Cards and Cubes

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Welcome to Cards and Cubes - a podcast about games you didn't grow up playing. We are Hristo and Trevor - two friends who love to play and talk about board games.

  1. 05/20/2022

    Season 2, Episode 7: Top 5 Heavy Games

    In Season 2, Episode 7 of Cards and Cubes, we talk about our Top 5 Heavy Games. Games mentioned include Teotihuacan: City of Gods, Alchemists, Lisboa, Dominant Species, Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula, On Mars, Lisboa, Brass: Birmingham and Lancashire, Terra Mystica and Gaia Project. We talk about some games on the horizon including Die Macher, Weather Machine, Pax Transhumanity, Pax Renaissance, Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles – Episodes 1 & 2, Arkwright: The Card Game, and Imperial Steam.

  2. 05/06/2022

    Season 2, Episode 6: Card Games: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    Season 2, Episode 6 of Cards and Cubes is about Card Games: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.  Well, not so much about the Ugly, but we have plenty to say about all kinds of different card mechanics and game examples which feature them. Games mentioned include Port Royal, Ark Nova, Race for the Galaxy, Boonlake, TEN, Alma Mater, Eschaton, Terramara, Firenze, Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun, Arboretum, Fort, Mombasa, Blackout: Hong Kong, Mottainai, Glory to Rome, Gloomhaven, 51st State: Master Set, La Granja, Cryo, Lewis & Clark: The Expedition, Nyet!, Belote, Tichu, Brian Boru: High King of Ireland, Ginkgopolis, Nidavellir. We then focus only on Ark Nova, with a more detailed discussion, having played it several times now.

  3. 04/22/2022

    Season 2, Episode 5: Meta-Gaming

    In Season 2, Episode 5, we begin with some trivia about the Top 10 most viewed games on BGG. Then, we talk about our experiences playing Azul: Queen's Garden and Boonlake. Our topic this time is Meta-Gaming.  We talk about our understanding of meta-gaming and go into a discussion of times when we have experienced meta-rules in various games including partnership card games, Root, drafting games, Puerto Rico, and others.

  4. 04/08/2022

    Season 2, Episode 4: Top 5 Catan Killers

    Season 2, Episode 4 is all about our Top 5 Catan Killers. While Catan is an old favorite, we talk about games which are a step up including Machi Koro, Machi Koro 2, Machi Koro Legacy, Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, Bad Company, Solenia, Valeria: Card Kingdoms, Ginkgopolis, Call to Adventure, Via Nebula, Space Base, and Ragusa. We also have some honorable mentions including My Farm Shop, Catan: Seafarers, Catan: Cities & Knights, Dice Forge, Lords of Vegas, Irish Gauge, and Flotilla.

  5. 03/25/2022

    Season 2, Episode 3: SaltCON Spring 2022

    In Season 2, Episode 3, we share our experiences at SaltCON Spring 2022. We talk about pretty much all the games we played, including Great Western Trail (Second Edition), Witchstone, MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House, Cape May, Ark Nova, Bitoku, So Clover!, Mystic Paths, Cascadia, Legacies, Founders of Teotihuacan, Brian Boru, Paris: l'Étoile, Milestones, Zapotec, Meeple Party, The Hunger, El Grande Big Box, Khôra: Rise of an Empire, Deep Blue, Red Outpost, The Manhattan Project 2: Minutes to Midnight, and Tabannusi: Builders of Ur.

  6. 03/11/2022

    Season 2, Episode 2: Serial Games

    In Season 2, Episode 2 of Cards and Cubes, we start with a challenging trivia about the bottom 10 games with logged plays on BGG for January 2022. We continue with a discussion about Serial Games - game series which have mechanical or otherwise closely related "sequels."  We give some examples of "serialization" including mechanical, thematic, designer-related. In particular, we focus on the "Century" and "Azul" series in depth, including our favorites and what we like or dislike about them.

  7. 02/11/2022

    Season 2, Episode 1: Top 5 Games and Disappointments of 2021

    In Season 2, Episode 1 of Cards and Cubes, we talk about our Top 5 Games and Top 5 Disappointments of 2021. Games mentioned include Codex Naturalis, Embarcadero, Bloodborne: The Board Game, Furnace, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Venice, Steampunk Rally Fusion, Cubitos, Oath, Beyond the Sun, Anno 1800, Excavation Earth, Origins: First Builders, Red Rising, Mercado de Lisboa, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, 7 Wonders: Architects, Merchants Cove, Shamans, Genotype: A Mendelian Genetics Game.

  8. 09/26/2021

    Season 1, Episode 55: Burnout

    In Episode 55 of Cards and Cubes, we talk about games we've played recently including Ragusa, Yukon Airways, Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz!, Teotihuacan with expansions, Terra Mystica, Underwater Cities, and Gaia Project. We then go on to our topic for this episode which is burnout - what is it, what causes it, some introspection, and commentary about obsession. Our games on the horizon this week are:  Eleven: Football Manager Board Game, 300: Earth & Water, Furnace, and La Granja: Deluxe Master Set.

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Welcome to Cards and Cubes - a podcast about games you didn't grow up playing. We are Hristo and Trevor - two friends who love to play and talk about board games.

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  • Creator
    Pod Cauldron
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2022
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Pod Cauldron
  • Show Website
    Cards and Cubes