MyGdt Stories

MyGdt Stories is an Italian podcast about board games that behaves less like a formal review desk and more like a hobby table with microphones nearby. The recent run is especially focused on memory, prizes, and the strange question of what makes a game last. The “Vincitori e giganti” and “Saranno Giganti” episodes move through European award years, comparing winners, nominees, longlists, and overlooked titles against the harder test of time. The panel is not satisfied with trophy status alone. A game has to keep appearing, keep being taught, keep being reprinted, or keep shaping the language players use around it. That is where the conversations get lively. Dixit, Pandemic, Dominion, Scythe, King Domino, Unlock, Just One, El Dorado, Res Arcana, Wingspan, Patchwork, Draftosaurus, It’s a Wonderful World, and Brass Birmingham become markers in a bigger argument about legacy. Some titles are treated as obvious survivors. Others get pulled apart for timing, audience, weight, production choices, or whether anyone at the table still wants to play them. The tone is casual and quick. People interrupt, correct names, challenge each other’s categories, remember a different edition, and occasionally admit they have not opened the game under discussion. That makes the show messy, but also specific. It values what happens when games leave award lists and hit real tables. Recent episodes also widen the lens. A conversation about a board-game design exhibition reflects on historical games, geographic origins, Italian designers, and the cultural value of public game events. Another episode takes on AI with cautious practicality, asking where it might help with writing, work communication, Dungeons & Dragons prep, and especially badly organized rulebooks. The show’s humor is dry and familiar, with jokes about bells, subscriptions, long episodes, and the panel’s own recurring habits. It assumes listeners already know some hobby vocabulary, but it does not turn that knowledge into gatekeeping. MyGdt Stories is best for board-game fans who like arguments about taste, longevity, editions, awards, and whether a celebrated title is still alive once the buzz has moved on.