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Episode 237 - Time is of the Essence Jun 12, 2025

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Lord of the Rings, Fate of the Fellowship and ONDA. Then, we talk about setup time - how it can make a game harder to get played, and ways to mitigate that time.

0:00-Intro
0:42-Recent Games - The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
9:18-ONDA
15:40-Setup Time
29:25-Outro
30:21-Bloopers

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Episode 236 - KublaCOOL May 29, 2025

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Sherlock: The Game is Afoot and EXIT: The Game - Family: 2 Escape Adventures. Then, we're joined by special guests Dracula and Elphaba to talk about Ambie and her family's time at their local convention, KublaCon! Also, it's our 9 year anniversary, so yay!

0:00-Intro
0:48-Announcements
3:04-Recent Games - Sherlock: The Game is Afoot
8:50-EXIT: The Game - Family: 2 Escape Adventures
14:23-KublaCon Recap
25:07-KublaCon Recap (without kids)
30:51-Outro
31:46-Bloopers

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Episode 235 - So Colorful! May 15, 2025

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Signal, Here Lies, and Awkward Guests 2. Then, we talk about colors in board games - both as a theme and as a mechanism.

0:00-Intro
0:43-Recent Games - Signal
1:58-Here Lies
8:54-Awkward Guests 2: The Berwick Cases
14:13-Colors
29:30-Outro
30:25-Bloopers

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Episode 234 - Wolfgang Warsch May 01, 2025

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Signal and Lure. Then, we talk about the board game designer Wolfgang Warsch and the games he's made.

0:00-Intro
0:39-Recent Games - Signal
8:21-Lure
12:41-Wolfgang Warsch
25:31-Outro
26:26-Bloopers

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Episode 233 - The Cost of Board Games Apr 17, 2025

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Top Tier and Bag of Chips. Then, we talk about how the US tariffs might affect the board game industry (especially for publishers and retailers in the US).
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0:00-Intro
0:38-Recent Games - Top Tier
5:57-Bag of Chips
12:35-US Tariffs
22:09-Outro
23:13-Bloopers

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Episode 232 - What Did You Expect? Apr 03, 2025

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Holiday Hijinks #8: The Easter Escapade, The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints, and Café. Then, we talk about expectations we and other gamers have when opening a new game box, how those expectations have changed over the years, and whether they are justified.

0:00-Intro
0:51-Recent Games - Holiday Hijinks #8: The Easter Escapade
2:40-The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints
7:49-Café
13:20-Game Expectations
27:30-Outro

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Episode 231 - The 2024 Blitzies Mar 20, 2025

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Ambie and Crystal host the 2024 Blitzies, the annual awards show about our favorite games of the year! Also make sure to check out Ambie’s top 10 list on YouTube.

0:00-Intro
0:34-DTW Recap
2:09-The 2024 Blitzies
03:45-Best Family Game
05:26-Best Kids' Game
07:41-Most Innovative Game
09:38-Most Unique Theme
11:04-Best Cooperative Game
12:52-Best Card Game
14:14-Best Party Game
17:40-Best Solo Game
18:20-Best 2p Game
21:34-Best Strategy Game
23:53-Best Trick Taking Game
26:08-Biggest Surprise
28:49-Best New to Us
31:59-Best Game of 2024
34:03-2024 Looking Forward to Recap
36:48-Looking Forward to in 2025
40:41-Outro
41:45-Bloopers

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Episode 230 - CONjecturing Mar 06, 2025

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Slay the Spire: The Board Game and Flip 7. Then, we talk about our preparations (or lack thereof) for Dice Tower West and board game conventions in general.

0:00-Intro
0:42-Announcements
1:55-Recent Games - Slay the Spire: The Board Game
9:31-Flip 7
15:04-DTW and Conventions
28:13-Outro
29:16-Bloopers

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Episode 229 - Totally Mechanical! Feb 20, 2025

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Time Division and Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West. Then, we talk about our favorite board game mechanics and why we like them.

0:00-Intro
0:38-Announcements
2:22-Recent Games - Time Division
6:55-Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
12:52-Favorite Mechanics
25:56-Outro
27:09-Bloopers

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Episode 228 - Simple Complexity Feb 06, 2025

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Holiday Hijinks: The Groundhog Gambit and The Cupid Crisis, Dorfromantik: The Board Game, and Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game. Then, we talk about how both simple and complex games can have value.

0:00-Intro
0:47-Announcements
2:23-Recent Games - Holiday Hijinks: The Groundhog Gambit & The Cupid Crisis
4:30-Dorfromantik: The Board Game
8:54-Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game
16:06-Simple vs Complex
25:32-Outro
26:36-Bloopers

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This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BLITZ10" to get 10% off your entire cart.

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