Sometimes you make up your mind about a game before you've even played it. What's that about? Discussed: GenX, hipsters, Brass v. Gloomhaven, corporate IP's, hateration, Disney Lorcana, Wingspan, Lost Ruins of Arnak v. Dune Imperium, minimalism v. maximalism, Unmatched, Tapestry's slow burn, Concordia, learning games on BGA, Trudvang Legends, Massive Darkness 2, buying games v. investing in systems, Magic: the Gathering, hype aversion, snap judgements, eating crow, taking board games "seriously," and pulling people in. Then we look at the games that exceeded your expectations and try to figure out why we're all so judgey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.