Rahdo Talks Through
Summary: A podcast all about boardgames, hosted by Richard "Rahdo" Ham
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I'm trying things a little differently in this episode! :)
If you're looking for just the games on the go and none of the extra chitchat, here's the pared down audio version of the latest R&R&R!
Here's the ad-free audio version of this weeks R&R&R show where we're joined by Mike Kelley of the one stop co-op shop, and he's calls me out (for good reason!) :)
•••[0:58] Games Q&A►►► Production quality over design quality? Upgrading game components? The industry over the last 5 years? Luck vs chaos in co-ops? What makes the best boardgame of all time? The rise of euro dungeon crawlers? Heavy euros getting more laid back? Houseruling game event systems? Rosenberg’s shackles? Why rondels? The Quackalope controversy? Earth vs Wingspan? Endless Winter vs Come Together vs Eleven? Aeon’s End vs Marvel Champions? Paring down to 50 games? Our Magic the Gathering experience? •••[1:59:31] Personal Q&A►►► Immigration vs Indigenous? Sensitive subjects in board games? Videogame development priorities? Desert island albums? Rebecca’s big speech in Ted Lasso? The Good Place? Arguing online? Pro sports vs Hollywood? Jen and Taoism? How long did videogame development take me? ChatGPT? AI Art? The impact of AI? Jen’s belief system? Silo? The Rahdo Network? TV vs Movies? Using boardgame skills IRL? Jen’s racing past? Online infotainment? GMOs? Jen’s Words of Wisdom? SPOILERS: Nate’s character arc in Ted Lasso •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
In addition to the must haves countdown, there's lots of fun chitchat & banter to be had in the latest extended R&R audio edition! :)
Hey everybody, today Ruel and Chris and I tell you about our 15 combined desert island games!
Okay folks, here's the podcast version of my latest attempt to pick the best of the best! Things go off the rails a couple of time, but still fun was had :)
20 games discussed in this month's episode! :)
If you want the full show, this is the place, as Ruel Chris & I disagree about the best gateway games, plus a new ruel ranks, road trip chitchat, honorable mentions, and all sorts of bonus stuff! :)
Hey everybody, today we're talking gateway games as we disagree about which games should have one the Spiel Des Jahres for the last five years! :)
I don't back many crowdfunding games personally these days, but one of the four we highlight in this ep of CROWD SORCERY was too big a deal to miss! :
Oh no! A split second mistake wreaks havoc on the rankening series, but never fear, we must soldier on! :)
Please keep the ?s coming by emailing us at questions@rahdo.com :) 0:00 Sponsor segment 1:14 Intro ======================Game Questions====================== 2:04 Best of Aeon’s End? 3:01 Too much luck in co-ops? 16:33 Mancalas? 28:55 Thorgal? 32:46 Narrative adventure games? 37:26 The rankening series? 41:42 Big designer’s lesser known games? 45:49 One game to represent the hobby? 56:12 One game to represent humanity? 57:23 Boardgames as art? 1:02:44 What are pubs getting better and worse at? 1:05:29 Innovative euro twists? 1:12:22 Enormity of games? 1:15:30 The truth about Bruno Cathala? 1:18:56 Earth too sandbox-ey? 1:21:38 Games getting too combo-ey? 1:30:24 Best games of our early childhood? 1:45:30 Jen’s top 5 games? 1:49:46 What kind of gamer is Jen? 1:52:57 How has boardgaming changed our relationship? ======================Personal Questions====================== 1:55:25 An epic defense of Sports! 2:09:29 Kevin Smith’s amazing therapy video?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBvc7Ny4iUk 2:14:00 No sports = no Ted Lasso? 2:16:22 More defense of sports! 2:20:50 Hogwarts Legacy used? 2:27:16 How about this Eric Lang quote? 2:32:24 Fave and least fave moments of the road trip? 2:51:14 Sports defense continues! 3:01:44 Jen prefer fantasy or sci-fi literature? Fave authors? 3:06:49 Most impactful moves about race? 3:09:15 Immigration? 3:14:40 What shaped our agnosticism/atheism? 3:24:21 Buddhism thoughts? 3:26:35 Clint Eastwood vs Harrison Ford vs Kevin Costner? 3:28:12 Beatles vs Rolling Stones vs Led Zeppelin 3:28:33 Pirates of Caribbean vs Lord of the Rings vs Matrix 3:30:02 Bach vs Beethoven vs Mozart 3:30:31 Working with Pfister vs Feld vs Kramer? 3:31:18 Koala vs Penguin vs Sea Otter? 3:31:55 Jen’s words of wisdom? 3:33:37 Doggos! 3:34:44 Outro
In addition to talking about our 15 most disappoiting games of 2021, the audience weighs in with the games that broke their hearts in this extended edition of the show :)
Chris, Ruel and I tell tales of heartbreak regarding the games that let us down in 2021!