45: Streamable games, big-name licenses, and that X factor (guest: The Op's Pat Marino)

We talk (non-roll-and-write) board games that are perfect for streaming to your friends, and we delve into how a game company like The Op works with so many big-name licenses (Marvel, Harry Potter, and...um, Golden Girls). Plus, what is that X factor that makes a game really great? And Mike Zipkin gives impressions on Nintendo's Clubhouse Games. Here's a full list of games discussed on the show: Intro Star Wars: Dark Side Rising Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising Die Hard: The Nakatomi Tower Heist Monopoly Yahtzee Scrabble Trivial Pursuit Telestrations Clubhouse Games Russian Railroads Grand Austria Hotel Christina's topic: Streamable non-roll-and-write games Blank Slate Just One Hues and Cues Codenames MonsDRAWsity Telestrations: Upside Drawn Telestrations Shoe's topic: Game design when working with different licenses Courth of the Dead: Mourner's Call Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion The Shining: Escape from Overlook Hotel Monopoly Hallmark Channel Board Game Unlock! Munchkin Codenames Match-o-Rama Quests of Yore: Barley's Edition Pat's topic: That X-factor in gaming Russian Railroads Just One Codenames Hansa Teutonica The Gallerist Kanban Terraforming Mars The Quacks of Quedlinberg Hues and Cues Court of the Dead: Mourner's Call Tiny Towns Medium Mike's topic: Nintendo's Clubhouse Games Clubhouse Games Chess Checkers Yacht Dice Mancala Shogi Go Connect 4 Uno Hanafuda Texas Hold 'Em Ludo War Takoyaki Air Hockey Darts Bowling Final thoughts Blank Slate Court of the Dead: Mourner's Call The Batman Who Laughs Rising Plankton Rising Quests of Yore: Barley's Edition Forgotten Waters Era: Medieval Age The Shipwreck Arcana Smartphone Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices