85. Sleeping Gods & Storytelling Games

Today we review Ryan Laukat’s Sleeping Gods, an epic story-telling game of battling monsters across a magical archipelago, and awakening gods to return home to New York City. Then we discuss the strengths and limitations of storytelling in board games.

02:30 Sleeping Gods
03:10 Brew
05:37 Argent: The Consortium
06:21 FEATURE REVIEW Sleeping Gods
06:52 Near & Far, Above & Below, Islebound
14:11 Tainted Grail, 7th Continent
37:53 Tainted Grail
44:54 Nemo's War
46:31 FEATURE DISCUSSION Storytelling Games
46:50 Sleeping Gods, Tainted Grail, Legacy of Dragonholt
48:26 Near & Far
50:16 7th Continent
53:44 Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies
56:12 Empires of the Void II, Islebound
58:33 Near & Far, Tales of the Arabian Nights
01:04:12 Barrage
01:06:33 Gloomhaven
01:08:13 Canopy, Brian Boru

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