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What? Your podcasters are evolving! While we're certainly steadfast in some of our opinions (ahem, Biblios) we were curious to reflect on how we've changed - nay, grown - in the years since we started. What do we feel differently about with regards to the games we like, and how we approach the hobby? Before we moult, we also talk about Twinkle Starship, Pirates of Maracaibo, and Skyrise.
01:45 - Twinkle Starship
12:42 - Pirates of Maracaibo
23:16 - Skyrise
35:23 - How we've changed
39:42 - Diplomacy
47:43 - Nucleum
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Sometimes a game has a conceit so good, that it's the only description you need to sell someone on it. Let's call it the hook. Do all games have them, or is it something that only a certain subcategory of game can get away with - and why don't they all just print that on the box cover? Before we get the hook, we talk about Havalandi, Courtisans, 12 Chip Trick, and Dune Imperium: Uprising.
02:55 - Havalandi
11:25 - Courtisans
18:59 - 12 Chip Trick
26:10 - Dune: Imperium - Uprising
41:09 - Games with a hook
41:34 - Of What's Left
45:05 - Everdell
47:09 - QE
47:28 - 12 Chip Trick
48:09 - A Feast for Odin
52:25 - Skull
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Oh man, oh man, I always love this one. It's the latest edition of the Listener Top 20! We asked you all to submit your lists of your favourite board games, and we collected, collated, and compiled all of that beautiful beautiful data using a magical formula to get THIS: The definitive rankings of your collective taste in board games. Before we throw it to you, we talk about Shuffle and Swing, Mythwind, and Cat Blues: The Big Gig!
02:17 - Shuffle and Swing
14:11 - Mythwind
27:07 - Cat Blues: The Big Gig
35:46 - Listener Top 20 2024
38:00 - The Quest for El Dorado
39:00 - Azul
39:14 - Tigris & Euphrates
40:51 - A Feast for Odin
41:26 - Terraforming Mars
42:05 - Agricola
42:13 - El Grande
42:37 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
43:56 - Inis 
44:30 - Race for the Galaxy
44:46 - Dune: Imperium
46:16 - Concordia
46:53 - The Castles of Burgundy
47:25 - Ark Nova
47:50 - Innovation
48:39 - Ra
51:05 - Spirit Island
51:35 - Root
51:46 - Hansa Teutonica
52:00 - Brass: Birmingham
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We made it all the way to Dice Tower West in Las Vegas (and some of us made it out), and we're ready to talk about all of the amazing games we played over there, between outings for pinball and sushi. If you were there, thanks for hanging out with us! Stick around for talk about Faraway, MLEM: Space Agency, ito, Cascadero, and more!
01:08 - Faraway
12:20 - Medici
19:33 - MLEM: Space Agency
26:48 - ito
35:24 - Cascadero
44:09 - Mino Dice
49:54 - Unboxed
54:36 - Beowulf
55:55 - Of What's Left
59:53 - Hold Your Horses
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We're back with the terrible acronym and the branding nightmare that is BGBDOG - I don't even know what it stands for to be honest, but this week we're turning the spotlight on an incredible force in the industry, Vlaada Chvátil, touring his incredible games all the way through to the true modern classic that is Codenames. Before we check in on our favourite Czech, we talk about Wyrmspan, 3 Ring Circus, and La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War.
02:01 - Wyrmspan
12:29 - 3 Ring Circus
23:29 - La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War
39:39 - Vlaada Chvátil
42:32 - Arena: Morituri te salutant
47:47 - Prophecy
50:09 - Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
52:58 - Galaxy Trucker
54:44 - Mage Knight
56:13 - Codenames
57:26 - Space Alert
58:03 - Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
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We're in the thick of 2024 now, but there's still plenty more to come - and with that vast undiscovered country (as my father called it) ahead of us, we have loads of games to look forward to. But not all hype is made equally, so here are the ones we're most excited about. Before we mark our calendars, we talk about Savage Bowl: Trick Taking Game, Rear Window, and Cuba.
01:44 - Savage Bowl: Trick Taking Game 
10:19 - Rear Window
17:42 - Cuba
27:48 - Most Anticipated Games of 2024
28:42 - Cities
32:41 - The Same Game
38:00 - We're Sinking!
40:50 - Keyside
42:45 - Arcs
45:00 - Mordred
47:34 - Civolution
48:55 - Undaunted 2200: Callisto
49:48 - Spectral
50:26 - Cysmic
50:58 - Red Dust Rebellion
51:22 - A Gest of Robin Hood
51:48 - Congress of Vienna
52:09 - Cthulhu: Dark Providence
52:47 - Slay the Spire: The Board Game
54:14 - RoboMon
54:58 - Cascadero
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