#13 - Eric & The Board Game Dojo: Crossovers and Transitions – not (really) a basketball episode

This episode’s notes start at the end. Eric partnered up with his friend Ben from https://travel-games.co.uk/ to put together these really awesome Tokyo Game Market Bundles. So while this is a kind of plug, it’s really not (but you should look at them, and they’re looking to replenish ones that sell out too [I think the whole initial lot sold out immediately and has already been restocked since, but I could be wrong]). The story behind the creation of these boxes, the communication with the designers, the translations for untranslated rulebooks, and everything in between is the culmination of our discussion about the focus of The Board Game Dojo and community in general. That’s the end, and everything before that is equally delightful. Enjoy!Intro (0:00)We talk about Eric’s life adventures and how they coincided with his time in the board game hobby.Crossovers (22:20)With my star guest spot on The Board Game Dojo, this is Intertextual Cardboard Experience’s first “crossover” episode, so we talk about some different crossovers in different mediums. Eric wins this category.Community (53:33)With my previous reflections on The Board Game Dojo’s end of year cleanse episode, I was thinking a lot about what different board game communities mean to me, especially due to the interesting, community-focused nature of the episode that Eric set up. Here, we’re able to have a more in-depth discussion based on that.Innovation x3 (1:12:18)The board game, innovation that he’s looking to cover, and what innovative things The Board Game Dojo is trying to do. The asynchronous game that Eric mentions was won by me. If we call “Community” a draw, Eric will still win this episode overall due to all of the unique things they’ve been working on, despite his humbleness saying otherwise. The wrap up question is in this section as well.Board Game Dojo PodcastThe Board Game Dojo YouTube----------------------------------------------------------Contact and follow information:[email protected] feedback form - (your thoughts are appreciated!)