Going Analog Podcast

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Subscribers: 31
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Episodes: 154

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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.

Episode Date
154: Running a first-time game con, going from content creator to retailer (guest: LFG Con)
Jul 10, 2025
144: Spooky games, indie vs. in-house design work (guests: designers Ben Kepner, Dan Stong)
Jul 03, 2025
153: Reviews! New games! Expansions!
Jun 26, 2025
152: The 2025 American Tabletop Awards (guest: What's Eric Playing?)
Jun 05, 2025
151: We're back! Tariffs, designing science games (guest: Dominic Crapuchettes)
May 22, 2025
150: The TOP 10 games of all time!
Mar 27, 2025
149: Film influence and playfulness in game design (guest: Phil Walker-Harding)
Feb 20, 2025
148: What's hot for 2025? Plus: The state of board game social media (guest: Grant Lyon)
Jan 30, 2025
147: The 2024 Games of the Year episode (guest: Beneeta Kaur)
Jan 14, 2025
146: Reviewed! 2 big-box games, 2 small-box games (and 2 in-between)
Dec 12, 2024
145: The games we loved at BGG.CON
Nov 27, 2024
143: The best area-control games, the latest from Reiner Knizia (guest: Bitewing Games)
Oct 17, 2024
142: Let's party (game)!
Oct 03, 2024
141: Good/bad second-edition board games, designing from theme up (guest: designer Ben Rosset)
Sep 19, 2024
140: Fancy components, how games delight and surprise us (guest: designer Chris Matthew)
Sep 05, 2024
139: The 2024 Gen Con Games of the Show (guest: Amanda Panda)
Aug 22, 2024
138: Gen Con 2024! Our thoughts on the big show and 5 of the games we loved
Aug 08, 2024
137: Prepping for Gen Con, our thoughts on some new board games (guest: Ruel Gaviola)
Jul 18, 2024
136: Games for movie lovers (guest: Mx. Tiffany Leigh)
Jul 05, 2024
135: Fun new word/social games, upgrading your game room
Jun 20, 2024
134: Nature-themed board games, deluxe/big box editions (guest: Ian Moss)
Jun 06, 2024
133: 7 new/new-to-us board games (and what we liked/didn't like about them)
May 16, 2024
132: The best legacy games, exploring Christian themes (guest: designer Ken Franklin)
Apr 25, 2024
131: The 2024 American Tabletop Awards (guest: What's Eric Playing?)
Apr 11, 2024
130: Wyrmspan, our fave tabletop events (guests: Elizabeth Hargrave, Connie Vogelmann)
Mar 28, 2024
129: Social deduction, "getting to know you" games (guest: 1 Minute Board Games)
Mar 14, 2024
128: Bizarre gaming habits, how we value board games (guest: designer Eric Slauson)
Feb 29, 2024
127: Games we love (in genres we hate), what some games get right (guest: Peter C. Hayward)
Feb 15, 2024
126: 2024's most anticipated, hard-to-recommend games (guest: Might I Suggest a Game)
Feb 01, 2024
125: The 2023 Games of the Year episode (guest: Grant Lyon)
Jan 18, 2024
124: King of Tokyo vs. King of Monster Island, Tokaido vs. Duo, Kapow! vs. Dice Throne
Jan 04, 2024
123: Space bees! Plus small party games, "bad play" design (guest: Connie Vogelmann)
Dec 14, 2023
122: Euros Special, pt. 2! The hot new games of 2023 (guest: The Game Table)
Nov 30, 2023
121: Euros Special, pt. 1! The best new (and old) remakes/sequels (guest: The Game Table)
Nov 16, 2023
120: SolForge Fusion, digital to tabletop to digital (guests: Richard Garfield/Justin Gary)
Nov 02, 2023
119: Her design secrets/inspirations, what we learn from gaming (guest: Elizabeth Hargrave)
Oct 19, 2023
118: Party time! Co-op vs. team party games (guest: Jacob Way/Friendly Skeleton)
Oct 12, 2023
117: Video vs board games, why we play co-ops when we don’t like them (guest: Banzainator)
Sep 28, 2023
116: The Arkham Asylum Files -- a behind-the-scenes look at this most ambitious game
Sep 14, 2023
115: Post-Gen Con games! Freelancers, Search for Lost Species, Robot Quest Arena + more
Aug 24, 2023
114: Our top games from Gen Con 2023 (guest: Ruel Gaviola)
Aug 10, 2023
113: Games! Expeditions, Overboss Duel, Marrakesh, Vaalbara, District Noir, Rauha
Jul 27, 2023
112: A.I., our hobbies x games, the "Crossroads" system (guest: Plaid Hat Games)
Jul 13, 2023
111: LGBTQ+ representation, solo games, guilty pleasures (guest: GeekyGaymerGuy)
Jun 29, 2023
110: The Gloomhaven universe, state of crowdfunding, “dry” Euros (guest: Isaac Childres)
Jun 15, 2023
109: We went to Japan! (guest: Before You Play)
Jun 01, 2023
108: May the Fourth be...with your games! (Guest: Corey Konieczka)
May 04, 2023
107: The 2023 American Tabletop Awards (guests: Eric Yurko, Nicole Brady)
Apr 20, 2023
106: Great expansions, underappreciated card games, the best gamers (guest: Beneeta Kaur)
Apr 06, 2023
105: The history of colonialism in board games, co-op interactivity (guest: Resonym)
Mar 23, 2023
104: Hot games of all sizes!
Mar 09, 2023
103: Video games X board games, mean content, Asmodee (guests: Plaid Hat)
Feb 23, 2023
102: American Tabletop Awards, gaming at bars, culling (guest: What's Eric Playing?)
Jan 26, 2023
101: The 2022 Games of the Year episode (guest: Our Family Plays Games)
Jan 13, 2023
100: Our 100th Episode! Best games, best moments, and more
Dec 30, 2022
99: The PAX Unplugged 2022 Wrap-Up Show
Dec 15, 2022
98: The BGG.CON 2022 Wrap-Up Show
Nov 21, 2022
97: Too many games! Highlights from a weeklong board gaming binge
Nov 03, 2022
96: Music pairings and a board game where turns last as long as you can hold your breath (guest: Terrible Games)
Oct 13, 2022
95: Turing Machine, good/bad rulebooks, artwork (guests: Danni Loe, Scorpion Masque)
Sep 29, 2022
94: The trouble with heavy games, games that travel well (guests: Ryan Courtney, Bitewing)
Sep 01, 2022
93: Gen Con 2022 Recap (guest: Amanda Panda/Panda8ngel)
Aug 18, 2022
92: Best "X meets Y" games, roll & writes, and road-trip games (guest: Peter C. Hayward)
Jul 07, 2022
91: Playing "bad guys," shortening games, returning to conventions? (guest: Brotherwise Games)
Jun 23, 2022
90: Escape (not escape room!) and word games, anticipation, and more (guest: Tim Fowers)
Jun 09, 2022
89: Animal games, gaming lifestyles, rising prices (guest: Board Game Bollocks)
May 27, 2022
88: More matchups! Namiji vs. Tokaido, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers... (guest: Amanda Panda)
Apr 28, 2022
87: Hot crowdfunding games, diversity & inclusion in gaming (guest: Our Family Plays Games)
Apr 14, 2022
86: Libertalia: old vs. new, Dice Tower West, our fave board game cons
Mar 31, 2022
85: Hidden gems, makeovers, themes our guest should illustrate (guest: Kwanchai Moriya)
Mar 17, 2022
84: Instant classics, celebs we'd like to game with (guests: The Op)
Mar 03, 2022
83: Board game match-ups! (guest: Amanda Panda/Panda8ngel)
Feb 17, 2022
82: Deck building, Kickstarter surprises/disappointments, culling collections (guest: Rock Manor)
Feb 03, 2022
81: Puzzle Strike 2, video game influences, push-your-luck (guest: Sirlin Games)
Jan 20, 2022
80: New (and old!) games to look forward to in 2022 (guest: Ruel Gaviola)
Jan 06, 2022
79: The 2021 Games of the Year episode
Dec 23, 2021
78: Board Game Arena pros/cons, playing "blind," and more (guest: Emerson Matsuuchi)
Nov 18, 2021
77: Robots, worker placement, game design jealousy (guest: Peter C. Hayward/Blue Beard)
Nov 04, 2021
76: Video games going analog, turning theme into gameplay (guests: Level 99 Games)
Oct 21, 2021
75: Forever games, teaching newbies, coolest marketing (guest: Board Game Barrage)
Oct 07, 2021
74: Recent co-op faves, crafting in games, & board game "dream teams" (guest: Nikki Valens)
Sep 23, 2021
73: Partner swap! Two-player gaming with 1 Minute Board Games
Sep 09, 2021
72: Design inspirations, gaming trends, and trivia! (guest: Reiner Knizia)
Aug 26, 2021
71: Working with a legend, game length, and fave genres (guests: Bitewing Games)
Aug 05, 2021
70: Solo games - here to stay? Plus tons of recs! (guest: Jeremy Howard)
Jul 22, 2021
69: Popping the social bubble, surprise games, publisher woes (guest: James Hudson)
Jul 08, 2021
68: Gamer origin stories, adjacent hobbies, and Uwe! (guest: Dice Tower Podcast)
Jun 24, 2021
67: Post-quarantine gaming, elegant designs, content creation (guest: JonGetsGames)
Jun 03, 2021
66: Real-time board games, games partners disagree on (guests: 1 Minute Board Games)
May 20, 2021
65: What board games have taught us, themes, online sales (guest: BoardGameCo)
May 06, 2021
64: 3-course gaming, culling collections, & evolving tastes (guests: Red Raven Games)
Apr 22, 2021
63: Fave game names, tech in games, and conventions (guests: Rose Gauntlet)
Apr 01, 2021
62: Board games we changed our opinions on, invested the most in, have a hard time getting to the table (guests: Before You Play)
Mar 18, 2021
61: Board games that get you HYPED, our backlogs, livestreaming (guest: Paula Deming)
Mar 04, 2021
60: Learning/teaching pet peeves, favorite animal-themed games, Capstone Games (guest: Board Games in a Minute)
Feb 18, 2021
59: Separating art from artist, video game licenses, deckbuilding (guest: Boards Alive)
Feb 04, 2021
58: Fave things to do with board games (besides playing them), best components, and...jigsaw puzzles??
Jan 21, 2021
57: The 2020 Board Games of the Year episode
Jan 07, 2021
56: More party games, "old" games that need love, mechanics we seek out or avoid (guest: comedian Grant Lyon)
Dec 10, 2020
55: Party + gateway games, childhood memories, and house rulin' (guests: Plaid Hat)
Nov 25, 2020
54: Inclusivity, innovative gameplay, educational games that aren't educational games (guest: Elizabeth Hargrave)
Nov 02, 2020
53: Top 3 games we're dying to play, the board game café business (guest: Meepleville)
Oct 15, 2020
52: Spiel des Jahres 2020, Euro vs. Ameritrash...fight! (guest: Roy Cannaday)
Oct 01, 2020
51: RPGs, video games, and our ideal gaming groups (guests: Jon Gilmour, Ian Moss)
Sep 17, 2020
50: Best games, genres, and podcast moments -- our 50th episode special!
Sep 03, 2020
49: Unique deckbuilders, design vs. development, hobbies that should be board games (guests: Leder Games, Terrible Games)
Aug 20, 2020
48: Points? Who cares? Plus: Fave universes, illustration-based games, and social interactions (guest: Eric Slauson)
Aug 06, 2020
47: Fave themes, RPG-ish board games, designers' inspirations, cultural appropriation (guests: Sen-Foong Lim, Banana Chan)
Jul 23, 2020
46: Sleeper hits, games to play outside, genres we dislike (guest: Ruel Gaviola)
Jul 08, 2020
45: Streamable games, big-name licenses, and that X factor (guest: The Op's Pat Marino)
Jun 24, 2020
44: Politics, premium bits, and remakes (guest: James Hudson)
Jun 10, 2020
43: Pirate games, Forgotten Waters, losing interest in the hobby (guests: Plaid Hat, Tim Schafer)
May 27, 2020
42: 2P/solo games, failing co-op, roll & writes, Uwe Rosenberg (guest: Jamey Stegmaier)
May 06, 2020
41: Async digital games, designing during COVID, and more (guest: Emerson Emerson Matsuuchi)
Apr 22, 2020
40: Gaming (and publishing) in a COVID-19 world + The Crew (guests: Deep Water Games)
Apr 08, 2020
39: Classic games, culling games, and conventions (guests: Board Game Spotlight)
Mar 18, 2020
38: Is there a board game for everyone? Plus: The LOLest games, board game movies, and Kickstarter trailers
Feb 26, 2020
37: Mike Young (Plan B) explains why game publishing is so tough! Plus, our fave board game franchises and imports.
Feb 12, 2020
36: Celebrating 20 years of BoardGameGeek
Jan 29, 2020
35: The 2019 games of the year...and looking ahead at 2020
Jan 15, 2020
34: BoardGameGeek drops in to discuss Azul, Abomination, and BGGCON
Dec 18, 2019
33: John D. Clair (Ecos, Mystic Vale) explains how he designs board games. Also: Our fave Star Wars, deckbuilding, and engine-building games.
Dec 04, 2019
32: Rob Manuel (Indie Megabooth, ex-G4TV/Geek & Sundry) discusses what it takes to be a successful board game content creator, plus how to talk to non-gamers about board games over the holidays, why there aren't more negative game reviews, and some Ravens
Nov 20, 2019
31: Jerry Hawthorne (Mice and Mystics) talks world-building, plus kid-friendly family games, how game design taps into dopamine, and leftover legacy game content
Nov 07, 2019
30: Bebo (Be Bold Games) brings the strangest/coolest topic to date. Also: most anticipated Essen releases, the biggest problems in the industry, and games that are/aren't worth the setup time
Oct 23, 2019
29: Why are some games so hard to buy? Scott Morris of GTS Distribution explains the manufacturing/distribution process for us -- plus recent faves that we've been playing and some of the best worker-placement games (with a twist).
Oct 09, 2019
28: Nikki Valens (Mansions of Madness, Quirky Circuits) tells us how she goes from designing horror games to cute and adorable ones, plus our fave co-op games, how legacy games use legacy elements, and escape-room games
Sep 25, 2019
27: Scott Alden (BoardGameGeek co-founder) asks if there are too many games being published, plus the top 3 non-obvious things we look for in games, the baggage of BoardGameGeek reviews, and a rave about Japanese favorite Wind the Film
Sep 11, 2019
26: Dan Ackerman (Techlandia) chats with us about the making of his board game, how important winning is, the current state of board game media, and how the indie tabletop scene feels like the indie video game scene from five years ago
Aug 28, 2019
25: Post-Gen Con 2019! We team up with Board Game Spotlight to announce our games of the show, our favorite early prototypes, why we buy what we buy at the show, and building communities
Aug 14, 2019
24: Gen Con 2019 preview special! Our favorite Gen Con memories, what to plan for as a first-timer, lesser-known things to do there, and a bonus review of a unique new bidding game!
Jul 31, 2019
23: A pre-Gen Con Kickstarter glut, games we’ve purchased second (or third) editions of, and Epic Space Games
Jul 17, 2019
22: Grant Rodiek (Cry Havok, Farmageddon) can only save three games to play forever, plus the trials of an indie game designer, what kind of collectors we are, and Tokyo Game Market
Jul 03, 2019
21: Origins Game Fair, 2019 (Kenner)spiel des Jahres, and growing up with Steve Jackson Games
Jun 05, 2019
20: Nicole Amato (Cardboard Fortress) joins our chat! We discuss licensed board games, social deduction (without the lies), what it's like to co-design, and what themes we'd like to see more of
May 22, 2019
19: The OG crew are reunited, as Shoe celebrates some recent Kickstarter arrivals, Christina takes stock of the rise of the Roll & Write genre, Mike reflects on the role of ‘super filler’ games, and Nick pens a love letter to Castles of Burgundy
May 08, 2019
18: Our friend Laura Hubbard stops by to talk math in games, plus games about science (naturally), our favorite games to play with our significant others, and how we engage with early game prototypes
Apr 24, 2019
17: Anna Kipnis (ex-Double Fine) discusses games with uniquely human interactions, plus modern pub games, games that reveal players’ personalities, and how working in video games has influenced our board game preferences
Apr 10, 2019
16: Theresa Duringer (Shards of Infinity) tells us how board games can help your career, plus board games we only play digitally, the best ones that need an app, and themed snacks!
Mar 20, 2019
15: Jordan Draper (Tokyo Series) discusses integrating diverse themes into games, plus great travel games, expectations for game length, and how games have changed our lives
Mar 06, 2019
14: James Hudson (Druid City Games, Skybound Games) joins us to revisit ethics in board game media, plus bad board game art, the importance of story context, and our favorite board game influencers
Feb 20, 2019
13: Steve Nix (Gen7) discusses his worldbuilding and how game mechanics can trigger emotions, plus worker placement vs. dice placement games, and the pros and cons of game promos
Feb 06, 2019
12: Emerson Matsuuchi (Century series, Reef) ponders what qualities of board games attract video gamers, plus what makes for a good rule book, giving players meaningful story choices, and designing games to be merged together
Jan 23, 2019
11: Game of the Year Celebration - Part 2
Jan 09, 2019
10: Game of the Year Celebration 2018 - Part 1
Dec 26, 2018
09: Ryan and Malorie Laukat (Above and Below, Megaland) talk board games they’d like to see made into video games, plus the prettiest games around, making open-world games, and using our imaginations
Dec 12, 2018
08: Best practices for teaching games, a trip to BGG.CON, games that make us yell, and the best party game you’ve never heard of
Nov 28, 2018
07: Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games (Scythe) talks Civilization-style games, plus upgrading game components, games that sound lame but are actually great, and why we go to gaming conventions
Nov 14, 2018
06: Tim Schafer joins us to discuss why so many digital game creators are “going analog,” plus the best gateway games for video gamers, the most innovative components we’ve seen, and gaming as a responsible parent
Oct 31, 2018
05: Special guest game designer Jon Gilmour talks board game experiences, plus Halloween-appropriate games, being a board game sommelier, and board games everyone loves except you
Oct 17, 2018
04: The best modern word games, ethics in board game coverage, Western Legends’ cowboy in a box, and Japanese shopping sprees
Oct 03, 2018
03: Seminal childhood games, gaming with soundtracks, how we organize our collections, and Keyforge
Sep 19, 2018
02: Our Fav 2-Player Games, Great Gateway Games, Roleplaying with Kids on Bikes, and Keymaster Games
Sep 05, 2018
01: Gen Con 2018 Highs and Lows, Choosing Your Own Adventure with House of Danger, Oink Games
Aug 08, 2018