{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Boardgames To Go 250 - This and That Again","description":"Openers: The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring \u2013 Trick-Taking Game Although it\u2019s true that episode #250 is a milestone, this podcast passed that some time ago. Between all of the extra episodes for BGGcons and Mark Madnesses, plus the occasional double-episodes in the old days, I don\u2019t know how many podcasts have actually been released. (My podcast host Libsyn says it\u2019s almost 400.) So this isn\u2019t an anniversary episode, just another \u201cregular\u201d one where I share some thoughts about games & the hobby overall. Although I missed EsCon in January (and Gulf Games last summer) due to illness, I still managed to play a bunch of games last month, including several at SoCal Games Day. I\u2019ve described this event before. This was the 94th one of those, and I have a special fondness for them\u2026maybe more than they even deserve! In the podcast I forgot to mention how they offer me the chance to play with my regular friends, and also other gamer friends that I don\u2019t see as often. Besides the games, part of the day was going out to lunch at an Italian deli and just talking. Can\u2019t believe I forgot to mention that! Closer: More comments & griping from me about how there aren\u2019t enough boardgames that are really about their subject matter. I think of this most of all when I\u2019m visiting somewhere, and I wish there was a game I could play & learn\/appreciate my vacation more. -Mark ","author_name":"Boardgames To Go","author_url":"http:\/\/www.boardgamestogo.com\/","html":"