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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 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 -
Biohack
In Episode 196 we provide our hot take review of Biohack covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss a poll on buying expansions sight unseen. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Camel Up, Le Havre, and Skyrise.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Question: Are there any games you would buy an expansion for without knowing anything about them?
08:33 Wyrmspan Giveaway Winner
09:26 Biohack Description
11:09 Gameplay and Mechanisms
31:41 Production and Theme
41:41 Final Thoughts
44:58 Camel Up
49:38 Le Havre
57:05 Skyrise
1:03:34 Listener Shoutout
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BGHT Big Bear Con Part 2 Coverage (8 Games Discussed)
In Episode 195 we discuss the second 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.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Revive
06:20 Starship Captains
13:31 Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
16:27 Marvel Remix
19:10 Voidfall
35:10 Galactic Renaissance
45:57 Marrakesh
50:31 Pan Am
55:22 Listener Shoutout
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BGHT Big Bear Con Part 1 Coverage (8 Games Discussed)
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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Orleans
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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Top 5 Unique Worker Placement Games
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