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Going Analog Show
The board gaming podcast where different industry veterans bring a game and a topic for the group to discuss. By Christina Ha, Dan "Shoe" Hsu, and Mike Zipkin.
Episodes
Going Analog Show126: 2024's most anticipated, hard-to-recommend games (guest: Might I Suggest a Game)
I know we just finished our 2023 Games of the Year episode, but we're so over last year. It's cult-of-the-new time -- what are the badass games we're looking…
Going Analog Show125: The 2023 Games of the Year episode (guest: Grant Lyon)
The end of 2023 means only thing: time to talk about the best board games of the year. And for this awards season, we invited board game content creator and…
Going Analog Show124: King of Tokyo vs. King of Monster Island, Tokaido vs. Duo, Kapow! vs. Dice Throne
New year, new(-ish) games! Christina and Shoe pit some newer board games against their predecessors or competitors: the new co-op King of Monster Island vs…
Going Analog Show123: Space bees! Plus small party games, "bad play" design (guest: Connie Vogelmann)
What's better than a bunch of adorable, flower-pollinating honeybees? Putting those honeybees in space! New worker-placement game Apiary is the buzzworthy…
Going Analog Show122: Euros Special, pt. 2! The hot new games of 2023 (guest: The Game Table)
We are back and ready to cover more great Euro games with Daniel Wahlen of The Game Table! This time, we focus on the new hotness that 2023 has generously…
Going Analog Show121: Euros Special, pt. 1! The best new (and old) remakes/sequels (guest: The Game Table)
Euros, Euros, and gyros! We love a good Euro-style strategy game, but we couldn't cover all the great releases this year in just one podcast. Especially when…
Going Analog Show120: SolForge Fusion, digital to tabletop to digital (guests: Richard Garfield/Justin Gary)
Ten years ago, your Going Analog hosts Christina and Shoe were obsessed with the digital collectible card game SolForge. Sadly, the daily (and nightly)…
Going Analog Show119: Her design secrets/inspirations, what we learn from gaming (guest: Elizabeth Hargrave)
Let's be honest: We'll make any excuse to talk with Elizabeth Hargrave, the Kennerspiel-winning designer of Wingspan, Mariposas, and Tussie Mussie. So our…
Going Analog Show118: Party time! Co-op vs. team party games (guest: Jacob Way/Friendly Skeleton)
We've had so much fun with Friendly Skeleton's upcoming party game Trash Talk that we wanted to dedicate a whole episode to other light-hearted fare that's…
Going Analog Show117: Video vs board games, why we play co-ops when we don't like them (guest: Banzainator)
Prolific content creator/streamer Banzainator joins Christina and Shoe to talk what we love best: video and board games! What do we like better...and when?…
Going Analog Show116: The Arkham Asylum Files -- a behind-the-scenes look at this most ambitious game
We haven't played anything quite like The Arkham Asylum Files: Panic in Gotham City. This super premium, augmented-reality, multimedia experience is a pricey…
Going Analog Show115: Post-Gen Con games! Freelancers, Search for Lost Species, Robot Quest Arena + more
Hosting this podcast isn't all just fun and games...no, wait, it actually is! Check out this episode for our impressions of a hilarious adventure game where…
Going Analog Show114: Our top games from Gen Con 2023 (guest: Ruel Gaviola)
The 2023 edition of Gen Con, North America's largest board game convention, was the biggest yet -- breaking attendance records and our wallets so we could get…
Going Analog Show113: Games! Expeditions, Overboss Duel, Marrakesh, Vaalbara, District Noir, Rauha
We hosted a huge party recently and got a ton of new board games to the table -- so we wanted to dedicate an episode to six of them! You've wondered about the…
Going Analog Show112: A.I., our hobbies x games, the "Crossroads" system (guest: Plaid Hat Games)
Forget Terminators. The thing about artificial intelligence that you should be worrying about is how it's creeping into the creative aspects of…
Going Analog Show111: LGBTQ+ representation, solo games, guilty pleasures (guest: GeekyGaymerGuy)
Women and people of color are barely getting proper representation in the board game industry. And how about the LGBTQ+ community? Even worse. Joining us with…
Going Analog Show110: The Gloomhaven universe, state of crowdfunding, "dry" Euros (guest: Isaac Childres)
Maybe you've heard of that hefty game called Gloomhaven, the #1 game on BoardGameGeek for over 5 years. Or its heftier sequel, Frosthaven, the highest-funded…
Going Analog Show109: We went to Japan! (guest: Before You Play)
We just returned from a whirlwind two-week visit to Japan, and visions of fantastic food and strange (to us) board games still swirl around in our head. What…
Going Analog Show108: May the Fourth be...with your games! (Guest: Corey Konieczka)
We're publishing this episode on May the Fourth, and we somehow wrangled superstar designer Corey Konieczka (Star Wars: Rebellion, Imperial Assault, Destiny…
Going Analog Show107: The 2023 American Tabletop Awards (guests: Eric Yurko, Nicole Brady)
The 2023 American Tabletop Awards were just announced, and as brand-spanking-new committee members, we at Going Analog of course wanted to chat about these…
Going Analog Show106: Great expansions, underappreciated card games, the best gamers (guest: Beneeta Kaur)
We have prolific content creator and Twitch streamer Beneeta Kaur on the show to trade opinions on our favorite expansions and underrated card games. And if…
Going Analog Show105: The history of colonialism in board games, co-op interactivity (guest: Resonym)
Indie games publisher Resonym does things differently. Just take a look at its recent Glitch Squad (a party game about faulty forensic science), Surrealist…
Going Analog Show104: Hot games of all sizes!
Sometimes substantive board game discussion topics are tiring. And pretty much all the time, we play a lot of new games. So this episode, Shoe and Christina…
Going Analog Show103: Video games X board games, mean content, Asmodee (guests: Plaid Hat)
Plaid Hat CEO Colby Dauch and Marketing Manager Niki Shults team up to discuss some hot (spiteful content creation, life with mega publisher Asmodee, etc.) and…
Going Analog Show102: American Tabletop Awards, gaming at bars, culling (guest: What's Eric Playing?)
This episode guest stars prolific and punny content creator Eric Yurko from What's Eric Playing?, a site full of fantastic board game photography and 1000+ (!)…
Going Analog Show101: The 2022 Games of the Year episode (guest: Our Family Plays Games)
We're a podcast! Therefore, we're contractually obligated to tell you our Games of the Year. But who wants to hear just Christina and Shoe squabble about their…
Going Analog Show100: Our 100th Episode! Best games, best moments, and more
For our 100th episode, we had to make sure everyone's topics were epic. So we rounded up some of the Going Analog crew, including OG contributor Nick Suttner…
Going Analog Show99: The PAX Unplugged 2022 Wrap-Up Show
We're back from chilly Philly where the PAX Unplugged board game convention just wrapped up. It's our fourth con of the year -- you'd think we've seen it all…
Going Analog Show98: The BGG.CON 2022 Wrap-Up Show
We're back from BoardGameGeek's big show, BGG.CON 2022! Your hosts Christina and Shoe sit down to talk about their Top 10 games panel with Our Family Plays…
Going Analog Show97: Too many games! Highlights from a weeklong board gaming binge
We recently spent six solid days playing board games. Seriously. It was exhausting -- but amazingly fun. We blame Going Analog contributor Jess Yi, who visited…
Going Analog Show96: Music pairings and a board game where turns last as long as you can hold your breath (guest: Terrible Games)
Can a board game kill ya? Nah...but Black Mold may try. This "co-op till it's not" survival-horror game has players taking as many actions as they can until…
Going Analog Show95: Turing Machine, good/bad rulebooks, artwork (guests: Danni Loe, Scorpion Masque)
Logic-deduction board game Turing Machine challenges players to figure out a secret code using innovative punch-card verifiers that layer atop each other to…
Going Analog Show94: The trouble with heavy games, games that travel well (guests: Ryan Courtney, Bitewing)
Game designer Ryan Courtney loves making connections (if you've played Pipeline or Curious Cargo, then you know what we're talking about). His newest creation…
Going Analog Show93: Gen Con 2022 Recap (guest: Amanda Panda/Panda8ngel)
Gen Con 2022 saw the return of over 50,000 attendees (and four days of non-stop gaming) to Indianapolis -- and, most importantly, the return of Christina and…
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92: Best "X meets Y" games, roll & writes, and road-trip games (guest: Peter C. Hayward)
Since you can download the fantastic and completely free Sunshine City from Coffee Bean Games, we invited designer Peter C. Hayward to talk some of our…
Going Analog Show91: Playing "bad guys," shortening games, returning to conventions? (guest: Brotherwise Games)
Johnny O'Neal, one of the brother cofounders of Brotherwise Games (publisher of Unearth, Call to Adventure, and the recently successfully funded Castles by the…
Going Analog Show90: Escape (not escape room!) and word games, anticipation, and more (guest: Tim Fowers)
Tim Fowers, indie designer and publisher at Fowers Games, intrigues Christina and Shoe with the concept of "anticipation" and how it plays into dopamine-filled…
Going Analog Show89: Animal games, gaming lifestyles, rising prices (guest: Board Game Bollocks)
Matt from YouTube's Board Game Bollocks drops by to (somehow successfully!) not swear while chatting about his gaming lifestyle, nihilism, and how Americans…
Going Analog Show88: More matchups! Namiji vs. Tokaido, G.I. Joe vs. Transformers... (guest: Amanda Panda)
It's rematch time! Amanda Panda, board game Twitch streamer and content creator, returns to argue over three fresh new matchups -- and we're throwing hands!…
Going Analog Show87: Hot crowdfunding games, diversity & inclusion in gaming (guest: Our Family Plays Games)
Mik and Starla of Our Family Plays Games join Going Analog to talk about the state of diversity and inclusion in the board gaming community, why they felt the…
Going Analog Show86: Libertalia: old vs. new, Dice Tower West, our fave board game cons
The Going Analog gang has recovered from their Vegas trip to Dice Tower West. So how does this convention stack up to their other faves? What did they play?…
Going Analog Show85: Hidden gems, makeovers, themes our guest should illustrate (guest: Kwanchai Moriya)
The Going Analog Podcast hosts our first full-time board game illustrator, and it's KWANCHAI MORIYA. He even showed up to our house with beef jerky! The…
Going Analog Show84: Instant classics, celebs we'd like to game with (guests: The Op)
Some friends from The Op join Christina to swap gaming stories and imagined celebrity gaming stories! Pat Marino (Game Design Manager and designer of Court of…
Going Analog Show83: Board game match-ups! (guest: Amanda Panda/Panda8ngel)
Agricola vs. Caverna? We've discussed that hundreds of times, and the obvious right answer is Caverna. But what about 7 Wonders vs. 7 Wonders: Architects?…
Going Analog Show82: Deck building, Kickstarter surprises/disappointments, culling collections (guest: Rock Manor)
Mike Gnade, founder/CEO of Rock Manor Games (Set a Watch, Lawyer Up, and the upcoming Seas of Havoc) is our guest this week. The topics we each picked…
Going Analog Show81: Puzzle Strike 2, video game influences, push-your-luck (guest: Sirlin Games)
David Sirlin, President of Sirlin Games, drops by to do a deep dive into video game influences on his tabletop designs, especially with the new Puzzle Strike…
Going Analog Show80: New (and old!) games to look forward to in 2022 (guest: Ruel Gaviola)
We're slamming the door on 2021 and looking forward to the new year! Older games we're itching to get to the table, long-awaited games we're anxiously waiting…
Going Analog Show79: The 2021 Games of the Year episode
Even though we've cautiously emerged from our social bubble, we figured we'd bring back our neighbor-friends and former bubble-ers James Hudson (Senior…
Going Analog Show78: Board Game Arena pros/cons, playing "blind," and more (guest: Emerson Matsuuchi)
We love playing games in-person! But sometimes you want to scratch that board-gaming itch for a few minutes in the middle of the workweek. Or during a "break."…
Going Analog Show77: Robots, worker placement, game design jealousy (guest: Peter C. Hayward/Blue Beard)
Peter C. Hayward (founder of Blue Beard & Jellybean Games and designer of quirky games like Scuttle!, The Lady and the Tiger, and the upcoming That Time You…
Going Analog Show76: Video games going analog, turning theme into gameplay (guests: Level 99 Games)
Yes, our show is called Going Analog, so you know we love our video games -- but how do board games bring in the digital vibe that we love into the tabletop…
Going Analog Show75: Forever games, teaching newbies, coolest marketing (guest: Board Game Barrage)
Kellen Laker, Red Tank from the popular podcast Board Game Barrage, joins Christina and Shoe to discuss Innovation and...fine, some games other than…
Going Analog Show74: Recent co-op faves, crafting in games, & board game "dream teams" (guest: Nikki Valens)
Designer Nikki Valens (Legacy of Dragonholt, Eldritch Horror, Quirky Circuits) drops by Going Analog again to discuss recent favorite co-op games, crafting…
Going Analog Show73: Partner swap! Two-player gaming with 1 Minute Board Games
Have a bunch of two-player games you want to play? You and your partner can't agree on which ones to play? Try a Partner Swap (trademark forthcoming, and get…
Going Analog Show72: Design inspirations, gaming trends, and trivia! (guest: Reiner Knizia)
Famed board game designer Dr. Reiner Knizia (Tigris & Euphrates, Lost Cities, Modern Art, and tons more) graces Going Analog with his bowtied presence. (You…
Going Analog Show71: Working with a legend, game length, and fave genres (guests: Bitewing Games)
New game publisher Bitewing Games has not one, not two, but THREE Reiner Knizia games to offer in their upcoming Kickstarter. How does a brand spanking new…
Going Analog Show70: Solo games - here to stay? Plus tons of recs! (guest: Jeremy Howard)
Jeremy Howard, solo gaming expert from Man vs. Meeple, joins Christina and Shoe to personally recommend some great solo games and convince everyone that solo…
Going Analog Show69: Popping the social bubble, surprise games, publisher woes (guest: James Hudson)
As US game groups start meeting up again, we chat with fellow social bubble-r James Hudson (Skybound Games) about quarantine's effects on us as gamers, which…
Going Analog Show68: Gamer origin stories, adjacent hobbies, and Uwe! (guest: Dice Tower Podcast)
Suzanne Sheldon and Mandi Hutchinson from the Dice Tower Podcast take some time off to do...another podcast with Christina! Listen for our board gamer origin…
Going Analog Show67: Post-quarantine gaming, elegant designs, content creation (guest: JonGetsGames)
Things are a mess around the world, but many of us are just starting to socialize again. So what will we be playing first with our long-lost gaming buddies?…