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For May, 2024. Jordan kicks it off with an exclamation of just how good X-Men '97 is (it really is), Dune, and how they relate to crowdfunding of board games. In our Other Plays, Thomas discusses Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs, and Jordan discusses Mother of Frankenstein.
Our Current Plays includes Grand Austria Hotel (1:03:24), Unmatched (2:05:00), Tiletum (2:50:52), and last, but not least, Iki (3:39:32).
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For April 2024, this episode is jam packed with our plays from March and April including Zavandor, The Hobbit, Forest Shuffle, Dice Thorne Adventures, 20 Strong, and Legacy of Yu! Thomas also mentions several games he claims are not worth mentioning.
We end off the episode with our plays of Concordia Venus and Res Arcana.
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Your intrepid hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss their time at this year's BreakOut Con in Toronto, including lots of games like Ex Libris, Sobek: 2 Players, Wizards of the Grimoire, Trekking through History, Brass: Birmingham, The Fox Experiment, Battle Tech, and Tiletum.
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Jordan and Thomas banter about their thoughts on player elimination and players bending their interpretation of rules.
Other plays includes discussions of Dorf Romantik, Monopoly Deal, Horrified: Greek Monsters, and It's a Wonderful Kingdom.
Current Plays:
1:16:20 - Age of Innovation
1:53:40 - Wyrmspan
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For January 2024
The guys don't have many Other Plays this episode, but manage to fill 40 minutes of banter anyway. Then it's app assisted game Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth, followed by an oldie-but-a-goodie, Viticulture, Essential Edition. Then the guys take a break from games to discuss the merits of hexagonal shaped tables. Exciting, right!? The episodes caps off with the first of the Eric Lang/Adrian Smith/CMON trilogy: Blood Rage and the new re-implementation of a modern classic: Dune Imperium: Uprising.
Time Stamps:
Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth: 0:40:05
Viticulture, Essential Edition: 1:16:43
Blood Rage: 2:14:30
Dune Imperium: Uprising: 3:03:40
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For December 2023 we have a special episode with our first guest. We have the distinct honour of a sit-down and chat with Mr. Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games! What a way to wrap up 2023!
We open the episode with a talk about Jordan's new additions to his collection for the Christmas season. Thomas's additions closely follow this. We switch gears into discussing the fear of missing out (FOMO) in our hobby. Jamey joins us at this point for a visit. After the visit, Thomas gives us an update on the 365 Challenge.
We then begin to chat about Thomas's other plays including Battleline, MicroMacro: Crime City, Dragon Realm, and Werewolves. This other plays is capped off with a small talk on Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition. After 40 minutes of chatter, Jorden is able to talk about his other plays including Ticket to Ride, Mandala, Sagrada, and a highlight of Lacuna.
Near the end of the banter, we discuss our Board Game Stats Year in review before switching into a talk about the games we reviewed this year. Finally, it's time for our Current Plays Libertalia and Voidfall!
Timestamps:
4:15 - Jordan's Christmas Haul
11:40 - Thomas's Addition to His Collection
12:58 - FOMO in Our Hobby
29:06 - Jamey Stegmaier Visit
1:06:50 - An Update to the 365 Challenge
1:07:40 - Thomas's Other Plays
1:24:40 - Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition
1:31:21 - Jordan's Other Plays
1:53:00 - Board Game Stats Year in Review
2:15:20 - End of the Year Favourite Reviewed Games
2:26:30 - Current Plays
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Season 2 Episode 6 starts with Thomas starting a discussion on different solo mode styles that he noticed while playing Near and Far & Now or Never. This leads to the topic of how adding a good solo option to games can increase the value proposition of those games.
We took a slightly different approach to this episode by separating some of our Current Plays with banter portions. So after a couple of Current Plays, Thomas jumps into his Other Play of the Near and Far story mode. He follows this description with an update to his 365 Challenge. Jordan talks Dominion Digital Beta. Of course, no episode is complete without a rant, so Thomas brings up the new Kickstarter for Food Chain Magnate!
Timestamps:
1:15 - Solo Mode Styles
31:45 - Adding Value with Solo Options
39:10 - Wingspan
1:08:15 - Other Plays Now or Never Story Mode
1:15:45 - An Update to the 365 Challenge
1:24:05 - Dominion Digital
1:26:00 - Food Chain Magnate Rant
1:44:00 - Power Struggle
2:18:26 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
3:12:45 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 5 where Thomas starts us off with a quick update on his 365 Play Challenge. We follow this with a discussion about how we believe there is a board game out here for everyone. Of course, this positivity can only last so far before Jordan and Thomas devolve into rants about the Canadian market for board games, shipping, duty, brokerage, and Amazon Prime.
Jordan gives us an update on his Dungeons and Dragons campaign which leads us into talking about Vampire: The Masquerade. Back into board gaming Jordan talks Takenoko before quickly running through some of the other games he's been playing. Never too far from the mic, Thomas brings the discussion to his journey back into Chess, Something Wild!, and Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza.
Timestamps:
Other Plays:
0:02:15 - 365 Challenge
0:03:15 - A Game For Everyone
0:14:10 - The Canadian Market, Shipping, and Prime
0:24:00 - Jordan's D&D Update
0:28:19 - Vampire: The Masquerade
0:48:15 - Takenoko
0:55:13 - Jordan's Other Plays
0:56:32 - Back Into Chess
0:59:13 - Something Wild!
1:03:18 - Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
Current Plays:
1:08:18 - Ahoy
1:45:50 - Tales of the Arabian Nights
2:11:14 - Apiary
3:08:30 - Anachrony: Fractures of Time
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In episode 4 of season 2 Jordan starts us off with the amazing charity efforts of Stonemaier Games. Thomas brings the conversation to chess and how he was crushed by Canadian FIDE (fee-day) International Master (IM) Mark Plotkin. He then transitions into his thrift store find of Embers of Memory: A Throne of Glass Game and his disappointment with the rule book. Both host talk briefly about using board games as math tools with Kingdoms by Reiner Knizia and a short while later Sagrada by Adrian Adamescu and Daryl Andrews. Finally, Thomas brings up his 30 plays of Under Falling Skies and how he wanted to love this title but was spoiled on it due to the randomness of the dice.
Jordan was eventually able to get a word in and talks about getting Quacks of Quedlinburg to the table with his family before lamenting about another title in the publisher CMYK library Lacuna. Unfortunately, Lacuna is only available on the publishers' website so it is not available to us here in Canada. As promised in the last episode, Jordan gets a solo play of Paladins of the West Kingdom. From Paladins Jordan moves into playing Wingspan with his wife. We finish off the Other Plays portion of the episode with a rant about Jordan's Expeditions Playmat and how it was damaged due to poor packaging methods at the manufacturing level.Timestamps:
Other Plays:
0:01:40 - Stonemaier Charity Initiatives
0:07:40 - Chess with IM Mark Plotkin
0:17:40 - Embers of Memory: A Throne of Glass Game
0:24:44 - Kingdoms
0:26:40 - Under Falling Skies
0:40:48 - Sagrada
0:41:40 - Quacks of Quedlinburg
0:45:08 - Lacuna
0:47:05 - Paladins of the West Kingdom
0:51:11 - Wingspan
0:56:00 - Expeditions Playmat Issues
Current Plays:
1:01:28 - Raiders of Scythia
1:31:25 - Raiders of the North Sea
2:03:55 - Fury of Dracula
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In this bonus episode Thomas and Jordan sit down to discuss how they approach a new game to try to win and avoiding floundering.
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This lengthy episode sees our hosts go off on several tangents while trying to discuss the games they've played this month. Thomas has been deep into campaign game mode with Jaws of the Lion and didn't have huge list, but Jordan made up for it with a larger list than usual. We talk Expeditions again, but this time we talk about playing the game at 5 players as well as Solo. Then we do a bit of a deep dive into Rising Sun in our Other Plays section. Jordan goes on one more rant about Stonemaier Games accessories and the announcement of Apiary before we jump into our Current Plays in which Jordan can't find the words to describe his games and Thomas saves the day.
Timestamps:
Other Plays:
0:05:52 - Kitara
0:28:25 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
0:32:47 - Lost Cities
0:37:50 - Legends of Andor
0:40:00 - Expeditions
0:51:18 - Rising Sun
1:11:50 - Wingspan
1:20:00 - Grounded for Life
1:23:30 - Quacks of Quedlinburg
Current Plays:
1:42:06 - At the Gates of Loyang
2:13:25 - YamataĂŻ
2:43:50 - The Godfather: Corleone's Empire
3:17:12 - Paladins of the West Kingdom
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We're back with another episode of the Current Plays Podcast! And with it, we're bringing back the banter with a discussion on Dueling Card Games, specifically, Radlands and Mind Bug. Thomas dives into a lengthy list of his Other Plays for July and Jordan brings some old classics back to the table. After that, it's out with the old and in with the new... Warhammer that is. We talk about our first (and only) game of the new edition of Warhammer 40,000. We follow that up with a replay of Dice Throne Adventures, Nothing Personal, Welcome to the Moon, and a small prototype game from a local hobby designer called Blackbeard's Bluff. Finally, we cap it off with a look at popular classic that we had never played before: The Castles of Burgundy.
Time stamps:
0:18:00 - Other Plays
1:04:42 - Warhammer 40,000 (10th edition)
1:43:37 - Nothing Personal
2:00:00 - Welcome to the Moon
2:19:29 - The Castles of Burgundy
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The long awaited return of the Current Plays Podcast is here! This is the inaugural episode of our new monthly format and because of the time gap, we're reviewing a LOT of games. See timestamps below.
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Time Stamps:
0:04:50 - Unfair
0:27:57 - Pendulum
0:48:48 - Sagrada
1:06:32 - Lords of Waterdeep
1:29:23 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
2:10:28 - Alchemists
2:42:32 - Expeditions
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Episode 25 is finally here and Jordan and Thomas are so stoked to talk about all things Warhammer 40,000 by Games Workshop.
With some clever editing skills Jordan sets the theme with a chilling intro into the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Instead of moving on to the Other Plays both hosts can't hold their excitement in to talk about Warhammer. Finally, trying to get back on track Jordan brings up the game Fort and getting it to the table with his family. Wait a minute didn't we already discuss this last episode? Not to worry Thomas tries to salvage the conversation with a story about Welcome to the Moon. Except... yup you guessed it, we already talked about this last week as well! Finally, we get onto new topics with the mobile board games Jordan picked up on sale including numerous playthroughs of Sagrada. Thomas switches gears back into Welcome to the Moon but this time on trying out the Campaign. To finish off the Other plays segment Thomas talks Bohnanza and playing it with his eldest son Benjamin.
For our Current Play, and with patience to resist talking about it finally reaching its breaking point we discuss Warhammer 40,000.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:
0:00:32 - Chilling Only War Intro
0:16:19 - Fort Repeat but with some Added Nuance
0:23:27 - Welcome to the Moon Repeat but with some Added Nuance
0:25:59 - Mobile Board Games Including Sagrada
0:32:53 - Welcome to the Moon Campaign
0:38:28 - Bohnanza
Current Play:
0:46:21 - Warhammer 40,000
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This weeks episode sees Jordan and Thomas discussing the Scythe Expansions.
We begin the episode with some housekeeping podcast updates. With that out of the way Jordan talks getting Fort to the table with his family. Thomas moves on to playing Downforce at his office before switching gears into his weekend visit with his brother and family. No weekend is complete without games being played and Thomas gets an introduction to Everdell with the Spirecrest expansion. He finishes off the weekend by convincing his wife to stop at a local game shop in Toronto to pick up the game Welcome to the Moon. It doesn't take long for Thomas to get plays in the double digits with this title including getting it played with his kids and his non-gamer wife.
For our Current Play, we discuss the expansions for Scythe.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:
0:00:45 - Podcast Updates
0:05:03 - Fort
0:10:53 - Downforce
0:14:28 - Everdell and the Spirecrest Expansion
0:25:44 - Welcome to the Moon
Current Play:
00:42:40 - Scythe Expansions
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Jordan and Thomas discuss the final game in the Arzium Trilogy, Now or Never by Ryan Laukat and Red Raven Games.
Thomas begins the other plays segment talking about one of his preferred FLGS Game Shack and picking up Welcome to the Moon. Jordan on the other hand has been sucked into the world of Hyrule sinking his time into the new video game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This discussion leads into a talk about video game IP's in board games. We then switch gears back into board gaming with Thomas' working lunch play of Wiz-War. Jumping to a topic both Jordan and Thomas find interesting, we talk about having a 2 player gaming group and playing games at 2 players vs higher playing counts. Then back to the working lunch games with Tiny Epic Kingdoms. Then Thomas crushes Jordan's feelings with the admittance of playing Dice Masters without him. In a reoccurring theme with this episode Thomas goes off on a tangent about the Green Lantern universe and then the fun of dice rolling, before we return back to Dice Masters.
For our Current Play, we discuss the title Now or Never.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:
0:03:05 - Game Shack and Welcome to the Moon
0:05:24 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
0:06:52 - Video Game IP's in Board Games
0:12:11 - Wiz-War
0:18:00 - 2 Player Gaming Group and Games at 2 Players Vs Higher Player Counts
0:22:55 - Tiny Epic Kingdoms
0:32:53 - Dice Masters
0:43:40 - The Green Lantern Universe
0:51:31 - The Fun of Rolling Dice
0:53:50 - Back to Dice Masters
Current Play:
1:02:55 - Now or Never
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Near... Far... wherever you are, tune into this week's episode of the Current Plays Podcast! Our host phalanx, Jordan and Thomas, discuss Near and Far published by Red Raven Games and designed by Ryan Laukat.
The boys discuss Magic the Gathering based purely on the names of cards being similar to Near and Far, and also discuss one of the best names in the Magic community, The Professor, or Tolarian Community College. They give an update on Warhammer Tacticus before launching into yet another discussion of Warhammer, both the table top game and hobbying. This sets up the Other Plays as Jordan and his friend Brandon played a match at the local Warhammer Store. Thomas then gloats about his rare board game finds for cheap at a local book sale before discussing his Other Plays, including Battle Line, Sushi Go!, and Star Wars: X-Wing. Jordan wraps things up by gushing about Star Wars and the boys briefly discuss Star Wars Legion; yet another miniature war game.
For our Current Play, we discuss the title Near and Far.
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Time Stamps:
0:01:20 - Magic: the Gathering
0:15:40 - Warhammer Tacticus
0:24:05 - Warhammer and Hobbying
0:52:17 - Rare Game Finds
Other Plays:0:57:34 - Battle Line
1:05:44 - Sushi Go!
1:07:57 - Star Wars: X-Wing, and Legion
Current Play:
1:16:04 - Near and Far
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This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our child-at-heart hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Fort published by Leder Games and designed by Grant Rodiek.
After introducing the title of the Current Play, Thomas quickly interrupts to talk about Leder Games as a powerhouse publisher with a spotlight on Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile. Moving into what we played this week Thomas brings up Cargo Noir before both hosts tangent into Breakout Con 2022. With Breakout Con on our minds, we move into discussing out-of-print games, the second-hand market, and math trades. This segues into a chat about Shadows over Camelot an older game by Days of Wonder. At this point both hosts are happy to discuss their upcoming Warhammer 40K day, a send-off to 9th Edition as they prepare for 10th. Thomas laments about his immense pile of shame amongst the numerous miniature games he has models for. However, with all the news coming for 10th Edition it's hard to not want more. To round off the Other Plays segment Thomas brings up the 2023 Chess World Championship, congratulations Ding Liren.
For our Current Play, we discuss the playful title; Fort.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:0:02:20 - Leder Games and Oath
0:08:17 - Cargo Noir and Reminiscing About Breakout Con 2023
0:20:20 - Out of Print Games, The Secondary Market, and Math Trades
0:23:10 - Shadows Over Camelot
0:29:15 - Warhammer Day a Send-Off to 9th Edition, Miniature Hell, and 10th Edition
0:44:00 - A New World Chess Champion
Current Play:0:53:23 - Fort
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This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our civilization-building hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Above and Below published by Red Raven Games and designed by Ryan Laukat.
After 20 episodes the hosts discuss how the podcast has been going and what changes and growths could be on the horizon. This chat leads to Jordan bringing up Critical Role and we talk about getting into the mindset of your roleplaying character. Jordan is excited to talk about the new announcement by the Critical Role team including upcoming board games and their very own roleplaying system. Afterwards, we get into Jordan's painting process glow-up. Thomas segways into his week's plays starting with Anachrony and its expansion Fractures of Time. He laments about trying to get through the Mage Knight rulebook a game he is excited to get back to the table. Finally, Thomas brings up another Dollarama find; Spectre by Modiphius Games. To round off the Other Plays segment Thomas brings up his newfound interest in Pokemon investing.
For our Current Play, we discuss the theme rich title; Above and Below.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:0:01:20 - Podcast Updates
0:08:00 - Critical Role and Getting Into the Mind of Your Roleplaying Character
0:16:25 - New Critical Role Announcements
0:34:37 - Jordan's Painting Progress Glow-Up
0:39:25 - Anachrony Solo + Fractures of Time
0:55:35 - The Mageknight Rule Book
0:59:00 - Spectre @ Dollarama
1:02:20 - Pokemon Investing
Current Play:1:12:20 - Above and Below
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This episode of the Current Plays Podcast sees our time travelling hosts Jordan and Thomas discuss Anachrony published by Mindclash Games and designed by DĂĄvid Turczi.
Thomas quickly mentions his top 3 themes before the podcast quickly falls of the rails discussing Tom Cruise, and Thomas and Jordan's shared fear of heights. When they eventually get back on track they discuss Warhammer Tacticus and mobile games. This leads into a talk about Magic the Gathering Arena and MTG the card game. Getting back to the Warhammer theme Thomas brings up the announcement of Warhammer 40K 10 Edition and we touch on our hobby progress. Then Thomas brings up the recent CGE news with the announcement of the second expansion for Lost Ruins of Arnak; The Missing Expedition. After a dig at cooperative games Jordan jumps in to defend their honour leading into our next discussion topic. Finally, we get to more recent news with the passing Klaus Teuber the designer of The Settlers of Catan. To bring us to the close of the Other Plays segment Jordan gives us an update on his D&D Campaign.
For our Current Play we discuss the time travelling phenomenon; Anachrony.
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Time Stamps:
Other Plays:0:00:35 - Thomas' Top Three Themes
0:08:30 - Warhammer Tacticus and Mobile Games
0:18:05 - Magic the Gathering
0:21:20 - Warhammer 40K 10th Edition and Our Hobby Progress
0:38:30 - Lost Ruins of Arnak: The Missing Expedition
0:40:20 - Cooperative Games
0:45:30 - Klaus Teuber Passing
0:48:45 - Jordan's D&D Campaign Update
Current Play:1:04:00 - Anachrony - Essential Edition
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