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Episode 025 - What Makes A Game Elegant?

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Elegance is a fancy word for fancy people, but does that translate to board games? We’ve heard reviewers use it, we’ve seen the backs of boxes use it and heck, we’ve maybe even used it to describe a favorite game… but what does it actually mean? Better yet… what actually makes that game “elegant?”

Steve, Robert & Evan aim to answer just that on this weeks episode!

Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!

Cites and Sources

Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus

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

Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-big-gig

Dead Reckoning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276182/dead-reckoning

DroPolter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405537/dropolter

Etherfields - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280794/etherfields

Federation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345868/federation

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

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

Mysterium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium

Mysterium Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301767/mysterium-park

Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382518/sankore-pride-mansa-musa

Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica

Wildlife Safari (Botswana) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari

Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370757/zoo-tycoon-board-game

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Elegance is a fancy word for fancy people, but does that translate to board games? We’ve heard reviewers use it, we’ve seen the backs of boxes use it and heck, we’ve maybe even used it to describe a favorite game… but what does it actually mean? Better yet… what actually makes that game “elegant?”

Steve, Robert & Evan aim to answer just that on this weeks episode!

Want to ask a question or give us your two cents? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com!

Cites and Sources

Bus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/552/bus

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

Cat Blues - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-big-gig

Dead Reckoning - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276182/dead-reckoning

DroPolter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/405537/dropolter

Etherfields - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280794/etherfields

Federation - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345868/federation

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

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

Mysterium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium

Mysterium Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301767/mysterium-park

Sankore: The Pride of Mansa Musa – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382518/sankore-pride-mansa-musa

Terra Mystica - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica

Wildlife Safari (Botswana) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari

Zoo Tycoon: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370757/zoo-tycoon-board-game

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