Top 5 Board Game Designers

In Episode 116 we discuss our top 5 favorite board game designers.  We talk about our favorite designers, the games that we've loved by them as well as some we haven't, and the games that we want to try next by them.

We also discuss a poll on giving up while learning games.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:27 Poll: Have you ever given up while learning a game?
12:29 Top 5 favorite board game designers
16:03 Paolo Mori (Libertalia, Ethnos, Dogs of War)
17:21 Elizabeth Hargrave (Wingspan, Tussie Mussie, The Fox Experiment, Mariposas)
19:12 Vladimir Suchy (Underwater Cities, Messina 1347, Praga Caput Regni, Last Will, Pulsar 2849)
21:13 Ivan Lashin (Smartphone, Inc., Furnace, Frozen Frontier)
22:22 Adam Kwapinski (Nemesis, Lords of Hellas, Lords of Ragnarok)
24:43 Bruno Cathala (Five Tribes, Jamaica, 7 Wonders Duel, Kingdomino, Cyclades)
28:29 Vlaada Chvatil (Through the Ages, Codenames, Galaxy Trucker, Mage Knight)
30:37 Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini, Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli (Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Golem, Barrage, Grand Austria Hotel, Tiletum)
35:21 Stefan Feld (Castles of Burgundy, Bonfire, Carpe Diem, Trajan, Marrakesh, Notre Dame)
39:48 David Turczi (Anachrony, Voidfall,  Imperium: Legends, Imperium: Classics)
42:16 Jamey Stegmaier (Tapestry, Scythe, Viticulture, Charterstone, Red Rising)
46:12 Shem Phillips, Sam Macdonald (Architects of the West Kingdom, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Wayfarers of the South Tigris, Scholars of the South Tigris)
48:11 Cole Wehrle (Pax Pamir: 2nd Edition, Arcs, Root, John Company 2nd Edition)
51:02 Eric Lang ( Blood Rage, Rising Sun, Ankh: Gods of Egypt, Marvel United, Victorian Masterminds, Chaos in the Old World)
56:49 Paul Dennen (Clank!, Clank! In! Space!, Clank! Legacy!, Clank! Catacombs, Dune: Imperium, Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne)
1:02:10 Listener Shoutout