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Going Analog Podcast

The board gaming podcast where different industry guests bring a game and a topic for the group to discuss. By Christina Ha, Dan "Shoe" Hsu, and Mike Zipkin.

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Episode Playlist

50 episodes

Aug 24, 2023•—

115: Post-Gen Con games! Freelancers, Search for Lost Species, Robot Quest Arena + more

Sep 14, 2023•—

116: The Arkham Asylum Files -- a behind-the-scenes look at this most ambitious game

Sep 28, 2023•—

117: Video vs board games, why we play co-ops when we don't like them (guest: Banzainator)

Oct 12, 2023•—

118: Party time! Co-op vs. team party games (guest: Jacob Way/Friendly Skeleton)

Oct 19, 2023•—

119: Her design secrets/inspirations, what we learn from gaming (guest: Elizabeth Hargrave)

Nov 2, 2023•—

120: SolForge Fusion, digital to tabletop to digital (guests: Richard Garfield/Justin Gary)

Nov 16, 2023•—

121: Euros Special, pt. 1! The best new (and old) remakes/sequels (guest: The Game Table)

Nov 30, 2023•—

122: Euros Special, pt. 2! The hot new games of 2023 (guest: The Game Table)

Dec 14, 2023•—

123: Space bees! Plus small party games, "bad play" design (guest: Connie Vogelmann)

Jan 4, 2024•—

124: King of Tokyo vs. King of Monster Island, Tokaido vs. Duo, Kapow! vs. Dice Throne

Jan 18, 2024•—

125: The 2023 Games of the Year episode (guest: Grant Lyon)

Feb 1, 2024•—

126: 2024's most anticipated, hard-to-recommend games (guest: Might I Suggest a Game)

Feb 15, 2024•—

127: Games we love (in genres we hate), what some games get right (guest: Peter C. Hayward)

Feb 29, 2024•—

128: Bizarre gaming habits, how we value board games (guest: designer Eric Slauson)

Mar 14, 2024•—

129: Social deduction, "getting to know you" games (guest: 1 Minute Board Games)

Mar 28, 2024•—

130: Wyrmspan, our fave tabletop events (guests: Elizabeth Hargrave, Connie Vogelmann)

Apr 11, 2024•—

131: The 2024 American Tabletop Awards (guest: What's Eric Playing?)

Apr 25, 2024•—

132: The best legacy games, exploring Christian themes (guest: designer Ken Franklin)

May 15, 2024•—

133: 7 new/new-to-us board games (and what we liked/didn't like about them)

Jun 6, 2024•—

134: Nature-themed board games, deluxe/big box editions (guest: Ian Moss)

Jun 20, 2024•—

135: Fun new word/social games, upgrading your game room

Jul 5, 2024•—

136: Games for movie lovers (guest: Mx. Tiffany Leigh)

Jul 18, 2024•—

137: Prepping for Gen Con, our thoughts on some new board games (guest: Ruel Gaviola)

Aug 8, 2024•—

138: Gen Con 2024! Our thoughts on the big show and 5 of the games we loved

Aug 22, 2024•—

139: The 2024 Gen Con Games of the Show (guest: Amanda Panda)

Sep 5, 2024•—

140: Fancy components, how games delight and surprise us (guest: designer Chris Matthew)

Sep 19, 2024•—

141: Good/bad second-edition board games, designing from theme up (guest: designer Ben Rosset)

Oct 3, 2024•—

142: Let's party (game)!

Oct 17, 2024•—

143: The best area-control games, the latest from Reiner Knizia (guest: Bitewing Games)

Nov 27, 2024•—

145: The games we loved at BGG.CON

Dec 12, 2024•—

146: Reviewed! 2 big-box games, 2 small-box games (and 2 in-between)

Jan 14, 2025•—

147: The 2024 Games of the Year episode (guest: Beneeta Kaur)

Jan 30, 2025•—

148: What's hot for 2025? Plus: The state of board game social media (guest: Grant Lyon)

Feb 20, 2025•—

149: Film influence and playfulness in game design (guest: Phil Walker-Harding)

Mar 27, 2025•—

150: The TOP 10 games of all time!

May 22, 2025•—

151: We're back! Tariffs, designing science games (guest: Dominic Crapuchettes)

Jun 5, 2025•—

152: The 2025 American Tabletop Awards (guest: What's Eric Playing?)

Jun 26, 2025•—

153: Reviews! New games! Expansions!

Jul 3, 2025•—

144: Spooky games, indie vs. in-house design work (guests: designers Ben Kepner, Dan Stong)

Jul 10, 2025•—

154: Running a first-time game con, going from content creator to retailer (guest: LFG Con)

Jul 24, 2025•—

155: Games from Asia, great 5/6-player games (guest: Cardboard East)

Aug 14, 2025•—

156: The 2025 Gen Con Games of the Show

Aug 28, 2025•—

157: Great 2-player games, final thoughts on Gen Con (guest: Corey Thompson)

Sep 11, 2025•—

158: Cozy games, what makes a game a good product (guest: Alex Cutler)

Sep 25, 2025•—

159: Board game universes, cultural appropriation (guest: Jane Hoffacker, Incredible Dream)

Oct 9, 2025•—

160: Moon cakes + Moon Bunny, push-your-luck dice games

Oct 23, 2025•—

161: Autobattlers, card crafting, Mystic Lands (guests: John D Clair, John Zinser)

Nov 6, 2025•—

162: Why we can't make board games in the U.S. (guest: James Hudson)

Nov 20, 2025•—

163: 6 new drafting games worth checking out

Dec 4, 2025•—

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