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Episode 110 :: Clank Legacy Review Sep 10, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 9/10/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. We've been teasing it for a month now and its FINALLY time to unveil our full length, deep dive, spoiler-free Clank Legacy Review! This game has completely dominated the gaming table here in the War Room and we are so excited about this review that we brought in the lovely Boardgame Bella to tell us about her experiences! We also report on our recent plays of Artemis Project, Dragon Castle, Master of Orion, Edge of Darkness and more! Finally, we've located someone who specializes in repairing Dark Tower towers - Andre will be repairing the broken tower here in the War Room, and he's available to help you with yours as well! Visit Andre at DarkTowerGamesForSale.com - let him know we sent you and he'll take good care of you. #boardgames

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro 0:06:15 - Call out to David with MvM 0:08:21 - The BAKE OFF 0:21:40 TNT - Then -- Featuring The Dark Tower 0:44:31 TNT - NOW -- Featuring Artemis Project 1:59:35 TNT - TOMORROW 2:09:00 Feature Segment : Feature - Clank! Legacy Review w/ Jordan 2:09:51 Clank! Legacy Review - Rules Overview 2:24:26 Clank! Legacy Review - Theme 2:31:12 Clank! Legacy Review - Production 2:33:43 Clank! Legacy Review - Replayability / Variability 2:38:06 Clank! Legacy Review - Gameplay / Strategy 2:46:49 Clank! Legacy Review - Fun Factor 2:49:54 Clank! Legacy Review - Josh Final Thoughts 2:55:57 Clank! Legacy Review - Jordan Final Thoughts 2:57:30 Clank! Legacy Review - Brandon Final Thoughts

Game Timestamps:

Artemis Project - 1:23:55 Captain Sonar Upgrade 1 Pack - 1:44:12 Clank! Legacy Review - 2:09:00 Dragon Castle - 0:44:31 Edge of Darkness - 1:08:22 Game of Thrones : Oath Breaker - 1:51:47 Gungong + Panjun - 2:03:45 Master of Orion - 0:57:02 Snowdonia - 0:54:19 Tapestry - 1:59:35 The Dark Tower - 0:21:40 The Evil Dead #2 - 2:01:56

Episode 109 :: Clank Legacy (Initial Impressions) Aug 27, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 8/27/19

This episode is brought to you by Arcane Wonders, PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Nothing will be hotter heading into the holiday season the the exciting new Clank Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated from Renegade Games and Dire Wolf Digital, and we have some initial impressions to share with everyone! We also look at Twice as Clever, the NEW Feast for Odin Expansion and Tudor. We dive into a heart warming story regarding the Evil Dead 2 Kickstarter, then talk about Burgle Bros 2, Fiasco and Half Truth. The highlight of this episode is easy to guess.... Questions from the hat with Cat is back!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:27 - Cat joins us for the Intro! 0:10:08 - VM from Jared (Ding counter man) 0:15:05 - Power to the Meeple - Social Media and GenCon 0:16:35 - TNT - Then -- Game Sales Stats 0:39:15 - TNT - NOW -- Twice as Clever 0:46:51 - TNT - NOW -- Feast for Odin : Expansion 0:52:42 - TNT - NOW -- Tudor 1:01:20 - TNT - NOW -- Clank Legacy : Acquisitions Incorporated 1:10:18 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Evil Dead #2 1:14:57 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Half Truth 1:16:15 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Burgle Bros 2 1:17:52 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Fiasco 1:19:47 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Mr Meeple TShirts 1:22:05 - Feature Segment : Questions with Cat

Game Timestamps:

Twice as Clever 0:39:15 Feast for Odin : Expansion 0:46:51 Tudor 0:52:42 Clank Legacy : AI 1:01:20 Evil Dead #2 1:10:18 Half Truth 1:14:57 Burgle Bros 2 1:16:15 Fiasco 1:17:52 Dragon Scales 1:20:42

Episode 108 :: Watergate Review Aug 13, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 8/13/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Brandon takes a trip to Cloudcroft for a boardgame retreat and Josh takes a trip to Total Wine. A mysterious (and SMASHED) package arrives from Baker of Bored Online Board Offline. Josh treats the listeners with Outtakes during the THEN segment. The NOW segment features some exciting new hotness including Star Wars: Outer Rim and The Scarlet Pimpernel. In TOMORROW Sleeping Gods is the hot topic, IMPORT/EXPORT, Tapestry and Carte Rogue. The show is concluded with a deep dive review of Watergate from Capstone Games.

Episode Timeline:

0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:15 - Cloudcroft Retreat 0:06:04 - Josh admits a problem 0:09:12 - Baker sends a Mystery Package to the War Room 0:12:50 - Power to the Meeple - Pipeline in Stock 0:14:18 - TNT - Then -- Outtakes! 0:17:54 - TNT - NOW 1:14:50 - TNT - TOMORROW 1:32:34 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate Review 1:36:20 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Rules Overview 1:42:35 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Production 1:45:18 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Theme 1:48:10 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Gameplay / Strategy 1:59:28 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Fun Factor 2:01:42 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Replayability / Variability 2:05:55 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Brandon Final Thoughts 2:08:33 Feature Segment : Feature - Watergate- Josh Final Thoughts

Game Timestamps:

Carte Rouge - 1:24:58 Crusader Kings - 1:00:10 Curios - 0:43:20 IMPORT/ EXPORT - 1:19:08 Rolled West - 0:50:43 Sleeping Gods - 1:14:50 Star Wars: Outer Rim - 0:17:54 Tapestry - 1:21:23 Terror Below - 0:36:55 The Scarlet Pimpernel - 0:28:40 Watergate - 1:32:34

Episode 107 :: Detective City of Angels Review Jul 23, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 7/23/19

This episode is brought to you by Arcane Wonders, PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. A flashback to GenCon of Yesteryear finds its way into our THEN segment as we check in on our hits and misses from GenCon 2018. We talk about our recent plays of Carson City: The Card Game, Grimm Masquerade, Finger Guns at High Noon and Bargain Quest. Our TOMORROW segment focuses on upcoming excitement like Dinogenics, Copenhagen Roll & Write and the upcoming Academy Games title, One Small Step. We wrap up the episode with a deep dive investigation into Detective: City of Angels from Van Ryder Games.

Episode Timeline:

0:00:45 - Intro 0:04:08 - VM and Gift From Shawn @ Thing 12 Games 0:17:19 - GIVEAWAY - Cartographers and Lockup from Thunderworks Games 0:20:33 - TNT - Then -- WarRoom Redeux -- GenCon past 2018 0:40:50 - TNT - NOW -- Ft . Finger Guns at High Noon, Bargain Quest & More. 1:30:12 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Featuring One Small Step & DinoGenics 1:46:11 - Feature Segment : Feature Review - Detective City of Angels 1:51:15 - Feature Segment : Detective - Rules Overview 1:56:20 - Feature Segment : Detective - Production 2:01:55 - Feature Segment : Detective - Theme 2:03:32 - Feature Segment : Detective - Gameplay / Strategy 2:22:03 - Feature Segment : Detective - Value/ Replayability 2:24:32 - Feature Review - Detective - Brandon Final Thoughts 2:31:35 - Feature Review - Detective City of Angels - Josh Final Thoughts

Game Timestamps:

Bargain Quest - 1:00:42 Carson CIty : The Card Game - 0:48:38 Cartographers - 0:17:28 Copenhagen Roll and Write - 1:35:06 Detective A Modern Crime Board Game - 0:39:24 Detective City of Angels - 1:46:11 DinoGenics - 1:39:14 Downforce - 0:25:36 Downforce : Danger Curcuit - 0:24:53 Finger Guns at High Noon - 0:40:50 Grimm Mascarade - 1:16:05 Happy Salmon - 0:47:45 Harry Potter Death Eaters Rising - 1:42:10 Imaginarium - 0:37:00 Las Vegas Royale - 1:32:20 Lockup - 0:17:28 Modern Art (the Korean Edition) - 0:14:00 One Small Step - 1:30:12 Terraforming Mars : Prelude - 0:29:28 Thanos Rising : Avengers Infinity War - 1:42:27 Treasure Island - 0:31:13

Episode 106 :: Best Boardgames - Brawling Brothers Blend 2019 Jul 09, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 7/9/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. In this episode we FINALLY live up to our initial threats and make the Brawling Brothers Blend a real thing! We've taken the top 50 games from 200+ Brawlers and had our local statistician churn out a list that ranks the submitted games into, what we are certain is, the best boardgames 2019! We invited our good friend and fellow Brawler, Baker from Bored Online Board Offline to join in the festivities - so tune in and hear his silky smooth tones and learn what the Brawlers have deemed the best boardgames 2019.

Episode Timeline:

0:00:40 - Intro 0:07:35 - VM From the Past with Kevin 0:12:21 - GIVEAWAY - Lock Up and Cartographers 0:27:28 - TNT - Then -- Convo w/ Baker from Bored Online Board Offline 0:38:43 - TNT - NOW -- Featuring Copenhagen, Churchill & more 1:28:09 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Featuring Middara & Isle of Cats 1:52:10 - Feature Segment : Brawling Bros Blend Survey w/ Baker

Game Timestamps:

1960: Making of President - 2:12:04 7th Continent - 2:09:12 Amerigo - 1:08:45 Arkham Horror : Card Game - 2:31:29 Azul - 1:59:30 Blood Rage - 2:15:32 Brass - 1:59:29 Cartographers : A Roll Player Tale - 1:07:41 Castles Of Burgundy - 2:13:03 Charterstone - 2:08:36 Churchill - 0:38:43 Civilization - 2:11:57 Clank! - 1:59:35 Clank! Legacy : Acquisitions Inc Upper Management Deck - 0:42:18 Codenames - 2:31:42 Coimbra - 1:58:46 Concordia - 2:23:01 Copenhagen - 1:15:55 Crokinole - 2:13:11 Descent - 2:11:47 Dinosaur Island - 2:31:37 Eclipse - 1:59:32 Feast for Odin - 2:12:47 Ghost Stories - 2:07:18 Ginkopolis - 2:13:02 Gloomhaven - 2:09:08 Great Western Trail - 2:17:34 Hero Quest - 0:21:41 Isle of Cats - 1:44:02 Junta - 2:11:49 Kemet - 2:13:42 Kingdom Death Monster - 2:09:44 Lord of the Rings : Card Game - 2:31:39 Lords of Waterdeep - 2:07:55 Mage Knight - 2:09:01 Mansions of Madness 1st Ed - 0:27:03 Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed - 2:13:32 Master of Orion - 0:23:27 Mechs Vs Minions - 2:05:25 Middara - 1:32:14 Mysetrium - 2:11:57 Orleans - 1:59:38 Orleans : Intrigue Expansion - 2:06:05 Orleans : Invasion Expansion - 2:05:50 Pandemic Legacy - 2:08:46 Raiders of the North Sea - 1:59:33 Railways of the World - 2:12:07 Revolution of 1828 - 0:48:43 Risk - 0:21:36 Roll Player - 2:31:28 Sagrada - 2:31:36 Santa Maria - 2:12:42 Scythe - 2:20:19 Scythe : Rise of Fenris Expansion - 2:20:52 Shogun - 0:56:53 Small World - 0:27:03 Sorry - 0:24:56 Star Wars Imperial Assault - 2:05:00 Star Wars Rebellion - 1:59:16 Terraforming Mars - 2:13:54 Terraforming Mars : Prelude Expansion - 2:29:27 Terraforming Mars : Venus Expansion - 2:30:09 The Godfather - 1:58:22 Through the Ages - 2:12:08 Too Many Bones - 2:31:26 Twilight Struggle - 2:12:04 Tzolk'in - 2:31:33 Viticulture - 2:23:00 Wallenstein - 0:56:55 Yokohama - 1:59:36

Episode 105 :: Origins 2019 Recap Jun 28, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 6/28/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Origins Game Fair is one of our favorite boardgame conventions of the year! We love everything about this convention and we always look forward to our Origins Recap episodes! Tune in to hear all about the hotness from the convention, the MashUp MeetUp, the North Market, Scootering down High Street, the (now) infamous PREDATOR ROOM, and lets not forget the Meat Sweats! We highlight a few of our favorite games from the convention including: On Mars, Dead Man's Cabal, Edge of Darkness, Isle of Cats, Cartographers, Watergate, Smartphone and more!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:40 - Introduction 0:12:00 - CBus Scooters 0:17:10 - Casa de Brawl 0:20:43 - Game Topopers 0:59:47 - Mash Up Meetup 1:25:47 - Apple Juice Meetup 1:54:31 - Colonel Jessup 1:59:47 - Predator Room 2:09:27 - BrawlCon 2:18:55 - Meat Sweats 2:19:37 - Pride Parade 2:20:22 - Drury

Game Timestamps:

Cartographers - 1:27:47 Copenhagen The Dice Game - 1:20:47 Dead Man's Cabal - 0:33:00 Decrypto - 2:12:17 Detective City of Angels - 2:24:17 Dust in the Wings - 1:57:27 Edge of Darkness - 0:46:37 Gorus Maximus - 2:16:50 Isle of Cats - 1:14:17 Mississippi Queen - 1:55:42 Modern Art - 0:37:45 On Mars - 0:27:10 Skull King - 0:10:40 Smartphone - 2:05:27 Teotihuacan : Late Pre Classic Period - 1:34:07 The Mind - 0:11:40 Watergate - 1:40:42

Episode 104 :: Batman Gotham City Chronicles Review Jun 11, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 6/10/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. With special guest, Noel, in studio - Josh and Brandon discuss the happenings of Memorial Day, including a boardgame retreat (in the mountains!). Origins Game Fair is just about here and we spend a good amount of this episode unveiling our most anticipated games of Origins 2019! For the first time ever, we publish a review in "TOMORROW" - check out our Batman Gotham City Chronicles Review before you click that back button for season 2!

Episode Timeline:

00:00:40 - Introduction

00:23:12 - Giveaway - EVOLUTION

00:27:45 - THEN - Featuring: Torpedo Run!

00:36:57 - NOW - Featuring: Sidereal Confluence, Caylus and more!

01:19:12 - TOMORROW - Batman Gotham City Chronicles Review

01:48:49 - Feature Segment - Origins 2019 Preview

Game Timestamps:

Abomination : The Heir of Frankenstein - 2:41:35 Age of Steam Deluxe Edition - 2:01:45 Altar Quest - 1:56:54 Clank Legacy : Upper Management Pack - 2:05:15 Detective: City of Angels - 2:04:00 Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist - 2:46:40 Dwellings of Eldervale - 2:42:00 Endeavor : Age of Expansion - 1:53:00 Europe Divided - 2:44:00 Football Highlights - 2:08:50 Grimm Forest Masquerade - 2:46:10 Imhotep: The Duel - 2:31:30 On Mars - 2:16:45 Pipeline - 2:37:35 Revolution of 1828 - 2:28:00 Sierra West - 2:36:00 Skull Tales : Full Sail - 2:12:15 Subtext - 2:22:15 Tricky Tides - 2:26:16 Uboot - 2:32:30

Episode 103 :: Gentes Review May 28, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 5/28/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Josh has some difficulty getting his burritos and Brandon inquires about having his meat smoked. We announce the ManBearPig promo for Gorus Maximus and discuss other excitement regarding the upcoming Origins Game Fair. In the War Room Redeaux, we cover games from years past - including: Star Wars Rebellion, Mansions of Madness and Secret Hitler. Our NOW segment features Call to Adventure, Photosynthesis, Hex Roller and more! We conclude the episode with our Gentes review - tune in for this full length, deep dive review!

Episode Timeline:

00:00:40 - Introduction

00:12:55 - Gorus Maximus "Man Bear Pig" Promo

00:18:38 - Announcement - Power to the Meeple Contest Winner

00:30:04 - TNT: THEN - Featuring: Star Wars Rebellion

00:51:13 - TNT: NOW - Featuring Call to Adventure

01:35:05 - TNT: TOMORROW - Featuring 7 Souls

01:51:48 - Feature Segment - Gentes Review

Game Timestamps:

7 Souls Rise of the Elder Gods :1:35:05 Call to Adventure : 0:51:13 Castell : 0:46:15 Dragons Interest : 1:43:00 Gentes Review : 1:51:4 Hansa Teutonica : 1:12:00 Hex Roller : 1:19:33 Mansions of Madness : 0:42:15 Photosynthesis : 1:00:45 Secret Hitler : 0:47:47 Star Wars Rebellion : 0:30:04 Survive / Survive Space Attack : 0:49:08 Wits and Wagers : 1:27:40

Episode 102 :: SS Brawling Brothers May 14, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 5/14/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. We are often asked how to host successful game nights and/or build a gaming group and we decided to share our thoughts in this episode. We discuss the titles we've been playing, including Vindication, Cryptid, On Tour, Trajan and more! Nothing is hotter on Kickstarter than Hostage Negotiator: Career and we chime in with our thoughts on it, as well as a special peek at Shard Slingers.

Episode Timeline:

00:00:40 - Introduction

00:15:02 - TNT: Then - Featuring: Risk

00:28:35 - TNT: Now

01:21:30 - TNT: Tomorrow - Featuring: Hostage Negotiator: Career

01:35:35 - Feature Segment: How to build a game group

Game Timestamps:

Cryptid - Fleet the Dice Game - Furry Spies with Russian Spies - Hostage Negotiator: Career - On Tour - Risk - Shard Slingers - Trajan - Vindication -

Episode 101 :: Duck Squeezer Apr 30, 2019

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Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 4/30/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Join us as we continue to celebrate our 4 year anniversary celebration! Our special, in-studio guests, Noel, Ludie and Kailey discuss some of the hottest games they have been playing, include Tiny Towns, Wingspan, Bosk and more! We conclude our anniversary celebration with a laugh filed Man vs Meeple Interview!

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Episode Timeline:

0:01:33 - Noel and Ludie Celebrates 4 Years with Us 0:05:12 - VM Shoutout from Baker Board Online 0:08:17 - VM Shoutout from Boardgamergirl 0:10:41 - Josh remembers the champagne filled VIP Game Night Event 0:18:02 - VM Shoutout from Jacob 0:18:40 - Van Ryder Games - Hostage Neg: Career Kickstarter 0:20:43 - VM Shoutout from Van Ryder Games 0:22:17 - TNT - Then -- We remember Brawling Brothers past Moments 0:33:27 - VM Shoutout Dracul and Igor 0:34:40 - TNT - NOW -- Featuring Concordia, Tiny Towns, Wingspan & more 1:28:57 - Game "Wits End" with Noel and Ludie and Kailey 1:40:41 - TNT - TOMORROW -- Featuring God of War, Space Race & Bosk 2:02:19 - VM Shoutout from Chris Game all Night 2:02:53 - Power to the Meeple Giveaway 2:12:23 - VM Shoutout Jay Winter 2:13:05 - Feature Segment : Man vs Meeple Interview 3:02:05 - VM Shoutout Nathan 3:13:22 - Feature Segment : Wits End with Jeremy and David

Game Timestamps:

Arkham Horror 3rd Edition - 0:56:48 Bosk - 1:52:35 Concordia - 0:34:40 God of War - 1:40:41 Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth - 2:42:30 Space Race - 1:47:55 Tiny Towns - 0:49:02 Water Deep Dragon Heist - 1:09:57 Wingspan - 1:12:47 Wingspan - 2:50:00

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