Cardboard Philosophy

At Cardboard Philosophy, not only are we all about splitting hairs about the simple pleasures of life, we’re also about fun! But what makes up fun? Can it be categorized? If so, what would those categories look like?

This week on the show, special guest Carl Robinson runs us through his 25 (6) types of fun and what goes into that secret sauce we all long for on game day!

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Cites and Sources

Android: Netrunner - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/124742/android-netrunner

Bombastic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/438845/bombastic

Bomb Busters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/413246/bomb-busters

Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/botswana

Calico - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283155/calico

Chants of Sennaar - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1931770/Chants_of_Sennaar/

Escape from the Aliens In Outer Space - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/82168/escape-from-the-aliens-in-outer-space

Flip 7 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420087/flip-7

Forest Shuffle - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391163/forest-shuffle

Go - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188/go

Hearts - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6887/hearts

Hit! (Fruit Fight) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339214/fruit-fight

Kelp: Shark vs Octopus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374595/kelp-shark-vs-octopus

Mindbug - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345584/mindbug-first-contact

Pipeline - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256730/pipeline

Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root

Shackleton Base: A Journey To The Moon - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/408180/shackleton-base-a-journey-to-the-moon

Sherlock Holes Consulting Detective - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2511/sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-the-thames-mu

Sniper Elite: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295262/sniper-elite-the-board-game

Splendor - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148228/splendor

Strike - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123570/strike

That’s Not A Hat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375651/thats-not-a-hat

Wilmot’s Warehouse - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424975/wilmots-warehouse

Framing can be important! It’s the difference between me introducing you to “my wife, Wendy” and my “good friend, Wendy.” In that case, it’s also a deciding factor on how awkward the car ride home will be!

But how does this factor into board games? Do the same mechanics with different descriptions change the feel and flow of a game? Setting the stage with a mind blowing example from the table of none other than Reiner Knizia himself - Evan, Robert and Steve dive in on this week’s show!

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Cites and Sources

Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam

Anachrony - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185343/anachrony

American Book Shop - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292811/american-bookshop

Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova

Galactic Renaissance - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365526/galactic-renaissance

Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale

Hot Streak - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446497/hot-streak

Imperial Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam

Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one

Last Will - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97842/last-will

Parade - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56692/parade

Penguin Party - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56933/penguin-party

Poison - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/17025/poison

Relationship Tightrope - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368/relationship-tightrope

Speakeasy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375459/speakeasy

Stroganov - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323156/stroganov

Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphrates

Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-and-yangtze

History class is something you either love or hate… but what if you mix it with BOARD GAMES?!? That’s something hundreds of games have done over the years… but what makes those experiences better than sitting down with a good ol’ fashioned history book? Is it better if you stick close to the source material? How much is too much?

This week on the show, we endeavor to find out!

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Cites and Sources

Africa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1315/africa

Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/botswana

Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire

Byzantium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19348/byzantium

Carnegie - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310873/carnegie

GHQ - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422478/ghq

John Company - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition

Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa

Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici

Mercado de Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262477/mercado-de-lisboa

Mombasa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172386/mombasa

Mr. President - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/183685/mr-president-the-american-presidency-2001-2020

On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/on-mars

Pavlov’s House - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219101/pavlovs-house

Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra

Royal Game of Ur - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1602/the-royal-game-of-ur

Secret Hitler - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188834/secret-hitler

Sekigahara: The Unification of Japan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25021/sekigahara-the-unification-of-japan

Sniper Elite - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295262/sniper-elite-the-board-game

Tinners’ Trail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321277/tinners-trail-second-edition

Votes for Women - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311900/votes-for-women

We’ve all seen that review online “not really a game… more of an ACTIVITY.” But… what does that actually mean?

Is there a difference between a game and an activity? Is this just the ultimate example of board gamer pedanticism?

This week on the show, we endeavor to find out!

Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at [email protected]!

Want to play some of Robert’s games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/

Cites and Sources

Bluey Keepy Uppy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397459/bluey-keepy-uppy

Flip7 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420087/flip-7

I’d Eat That - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/319424/id-eat-that

Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one

Mr. Pai Pai - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/441656/mr-pai-pai

Paku Paku - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214491/paku-paku

You have friends, snacks and a great new game all ready to go… but uh oh. This game is not color blind friendly and your non-gamer friend is… well this is a drag!

We have moments like these a lot in gaming. Inviting non-gamers into a gaming space and having little hiccups take some of the fun away. So how can we avoid that?

Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at [email protected]!

Want to play some of Robert’s games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/

Cites and Sources

Azul - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul

Bridges of Shangri-La - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8190/the-bridges-of-shangri-la

Captain Sonar - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171131/captain-sonar

Flip 7 - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/420087/flip-7

Fruit Fight - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339214/fruit-fight

Heat: Pedal To The Metal - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-to-the-metal

High Society - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society

Hot Streak - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446497/hot-streak

Jungo - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/424816/jungo

Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one

Go - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188/go

Medici - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46/medici

Mexica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2955/mexica

Monopoly - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly

Nanatoridori - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387388/nanatoridori

Pax Pamir - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition

Quantum - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143519/quantum

Rheinlander - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111/rheinlander

Risk - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181/risk

Scout - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout

Spring Cleaning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387015/spring-cleaning

Stephenson’s Rocket - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204/stephensons-rocket

The Game of Life - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2921/game-of-life

Through The Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-the-desert

Thurn & Taxis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/21790/thurn-and-taxis

Ticket to Ride - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-to-ride

Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphrates

Uno - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2223/uno

Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate

Viking See-Saw - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351810/viking-see-saw

Wingspan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan