PlayDNA Podcast

From wacky history, to design, to psychology, we discuss the multitude of ways board games improve our lives and make us human.

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Check out our love games episode if you’re looking to get cozy with your significant other, or just get silly with friends. We even go non traditional and cover a game about arranged marriage! Listen wherever you get podcasts. #valentine #boardgames

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We talk #trains this week! Did you know that #railwayinc is actually a reworked version of the old genre of Crayon Rail games? Fantastic little game where you draw your own train tracks onto the board. Listen to the episode on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast apps! #boardgames

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Setting up Order of the Oven Mitt, an #ediblegame by Jenn Sandercock! The gingerbread board was to die for. Strongly suggest picking up the cookbook and/or baking this sample game! #games #bakersofinstagram

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Why play your games when you can eat them?? We had the pleasure of baking a game from Jenn Sandercock’s Edible Games Cookbook, The Order of the Ovenmitt. Listen to this week’s episode to learn more! #ediblegames #yum #bakersofinstagram

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If you’ve been listening to the podcast you know we LOVE #thecrew. A puzzley, cooperative trick taking game that builds excellent tension and will make you groan and cheer in equal parts. Our group lovingly calls it SpaceBridge. #cardgames #boardgames #tricktaking

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#Bridge is a classic game- but more than that it's a tradition, passed down for centuries. The game has blossomed into a culture with rituals, conventions, & metagaming that go well beyond the rules. The New York Times ran a Bridge column for 70 years until 2015.

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Continuing with disability friendly games, we find #codenames and #SherlockHolmesConsultingdetective to be excellent choices for people with motor control issues. Listen to the episode for other suggestions!

#boardgames #accessiblity

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This week we discussed disability friendly games. #marrakech is a simple area control game suitable for those with hearing or motor control disabilities. Most of the game’s pieces are these big, beautiful rugs! Listen wherever you get your podcasts. #boardgames #accessibility

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This week we discuss disability friendly games! If you have a friend with a hearing, visual, physical, or neural disability, we have suggestions for you! But the real experts on the subject are @meeplelikeus who do full accessibility breakdowns for hundreds of games! #boardgames

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We are back for a great 2021 season!! This week in our first episode of the year we catch up on all the games we played over the holiday. Including one disastrous playthrough of Dune. . . What did you play over the holidays? #dune #boardgames

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#Coatl! A simple game of collecting pieces and building colorful snakes. It reminds us of Splendor in many ways, but the aesthetic and theming is extremely engaging and unique. #boardgames #aztec

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You guys, #ViaNebula has the best box tray design we have ever seen! Slots for each player's pieces so you don't have to sort them every time. And trays shaped like the resources that are supposed to go inside them! Simple resource gathering game with a Catan vibe.

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A fun find from 2020, CTRL by #pandasaurus. HELP US determine how to pronounce this- two of us definitely think it's supposed to be said as "Control." One stubborn unnamed individual refers to this game as "Katarl."

#ctrl #boardgames #areacontrol

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Tournament at Camelot! A charming little trick taking game that we fell in love with. This has been a trick taking heavy week, with The Crew, Bridge, and Indulgence on the menu. #tricktaking #cardgames #boardgames #tournamentatcamelot

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We have posted our last podcast episode for the year and will be back again in January. Till then, we have so much gaming to catch up on!

#boardgames #lordoftherings #deckbuilder

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Wishing all our American friends a Happy Thanksgiving! This year we are grateful to have each other, our families, and our listeners. Wishing everyone good health, good food, good company (but not too much!!), and a never-ending supply of games!

#boardgames #podcast #grateful

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What Shall I Be? was a game released in the 60's with a boy's and girl's version. The boy's version featured skills such as map reading, mathematics, and chemistry. The girl's version featured- well . . . these.

Discussed in our recent episode "Pink vs Blue"

#boardgames #gender

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This old #Battleship box cover is hilariously uncomfortable in its portrayal of gender roles. Board games and the gaming community have come a long way in their inclusivity, but there's still an undeniable expectation for how boys and girls 'should' play.

#boardgames #gender

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Like it or not, there's a gender divide in play, including board games. Damon talks about inclusivity in design and in play, early experiences playing with 'gendered' toys, and we discuss what makes a game feel more "masculine" or "feminine."

#boardgames #gender #toys

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Some more delicious possibilities, discussed in our recent episode about food themed games!

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#boardgames #foodies #gonutsfordonuts #alacarte #elevenses