Episode 046 - Do Games Require Player "Buy-In"?

We’ve talked in the past about the communal focus the whole table can get when playing a board game. But is that communal focus a requirement to play a game? Can designers help nudge us toward that state of “buy in” or is it just something magical that happens once in a while?

This week on the show, Steve, Rob and Evan attempt to find out!

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Cites and Sources

Age of Comics - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349963/age-of-comics-the-golden-years

Barrel Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148531/barrel-dice

Brass: Lancashire - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28720/brass-lancashire

Bohnanza - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza

Comic Hunters - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322616/comic-hunters

Cosmic Encounter - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter

Cubitos - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298069/cubitos

Don’t LAMA Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325853dont-llama-dice

Escape (Rapido) - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357/excape

Gang of Dice - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366129/gang-of-dice

Kanban EV - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev

Libertalia - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/125618/libertalia

Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa

Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art

Revive - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332772/revive

Quacks of Quedlinburg - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg

Terraforming Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars

Thunder Road: Vendetta - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342070/thunder-road-vendetta

Worms The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/397788/worms-the-board-game

Zoo Vadis - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368061/zoo-vadis