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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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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 -
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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