The mere framing of a question can subtly or overtly determine the answer. There's an old joke about a monk who asks his superior, "Can I smoke while I meditate?" He is told no, as that would be sullying an act that is meant to be free from worldly concerns. The clever monk decides instead to ask another superior, "While I smoke, can I meditate?" So it is with boardgames! Framing can have tremendous consequences.

01:55 AYURIS: XenoShyft: Onslaught (Keren Philosophales & Michael Shinall, CMON, 2015) and Dreadmire (Michael Shinall, CMON, 2017)

Games Played Last Week:
04:35 -Assault on Doomrock: Doompocalypse (Christopher Niewiadomski & Tom Stasiak, Beautiful Disaster Games, 2017)
06:47 -Alma Mater (Acchittocca, Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, Stefano Luperto, & Antonio Tinto, eggertspiele, 2020)
11:50 -Spirit Island: Jagged Earth (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2020)
15:13 -Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan (Simone Luciani & Daniele Tascini, Hans im Gluck, 2019)
17:36 -Inhuman Conditions (Tommy Maranges & Cory O'Brien, Web published, 2018)
23:43 -First Class (Helmut Ohley, Hans im Gluck, 2016)
26:35 -Argent: Summer Break (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2014)
35:55 -On the Edge (John Nephew & Johnathan Tweet, Atlas Games, 1994)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
40:23 Sakura Arms from Level 99 Games
42:27 Armada by Mantic
43:27 Groundhog Day by Prospero Hall
44:10 Renegade and Hasbro monetize your childhood: G.I. Joe, Transformers, and My Little Pony
44:53 Nerd Alert: First Monday in October

46:57 Topic: Subliminal Brainwash