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We tell you how a board game experience felt - just minutes after we finish playing. Three unique points of view. No non-game nonsense.
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Top Board Games of All Time 2024 Edition (21-30)
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 -
Top Board Games of All Time 2024 Edition (31-40)
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 -
D.E.I.: Divide et Impera
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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Hot Topic -You're Just Not My Type
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 -
Top 5 Small Footprint Games
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 -
Top 5 Games We Suck At
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