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Episode 267 - The Final Episode Aug 06, 2026

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Color Jam and the second edition of Rosetta: The Lost Language. Then we just chat and reminisce about the podcast and the end of it all. Thanks for tuning in for the final regular episode of Board Game Blitz!

0:00-Intro
0:43-Announcements
1:43-Recent Games - Color Jam
7:10-Rosetta: The Lost Language (Second Edition)
12:37-The Final Episode
29:20-Outro
30:24-Bloopers

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Episode 266 - Shelf Improvement Jul 23, 2026

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Detective Society: Family Adventures and MECCHA CHAMELEON. Then in our penultimate episode we talk about some tips and tricks for building (or maintaining) a board game collection. In our final "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "blitz."

0:00-Intro
0:45-Announcements
1:25-Recent Games - The Detective Society: Family Adventures
5:49-MECCHA CHAMELEON
11:15-Ways of Learning
25:02-Board Game Etymology - ‘Blitz’
27:04-Outro
28:25-Bloopers

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This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ2026" to get 10% off your entire cart.

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Episode 265 - Do We Need to Read? Jul 09, 2026

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they both played recently, Playthings. Then we talk about different ways you can learn rules in board games and which are our favorite ways to learn. Remember to check out our new merch!

0:00-Intro
0:40-Announcements
3:05-Recent Games - Playthings
15:04-Ways of Learning
31:15-Outro
32:19-Bloopers

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Episode 264 - To Blave! Jun 25, 2026

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Case of the Curiously Quiet Theater, Alibi: 3 Intricate Mysteries, and Flip 7: With A Vengeance. Then we talk about the similarities and differences between deduction, social deduction, and bluffing in board games.

0:00-Intro
0:50-Recent Games - The Case of the Curiously Quiet Theater
5:43-Alibi: 3 Intricate Mysteries
12:06-Flip 7: With A Vengeance
15:26-Deduction & Bluffing
30:06-Outro
31:09-Bloopers

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Episode 263 - KublaConning Jun 11, 2026

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Ambie and Crystal are joined by Ambie's kids to talk about their time at KublaCon this year! They talk about mini painting, the things they saw, and the games they played. Ambie and Crystal also talk about some games they played.

0:00-Intro
0:39-Kublacon Recap
14:41-Ambie’s KublaCon
27:53-Outro

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Episode 262 - 10 YEARS OF BLITZ May 28, 2026

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It's our 10 year anniversary episode! In this special episode, Ambie and Crystal reminisce about how the podcast started and what's happened with it in the past 10 years. Then Ambie has a special trivia game for Crystal to celebrate the 10 year anniversary! We also have a special announcement at the end of the episode. And check out our new merch!

0:00-Intro
0:41-Merch Sale!
1:41-10 Years of Blitz
21:52-10 Year Trivia Game
22:49-Question 1
24:56-Question 2
26:11-Question 3
26:58-Question 4
28:15-Question 5
28:59-Question 6
30:10-Question 7
31:58-Question 8
33:20-Question 9
35:42-Question 10
39:06-Bonus Question
41:03-Announcement
43:11-Outro
44:15-Bloopers

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Episode 261 - Best of the Blitzies May 14, 2026

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Got Five! and dnup. Then we hop into our time machine to go back to all the 10 previous years of our Blitzies awards and see which games we still love!

0:00-Intro
0:41-Recent Games - Got Five!
6:57-dnup
11:42-Blitzies Look-back
30:44-Outro

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Episode 260 - The 2025 Blitzies Apr 30, 2026

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Lost in Adventure: The Curse of Jack Parrot and Otter Chaos. Then we reveal our top 5 games of 2025 in our annual awards show, the Blitzies!

0:00-Intro
0:44-Recent Games - Lost in Adventure: The Curse of Jack Parrot
9:51-Otter Chaos
15:15-The 2025 Blitzies
33:51-Outro
34:54-Bloopers

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Episode 259 - Taiwan & Ketchup Apr 16, 2026

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Until Proven Guilty: Thirst for Justice and Taskmaster: The Escape Room. Then we talk about what's been going on the last few weeks since Dice Tower West - Ambie's trip to Taiwan and what board games she saw there, and what Crystal was able to play after she recovered from being sick. Nominate us for a Golden Geek Award here!

0:00-Intro
0:39-Announcements
2:00-Recent Games - Until Proven Guilty: Thirst for Justice
6:42-Taskmaster: The Escape Room
12:45-Taiwan & Stuff
28:09-Outro
29:22-Bloopers

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Episode 258 - Interview with Heather Newton Apr 02, 2026

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Escape Comics: The Alien Ship. Then Ambie interviews Heather Newton, the lead organizer of Protospiel Online, and we learn a bunch about Protospiel and Protospiel Online!

0:00-Intro
0:44-Recent Games - Escape Comics: The Alien Ship
6:34-Interview with Heather Newton
44:55-Outro
45:59-Bloopers

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