What Makes The Best Board Game Expansions?

from The Cardboard Herald · host Eric Moots

Do we want more? Do we want less? What do we want when we play a new expansion to a board game? We give our thoughts on what makes a great board game expansions with some examples of our favorites and our least favorites on this week’s edition of The Cardboard Herald Podcast0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week11:08 - Our Topic This Week: What Makes a Great Board Game Expansions31:15 - Eric’s Number 5: 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon34:48 - Jack’s Number 5: Architects of the West Kingdom: Works of Wonder38:24 - Eric’s Number 4: Spirit Island: Jagged Earth40:37 - Jack’s Number 4: Spirit Island: Jagged Earth43:33 - Eric’s Number 3: Dune Imperium: Rise of Ix52:38 - Jack’s Number 3: Viticulture Tuscany Essential Edition1:00:54 - Eric’s Number 2: Arcs: Blighted Reach Campaign1:09:01 - Jack’s Number 2: Undaunted: Reinforcements1:16:02 - Eric’s Number 1: Wingspan Oceania1:22:06 - Jack’s Number 1:Terraforming Mars Prelude1:27:11 - What Do We Want An Expansion of Harmonies to Look Like? 1:32:34 - Listener Comments!01:41:13 - Outro!

What this episode covers

Do we want more? Do we want less? What do we want when we play a new expansion to a board game? We give our thoughts on what makes a great board game expansions with some examples of our favorites and our least favorites on this week’s edition of The Cardboard Herald Podcast 0:00 - Introductions and What We’ve Played This Week 11:08 - Our Topic This Week: What Makes a Great Board Game Expansions 31:15 - Eric’s Number 5: 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon 34:48 - Jack’s Number 5: Architects of the West Kingdom: Works of Wonder 38:24 - Eric’s Number 4: Spirit Island: Jagged Earth 40:37 - Jack’s Number 4: Spirit Island: Jagged Earth 43:33 - Eric’s Number 3: Dune Imperium: Rise of Ix 52:38 - Jack’s Number 3: Viticulture Tuscany Essential Edition 1:00:54 - Eric’s Number 2: Arcs: Blighted Reach Campaign 1:09:01 - Jack’s Number 2: Undaunted: Reinforcements 1:16:02 - Eric’s Number 1: Wingspan Oceania 1:22:06 - Jack’s Number 1:Terraforming Mars Prelude 1:27:11 - What Do We Want An Expansion of Harmonies to Look Like? 1:32:34 - Listener Comments! 01:41:13 - Outro!