Harvest Phase

Harvest Phase is a podcast about modern board games. Hosted by David and Marissa, we have off the cuff, one take discussions about the games we are playing, contemporary classics, and interesting game mechanisms, before focusing on a featured theme or game. Stick around after the game discussion for the patented Off Brand segment, where we dive into other mediums, hobbies, interests or things that bring us joy.

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Rumination on the Card Economy

July 31, 2022 • Marissa Misura & David McGregor • Episode 23

We are back for what we hope isn’t a one off episode. Our goal is an episode a month as we get our sea legs with parenthood, playing games, and just the day to day drudgery of the 9-5. What a way to make a livin’. We spit ball about games that we have played over the past three months in “Quick Fire” fashion. Some we liked, some we didn’t, and one was a surprising disappointment. I used Craiyon to generate the cover by typing the phrase, “Ark Nova is not our jam.” Feel free to jump over there and let an AI generate your nightmares.

Here’s to more games in the future. Beware the spiders in your house Crocs, and don’t let the bastards get you down.

Apologies for a lack of designers/publishers in the notes.
12:22 Founders of Teotihuacan
19:30 Breaking Away
21:08 Longshot: The Dice Game
22:30 Furnace
25:35 Museum: Pictura
31:00 Vagrantsong
38:45 Games that interest us at Gen Con 2022
52:05 Regicide
58:30 Smartphone Inc.
01:06:45 Dice Realms
01:12:49 Planet Unknown
01:23:19 Foundations of Rome
01:39:00 Ark Nova