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Going Analog Show

Going Analog

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Frequency: 1 episode/16d. Total Eps: 179

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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🇨🇦 Canada - games
27/07/2026
#67
🇨🇦 Canada - games
26/07/2026
#43
🇨🇦 Canada - games
23/04/2026
#87
🇨🇦 Canada - games
22/04/2026
#61
🇨🇦 Canada - games
08/04/2026
#100
🇩🇪 Germany - games
08/04/2026
#86
🇨🇦 Canada - games
07/04/2026
#51
🇩🇪 Germany - games
07/04/2026
#54
🇬🇧 Great Britain - games
24/03/2026
#89
🇨🇦 Canada - games
05/02/2026
#71

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https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/BGG_Events
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https://twitter.com/RuelGaviola
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https://www.youtube.com/c/OurFamilyPlaysGames
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143: The best area-control games, the latest from Reiner Knizia (guest: Bitewing Games)

Episode 143

Thursday, October 17, 2024 • Duration 01:11:26

Publisher Bitewing Games has a thing for designer Reiner Knizia (most recently with Zoo Vadis and the Mythos Collection's Illiad and Ichor). Now they're back at it with a new three-part, big-box, Knizia-palooza Kickstarter campaign. We had the opportunity to play one of those parts, SILOS (Secret Interlopers from Outer Space), a retro sci-fi (with cows!) rethemed version of Municipium...and we instantly fell in love. So we invited Bitewing founders Nick Murray and Kyle Spackman to chat about SILOS, other great area-control games, and board game series and franchises.

Timeline:

3:25 - Going Analog's game pick: Magic Maze Tower.
11:22 - Bitewing's game pick: Moonrollers.
19:48 - Going Analog's topic: SILOS and other great area-control games.
47:57 - Bitewing's topic: gaming series and franchies.

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142: Let's party (game)!

Episode 142

Thursday, October 3, 2024 • Duration 50:46

Tired of hoarding resources, majority-ing areas, and adding up victory points? Want to make your frenemy continuously act like they're milking a cow instead? Then let's talk party games!

Shoe and Christina run through a bunch of new big-group activities to help you with your next big game night.

This episode was sponsored by Magic Mind, our favorite Mental Performance Shot. As a special offer for our listeners, they're giving 40% off the next 10 (and only 10!) uses of this promo code. Go to https://magicmind.com/ANALOG40 and use our code ANALOG40 to get this deal.

Timeline:

1:09 - Christina's game pick: Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age.
6:09 - Shoe's game pick: Nature.
12:44 - Games that tweak party game formulas: Sync, Rabble, Lovestruck.
24:59 - Team games: Belratti, Blank Slate: Challenge, Mini-Game Party.
35:27 - Drawing games: Caution Signs, Speed Colors.
42:37 - Quick hits: Task Team, Ultimate Dibs, I'm Kind of a Big Dill.

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133: 7 new/new-to-us board games (and what we liked/didn't like about them)

Episode 133

Thursday, May 16, 2024 • Duration 01:03:03

We've got so many new board games to talk about this week that we decided to skip having a guest on, so we can just blab and blab and blab about what we've been playing lately. So yup, you're just getting all Christina, all Shoe this episode. And they're ready to dish on what they liked and what they didn't about each of these.

Timeline:

1:16 - The Vale of Eternity.
9:19 - Faraway.
16:50 - Monumental.
24:36 - The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era.
32:47 - Heroes of Might & Magic III: The Board Game.
45:59 - Converge: Catalysts of Change/Sparks of Hope/Engines of Progress.
54:17 - Evergreen.

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43: Pirate games, Forgotten Waters, losing interest in the hobby (guests: Plaid Hat, Tim Schafer)

Episode 43

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 • Duration 01:03:46

We talk about Plaid Hat's new storytelling adventure game Forgotten Waters, our other favorite pirate-themed games, and some of the most memorable characters in board gaming.

But...is quarantining slowly killing our love for board games?

We have three special guests! Video game designer Tim Schafer (whose work on The Secret of Monkey Island influenced Forgotten Waters), and Forgotten Waters co-designers Isaac Vega and Joe Ellis.

Here's a full list of games discussed on the show:

Intro

Forgotten Waters
Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
City of Remnants
Dead of Winter
Crystal Clans
Raxxon

Christina's topic: What are our favorite pirate-y games?

Forgotten Waters
Sea of Legends
Tiny Epic Pirates
Sea of Nadia
Jamaica
Sea of Clouds
Libertalia
Citadels
Merchants and Marauders
Pirate's Cove
Loot
Xia: Legends of a Drift System

Joe's topic: Inspirations behind Forgotten Waters

Forgotten Waters

Isaac's topic: What are the most memorable characters you've enjoyed in board games?

Scythe
Scythe: The Rise of Fenris
Magic: The Gathering
Twilight Imperium
Dead of Winter
Mice and Mystics
Tales of the Arabian Nights
Camp Grizzly
T.I.M.E Stories
Star Wars: Rebellion
Dune
Aftermath
Abomination
Takenoko

42: 2P/solo games, failing co-op, roll & writes, Uwe Rosenberg (guest: Jamey Stegmaier)

Episode 42

Wednesday, May 6, 2020 • Duration 01:10:45

What are our favorite two-player, solo, and roll-and-write games? Do you want to restart or fail forward when you lose a cooperative adventure? And we all love designer Uwe Rosenberg!

With guest Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games (Wingspan, Tapestry, Scythe).

Here's a full list of games discussed on the show:

Intro

Wingspan
Viticulture
Scythe
Euphoria
Tapestry

Shoe's topic: What are our favorite two-player and solo games?

Lost Cities
Hanamikoji
Jixia Academy
Onitama
7 Wonders Duel
7 Wonders
Shards of Infinity
Shards of Infinity: Shadow of Salvation
SHOBU
Jaipur
War Chest
War Chest: Nobility
Patchwork
Pathfinder: Adventure Card Game
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
Arkham Horror: The Card Game
Coffee Roaster

Jamey's topic: How do we feel about replaying scenarios vs. "failing forward" in cooperative games?

Forgotten Waters
Gloomhaven
Pandemic Legacy
Legacy of Dragonholt
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
T.I.M.E Stories
Forbidden Desert
Atlantis Rising
Arkham Horror

Christina's topic: Favorite beginner-friendly and heavy-duty ___-and-writes

Second Chance
Qwixx
Ganz Schon Clever
Fleet: The Dice Game
Rolling Realms
Welcome to...
Silver & Gold
On Tour

41: Async digital games, designing during COVID, and more (guest: Emerson Emerson Matsuuchi)

Episode 41

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 • Duration 01:08:50

Which games transport us to new places or worlds? What makes a good asynchronous digital game? And how does sheltering in place change how a designer goes about his business?

Board game designer Emerson Matsuuchi (Century series, Metal Gear Solid, Specter Ops) joins us to discuss.

Here's a full list of games discussed on the show:

Intro

Century
Metal Gear Solid
Foundations of Rome

Christina's topic: What are your top board games that help you escape?

Tokaido
Namiji
Tales of Arabian Nights
Hive Mind
King of Tokyo
Mansions of Madness
Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island
Dead of Winter
Above & Below
Near & Far
Mice & Mystics
Aftermath
Forgotten Waters
Suburbia

Emerson's topic: How important is it for a game to have something innovative?

The Mind
Dead Man's Cabal
In the Hall of the Mountain King
The Castles of Burgundy
Lost Cities
Codenames
Paladins of the West Kingdom
Architects of the West Kingdom

Nick's topic: Asynchronous digital games

The Castles of Burgundy
Lost Cities
Carcassonne
Patchwork
Ticket to Ride
Tokaido
Ascension
Shards of Infinity
Lords of Waterdeep
Kingsburg

Shoe's topic: How does shelter-in-place impact game design work?

40: Gaming (and publishing) in a COVID-19 world + The Crew (guests: Deep Water Games)

Episode 40

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 • Duration 01:09:04

The world has changed. How are we playing games now? How has coronavirus impacted the game-publishing business? And why is community more important than ever?

We cover these big topics with Nolan Nasser (CEO) and Jacob Way (COO) of Deep Water Games (Welcome To..., Hanamikoji).

In lighter news, we go on and on about one of our favorite games of 2020 so far: The Crew. It's so amazing, we guaranteed our guests their money back if they bought it and didn't like it.

Here's a full list of games discussed on the show:

Intro

Hanamikoji
Realm of Sand
Welcome to...
Fantastic Factories
Spirit Island
New Bedford
Fleet: The Dice Game
The Crew

Jacob's topic: Importance of community during COVID-19

Monstrosity
Diplomacy
Gloomhaven

Christina's topic: What do our board gaming lives look like during shelter-in-place?

Ascension
Shards of Infinity
Patchwork
Tang Garden
Sagrada
Ganz Schon Clever/That's So Clever
Doppelt So Clever/Twice as Clever
Chronicles of Crime
Aftermath
Clank! Legacy
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Glaaxy
Hive Mind
Codenames
Wavelength
Time's Up
Time's Up: Title Recall
Monikers

Nolan's topic: How has COVID-19 affected Deep Water as a company?

Floor Plan
Jixia Academic

Shoe's topic: The Crew

39: Classic games, culling games, and conventions (guests: Board Game Spotlight)

Episode 39

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 • Duration 01:03:38

How do we pick which board games to cull when we move? What is gaming life like in the military? What's considered a classic nowadays? And what's our ideal convention experience -- deadly viruses aside, that is?

Lizzy Funkhouser (Board Game Spotlight) and Derek Funkhouser (Skybound Games) join us to discuss!

Here's a full list of games discussed on the show:

Intro

Medium
Q.E.
The Walking Dead: Something to Fear
Herbaceous Sprouts

Derek's topic: What makes an evergreen or classic board game?

Axis & Allies
Azul
Ticket to Ride
Dominion
Settlers of Catan
7 Wonders
Risk
Paladins of the West Kingdom
Marvel Champions: The Card Game
Nemesis
Terraforming Mars
Twilight Struggle
The Castles of Burgundy
Viticulture
Architects of the West Kingdom
Quacks of Quedlinburg
Tidal Blades
Gloomhaven
Blood Rage
Carcassonne
Monopoly
Scrabble
The Game of Life
El Grande
Wingspan

Christina's topic: What's your ideal convention experience?

MetroX
The Taverns of Tiefenthal

Lizzy's topic: How do you decide which games to cull or keep?

Azul: Summer Pavilion
Herbaceous
Mombasa
Gears of War: The Board Game
Chaos in the Old World
World of Warcraft: The Board Game
StarCraft: The Board Game
T.I.M.E Stories

38: Is there a board game for everyone? Plus: The LOLest games, board game movies, and Kickstarter trailers

Episode 38

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 • Duration 01:12:25

Why we'll never get some of our friends to play board games; the best laugh-so-hard-we-always-cry games; board game movies (our faves and the ones we'd like to see); and whether high-production trailers are good -- and bad -- for Kickstarter campaigns.

Games discussed on the show:

Mike's topic: board game movies -- the good, the mostly bad, and what we want to see

Clue
Jumanji
Battleship
The Castles of Burgundy
Pandemic
Pandemic: Legacy
Settlers of Catan
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Gloomhaven
Root
T.I.M.E Stories
Scythe
Nine Tiles Panic
Mice & Mystics
Aftermath
Above & Below
Near & Far

Christian's topic: Is there really a game for everyone?

Lost Cities
The Mind
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
Crokinole

Christina's topic: What are your funniest board game experiences?

Telestrations
Draw Your Own Conclusions
A Fake Artist Goes to New York
Head's Up
Skull
Cards Against Humanity
Funemployment
Hive Mind

Shoe's topic: Are fancy video trailers too fancy? Or are they necessary to stand out?

Unsettled
SHASN
Dogs of War

Final thoughts

Imperial 2030
Cry Havoc
Nokosu Dice

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37: Mike Young (Plan B) explains why game publishing is so tough! Plus, our fave board game franchises and imports.

Episode 37

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 • Duration 01:06:44

Mike Young (Plan B) explains why game publishing is so tough! Plus, our fave board game franchises and imports.

Games mentioned on the show:

Shoe's topic: Game franchises

Azul
Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra
Azul: Summer Pavilion
Century
Century: Golem Edition
Chess
Othello
Ticket to Ride
Settlers of Catan
Codenames
Cottage Garden
Indian Summer
Spring Meadow
Funkoverse Strategy Game
Unmatched
Android: Netrunner
Magic: The Gathering
Mexica
Tikal
Java
Terraforming Mars
Castles of Tuscany
Castles of Burgundy
Blood Rage
Rising Sun
Ankh

Christina's topic: Favorite import games

5211
5 Colors
Aquatica
Modern Art
Nokosu Dice
Orchard Ocean
Let's Make a Bus Route
Sunflower Valley
Great Western Trail
Oh My Goods!
Broom Service
Tybor the Builder
Startups

Final thoughts:

Team3
Nyctophobia
Oceans
Evolution
Tuki
Junk Art
Camel Up
SOS Dino
San Juan
Beez
Era: Medieval Age
Alma Mater
Tzolk'in
Teotihuacan

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