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#322: And What a Year It's Been
12 december 2024 · 41 min
As we approach the end of 2024, it's about time we stop, take stock, and dare I say look back at the year that's been. The highs, the lows, the mids - all the stars are here, and we're going to break them down for you with some of our favourite games, and biggest moments, and general assessment of the year that's been. Before we reflect, we talk about Let's Go! To Japan, Mombasa, and The Gang. Lees meer
01:52 - Let's Go! To Japan
10:17 - Mombasa
15:05 - The Gang
21:00 - Looking back on 2024
22:01 - Arcs
27:54 - Cascadero
29:29 - Slay the Spire: The Board Game
31:17 - Wilmot's WarehouseGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#321: Fire Away, Ghost Turkey
28 november 2024 · 57 min
Gobble Bobble, here comes trouble in the form of a pairing we never thought we'd see - Bob and the Ghost Turkey have delivered us another holiday nightmare. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Before we tuck in, we talk about Tapple, Mini Rails, and Naishi. Lees meer
05:48 - Tapple
11:07 - Mini Rails
17:45 - Naishi
22:56 - BGBBOB Bird Games
24:45 - ICECOOL
24:52 - Root
26:17 - Rook
26:26 - Songbirds
28:05 - Fancy Feathers
28:15 - The Bird Told Me to Do It
29:09 - Piepmatz
32:17 - Wingspan
32:28 - Penguin Party
33:44 - Angry Birds: Star Wars - Jenga Rise of Darth Vader GameGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#320: We Played A Clump of Games!
14 november 2024 · 1 uur 24 min
We've been to Las Vegas and back for the very unofficial recurring gathering we like to call BarrageCon (which is really just all of us hanging out at Mark's place). We had a lot of games lined up to play, and I daresay we did a pretty good job of getting through them. Here's our report back, just a bunch of impressions of a bunch of games - including Rise & Fall, Fractured Sky, and Wilmot's Warehouse! Lees meer
02:26 - Harvest
07:18 - Fractured Sky
18:13 - Penguin Party
22:10 - San Marco
27:14 - EGO
31:45 - Barony
37:30 - Rise & Fall
49:49 - Wilmot's Warehouse
56:45 - Tiny Laser Heist
1:01:32 - Nekojima
1:02:45 - Bottle Imp
1:07:45 - The Vale of Eternity
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#319: One Exception To Rule Them All
31 oktober 2024 · 40 min
I think it's fair to say at this point, that we've pretty firmly established each of our respective tastes when it comes to board games, whether it's for genre, theme, mechanic, whatever. There's always something, though, right? Something that flies in the face of those rules and boldly proclaims, "I like this, even though..." Before we prove the rule, we talk about Andromeda's Edge, and Karvi. Lees meer
03:05 - Andromeda's Edge
13:15 - Karvi
23:32 - Exceptions to our Gaming Tastes
24:47 - Through the Ages
26:41 - Ark Nova
30:57 - Stationfall
34:04 - Thunder Road: Vendetta
35:35 - Terra MysticaGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#318: A Mix of Things We'd Like To See with Mike DiLisio
17 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
The Fandango Tank returns! The ever wonderful Mike DiLisio joins us again, this time to collectively cast our minds forward to some things we'd like to manifest into the board game future. We've got a mess of ideas, a veritable mixtape of miscellany that we either want to play, or hope to see more of as the hobby progresses. Before we unspool, we talk about Fishing, EGO, The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, and Key Market (Second Edition). Lees meer
02:57 - Fishing
03:03 - I Made You a Mixtape
11:31 - EGO
21:00 - The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
27:46 - Key Market (Second Edition)
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#317: Fantasy Draft: Overrated Games
3 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 11 min
So we've done a lot of these drafts before, but I don't think we've done one quite like this. This time we're each trying to draft a set of five games that we think you might agree are incredibly overrated. What does that mean exactly? Well that's up for debate too. What isn't up for debate is that you could win $100 just by voting! Before we widen our delta, we talk about Undaunted 2200: Callisto, Nature, and Barcelona. Lees meer
03:37 - Undaunted 2200: Callisto
13:10 - Nature
23:00 - Barcelona
31:22 - Overrated Games Draft
37:07 - Nemesis
39:10 - Frosthaven
41:15 - Star Wars: Rebellion
45:19 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
47:37 - Earth
48:45 - Wingspan
51:19 - 7 Wonders Duel
52:24 - Mechs vs. Minions
53:17 - Everdell
55:43 - Crokinole
58:52 - Caverna: The Cave Farmers
59:55 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
1:01:24 - On Mars
1:02:45 - Lost Ruins of Arnak
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#316: Four Heads Are Better Than One
19 september 2024 · 54 min
I'm in a bit of a quandary here, because Mark told me not to tell you what this episode is even about, but I want this description to be, well, descriptive but he's glaring at me really hard, and making a throat slitting gesture so I daren't risk it. It's about ... board games? Before we get ahead of ourselves, we talk about Binho, Stamp Swap, and First Rat. Lees meer
03:33 - Binho
07:24 - Stamp Swap
17:04 - First Rat
30:16 - ???
34:47 - Agricola
34:47 - Bohnanza
36:28 - Patchwork
37:05 - A Feast for Odin
39:02 - Power Grid
39:43 - Friday
40:06 - Fearsome Floors
41:25 - 504
42:40 - Fast Sloths
43:03 - Fresh Fish
44:44 - Ra
45:28 - Tigris & Euphrates
46:45 - Lost Cities
46:52 - Yellow & Yangtze
47:23 - Blue Lagoon
47:43 - The Quest for El Dorado
48:22 - My City
49:13 - Through the Desert
49:28 - Ingenious
50:59 - Schotten TottenGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#315: Essen SPIEL 2024 Hype List
5 september 2024 · 1 uur 1 min
We may or may not be going to Germany (who can say), but that's where all the good gaming is gonna be, so that's what we're gonna talk about. It's almost Essen SPIEL! That sure is a lot of games debuting there though, so which ones should you care about? Don't worry, we've done the hard work for you. Before you go back to being eine faule socke, we talk about Nekojima, We're Sinking!, Hues and Cues, and Colorful. Lees meer
02:46 - Nekojima
09:01 - We're Sinking!
15:31 - Hues and Cues
15:31 - Colorful
22:09 - Essen SPIEL 2023 Preview
22:57 - Æterna
25:32 - Babylon
27:17 - Bus & Stop
28:55 - COSCA: Take Over the Mafia
31:54 - Galileo Galilei
33:41 - SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
34:39 - Fishing
37:19 - AI Space Puzzle
38:59 - Zero to Hero
40:51 - The Gang
42:46 - Golden Cup
45:09 - Black Forest
50:02 - Battalion: War of the Ancients
53:01 - Beyond the Horizon
56:10 - Asian Tigers: A Story of Prosperity
58:16 - Skull Queen
58:38 - King of Tokyo: Origins
59:15 - Penguin Airlines
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#314: Bringing Out the Best in People
22 augustus 2024 · 59 min
It's about people, right? Below all the mechanics, after all the rules explanations, beyond every crushing loss and glorious win, what really matters is people we're playing with. Some games make that more apparent than others, and we're here to celebrate that. Before we realize it's about the friends we made along the way, we talk about Arcs, and Luthier. Lees meer
03:02 - Arcs
19:26 - Luthier
37:11 - Games that make you feel good about people
41:11 - Codenames
42:05 - Decrypto
43:09 - Time's Up!
43:38 - Telestrations
43:56 - Fuji Flush
44:04 - Mino Dice
46:01 - Word Slam
47:00 - Krazy Wordz
47:43 - Just One
48:16 - Pictures
48:44 - Stationfall
51:12 - The Estates
51:37 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
52:16 - The Resistance
52:16 - Blood on the Clocktower
52:55 - The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31Get added to the BGB community map at:
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#313: That Don't Impress Me Much
8 augustus 2024 · 59 min
The only thing worse than coming away from a first game with a really bad impression, is when it takes a really long time to shake. Imagine all the amazing games you're not playing because of one bad first game! Whether we saw the error of our ways or not, we're reflecting on the times that games left a mark that took a long time to fade. Before we make our impression, we talk about Things in Rings, Yedo: Deluxe Master Set, and Harmonies. Lees meer
01:51 - Things in Rings
10:29 - Yedo: Deluxe Master Set
24:03 - Harmonies
30:05 - Draft winner!
32:48 - Bad first impressions
33:49 - Brass: Birmingham
33:49 - Hansa Teutonica
34:49 - Agricola
37:25 - Race for the Galaxy
37:37 - Tigris & Euphrates
39:04 - The Great Zimbabwe
39:51 - Ark Nova
41:25 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
42:43 - 7 Wonders Duel
45:29 - Ginkgopolis
46:51 - Arcane Academy
49:24 - Century: Spice Road
50:37 - John Company: Second Edition
52:27 - Stationfall
53:58 - Hanabi
56:10 - Azul: Stained Glass of SintraGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#312: Fantasy Draft: Spiel des Jahres Winners
25 juli 2024 · 56 min
It's awards season, which means that Germany's back to tell us what games are popping off over there. And that also means we're back to tell you what we think about what they think. More than that - we're looking through the annals of Spiel des Jahres history to drafting the winningest games of all the winners! Which means you too can be a winner of $100! Just vote! Before everyone's a winner, we talk about Chess, Vabanque, The Mandalorian: Adventures, and Path of Civilization. Lees meer
04:06 - Chess
10:27 - Vabanque
14:06 - The Mandalorian: Adventures
20:14 - Path of Civilization
31:00 - Spiel des Jahres 2024 Review
36:19 - Spiel des Jahres Fantasy Draft
38:43 - El Grande
39:33 - Codenames
41:12 - Azul
42:29 - Dominion
43:02 - Wingspan
44:36 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
45:22 - The Quacks of Quedlinburg
45:46 - Hanabi
46:21 - Cascadia
47:26 - Just One
49:52 - Camel Up
50:49 - Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
51:58 - Sky Team
53:04 - Dixit
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#311: Of Lovers and Travel
11 juli 2024 · 56 min
We've all been travelling about so much recently (some of us may or may not still be) that we often find ourselves asking, "what games should I pack?" Some games are better suited for playing on the go than others, and we're going to get to the heart of what makes a good travel game. Before our arms get tired, we also talk about Regicide, Golem, In the Shadow of Atlas, and DroPolter. Lees meer
03:56 - Regicide
11:40 - Travel Games
15:47 - Pit
16:13 - Incan Gold
16:24 - For Sale
16:51 - Azul Mini
18:31 - Chess
19:19 - Scrabble Keychain
21:48 - Skull
23:18 - Linkee!
25:32 - Pickomino
32:26 - Marabunta
33:30 - DroPolter
37:38 - In the Shadow of Atlas
42:00 - GolemGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#310: Bob's Decade Delights
27 juni 2024 · 1 uur 17 min
Bob's back from his trip to 2014, and oh the wonders he's seen - games that not only were amazing back then, but somehow we're still talking about today! The counterpoint to our draft of games to last a decade, we're arguing about the games from ten years ago that are still relevant - BGBBOB style. Before we yearn for our youth, we talk about Cyberion, The Plum Island Horror, and Marabunta. Lees meer
02:33 - Cyberion
09:18 - The Plum Island Horror
28:01 - Marabunta
38:17 - BGBBOB: Games from 2014
39:41 - Deep Sea Adventure
41:43 - Orléans
43:43 - Istanbul
44:47 - Star Realms
47:06 - Patchwork
47:38 - Kanban
50:35 - Evolution
51:26 - One Night Ultimate Werewolf
53:49 - Splendor
54:49 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
56:07 - Imperial Settlers
58:10 - Camel Up
59:31 - Alchemists
1:00:23 - La Granja
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#309: Moretuary
13 juni 2024 · 50 min
More isn't always better, but that's sometimes a hard lesson to learn in the world of board games - we dig into an intriguing listener suggestion about how games (and gamers) can often fall into this trap. Also ... I guess we've got to plan some games for our funerals? It's a double hit of listener questions! Before we dress in black, we talk about Keydom's Dragons, Sagrada Artisans, and Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory. Lees meer
01:49 - Keydom's Dragons
11:30 - Sagrada Artisans
18:51 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
30:57 - Draft winner
33:56 - More isn't always better
35:25 - Rising Sun
39:18 - A Feast for Odin
39:24 - Patchwork
46:02 - Games for funerals
46:38 - Biblios
46:53 - Time's Up!
47:54 - True Colors
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#308: Fantasy Draft: Games To Last a Decade
30 mei 2024 · 51 min
It's back, and it's spicier, more harrowing, and more lucrative than ever before! It's the Fantasy Draft, and this time we're changing things up by asking you not to vote for favourite games, but for the set that you think will still be relevant ten years from now (AKA the far flung future). Vote to stand a chance to win a gift card for one hundred dollars! Before we say things we'll regret in a decade, we also talk about London (Second Edition), and Spectral. Lees meer
02:58 - London (Second Edition)
12:51 - Spectral
22:10 - Drafting games to last a decade
26:05 - Ark Nova
28:08 - Dune: Imperium – Uprising
29:34 - Cascadia
30:55 - Blood on the Clocktower
32:18 - Heat: Pedal to the Metal
33:56 - Sea Salt & Paper
35:26 - John Company: Second Edition
35:53 - So Clover!
37:08 - Zoo Vadis
38:39 - Stationfall
39:50 - Age of Innovation
42:16 - Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
43:11 - The White Castle
44:11 - Guards of Atlantis II
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#307: Gotta Guess More Golden Geeks
16 mei 2024 · 1 uur 2 min
And by guess, I of course mean predict. Okay, you all know whether we're right or not by now, but cast your imagination back to a time where we had only the nominees for the 2023 Golden Geeks, and had to use nothing but our wits to determine the winners. How naïve/prescient we were! Before we divine the future, we talk about Ironwood, Kutná Hora: The City of Silver, and Slay the Spire: The Board Game. Lees meer
02:41 - Ironwood
10:39 - Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
22:07 - Slay the Spire: The Board Game
37:52 - Golden Geek Awards for 2023Get added to the BGB community map at:
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#306: We Could All Use a Little Change
2 mei 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
What? Your podcasters are evolving! While we're certainly steadfast in some of our opinions (ahem, Biblios) we were curious to reflect on how we've changed - nay, grown - in the years since we started. What do we feel differently about with regards to the games we like, and how we approach the hobby? Before we moult, we also talk about Twinkle Starship, Pirates of Maracaibo, and Skyrise. Lees meer
01:45 - Twinkle Starship
12:42 - Pirates of Maracaibo
23:16 - Skyrise
35:23 - How we've changed
39:42 - Diplomacy
47:43 - NucleumGet added to the BGB community map at:
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#305: Hook, Line, and Sinker
18 april 2024 · 58 min
Sometimes a game has a conceit so good, that it's the only description you need to sell someone on it. Let's call it the hook. Do all games have them, or is it something that only a certain subcategory of game can get away with - and why don't they all just print that on the box cover? Before we get the hook, we talk about Havalandi, Courtisans, 12 Chip Trick, and Dune Imperium: Uprising. Lees meer
02:55 - Havalandi
11:25 - Courtisans
18:59 - 12 Chip Trick
26:10 - Dune: Imperium - Uprising
41:09 - Games with a hook
41:34 - Of What's Left
45:05 - Everdell
47:09 - QE
47:28 - 12 Chip Trick
48:09 - A Feast for Odin
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#304: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2024
4 april 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
Oh man, oh man, I always love this one. It's the latest edition of the Listener Top 20! We asked you all to submit your lists of your favourite board games, and we collected, collated, and compiled all of that beautiful beautiful data using a magical formula to get THIS: The definitive rankings of your collective taste in board games. Before we throw it to you, we talk about Shuffle and Swing, Mythwind, and Cat Blues: The Big Gig! Lees meer
02:17 - Shuffle and Swing
14:11 - Mythwind
27:07 - Cat Blues: The Big Gig
35:46 - Listener Top 20 2024
38:00 - The Quest for El Dorado
39:00 - Azul
39:14 - Tigris & Euphrates
40:51 - A Feast for Odin
41:26 - Terraforming Mars
42:05 - Agricola
42:13 - El Grande
42:37 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
43:56 - Inis
44:30 - Race for the Galaxy
44:46 - Dune: Imperium
46:16 - Concordia
46:53 - The Castles of Burgundy
47:25 - Ark Nova
47:50 - Innovation
48:39 - Ra
51:05 - Spirit Island
51:35 - Root
51:46 - Hansa Teutonica
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#303: We Played a Pile of Games!
20 maart 2024 · 1 uur 8 min
We made it all the way to Dice Tower West in Las Vegas (and some of us made it out), and we're ready to talk about all of the amazing games we played over there, between outings for pinball and sushi. If you were there, thanks for hanging out with us! Stick around for talk about Faraway, MLEM: Space Agency, ito, Cascadero, and more! Lees meer
01:08 - Faraway
12:20 - Medici
19:33 - MLEM: Space Agency
26:48 - ito
35:24 - Cascadero
44:09 - Mino Dice
49:54 - Unboxed
54:36 - Beowulf
55:55 - Of What's Left
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#302: A Lotta Prattle About Vlaada Chvátil
29 februari 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
We're back with the terrible acronym and the branding nightmare that is BGBDOG - I don't even know what it stands for to be honest, but this week we're turning the spotlight on an incredible force in the industry, Vlaada Chvátil, touring his incredible games all the way through to the true modern classic that is Codenames. Before we check in on our favourite Czech, we talk about Wyrmspan, 3 Ring Circus, and La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War. Lees meer
02:01 - Wyrmspan
12:29 - 3 Ring Circus
23:29 - La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War
39:39 - Vlaada Chvátil
42:32 - Arena: Morituri te salutant
47:47 - Prophecy
50:09 - Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
52:58 - Galaxy Trucker
54:44 - Mage Knight
56:13 - Codenames
57:26 - Space Alert
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#301: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2024
15 februari 2024 · 58 min
We're in the thick of 2024 now, but there's still plenty more to come - and with that vast undiscovered country (as my father called it) ahead of us, we have loads of games to look forward to. But not all hype is made equally, so here are the ones we're most excited about. Before we mark our calendars, we talk about Savage Bowl: Trick Taking Game, Rear Window, and Cuba. Lees meer
01:44 - Savage Bowl: Trick Taking Game
10:19 - Rear Window
17:42 - Cuba
27:48 - Most Anticipated Games of 2024
28:42 - Cities
32:41 - The Same Game
38:00 - We're Sinking!
40:50 - Keyside
42:45 - Arcs
45:00 - Mordred
47:34 - Civolution
48:55 - Undaunted 2200: Callisto
49:48 - Spectral
50:26 - Cysmic
50:58 - Red Dust Rebellion
51:22 - A Gest of Robin Hood
51:48 - Congress of Vienna
52:09 - Cthulhu: Dark Providence
52:47 - Slay the Spire: The Board Game
54:14 - RoboMon
54:58 - CascaderoSend us your lists for the Listener Top 20 at:
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#300: Resolutions and Ruminations
1 februari 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
Three hundredth episode! But no time to celebrate, we're deep in the new year now, which means it's back to your regularly scheduled podcast, and it's time to reflect on the year past, and contemplate what lays ahead for us in a post-300 world. That's right, we're paying for the crimes of last year's resolutions. Before we look a little back, but mostly forward, we talk about Orichalcum, Mino Dice, and Last Light. Lees meer
01:46 - Orichalcum
12:42 - Mino Dice
20:08 - Last Light
34:34 - Revisiting Mark's 2023 Resolutions
39:24 - Revisiting Neilan's 2023 Resolutions
42:11 - Revisiting Kellen's 2023 Resolutions
45:59 - Mark's 2024 Resolutions
48:50 - Neilan's 2024 Resolutions
42:20 - Kellen's 2024 Resolutions
56:32 - BGB in 2024?Send us topic ideas at:
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#299: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 10-1
18 januari 2024 · 1 uur 21 min
We made it! We've arrived at last at the final ten(-ish) games, in fact, our TOP TEN (or so?) favourite games of all time. Thanks for joining us again on this yearly pilgrimage, as always it's the journey that's the important thing - but that's not to say that there isn't some exciting moving and shaking to happen at the destination. That said, it's time to pass out on the couch. Lees meer
01:34 - Neilan #10 - The Resistance
05:00 - Mark #11 - Caylus 1303
05:51 - Mark #10 - Arboretum
07:39 - Kellen #10 - Dominion
11:11 - Neilan #9 - The Oracle of Delphi
12:35 - Mark #9 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
16:33 - Kellen #9 - Telestrations
18:38 - Neilan #8 - The Search for Planet X
20:40 - Mark #8 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
23:14 - Kellen #8 - Inis
24:37 - Neilan #7 - Pictomania
26:17 - Mark #7 - Time's Up!
27:33 - Kellen #7 - El Grande
30:06 - Neilan #6 - Alchemists
32:42 - Mark #6 - Fresh Fish
35:07 - Kellen #6 - Wizard
39:14 - Neilan #5 - Time's Up!
40:11 - Kellen #5 - Time's Up!
41:39 - Mark #5 - Brass: Lancashire
43:30 - Neilan #4 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
48:34 - Mark #4 - Bus
50:55 - Kellen #4 - Archipelago
54:52 - Neilan #3 - Blood on the Clocktower
57:04 - Mark #3 - The Estates
1:00:02 - Kellen #3 - Dune
1:03:50 - Neilan #2 - A Feast for Odin
1:05:55 - Mark #2 - Agricola
1:08:52 - Kellen #2 - Cthulhu Wars
1:11:50 - Neilan #1 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
1:14:57 - Mark #1 - Biblios
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#298: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 20-11
11 januari 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
We're almost bursting at the seams, but there's room for a little more. It's the penultimate episode of our five part series, the Top 50 games of all-time! We're moving on to our 20th to 11th favourite games, which means it's time for some big risers and dramatic falls. Make yourself a coffee (sugar's over there in the corner), it's not time to sleep just yet. Lees meer
03:45 - Kellen #20 - Cosmic Encounter
06:25 - Neilan #20 - Ra
08:09 - Mark #20 - Stationfall
11:25 - Kellen #19 - Lords of Vegas
13:18 - Neilan #19 - Patchwork
15:51 - Mark #19 - Glen More II: Chronicles
19:16 - Kellen #18 - Omen: A Reign of War
21:45 - Neilan #18 - Stationfall
24:05 - Mark #18 - Tigris & Euphrates
26:10 - Kellen #17 - Insider
29:45 - Neilan #17 - Taj Mahal
31:45 - Mark #17 - El Grande
33:33 - Kellen #16 - Fuji Flush
35:01 - Neilan #16 - Guards of Atlantis II
36:26 - Mark #16 - Chicago Express
38:13 - Kellen #15 - Maskmen
40:39 - Neilan #15 - Exit: The Game
42:31 - Mark #15 - Imperial 2030
44:22 - Kellen #14 - Babylonia
46:22 - Neilan #14 - Blue Lagoon
47:57 - Mark #14 - Lancaster
50:14 - Kellen #13 - The Resistance: Avalon
51:01 - Neilan #13 - Cthulhu Wars
51:46 - Mark #13 - Ra
53:06 - Kellen #12 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
55:50 - Neilan #12 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
57:54 - Mark #12 - Age of Steam
59:52 - Kellen #11 - Troyes
1:03:06 - Neilan #11 - Brass: Birmingham
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#297: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 30-21
4 januari 2024 · 52 min
It's a new year which is an awkward time to be right in the middle of something, but we're doing a thing here. It's part three of our Top 50 games of all-time! This week it's our 30th to 21st favourite games, and this is where things start to get spicy. This is like five chilis next to the menu item hotness we're talking. Grab a bib and join us for another course! Lees meer
03:45 - Mark #30 - Cuba Libre
04:08 - Kellen #30 - Coloretto
05:58 - Neilan #30 - Watson & Holmes
07:28 - Mark #29 - Stephenson's Rocket
09:06 - Kellen #29 - So Clover!
10:22 - Neilan #29 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
12:18 - Mark #28 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
13:59 - Kellen #28 - Keyflower
15:34 - Neilan #28 - Gaia Project
16:55 - Mark #27 - Tramways
18:47 - Kellen #27 - Hansa Teutonica
20:06 - Neilan #27 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
22:09 - Mark #26 - Modern Art
23:38 - Kellen #26 - SCOUT
25:06 - Neilan #26 - Yellow & Yangtze
26:09 - Mark #25 - Hansa Teutonica
28:01 - Kellen #25 - Glory to Rome
29:39 - Neilan #25 - Scythe
31:39 - Mark #24 - Container
32:50 - Kellen #24 - American Bookshop
34:34 - Neilan #24 - Decrypto
35:54 - Mark #23 - La Granja
37:36 - Kellen #23 - I'm the Boss!
39:32 - Neilan #23 - The Quest for El Dorado
40:26 - Mark #22 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
43:09 - Kellen #22 - Diplomacy
44:17 - Neilan #22 - Gloomhaven
45:43 - Mark #21 - Pictomania
47:39 - Kellen #21 - Decrypto
49:30 - Neilan #21 - Hansa TeutonicaSend us topic ideas at:
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#296: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 40-31
28 december 2023 · 58 min
It's the second leg of the grand tour that is the top fifty. This week, we're doing our 40th to 31st favourite games ... of all time! It's almost like Christmas just keeps going! Grab a glass of sherry and join us by the fire, we're not about to stop any time soon. Lees meer
01:21 - Neilan #40 - Bus
03:52 - Mark #40 - Panic on Wall Street!
05:38 - Kellen #40 - Pax Porfiriana
08:56 - Neilan #39 - In the Year of the Dragon
10:33 - Mark #39 - Ark Nova
12:04 - Kellen #39 - Seas of Strife
14:55 - Neilan #38 - Inis
16:29 - Mark #38 - Hanabi
18:19 - Kellen #38 - Codenames
19:59 - Neilan #37 - Iberian Gauge
21:43 - Mark #37 - Anomia
24:26 - Kellen #37 - Food Chain Magnate
26:33 - Neilan #36 - Codenames
27:32 - Mark #36 - Lords of Vegas
28:53 - Kellen #36 - Rumble Nation
30:26 - Neilan #35 - Azul
31:19 - Mark #35 - Dungeon Fighter
33:35 - Kellen #35 - Wind the Film! / Photograph
35:47 - Neilan #34 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
38:01 - Mark #34 - Tycoon: India 1981
40:39 - Kellen #34 - Square on Sale
42:26 - Neilan #33 - Werewords
44:06 - Mark #33 - Genoa
45:29 - Kellen #33 - Imperial 2030
47:19 - Neilan #32 - Twice as Clever!
48:35 - Mark #32 - Merkator
50:55 - Kellen #32 - Cockroach Poker
52:33 - Neilan #31 - Kemet
53:29 - Mark #31 - Blue Lagoon
54:56 - Kellen #31 - BrugesSend us topic ideas at:
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#295: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2023: 50-41
21 december 2023 · 1 uur
It's tiiiiiiime! It's the top fifty! That's right, the much anticipated, much celebrated, much imitated (we definitely did it first) event of the season is here. We're counting down each of our favourite fifty games of all time! Or at least, for right now! It's a beautiful, beautiful thing, and we'd love if you pulled up a chair and joined us for it. Lees meer
06:36 - Kellen #50 - Santiago
07:59 - Neilan #50 - Jaipur
09:30 - Mark #50 - Findorff
11:22 - Kellen #49 - Genoa
12:37 - Neilan #49 - The Great Zimbabwe
14:32 - Mark #49 - Jump Drive
16:02 - Kellen #48 - 6 nimmt!
17:31 - Neilan #48 - Fun Facts
19:09 - Mark #48 - Cthulhu Wars
20:43 - Kellen #47 - Balderdash
22:24 - Neilan #47 - Splendor & Splendor Duel
24:38 - Mark #47 - Dominant Species
26:35 - Kellen #46 - Race for the Galaxy
27:45 - Neilan #46 - Cuzco
29:43 - Mark #46 - Ricochet Robots
31:57 - Kellen #45 - Feed the Kraken
33:57 - Neilan #45 - Mille Fiori
35:24 - Mark #45 - Splendor
37:38 - Kellen #44 - Root
39:22 - Neilan #44 - Challengers!
42:03 - Mark #44 - German Railways
43:24 - Kellen #43 - Acquire
45:11 - Neilan #43 - Anachrony
46:54 - Mark #43 - Signorie
48:33 - Kellen #42 - Brass: Lancashire
50:23 - Neilan #42 - Innovation
51:44 - Mark #42 - Smartphone Inc.
53:13 - Kellen #41 - Startups
54:48 - Neilan #41 - Ark Nova
56:00 - Mark #41 - Dune: ImperiumSend us topic ideas at:
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#294: We Played a Stack of Games!
7 december 2023 · 55 min
PAX Unplugged was a blast, and we played so much stuff that we're dying to tell you about - many of them with our beloved listeners. We braved the cold and the rain of Philadelphia, on the other side of the country, to bring you this episode jam-packed with games - so there's no room for any dilly dallying. Hits include Forest Shuffle, Arcs, Findorff ... and loads more! Lees meer
02:14 - 5 Towers
06:57 - Nigoichi
11:01 - Cabanga!
15:00 - Age of Steam
17:33 - Falling
20:36 - Infiltraitors
24:38 - Tangram City
28:19 - The Great Zimbabwe
30:40 - Schadenfreude
35:57 - Forest Shuffle
40:35 - Arcs
48:36 - FindorffSend us topic ideas at:
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#293: The Great Epochs of Board Gaming
23 november 2023 · 48 min
In what could be our most grandiose episode yet, we attempt to tame the wild history of all of board games. We traverse the timeline, unpacking what we consider to be the great epochs of the hobby, in an attempt to explain how modern game design evolved into its present form. Before we unpack the deep lore, we talk about General Orders: World War II, Oak, and Big Boss. Lees meer
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02:36 - General Orders: World War II
11:47 - Oak
20:24 - Big Boss
31:20 - The great epochs of board games
31:45 - The First Epoch
33:17 - The Royal Game of Ur
34:37 - Senet
43:23 - The Second Epoch
44:50 - Monopoly
48:11 - Risk
50:29 - Operation
56:23 - The Third Epoch
57:22 - Catan
1:02:33 - Dominion
1:20:19 - The Fourth EpochSend us topic ideas at:
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#292: Lightning Round
9 november 2023 · 57 min
Uh oh, is that thunder? That must mean it's time for a lightning round - we're scooping up all the lovely questions and suggestions that just aren't big enough for the main event, and stuffing them in the blender. This week, it's public spaces, warning labels, gaming tips, and PAX Unplugged. Before we put fingers on buzzers, we talk about Gift of Tulips, Five Three Five, and Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods. Lees meer
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01:36 - Gift of Tulips
10:20 - Five Three Five
16:52 - Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods
32:08 - How American society affects board gaming
39:54 - What are we excited to play at PAX
40:26 - Stationfall
40:56 - Blood on the Clocktower
41:30 - The Great Zimbabwe
41:50 - Pax Porfiriana
43:40 - Roads & Boats
44:49 - Warning stickers on games
48:22 - Hot gaming tipsJoin the PAX Unplugged Math Trade at:
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#291: Fantasy Draft: Reiner Knizia
26 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Drafts are back, baby. And not just any old draft, no, but to celebrate the return of the greatest game, we're drafting none other than the best of the only true and living doctor, Reiner Knizia. Who ends up with the best list? Vote for your favourite, you could win a $50 gift voucher! Before we doc it up, we talk about Empire's End, My Favourite Things, and Four Horsemen. Lees meer
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02:33 - Empire's End
12:15 - My Favourite Things
21:15 - Four Horsemen
27:48 - Drafting Reiner Knizia games
33:44 - Tigris & Euphrates
34:49 - Zoo Vadis
36:32 - Ra
37:47 - Modern Art
39:19 - The Quest for El Dorado
41:03 - Blue Lagoon
42:03 - Lost Cities
45:29 - Medici
46:39 - Stephenson's Rocket
47:44 - My City
49:13 - Taj Mahal
52:09 - Babylonia
53:29 - Mille Fiori
55:14 - Yellow & Yangtze
58:04 - High SocietyJoin the PAX Unplugged Math Trade at:
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#290: Stuck in the Mid With You
12 oktober 2023 · 52 min
Are board games stuck? Not to be dramatic or anything, but it does seem like we keep circling the same ideas over and over again, right? We speculate on where we think the hobby is headed, and whether or not it needs a shake up. Before we plateau, we talk about Orchard, Hadrian's Wall, Terracotta Army, and Santiago. Lees meer
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03:09 - Orchard: A 9 card solitaire game
06:49 - Hadrian's Wall
13:45 - Terracotta Army
24:34 - Santiago
35:45 - Board game stagnation
38:17 - Return to Dark Tower
41:55 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
43:55 - Turing Machine
44:09 - Cryptid
45:59 - Dead Reckoning
50:37 - StationfallJoin the PAX Unplugged Math Trade at:
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#289: Essen SPIEL 2023 Hype List
28 september 2023 · 56 min
It's almost time for Essen SPIEL 2023, the great German Mecca of our people - and while we're not going ourselves, that's not going to stop us yearning. We're hear to tell you about all the amazing games available at the show this year that you ought to be excited about. Before we gaze longingly across the Atlantic, we talk about Asara, Skytear Horde, and Dwellings of Eldervale. Lees meer
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02:31 - Asara
10:15 - Skytear Horde
14:04 - Dwellings of Eldervale
28:11 - Essen SPIEL 2023 Preview
30:04 - The Same Game
32:52 - Among Cultists: A Social Deduction Thriller
32:40 - Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
34:11 - Civolution
35:25 - World Wonders
36:42 - Dying Message
38:27 - Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
40:24 - Tiny Mini Golf
42:19 - Arabella
43:38 - ArcheOlogic
45:41 - Terra Pyramides
46:51 - Sunrise Lane
48:25 - Evacuation
49:54 - TwinStar Valley
51:04 - Planta NuboSend us topic ideas at:
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#288: Less is More
14 september 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
A little prune, a little embellish, a nip, a tuck, and a flourish, and we can get this thing just how we like it. We're looking at all the little things that we'd like to see more of, all the things we'd like to see less of in the world of board games. Before we giveth and taketh away, we talk about First in Flight, Tramways, and Wandering Towers. Lees meer
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02:39 - First in Flight
11:57 - Tramways
23:32 - Wandering Towers
31:50 - What we want more and less of in games
33:13 - More middleweight
35:18 - More emergence
36:50 - Stationfall
37:13 - Troyes
37:13 - Glory to Rome
37:13 - Innovation
38:13 - Archipelago
39:03 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
40:02 - More rough edges
41:57 - Cosmic Frog
44:11 - More Saga
44:11 - Dead Reckoning
46:24 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
46:36 - More community conventions
47:49 - More games with less rules
49:09 - Less trick takers
51:05 - Less board games
53:35 - Less dour color palettes
54:54 - Eschaton
55:13 - 3 Ring Circus
56:02 - The Guild of Merchant Explorers
56:27 - Less generic themes
57:37 - Less individual player boards
58:44 - Less multiplayer solitare
1:00:23 - Less content creators working for publishersSend us topic ideas at:
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#287: There's a Time and Place for Everything
31 augustus 2023 · 49 min
Timing is everything, which is why it's so important that this episode came out when it did. Had we made it too early, it would have felt dated, and any later, you wouldn't have been ready for it. Before it's about time, we talk about Planet etuC, Undaunted: Stalingrad, Undaunted: Battle of Britain, and Tycoon: India 1981. Lees meer
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01:47 - Planet etuC
07:43 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
10:35 - Undaunted: Battle of Britain
14:01 - Tycoon: India 1981
30:36 - Can mechanics be dated?
39:42 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
40:16 - That's Not a Hat
40:48 - Thunder Road: Vendetta
41:38 - Cthulhu Wars
42:11 - Disney LorcanaSend us topic ideas at:
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#286: The Worst Duo, Kellen & Mark
17 augustus 2023 · 53 min
I leave for one episode and these idiots are talking about eating board games. Hard hitting questions for hard hitting board game journalists, Kellen & Mark are on the scene reporting in. Before we claw our way back from this, we talk about Power & Weakness, Haggis, and Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game. Lees meer
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02:40 - Power & Weakness
16:28 - Haggis
24:28 - Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
36:31 - What gets you excited about two player games?
46:04 - Azul
46:30 - What is the most edible looking board game?
47:10 - Through the Desert
47:54 - Azul: Master Chocalatier
48:25 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
49:04 - Juicy Fruits
49:54 - Wingspan
50:33 - ZendoSend us topic ideas at:
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#285: Starting is Easy, Finishing is Hard
3 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
A solid end game trigger can be such an overlooked part of the design of a game. The conventional wisdom for most things is to start strong and finish strong, so we look at some of our favourite ways that games can end. Before we reach the end of the road, we talk about Robot Quest Arena, Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020, and Expeditions. Lees meer
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02:07 - Robot Quest Arena
08:52 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
30:11 - Expeditions
47:33 - Inis
48:09 - Azul
51:35 - Ethnos
51:52 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
52:31 - I'm the Boss!
53:12 - Archipelago
54:22 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
55:16 - Innovation
55:31 - Pax Porfiriana
55:41 - John Company: Second Edition
56:16 - Dune
56:51 - Stationfall
57:25 - 7 Wonders Duel
58:34 - The Quest for El Dorado
1:00:04 - Scythe
1:00:45 - Blood RageSend us topic ideas at:
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#284: Gen Con 2023 Preview
20 juli 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
It's convention season, and the big one is almost upon us, as board gamers across America prepare to descend on Indiana. Gen Con! We won't be there this year, but that won't stop us anticipating what we could be playing at the show. Before we want what we can't have, we talk about Fancy Feathers, Beast, Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020, and Mercator. Lees meer
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02:43 - Fancy Feathers
08:31 - Beast
16:55 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
22:43 - Merkator
29:53 - Aurum
31:12 - Age of Innovation
35:06 - Ahau: Rulers of Yucatán
37:03 - Inheritors
40:11 - City of the Great Machine
42:41 - The Fox Experiment
44:01 - SpellBook
46:13 - Tesseract
48:15 - Wild Tiled West
50:14 - Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
52:38 - General Orders: World War II
54:13 - 3 Ring Circus
56:21 - Wandering Towers
1:00:32 - The Search for Lost Species
1:01:02 - LegaciesSend us topic ideas at:
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#283: Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal
6 juli 2023 · 56 min
Not all are as blessed as we are by the gift of truly original thought, and so many turn to others for inspiration. Whether it's Newton standing on the shoulders of giants, or stealing from our rich neighbour Xerox, many great ideas are born from what has come before. Before we make the inspired choice, we talk about Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico – The Card Game, Innovation Ultimate, and Dawn of Ulos. Lees meer
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01:59 - Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico – The Card Game
11:18 - Innovation Ultimate
21:45 - Dawn of Ulos
32:45 - Game Design Inspirations
34:41 - Apples to Apples
37:03 - Magic: The Gathering
40:53 - Final Girl
40:53 - Hostage Negotiator
42:26 - Acquire
42:49 - Witchstone
42:49 - Ingenious
44:19 - Blood on the Clocktower
44:44 - The Resistance
48:10 - Dark Moon
49:16 - Cthulhu Wars
49:16 - Chaos in the Old World
50:13 - Nova Luna
50:13 - Habitats
50:52 - Lowlands
51:25 - El Grande
52:04 - Red Rising
52:04 - Fantasy RealmsSend us topic ideas at:
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#282: A Soupçon of Sackson
22 juni 2023 · 52 min
After much consternation at his exclusion from our Mount Rushmore of games, we've decided to honour legendary designer Sid Sackson elsewhere - a BGB Designer Spotlight! I think these used to be called BGB DOGs but even Mark forgot about that bit of branding. Oh well. Before we make amends, we talk about Magicalligraphy, Hamlet: The Village Building Game, and Tournament at Camelot. Lees meer
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01:33 - Schedule update
03:11 - Magicalligraphy
09:30 - Hamlet: The Village Building Game
19:48 - Tournament at Camelot
27:56 - Sid Sackson
30:14 - Piggly Wiggly
32:16 - High Spirits with Calvin and the Colonel
35:54 - Bazaar
39:28 - Focus/Domination
40:20 - I'm the Boss!
41:18 - Can't Stop
42:48 - AcquireThe Sid Sackson Portal:
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#281: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 901-1000
15 juni 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
We've reached the end of our fantasy draft series, the last in this increasingly dire list of games from which we pluck five gems each, and then get you to vote on your favourites. There's a (potential) $50 gift card in it for you! Before the last dance, we talk about Seas of Havoc, Whale to Look, and Dorfromantik: The Board Game. Lees meer
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03:12 - Seas of Havoc
10:42 - Whale to Look
19:50 - Dorfromantik: The Board Game
29:10 - Drafting BGG's #901-1000
32:17 - Caylus 1303
33:43 - Ready Set Bet
36:03 - Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
37:12 - Clever Cubed
38:51 - Condottiere
40:20 - Adrenaline
42:54 - Meeple Circus
45:13 - Automobiles
47:54 - Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Two
49:12 - Lowlands
50:04 - Genoa
52:46 - Santa Monica
54:41 - Feed the Kraken
58:02 - Homesteaders
1:01:25 - First RatSend us topic ideas at:
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#280: Equal and Opposite Interactions
8 juni 2023 · 45 min
We're veering into the dark roads of board game classification, but this time with a goal in mind - how to best highlight games that feature strong interaction. Shouldn't BoardGameGeek have a scale for that somewhere? And while we're at it, BGG ... Before we put our thoughts in the suggestion box, we talk about Guatemala Café, and Ride the Rails. Lees meer
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01:56 - Guatemala Café
12:43 - Ride the Rails
23:09 - Quantifying interactivity
25:43 - A Feast for Odin
32:13 - Yucatan
34:31 - What else should be on a BGG page?
37:15 - Stationfall
44:20 - BibliosSend us topic ideas at:
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#279: Let the Golden Age Begin
1 juni 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
Are we living in a golden age of board games? It's a simple question, but there's a lot to unpack - what even qualifies as a golden age, have we already had one, and if we are living in one, when does it end? Before we go for gold, we talk about That's Not a Hat, Pulsar 2849, and Barrage. Lees meer
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01:39 - That's Not a Hat
02:19 - Cockroach Poker
10:52 - Pulsar 2849
19:58 - Barrage
33:30 - Are we in a golden age?
48:32 - Scythe
57:31 - Ark NovaThe BGG thread Kellen referenced:
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#278: Check Check Check
25 mei 2023 · 56 min
We're lucky to have covered wide swathes of the board game world, but there was a time when some of those things were aspirational. Like achievements to cross off on the great board game check list ... or like that Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson movie. You know they invented that phrase? Wild. Before we make our list, we talk about Municipium, and Yucatan. Lees meer
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02:27 - Municipium
12:47 - Yucatan
29:38 - Board game checklist/bucket list
31:17 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
35:15 - Diplomacy
35:57 - Playing landmark games
38:39 - Blood on the Clocktower
41:05 - Board game conventions
45:24 - Board game meetups
48:10 - You don't need everything for a game
48:29 - Dominion
49:52 - Guards of Atlantis II
50:38 - Two player and abstract games
52:26 - Designing a board gameSend us topic ideas at:
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#277: Definitely Not a Mailbag Episode
18 mei 2023 · 51 min
It's just two of us, so we turn our attention to the burning questions that you've been asking us, in a feature we're calling Topic Talk Back. This is not to be confused with the format we've used before, mailbags are old news now, and we'd appreciate it if you'd stop bringing it up. Before we do anything but rustle in the cloth sack, we talk about By Stealth and Sea, and Undaunted: Stalingrad. Lees meer
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02:38 - By Stealth and Sea
12:11 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
25:41 - Topic Talk Back
26:37 - Favorite Campaign Games
27:20 - Gloomhaven
27:44 - Frosthaven
30:56 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
33:31 - Games that are too short?
34:03 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
34:17 - Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
35:38 - Woodcraft
37:47 - Designer Mount RushmoreSend us topic ideas at:
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#276: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 801-900
11 mei 2023 · 54 min
It's the penultimate draft of the BGG Top 1000 series, and all of these games are garbage ... but it's up to us to sift through that garbage, and each find a collection of five games that's worthy of you. Vote for your favourite, and you could win a $50 gift voucher! Before we find diamonds in the rough, we also talk about Paperback Adventures, and Woodcraft. Lees meer
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02:31 - Paperback Adventures
13:29 - Woodcraft
23:51 - Drafting BGG's #801-900
26:27 - Babylonia
28:37 - Blue Lagoon
30:57 - A War of Whispers
32:22 - Signorie
33:19 - The Mind
34:52 - Pictomania
36:04 - Brian Boru: High King of Ireland
36:57 - Santiago
38:45 - Werewords
39:49 - Battle for Rokugan
41:19 - Vasco da Gama
43:20 - Cerebria: The Inside World
44:21 - Bullet♥︎
46:10 - Incan Gold
49:00 - Railroad Ink Challenge: Lush Green EditionSend us topic ideas at:
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#275: Building and Breaking Conventions
4 mei 2023 · 51 min
Any creative work is built on a lot of conventions - things that we take as granted, the unspoken rules that must be followed. We get a lot of really great games by following design conventions, but some times, in order to innovate we have to break them. Before we try to find the balance between convention and innovation, we talk about Darwin's Journey, Aleph Null, and Rome in a Day. Lees meer
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02:00 - Darwin's Journey
13:44 - Aleph Null
21:07 - Rome in a Day
30:09 - Innovation vs. Convention
33:14 - Root
36:02 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
36:02 - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
36:17 - Tiletum
38:17 - Tower of Babel
42:04 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
42:31 - Horseless Carriage
42:49 - Atiwa
44:04 - Inis
45:14 - The Castles of BurgundySend us topic ideas at:
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#274: Guessing Golden Geeks
27 april 2023 · 1 uur 2 min
We can all agree the Golden Geeks peaked last year, but I suppose we can continue the facade if we must. Nominees are out for BoardGameGeek's annual awards, and as the presiding champions of taste, we're declaring our favourites. Before we prognosticate, we talk about Big City, Spots, and Horseless Carriage. Lees meer
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02:10 - Big City
09:33 - Spots
16:02 - Horseless Carriage
28:53 - Golden Geek 2022 Predictions
29:29 - Best 2-Player Game
30:33 - Wingspan Asia
31:20 - Beer & Bread
32:01 - Mindbug: First Contact
33:16 - Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
33:30 - Splendor: Duel
33:37 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
34:02 - Marvel Dice Throne
34:18 - Best Artwork and Presentation
35:11 - CoraQuest
35:31 - Blood on the Clocktower
36:05 - Best Cooperative Game
36:26 - Kites
37:20 - Dorfromantik: The Board Game
38:17 - Best Board Game Expansion
38:58 - Most Innovative Board Games
39:36 - Heat: Pedal to the Medal
39:54 - Turing Machine
40:07 - Deal with the Devil
40:25 - My Father's Work
40:57 - Light Game of the Year
42:14 - Long Shot: The Dice Game
43:27 - Medium Game of the Year
46:01 - Heavy Game of the Year
46:58 - Carnegie
47:13 - John Company: Second Edition
48:19 - Best Party Game
48:39 - Penguin Airlines
50:31 - Best Solo Game
52:04 - Best Thematic Game
52:33 - Nemesis: Lockdown
52:51 - Dead Reckoning
54:00 - Wonderland's War
54:51 - Best Wargame
55:38 - Best Podcast (which we already won)
58:53 - Best Board Game AppCheck out our wiki at:
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#273: Bob Chat
20 april 2023 · 1 uur 21 min
Board games are a social medium, which is a big part of their appeal for us. It's not just about being heads down solving a puzzle, they facilitate conversation. Some games are better at this than others, so we put BGBBOB on the case to find our favourites! Before we natter away, we talk about Big Top, Autobahn, and Pollen. Lees meer
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03:04 - Big Top
12:21 - Autobahn
23:25 - Pollen
34:51 - Dealt! / Krass Kariert
37:02 - Boast or Nothing
39:37 - Codenames
40:30 - Twice as Clever!
42:47 - Concept
43:45 - Biblios
45:25 - Dixit
46:07 - Coloretto
48:43 - Sushi Go!
51:46 - The Mind
54:25 - Qwirkle
57:09 - DominionCheck out our wiki at:
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