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Solo Mode #6: The State of Solo Modes in 2022
5 december 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
Matt discusses the state of the solo mode in 2022 by looking at the solo modes from this season's top Essen games.
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Bats and Turkeys
21 november 2022 · 1 uur 46 min
Ben, Tom, and Paul chat about recent plays of Atiwa, Tiletum, Fracis Drake, and Maria. Plus, recommendations for good games to play at Thanksgiving.
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Revive
14 november 2022 · 1 uur 29 min
All four hosts are here this week to talk about a whole mess of hot Essen releases, as well as a deep dive on one of the season's biggest games, Revive. Lees meer
00:05:30 Ready Set Bet
00:10:30 Oak
00:19:50 Autobahn
00:30:30 Tiletum
00:57:30 Revive
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#166: Games, Games, Games
7 november 2022 · 2 uur 5 min
00:00:00 Introduction Lees meer
00:09:15 Maricaibo: The Uprising
Francis Drake
00:23:00 Let's Go! To Japan
Note: Josh Wood is NOT the designer of Isle of Cats - that's Frank West
Josh Wood's best known games are Cat Lady and Santa Monica
00:32:30 Ready, Set, Bet
00:45:45 Autobahn
01:01:45 Oak
01:08:50 Revive
01:15:40 Federation
01:35:15 Discussion: Narrative and the move toward Baroque design
02:03:10 Thank you and outro
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#165: Space Station Phoenix
31 oktober 2022 · 2 uur 4 min
Tom, Paul, and Elder talk about recent plays of "Food Chain Magnate" and "Space Station Phoenix" and then games they would play for the rest of their lives. Plus, Tom has more news from Essen.
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#164: Skymines
17 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 59 min
Matt, Tom, Ben and Dmitry discuss the 2022 release "Skymines" (aka Moon-basa) as well as preview their most anticipated games of Essen 2022 and give four Essen games a brief "rulebook review".
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#163: Western Empires
10 oktober 2022 · 2 uur 10 min
Tom, Trey, Paul, and Ben discuss the 2019 release "Western Empires" as well as "On Mars," "Ticket to Ride," "Viticulture," and "Food Chain Magnate."
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#162: John Company Second Edition
3 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 29 min
Ben and Matt revisit Grand Austria Hotel with the Let's Waltz expansion before doing a deep dive with their initial impressions of the 2022 release John Company, Second Edition by Cole Wehrle. Afterwards, they discuss the expectations they carry — perhaps unfairly — into a game night. Lees meer
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#161: Revisiting The Transcontinental and Carnegie with Ben, Tom, and Trey
26 september 2022 · 1 uur 23 min
Now that we've finally notched some in-person plays The Transcontinental and Carnegie, we share our thoughts about what's changed in person versus online. Plus, we talk about the modular game boards that pique our interest and recent plays of Tzolkin, Fresh Fish, and Ethnos. Lees meer
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#160: "Stroganov" with Trey, Ben, Tom, and Dmitry
19 september 2022 · 1 uur 59 min
00:00:00 Introduction: A discussion of Cossacks and the Steppe Lees meer
00:04:30 Avalon Poll results and discussion
Tom calls our listeners "trolls" and compares them to the "Silent Majority."
00:08:20 Game Night
Highly abbreviated Avalon discussion
00:09:30 Wormholes
Trajan
More highly abbreviated Avalon talk wiithout talking about the actual game.
Underwater Cities
Ben does a Paul impression. Tom does a Mike impression
The first of many discussions about minks, ermines, sables, stoats, and ferrets
00:24:25 Great Western Trail: Argentina
18Chesapeake
00:43:00 Lacrimosa
00:47:45 Daybreak
Pandemic: Rising Tide
00:58:30 Vegas Showdown
Lords of Vegas
James Ernest / Cheapass Games / Crab Fragment Labs
Block and Key
01:13:30 Review: Stroganov - designed by Andreas Steading
apologies to Andreas Steading for calling him Andreas Steadling
Darwin's Journey
The Transcontinental
01:58:40 Outro
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#159: How We Spent Our Summer Vacation
12 september 2022 · 1 uur 45 min
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Round 16, Turn 7: "1848: Australia" with Ben, Candice, and Paul
27 juni 2022 · 2 uur 50 min
Ben, Candice, and Paul review "1848: Australia" and then discuss how to demystify the 18xx genre. Lees meer
0:00;00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, Omnigamer Candice and Gamebreaker Paul: Railways of Australia, 1848, 18xx, Avalon, Tank Duel, TI4, Die Macher, Tribune
0:09:07 - This Week’s Game Night: Eclipse; Eclipse: Second Dawn; (TI) Tzolk’in (Tribes expansion) Pax Pamir 2nd ed, The Climbers, (Santiago) Railways of the World Async on BGA (Eastern America Map) Pictomania, 2nd ed, (Through the Ages, Pictionary) Telestrations after Dark, Top Ten, Destinies, (Sagrada, Clank, Clank: Legacy) 18 Ireland, 1817,
0:41:41 - Game News: Village Big Box, Stonewall Uprising,(Twilight Struggle)
0:46:37 - Games on the Brain: Hegemony, Stonewall Uprising, 1979: The Iranian Revolution, Free at Last, 1941: The Race to Moscow, Black Orchestra, Labyrinth: The War on Terror, Wings for the Baron, Wonderland Tour (Quacks of Quedlinburg Heaven and Ale)
1;07:42 - Review of 1848 Australia: 1822 PNW, 1846, 1830, 1889, 1817, 18 Chesapeake
2:02:22 - Falling in love with 18xx: Agricola, Ticket to Ride, 18 Ireland, 18 Chesapeake,
18 Los Angeles, 1822, Railways of the World, Brass, 1846, 1817, Age of Steam, 1882, 1840, Vienna, 1829, 1889, 1849, 1862, 1872, 18xx.games2;48:22 - Sign Off: Taking a Break
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Round 16, Extra Turn: Game Sommelier Roundup with Paul
20 juni 2022 · 1 uur 32 min
Ben and Paul make up for episodes of neglected game sommelier segments with this mega roundup of questions we're overdue to answer. Lees meer
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben and Paul
0:04;39 - This Week’s Game Night: 1848, Dice Realms, Taverns of Tiefenthal, (Russian Railroads) 18Ireland0:23:11 - Board Game Sommelier
0:24:10: Games for an Adult Community: Scrabble, Catan, Wavelength, Tichu, Telestrations, Ticket to Ride, 6 Nimmt, A Fake Artist Goes to New York, Just One, Concordia, Mahjong0:32:10 - Games for Newish Players who value Player Interaction: Fresh Fish, Innovation, Concordia, Crisis, Gunkimono, Voluspa, Santorini, Twilight Struggle
0:44:20 - Games/Designers that Suggest a Player who likes them is a good or bad fit for the group: Sagrada, Catan, Arkwright, 18xx, Brass, Twilight Imperium, Foundations of Rome, Cards Against Humanity, Werewolf, Mafia, Avalon, Secret Hitler, Code Names, Decrypto, Ticket to Ride, 18Chesapeake, Age of Steam, Otello, Exploding Kittens
1:03:05 - Economic Games with Player-Driven Economies (for train game and Splotter enthusiasts): Lowlands, Hegemony, Modern Art, Bohnanza, Navagador, Clans of Caledonia, Food Chain Magnate, Brass, Kraftwagen, Art Decko
1:11:28 - Games that Hold Up: Taverns of Tiefenthal, Carnegie; and that don’t: Art Decko, Bitoku; and maybe both; Russian Railroads; Brick and Mortar
1:17:30 - Six Player Games: (like Architects of the West Kingdom and Libertalia, but not Dune) Quartermaster General, Railways of the World, Tribune, Keyflower, Key to the City: London, Medici, Viticulture (Tuscany), Thunder Alley
1:24:26 - Shag, Marry, Kill: Barrage, 18xx, Avalon
1:31:09 - Sign Off: @kirbooloni.com
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Round 16, Turn 6: "Time of Crisis" with Tom, Candice, and Mike
13 juni 2022 · 2 uur 24 min
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Tom, Candice and Mike
0:09:57 - This Week’s Game Night: Carnegie Deluxe (Gingkopolis, Carson City, Troyes,) Time of Crisis, (Railways of the World) Battle for Rokogon, Dale of Merchants, (El Grande, Babylonia, Wiz War)
0:30:00- Game News: BGG Con 2022, (Ark Nova, Messina) Cat in the Box, Undaunted: Stalingrad, Undaunted: Reinforcements, (Undaunted: Normandy, Undaunted: Africa) San Francisco, War of the Ring: The Card Game (Hunt for the Ring, Successors)
0:49:34 - Time of Crisis Review: Age of Iron and Rust Expansion, Twilight Imperium
1:35:45 - The Joys of Hand Management: Dominion, Dune Imperium, Terraforming Mars, Ark Nova, Race for the Galaxy, Twilight Struggle, Undaunted Normandy; Everdell, Scout, Bohnanza, Glory to Rome, Hand in the Sea, Arboretum, (Art Decko, Modern Art) Time of Crisis, Mumbasa/Sky Mine, Friedrich, Maria, Terraforming Mars: Prelude, Dual Powers (Labyrinth, Twilight Struggle,) Pax Porfiriana, Twilight Struggle, (Agricola, Gloomhaven) Star Wars: the Card Game, Taj Mahal
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Round 16, Turn 05: "Root" with Trey, Tom, and jim pinto
6 juni 2022 · 2 uur
Trey is joined by Tom and RPG designer jim pinto to review Root and explore asymmetry in games. Lees meer
0:00:00 Message about audio quality
0:01:08 Introduction
jim pinto at Post World Games
A Good Book for Bad GMs
Dogs in the Vinyard
0:20:50 Game Night
Clank: A Deck-Building Adventure
The Hunger
Ricochet Robots
The Resistance: Avalon
Shadows over Camelot
Glass Road
Time of Crisis: The Roman Empire in Turmoil
0:30:00 Game News
Terra Nova
Terraforming Mars: Dice Game
Praxis / Protocol
Atiwa
BGG on Great Western Trail: Argentina
Tigris and Euphrates in beta on BGA
Century Spice Road and Copenhagen on BGA
0:44:19 Games on the Brain
History of the World
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
Blood on the Clocktower
No Rolls Barred plays youtube link
0:57:08 Game Review: Root
1:27:34 Member Segment: Beyond Asymmetry
Twilight Struggle
Android: Netrunner
History of the World
Dune
The Great Zimbabwe
Here I Stand
Watergate
Star Wars: Rebellion
Crescent Moon
Oath
Vast
Time Agent
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Round 16, Turn 4: Ginkgopolis
30 mei 2022 · 2 uur 40 min
Ben, Dmitry, and Paul discuss the 2012 game "Ginkgopolis" as well as its expansion "Ginkgopolis: The Experts." Plus, what makes us want to give a game a second chance. Lees meer
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, Philosophical Gamer Dmitry, and Game Breaker Paul.
0:04:29 - This Week’s Game Nights: Avalon, Lowlands, Ark Nova, Time of Crisis, (Food Chain Magnate) Caesar!, (Blitzkrieg!) K2, Healthy Heart Hospital (Jaws, Top Gun) (Dice Hospital, Clinic) 18 Ireland, 1848, Scout, Mafia, (Bohnanza) Carnegie (Teotihuacan) (Black Angel) Agricola, Lorenzo, (Werewolf) Blood on the Clocktower
1:11:11 - News: Spiel de Jarre nominations: Cascadia, Scout, Top Ten (Wavelength); Seven Wonders: Architects, Echoes: Thr Dancer, Magic Rabbit, My Goldmine, So Clover, Track 12 Hamilayas, Kennerspiel: Cryptid, Dune Imperium, Living Forest; Ark Nova, Cora: Rise of the Empire; Witchstone; Bureau of Investigation (Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective) Decorum, Wavelength
1:21:40 - No Games on the Brain
1:22:23 - Review of Gingkopolis: Troyes, Black Angel, Carnegie, Expancity, Underwater Cities, Arboretum, Eclipse
2:08:17 - What Makes Us Give a Game a Second Chance: (Barrage) Age of Steam, Avalon, Beyond the Sun, Lowlands, Tzolkin, Ankh, Merv, Embarcadero, Coimbra, Great Western Trail, Faiyum, Mind Mgmnt, Dinosaur Island, Terraforming Mars, Fields of Arle, Heaven and Ale, Gaia Project, Terra Mystica
2:37:33: Sign off
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Round 16, Turn 3: Perseverance
23 mei 2022 · 1 uur 50 min
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Game Enthusiast Matt #1, Game BreakerPaul and Game Designer Trey.
0:03:45 - This Week’s Game Night: Perseverance, Crescent Moon (Root, Oath, Pax games) Agricola
0:13:03 - This Week’s Game News: Azul, Master Chocolatier; Origins reinstates mask requirements; Awaken Realms Castles of Burgundy (Castles of Mad King Ludwig); Evergreen (Photosynthesis)
0:28:50 - Games on the Brain: Reacting to the Past (Argent); Burn Cycle (Cloud Spire, Too Many Bones)
0:37:21 - Review of Perseverance Chronicles Episodes One and Two: Trickerion, Cerebrea, Anachrony, Brass, Brass Lancashire, Age of Steam, Coimbra, Twilight Struggle, Troyes, El Grande, CO2, Archipelago, The Great Wall, Le Havre
1:18:57 - Complexity
1:39:42 - Board Game Sommelier: Panamax,
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Round 16, Turn 2: "Crisis" with Tom, Ben, and Paul
18 mei 2022 · 2 uur 10 min
0:00 INTRO
10:33 GAME NIGHT
Perseverance
Avalon
Crescent Moon
Crisis
Scapegoat
Letter Jam
Foundations of Rome
Nemesis: Lockdown
56:00 GAME NEWS
Cardboard Creations
Trailblazer
The Thing
Dragonlance
1:10:00 REVIEW: CRISIS
1:42:48 MEMBER SEGMENT: THE SEMI-COOP GAME
2:09: 30 WRAP-UP Lees meer -
Round 16 quick note
16 mei 2022 · 1 min
Just a quick note that this week's episode will drop on Wednesday instead of the usual Monday. Thanks for your patience!
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Round 16, Turn 01: "Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest" with Trey, Tom, and Dmitry
9 mei 2022 · 2 uur 1 min
Trey is joined by Tom and Dmitry to review Libertalia:Winds of Galecrest and discuss Simultaneous Action Selection. Lees meer
0:00:00 Introduction
0:05:02 Game Night
Avalon
Crisis
Lignum (Teotihuacan, Caylus)
0:29:10 Game News
Terraforming Mars FREE
Desperation (Fiasco, Durance, Winterhorn)
Orenberger Canal (Ora et Labora, Le Havre)
Ra
Sleeping Gods,: Distant Skies
MCDM Monster Book
Autobahn
Age of Steam Deluxe Expansion Maps
Catherine: The Cities of Tzarina
Stranger Things: Attack of the Mind Flayer
0:49:20 Games on the Brain
Crisis (Crystal Palace),
NY Times Magazine April 15 AI and Language article (The Gallerist, Panamax, Kanban, Tank Duel)
1:03:10 - Game Review - Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
1:24:52 Member Segment Simultaneous Action Selection
Yomi; Lorenzo, Risk, Diplomacy, Agricola, Twilight Struggle, Die Macher, Fresh Fish, Wallenstein, Shogun, Dune, Cash and Guns, Last Stand, Maharajah, Race for the Galaxy, Robo Rally, Captain Sonar
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Round 15, Turn 11: "Railways of the World" with Ben, Paul, and Candice
2 mei 2022 · 2 uur 40 min
Ben, Paul, and Candice review "Railways of the World" and then discuss what makes a game "fun-forward." Lees meer
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:02 - Game Night
—00:05:21 - Lorenzo il magnfico
—00:09:15 - Avalon
—00:09:58 - Crisis
—00:15:57 - Forged in Steel
—00:18:49 - Survive: Escape from Atlantis
—00:20:58 - Tapestry
—00:21:43 - 18Ireland
00:23:47 - Game News
—00:24:00 - Oranienburger Kanal
—00:26:35 - Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods
—00:28:00 - Skymines
00:33:12 - Games on the Brain
—00:35:23 - No Retreat
—00:44:44 - Autobahn
—00:50:50 - Feudem (& Arkwright)
00:55:49 - Review: Railways of the World
—01:36:49 - Age of Steam
01:54:09 - Discussion: Fun Forward Games
—02:04:32 - Catan
—02:05:24 - Twilight Imperium
—02:07:06 - Santiago
—02:09:43 - Jaws
—02:12:29 - Automobiles
—02:16:28 - Carson City
—02:20:12 - Quartermaster General
—02:24:13 - Smartphone Inc.
—02:26:52 - Tank Duel!!
—02:30:27 - Citadels!!!
—02:33:47 - Castles of Mad King Ludwig
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Round 15, Turn 10: "Messina 1347" with Tom, Matt, and Dmitry
25 april 2022 · 2 uur
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Your Host Tom, Matt, the Game Enthusiast, and Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer: Agricola, Avalon
0:10:10 - This Week’s Game News: Golden Geek Best Podcast Nomination, Thinker Themer and Viniculture, Autobahn (Kanban, Hanse Teutonica, Calimali, Newton, Darwin’s Journey) Arcs (Oath, John Company, Pax Pamir, El Grande, Taj Mahal, Conduttier) Septima (Brian Boru, Libertalia, Wallenstein, Shogun, Perseverance, Anachrony, Trickerion) Monopoly
0:37:33 - This Week’s Game Night: Winds of Gale Crest, Hanse Teutonica: Brittania Map, Ark Nova, Railways of the World (Age of Steam, Steam) Anno 1800, So Clover!
0:53:30 - Review of Messina 1347: Yokohama, Agricola, Lorenzo, Marco Polo, Troyes, Western Empires, Advanced Civilization, Santiago, El Grande, Food Chain Magnate, Praga Kaput Regni, Underwater Cities, Shipyard
1:27:40 - Backsies: Diplomacy, Die Macher Lees meer -
Round 15, Extra Turn: "Hegemony" with Paul and Elder
10 april 2022 · 1 uur 55 min
Ben, Paul, and Elder give their first impressions of the upcoming release, "Hegemony." Lees meer
0:00:00 - Intro: Welcome Ben, Paul, and Elder: Perseverance, Anachrony, Cerebrea, Trickerion, Iberian Gauge, Crisis,Brick and Mortar, City of the Big Shoulders, New Amsterdam, Dinogenics, Dino Island,
0:21:53 - Early Impressions of Hegemony
1:54:20 - Sign Off: kirbooloni.comHegemony late pledges
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Round 15, Turn 09: Agricola Behind the Numbers with Matt and Lumin
4 april 2022 · 1 uur 34 min
Trey and Matt welcome Lumin Sperling and look at the numbers that drive competitive Agricola play. Lees meer
Agricola Revised Edition
Lumin_S on Twitch
Agricola on BoardGameArena
play-agricola.comAgricola 15
Stats on BGA
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Round 15, Turn 8: "Arkwright: The Card Game" with Trey and Paul
28 maart 2022 · 2 uur 15 min
Ben, Trey, and Paul review "Arkwright: The Card Game" and then discuss what they look for and want from "card games." Lees meer
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Trey, the Game Designer, and Paul, the Game Breaker
0:02:51 - This Week's Game Night: Agricola, Panamax, Hegemony, Le Havre, Evil Stepmother Playtest, Ark Nova, DC's Labyrinth Games FLGS, Roads and Boats, Secret Hitler, Forged in Steel, Messina 1347
Agricola Tutorial
0:15:23 - This Week's Game News: Oak, Stroganoff, Hanse Teutonica, Gugon, Scythe, Tigris and Euphrates, Dune Imperium, Concordia, Panamax, Barrage; Hamlet, Oak, Small City Deluxe on Tabletopia, Kickstarter and blockchain
0:28:38 - Games on the Brain: Reacting to the Past: Athens Besieged, Rage against the Machine; Impact Earth; Our School of Avalon; 18USA (1817); 18 Chesapeake Off the Rails (After Dark); London Necropolis Railway (Diluvia Project, Tribune, Brutii);
0:42:12 - Review of Arkwright: The Card Game: La Granja, Smartphone, Imperial, Age of Steam
1:46:50 - Card Games
2:13:45 - Sign Off: kirbooloni.com
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Round 15, Turn 7: "Party Games" with Tom, Jake, and Mike
21 maart 2022 · 2 uur 10 min
INTROS: 0:00
GAME NIGHT: 09:07 Ark Nova, Messina 1347, Red Flags Over Paris, Taverns of Tiefenthal, Avalon, Panamax, Wingspan, Imperial Struggle.
GAME NEWS: 21:16 Cardboard Creations, Ukranian Game Designers, Tamashii, Twin Palms, Explorers, Eastern Empires.
GAME REVIEW: 44:51 Poetry for Neanderthals, Stay Cool, Letter Jam, Inhuman Conditions, So Clover.
MEMBER SEGMENT: 1:33:34 Games where you play the player more than the game.
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Round 15, Turn 6: "Civilization: A New Dawn" with Candice and Dmitry
14 maart 2022 · 2 uur 41 min
Ben, Candice, and Dmitry review "Civilization: A New Dawn" with the "Terra Incognita" expansion and then discuss "Ferrari Games." Lees meer
0:00:00 - Intro: Welcome Candice, the Omni Gamer and Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer
0:04:48 - This Week’s Game Night: Ark Nova, Messina 1347, So Clover, Just One, Code Names, Decrypto, Avalon, Burn Cycle, Der Spiegelstadt, (Jorgen) Nicea, Barrage, (The Great Zimbabwe) Hegemony, Terraforming Mars Prelude, 1848 Australia, Ark Nova
0:43:24 - This Week’s Game News: Red Flag over Paris, Rear Window (Jaws), Voices in my Head, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, High Treason: The Trial of Louis Real, Memphis Falls, Houston We Have a Dolphin, Shinkansen Zero K, SHASN, Tales from the Loop
0:57:36 - Games on the Brain: Tichu on BGA, Enemy Action: Arden, Arkwright, Arkwright the Card Game, Gingkopolis, Fortress of Steel
1:07:24 - Review of Civilizations: A New Dawn: Tapestry, Nations, Through the Ages
2:15:00 - Ferrari Games: (Food Chain Magnet) Anachrony, (Cerebrea) Eclipse, (Forbidden Stars,) Railways of the World, CloudSpire, Tzolkin, Praga Kaput Regni, Underwater Cities, Lisboa, Indonesia, Grasp the Ring, Menora, Pulsar 2849, Yokohama, Hanse Teutonica, Pax Pamir 2nd Ed, Ankh
Everdell, Wingspan, Stroganof
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Round 15, Turn 5: "Advanced Civilization" with Tom and Jennifer
28 februari 2022 · 1 uur 42 min
0:00:00 - Intro: Welcome Tom and Jennifer, the Game Pioneer
0:08:57 - This Week’s Game Night: Bitoku, Ark Nova, Gaslands, Watch What Crappens, Barrage, Tichu
0:17:06 - This Week's Game News: Overisles; Unsettled; Trey Parker's Top Ten - Western Legends, Merchants and Marauders, Abomination, Fury of Dracula, Robinson Crusoe, Auztralia, Alchemists, Star Wars Rebellion/War of the Ring, Sub Terra, Summit; Jennifer's VLOG on her Video Channel - Mayveena
0:36:40 - Review of Advanced Civilization: Catan, Western Civ, 1870, Twilight Imperium, Campaign for North Africa
1:09:19 - Negative Game Descriptions: Cosmic Encounter, Ark Nova, Acquire, Dominant Species, Primordial Soup, 18xx, Food Chain Magnate, Teotihuacan, Hanse Teutonica, Twilight Imperium 3&4, Port Royal.
1:34:57 - Board Game Sommelier: Games that are good to play with bad sports - Port Royal, Dominion, Bohnanza, any Roll and Write, Samurai, Babylonia, Splendor, Everdell, Hanse Teutonica
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Round 15, Turn 04: "Terra Mystica" with Paul and Matt
21 februari 2022 · 2 uur
Trey, Paul, and Matt review "Terra Mystica" and ask "What makes a game competitive?"
00:00:00 Introduction
Watch What Crappens
00:05:15 Game Night
- Agricola
- EconSean
- RaniorGames
- Lumin Sperling
- Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
- Can't Stop
- Gaia Project
- Clans of Caledonia
- Ark Nova
- Through the Ages
- Modern Art
- Show Manager
00:30:22 Game News
- Rolling Heights Kickstarter
- Weimar: The Fight for Democracy
- The Snow Queen
- Kickstarter pumps the breaks on Blockchain
00:38:25 Game Review - Terra Mystica
01:30:30 Member Segment - What Makes a Game Competitive?
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Round 15, Turn 03: "Art Decko" with Ben, Dmitry, and Paul
14 februari 2022 · 2 uur 15 min
Ben, Dmitry, and Paul look at the 2019 game "Art Decko" and then discuss games as social experiences. Lees meer
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, the Opinionated Gamer, Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer, and Paul, the Game Breaker
0:08:39 - This Week’s Game Night: Tichu, Gaia Project, Can’t Stop (Just One, Code Names) Wordle, (Terra Mystica) Hegemony
0:23:30 - Game News: Concordia on Nintendo Switch, Avalon, Crystal Palace, Wingspan, Leaving Earth,; Pandemic App withdrawn
0:33:56 - Games on the Brain: Sagrada, Underwater Cities, Great Western Trail, Gallerist, Modern Art, Azul, Splendor, Parks, Photographers, King Domino, Deep Sea Adventure, Welcome To, The Crew, Decrypto, Quacks of Quedlinburg
0:46:04 - Review of Art Decko
1:41:27 - The Social Uses of Gaming
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Round 15, Turn 2: "Furnace" with Tom, Jake, and Dmitry
7 februari 2022 · 2 uur
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Tom, Jake, the Casual Gamer, and Dmitry, the Philosophical Gamer.
0:09:36 - This Week’s Game Night - Alien Fire Team Elite, Tichu on BGA, Wordle
0:29:01 - This Week’s Game News, Wavelength App, Barrage New Map, (Hanse Teutonica) Pilgrim, (18xx, Age of Steam, Tokyo Metro, Underground) Libertalia: Winds of Gale Crest (Vasco deGama, Ethnos)
0:42:00 - Review of Furnace: Brian Boru, Pipeline, Brass, Arkwright.
1:05:30 - Games Ben Will Not Play with His Friends: (Age of Steam, Ark Nova, Terraforming Mars, On Mars, Boonlake, Lisboa) Sagrada, Azul, Ricochet Robots, Res Arkana, Glory to Rome, Innovation, Wiz War, (Battlestar Galactica) Through the Desert, Bus, (Food Chain Magnate) Modern Art, Cartehena, Sleuth, Dune, A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Ricochet Robots, Fresh Fish. Santiago, Sheriff of Nottingham, Love Letter, Santorini, Bohnanza, El Grande.
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Round 15, Turn 01: "Asian Railroads" with Alfred and Candice
31 januari 2022 · 2 uur 3 min
Trey, Alfred, and Candice get on track with "Asian Railroads" and ask "How are games like music?" Lees meer
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:32 Game Night
- Santorini
- Connect 4
- Wordle
- Pax Viking
- Arkham Horror LCG
- Acricola
00:17:34 Game News
- La Granja Deluxe Master Set
- Fire in the Lake, the Sovereign of Discord Expansion
- P500 at GMT
- Game Brain BGA group LINK Post your username in Facebook group!
- Gamefound
00:35:44 Game Review - Asian Railroads
- Russian Railroads
01:13:00 Member Segment - How are games like music?
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- The Mars Volta- Find Etamar at kirbooloni.com
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Round 14, Turn 12: "Bitoku" with Jennifer and Paul
24 januari 2022 · 2 uur 15 min
1Ben, Jennifer, and Paul discuss the 2021 game "Bitoku" and discuss what they look for and enjoy in a game group. Lees meer
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, the Opinionated Gamer, Jennifer, the Game Pioneer, and Paul, The Game Breaker. The Game of Life. Blue Peg, Pink Peg.
0:08:55 - This Week’s Game Nights: Messina 1347, Ark Nova, and scheduled for Essen Day: Golem, Bitoku, Squaring Circleville, Tavanusi, Boonlake, Tokyo Market, Tokyo Metro expansions, Teotihuacan and Tekhenu expansions, Imperial Steam, Brian Boru, Stroganoff. (Stone Age, On Mars); Arnak, Gaia Project on BGA (Terra Mystica) , Hegemony on TTS (Die Macher, Avalon, New Angeles) Oath, Junta , Republic of Rome, 1848 Australia, (18mx, 18 Florida,) 1882,
0:42:05 - This Week’s News: 4000 year old board game unearthed in Milan, Everdell for Everyone, Cards Against Humanity: Pride Pack, Wordle, Past and Present Podcast, (Mahjong, Scrabble, Backgammon)
0:53:41 - Review of Bitoku: Praga Kaput Regni, Feast for Odin, Voyages of Marco Polo, Blue Moon City, Great Western Trail, Pulsar
1:41:38 - What We Look for in a Game Group
2:13:24 - Sign Off
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Round 14, Turn 11: "Ark Nova" with Elder, Dmitry, and Matt
17 januari 2022 · 1 uur 51 min
Trey, Matt, Dmitry, and Elder talk about the Game Brain's 2021 consensus game of the Year, "Ark Nova" and ask "what makes a game immersive? Lees meer
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:24 Game Night
- Bitoku
- Hegemony
- Messina 1347
- Taverns of Tiefenthal: Open Doors
- Designer Solo Mode
00:10:50 Game News
- Gutenberg
- Kickstarter- Viscounts Gates of Gold and Keeper of Keys
00:17:38 Game Review - Ark Nova
00:51:19 Member Segment - What makes a game immersive?
01:42:18 Our Top Games of 2021
- Oath
- Coffee Traders
- Ark Nova
- Bitoku
- Darwin's Journey (2022 actually)
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Round 14, Turn 10: "Best of 2021" with Tom, Ben, and Jennifer
10 januari 2022 · 2 uur 6 min
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Tom, Ben, the Opinionated Gamer, and Jennifer, the Game Pioneer: Golem, Watch What Crappens Podcast, Mayveena You Tube Channel
0:11:55 - This Week's Game Night: Ark Nova, Bitoku, Stroganoff, Origins: First Builders, Santiago, Tabannusi, (Tekhenu, Tzolkin, Teotihuacan, [Taiwanitsu]) Forbidden Stars, Obsession, Art Decko, Anno 1800, Tichu, Show Manager, Captain Sonar, (Year of the Dragon)
0:34:22 - This Week's Game News: Cardboard Creations Candice's Interview with Emma Larkins: Abandon All Artichokes, Dom PIerre, (Viticulture, Vinhos, Die Macher) Blazon, (Sagrada, Azul, Brass) Squaring Circleville (Crescent City Cargo) Feast of Odin on BGA
0:51:09 - 2021 in Review: 18xx.games, 18 Chesapeake, 1860,, LowLands, Tichu, Advanced Civilization/ Western Empires, Imperial Steam, Ark Nova, Container, Bitoku, Transcontinental, Blood on the Clocktower
1:28:28 - Top 5 Games of 2021: (Carnegie) Mind Mgmt, Meadow, (Everdell) Coffee Traders, 1840: Vienna Tramways, Ark Nova, Imperial Steam, Furnace, Magnate: First City, Bitoku, (Messina1347, Praga, Underwater Cities, Shipyard, Pulsar 2847) Carnegie, Messina 1347
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Round 14, Turn 09: "City Hall" with Dmitry and Paul
27 december 2021 · 2 uur 33 min
Ben, Dmitry, and Paul review the 2014 release, "City Hall," and discuss the game group as an ibasho. Lees meer
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, the Opinionated Host, Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer, and Paul, the Game Breaker
0:06:20 - This Week's Game Night: Pulsar 2846, (High Frontier, Ticket to Ride,) Ark Nova, Medium, (Wavelength, Wits and Wagers,) Avalon, Once Upon a Time, The Great Wall (Perseverance, Brass,) Twilight Imperium 4: Prophecy of the Kings Expansion, Urban Sprawl
0:44:04 - Games on the Brain: Boonlake, Trismegistus, Darwin's Journey, Broom Service, Forbidden Stars, Forged in Steel, Hegemony, Teotihuacan (The Beginning of Everything,) Avalon
1:09:55 - Review of City Hall: Santiago, Estates, Embarcadero, Magnate: First City, Age of Steam, Isle of Skye
1:59:50 - Ibashos and Game Groups
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Round 14, Turn 08: "Boonlake" with Jennifer and Elder
20 december 2021 · 2 uur 11 min
Trey, Jennifer, and Elder talk about the 2021 release "Boonlake" and discuss the "Cult of the New."
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:00 Game Night
- The Hunger
- Space Corp: 2025-2300AD
- Nuclear War
- Free Ride
- Fields of Arle
- Witchstone
- Ark Nova
- Cascadia
- Pulsar 2849
- Unfathomable
- Battlestar Galactica
00:28:55 Game News
- Asmodee purchased by Embracer Group
- Candice's game overview of Imperial Steam
- Root now on Nintendo Switch
00:37:53 Games on the Brain
- Bitoku
- Radlands
- Complexity Bias in BGG ratings - Dinesh Vatvani
01:01:30 Game Review - Boonlake
01:45:33 Member Segment - Cult of the New
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Round 14, Turn 7: "Brian Boru" with Tom, Candice, and Ben
13 december 2021 · 2 uur 34 min
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome OmniGamer Candice and Opinionated Gamer Ben
0:08:08 - This Week’s Game Night: Brian Boru, Boon Lake, Star Wars LCG, (Lord of the Rings, NetRunner Game of Thrones, Arboretum,) Avalon (Secret Hitler) Barrage, Shipyard (Clinic, Antiquity, Tramways of Vienna, Small Cities) Belratti, Brick and Mortar, Stick’um, (Black Orchestra), Spirit Island (Pandemic Legacy, Pandemic: Rising Tide)
0:38:58 - This Week’s Game News: Weather Machine, (Kanban EV, On Mars, CO2, Railways of Portugal, Lisboa, The Gallerist) Undaunted Reinforcements (Undaunted Normandy, Undaunted: Africa, Tank Duel) Palaces of Carrara (Paris, Telkhal, Azul) https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2767995/2021-end-year-support-drive
0:52:24 - Review of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland
1:33:51 - The Most Interesting Area Majority Games: (Area Control: Blood Rages, Forbidden Stars, Twilight Imperium, Wallenstein, Hansa Teutonica, Lords of Vegas, Eclipse, ) Calimala, (Merve, Medusa) Juraku, Liberte, (Ethnos) Gingkopolis, Dominant Species: Marine, Maharaja, Wildcatters, (Coffee Traders) Europe Divided, (Undaunted Normandy, Warchest) Struggle of Empires, (Coalitions) Rococco, (Pret a Porter) Time of Crisis, Reef Encounter, Nippon, El Grande (Tamany Hall)
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Round 14, Turn 6: "Iki" with Dmitry and Paul
6 december 2021 · 2 uur 33 min
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:04:11 - This Week's Game Night: Free Ride, Avalon, Brian Baru, Darwin's Journey, Advanced Civilization, (Eclipse) Western Empires, Eastern Empires, (Here I Stand) (Barrage) (Railways of the World) (Junta) Show Manager, Belrati, Mandala, Diluvia Project, Furnace, (Res Arcana) Small Star Empires, Imperial Steam, Pulsar2849, PanAm, (Arkwright,) Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
0:42:00 - Games on the Brain: Free Ride, Santiago, Estates, Fresh Fish; Hegemony; Brick and Mortar;
0:53:19 - This Week's Game News: Asmodee team up with Exploding Kittens, Brass Birmingham on Steam; Gaia Project, Tapestry, I'm the Boss on BGA
1:01:07 - Review of Iki: Le Havre, Teotihuacan, Francis Drake
1:48:20 - Things That Keep Us From Being Better Players
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Round 14, Extra Turn: "The BGG Con Report" with Trey and Candice
22 november 2021 · 1 uur 48 min
0:00:00–Introduction: Welcome Tom, Game Designer Trey and Omni Gamer Candice at BGG Con
0:03:06–This Week’s Game Week:
Paint the Roses, 9:28 (Cryptid);
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, 15:53 (Tichu);
Corrosion, 0:20:55 (Trismegistus, Terra Mystica, Race for the Galaxy, Tzolki'n, Barrage, Gutenberg);
Show Manager, 0:31:20 (Wallenstein, Bohnanza, Agricola, Show Manager: Cruise Ship);
Gutenberg, 0:41:08;
Boon Lake, 0:48:45 (Maracaibo, Mumbasa, Terraforming Mars, Viticulture: Tuscany);
Ark Nova, 0:58:36 (Rajas of the Ganges, Terraforming Mars, Agricola, Corrosion, Wingspan, Cataan, Civilization: A New Dawn, Dominant Species, Kanban EV);
Buddy Toss, 1:12:30 (Shuffleboard, Crokinole, Man vs Meeple);
Wavelength, Wits and Wagers, 15:00 (Avalon);
Imperial Steam, 1:19:47 (Beyond the Sun, Furnace);
Stage Left, 1:21:54;
Scout, 1:25:17 (Delft);
Free Ride, 1:29:53 (Power Grid, Fresh Fish, Ticket to Ride, Faiyum);
Messina 1347, 1:34:02 (Istambul, Agricola, Shipyard);
Tank Duel, 1:40:57 (Combat Commander, Fields of Fire)
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Round 14, Turn 5: "The Hunger" with Jake and Paul
15 november 2021 · 1 uur 43 min
0:00:00–Introduction: Welcome Casual Gamer Jake and Game-Breaker Paul
0:06:55–This Week’s Game Night: Monumental, The Hunger, Darwin’s Journey, Lowlands, Wavelength
0:15:54–Game News: Wayfarers of the South Tigris, Devil Bunny Needs a Ham, Kill Doctor Lucky, Before I Kill You Mister Spy, Deadwood, Devil Bunny Versus the Entire Galaxy, Brian Boru: High King of Ireland, The King is Dead, Hegemony, QE, Here I Stand
0:37:26–Games on the Brain: Game Brain at the BGG Con
0:41:04–Review of The Hunger: Magic, The Gathering, Clank, Ticket to Ride
1:05:12–Storytelling in Games: Detective, Sea Fall, Cloud Spire, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Chronicle of Crime, Betrayal Legacy: Betrayal at the House on the Hill, Robinson Crusoe, Twilight Struggle, Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, Dune, Pandemic Legacy, Battlestar Galactica, Teixhal, Die Macher, Agricola, Trickerion, Santiago, Coimbra, Fresh Fish, Tichu, Ricochet Robots, In and Of Itself, Arabian Nights. Fiasco, Everdell, King’s Dilemma, Oath, Container
1:36:02–Game Sommelier: Tactics II, Gettysburg, Fortress Europa, Undaubted Normandy, Undaunted North Africa, Twilight Struggle, Lord of the Rings, Hannibal: Rome v Carthage, Napoleon’s Triumph, Memoir 44, Quartermaster General
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Round 14, Turn 04: "Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy" with Dmitry and Candice
8 november 2021 · 2 uur 7 min
Trey, Dmitry, and Candice talk about the 2021 release "Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy" and discuss "freedom and flow" in games. Lees meer
00:00:00 Introduction -
00:02:58 Game Night
- Magnate: The First City
- Furnace
- Babylonia
- Necco Wafers
- Stage Left
- The Rival Networks
00:14:42 Game News
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Tapestry: Arts & Architechture
- Weather Machine on Tabletopia
- Horseless Carriage pre-order
- Res Arcana: Lux et Tenebrae on BGA
00:24:50 Games on the Brain
- Dune: Imperium
- Ada Palmer's Perhaps the Stars (Terra Ignota Series)
- Tank Duel: Enemy in the Crosshairs
- Captain Sonar
00:37:02 Game Review: Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy
- A War of Whispers
01:22:39 Member Segment: Freedom and Flow
- On Freedom by Maggie Nelson
- The Experience of Flow in Hobby Board Games by Marco Arnaudo- Game Brain Facebook Group
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Round 14, Turn 03: "Magnate: The First City" with Paul and Trey
1 november 2021 · 2 uur 15 min
Ben, Paul, and Trey talk about the 2021 release "Magnate: The First City" and discuss setting expectations for attending a game night. Lees meer
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Game Breaker Paul and Game Designer Trey
0:05:13 - This Week's Game Night: Grand Austria Hotel: Last Waltz, Ultimate Railroads: Asian Railroads, ArtDecko (formerly Promenade), Avalon, Dune Imperium, Tichu, Belratti (formerly Stuff,) 1822, Dune: Conquest and Diplomacy
0:23:13 - This Week's Game News: Mercado de Lisboa, Dune online for free (on Treachery.online,) Monumental Consequence
0:28:00 - Games on the Brain: Iki, Concordia, Love Letters to Game Brain
0:41:01 - Review of Magnate: The First City: SimCity, Gingkopolis, Suburbia, The Cost, Age of Steam, 18xx, Brick and Mortar, Smart Phone, Expancity
1:47:42 - Setting Expectations for Game Night: Dune Imperium, Ankh, Avalon, Secret Hitler
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Round 14, Turn 2: "Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz!" with Matt
25 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 58 min
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Matt, the Original Game Host
0:13:32 -This Week’s Game Night: Magnate, Grand Austria Hotel, Age of Steam Scandinavia, Love Letter, High Society, Captain Sonar, Bohnanza, Wavelength
0:18:02 - This Week’s News: Res Arcana Expansion, Lords of Ragnarok, Lords of Helas, Messina 1349, Gloomhaven 1.0 on Steam.
0:33:49 - Games on the Brain: Imperial Steam, Origins: First Builder, Ark Nova, Furnace, Taj Mahal
0:44:11 - Review of Grand Austria Hotel: Lets Waltz! 2021
1:15:11 - Essential Expansions, Best Base Games: Too Many Bones, Age of Steam, Concordia, Terraforming Mars, Net Runner; BEST AT BASE: Marco Polo (Venice Map, New Characters,) Terraforming Mars Prelude (Elysium and Helas)(Venus Next, Colonies, Turmoil,) 7 Wonders (Leaders, Cities,) High Frontier (Jupiter and Saturn)(Interstellar,) Troyes (Ladies of Troyes,) Keyflower, Agricola (Farmers of the Moor,) Cataan (Knights and Cities, Seafarers,) Dune (Duel, Spice Wars, Ixthions, Xylathu,) Battlestar Galactica (Pegasus, New Caprica); ESSENTIAL EXPANSIONS: Underwater Cities New Discoveries, Agricola (Farmers on the Moor,) Terraforming Mars Prelude, Age of Steam: Korea, Lorenzo il Magnifico (Houses of the Renaissance,) El Grande King and Intrigue, Great Western Trail Rails to the North, Viticulture Tuscany, Through the Ages, Tribune.
1:48:21 - Board Game Sommelier: Mind Clash Void Fall Kickstarter. Golem.
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Round 14, Turn 01: "Imperial Steam" with Jennifer
18 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 53 min
Trey and Jennifer talk about the 2021 release "Imperial Steam" and discuss the impact of video on the hobby. Lees meer
00:00:00 Introduction -
- Google Pixel 6
00:06:53 Game Night
- Santiago
- Smartphone Inc.
- The Hunger
- Clank!
00:12:09 Game News
- Ark Nova
- Bitoku
- Zenobia Award Winners
- Game Wizards
- Advanced Civilization
00:30:22 Games on the Brain
- 1840: Vienna Tramways
- Lonny Orgler
- Russian Railroads
- Ultimate Railroads
- The Riftbreaker
- Valheim: Hearth and Home
- Concordia on iOS
- Essen Day - Jennifer's Geeklist
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Round 13, Turn 10: "Castles of Burgundy" with Elder
11 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 58 min
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder
0:05:45 - This Week’s Game Night: Tabannusi, Imperial Struggle, Terraforming Mars, Imperial Steam, Furnace, Babylonia, Tichu
0:13:21 - This Week's News: Lord of the Rings--Fantasy Flight Games Revised Core Set; Pax Unplugged, World Series of Board Games, World Boardgaming Championships (WBC,) Blood Rage, Ra, 7 Wonders, Cataan, Diplomacy, Cole Wehrle: Arcs - Collapse and Conflict in the Void; MythWind, Expanded Horizons Expansion and Magical Miniatures; Gutenberg.
0:40:42 - Games on the Brain: Tabannusi, Furnace, Glass Road
0:50:32 - Review of Castles of Burgundy
1:11:20 - Forgotten Classics: Puerto Rico, Through the Desert, Tigris and Euphrates, Tikal, Aman Rae, Alhambra, Reef Encounter, Carcassonne, Princes of Florence, Princes of the Renaissance, 5th Avenue, Power Grid, Taj Mahal, Boomtown, Louis XIV, Wildlife, Pillars of the Earth
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Round 13, Turn 9: "Ankh: Gods of Egypt" with Matt and Paul
4 oktober 2021 · 1 uur 46 min
Trey, Matt, and Paul review "Ankh: Gods of Egypt" and discuss player elimination as a mechanism. Lees meer
00:00:00 Introduction -
- Americanish
00:05:24 Game News
- Candice's Gen Con Round Up
- Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy
- Burncycle
- Verdant Kickstarter
- Voidfall Kickstarter
- Imperium: Classics
- Concordia on iOS
- Back Chat from ThinkerThemer
00:21:36 Game Night
- Not Alone
- Bohnanza
- Key to the City: London
- Chaos in the Old World
- Imperial Steam
- Wavelength
00:37:14 Games on the Brain
- Perserverance: Castaway Chronicles
- Stage Left
- Knutepunkt 2021
00:45:24 Game Review: Ankh: Gods of Egypt
01:24:25 Member Segment: Player Elimination
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Round 13, Turn 8: "Paris" with Jake
27 september 2021 · 1 uur 49 min
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer
0:06:32 - This Week's Game Night: Americanish, Fresh Fish, Terraforming Mars
0:13:44 - This Week's News: Asmodee for sale; Oceans Digital Game; Artisans of Splendent Vale kickstarter; Total War: Rome; Masters of the Universe: Clash for Eternia; In-Flight 2021.
0:34:08 - Games on the Brain: College Games to Break the Ice - Codenames, Just One, The Crew, Tichu, Avalon, The Mind, Lost Cities, Wavelength
0:42:05 - Review of Paris
1:05:22 - Iconic Examples of Game Mechanisms: Worker Placement - Everdell, Viticulture, Agricola; Card Drafting - Seven Wonders, Citadels, Taj Mahal; Set Collection - Ra, Lost Cities, Bohnanza; Area Majority - Carcassonne, El Grande, Ethnos; Cooperative - The Crew, Pandemic, Magic Maze; Deck Building - Dominion, Orleans, Taverns of Tiefenthal; Network and Route Building - Power Grid, Babylonia, Kingdom Builder; Auction/Bidding - Modern Art, Princes of Florence, Ra;
1:40:14 - Board Game Sommelier - Age of Steam, 18XX, Power Grid, Taj Mahal, Cavum
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Round 13, Turn 7: "Ganz schön clever" with Mark
20 september 2021 · 1 uur 26 min
Trey and Mark review "Ganz schön clever" and consider “Games as Metaphor.” Lees meer
0:00:00 Introduction
- Iocane Productions
- Decision Center at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
0:04:00 Game Night
- Paris
- Embarcadero
- Jackalope Productions - The Night in Question
00:10:20 Game News
- GenCon
- Scout!
- Forsaken announced
- One Deck Galaxy on Kickstarter
- Star Wars Outer Rim: Unfinished Business
- Azul: Queen's Garden
- 7 Wonders: Architects
- Soulforge Fusion on Kickstarter
00:20:00 Games on the Brain
- Clank: Legacy
- Crystal Palace
00:33:30 Game Review:Ganz schön clever
- Yahtzee
00:57:30 This Week's Discussion: Games as MetaphorProduced and edited by Matthew Robinson, Tom Donnelly and Trey Alsup.
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Round 13, Turn 6: "Fresh Fish" with Paul
13 september 2021 · 2 uur 3 min
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Paul the Game Breaker: Fresh Fish, Pipeline
0:12:24 - This Week’s Game Night: Terraforming Mars, Just One, Fresh Fish, Tichu, Calima, Avalon, Wavelength, Quest
0:20:42 - This Week’s Game News: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2721966/i-have-cancelled-my-pledge-after-learning-more-abo/page/1, Fantasy Flight and Key Forge, https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/plpq5o/keyforge_on_hiatus_due_to_broken_deck_generating/, Prospero's Hall Rocketeer,
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344759/rocketeer-fate-future, https://cmon.com/news/cmon-partners-with-monsoon-digital-to-launch-an-nft-trading-platform, Castles of Burgundy on BGA
0:41:19 - Games on the Brain: Crystal Palace, Scout
0:49:54 - Review of Fresh Fish: Original, Plenary and 2014 editions
1:13:01 - Negotiating in Games: 1817,Versailles 1919, Chinatown, Sheriff of Nottingham, Bohnanza, Sidereal Confluence, Rising Sun, Churchill, Genoa, Cosmic Encounter, Oath, Diplomacy, Brass, Terraforming Mars, Great Western Trail, 18xx, Genoa
1:57:12 - Game Sommelier: Maria, War Chest, The Grizzled, Roll for the Galaxy, Jaws.
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