Framing can be important! It’s the difference between me introducing you to “my wife, Wendy” and my “good friend, Wendy.” In that case, it’s also a deciding factor on how awkward the car ride home will be!

But how does this factor into board games? Do the same mechanics with different descriptions change the feel and flow of a game? Setting the stage with a mind blowing example from the table of none other than Reiner Knizia himself - Evan, Robert and Steve dive in on this week’s show!

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Cites and Sources

Age of Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-of-steam

Anachrony - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185343/anachrony

American Book Shop - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292811/american-bookshop

Ark Nova - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342942/ark-nova

Galactic Renaissance - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365526/galactic-renaissance

Heaven & Ale - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227789/heaven-and-ale

Hot Streak - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446497/hot-streak

Imperial Steam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338760/imperial-steam

Just One - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one

Last Will - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/97842/last-will

Parade - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56692/parade

Penguin Party - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/56933/penguin-party

Poison - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/17025/poison

Relationship Tightrope - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368/relationship-tightrope

Speakeasy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375459/speakeasy

Stroganov - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323156/stroganov

Tigris & Euphrates - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphrates

Yellow & Yangtze - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244114/yellow-and-yangtze