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In Episode 214 we dive deep on a whole bunch of our listener's board game queries.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Is there a point in a game where you should call it quits?
7:25 What are games you might enjoy more if the publisher added, removed, or changed one thing?
16:08 What games are you jealous of players experiencing for the first time?
30:58 Do good gamers make good game designers and vice versa?
36:32 Do you think you'll outgrow the hobby or slow down your current interests?
50:16 How much time do you spend playing games each week and are you playing them with friends or family?
55:58 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 213 we discuss our top 5 filler board games.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Top 5 Filler Games
06:54 Ticket to Ride: San Francisco
10:23 Pass the Pigs
16:22 Kingdomino
20:14 Imhotep
23:23 The Mind
28:43 Fantasy Realms
34:24 Can't Stop / Mountain Goats
38:40 Azul
42:47 Coloretto
45:25 7 Wonders Duel
52:20 Sea Salt & Paper
57:34 Onitama
59:49 Star Realms
1:07:04 Fantastic Factories
1:12:52 Strike
1:16:08 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 212 we give our hot take review on Tikal covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss a poll on whose games you're playing. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Fractal: Beyond the Void, and 7 Wonders Duel.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Poll: Whose boardgames are you most often playing?
09:37 Tikal Description
10:36 Gameplay and Mechanisms
26:48 Production and Theme
29:55 Final Thoughts
38:00 Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
49:05 Fractal: Beyond the Void
52:53 7 Wonders Duel
56:24 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 211 we've gone back to the mailbag and answered our listener's questions.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:07 What mechanisms do each of you gravitate towards?
6:16 What are your feelings on board games becoming video games and vice versa?
15:48 What makes a good rulebook to you?
25:41 What games would you take on a trip that are appropriate to play outside?
30:33 What tactics have you used to get a non-gamer into board game night?
39:27 Describer your ideal 3 course board game meal.
48:17 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 210 we give our hot take review on Daybreak covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss a poll on quarterbacks in co-op games. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, Cat in the Box, and 7 Wonders Duel, and give a future take on Lord of the Rings Duel for Middle Earth
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Poll: Who's the quarterback when playing co-op games in our game group?
08:24 Daybreak Description
10:22 Gameplay and Mechanisms
20:57 Production and Theme
33:35 Final Thoughts
39:35 Batman: Gotham City Chronicles
49:45 Cat in the Box
55:27 7 Wonders Duel and Lord of the Rings Duel for Middle Earth
1:01:21 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 209 we discuss the Board Game Geeks Top 20 games.
We also discuss a poll on whether you've been influenced to buy a game because it was high up on that ratings list.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Poll: Do you think a board game being in the Board Game Geek Top 20 ever influenced your decision to buy it?
07:35 Feature Discussion - Board Game Geek Top 20 Games.
58:24 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 208 we discuss some of our biggest annoyances that some publishers do in regards to the production, components, or presentation of their board games. We look at games that have these problems but also games that we think solved those issues.
We also discuss a poll on whether a past production issue would turn us off from future games by that publisher.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:36 Poll: Has a production or component issue ever made you hesitate in buying another game from that publisher?
11:50 Top 3 Board Game Production Pet Peeves
13:50 Boring or non-thematic first player tokens (Discussed: Nucleum, Boonlake, Pan Am. Wingspan/Wyrmspan, Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, Dune: Imperium, Dinosaur Island)
20:03 Bad rulebooks (Discussed: Kemet: Blood and Sand, Bitoku, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, Trellis, One Deck Galaxy, Arcs, Smartphone, Inc., Inis, Tainted Grail, This War of Mine)
28:34 Game boxes are too small (Discussed: Great Wall, Lords of Hellas, Blood Rage, Ankh: Gods of Egypt, Return to Dark Tower, Lords of Ragnarok)
36:57 Paper thin player boards (Discussed: Terraforming Mars, Underwater Cities, Pan Am, Apiary, Tapestry)
42:44 Lack of diverse representation in art (Discussed: Hansa Teutonica, Grand Austria Hotel, Skyrise, Royal Visit, My Father's Work, Abducktion)
49:15 Repetitive Card Artwork (Discussed: Capital Lux 2: Generations, Nidavellier, Revive, Tapestry, Star Realms, Shamans)
55:48 Molded inserts that make setup or teardown harder (Discussed: Great Western Trail: 2nd Edition, Lords of Waterdeep, Apiary, Expeditions, Dwellings of Eldervale, Cat in the Box, Wonderland's War, Brass: Birmingham)
1:02:24 Production obstructs function (Discussed: Voidfall, Arcs, Smartphone, Inc., Trekking the World, Eclipse: 2nd Dawn, Trouble, Tacocat
1:09:26 Excessive Card Tucking (Discussed: One Deck Galaxy, Terraforming Mars, Revive, Expeditions, La Granja, Lacrimosa, Space Base, Aquatica)
1:17:30 Runner Ups (Discussed: Voidfall, Magic: The Gathering, Scythe, Carcassone, Baseball Highlights 2045, Star Realms)
1:21:56 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 207 we give our hot take review on Luthier covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss a poll on publisher/designer behavior influencing your interest in buying games. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion, Poetry for Neanderthals, and Sail.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Poll: Do the personalities (good or bad), political stances, or past business practices (good or bad) of a publisher or designer influence your willingness to buy a game?
11:50 Luthier Description
14:38 Gameplay and Mechanisms
32:19 Production and Theme
39:10 Final Thoughts
47:15 Poetry for Neanderthals
51:14 Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion
1:00:58 Sail
1:06:40 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 206 we're joined by Arwen from the Cardboard Time Podcast to discuss the reasons that we decide to buy games.
We discuss a poll on how much thought you put into a game before purchasing it.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
04:45 Poll: How much thought do you put into your choice to purchase a board game?
09:24 Why do we buy games?
10:13 Interactive puzzle
14:16 Easy teach with strong decision space
18:12 I've played it, I LOVE it, and I have a group to play it with
22:14 Captivating system
27:34 Mechanically or thematically unique
31:15 The best version of a mechanism
34:27 Unique or novel
37:58 Accessibility
46:09 Intriguing and deeply discounted
50:22 Speed Round Questions
1:05:54 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 205 we revisit our hot takes on Arcs covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss a poll on traveling with games. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Captain Flip, Architects of the West Kingdom, and A Gest of Robin Hood.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Poll: When you travel on vacation, how many games do you bring with you?
08:24 Arcs Description
10:12 Gameplay and Mechanisms
33:01 Production and Theme
42:50 Final Thoughts
49:58 Captain Flip
53:29 Architects of the West Kingdom
56:25 A Gest of Robin Hood
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In Episode 204 we conclude the 2024 countdown of our top 40 Board Games of all time with choices 1-10.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:29 Chris #10 Apiary
07:13 Adam #10 Battle for Rokugan
11:30 Tim #10 The Castles of Burgundy
13:25 Chris and Tim #9 Agricola
18:08 Adam #9 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
21:37 Chris #8 - Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy
23:54 Tim #8 - Pulsar 2849
26:20 Adam #8 - Sol: Last Days of a Star
29:31 Chris #7 - A Feast for Odin
33:48 Adam #7 - Shamans
37:32 Tim #7 - Tapestry
40:04 Chris #6 - Voidfall
44:09 Adam #6 - The Expanse Board Game
39:32Tim #6 - Cyclades
52:24 Chris #5 - Tapestry
55:51 Adam #5 - Gaia Project
59:20 Tim #5 - Lorenzo Il Magnifico
1:02:10 Chris #4 (Adam #3) - Dune: Imperium Uprising / Dune: Imperium
1:04:56 Adam #4 - Arcs / Brian Boru
1:11:40 Tim #4 - Nucleum
1:15:09 Chris #4 - Gaia Project
1:18:51 Tim #3 - Everdell
1:21:03 Chris #2 - Distilled
1:24:55 Adam #2 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
1:26:42 Tim #2 - Dune: Imperium
1:28:06 Chris #1 - Pan Am
1:31:33 Adam #1 - Fractal: Beyond the Void
1:35:35 Tim #1 - Gaia Project / Age of Innovation
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In Episode 203 we continue the 2024 countdown of our top 40 Board Games of all time with choices 11-20.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:34 Chris #20 La Granja
03:58 Adam #20 Voidfall
06:32 Tim #20 Sea Salt & Paper
08:08 Chris #19 Darwin's Journey
11:28 Adam #19 - Pax Pamir 2nd Edition / Arcs
15:09 Tim #19 - Tichu
16:01 Chris #18 - Blood Rage
18:28 Adam #18 - Baseball Highlights 2045
22:22 Tim #18 - The Voyages of Marco Polo / Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
23:44 Chris #17 - Thunder Road: Vendetta
26:29 Adam #17 - Barrage
29:35 Tim #17 - Clank! Catacombs
30:52 Chris #16 - Obsession
33:46 Adam #16 - Marrakesh
37:11 Tim #16 - Lost Ruins of Arnak
37:56 Chris #15 - Azul
39:47 Adam #15 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
43:37 Tim #15 - Ark Nova
45:07 Chris #14 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
48:22 Adam #14 - Wonderland's War
49:42 Tim #14 - Thunder Road: Vendetta
51:45 Chris #13 - Marrakesh
53:04 Adam #13 - Cat in the Box
55:34 Tim #13 - Le Havre
56:18 Chris #12 - Barrage
57:35 Adam #12 - Pan Am
59:55 Tim #12 - Blood Rage
1:01:15 Chris #11 - Maracaibo
1:04:37 Adam #11 - Smartphone, Inc.
1:07:05 Tim #11 - Terraforming Mars
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In Episode 202 we continue the 2024 countdown of our top 40 Board Games of all time with choices 21-30.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Chris #30 Wolves
03:33 Adam #30 Star Wars: Rebellion
05:23 Tim #30 Grand Austria Hotel
08:56 Chris #29 Godspeed
12:24 Adam #29 - Blood Rage
13:55 Tim #29 - Rising Sun
15:21 Chris #28 - Yokohama
18:43 Adam #28 - Beyond the Sun
22:42 Tim #28 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
24:52 Chris #27 - Ark Nova
30:19 Adam #27 - Age of Galaxy
33:05 Tim #27 - Underwater Cities
36:12 Chris #26 - Terracotta Army
38:52 Adam #26 - Revive
40:05 Tim #26 - Boast or Nothing
43:00 Chris #25 - Lost Ruins of Arnak
47:10 Adam #25 - Godspeed
47:48 Tim #25 - Architects of the West Kingdom
50:14 Chris #24 - Wonderland's War
54:32 Adam #24 - Dune
48:35 Tim #24 - Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
1:02:48 Chris #23 - Terraforming Mars
1:06:09 Adam #23 - Patchwork
1:09:37 Tim #23 - Apiary
1:12:10 Chris #22 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
1:12:51 Adam #22 - Haggis
1:14:53 Tim #22 - Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
1:18:02 Chris #21 - Kanban EV
1:20:56 Adam #21 - Terraforming Mars
1:21:36 Tim #21 - Wonderland's War
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In Episode 201 we start the 2024 countdown of our top 40 Board Games of all time with choices 31-40.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:11 Top Games of All Time - How we made our lists
08:44 Chris #40 Battle for Rokugan
10:57 Adam #40 Brass: Birmingham
12:54 Tim #40 Rajas of the Ganges
14:47 Chris #39 - Castles of Burgundy
16:55 Adam #39 - Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
20:22 Tim #39 - Voidfall
21:28 Chris #38 - Nidavellir
26:32 Adam #38 - Apiary
27:30 Tim #38 - Marrakesh
29:11 Chris #37 - Fractal: Beyond the Void
31:22 Adam #37 - Rising Sun
33:55 Tim #37 - Scythe
36:12 Chris #36 - The Quacks of Quedlinburg
39:21 Adam #36 - It's a Wonderful World
41:37 Tim #36 - Viticulture: Essential Edition
43:43 Chris #35 - Robot Quest Arena
46:03 Adam #35 - Capital Lux 2: Generations
48:03 Tim #35 - Space Base
50:30 Chris #34 - Smartphone, Inc.
52:10 Adam #34 - SpaceCorp 2025 - 2300 AD
55:21 Tim #34 - Sky Team
58:56 Chris #33 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
1:01:02 Adam #33 - Xenon Profiteer
1:02:29 Tim #33 - Revive
1:04:50 Chris #32 - Woodcraft
1:08:18 Adam #32 - Glory to Rome
1:11:24 Tim #32 - Battle for Rokugan
1:12:32 Chris #31 - Heat: Pedal to the Metal
1:15:56 Adam #31 - Star Tycoon
1:20:52 Tim #31 - Star Realms
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In Episode 200 we provide our hot take review of D.E.I.: Divide et Impera covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss making the podcast after 200 episodes. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Hallertau and Kanban EV and a Future Take on Founders of Reyvick.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:08 Discussion: Episode 200!
05:58 D.E.I.: Divide et Impera Description
07:53 Gameplay and Mechanisms
17:08 Production and Theme
23:51 Final Thoughts
28:43 Hallertau
37:30 Future Take: Founders of Reyvick
42:39 Kanban EV
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In Episode 199 we talk about types of games that don't get us excited... but we also reflect on why that is and talk about some games in those genres that have worked or might work for us.
We also discuss a related poll on genres or types of board games that are an immediate turn off.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Poll Time: Are there any genres or types of board games that are an automatic turn off?
02:56 Game types that we're not into
05:47 Skirmish Games (Guards of Atlantis II, Warhammer 40K, Heroclix, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game, Battletech)
10:50 Team Games/Cooperative Games (Cerebria: The Inside World, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, Star Wars: Rebellion, Ankh: Gods of Egypt, Sky Team, Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood, Cthulhu: Death May Die, Codenames, Rush Out)
19:18 Collectable Card Games (Magic: The Gathering, Wonders of the First, Disney Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited, Mindbug, Star Realms)
28:14 Party Games (Trivial Pursuit, Apple to Apples, Codenames, Challengers!, Skull, Just One, So Clover, Green Team Wins, Balderdash, El Grande, Libertalia)
38:45 Multi-player Solitaire (Hallertau, Nucleum, Bruxelles 1893, Wingspan,
43:20 Negotiation Games (John Company, Rising Sun, Dune, Pax Pamir: 2nd Edition, Diplomacy, Chinatown, Poker, Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy)
50:47 Message Games (Daybreak, Doubt is our Product, This War of Mine, Meltwater: A Game of Tactical Starvation)
54:17 Wargames (Maria, Twilight Struggle, Undaunted)
1:00:23 Abstract Games (Mandala, Cascadia, Azul, Sagrada, Project L)
1:02:03 Trick Taking Games (Shamans, Cat in the Box, Brian Boru: High King of Ireland, Skull King, Lettertricks, Euchre, Spades, Boast or Nothing.
1:05:39 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 198 we each discuss our top 5 board games that have a small footprint on the table.
We also discuss a poll on whether the footprint of a game influences your purchase.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Poll Time: Does the footprint of a board game on the table have an impact on whether you'll purchase a game?
07:26 Top 5 Small Footprint Games
09:14 Skull
12:42 Age of Galaxy
16:08 For Sale
19:15 High Society
22:06 Watergate
25:30 Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
28:34 Five Three Five
33:21 Calico
37:48 Sea Salt & Paper
38:53 Patchwork
44:29 Disney Villainous
48:55 Sky Team
56:20 Shamans
59:27 Star Realms, Hero Realms, Cthulhu Realms
1:03:44 Haggis
1:07: Runners Up (Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, Shards of Infinity, Cat in the Box, Cafe, Azul, Hissy Fit)
1:14:18 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 197 we each discuss our top 5 board games that we really like but can't seem to win.
We also discuss a poll on whether you've bought board games because of an award.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Poll Time: Have you ever purchased a board game because it won a prominent award?
04:45 Top 5 Games We Suck At
07:46 Tapestry
10:32 Space Base and Nidavellir
14:42 Barrage
18:32: Apiary
20:17 The Castles of Burgundy
22:50 The Voyages of Marco Polo and Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
25:54 Underwater Cities
28:40 Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
32:44 Dune
35:35 Ark Nova
41:14 Yokohama
42:35 Pan Am
44:15 Agricola
48:02 Clank! Legacy
50:00 Runners Up (Battle for Rokugan, Skyrise, Rising Sun)
54:28 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 196 we provide our hot take review of Biohack covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss a poll on buying expansions sight unseen. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Camel Up, Le Havre, and Skyrise.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Question: Are there any games you would buy an expansion for without knowing anything about them?
08:33 Wyrmspan Giveaway Winner
09:26 Biohack Description
11:09 Gameplay and Mechanisms
31:41 Production and Theme
41:41 Final Thoughts
44:58 Camel Up
49:38 Le Havre
57:05 Skyrise
1:03:34 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 195 we discuss the second half of our semi-annual BGHT convention. 3 gamers, 5 days, 16 games played. In this episode we discuss 8 of those games including several that were new to us.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Revive
06:20 Starship Captains
13:31 Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
16:27 Marvel Remix
19:10 Voidfall
35:10 Galactic Renaissance
45:57 Marrakesh
50:31 Pan Am
55:22 Listener Shoutout
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