Episode 327: Shackleton Base and Theme and Mechanism Alignment

Hey now, Cabalists! The gang is back and fired up for another
episode of The Cabal! Tony’s dealing with his dog’s unfortunate
bout of diarrhea, Chris went out to see Weird Al, and the crew hit
the table with a pile of great new games including Above and Below
Haunted, Ark Nova: Marine Worlds, El Burro, Heat Pedal to the
Metal, Moon Colony Bloodbath, and feature Shackleton Base by Fabio
Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, published by Sorry We Are French.
After Tony T delivers his always-popular News segment, the gang
dives into a discussion on the vital connection between theme and
mechanisms in board games. Above and Below Haunted: 00:09:41, Ark
Nova: Marine Worlds: 00:18:15, El Burro: 00:27:16, Heat: 00:37:35,
Moon Colony Bloodbath: 00:46:319, Shackleton Base: 01:04:09, News
with Tony T: 01:38:04, Theme and Mechanism Alignment: 02:31:41.
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