Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Adam explores nature-themed board games like Finspan, highlighting their design choices. He also touches on the educational elements in games like Primates and Nature from NorthStar Games. Enjoy this deep dive into the board game industry and see some exciting board game releases, with loads of tips for board game designers.

Review Copies Recieved: Finspan (Stonemaier Games), Nature (NorthStar Games) and Primates (Green Butterfly Games).

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0:00 Introduction
2:47 Beauty
5:16 Simulation
7:38 Education
10:41 Fantasy
14:05 Game Design Books
14:54 Set Collection
16:09 Drafting
18:54 Tableau Building
23:51 Area Control
27:07 Animal Characteristics
29:08 Who are we?
31:01 Summary