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In Episode 194 we discuss the first 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.

We kick off the episode off with a poll on how long you can game without burnout.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:58 Poll: How many hours can you play board games straight before you get burned out and need a break?

07:37 BGHT Big Bear Con

08:06 Dune: Imperium

12:01 Sea Salt & Paper

13:31 Pulsar 2849

19:52 Apiary

25:00 Fractal: Beyond the Void

34:51 The Quest for El Dorado

40:50 Xenon Profiteers

46:31 Godspeed

52:15 Listener Shoutout

53:08 Retraction



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In Episode 193 we provide our hot take review of Orleans covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We discuss a poll on favorite board games based on French cities and then we discuss some board games on our table including Galactic Renaissance, The Vale of Eternity, and Wolves.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:06 Question: Which board game based on a French city is your favorite?

04:57 Orleans Description

07:01 Gameplay and Mechanisms

30:19 Production and Theme

34:24 Final Thoughts

38:36 Galactic Renaissance

46:00 The Vale of Eternity

52:18 Wolves

55:05 Listener Shoutout



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In Episode 192 we each discuss our top 5 board games that use the worker placement mechanism in a very unique or interesting way.

We also discuss a poll on what to do with components after you upgrade them.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:24 Poll Time: If you upgrade components for a board game, what do you do with the replaced components?

10:16 Top 5 Unique Worker Placement Games

11:57 Lost Ruins of Arnak

16:25 Raiders of the North Sea

19:47 Bus and Dominant Species

23:32 Come Together (Great Wall)

27:52 Lorenzo Il Magnifico

32:10 Anachrony

35:03 Terracotta Army

38:16 The Godfather: Corleone's Empire

42:47 Architects of the West Kingdom

45:40 Chimera Station (Godspeed, Darwin's Journey)

50:32 Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia

56:50 Star Wars: Rebellion

1:00:06 Pendulum

1:06:34 Underwater Cities

1:09:21 Ceres

1:14:28 Runners Up (Argent: The Consortium, Cryo, Dwellings of Eldervale, Whistle Mountain)

1:15:55 Listener Shoutout

In Episode 191 we provide our hot take review of Maracaibo covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We discuss a poll on investigating card decks before playing games and then we discuss some board games on our table including Starship Captains, Sagnir, and Djinn.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 Question: When introduced to a board game that contains cards, at what point do you look through the deck to see distribution?

08:15 Maracaibo Description

10:07 Gameplay and Mechanisms

22:02 Production and Theme

26:22 Final Thoughts

35:35 Starship Captains

42:47 Sagnir

47:03 Djinn



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In Episode 190 Connie Vogelmann (designer of Apiary and Wyrmspan) joins us as our guest host as we each discuss our top 5 Desert Island Board Games.

We also discuss a poll on how less games might impact our play habits.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

03:08 Poll: If you only had 5 board games (of your choice) available forever do you think you'd still play board games as frequently as you do?

09:33 Top 5 Desert Island Games

12:40 Azul

15:08 Cribbage

16:27 Ark Nova

19:15 Dune: Imperium

22:00 The Resistance: Avalon

26:33 Sea Salt & Paper

28:30 Fractal: Beyond the Void

32:07 Gloomhaven

35:23 Clank! Catacombs

39:47 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

43:32 Stationfall

44:48 A Feast for Odin

47:10 Welcome to the Moon

49:15 Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition

51:28 Blood Bowl

55:16 Age of Innovation

1:01:10 Runner Ups (Capital Lux 2, Xia: Legends of a Drift System, Decrypto, Werewords, Codenames, Voyages of Marco Polo, Grand Austria Hotel, Skull, Just One, Fun Facts)

1:04:50 Listener Shoutout

In episode 189, we take a deep dive into Board Game Arena and discuss games that we think are best on that online platform and games that are way better on a physical table.

We also discuss a listener poll about how frequently you take turns on online board game platforms and give a huge shoutout to our BGA Community.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

04:00 Poll: How frequently do you take turns on async games on BGA (or other online platforms)?

09:48 Board Game Arena (Top 3 we prefer on BGA and Top 3 We prefer in person)

13:26 Ark Nova

19:00 Keyflower

22:48 7 Wonders

25:42 Heat: Pedal to the Metal

32:05 Tapestry

39:03 Terraforming Mars, Agricola

43:50 Blood Rage

46:02 Tichu, Haggis, 6 Nimmt, Libertalia

49:16 La Granja

52:19 Blood Rage

53:28 Cerebria: The Inside World

55:44 Wonderland's War

57:42 Woodcraft

59:21 Lords of Ragnarok, Lords of Hellas, The Great Wall, Nemesis

1:03:20 BGHT BGA Community Shoutout