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Episode 137 - Bad But Good Aug 12, 2021

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Murder at the Motel, MicroMacro: Crime City, and Gartic Phone. We then list our top five favorite games that we're bad at but still like.

Announcements: 0:44
Recent Games: 2:04
Top 5 Games We're Bad At: 9:55
Outro: 32:47
Bloopers: 34:00

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Murder at the Motel: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341401/murder-motel
MicroMacro: Crime City: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318977/micromacro-crime-city
Gartic Phone: https://garticphone.com/

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This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/296

Episode 136 - Games for Non-Gamers Jul 29, 2021

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including The Game: Face to Face and Atmosfear. We then talk about some ways we can play games with people who don't usually play board games.

Announcements: 0:45
Recent Games: 1:54
Non-Gamers: 13:53
Outro: 28:25
Bloopers: 29:38

Watch the Board Game Tango song parody on Ambie's YouTube: https://youtu.be/jpm904XT_lM

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The Game: Face to Face: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236461/game-face-face
Atmosfear: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337017/atmosfear

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This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/295

Episode 135 - Top 5 Polyomino Games Jul 15, 2021

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Escape from the Science Lab of Shifting Rules, Escape from the Two Base Stations, Escape from Lockdown: The Demon Fortress, Webscapade Season 0: Welcome to Argenia, and Nidavellir. We then list off our top 5 favorite polyomino board games!

Announcements: 0:43
Recent Games: 1:38
Top 5 Polyomino Games: 16:12
Outro: 32:20
Bloopers: 33:15

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Escape from the Science Lab of Shifting Rules: https://realescapegame.jp/events/sciencelab-shifting-rules.html
Escape from the Two Base Stations: https://realescapegame.jp/events/escape-from-the-two-base-stations.html
Escape from Lockdown: The Demon Fortress: https://realescapegame.jp/events/escape-from-the-lockdown-the-demon-fortress.html
Webscapade Season 0: Welcome to Argenia: https://webscapade.com/Home/Adventures
(use the promo code “blitz” to get 25% off through end of July at https://webscapade.com/)
Nidavellir: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293014/nidavellir

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This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/294

Episode 134 - Gaming Gatherings Jul 01, 2021

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Escape Room: The Game - Puzzle Adventure: Secret of the Scientist, Exit: The Game + Puzzle - The Sacred Temple, and The Search for Planet X. We then talk about some tips for hosting game days and nights.

Announcements: 0:47
Recent Games: 1:43
Gaming Gatherings: 15:03
Outro: 32:05

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Escape Room: The Game - Puzzle Adventure: Secret of the Scientist: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337690/escape-room-game-puzzle-adventures-secret-scientis
Exit: The Game + Puzzle - The Sacred Temple: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298281/exit-game-puzzle-sacred-temple
The Search for Planet X: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279537/search-planet-x

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This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/292

Episode 133 - Togetherness Jun 17, 2021

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Bilder, Cold Case: A Pinch of Murder, Cold Case: A Story to Die For, and Let's Make a Bus Route: The Dice Game. We then talk about some of our favorite games we've played together over the years.

Announcements: 0:45
Recent Games: 2:55
Gaming Together: 12:21
Outro: 32:06
Bloopers: 33:10

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Bilder: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255291/bilder
Cold Case: A Pinch of Murder: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338549/cold-case-pinch-murder
Cold Case: A Story to Die For: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337863/cold-case-story-die
Let's Make a Bus Route: The Dice Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335678/lets-make-bus-route-dice-game

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This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/290

Episode 132 - The New Normal Jun 03, 2021

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Funny Pages, The Search for Planet X, and Jackpot Payout. Since we just celebrated our 5 year podcast anniversary, we then revisit our topic of our first episode, conventions!

Announcements: 0:41
Recent Games: 3:06
Conventions: 13:46
Outro: 30:09
Bloopers: 31:13

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Funny Pages: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330837/funny-pages-comical-puzzle-game
The Search for Planet X: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279537/search-planet-x
Jackpot Payout: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299910/jackpot-payout

Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz

This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/290

Episode 131 - Apptastic May 20, 2021

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Ambie and Crystal talk about Escape Tales: Low Memory, Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods, and Stay Cool. We then talk about board games that use a digital app and what we think about them.

Announcements: 0:53
Recent Games: 4:08
Apps in Games: 17:07
Outro: 34:53
Bloopers: 35:46

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Escape Tales: Low Memory: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282291/escape-tales-low-memory
Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299800/escape-tales-children-wyrmwoods
Stay Cool: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267475/stay-cool

Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz

This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/286

Episode 130 - The Theme's The Thing May 06, 2021

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Winning Streak (a book), The Meaples (a song album), and Musical Chairs (this one's a board game). We then talk about unique themes in board games.

Recent Games: 0:43
Unique Themes: 11:00
Outro: 26:50
Bloopers: 27:45

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Winning Streak: http://winningstreakbook.com/
The Meaples album: https://themeaples.bandcamp.com/releases
Musical Chairs: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/294216/musical-chairs

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For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/283/episode-129-rock-and-roll-and-write

Episode 129 - Rock and Roll and Write Apr 22, 2021

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Hey Yo and Draftosaurus. We then talk about our top 5 favorite roll & write games. Announcements: 0:37 Recent Games: 2:51 Top 5 Roll & Write: 11:26 Outro: 37:36 Bloopers: 38:31 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Vote for the Golden Geek Awards: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame Hey Yo: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324467/hey-yo Draftosaurus: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264055/draftosaurus Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/283/episode-129-rock-and-roll-and-write

Episode 128 - Mental Health in Games Apr 08, 2021

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Black Sonata and Viscounts of the West Kingdom. We then talk about how mental health and mental illness is depicted in board games. Recent Games: 0:39 Mental Health: 12:11 Outro: 29:44 Bloopers: 30:39 Listen to Meeple Overboard's discussion on mental health: https://www.dicetower.com/game-podcast/meeple-overboard/mental-health-depression-and-board-games-dan-hughes Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Black Sonata: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231218/black-sonata Viscounts of the West Kingdom: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296151/viscounts-west-kingdom Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/282/episode-128-mental-health-in-games

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