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#241: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 601-700 Sep 01, 2022

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Okay, this end of the BGG top list starts to get weird. Regardless, we must draft. Who's going to end up with the best selection of five games from this chunk of one hundred? That's up to you - vote and you could win a $50 gift voucher! Before we pick a peck of paper products, we talk about Town 66, Akropolis, and Pampero.

02:09 - Town 66 08:24 - Akropolis 16:51 - Pampero 27:38 - Drafting BGG's #601-700 29:40 - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation 31:11 - So Clover! 32:49 - 6 nimmt! 34:19 - Bus 35:56 - The Oracle of Delphi 37:11 - The Estates 38:50 - Long Shot: The Dice Game 40:44 - Yellow & Yangtze 42:06 - Undaunted: North Africa 43:05 - Between Two Cities 44:02 - City of the Big Shoulders 47:05 - Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road 48:05 - QE 49:47 - Civilization: A New Dawn 52:18 - Fort

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#240: The Pillars of Recreation Aug 25, 2022

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The pillars of board gaming are games that are so influential, so ubiquitous, that they're practically the shoulders on which many other board games stand. We talk about what are commonly considered the classic pillars, and try to make a more modern list. Before we get into Greek architecture, we talk about Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, Trailblazers, Photograph, and Ys.

02:34 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon 04:01 - Trailblazers 11:38 - Wind the Film! / Photograph 18:22 - Ys 28:01 - Modern pillars of board gaming 32:33 - Codenames 36:09 - Splendor 39:01 - 7 Wonders 41:48 - The Resistance: Avalon 43:59 - Concordia 47:21 - Qwixx 51:38 - Scythe

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#239: We're Back and We Brought Lots of Games Aug 18, 2022

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Well, we've returned, and some of us are a little worse for wear, but if a week off doesn't get us back into gear, nothing will. Gen Con is behind us, and Mark, who sadly couldn't make the con, quizzes us about our highlights of the show. Before we cast our minds back to Indiana, we talk about Cat in the Box, Formosa Tea, and Twilight Inscription.

02:14 - Cat in the Box 08:31 - Formosa Tea 15:32 - Twilight Inscription 26:26 - Games we played at Gen Con 26:50 - Splendor Duel 33:38 - Green Team Wins 35:06 - Empire's End 38:23 - Kites 39:34 - Good Puppers 42:57 - War of the Ring: The Card Game 43:52 - Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods 46:28 - Freezer pants forever

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#237: Where Are They Now? Aug 04, 2022

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Given that we hyped up all those games last week, it's only fair that we prepare ourselves for the aftermath. We look back at some of the most famous and infamous games of yesteryear that were very highly anticipated, and wonder what became of them. Before we relive the comedown, we talk about Master Word, Living Forest, and Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef.

02:00 - Master Word 06:27 - Living Forest 13:29 - Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef 25:04 - Anticipated games of years past 26:56 - Founding Fathers 27:35 - Vinhos 28:32 - Wok Star 29:50 - 51st State 30:27 - CO₂ 31:11 - Rex: Final Days of an Empire 33:01 - Glory to Rome 36:12 - Xia: Legends of a Drift System 36:50 - Cthulhu Wars 37:48 - Myth 38:43 - Conan 39:40 - Viceroy 40:32 - Mysterium 41:57 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 45:10 - SeaFall 47:57 - Cry Havoc 49:02 - Founders of Gloomhaven

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#236: Gen Con 2022 Preview Jul 28, 2022

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Gen Con is a week away! We're headed to Indianapolis (hope to see you there!) but before we do, we're looking down the preview list to get ourselves hyped. These are our five games we're each most excited to see at the show! Before we go Indy, we talk about Vabanque, Orongo, and Blood on the Clocktower.

02:06 - Vabanque 07:25 - Orongo 15:12 - Blood on the Clocktower 23:49 - Our most anticipated Gen Con 2022 games 25:50 - San Francisco 27:07 - Diamond Dig 28:28 - Turing Machine 29:55 - Weirdwood Manor 31:02 - Deal with the Devil 33:00 - Last Light 34:30 - Starship Captains 35:22 - Framework 36:49 - ??? 37:04 - Time of Empires 38:38 - Green Team Wins 40:58 - Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina 41:53 - The Shadow Planet: The Board Game 43:30 - Cat in the Box 45:30 - Autobahn

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#235: The Twin Game Showdown Jul 21, 2022

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There's a phenomenon called twin films, where competing studios release very similar movies at the same time. We imagine the same idea in board game land, and highlight some of the biggest board game grudge matches - and judge which game we think came out on top. Before there can be only one, we talk about Viking See-Saw, Dandelions, Codex Naturalis, and Luna.

02:38 - Viking See-Saw 05:32 - Dandelions 13:09 - Codex Naturalis 17:52 - Luna 28:30 - Twin game matchups 30:46 - Azul 30:46 - Sagrada 31:35 - Century: Spice Road 31:35 - Splendor 32:28 - Race for the Galaxy 33:28 - Roll for the Galaxy 33:45 - Dune: Imperium 33:45 - Lost Ruins of Arnak 35:08 - Cascadia 35:08 - Wingspan 36:29 - Eclipse 36:29 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition 37:29 - Codenames 37:29 - Decrypto 37:47 - Ark Nova 37:47 - Terraforming Mars 38:19 - Azul vs. Sagrada 40:13 - Century: Spice Road vs. Splendor 42:48 - Race for the Galaxy vs. Roll for the Galaxy 45:43 - Dune: Imperium vs. Lost Ruins of Arnak 48:22 - Cascadia vs. Wingspan 51:22 - Eclipse vs. Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition 51:52 - Codenames vs. Decrypto 54:13 - Ark Nova vs. Terraforming Mars

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#234: It's About Family with Ambie Valdés from Board Game Blitz Jul 14, 2022

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Ambie Valdés, from the excellent podcast Board Game Blitz, joins us to talk about family games, and possibly also the Fast and the Furious franchise. Ambie actually has kids, so might know a little more about this than the rest of us. Kids love Vin Diesel. Before we edutain, we talk about Savannah Park, Cryptid, and Stroganov.

04:43 - Savannah Park 11:26 - Cryptid 17:51 - Stroganov 27:11 - Family games 29:55 - Tidy Up! 33:01 - Wingspan 38:03 - Ticket to Ride 40:04 - Flash Point: Fire Rescue 41:39 - Let's Catch the Lion! 43:05 - Qwirkle 43:29 - Gulo Gulo

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#233: A Decade of Missed Games: 2010-2019 Jul 07, 2022

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Well, we can't play everything, and that was probably more true ten years ago than it is now. So we thought we'd look back at the decade past, and highlight some games that we feel like we missed out on. Before we prolong our backlogs, we talk about Loot of Lima, Yosemite, and Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture.

02:13 - Loot of Lima 09:17 - Yosemite 14:56 - Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture 23:01 - Games from last decade we want to play 24:14 - Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game 25:53 - Black Friday 27:12 - Haggis 28:07 - Sentinels of the Multiverse 30:09 - Kolejka 31:30 - Eclipse 33:02 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery 34:20 - Copycat 35:31 - Caverna: The Cave Farmers 38:06 - Duel of Ages II 40:24 - Kanban 42:07 - Wir sind das Volk! 43:21 - Kingdom Death: Monster 45:18 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization 47:23 - Mombasa 48:59 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game 50:14 - Arkwright 51:03 - Adrenaline 52:18 - This War of Mine: The Board Game 53:14 - Gaia Project 54:36 - Calimala 55:51 - Obsession 57:50 - Mage Knight Board Game 58:34 - Gùgōng 59:39 - Barrage 1:00:53 - Crusader Kings

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#232: Transcontinental Mailbag Express Jun 30, 2022

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We're spread across the world and time, so we do the thing we should never do; we put the questions to you. Yes, you! It's a mailbag episode, we're answering a trio, a trilogy, a trichopteran of your questions. Before we put in our hand and pull out a letter, we talk about Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!, Symphony No.9, and Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen.

03:46 - Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes! 11:36 - Symphony No.9 19:10 - Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen 37:48 - Do you create game specific ambience? 43:45 - What games have you been returning to? 44:22 - The Great Zimbabwe 45:16 - Tigris & Euphrates 46:37 - Great Western Trail 47:49 - Cascadia 50:03 - Imperium: The Contention 50:24 - Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage "Game." 50:54 - What's a one sentence description of your tastes?

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#231: Why Fight When You Can Negotiate? Jun 23, 2022

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Yes, you could make the argument that every game is a negotiation game if you try hard enough, but for a lot of games it's more integral to the design. We look at games that we think integrate negotiation mechanics especially well, and ask how much is too much (or too little) when it comes to negotiation. Before we compromise, we talk about Septima, and Kremlin.

02:12 - Septima 18:09 - Kremlin 34:26 - Negotiation as a mechanic 35:51 - Catan 38:01 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant 43:23 - Inis 45:45 - Rising Sun 47:31 - Between Two Cities 49:22 - Dune 50:28 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery 52:48 - Diplomacy

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