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Episode 67 - Comfort Games Dec 06, 2018

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game and Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar. We then talk about comfort games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'familiar.' Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 3:06 Comfort Games: 14:05 Board Game Etymology - 'Familiar': 25:01 Outro: 26:24 Bloopers: 27:37 Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223321/detective-modern-crime-board-game Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233020/fireball-island-curse-vul-kar

Episode 66 - BGG.CON 2018 Recap Nov 22, 2018

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In this special episode, Ambie and Crystal recorded together for the first time ever! We talk about our time at BGG.CON. BGG.CON Recap: 0:28 Outro: 38:53

Episode 65 - Top 10 Convention Games Nov 08, 2018

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Cryptid, Hansa Teutonica, and Illusion. We then talk about our top 10 convention board games. Announcements: 0:43 Recent Games: 2:30 Top 10 Convention Games: 12:27 Outro: 32:28 Bloopers: 33:33 Cryptid: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246784/cryptid Hansa Teutonica: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43015/hansa-teutonica Illusion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244995/illusion

Episode 64 - Gaming For Good Oct 25, 2018

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Ambie, Crystal, and Cassadi discuss Legacy of Dragonholt, Azul, and Welcome To.... We then talk about board game charities. Recent Games: 1:29 Board Game Charities: 12:28 Outro: 27:00 Bloopers: 28:05 Legacy of Dragonholt: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/234669/legacy-dragonholt Azul: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul Welcome To...: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233867/welcome

Episode 63 - A Variety of Victories Oct 11, 2018

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Ambie and Crystal discuss The Enigma Emporium Presents: Wish You Were Here and the Stockpile app. We then talk about unique victory conditions, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "unique." Recent Games: 0:47 Unique Victory: 13:28 Board Game Etymology - 'Unique': 25:58 Outro: 26:51 Bloopers: 28:04 The Enigma Emporium: https://www.theenigmaemporium.com/ Stockpile: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161614/stockpile

Episode 62 - The Learning Curve Sep 27, 2018

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Gloomhaven and Tiny Epic Zombies. We then talk about teaching board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "teach." Recent Games: 0:47 Teaching Games: 13:38 Board Game Etymology - 'Teach': 28:54 Outro: 31:33 Bloopers: 32:55 Gloomhaven: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Tiny Epic Zombies: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244536/tiny-epic-zombies

Episode 61 - Splish Splash Sep 13, 2018

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Villainous and Sprawlopolis. We then talk about board games involving water, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "flood." Recent Games: 1:00 Watery Games: 13:07 Board Game Etymology - 'Flood': 23:25 Outro: 24:47 No Bloopers: 25:51 Villainous: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256382/villainous Sprawlopolis: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251658/sprawlopolis

Episode 60 - Property of the Intellectual Aug 30, 2018

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Miraris and Pikoko. We then talk about intellectual property in board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "box." Announcements: 1:13 Recent Games: 1:42 Intellectual Property: 12:36 Board Game Etymology - 'Box': 29:29 Outro: 31:22 Bloopers: 32:26 Miraris: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245876/miraris Pikoko: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244505/pikoko

Episode 59 - Our Favorite Exceptions Aug 16, 2018

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Ambie and Crystal discuss Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures and King of Tokyo. We then talk about games we love in genres we hate, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "anomaly." Announcements: 0:49 Recent Games: 1:38 Games We Love in Genres We Hate: 10:59 Board Game Etymology - 'Anomaly': 28:29 Outro: 29:25 Bloopers: 30:47 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204305/sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-jack-ripper-w King of Tokyo: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo

Episode 58 - Unpopular Opinions Aug 02, 2018

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Ambie and Crystal discuss 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways and Pandemic Legacy: Season 2. We then talk about games that everyone seems to like except us, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "like." Recent Games: 0:45 Unpopular Opinions: 10:30 Board Game Etymology - 'Like': 29:33 Outro: 30:55 Bloopers: 32:08 1849: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3097/1849-game-sicilian-railways Pandemic Legacy: Season 2: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221107/pandemic-legacy-season-2

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