Low Player Count is a now-defunct podcast devoted to thinking about, sometimes reviewing, but mostly discussing solo and two player boardgames and their place in the current board gaming culture. Instead of just doing reviews, we aim to dissect the larger boardgames industry through our discussions of one and two-player games, occasionally focusing on a specific game. We are three guys with a wide range of gaming interests and tastes, but all have an affinity for solo and two-player boardgames.
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Episode 35 - All Aboard the Hype Train
In Episode 35, the Low Player Count crew discusses hype in the boardgaming industry. Do you build into the hype or get caught up in it? Whose job is it to perpetuate the hype? They also talk about BGGcon, future episodes, all while Travis tries not to drool about his copy of A Feast For Odin.
Times:
3:05 - BGGcon is So Close!
5:39 - Shawn Needs a Gaming Buddy at BGGcon
7:50 - Planning Games at Cons
10:20 - Shawn is Inundated with School
11:00 - Shameless Plug
12:25 - Show Ideas?
14:00 - Nemo’s War Unboxing Video
14:45 - Odin
17:14 - The Awkwardness Ensues
19:37 - BoardGameTables.com!
20:18 - Hype in Boardgaming!!!
22:08 - Kickstarter Hype
32:00 - Social Media Hype Machine
34:15 - Stomping on Someone’s Hype
44:35 - Donny Getting Swept Up by the Hype
50:00 - Hype in Other Mediums
55:48 - Lotus & Marketing
58:25 - Content Creator Hype Machine
68:40 - Hype Letdown
75:15 - End Bits
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