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Given that we hyped up all those games last week, it's only fair that we prepare ourselves for the aftermath. We look back at some of the most famous and infamous games of yesteryear that were very highly anticipated, and wonder what became of them. Before we relive the comedown, we talk about Master Word, Living Forest, and Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef.
02:00 - Master Word
06:27 - Living Forest
13:29 - Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
25:04 - Anticipated games of years past
26:56 - Founding Fathers
27:35 - Vinhos
28:32 - Wok Star
29:50 - 51st State
30:27 - CO₂
31:11 - Rex: Final Days of an Empire
33:01 - Glory to Rome
36:12 - Xia: Legends of a Drift System
36:50 - Cthulhu Wars
37:48 - Myth
38:43 - Conan
39:40 - Viceroy
40:32 - Mysterium
41:57 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
45:10 - SeaFall
47:57 - Cry Havoc
49:02 - Founders of Gloomhaven
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Gen Con is a week away! We're headed to Indianapolis (hope to see you there!) but before we do, we're looking down the preview list to get ourselves hyped. These are our five games we're each most excited to see at the show! Before we go Indy, we talk about Vabanque, Orongo, and Blood on the Clocktower.
02:06 - Vabanque
07:25 - Orongo
15:12 - Blood on the Clocktower
23:49 - Our most anticipated Gen Con 2022 games
25:50 - San Francisco
27:07 - Diamond Dig
28:28 - Turing Machine
29:55 - Weirdwood Manor
31:02 - Deal with the Devil
33:00 - Last Light
34:30 - Starship Captains
35:22 - Framework
36:49 - ???
37:04 - Time of Empires
38:38 - Green Team Wins
40:58 - Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina
41:53 - The Shadow Planet: The Board Game
43:30 - Cat in the Box
45:30 - Autobahn
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There's a phenomenon called twin films, where competing studios release very similar movies at the same time. We imagine the same idea in board game land, and highlight some of the biggest board game grudge matches - and judge which game we think came out on top. Before there can be only one, we talk about Viking See-Saw, Dandelions, Codex Naturalis, and Luna.
02:38 - Viking See-Saw
05:32 - Dandelions
13:09 - Codex Naturalis
17:52 - Luna
28:30 - Twin game matchups
30:46 - Azul
30:46 - Sagrada
31:35 - Century: Spice Road
31:35 - Splendor
32:28 - Race for the Galaxy
33:28 - Roll for the Galaxy
33:45 - Dune: Imperium
33:45 - Lost Ruins of Arnak
35:08 - Cascadia
35:08 - Wingspan
36:29 - Eclipse
36:29 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
37:29 - Codenames
37:29 - Decrypto
37:47 - Ark Nova
37:47 - Terraforming Mars
38:19 - Azul vs. Sagrada 
40:13 - Century: Spice Road vs. Splendor 
42:48 - Race for the Galaxy vs. Roll for the Galaxy
45:43 - Dune: Imperium vs. Lost Ruins of Arnak
48:22 - Cascadia vs. Wingspan
51:22 - Eclipse vs. Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
51:52 - Codenames vs. Decrypto
54:13 - Ark Nova vs. Terraforming Mars
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Ambie Valdés, from the excellent podcast Board Game Blitz, joins us to talk about family games, and possibly also the Fast and the Furious franchise. Ambie actually has kids, so might know a little more about this than the rest of us. Kids love Vin Diesel. Before we edutain, we talk about Savannah Park, Cryptid, and Stroganov.
04:43 - Savannah Park
11:26 - Cryptid
17:51 - Stroganov
27:11 - Family games
29:55 - Tidy Up!
33:01 - Wingspan
38:03 - Ticket to Ride
40:04 - Flash Point: Fire Rescue
41:39 - Let's Catch the Lion!
43:05 - Qwirkle
43:29 - Gulo Gulo
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Well, we can't play everything, and that was probably more true ten years ago than it is now. So we thought we'd look back at the decade past, and highlight some games that we feel like we missed out on. Before we prolong our backlogs, we talk about Loot of Lima, Yosemite, and Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture.
02:13 - Loot of Lima
09:17 - Yosemite
14:56 - Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture
23:01 - Games from last decade we want to play
24:14 - Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game
25:53 - Black Friday
27:12 - Haggis
28:07 - Sentinels of the Multiverse
30:09 - Kolejka
31:30 - Eclipse
33:02 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery
34:20 - Copycat
35:31 - Caverna: The Cave Farmers
38:06 - Duel of Ages II
40:24 - Kanban
42:07 - Wir sind das Volk!
43:21 - Kingdom Death: Monster
45:18 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
47:23 - Mombasa
48:59 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game
50:14 - Arkwright
51:03 - Adrenaline
52:18 - This War of Mine: The Board Game
53:14 - Gaia Project
54:36 - Calimala
55:51 - Obsession
57:50 - Mage Knight Board Game
58:34 - Gùgōng
59:39 - Barrage
1:00:53 - Crusader Kings
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We're spread across the world and time, so we do the thing we should never do; we put the questions to you. Yes, you! It's a mailbag episode, we're answering a trio, a trilogy, a trichopteran of your questions. Before we put in our hand and pull out a letter, we talk about Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!, Symphony No.9, and Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen.
03:46 - Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
11:36 - Symphony No.9
19:10 - Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen
37:48 - Do you create game specific ambience?
43:45 - What games have you been returning to?
44:22 - The Great Zimbabwe
45:16 - Tigris & Euphrates
46:37 - Great Western Trail
47:49 - Cascadia
50:03 - Imperium: The Contention
50:24 - Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage "Game."
50:54 - What's a one sentence description of your tastes?
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