In this nearly 50 minute monster, Tom is taking a thorough dive into John Company: Second Edition – a frightfully expansive game with lofty ambitions in both its mechanics and themes. Touching on some truly horrifying, very real history; this game pushes the limits of what can be comfortably represented on your kitchen table. For this reason, we’ve pulled out all the stops to comprehensively cover this beast of a box.

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RTFM's How To Play of John Company: https://youtu.be/VcEJh47rWMI?feature=shared
Dan Thurot's Review of John Company: https://spacebiff.com/2022/11/23/john-company-3/
NPI's Video Essay on Colonialism in Board Games: https://youtu.be/VQuFSxs9VXA?feature=shared
William Dalrymple's 'The Anarchy: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42972023
Shashi Tharoor's 'Inglorious Empire': https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34185892-inglorious-empire
Molly House: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/wehrlegig-games/wehrlegig-games

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