Hot Topic - When Board Games Get New Polish

In Episode 240 we discuss board games that have gotten a facelift. New productions, 2nd editions, and similar topics.

We also discuss a poll about leaving game groups.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:29 Poll Time: Have you ever left a game group?

10:54 Board Games That Get Facelifts

13:45 Recent Examples - Castles of Burgundy, La Granja, Brass, Kemet, Cyclades, Irish Gauge, Ethnos, Acquire, Yokohama

20:33 How we feel about this - Terraforming Mars, Agricola, Great Western Trail, The Castles of Burgundy, Mosaic, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire

30:50 What would we want out of Agricola refresh - Agricola: Dead Harvest

40:14 What Makeovers Do We Want - Gaia Project, Beyond the Sun, Le Havre, Quacks of Quedlinburg, The Expanse, Forbidden Stars

47:55 Are big refreshes a problem because of price? - Agricola, Marrakesh, Foundations of Rome, Foundations of Metropolis, Eclipse

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