Episode 042 - Theme Vs Setting

Cardboard Philosophy

Theme and setting are both terms that get thrown around a lot in board game discussions – often as synonyms. But are they actually the same thing? If not… what makes them different?

This week on the show Evan, Robert and Steve are all diving into the weird and wonderful world of Theme VS Setting!

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Cites and Sources

An Infamous Traffic - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206490/an-infamous-traffic

Beowulf: The Movie Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29308/beowulf-the-movie-board-game

Chess - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess

Chinatown - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/47/chinatown

Cosmolancer - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119/cosmolancer

Decrypto - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto

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

Great Plains - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330036/great-plains

Halls of Hegra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/336131/halls-of-hegra

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

Imperium: Horizons - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons

John Company Second Edition - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332686/john-company-second-edition

Lisboa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161533/lisboa

Modern Art - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118/modern-art

Mombasa - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172386/mombasa

Municipium - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29410/municipium

On Mars - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184267/on-mars

Pax Pamir - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256960/pax-pamir-second-edition

Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root

Samurai - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3/samurai

SILOS - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/429765/silos

Skymines - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359438/skymines

Star Trek: Captain’s Chair - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/422541/star-trek-captains-chair

Tatari - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368554/tatari

The Defence of Procyon III - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267244/the-defence-of-procyon-iii

Through The Desert - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/503/through-the-desert

Trendy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1412/trendy

Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate

Waterfall Park - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396618/waterfall-park