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Episode 193 - Top Essen Spiel Releases Oct 31, 2018

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This week, Anthony and Chris look at the hottest games from the Essen Spiel Geekbuzz list - discussing why they were hot, when and if we'll get a chance to play them, and what we're most excited to try.

Before we dive in, we look out our question of the week, discussing the answers our listeners gave to our question, "What's your favorite game that's at least 20 years old?"

After this, for our acquisition disorders Anthony looks at Skulk Hollow from Pencil First Games, now on Kickstarter, and Chris looks at a recent Essen Spiel game, Kingdom Defenders.

Reviewed at the table this week, Anthony looks at Dice Settlers, a new bag building game from David Turczi, and Chris looks at Wallet: Organized Crime at its Best, and Age of Thieves.

Finally, in our feature, we're looking at the top games from Essen Spiel and what we're most excited to try when they finally hit stateside.

Question of the Week: 9:52
Acquisition Disorders: 12:21
Dice Settlers Review: 18:07
Wallet Review: 26:48
Age of Thieves Review: 29:45 Top Essen Spiel Releases: 34:00

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Episode 192 - Best Games for the End of the Day Oct 25, 2018

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This week we're looking at games we love for the end of a long, arduous day, when there's no energy left to think or fight.

Before that, though, we remind everyone about our current ongoing contest. Click the link below and share your top games to enter a chance to win one of them from the final list. Contest ends on October 31!

https://gleam.io/jwEDM/your-top-20-board-games-of-all-time

For our question of the week, we asked everyone a similar question to our feature, "

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Episode 191 - BGG Hotness Review, October Oct 18, 2018

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It's that time of year again - time to look at the hottest games on BGG and try to figure out why they are there. Join us for a run down of the top 15 games on the Hotness list, what puts them there, and what you should be looking forward to.

Before that, though, we remind everyone about our current ongoing contest. Click the link below and share your top games to enter a chance to win one of them from the final list.

https://gleam.io/jwEDM/your-top-20-board-games-of-all-time

For our question of the week, we asked the listeners, "What game do you love but find it very hard to get to the table regularly?" and we got a LOT of answers.

Acquisition disorders this week are a couple of pricy Kickstarter campaigns you likely haven't missed - Spirit Island: Jagged Earth for Anthony and Cloudspire for Chris.

At the table, we're reviewing Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, and Welcome to...

Finally, check out our list of the 15 hottest games on BGG as of mid-October.

Question of the Week: 5:07
Acquisition Disorders: 9:04
Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig Review: 16:27
Welcome to... Review: 27:08
BGG Hotness Review: 32:55

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Episode 190 - Top 10 Mystery Games Oct 11, 2018

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Welcome to spooktacular October episodes! This week, we're delving deep into the very best of the best in mystery games, featuring our Top 10.

Before we dive in, though, make sure you take the time to enter our October contest - tell us your top 20 games and be entered for a chance to win one of the games on the final top 20 listener games list.

https://gleam.io/jwEDM/your-top-20-board-games-of-all-time

First up on the episode, we asked our question of the week, "is there a set time each year you review and cull your collection, or is it more spontaneous (or for the hoarders among us, myself included, do you put it off indefinitely)?"

For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony is looking at the newest game from Alexander Pfister, Blackout: Hong Kong and Chris looks at Concordia Venus, a new spin on the Mac Gerdts modern classic.

At the Table, Anthony reviews both the new version of Manhattan, recently rereleased with beautiful new components, as well as CMON's Way of the Panda, a panda-filled take on worker placement mechanics. Chris then reviews Merlin with its current Queenie expansions and the Palace of Mad King Ludwig.

Finally, the guys look at their top 10 mystery games, with some spooky, some super hard, and some just plain perfect for this time of year.

Question of the Week: 4:48 Acquisition Disorders: 9:23
Manhattan Review:14:23
Way of the Panda Review: 18:45
Merlin Review: 26:54
Palace of Mad King Ludwig Review: 32:37
Top 10 Mystery Games:38:09

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Episode 189 - If You Like Root, Try... Oct 04, 2018

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Contest Alert! Enter our Top 20 Listener Games contest to win a game from the final list: https://gleam.io/jwEDM/your-top-20-board-games-of-all-time

This week, Anthony and Chris are looking at games you might like if you're a fan of Root and its blend of cute animals vying for woodland domination in the most unique wargame we've seen in a while.

To kick things off, we asked our question of the week: "What Kickstarter trick is most effective in getting you to back a game? (e.g. stretch goal exclusivity, early bird offers, reduced shipping, never going to retail, etc.) Which of these tricks is least effective for you?"

Then, for acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at Food Chain Magnate: The Ketchup Mechanism & Other Ideas, while Chris looks at Key Flow, now on Kickstarter.

For our reviews this week, Anthony looks at a pair of quicker, lighter games in Fae and Pikoko while Chris dives deep into the expansion content currently available for Spirit Island - the Heart of the Wildfire & Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island Promos, and the Branch & Claw expansion.

Finally, in our feature, we look at 6 games you might like if you're f an of Root - two a bit lighter, two of a similar weight, and two that are somewhat heavier.

Question of the Week:5:13
Acquisition Disorders: 12:20
Fae Review: 20:36
Pikoko Review: 25:04
Spirit Island Expansion Reviews: 29:05
If You Like Root, Try...: 37:38

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Episode 188 - Best Board Games for RPGers Sep 26, 2018

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If you're a long time role player or if you have a friend who would rather spend their evening playing D&D than a new board game you bring over, we have six games this week that might bridge that gap.

Before diving into the feature, we kick things off with our question of the week, asking you, the listeners, "What's the weirdest way and least expected strategy with which you've ever won a game?"

For our acquisition disorders this week, Anthony looks at Periodic: A Game of the Elements, a new science game from Genius Games on Kickstarter, and Chris looks at Arthur, the first expansion for Stefan Feld's Merlin.

At the table this week, Anthony reviews Dwar7es Winter and Archmage, and Chris looks at Whistle Stop and its expansion, Rocky Mountains.

Finally, in our feature, we share six games you should check out if you're a big fan of RPGs or if you're trying to convert wayward friends to the board game fold.

Question of the Week: 4:39
Acquisition Disorders: 8:30
Dwar7es Winter Review: 13:45
Archmage Review: 19:17
Whistle Stop w/ Expansion Review: 24:17
Best Board Games for RPGers: 33:08

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Episode 187 - BGG Hotness Review Sep 19, 2018

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This week Chris and Anthony are discussing the hottest games currently on BGG to provide some insight on why they're there and what's upcoming.

First up, though, we have our question of the week, asking the listeners: "Between Two Cities of Mad King Ludwig was a pleasant surprise. What other games or game franchises would you like to see mashed together?"

Next up, for acquisition disorders, Anthony looks at A Feast for Odin: Norwegians and Chris looks at Pearlbrook, the first expansion for Everdell, currently on Kickstarter.

At the table for our reviews this week, Anthony played both My Little Scythe and Blue Lagoon, and Chris played Reef Encounter and Blokus Duo.

Finally, in our feature, we look at the top 15 games currently on BoardGameGeek's hotness list.

Question of the Week: 3:03
Acquisition Disorders: 5:48
My Little Scythe Review: 12:18
Blue Lagoon Review: 22:15
Blokus Duo Review: 26:34
Reef Encounter Review: 28:24
BGG Hotness Review: 32:57

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Episode 186 - Top 10 Euros that are Best at Two Players Sep 14, 2018

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Chris is flying solo this week with Anthony out of town at a (non board game?!) conference. But the show must go on and Chris brings the good with reviews of four games, including three hot recent releases, a new top 10 list, and double duty on acquisition disorders.

To kick things off, Chris looks at answers to the question of the week, What's your favorite medium/heavy euro at a two player count? A question that quickly segues into the full feature.

For Acquisition Disorders, Chris shares his thoughts on the (limited) reprint of Yggrdassil, and the current Kickstarter campaign for Football Highlights: 2052.

At the table, Chris has been playing a lot of games lately, dropping reviews of King's Forge, Warsaw: City of Ruins, Dragon Castle, and Everdell.

Finally, he looks at the top 10 euros that are best at a two player count.

Question of the Week: 2:00
Acquisition Disorders: 3:47
King's Forge Review: 9:14
Warsaw: City of Ruins Review: 14:35
Dragon Castle Review: 20:25
Everdell Review: 25:56
Top 10 Euros that are Best at a Two Player Count: 32:54

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Episode 185 - If You Like Brass, Try... Sep 03, 2018

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It's easy to get caught up in the cult of the new. So easy in fact, that we got caught up in the rerelease of an older game! Thank goodness, though, because Brass (a game Chris and Anthony both missed out on), is amazing. Which is why this week's episode is full of all things Brass.

To kick things of, we ask At the table this week, Anthony dives into not only Brass: Lancashire (the update to the 2006 classic), but also Brass: Birmingham, a newer version with updated rules and new mechanics. Chris then looks at Rise of Fenris, the campaign expansion for Scythe.

Question of the Week: 2:30

Acquisition Disorders: 7:25

Brass Reviews: 12:05

Scythe: Rise of Fenris Review: 25:15

If You Like Brass, Try: 33:25

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Episode 184 - 5 Years and Counting! Aug 29, 2018

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Wait, what? Five years already? Dang, time flies.

That's what this episode is all about as we take a look back at the last year of the podcast with our favorites from 2017-18, but also at the last five years and what we've been able to accomplish in that time. Join us for four new reviews, a bevy of good games we're excited to play soon, and some of our favorite stuff from recent episodes.

To kick things off, we asked the listeners our question of the week, "What already published Kickstarted game would you like to see have a NEW Kickstarter campaign with reprints, expansions, and new content?"

Next up, for our acquisition disorders, we looked at a pair of upcoming Essen releases, starting with Anthony's interest in Cuzco, a new spin on the Mask Trilogy classic - Java. Chris then looks at Caverna: The Forgotten Folk, the new races and player powers coming to Caverna this fall.

For our At The Table reviews this week, we have four games, including Swordcrafters and Rise of Tribes from Anthony and Mastery of the Galaxy and Trickerion from Chris.

Finally, we look at our favorite stuff from the last year, including our top acquisition disorders, at the table reviews, and features from the last 50 episodes.

Question of the Week: 12:00
Acquisition Disorders: 15:56
Swordcrafters Review: 21:25
Rise of Tribes Review: 28:24
Master of the Galaxy Review: 34:44
Trickerion Review: 42:42
Top Acquisition Disorders from Year 5: 50:42
Top At The Table Reviews from Year 5: 58:40
Top Features from Year 5: 1:04:14

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