Board Games as Stories Part 3 - Top 5 Climaxes

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In Episode 169 we continue our series about how board games can use the same structure as a story and give you a similar arc. In this third part we talk about games that have a great climax.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:08 Board Games as Stories - Climax
08:15 Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
11:55 Baseball Highlights 2045
15:38 Blood Rage
18:10 Rising Sun
21:10 Wonderland's War
23:53 Can't Stop
25:40 My Father's Work
29:59 Sol: Last Days of a Star
32:33 Clank!
36:46 Heat: Petal to the Metal, Downforce
41:18 Dune: Imperium
45:11 Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
47:50 Cryo
53:03 Pax Pamir: Second Edition 57:18 Scythe 1:01:33 Final Thoughts (Cthulhu: Death May Die, Frosthaven, Gloomhaven, Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Dune, Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy, Star Realms, Shards of Infinity, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game)
1:06:14 Listener Shoutout