A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games
Welcome to A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games! I'm your host, Jaina, and each episode I'll start with an idea from modern board gaming, then we'll hop in the time machine and trace the idea's history as far back as we can go, moving up through time until we're back in the modern era.
This is a biweekly podcast with short and sweet episodes, perfect for your daily commute or after dinner dishes! I can't wait for you to join me as we learn about how we got to this amazing era of tabletop gaming!
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- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 5
- Years Active
- 2023
4 - Deckbuilding Games Part I
For our next topic, we're diving into the history behind one of the most popular mechanisms around: deckbuilding! Deckbuilding games have introduced many people to the modern hobby, which makes sense…
Roll and Write Games Part III
Welcome back for the final episode on the history of roll and writes! We'll start out the episode with a brief tour through the rather sparse history of flip and write games, then take a look at wher…
Roll and Write Games Part II
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A History of Roll and Write Games
For this inaugural episode, your host Jaina brings you back in time to learn about the history of dice, and how we got from flipping sticks as dice to the first modern roll and write games. Listen in…
A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games
Welcome to A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Games! I'm your host, Jaina, and I'll be taking you on time travel adventures, looking at the history of modern board game mechanisms to figure out ho…