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Rahdo Talks Through

Summary: A podcast all about boardgames, hosted by Richard "Rahdo" Ham

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 27 Games in 60 minutes! | Rahdo Rounds Up Feb 2024 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:01:18

This leap year must have really kicked in because it's the most games Jen and I have played in a month in a LOOONG time! :)

 Rahdo Talks Through►►► Episode 105 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:57:37

As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :) 0:00 Intro•••Game/show Q&A►►► 0:18 Most played game of the last 10 years? 1:33 Most played expansion of the last 10 years? 5:22 How to fix BGG ranking system? 10:52 Favorite game complexity level? 13:17 Best boss job in the boardgame industry? 20:33 Best binge game? 22:21 Boardgame culling regrets? 27:52 Who would I have join the Rahdo crew next? 28:55 Most fun game to teach? 31:01 Ever rage quit a game? 32:55 Should ever game have a solo mode? 34:10 Pub developed solo modes vs fan made ones? 36:52 Why do pubs not implement obvious solo modes? 39:48 Do I rank games based on play count experience? 40:44 Changing BGG ranking system to account for different player couts? 43:30 Boardgame academic research? 49:00 Some of my runthroughs have disappeared? 52:03 Reviewers favoring shorter games? 1:01:19 Yunnan 2nd edition sounds like it rocks! 1:02:14 Best 3p minimum games? 1:10:04 Misleading audience by accident? 1:16:33 Are boardgame rulebooks getting better or worse? 1:18:42 Getting recognized irl? 1:23:27 Rahdo recap format? 1:25:58 Revisiting old top10 topics? 1:31:29 How are the channel contributors received? 1:37:36 Playtesters vs casual players vs competitive players? 1:42:33 What do backers of the show want? 1:48:36 Playing co-op games multi-hand? 1:54:46 Only future games or past games? 2:04:25 Why do I rank older games higher? 2:21:10 Jen burning out on games? 2:35:12 Why don't we see more stuff like Tzolkin gears? 2:39:53 Would we ever go back to Escape Room games? 2:44:23 Are there other genres we've tired of? 2:45:55 How to avoid gateway game disasters? •••Personal Q&A►►► 2:56:28 How's the RV size for us? 3:08:00 Why do audiences expect media creation for free? 3:15:03 Reconciling eating meat and concern for the planet? 3:23:39 New Zealand vs Japan vs Iceland? 3:25:24 Scotland vs Ireland vs Wales? 3:26:52 Recommendations for traveling the Oregon coast? 3:29:40 How are our eyes holding up? 3:32:47 Jen's future plans for Gamer Glass? 3:35:20 Pictures of our travels? 3:36:29 RVing in Europe? 3:43:39 Best food we've had on the road? 3:55:38 DOGGOS!!

 Rahdo Recap episode 05 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:58

Okay folks, here's 39 more games to talk about that I've discovered over the last 6 weeks and that I think sound fantastic! :)

 The R&R Show #83 EXTENDED EDITION | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:03:09

In addition to the top10 couples game countdown, we've got board game tales of romance and plenty of other fun goings on this extended edition! :)

 (RPP) Top 10 Couples Games | The R&R Show #83 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:03

This time we've got Raina of Pandasaurus and 1 Minute Boardgames to help us count down the 10 best games for couples! :)

 Grant's Greatest Games for January 2024 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:22

5 new games Grant tells us about, including one that's never been announced anywhere before! :)

 Rahdo Rounds Up January 2024 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:46

Wow, this is one of the worst months ever for games played that I didn't like! Not a great way to start 2024!

 Rahdo Talks Through►►► Episode 104 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 03:43:53

As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :) 0:00 Intro •••Game/show Q&A►►► 0:40 If I can only one 1 game from every year? 14:26 Critiquing Earth? 26:47 Analyzing the stats of 2023? 37:19 Best of 2023 I haven't played? 40:37 Multi-hand co-op? 51:04 How to learn games? 53:11 Board game media ignoring theme? 59:53 Board game media over-emphasizing innovation? 1:05:07 Isn't Tapestry too cutthroat for a carebear? 1:10:12 How much Rahdo on the Rahdo channel? 1:18:42 Board game testing and balance? 1:23:56 Opponents determine my action strength? 1:26:03 El Burro vs La Granja? 1:2917 Crossing Oceans runthrough? 1:30:36 New version of Yunnan? 1:32:42 New games not as good as old games? 1:36:44 Old filming style vs new filming style? 1:40:08 Which heavy game would I play? 1:41:23 Solo categorization? 1:47:00 What are the Rahdo contributor's day jobs? 1:54:23 Board game dilemmas? 2:02:38 Outdated mechanisms? 2:03:45 Boardgame design commandments? 2:05:57 Shorter vs longer game length? 2:14:45 More board game dilemmas? •••Personal Q&A►►► 2:31:18 RV trip travelogue update? 3:23:55 Renting while we're on the road? 3:26:05 RVing vs returning to Europe? 3:28:33 How any American tourists have we run into? 3:29:31 Jen's glass while we're on the road? 3:31:22 UK govt euthanizing pitbulls? 3:32:49 Why do we get to attached to our pets? 3:36:59 Gaza? 3:38:03 Doggos!!! 3:39:55 What politician is so bad we'd vote for Trump over them? 3:43:26 Outro

 The R&R Show #82 EXTENDED EDITION | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:57:06

In addition to the party game countdown, we talk to Grant Lyon about his meteoric rise to TikTok boardgame stardom, getting his YouTube channel shutdown, and a LOT of talk about culling games! :)

 Top 10 Party Games with Grant Lyon | The R&R Show #82 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:01:01

We're talking about our favourite party games and there's a wide range of stuff to go over with something for everybody!

 Rahdo Recaps episode 04 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:59:15

Apologies for the extreme lateness on this. Back in September I said I'd start making audio podcasts of the new games section of the recap, and then I went on a road trip and forgot all about it! So here I am a few months later with 2 hours of amazing games to tell you abotu while you're on the move. In the future I'll try to do one of these a month! :)

 The R&R Show episode 81 EXTENDED EDITION | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:07:56

All the really cool stuff happened in the extended edition pre & post show segments this week! :)

 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2024 with Robert Geistlinger of @ArcaneWonders | The R&R&R Show #81 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:06:22

Today we're talking about 10 must see games coming this year :)

 Rahdo Runs Through►►► Top 10 Most Anticipated 2024 Games | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:56

And now, a countdown of my 10 most anticiapted game for 2024! 0:00 Intro 2:14 10. Sankore https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382518/sankore-pride-mansa-musa 4:20 9. Cities https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402676/cities 5:51 8. Raas: Dance of Love https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358912/raas-dance-love 8:06 7. Cascadia: Rolling Hills & Rivers https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/407318/cascadia-rolling-rivers 9:55 6. Neodreams https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/379582/neodreams 11:27 5. Daitoshi https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402677/daitoshi 13:39 4. Windmill Valley https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403441/windmill-valley 14:56 3. Kathmandu https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/409031/kathmandu 15:58 2. Civolution https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400602/civolution 17:29 1. Imperium: Horizons https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons 19:02 Outro

 Grant's Greatest Games for December 2023 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:26

In this month's episode, Grant goes through a rollercoaster ride of emotion as well as tells us about 5 great games! :)

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