Hi folks,
Today we have a special guest in our podcast: Richard Ham AKA Rahdo from Rahdo Run Through. This is the first time I'm interviewing someone in English and a known figure from the community. You can find timestamps for this interview if you are looking for a specific question.
I hope you will like it,
Amir
Link to Rahdo channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/rahdo
Timestamps:
Intro + There are 2 questions I always ask my guests, what was the last game you played and if you can talk about it a bit and, how did you get into the hobby?
3:49 How should I address you Rahdo or Richard?
4:03 What are your top 3 most played games of 2019 and, which games are you most excited for in 2020?
6:11 As we all know about you; you don't like games that may hurt other players. Following that, is there a more confrontational game that you like?
9:31 We are living in the "Golden Age" of board games. More than 50,000 different games are created each year. Some people have complained that we are getting just a better version of older games. Do you agree with this? Do you think the hobby suffers from a lack of "Innovation"?
12:32 A publisher comes to you and tells you to pick a designer and a pair of mechanisms for that designer to mash up in their next game, what will those be?
14:15 What are the difficulties you have experienced when establishing your YouTube channel and what difficulties are you facing today?
18:30 Have you ever thought about creating your own board game?
19:41 Can you please mention the best moments of your career as Rahdo in Rahdo runs through?
22:00 You recently did the top 10 favorite games of all time. With the exception of Gloomhaven, none of the games are from the last 5 years. Why is that?
26:45 What do you think about legacy games? Is it a good trend? or is it a buzz word to make the consumers buy this game?
29:08 What is your opinion about games which are app-driven like Journeys in Middle Earth, Chronicles of Crime? Is it a good thing or does it take the "charm" of board games because we are using technology?
31:47 What is your favorite mechanism?
32:40 What made you retire from the "video game" industry and focus on the board game industry?
34:24 How many games do you own? Question about storage: how do you store your games horizontal or diagonal?
36:05 Do you have any other hobbies other than board games?
36:34 Have you ever visited Israel?
36:54 Moving out of the U.S and back again, can you please share your thoughts and feelings regarding this experience?
41:01 How can you explain the rules better?
44:05 How difficult is it to explain a game, play it (with both of your hands), and think about how Jen will play?
46:02 You upload on average more than 15 videos each month. Do you enjoy playing games or does it feel like work for you? Are there any games you have sold which you miss?
50:22 When you created Rahdo run through have you ever thought it would be so huge?
52:53 Some questions about Jen, if I may: Did Jen get into board games thanks to you or were she familiar with that before?
55:06 Did board games help your relationship?
56:00 When someone is suffering from "AP" what is your solution for that?
57:53 Do you play with other people besides Jen?
1:00:15 Which Pandemic do you like the most? (except for Pandemic Legacy) ?
1:01:11 wonders feel a bit shallow as a 2-player game and most of the people prefer 7 wonders duel as 2 player games. Why do you prefer 7 wonder vanilla?
1:02:41 The endless debate regarding Caverna and Agricola, why do you prefer Agricola?
Unfortunately, this is the limit of Characters, please keep listening.
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