We buy games for a lot of reasons. To have fun with friends, to discover a new designer or enjoy a mechanic we don’t currently have represented in our collection. But could there be… another reason? One that goes down to the very root of human nature? Are we maybe buying promise more than just the hot new cardboard offering at our FLGS? This week on the show, Steve, Rob and Evan attempt to find out! Want to ask a question or give us your two cents about the state of euros? Hit us up at cardboardphilosophypod@gmail.com! Want to play some of Robert’s games? Grab them here! - https://www.allplay.com/board-games/partner/bitewing/ Cites and Sources 3 Ring Circus - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371947/3-ring-circus 7th Citadel - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286063/the-7th-citadel Agricola - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219650/arydia-the-paths-we-dare-tread Batman: The Animated Series Adventures – Shadow of the Bat - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299566/batman-the-animated-series-adventures-shadow-of-th Botswana - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398/wildlife-safari Caesar!: Seize Rome In 20 Minutes - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338957/caesar-seize-rome-in-20-minutes Cat Blues: The Big Gig - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414351/cat-blues-the-big-gig Dark Souls: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/197831/dark-souls-the-board-game Elden Ring: Realm of the Grafted King - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/373107/elden-ring-realm-of-the-grafted-king Frosthaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295770/frosthaven Gloomhaven - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260410/horizon-zero-dawn-the-board-game Merchants of Andromeda - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/436516/merchants-of-andromeda Merchants of Amsterdam - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/531/merchants-of-amsterdam Oathswarn - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251661/oathsworn-into-the-deepwood Ra - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12/ra Root - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Slay The Spire: The Board Game - https://boardgamegeek.om/boardgame/338960/slay-the-spire-the-board-game Tainted Grail - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264220/tainted-grail-the-fall-of-avalon Unconscious Mind - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329500/unconscious-mind Veiled Fate - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315695/veiled-fate Yucatan - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330510/yucatan