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Jason and Katie talk about their love of boardgames and why you shouldn’t be ”board” with games. Weekly episodes include news, what we have been playing, and a feature.
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Episode 281: #origins2024 Preview or Jason Can't Wait to See His Sensei Mr. Diaz at the Con for Some Game Recommendations
Episode 281: #origins2024 Preview
Introduction:
News:
Game Brewer is no more!
Oishii! Food Stall Clash - 11 days, $26
Apothebakery: The Culinary Alchemists - 13 days, $63
Games played:
Doomlings
Come Together
#origins2024 Preview:
Jason 5 - Seaside
Katie 5 - Cafe Baras (demo)
Jason 4 - Juicy Fruits Mystic Islands
Katie 4 - Orleans: The Plague ($30)
Jason 3 - Little Alchemists
Katie 3 - Dabba Walla (sale?)
Jason 2 - Middle Ages
Katie 2 - Spectral ($45)
Jason 1 - Rats of Wistar
Katie 1 - Sprocketforge (demo)
Honorable Mentions: French Quarter, Off with His Head, Honey Buzz: Fall Flavors, Now!, By the Seashore, Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig, Ito, Order of the Day: Normandy
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Episode 280: Our Favorite Summer Themed Games or Katie Had No Business Recording This One Because She Was Basically Asleep
Episode 280: Summer Theme Games
Introduction:
News:
Finca reprint
Expeditions expansion - Gears of Corruption announcement
Everbloom - 9 days, $46
Games played:
Colosseum
Temporum
Arch Ravels
Summer Theme Games:
Jason 5 - Into The Echoside/Longboard
Katie 5 - Silver and Gold
Jason 4 - Juicy Fruits
Katie 4 - Parks
Jason 3 - Summer Camp
Katie 3 - Sea Salt and Paper
Jason 2 - Skate Summer
Katie 2 - Walking in Burano
Jason 1 - Come Together
Katie 1 - Santa Monica
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Episode 279: Games with Unique Themes or Katie Can't Stop Admiring Jason's Cubicle Poop
Episode 279: Games with Unique Themes
Introduction:
News:
Nothing!
Games played:
The Downfall of Pompeii
Chinatown
The Great British Bake-off game
Rococo
Shakespeare
Games with Unique Themes:
Jason 5 - Arch Ravels
Katie 5 - Wombat Rescue
Jason 4 - Bring Out Yer Dead
Katie 4 - The Bloody Inn
Jason 3 - Demon Worker
Katie 3 - Epic Resort
Jason 2 - Gem Hens
Katie 2 - Fire in the Library
Jason 1 - Lawyer Up
Katie 1 - Belgian Beers Race -
Episode 278.5: Five Reasons Why We Didn't Win A Golden Geek Award with The Board Game Rundown
Jason will be joining Mike and Tim from The Boardgame Rundown on their weekly Whiskey Wednesday episode to discuss all of the reasons that neither of our shows won a Golden Geek Award. We are SO angry. ANGRY!
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Episode 278: Our Favorite Hidden Gem Games or There is Lots of Potty Talk In This One...Lots
In this episode we talk about some of our favorite games that no one is talking about...but they should be...Hidden Gems so to speak.
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Episode 277: Our Favorite Games of 2023 or The Boardgame Mechanics New Tagline is "Not Poopy and Pretty Okay"
Episode 277: Favorite Games of 2023
Introduction:
News:
Fled - 11 days $40
River Valley Glassworks - 12 days, $39
Games played:
Let’s Go! to Japan
Courtisans
Return to Dark Tower with monuments
Favorite Games of 2023:
Jason 5 - Hollywood 1947
Katie 5 - Sushi Boat
Jason 4 - Fit to Print
Katie 4 - Hickory Dickory
Jason 3 - Maple Valley
Katie 3 - Distilled
Jason 2 - Expeditions
Katie 2 - White Castle
Jason 1 - After Us
Katie 1 - Earth
Honorable Mentions - Penny Black, Disney Animated, Horticulture, Oh, No Volcano!
Closing: