The Fug of Silent Approval

Welcome to “But, Why Vikings?”. Each episode your hosts Tim Clare, Ava Foxfort, and Iain McAllister will answer a variety of tabletop related questions sent in to them by listeners. From tabletop etiquette to historical mysteries there is no question too esoteric for this group of gaming agony aunts. The 3 hosts are back together for the first time since the dawn of this podcast and we have some spicy topics to talk about. We tackle a hypothetical university course on the art of games, and what we would include in the syllabus. We also have a chat about how to manage a board game library and the benefits of doing so. Our show notes links to games and sources we mention in running order. Games will have their BGG entry linked to, though we recognise that is not the only source of information on games. Games mentionedCatanCan’t StopAcquireEl GrandeDominionPuerto RicoTrain - Brenda Romero DaybreakMolly HouseTwilight StruggleVotes for WomenThe MindApocalypse WorldBlades in the DarkAlice is MissingBluebeard’s BrideOther things mentionedGames: agency as artThe ScoreThe ForgeBlackmoor - the pre-D&D setting Iain was trying to remember. When we were WizardsGame WizardsCritical RoleEdinburgh Board game libraryAncient Robot GamesCards or DieOur Socials⁠Music by Fae Spencer on Pixabay⁠Tim ClareBlueskyWebsiteAva FoxfortBlueskyWebsiteIain McAllisterBlueskyWebsite