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#4 - On Playing vs Collecting

Season 1, Ep. 4

On this podcast, Tom and Kev discuss the crossover between being a game player and a game collector. We discuss 'Kallax guilt', the mental gymnastics involved in justifying adding new games to the collection and the benefits of 'capsule' games. Games mentioned in our chat are: Flesh and Blood, Magic the Gathering, Ark Nova, Game of Thrones LCG, X Wing, Too Many Bones, Mind Bug, Ark Nova, Kill Team, Seasons. Root and Seasons - and all in about twenty minutes!


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