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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
If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakes -
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
Kundrecensioner
I came for Everdell, found TRV and stayed for you!
Hi and thank you for a great podcast!
I’ve played some board games during my life, with focus on early 2000’s eurogames like Catan, Caracassone and so on. Magic the Gathering have been with me for a large portion of my life, but during recent years with small children I haven’t prioritized playing at all. I recently came back to more board gaming and a friend introduced med to Everdell at the behinning of 2024. So as I usually do with a new interest I scanned the web for resources on the game and stumbled upon your podcast, among others.
I really liked the way you communicate and you gave me the kind of input I was looking for. I listened on a few episodes of several podcasts about board games but yours is the only one that stuck.
Oh boy, am I glad it did?! Not my wallet though…
The excitement you had when you talked about Thunder Road Vendetta got me intrigued so I watched and listened to all content I could get hold on. I got hooked and decided to buy the game, but it was completely out of stock here in Sweden.
Luckily for me the second Kickstarter was just about to go live so I went all in with the big deal of the day and was one of the first 300 backers for the game.
Even though I once more listened to other podcasts for TRV content I still kept leaning towards you guys. Maybe I haven’t found them all but your podcast is the only one that got me hooked.
For me it’s the way you talk to each other, how you all live ordinary lives with ordinary problems and a friendly tone.
So far I’ve listened to all episodes for 2024 and 2020, working my way to listen to all episodes made. Most games aren’t for me but I really like to hear your voices when I commute.
Keep up the good work!
Best regards
Erik
Despite everything, it’s great
Why despite everything? Well, they are basically the polar opposite of me. They hate Marvel United (a top-3 game for me with 100+ plays). They love Terraforming Mars (a bottom-3 game for me that I dread playing every time). At least one guy hates coops (coops make up 80% of my collection and are my favorite type of game). They love Euro multiplayer solitaire games (I want as much conflict as possible in games and am quickly bored by MPS) and dislike Rising Sun (a game that blew me away because of the incredible negotiation and bluffing aspect, and is my favorite conflict game). Despite all this, I still listen to this podcast. Why? The hosts are interesting and their banter is fun, they have reasonable non-hyperbolic discussions about stuff they like AND dislike, and basically the podcast is just fun to listen to. So despite everything, it’s great!
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