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Brendan shares some thoughts about new/old games he’s played recently. Join us, won’t you?
Cairn (2019)Onitama (2014)Hadrian’s Wall (2021)Fleet: The Dice Game (Second Edition) (2020)Three Sisters (2022)A Handful of Stars (2017) (revisited)Pick Up & Deliver 626: Negotiation … and Betrayal!Pick Up & Deliver 125: Shootin’ from the Hip – February 2019Mythic Mischief (2022)IV StudiosAudie HarrisonHave you played any of these games? What did you think of them? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild 3269.

Brendan looks back at 2012 and examines the games he’s played that were published in that year. Join us, won’t you?Top 5 Games from 2012
5. Legacy: Gears of Time4. Las Vegas3. The Resistance: Avalon2. Escape! Curse of the Temple1. Lords of WaterdeepDisqualified from consideration: Android: Netrunner; Terra Mystica; Merchant of VenusHonorable mentions: City of Horror, Coup, QwixxOther superlatives from 2012
Most plays: Love LetterLove/Hate award: T’zolkin: the Mayan CalendarWant to Love but can’t: Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed IslandCutest Game: Mice and MysticsPotential for Growth: SeasonsLike in the Abstract: GinkgopolisBest Deduction Game: P.I.Area Control Extravaganza: Rex: Final Days of an Empire
Best Duel: TargiWhat games from 2012 do you love? Head over to boardgamegeek guild #3269 and share your thoughts!

Brendan shares his views on negotiation games, articulating 3 different kinds of them and what he likes and dislikes about each. Join us, won’t you?Economic Negotiation GamesCATAN (1995)Sidereal Confluence (2017)Monopoly (1935)Organized Negotiation and AlliancesRex: Final Days of an Empire (2012)Dune (1979); Dune (2019)Political / Area Control Negotiation GamesDiplomacy (1959)A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition) (2011)A Handful of Stars (2017)What are your favorite negotiation (and betrayal) games? Share your thoughts over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan looks back 4 years to see what was happening four years ago at this time. Join us, won’t you?
Pick Up & Deliver 224: Paper Tales, The Isle of Cats, Everdell: Pearlbrook (Shootin’ from the Hip)Paper Tales7 WondersSushi GoIt’s a Wonderful WorldThe Isle of CatsExtra boardsKittens & BeastsExplore and DrawEverdell: PearlbrookEverdellBellfaire expansionSpirecrest expansionNewleaf expansionEverdell Big BoxWhat games were you playing 4 years ago? Share and commiserate over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan talks about the books he’s read since the last time he did one of these book review episodes. Join us, won’t you?
The Rhesus Chart (Laundry Files #5) by Charles StrossA Study in EmeraldCthulhu: Death May DieBubble by Jordan Morris and Sarah MorganMickey 7 by Edward AshtonParanoiaWhere Black Stars Rise by Nadia Shammus and Marie EngerThe King in Yellow by Robert ChambersArkham Horror: The Card GameA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Big Book of MadnessSuburban Hell by Maureen KilmerZombie 15′What books did you read between January and March of this year? Share your list over on Boardgamegeek in guild #3269.

Brendan shares his recent plays from May of 2024, and talks about what he’s gonna play in June. Join us, won’t you?Top of the Stack, May 2024NEW GAME – RYŪ✓NOVELTY CHOICE – Columbo Detective Game✓SOLO – Hadrian’s WallXTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Porta Nigra✓Shelf of OpportunityThe Gardens, with the Monuments variantTop of the Stack, June 2024NEW GAME – Mythic MischiefNOVELTY CHOICE – The Office Downsizing GameONE PLAY – Scooby Doo and the Haunted MansionTRYING AGAIN CHOICE – Forum TrajanumWhat games did you play in May? What are you playing in June? Share your plays over on boardgamegeek in guild #3269.