Tom, Julie, and Eric discuss some Thanksgiving plans before reacting to some recent manufacturing trends in the boardgame industry, from environmentally friendly choices, to the insistance that every game have a custom insert. Our Tale of Boardgaming Horror is a case of mistaken identity, and we close the show with some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
01:02 - Shipping in the Game Box
01:45 - Thanksgiving
03:22 - PAX Unplugged and Christmas Videos
04:03 - All the Kickstarters are Delivering At Once
05:53 - Production Trends: Giant Rulebooks
07:33 - Self-Assembled Multi-Layered Boards
11:08 - Puzzle vs. Folded Boards and Other Board Trends
13:23 - Environmentally Friendly Choices: Stickers
15:13 - Bands and Paper Wrap Around Cards
17:18 - Paperboard Inserts
21:09 - Rewood
23:56 - Kallax as a Measure of Size
25:48 - Plastic Inserts
33:56 - Plastic Wrap on Punchboards
35:26 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
41:00 - Lords of Vegas
45:59 - EXIT Advent: The Missing Hollywood Star
48:32 - The Coldest Night
52:26 - Arbolito
55:04 - SETI
58:14 - Kronologic Paris 1920
