Welcome to the fifth episode of Under the Lid, a biweekly HippoCampus Games podcast!

In today's episode, Adam and Gimo will be discussing games from the BoardGameGeek top 100 all time! This episode we'll be looking at our favorites and least favorites from 81-90.

For today's main topic, we will be discussing the designer Richard Garfield through four hand-picked games: Android: Netrunner by Richard Garfield (Fantasy Flight Games, 2012 [1996]), King of Tokyo/New York by Richard Garfield (IELLO, 2011/2014), RoboRally by Richard Garfield (Avalon Hill, 1994 [2016]), Magic: the Gathering by Richard Garfield (Wizards of the Coast, 1993).

Stay tuned to the end for our final thoughts and overall comparisons of these four games and how they contribute to the style of designer Richard Garfield.

BGG Top 100 (81-90)

5:43 - (Adam) Star Realms by Robert Dougherty and Darwin Kastle (White Wizard Games, 2014, #87)

9:14 - (Gimo) Istanbul by Rudiger Dorn (Pegasus Spiele, 2014, #90)

14:05 - (Both) The Resistance: Avalon by Don Eskridge (Indie Boards and Cards, 2012, #85)

21:33 - (Gimo) Legendary Encounters: an Alien Deck Building Game by Ben Cichoski and Daniel Mandel (Upper Deck Entertainment, 2014, #88)

23:44 - (Adam) A Game of Thrones: the Board Game (second edition) by Christian T. Petersen (Fantasy Flight Games, 2011, #84)

Main topic - Richard Garfield

30:19 - Intro to Richard Garfield

30:48 - Android: Netrunner

34:16 - King of Tokyo/New York

40:22 - RoboRally

45:35 - Magic: the Gathering

56:02 - Final Thoughts