Great job everyone, especially Beyond Awesome, for putting something like this together! The Round Table format is a really fun way to discuss content, and could work with so many things: talking about individual cards, analyzing a kingdom or a game, discussing broader strategy paradigms like pile control or engine-building, and speculating about how Nocturne cards will interact with the rest of Dominion. Podcasts and more detailed articles aren't everyone's thing, so having another medium for discussion is cool.
Chris ninja'd me to referencing FiveThirtyEight's chats (
here's a recent example)--I really like their format. Having a more formal host to guide conversation and keep things on track is super important, and yeah, eight is definitely too many people. FiveThirtyEight usually keeps their round tables to no more than three or four plus a host. This keeps chats shorter, reduces redundant responses, and gives more space for each person to share.
My only other comment is when discussing kingdoms, it might be better to limit the number of kingdoms analyzed in a single chat. I get that the point was to show how Donate works in various situations, but five random kingdoms is probably too much for many readers to take in and really follow (or even for those participating in the chat to discuss productively). Analyzing just one or two kingdoms in-depth at most per chat will probably be more effective and impactful for most readers.
All that to say, this is an awesome format for blog content, and with a few tweaks, these round table chats could be an excellent space for continued conversation. Keep up the great work!