If Ed Sheeran were ever to listen to an episode, this is the one. He'd learn all about loving the shape of games (although only a few dexterity games push and pull via magnets). Unrelated, if somebody could get me a bottle of Ed Sheeran's flesh-colored promotional Heinz bottle I would absolutely adore that. No, I won't let the ketchup inside of it rot in the shrine. I'll make sure to consume it all, clean out the bottle, and only then place it in the shrine. Duh.

Games we played:

6:03 - Bear Valley (2016, Carl Chudyk, Stronghold)

11:31 - Knit Wit (2016, Matt Leacock, Z-Man)

16:02 - Underwater Cities (2018, Vladimir Suchy, Delicious & Rio Grande)

20:52 - 51st State (2016, Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal)

100 games before you die:

29:20 - Hearts (1850, Uncredited, Public Domain)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Topic:

34:03 - How People Shape Games

Join us:

SaltCON Spring, Feb 27 - Mar 2 https://saltcon.com/spring

Podfort, Mar 28 https://treefortmusicfest.com/podfort-2025/

Songs:

100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus

ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning

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