Salton Sea, Arcs

There is a duality in first time plays, at least when you’re playing with a mind to reviewing. One path leads to potential, the other to the bin. A first time play can reveal quirks and kinks that promise an interesting second or third or fourth and beyond plays; exploration and indulgence. It can equally reveal a design you never wish to revisit. On today’s episode - two board games. Arcs and Salton Sea. A remix of space board games and a trudge through the bleak world of mining lithium. Each a representative of both polar opposites of first impressions.
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On to the timestamps:
0:00 Cold Open
1:46 Intro
2:49 Flavor Text
9:13 Salton Sea
41:46 Weight vs Subject
45:02 Arcs
1:15:03 Outro

[@lilpear4333]

Personally I’m super intrigued to see what happens with arcs. Cole Wherle is just a different breed and that campaign mode looks like it might help alleviate that issue with agency

[@FBracht]

Arcs is Cole at his Wehrliest. I thought Oath was gonna be this, but no. It’s Arcs.