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Episode 107 - Top 5 Game Themes Jun 18, 2020

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Ambie and Crystal discuss some Ravensburger Escape Puzzles and Slay the Spire. We then talk about our top 5 themes in board games. Announcements: 0:43 Recent Games: 2:17 Top 5 Game Themes: 13:02 Outro: 31:52 Bloopers: 32:56 Ravensburger Escape Puzzles: https://www.ravensburger.org/uk/discover/escape-puzzles/index.html Slay the Spire: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/slay-the-spire-switch/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/247/episode-107-top-5-game-themes

Episode 106 - From 8-Bit to VR Jun 04, 2020

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Ambie and Crystal discuss 18Chesapeake (on 18xx.games) and Dragonheart (on boardgamearena.com). We then talk about our history of playing video games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'arcade.' Recent Games: 1:59 Video Games: 11:06 Board Game Etymology - 'Arcade': 31:36 Outro: 32:46 Bloopers: 33:50 Play 18xx games online at https://www.18xx.games/ We suggest that you learn more about and donate to the following organizations: Black Lives Matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019 Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/ The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/ The National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory Justice for Breonna Taylor: https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor George Floyd Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd Black Visions Collective: https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/ The Loveland Foundation: https://www.thelovelandfoundation.org/ NAACP Legal Defense Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/ Black Table Arts: http://www.blacktablearts.com/ Campaign Zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/ 18Chesapeake: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253608/18chesapeake Dragonheart: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/66171/dragonheart For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/246/episode-106-from-8-bit-to-vr

Episode 105 - 4 YEARS OF BLITZ May 21, 2020

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a few games in the Exit: The Game series - The Catacombs of Horror, The House of Riddles, and The Haunted Roller Coaster. We then celebrate our anniversary with a lookback on the last 4 years of the Board Game Blitz podcast. Recent Games: 0:44 4 Year Anniversary: 11:45 Listener Clips: 29:47 Outro: 37:28 Bloopers: 38:14 Watch our latest music video parody! Play it Believe Me (parody of Take Me or Leave Me): https://youtu.be/YvkZAdv67I4 Exit: The Game - The Catacombs of Horror: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255675/exit-game-catacombs-horror Exit: The Game - The House of Riddles: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/226519/exit-game-house-riddles Exit: The Game - The Haunted Roller Coaster: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269968/exit-game-haunted-roller-coaster For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/244/episode-105-4-years-of-blitz

Episode 104 - Just the Two of Us May 07, 2020

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Ambie and Crystal discuss 1889 (on 18xx.games) and Forgotten Waters. We then talk about two player gaming, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'duel.' Announcements: 0:46 Recent Games: 1:28 Two Player Gaming: 15:19 Board Game Etymology - 'Duel': 27:03 Outro: 28:10 Bloopers: 29:06 Play 1889 online at https://www.18xx.games/ Crystal's Forgotten Waters Playthrough: Part 1 - https://youtu.be/5sw2uQ4MPHU Part 2 - https://youtu.be/03wnZ2uBYEo 1889: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23540/1889-history-shikoku-railways Forgotten Waters: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302723/forgotten-waters

Episode 103 - Take Your Turn! Apr 23, 2020

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Subtext Game, The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine, and MegaCity: Oceania. We then talk about analysis paralysis in board gaming, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'analysis.' Recent Games: 0:56 Analysis Paralysis: 10:31 Board Game Etymology - 'Analysis': 23:38 Outro: 24:38 Bloopers: 25:33 Subtext Game: https://subtextgame.com/ The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284083/crew-quest-planet-nine MegaCity: Oceania: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266304/megacity-oceania

Episode 102 - Gaming During a Pandemic Apr 09, 2020

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Ambie, Crystal, and patron of the show Pam talk about ways to game without leaving the house. Gaming Inside: 1:46 Outro: 26:43 Bloopers: 27:38 Publisher Free Stay at Home offers: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/271049/publisher-covid-19-response-offers-free-stay-home For more links to things discussed, see the full show notes on our website: http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/239

Episode 101 - Underrated & Overlooked Games Mar 26, 2020

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Adventure Games: The Dungeon, Adventure Games: Monochrome Inc., and Unmatched: Battle of Legends. We then talk about some underrated and overlooked games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'rate.' Announcements: 0:54 Recent Games: 1:23 Underrated & Overlooked Games: 15:29 Board Game Etymology - 'Rate': 29:06 Outro: 30:00 Bloopers: 30:55 Adventure Games: The Dungeon: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267813/adventure-games-dungeon Adventure Games: Monochrome Inc.: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267814/adventure-games-monochrome-inc Unmatched: Battle of Legends: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274637/unmatched-battle-legends-volume-one

Episode 100 - Blitz Game is Broken Mar 12, 2020

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Ambie and Crystal are joined by Nick, Mike, Matthew, and Dave from the This Game is Broken podcast to celebrate the 100th episode of Board Game Blitz with a game show! Intro part 2: 3:17 Round 1 - Ready, Set Up, Go!: 5:49 Round 2 - 18xx: 17:56 Round 3 - Vanessa Parody: 27:30 Round 4 - Higher or Lower: 36:16 Outro: 45:30 Bloopers: 46:42 Enter the contest here: https://gleam.io/competitions/eD0vg-board-game-blitz-100th-episode-game-giveaway This Game is Broken: https://thisgameisbroken.libsyn.com/ https://www.youtube.com/thisgameisbroken

Episode 99 - Top 5 Kickstarter Games Feb 27, 2020

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Detective Stories: Case 1 - The Fire in Adlerstein and Betrayal Legacy. We then talk about the role of Kickstarter in board games and share our top 5 Kickstarter games. Announcements: 0:47 Recent Games: 3:07 Kickstarter: 11:16 Top 5 Kickstarter Games: 19:02 Outro: 32:04 Bloopers: 33:00 Enter the contest here: https://gleam.io/competitions/eD0vg-board-game-blitz-100th-episode-game-giveaway Detective Stories: Case 1 - The Fire in Adlerstein: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/261145/detective-stories-case-1-fire-adlerstein Betrayal Legacy: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240196/betrayal-legacy

Episode 98 - The 2019 Blitzies Feb 13, 2020

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Ambie and Crystal host the annual Blitzies for 2019 games! Announcements: 0:49 2019 Blitzies: 2:49 --Best New to Us: 5:01 --Best Roll & Write: 6:55 --Best Escape Room Game: 7:45 --Most Unique: 8:40 --Most Underrated: 10:00 --Best Solo Game: 12:25 --Best Small Box Game: 12:41 --Biggest Surprise: 12:59 --Best IP Game: 13:52 --Best Kids/Family Game: 14:23 --Most Innovative: 15:09 --Best Foreign Game: 15:58 --Top 5 2019 Games: 17:23 --2019 Looking Forward to Recap: 25:32 --2020 Looking Forward to: 28:19 Outro: 35:09 Bloopers: 36:22

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