In Episode 227 we give our hot take review on Fromage covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We share poll results on including expansions when you play your favorite games and then discuss some games that have been on our table including Let's Go! To Japan, Flip 7, Azul: Summer Pavilion, and Barrage: Duel.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 Poll: If a board game you love has an expansion, how likely are you to include one when playing?

07:45 Fromage Description

09:33 Gameplay and Mechanisms

20:34 Production and Theme

26:54 Final Thoughts

30:25 Let's Go! To Japan and Flip 7

36:03 Azul: Summer Pavilion

41:40 Barrage: Duel

47:51 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 226 we conclude our adventures at BGGCon in Dallas.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:54 Hegemony: Lead Your Class To Victory

10:37 Black Forest

25:48 Dune

44:40 Skyrise

52:25 Can't Stop

57:53 Unconscious Mind

1:09:50 Stamp Swap

1:14:07 Final Thoughts

1:24:20 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 225 we continue the journey through our experience at BGGCon in Dallas that we started on last week's episode.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:39 Let's Go To Japan

06:08 Lancaster

15:18 Dune Imperium Uprising 3v3

32:01 Enemy Anemone

34:17 BGHT Meetup (Flip 7 and That's Not a Hat)

42:53 Capital Lux II

45:35 Flip 7

48:00 Glory to Rome

54:56 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 224 we recount our experience at BGGCon in Dallas.

Since this was Chris and Adam's first big game convention we discuss expectations, apprehensions, and excitement leading up to it and then we cover our first couple days of gaming and shenanigans.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

05:50 BGGCon 2024 - Expectations, Apprehensions, and Excitement

10:45 Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy: Seekers and Outcasts Expansions

17:20 Things in Rings

25:12 Underwater Cities (Fail!)

27:23 Everdell: Farshore

36:35 Robot Quest: Arena

40:54 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization

50:37 Surfosaurus: MAX

54:10 Le Havre

1:00:47 SCOUT

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In Episode 223 we discuss player counts. Which genres and games are best at each player count and which player counts we like the best.

We also discuss a poll on listener's average player counts at game night.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:03 Poll: How big is your average player count on game night?

05:50 Feature Discussion - Player Counts

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In Episode 222 we give our hot take review on Let's Go To Japan covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Looot, Frozen Frontiers, and The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:06 Let's Go To Japan Description

02:58 Gameplay and Mechanisms

19:10 Production and Theme

29:11 Final Thoughts

33:41 Looot

39:41 Frozen Frontiers

49:11 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth

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In Episode 221 we take a look at several games that have voting mechanisms or a theme based around voting.

We also discuss some games that have been on our tables including Stamp Swap, Flamecraft, and Frozen Frontier.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

05:07 Top 3 Games with Voting

05:12 Werewords

10:19 Godspeed

15:06 Balderdash

18:27 Votes for Women

22:11 Blood on the Clocktower

27:11 The King's Dilemma

30:17 Lancaster

34:57 Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition

40:27 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

44:42 Stamp Swap

56:35 Flamecraft

1:05:26 Frozen Frontier

1:11:33 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 220 we take a look at games that offer outsized gameplay decisions for their relatively small set of rules.

We also share our plans for BGG Con and where listeners can find us.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 BGG Con

02:50 Games with Small Ruleset and Big Decision Space

07:24 Welcome To...

10:45 Capital Lux 2

13:32 Tapestry

17:35 Carcassonne

20:35 Skyrise

23:40 Turing Machine

26:42 Tiny Towns

30:06 Mycelia

33:55 7 Wonders Duel

38:05 Istanbul

40:44 Brian Boru: High King of Ireland

45:09 Architects of the West Kingdom

48:24 Cascadia

50:37 Smartphone, Inc.

53:09 Calico

1:00:17 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 219 we give our hot take review on Harvest covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We discuss a poll on where your board game collection is in your house. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Unconscious Mind, Star Realms: Rise of Empire, and Apiary: Expanding the Hive.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:19 Poll: Is your board game collection displayed publicly in your house?

07:38 Harvest Description

09:07 Gameplay and Mechanisms

24:04 Production and Theme

30:01 Final Thoughts

35:06 Unconscious Mind

43:59 Star Realms: Rise of Empire

51:46 Apiary: Expanding the Hive

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In Episode 218 we discuss the top incoming crowdfunded board games that each of us are excited to receive.  We also take a look back at last year's list to see what's been delivered and how they hit for us as well.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:19 Look back at 2023 Crowdfund episode

02:25 Wolves

03:54 Wonderland's War: Shards of Madness

05:53 Biohack

06:54 Star Realms: Rise of Empire

07:58 Cthulhu Death May Die: Fear of the Unknown

11:13 Galactic Renaissance

13:23 Teotihuacan: City of Gods Deluxe Master Set

16:04 Arcs

17:39 Star Tycoon

19:02 Batman: Gotham City Chronicles Season 3

22:40 Witchcraft!

23:41 Ceres

26:15 The Fox Experiment

27:21 Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs

28:57 Frozen Frontier

30:52 Top Upcoming Crowdfunded Games

33:55 Hyperspace

37:17 Red Dust Rebellion

40:25 March of the Ants Evolved Edition

43:25 Obsession: The Characters Expansion

45:21 Mycelia

48:33 Thunder Road Vendetta - Maximum Chrome

51:33 Unconscious Minds

54:17 Dawn of Madness

59:36 Cyclades: Legendary Edition

1:02:13 Dune: War for Arrakis

1:05:11 Final Thoughts - State of Crowdfunding

1:31:50 BlueSky

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In Episode 217 we give our hot take review on March of the ants covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Boop and Tapestry

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

03:19 March of the Ants Description

05:30 Gameplay and Mechanisms

27:43 Production and Theme

33:25 Final Thoughts

37:21 boop.

41:27 Tapestry

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