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#21: The Beautiful Game
5 juli 2018 · 51 min
World Cup fever sweeps the podcast, as we consider the analogies between board gaming and sport. We also talk about Harvest, Caylus, Exit: The Game, and Trajan. Lees meer
2:07 - Harvest
4:27 - Caylus
9:45 - Exit: The Game
13:39 - Trajan
14:48 - Board Games and Sport
19:45 - Balderdash
26:52 - Rising Sun
29:24 - Archipelago
33:24 - Care Bear Eurogame
36:22 - Diplomacy -
#20: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
28 juni 2018 · 57 min
We're counting down games that replace other games in our collections! We also talk about Chimera Station. Lees meer
01:31 - Chimera Station
05:16 - Games That Replaced Others
06:49 - Queendomino
08:28 - San Juan
09:56 - The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
13:55 - Space Base
16:36 - Cthulhu Wars
17:52 - Android: Netrunner
21:01 - Azul
23:49 - Cockroach Poker
25:56 - Watson & Holmes
29:31 - Pictomania
33:15 - Splendor
36:59 - A Feast for Odin
42:22 - Alchemists
44:45 - What Replaces Biblios?
45:44 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
50:48 - Aeon's End: War Eternal -
#19: What Are You Made Of?
21 juni 2018 · 47 min
What would a board game be without components? Just rules and a box, I guess. Before we pick up our pieces, we talk about Wildcatters, Bärenpark, Chimera, Star Cartel, and Council of 4. Lees meer
01:20 - Wildcatters
06:33 - Bärenpark
09:00 - Chimera
11:50 - Star Cartel
14:42 - Council of 4
20:38 - Components and Production
23:55 - Archipelago
27:02 - Splendor
27:52 - El Grande
29:03 - Cthulhu Wars
30:12 - Scythe
31:55 - Terraforming Mars
33:58 - Zombicide
34:56 - Twilight Imperium
38:47 - Viticulture -
#18: You Get What You Give
14 juni 2018 · 56 min
Skill and experience should be important parts of determining the winner of a game, but what about new players? Accessibility is important too, so, where's the balance? We also talk about High Society, Rising 5: Runes of Asteros, The Tea Dragon Society Card Game, and Inkognito. Lees meer
03:42 - High Society
07:16 - For Sale
08:20 - Rising 5: Runes of Asteros
12:17 - The Tea Dragon Society Card Game
14:36 - Inkognito
19:17 - Rewarding Experience versus Accessibility
20:53 - Food Chain Magnate
23:40 - Chess
28:27 - Power Grid
32:38 - Arboretum
33:45 - Through the Ages
39:35 - Innovation
41:37 - Guards of Atlantis -
#17: The Best Things in Life Are $20 or Less
7 juni 2018 · 1 uur
What games can you get for $20? Quite a few really good ones, it turns out. We also discuss Scythe, Watson & Holmes, and Mansions of Madness: Second Edition. Lees meer
01:34 - Scythe
10:44 - Watson & Holmes
13:06 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
15:25 - The Best Games Under $20
17:12 - For Sale
19:56 - The Resistance
21:55 - Oink Games
24:29 - The Grizzled
26:41 - Krazy Wordz
28:50 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
30:50 - Sushi Go!
35:18 - Hanabi
37:53 - Innovation
41:19 - Patchwork
43:25 - Notre Dame
46:29 - Coloretto
49:37 - Decrypto
53:00 - Biblios
54:35 - Codenames -
#16: How to Win Friends & Area Control People
31 mei 2018 · 52 min
We wrap up the mechanics trilogy with Kalen's pick, area control. We also talk about Herbaceous Sprouts, Fae, Explorers of the North Sea, Wiz-War, and Imperial 2030. Lees meer
02:40 - Herbaceous Sprouts
04:53 - Herbaceous
06:08 - Fae
08:54 - Explorers of the North Sea
10:30 - Wiz-War
15:01 - Imperial 2030
19:40 - Area Control
25:32 - Blood Rage, Rising Sun
27:20 - Risk
28:10 - Kemet, Inis
32:10 - Hanamikoji, Battle Line
35:05 - Eclipse
35:30 - Twilight Struggle, Cuba Libre
37:18 - Notre Dame
37:52 - Scythe
41:14 - Ethnos
42:34 - Tigris & Euphrates
42:52 - Glüx
43:45 - Diplomacy -
#15: Keep Your Hands to Yourself
24 mei 2018 · 47 min
Week two of our favourite mechanics in board games is Mark's pick, hand management. We also talk about Ascending Empires, Funky Chicken, Felicity: The Cat in the Sack, and New Corp Order. Lees meer
01:47 - Ascending Empires
05:41 - Funky Chicken
07:14 - Felicity: The Cat in the Sack
08:25 - New Corp Order
11:34 - Hand Management
12:57 - Terraforming Mars
13:44 - Dominion
14:44 - Candyland
15:25 - Scrabble
19:33 - Gloomhaven
20:40 - Biblios
22:00 - Taj Mahal
23:17 - Biblios Again
25:17 - Red 7
26:15 - Arboretum
27:09 - Twilight Struggle
28:32 - Cuba Libre
30:47 - Glory to Rome
31:59 - Wiz-War
33:24 - Cosmic Encounter
34:35 - Bohnanza
36:19 - Hanabi
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#14: Do You Want to Know a Secret?
17 mei 2018 · 48 min
We kick off three weeks of our favourite mechanics in board games with Neilan's pick, hidden information. We also talk about Omen: Fires in the East, Gaia Project, and Pioneer Days. Lees meer
01:30 - Omen: Fires in the East
03:39 - Gaia Project
05:43 - Pioneer Days
09:59 - Drop It
11:21 - Hidden Information
13:31 - Archipelago
19:32 - Dead of Winter
23:04 - I'm The Boss
23:48 - El Grande
27:56 - Discworld: Ankh Morpork
30:21 - Hanabi
38:58 - Survive: Escape from Atlantis!
39:59 - Chaosmos
41:55 - New Angeles
43:21 - Lifeboat -
#13: We're Still Right
10 mei 2018 · 1 uur
We return to BGG's top list, but we're flipping it on its head. That's right, we're talking about much loved games that we don't much love. We're also giving away a copy of Drop It! Lees meer
01:05 - Drop It
04:53 - Cosmic Encounter
09:59 - Above and Below
12:56 - T.I.M.E Stories
16:36 - Lewis & Clark
18:29 - Five Tribes
20:12 - Inis
23:56 - 7 Wonders
27:06 - Viticulture
33:07 - Mechs vs. Minions
37:05 - Robinson Crusoe
39:42 - Scythe
50:10 - Terraforming Mars
52:43 - Blood Rage -
#12: More Isn't Always Better
3 mei 2018 · 58 min
This week, we explain and expound our experiences with expansions. Improvements, tweaks, variability: the benefits are clear, but what does tacking more onto a game mean for all your players? Is it always a good thing? How much is too much? Before we get there, we discuss Altiplano, Omen: A Reign of War, Felicity: The Cat in the Sack, and A Feast for Odin. Lees meer
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01:41 - Omen: A Reign of War
09:39 - Altiplano
18:58 - A Feast for Odin
28:11 - Felicity: The Cat in the Sack
30:56 - Expansions -
#11: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown
26 april 2018 · 55 min
Why is everything so heavy? Well, we all played Dominant Species together, and so we're in a heavy sort of mood. There's a very vocal subset of the community that'll insist a game isn't worth playing unless it's mechanics are punching above a certain weight. But, surely there's room in a collection for the light games, the easy games, the so-called gateway games? We hash it out, but before we get into Dominant Species and games of its ilk, we revisit Codenames, Pictomania, Clank! and take a first look at The 7th Continent. Lees meer
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01:37 - Codenames
02:28 - Clank!
08:52 - Pictomania
12:27 - Dominant Species
28:20 - The 7th Continent
37:37 - Heavy Games -
#10: Everyone is Wrong and We are Right
19 april 2018 · 53 min
Did you know that sometimes the internet is wrong? Thankfully we're here to tell you what's up, and right the wrongs that BoardGameGeek hath wrought. You see, there are some games in their database that are just ranked way too low for how good they are. So, to fix these injustices, we each count down our top five games that BoardGameGeek got wrong, and we got right. Skip the timecodes if you don't want spoilers! Lees meer
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00:46 - Azul Contest
01:13 - Games That BGG Got Wrong
02:16 - Safranito
05:13 - Sixes
07:56 - Anomia
10:11 - Quo Vadis?
13:27 - Fuji Flush
15:56 - Watson & Holmes
20:52 - Ugg-Tect
23:49 - Piñata
26:41 - The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
31:30 - True Colors
35:13 - CrossTalk
38:20 - Panic on Wall Street!
41:01 - Scruples
44:14 - I'm the Boss!
48:46 - Guards of Atlantis -
#9: PhD in Legacy
12 april 2018 · 58 min
Legacy. What is a legacy? It's podcasting in a studio you don't get to see. And now that I've drawn in all the Hamilton fans, let's talk about board games! Specifically, board games that have campaigns or legacy components. Is it a gimmicky trend, or does it add something meaningful to an experience? We also talk about Alchemists, Inis, and Through The Desert ... and on top of all that, we have a special announcement! Lees meer
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00:18 - Contest!
02:24 - Alchemists
11:04 - Inis
20:25 - Through The Desert
27:18 - Campaign and Legacy Games
52:15 - The 7th Continent
52:58 - The Flow of History
54:32 - Omen: A Reign of War -
#8: Just Deserts
5 april 2018 · 55 min
Trapped on a desert island and forced to bring only five board games? We've all been there. And we're going back. To the island. The board game island. It's a question as old as time itself, a favourite philosophical discussion of great minds immemorial; if you had to pare your collection down to just five board games, to play for a very long time, which would they be? Avert your eyes from the timecodes if you want to listen unspoiled, but let's just say that you might be able to guess one or two. Lees meer
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02:25 - Cthulhu Wars
04:29 - A Feast for Odin
07:31 - Cuba Libre
10:19 - Spirit Island
14:12 - Age of Steam
16:21 - Troyes
19:21 - Codenames
23:00 - Arboretum
27:51 - Cosmic Encounter
32:34 - Gloomhaven
36:44 - Innovation
38:50 - The Resistance
42:40 - Biblios -
#7: Kicking and Screaming
28 maart 2018 · 58 min
Kickstarters. Can't live with 'em, can't rampantly overspend on incomplete unorthodox game designs without 'em. They're clearly a major force in the board game hobby, but are they a force for good, or for evil? Before we wrestle with that, we talk about the games we've been playing, namely, Imperius, A Tale of Pirates, and Heroes of Land, Air & Sea. Lees meer
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01:23 - A Tale of Pirates
07:39 - Imperius
16:33 - Heroes of Land, Air & Sea
32:15 - Kickstarter
51:13 - Looking Ahead
52:44 - Fan Mail! -
#6: Today's Theme: Pronunciation
22 maart 2018 · 49 min
Our feature topic this week is theme. How important is the theme of a board game to you? Does it affect your enjoyment of a game? What games best utilize their theme to put a neat little bow on their mechanics? We talk about all this (and more!!!) after a quick look at our week in games, which includes Tash Kalar, Krazy Wordz, Kanban, and The Mind. Lees meer
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01:04 - Tash Kalar
02:32 - Krazy Wordz
08:38 - Kanban
17:56 - The Mind
24:00 - Theme
30:30 - Gloomhaven
40:44 - Lords of Vegas
41:47 - Android: Netrunner
42:45 - COIN Series
43:50 - Ponzi Scheme -
#5: It's Good To Be Kingmaker
16 maart 2018 · 53 min
Kingmaking is our feature topic this week. If you can't win, what's your responsibility as a good player? It's a complex, divisive topic, but then, we're complex, divisive people. We also talk about Wyatt Earp, Coffee Roaster, and El Grande. Lees meer
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01:24 - Wyatt Earp
08:15 - Coffee Roaster
13:47 - El Grande
19:16 - Kingmaking -
#4: Buy Buy Buy
8 maart 2018 · 47 min
How many board games do you need? If you're Mark, you need them all. Before we get there though, we also talk about what we've been playing, namely, John Company, Coffee Roaster, Adrenaline and Innovation. Lees meer
Topics discussed:
01:03 - John Company
08:40 - Coffee Roaster
09:42 - Adrenaline
14:30 - Innovation
22:10 - Collection Size -
#3: Double Dragonfly
28 februari 2018 · 53 min
Rising Sun! Everyone's talking about it, and so must we. It's our feature topic this week, but first, a brief look at what else we've been playing: Spirit Island, Hardback and Decrypto. We close the show with a look ahead to what we're hoping to play. Lees meer
Games discussed:
00:58 - Spirit Island
07:51 - Hardback
15:45 - Decrypto
20:20 - Rising Sun -
#2: Catching Trains and Mathing Trades
22 februari 2018 · 45 min
We talk about what we've been playing (1830, Archipelago and Gaia Project), we dive deep into math trading for board games, and close out with what we're looking forward to in the weeks ahead. Lees meer
Games and topics discussed:
01:10 - 1830
07:39 - Archipelago
14:04 - Gaia Project
20:34 - Math Trading
42:09 - Guards of Atlantis -
#1: I'm Not Upset, I'm Just Disappointed
15 februari 2018 · 33 min
We each talk about a game we liked from 2017, a game that let us down, and what we're looking forward to in 2018, including When I Dream, Gloomhaven, Charterstone, Battle For Rokugan, and more. Lees meer
Games discussed:
01:55 – When I Dream
04:16 – Charterstone
07:38 – Bob Ross: Art of Chill
09:45 – Battle for Rokugan
14:45 – Gloomhaven
18:01 – The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
21:27 – Tiny Epic Quest
24:01 – Sagrada
27:11 – Photosynthesis