Episode 042 - Theme Vs Setting
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Theme and setting are both terms that get thrown around a lot in board game discussions – often as synonyms. But are they actually the same thing? If not… what makes them different? This week on the show Evan, Robert and Steve are all diving into the weird and wonderful world of Theme VS Setting! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at [email protected]! Cites and Sources An Infamous Traffic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206490/an-infamous-traffic Beowulf: The Movie Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29308/beowulf-the-movie-board-game Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess Chinatown - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/47/chinatown Cosmolancer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119/cosmolancer Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto Galactic Renaissance - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365526/galactic-renaissance Great Plains - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330036/great-plains Halls of Hegra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336131/halls-of-hegra Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale Imperium: Horizons - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons John Company Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art Mombasa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172386/mombasa Municipium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29410/municipium On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/on-mars Pax Pamir - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Samurai - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3/samurai SILOS - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429765/silos Skymines - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359438/skymines Star Trek: Captain’s Chair - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422541/star-trek-captains-chair Tatari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368554/tatari The Defence of Procyon III - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267244/the-defence-of-procyon-iii Through The Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-the-desert Trendy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1412/trendy Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate Waterfall Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396618/waterfall-park  
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