PlayDNA

Linear narrative games like TimeStories aren't the only ones that can tell us stories. Legacy games, roleplaying games, deception games, and even CCG's can deliver compelling narra...

Love them or hate them, abstract strategy games are the most enduring genre of tabletop games. So what makes them so polarizing? Find episode notes at https://playdnapodcast.com/i...

Humans have a strong instinct to play make believe, but it doesn't stop when we are children. Board games create a magic circle, a place to experience imaginative play with others....

From soul-saving in Snakes and Ladders to cash-grabbing in The Checkered Game of Life, the landscape of American board games has undergone remarkable changes. Find episode notes a...

*If this is your first PlayDNA episode, welcome! We apologize for our poor audio quality, don't worry, we figure ourselves out over the next few episodes* Cribbage may have been d...