Episode 57: Does size matter...in board games?

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Prepare for a brand new first player as Chris takes the token and brings us his first of three episodes starting with "Does size matter...in board games?".
FIRST PLAYER: Chris
OTHER PLAYERS: JP & Adrian
In this episode you'll learn:
- all about JP's experiences with Beyond The Suns expansions Leaders of the New Dawn by Rio Grande Games
- more about Reiner Knizia's latest release of Cascadero by Bitewing Games and Adrian's thoughts on his game of it
- how Marvel Zombies by CMON differs from standard Zombicide in Chris' playthroughs
- All about games shapes and sizes, what makes a big game? what makes a small game? and ultimately who cares
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:46 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
2:02 - JP - Beyond The Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn
10:10 - Adrian - Cascadero
19:50 - Chris - Marvel Zombies
25:42 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Does size matter...in board games?
26:21 - What makes a game big or small?
37:02 - Exploring the smaller games
48:59 - When smaller footprints can feel like a big experience
54:18 - What about games that have bloat or take a while to play
59:27 - Product factoring in the size of the game
1:06:57 - TURN 4 - Would you rather...carry your biggest game around with you once a month or carry your smallest game everywhere you go?
1:16:30 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:23:15 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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Chapters

1. TURN 1 - Player Count (00:00:00)

2. TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex (00:01:41)

3. JP - Beyond The Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn (00:01:57)

4. Adrian - Cascadero (00:10:05)

5. Chris - Marvel Zombies (00:19:45)

6. TURN 3 - Main Event: Does size matter...in board games? (00:25:37)

7. What makes a game big or small? (00:26:16)

8. Exploring the smaller games (00:36:57)

9. When smaller footprints can feel like a big experience (00:48:54)

10. What about games that have bloat or take a while to play (00:54:13)

11. Product factoring in the size of the game (00:59:22)

12. TURN 4 - Would you rather...carry your biggest game around with you once a month or carry your smallest game everywhere you go? (01:06:52)

13. TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up (01:16:25)

14. TURN 6 - The Final Turn (01:23:10)

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