Austria Hotel
Kanban EV

Naveen's topic: Games you've changed your mind about after a second play

Root
Medium
Just One
Hansa Teutonica
Ticket to Ride
Terraforming Mars
Loot of Lima
The Search for Planet X
Cryptid
Alchemists

Monique's topic: The hardest games to get to the table

The Gallerist
Lisboa
Vinhos
On Mars
Pandemic Legacy
Sleeping Gods
King's Dilemma
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
Twilight Imperium
Two Rooms and a Boom
Witness

Final thoughts:

Root
Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef

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61: Board games that get you HYPED, our backlogs, livestreaming (guest: Paula Deming)

Episode 61

Thursday, March 4, 2021 • Duration 01:07:24

The always fun, always funny Paula Deming from Things Get Dicey joins the podcast this week to discuss:

Board games that really get us riled up (in good and bad ways)
The games in our "shelf of opportunity" that we're most excited to get to
Why we livestream playthroughs -- or not

The games discussed on this episode:

Intro:

Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time

Christina's topic: Games that get you hyped

Dominant Species
Targi
Twilight Imperium
Draw Your Own Conclusions
Telestrations
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
Dungeon Fighter
Flip Ships
The Quacks of Quedlinburg
Wonderland's War
Libertalia
Modern Art

Shoe's topic: What are the games in your backlog that you're most excited to get to (and why haven't you yet)?

Too Many Bones
Sleeping Games
Near and Far
Above and Below
Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower
Space Base
Space Base: The Emergence of Shy Pluto
Machi Koro
Lisboa
Gallerist
Formosa Tea
Great Western Trail
Viticulture
CloudAge
Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
Clank Legacy
Cutthroat Caverns
Space Park
Herd Mentality
P for Pizza
Gentes
Pioneer Days
Happy Salmon
Power Grid
Blockbuster
MTV: The Throwback Music Party Game

60: Learning/teaching pet peeves, favorite animal-themed games, Capstone Games (guest: Board Games in a Minute)

Episode 60

Thursday, February 18, 2021 • Duration 47:44

Sarah Shah of Board Games in a Minute slows down just long enough to record a podcast with us. We chat about our favorite games centered around animals, our big pet peeves when teaching (or learning) a new board game, and publisher Capstone Games.

The games mentioned in this episode:

Christina's topic: What are some of your favorite games centered around animals?

Everdell
Ecos: First Continent
Gods Love Dinosaurs
Evolution
Oceans
Endangered
Calico
Isle of Cats
Beez
Honey Buzz
Aqua Garden
Heaven and Ale

Shoe's topic: What are your pet peeves when learning or teaching games?

Innovation
The Mind

Sarah's topic: Capstone Games

New York Zoo
Crystal Palace
Terra Mystica
Gaia Project
The Estates
CloudAge
Coffee Traders
Pipeline
Cooper Island
Renature
Curious Cargo
Watergate
Iberian Gauge
Ticket to Ride

Final thoughts:

Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden
Whistle Mountain
Sleeping Gods
7th Continent

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59: Separating art from artist, video game licenses, deckbuilding (guest: Boards Alive)

Episode 59

Thursday, February 4, 2021 • Duration 01:05:33

This is a special Voltron Podcast episode with Boards Alive's Aaron Cassidy!

(Touchy subject) We talk about the recent drama and controversies in the board game biz (and whether we can separate the art from the artists).

(And not-so-touchy) On a lighter note, we also discuss video-game-licensed board games and deckbuilding in games we wouldn't call deckbuilding games.

Shoe: Board games based on video game licenses that you've enjoyed or are excited about

Bloodborne
Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time
Bloodborne: The Card Game
The Witcher
Civilization
Civilization: A New Dawn
X-Com
This War of Mine
Level 7: Omega Protocol
Rampage/Terror in Meeple City
Exceed
BattleCON
Portal
Mechs vs. Minions
Railways of the World
Megaland

Christina's topic: Deckbuilding in games you wouldn't call deckbuilding games

Dune Imperium
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Viscounts of the West Kingdom
Dominant Species
Dice Throne
The Gallerist
On Mars
Lisboa
Great Western Trail
Newton
Food Chain Magnate
Concordia
Rococo
CloudAge
Mombasa
Blackout Hong Kong
Paladins of the West Kingdom
Luxor
Taverns of Tiefenthal
Shards of Infinity
Ascension

Aaron's topic: Can we separate the artist from the work?

Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
Pax
Bios

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