You asked whether or not you should stick to readily available, less expensive games, or also include reviews of games that are hard to get without dropping some serious cash. I know it’s a bit of a cop-out, but I think you should continue to follow your instincts, which have been very good up to now. Follow the games that interest you, without regard to their price tag. I fear that if you start to impose limitations as to which games you want to talk about, it will effect the quality of your program. The life of a show like yours is the passion and interest you show. At the risk of undermining my point, don’t let what someone else writes or says on the internet influence you too much. I feel you’re on the right track.

For my .02 I’ll say do Vintage Games regardless of availability. If you only stick to Monopoly, Risk and Candyland because they are still available and cheap your going to be pretty hamstringed.

Abilty to obtain the game (either because of cost or OOP status) is always going to be an issue. I think its a bummer when someone talks up a game I can’t get… but shoot, Mark Johnson just did a two part podcast on La Citta and its $75.00 and out of print in just a few years. Even though I’m not going to buy it I still enjoyed his review of it and am hopeful that one of my gaming friends had the foresight to buy the game.

I listen to your podcast because I like the essoteric aspect of vintage games I used to play when I was younger. I’d hate to see it become Hasborged.

Best, Don.

I just listened to your Top Secret episode for my first time and in response to your question about focusing on readily-available versus collectible games… By all means go with WHATEVER tickles your fancy, regardless of the cost/value. You’re not SELLING games here, you’re discussing and critiquing. If a game is long out-of-print and extremely rare, to me that’s even MORE reason to do a show about it! There are so many terrific games I regret not picking up back in the 80s/90s and I would LOVE to hear detailed commentary about them.

Anyway, keep up the good work. I enjoy the show very much!

~Ogma