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  1. #217: ARCS

    15 juli 2024 · 2 uur

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    Matt and Jordan are joined by friend-of-the-pod Drew Conley to review inarguably the biggest board game release thus far of 2024: ARCS by Cole Wehrle and Leder Games. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    Cascadero

    Slay the Spire

    0:28:30 Game Review: Arcs

    Wehrlegig Games

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  2. #216: Catching The Wave

    1 juli 2024 · 1 uur 56 min

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    Ben, Trey, and Paul talk about catching the game wave. What happens when you ride it, what happens when you miss it, and what happens when you try to start your own. Plus, plays of Arcs, 1930: The Golden Age of Airlines, and Nucleum: Australia.

  3. #215: El Burro

    29 mei 2024 · 1 uur 10 min

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    Tom, Trey, and Elder review El Burro. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    Jenny Nicholson's video

    Star Wars Unlimited Expansion Shadows of the Galaxy

    Guards of Atlantis II

    Blood on the Clocktower

    Concordia

    0:31:50 Game Review: El Burro: A La Granja Game

    Planta Nubo

    La Granja

    Agra

    Cooper Island

    Troyes

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  4. #214: Salton Sea

    13 mei 2024 · 1 uur 42 min

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    Ben and Trey go deep into Salton Sea and also share initial impressions of Pax Penning and El Burro. Plus, the two revisit Heaven & Ale and chat about what they want out of a game store.

  5. #213: Beware the Fun Sponge

    7 mei 2024 · 1 uur 49 min

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    Ben and Paul chat about some recent plays, including Salton Sea, and then Ben shamelessly attempts to communicate to Queen Games about his missing Marrakesh expansion. Afterwards, the two explore the importance of enthusiasm at a game table and the dangers of becoming the dreaded FUN SPONGE. Lees meer
  6. #212: 2024 Golden Geek Predictions

    30 april 2024 · 1 uur 39 min

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    The 2024 Golden Geek Award nominations have just been revealed, and we're choosing faves, making endorsements, and offering sweeping predictions on which games will win. Oh and by the way, thanks to everyone who voted and nabbed us a nom! Don't worry, we're focused on the games, not shameless self-promotion (well, maybe just a little self-promotion). Lees meer

    Plus, Ben, Jordan, and Paul talk about recent plays of Ironwood, Galactic Cruise, Arcs, and Twilight Imperium.

  7. #211 Space Games!!

    15 april 2024 · 1 uur 36 min

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    Ben and Jordan talk about recent plays of Inventions, Galactic Cruise, Twilight Imperium, Arcs, and Resist. Plus, discussion about space games — what does the concept of space bring to a game, and what makes a game a SPACE GAME (as opposed to a game set in space). Lees meer

    Notations to come.

  8. #210: Finger Etiquette and Games

    1 april 2024 · 1 uur 41 min

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    Ben and Paul talk about recent plays of Inventions, Terraforming Mars, and City of the Big Shoulders. Then they do a deep dive about finger etiquette and games: why does it bother us, how do we address bad behavior, and what are the most common mistakes. Shots will be fired. Takes will be hot. Lees meer

    00:00 - Intro

    02:33 - Inventions

    14:47 - Western Empires / Mega Empires

    23:25 - Terraforming Mars

    29:37 - 1830

    33:07 - City of the Big Shoulders

    35:47 - Finger etiquette for board games

  9. #209: Second Wind Games

    25 maart 2024 · 1 uur 43 min

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    Tom, Jordan, and Ben discuss games they had shrugged off but later came to love. Plus, recent plays of Imperium Horizons, Legacies, and El Grande. Lees meer

    00:00 - Intro
    00:06 - Legacies
    26:11 - Avalon
    29:14 - El Grande
    34:14 - Franchise
    39:31 - Second Wind Games
    41:51 - Modern Art
    46:26 - Imperium Horizons
    54:37 - Dune Imperium: Uprising
    01:02:22 - Android: Netrunner
    01:08:42 - Black Angel
    01:14:26 - A Feat for Odin
    01:17:49 - Gold West
    01:19:55 - Boonlake
    01:22:06 - Great Western Trail: Argentina
    01:30:40 - Skymines
    01:39:48 - City of the Big Shoulders

  10. #208: Let's Go To Japan

    18 maart 2024 · 1 uur 34 min

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    Trey, Ben, and Dmitry review the 2024 release Let's Go To Japan. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    Watch What Crappens wins Best Pop Culture Podcast

    The Traitors

    0:08:48 Games on the Brain

    Baseball Highlights 2045 on Gamefound

    Star Wars: Unlimited

    Try online at Force Table

    Netrunner at Nullsignal.games

    Knarr

    Marrakesh

    Cuzco

    00:51:30 Game Review: Let's Go to Japan

    Stationfall

    Santa Monica

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  11. #207: Exploring Root, Agonizing in Cuzco

    26 februari 2024 · 1 uur 45 min

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    Ben, Matt, and Paul sit down to talk about games they're going deep with (Root), and games that are brutalizing them (Cuzco). And everything in between. Lees meer

    00:08:04 - Traitors & Avalon

    00:14:10 - Root

    00:39:34 - Franchise

    00:50:36 - Netrunner

    01:07:10 - Cuzco

    01:25:00 - Dinosaur Gauge

    01:29:49 - Legacies

    01:36:52 - Lunar

    01:38:00 - Tournament at Avalon, Mino Dice

    01:40:00 - Boon Lake: Artifacts

    01:43:45 - Shikoku 1889

  12. #206 Thunder Road: Vendetta

    11 februari 2024 · 1 uur 22 min

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    Special guest Jennifer Schlickbernd joins Trey to review Thunder Road: Vendetta and discuss starter modes in boardgames. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:02:35 Recent Plays

    Merkator

    Arborea

    Pirates of Maricaibo

    20 Strong

    kCaloria launches on Kickstarter

    0:27:10 Game Review: Thunder Road: Vendetta

    Car Wars (1981)

    Thunder Road (1986)

    The White Castle (2023)

    0:56:45 Discussion - Learning Modes in Games

    Evacuation

    ThinkerThemer's review

    Revive

    Voidfall

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  13. #205: How to Choose a Game for Game Night

    29 januari 2024 · 1 uur 21 min

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    Ben and Paul discuss recent plays of Bloodstones, Bruxelles 1893, and Apiary. Then they try to figure out what's the best way for a group to select a game to play. Is it a democratic process? A dictatorial one? Or maybe just a roll of the dice. Lees meer

    15:47 - Apiary
    19:22 - Horseless Carriage
    23:20 - Bruxelles 1893: The Belle Epoque
    36:03 - Bloodstones
    51:55 - How to choose a game?

  14. The Best Boardgames of 2023!

    22 januari 2024 · 1 uur 54 min

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    Hosts Matt, Tom, Trey, and Ben unite for our list of the best boardgames of 2023! Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:05:10 Contest Results

    Sol: Last Days of a Star

    0:18:35 Game Brain's Top Boardgames of 2023

    0:20:04 T16 Great Western Trail: New Zealand

    0:25:20 T16 Inferno Guelphs and Ghibellines Vie for Tuscany, 1259-1261

    0:27:30 T13 Bloodstones

    0:29:00 T13 Scholars of the South Tigris

    0:32:00 T13 Thunder Road: Vendetta

    0:34:35 12 Apiary

    0:37:10 11 Horseless Carriage

    0:43:15 10 Rats of Wistar

    0:46:15 9th Stationfall

    0:50:08 8th Earthborne Rangers

    0:54:50 7th White Castle

    0:59:05 6th Kutná Hora: The City of Silver

    1:03:10 5th Voidfall

    1:09:28 4th Nucleum

    1:16:05 3rd Age of Innovation

    1:24:45 2nd Evacuation

    1:33:40 1st Hegemony: Lead your class to victory

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  15. #203 Dude, Where's My Keshi?

    8 januari 2024 · 2 uur 2 min

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    Ben and Paul catch up on the games they played over the 2023 holiday break. Afterwards they reflect on their favorite play sessions and new-to-them games. Strangely enough, they seem to gravitate towards their favorite meltdowns, which is a commentary on something, not sure what. Lees meer

    Games discussed include Marrakesh, Dude, K2, Age of Steam, and Manhattan Project 2: Minutes to Midnight.

    Timestamps to come...

  16. #202: Evacuation

    18 december 2023 · 1 uur 56 min

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    Trey, Tom, and Ben review Evacuation as we evacuate 2023. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:05:22 Recent Plays

    Agricola

    Forbidden Stars

    Bloodstones

    Manhattan Project 2: Minutes to Midnight

    Daybreak

    Enter the contest to win a copy of Sol:Last Days of a Star

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    0:51:10 Game Review: Evacuation

    The games of Vladimir Suchý

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  17. #201: Kutna Hora: The City of Silver

    11 december 2023 · 2 uur 1 min

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    Ben, Trey, and Jordan discuss the city-building, dynamic economy game Kutná Hora: The City of Silver. Plus recent plays of Horseless Carriage, Nucleum, and more.

  18. #200 Our 200th Episode Extravaganza!

    4 december 2023 · 1 uur 57 min

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    Hosts Matt, Tom, Trey, and Ben unite for our 200th episode and revisit our favorite games from our time on the podcast. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:05:45 BGGCon Report

    Sol: Last Days of a Star

    Tabletop Network

    Daimyo: Battle for Japan

    Rats of Wistar

    Kutná Hora: The City of Silver

    Apiary Space BEES!

    Evacuation

    White Castle

    kCaloria

    0:58:00 Other Plays

    Ur: 1830 BC

    Septima

    Evenfall

    1:16:05 Our Favorite Games of the Podcast

    Ben #3 - Red Cathedral

    Matt #3 - Ark Nova

    Trey #3 - Imperial Steam

    Tom #3 - Barrage

    Ben #2 - Hegemony: Lead Tour Class to Victory

    Matt #2 - Age of Innovation

    Trey #2 - War of the Ring: The Card Game

    Tom #2 - Imperial Steam

    Ben #1 - Barrage

    Matt #1 - Barrage

    Trey #1 - The Transcontinental

    Tom #1 - Pipeline

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  19. Solo Mode #8: Earthborne Rangers and the Co-Op LCG Renaissance

    27 november 2023 · 43 min

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    A new Solo Mode has arrived, just in time for Matt to take you down the rabbit hole of Earthborne Rangers and the current LCG renaissance.

  20. #199: Chatting with Ken Kuhn of GMT Games

    13 november 2023 · 2 uur

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    Ben catches up with Ken Kuhn of GMT Games, who talks about his company, what's coming down the pipeline, and of course 18XX (and war games too!). They also chat about recent plays of Sky Team, Evacuation, 535, Kutná Hora, The Plum Island Horror, Arborea, and 1880. Lees meer

    Time codes to come!

  21. #198: The White Castle

    30 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 41 min

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    Tom and Trey review The White Castle, discuss what makes a game "elegant," and they each give their top 10 Elegant Games. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

    BGGCon

    Tabletop Network

    Rats of Wistar

    0:16:50 Quick Discussion of Elegance

    The Gallerist

    Thunder Road: Vendetta

    0:25:45 Game Review: The White Castle

    0:56:30 Our Top 10 Elegant Games

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  22. #197 First Look at Nucleum

    16 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 41 min

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    Tom and Elder talk about their early play(s) of Nucleum, and other recent games of note.

  23. #196: Direct Aggression

    9 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 51 min

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    Ben and Trey discuss direct aggression: how does it make them feel, when does it work, and how should it be managed. Plus, discussions of Coffee Traders, Voodoo Prince, and Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:02:35 Games on the Brain

    Coffee Traders

    Here I Stand

    Voodoo Prince

    Great Western Trail New Zealand

    Lorenzo il Magnifico: The Pazzi Conspiracy

    Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem

    Thunder Road: Vendetta

    0:48:00 Design Topic: Directed Aggression

    Terraforming Mars

    Voidfall

    Trey's pillars of directed aggression

    Risk 1959

    Diplomacy 1959

    Civilization 1980

    Axis & Allies 1981

    Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization

    Survive: Escape from Atlantis!

    Cosmic Frog

    Skymines

    The Rich and the Good

    Dune

    Lords of Vegas

    Maria

    Forbidden Stars

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  24. #195: Voidfall Preview

    25 september 2023 · 1 uur 32 min

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    Ben, Candice, and Jordan discuss some early initial impressions of Voidfall, the new game from Mindclash. This is not a review - just some thoughts :) Plus, some chat about recent plays and playtests! Lees meer

    00:02:27 - Trajan
    00:10:57 - Age of Innovation & Gaia Project
    00:15:06 - Skymines
    00:20:48 - Great Western Trail NZ
    00:27:11 - 18EUS
    00:33:50 - Voidfall
    01:19:45 - Here I Stand

  25. #194 The Rich and The Good

    18 september 2023 · 1 uur 57 min

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    Ben and Paul discuss recent plays of Oathsworn, Here I Stand, and Tortuga 1667. Then we go deeper with the 2023 English release of The Rich and the Good (formerly Hab & Gut). Lees meer

    00:00:00 - Intro
    00:04:23 - Oathsworn
    00:26:56 - Tortuga 1667
    00:35:16 - Age of Innovation update
    00:45:31 - Magnate: The First City
    00:56:14 - Lorenzo il Magnifico: The Pazzi Conspiracy
    01:05:06 - Here I Stand
    01:17:58 - The Rich and the Good

  26. #193 Great Western Trail: New Zealand

    11 september 2023 · 1 uur 28 min

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    Tom and Trey talk about lots of newer plays, their Strategicon weekend, and review the new Great Western Trail game: New Zealand! Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    Strategicon Review

    Crisis

    MCDM RPG

    Ninja Star Games

    Reputation

    Anachrony

    Age of Innovation

    0:27:00 Tom's Essen Preview

    Among Cultists

    The White Castle

    Evacuation

    Reworld

    Shipyard 2nd Ed.

    0:40:30 Review: Great Western Trail New Zealand

    1:21:05 First Thoughts - Ark Nova: Marine Worlds

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  27. #192 Aegean Sea

    28 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 16 min

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    Tom, Matt, and Trey go on an epic journey to the Aegean Sea. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    Dune Imperium

    0:11:27 Voidfall

    0:29:57 Review: Aegean Sea

    Innovation

    Glory to Rome

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  28. #191 Matt's Back, and He's Excited

    14 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 46 min

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    Matt Robinson is back from his summer travels, and he's psyched to discuss his first play of Great Western Trail New Zealand. Ben follows up with revised thoughts about Skymines. Lees meer

    Matt then previews Voidfall, and the two share their initial thoughts on Age of Innovation.

    Plus: CoraQuest, Lowlands, and The Rich and the Good.

    Timestamps to come.

  29. #190 Age of Innovation: A First Look

    7 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 55 min

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    Trey, Tom, and Jordan take a first look at Age of Innovation. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:05:00 Games on the Brain

    The Crew

    10 Days in the USA

    Dead Last

    The Barracks Emperors

    Savage Bowl

    Le Plateau

    Tichu (again!)

    Iocane Productions on Facebook

    Disney Lorcana

    Last Light

    Imperium: The Contention

    Reacting to the Past

    0:51:05 First Impressions: The Age of Innovation

    Terra Mystica

    Gaia Project

    Terra Nova

    Clans of Caledonia

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  30. #189: Amsterdam

    31 juli 2023 · 2 uur 4 min

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  31. #188 Big Games, Bigger Feelings

    24 juli 2023 · 1 uur 56 min

    Afspelen
  32. Solo Mode #7: The Greatest Solo Mode I've Ever Played

    4 juli 2023 · 50 min

    Afspelen
  33. #187 THE TRICK TAKING EPISODE

    19 juni 2023 · 1 uur 49 min

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    Matt, Jordan, and Dmitry are joined by our friend David to do a deep dive on trick-taking card games. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    Intro to David

    0:07:10 Defining terms and the genre

    Trick-takers

    Shedders and Climbers

    0:13:00 Our history with card games

    Hearts

    Bullshit

    Bridge

    0:21:45 The game that made us love card games

    Nokosu Dice

    Schadenfreude

    Cat In The Box

    The Crew

    Mü

    0:41:30 Our top trick-takers

    Euchre

    Scout

    9 Lives

    Durak

    Bug Council of Backyardia

    TRICKTAKERs

    Inside Job

    Tichu

    Yokai Septet

    Fox in the Forest

    Jekyll vs. Hyde

    1:31:05 What trick-takers to play first

    Scout

    9 Lives

    Five Three Five

    The Crew

    1:35:40 Resources

    Taylor's Trick-Taking Table

    Dads on a Map

    Trick Talkers Podcast

    The Trick-Taking Guild

    Portland Game Collective Discord

    1:35:40 How to get these games

    Trickyimports.com

    Tanukigamesatx.com

    booth.jp, buyee, zenmarket

    1:41:40 Other games to order from Japan

    1:46:30 A final few games

    Voodoo Prince

    Ghosts of Christmas

    Stick 'Em

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  34. #186 War of the Ring: The Card Game

    5 juni 2023 · 1 uur 11 min

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    Matt and Trey are joined by the newest member to our podcast, Jordan Sayyah, to review The War of the Ring: The Card Game Lees meer

    0:03:00 Intro to Jordan

    JSaysYeah on Discord

    0:08:00 Games we played this week

    Age of Steam

    Nana

    Startups

    Inside Job

    0:30:00 Review: War of the Ring: The Card Game

    War of the Ring

    Quartermaster General

    Race for the Galaxy

    Roll for the Galaxy

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  35. #185 Games On Our Brains, May 2023

    29 mei 2023 · 1 uur 56 min

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    Tom, Trey, and Ben talk about everything from the Spiel des Jahres, to gaming in Japan, to all their recent discoveries. Lees meer

    Iki

    1880: China

    Bug Council of Backyardia

    Nokosu Dice

    Voodoo Prince

    Orleans: Trade & Intrigue

    Tortuga 1667

    Findorff

    Future Review: War of the Ring: The Card Game

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  36. #184 Wayfarers of the South Tigris

    22 mei 2023 · 1 uur 16 min

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    Trey and Elder review Wayfarers of the South Tigris. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:02:13 Games on the Brain

    Galactic Starcuiser closes

    Woodcraft

    Genotype

    0:20:45 Review: Wayfarers of the South Tigris

    Scholars of the South Tigris

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  37. #183 Hegemony: Lead Your Class To Victory

    1 mei 2023 · 1 uur 56 min

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    Tom and Ben talk about our recent Golden Geek Nomination and deconstruct the special sauce that makes Hegemony so great!

  38. #182 Tragedy Looper

    17 april 2023 · 2 uur 4 min

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    Tom, Ben, and Trey circle back to the review the new edition of Tragedy Looper. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:04:00 Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition

    0:12:10 Hegemony

    The Cost

    0:38:00 Great Western Trail: Agentina

    0:49:20 Fast Sloths

    0:59:05 Foundations of Rome

    Ra

    1:09:10 Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies

    BGG First Edition

    Whiz Kids Pre-order

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  39. #181: Games Vs. Puzzles

    10 april 2023 · 1 uur 52 min

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    Tom, Ben, and Dmitry discuss game night drama, whether or not they'll ever receive Hegemony, and the difference between games and puzzles.

  40. #180: Our TOP Board Games of 2022!

    27 maart 2023 · 2 uur 13 min

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    Tom, Matt, Trey and Ben gather to reveal their Top 5 Games of 2022! Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:05:40 Games we played this week

    Red Cathedral

    Stationfall

    Barrage: The Nile Affair

    Boonlake

    Black Angel

    0:32:20 Top Games of 2022

    Lacrimosa

    Deal with the Devil

    Guards of Atlantis II

    Ready Set Bet

    56:30 Weather Machine

    Mosaic: A Story of Civilization

    Autobahn

    1:22:30 Blood on the Clocktower

    Ben's #1: Carnegie

    Trey's #1: The Transcontinental

    Tom's #1: Tiletum

    Matt's #1: John Company, 2nd Ed.

    2:02:45 Honorable Mentions

    Atiwa

    The Old Prince 1871

    Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest

    Cat in the Box

    Wayfarers of the South Tigris

    Revive

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  41. #179 The Red Cathedral + Contractors

    13 maart 2023 · 1 uur 53 min

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    Ben, Trey, Elder, and Paul discuss the 2020 game The Red Cathedral and its 2022 expansion The Red Cathedral: Contractors. Lees meer

    00:02:40 - Ramen Fury
    00:07:01 - Scholars of the South Tigris
    00:13:30 - Hegemony
    00:19:27 - Tzolkin
    00:20:26 - Robotech Reconstruction
    00:38:23 - Woodcraft
    00:43:40 - Imperial Steam
    00:59:34 - Red Cathedral + Contractors

  42. #178 A First Look At Stationfall

    6 maart 2023 · 1 uur 28 min

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  43. #177 The Blanket Episode

    27 februari 2023 · 1 uur 25 min

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    Ben lost power in the great LA blizzard of 2023, but just because his house was dark didn't mean the podcast had to be. And so Ben and Paul bravely wrapped themselves in blankets and churned out an episode in a heatless house, sharing their gaming stories of the past two weeks: Mosaic, Deal with the Devil, Crisis, Red Cathedral and several others. Lees meer

    Time codes:

    Mosaic: 05:54

    Santiago 18:14

    Wiz War: 25:53

    Glory to Rome, Import/Export: 31:35

    Deal with the Devil: 34:38

    Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies 49:16

    Crisis: 50:23

    Red Cathedral: 01:05:10

    Horseless Carriage: 01:20:57

  44. #176: Mosaic A Story of Civilization

    13 februari 2023 · 1 uur 57 min

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    Ben, Tom, and Trey deep dive Mosaic: A Story of Civilization and discuss what makes a civ game... a civ game? Plus, recent plays of Dune and Cosmic Frog.

  45. #175 Horseless Carriage First Impressions

    30 januari 2023 · 1 uur 42 min

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    Trey gets it in gear with Tom and Dmitry and their first impressions of Splotter's Horseless Carriage. Lees meer

    0:00:00 Introduction

    0:06:45 Traitors Talk

    0:21:10 Games on the Brain

    Dmitry's 5x5 List: Tichu, Barrage, Indonesia, Panamax, Autobahn

    Mosaic

    Western Empires

    Through the Ages

    Nations

    Trey's 5x5 List: Mosaic, Autobahn, Imperial Steam, On Mars, Horseless Carriage

    Trickerion

    0:45:20 Endurance

    0:46:45 Tragedy Looper

    0:47:50 WizWar Kickstarter

    0:55:10 Heat: Pedal to the Metal

    0:59:45 First Impressions: Horseless Carriage

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  46. #174 The Joy of Splotter

    23 januari 2023 · 2 uur 3 min

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    Talking about our favorite Splotter games in anticipation of "Horseless Carriage." Plus, The Traitors, which blends social deduction party games with reality TV.

  47. #173 Lords of Vegas

    16 januari 2023 · 1 uur 37 min

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    Ben and Paul talk about Lords of Vegas as well as fairness and games and the new reality series "The Traitors." Lees meer

    00:00:00 - Intro

    00:03:55 - The Traitors

    00:17:47 - Fairness + Winning Discussion

    00:47:41 - Vast: The Mysterious Manor

    00:53:56 - Weather Machine

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  48. #172 Back from Break!

    9 januari 2023 · 1 uur 18 min

    Afspelen

    We're back from a busy holiday season, and we have games to talk about: Woodcraft, Imperial Steam, Wayfarers of the South Tigris, and Matt's first ever game of Twilight Imperium!

  49. #171: Tiletum

    19 december 2022 · 2 uur 11 min

    Afspelen

    Tom, Candice, and Ben talk about Tiletum. Plus, Candice tells us all about the games she played and people she met from five back-to-back conventions!

  50. #170: Autobahn

    12 december 2022 · 2 uur 9 min

    Afspelen

    Ben, Trey, and Dmitry discuss the 2022 game, Autobahn. Plus, recent plays of Deal with the Devil, Lacrimosa, and Atiwa. Plus, they discuss a recent piece in the New York Times about strategy games.