Best Modern Tabletop Game

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Board games have been popular for more than a century -- some date back to the ancient world. But in the late 20th Century up until now, the buzzword has been tabletop games -- broadly speaking, elaborate games of skill, strategy, and luck that have generated intense fandoms since the late 1990s. While we've already covered the classic board games popular in our youth, the Great Pop Culture Debate now wants to determine the Best Modern Tabletop Game. Games discussed: Settlers of Catan, Pandemic, Codenames, Forbidden Island, Betrayal at the House on the Hill, Azul, Kingdomino, Carcasonne, Splendor, Ticket to Ride, Wingspan, and more.

Join host Eric Rezsnyak, GPCD panelists Bob Erlenback and Trey Radu-Blackburn, and special guest tabletop aficionado Jared Tannenbaum as they discuss and debate 16 of the most popular contemporary board games.

Play along at home by finding the listener bracket here. Make a copy for yourself, fill it out, and see if your picks match up with ours!

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Round 1 Match-Ups:

Match-Up 1: Ticket to Ride (1) vs. Gloomhaven (4)

Match-Up 2: Splendor (3) vs. 7 Wonders (2)

Match-Up 3: Pandemic (1) vs. Forbidden Island (4)

Match-Up 4: Kingdomino (3) vs. Azul (2)

Match-Up 5: Settlers of Catan (1) vs. Terraforming Mars (4)

Match-Up 6: Betrayal at House on the Hill (3) vs. Wingspan (2)

Match-Up 7: Carcassonne (1) vs. Mysterium (4)

Match-Up 8: Takenoko (3) vs. Codenames (2)

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EPISODE CREDITS

Host: Eric Rezsnyak

Panel: Bob Erlenback, Trey Radu-Blackburn

Special Guest: Jared Tannenbaum

Producer: Curtis Creekmore

Editor: Bob Erlenback

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