In episode 7, Mike, Brett and Andy discuss the cosmic horror classic 'The House on the Borderland' by William Hope Hodgson along with the newest Nate Hayden/Emperors of Eternal Evil solo game of the same name!Discuss here: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3578Or here: https://twitter.com/GameBookClub

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Episode 7 - Podcast on the Borderland

In episode 6, Mike, Brett and Andy return to discuss Jason Begy's journal article 'Board Games and the Construction of Cultural Memory'.We reference the train games 1830, Age of Steam and Empire Builder.Read Jason's article here: https://tinyurl.com/ybclg6zcDiscuss here: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/3578

Episode 6 - Train of Thought

In Episode 5, Andy, Brett & Mike reflect on gaming in 2019, analyzed through lens of Johan Huizinga's foundational anthropological game studies text, 'Homo Ludens'.

Episode 5 - Homo Ludens MMXIX

In Episode 4, Brett, Andy and Mike discuss Frank Herbert's SciFi classic Dune, as well as the Dune board game (designed by Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, & Peter Olotka), originally published by Avalon Hill and most recently by Gale Force Nine.

Episode 4 - How You Dune?

In Episode 3, Brett, Andy and Mike discuss Mark Herman and Volko Ruhnke's COIN game 'Fire in the Lake' as well as 'The Vietnam War', a 10-part documentary series by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Geoffrey Ward.

Episode 3 - Good Evening, Vietnam

In Episode 2, Brett, Andy and Mike discuss Cole Wehrle and Sierra Madre Games' title, John Company, in the context of reading John Keay's The Honourable Company.(Please note, I refer to this as Episode 1 in the intro, but it is in fact Episode 2)

Episode 2 - A Company Man

Welcome to GameBookClub! Episode 1 serves as an introduction to our stakeholders in the primary discussions to be had on our podcast: Mike, Brett & Andy. Here we attempt to define "GameBookClub", lay out our primary goals and motivations for the podcast, contextualize our own backgrounds via personal 'gamer biographies', and discuss possible future directions for the show. Thanks and hope you enjoy!

Episode 1 - An Auspicious Beginning

A podcast about the cross-talk between table top games and other pieces of cultural media, viewed in the tradition of comparative analysis. Discuss here: https://tinyurl.com/y5dmn7r4

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