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Round 14, Turn 11: "Ark Nova" with Elder, Dmitry, and Matt Jan 17, 2022

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Trey, Matt, Dmitry, and Elder talk about the Game Brain's 2021 consensus game of the Year, "Ark Nova" and ask "what makes a game immersive?
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:24 Game Night
- Bitoku
- Hegemony
- Messina 1347
- Taverns of Tiefenthal: Open Doors
- Designer Solo Mode
00:10:50 Game News
- Gutenberg
- Kickstarter- Viscounts Gates of Gold and Keeper of Keys
00:17:38 Game Review - Ark Nova
00:51:19 Member Segment - What makes a game immersive?
01:42:18 Our Top Games of 2021
- Oath
- Coffee Traders
- Ark Nova
- Bitoku
- Darwin's Journey (2022 actually)
- Imperial Steam
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Round 14, Turn 10: "Best of 2021" with Tom, Ben, and Jennifer Jan 09, 2022

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0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Tom, Ben, the Opinionated Gamer, and Jennifer, the Game Pioneer: Golem, Watch What Crappens Podcast, Mayveena You Tube Channel
0:11:55 - This Week's Game Night: Ark Nova, Bitoku, Stroganoff, Origins: First Builders, Santiago, Tabannusi, (Tekhenu, Tzolkin, Teotihuacan, [Taiwanitsu]) Forbidden Stars, Obsession, Art Decko, Anno 1800, Tichu, Show Manager, Captain Sonar, (Year of the Dragon)
0:34:22 - This Week's Game News: Cardboard Creations Candice's Interview with Emma Larkins: Abandon All Artichokes, Dom PIerre, (Viticulture, Vinhos, Die Macher) Blazon, (Sagrada, Azul, Brass) Squaring Circleville (Crescent City Cargo) Feast of Odin on BGA
0:51:09 - 2021 in Review: 18xx.games, 18 Chesapeake, 1860,, LowLands, Tichu, Advanced Civilization/ Western Empires, Imperial Steam, Ark Nova, Container, Bitoku, Transcontinental, Blood on the Clocktower
1:28:28 - Top 5 Games of 2021: (Carnegie) Mind Mgmt, Meadow, (Everdell) Coffee Traders, 1840: Vienna Tramways, Ark Nova, Imperial Steam, Furnace, Magnate: First City, Bitoku, (Messina1347, Praga, Underwater Cities, Shipyard, Pulsar 2847) Carnegie, Messina 1347
2: 04:30 - Sign Off

Round 14, Turn 09: "City Hall" with Dmitry and Paul Dec 27, 2021

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Ben, Dmitry, and Paul review the 2014 release, "City Hall," and discuss the game group as an ibasho.
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Ben, the Opinionated Host, Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer, and Paul, the Game Breaker
0:06:20 - This Week's Game Night: Pulsar 2846, (High Frontier, Ticket to Ride,) Ark Nova, Medium, (Wavelength, Wits and Wagers,) Avalon, Once Upon a Time, The Great Wall (Perseverance, Brass,) Twilight Imperium 4: Prophecy of the Kings Expansion, Urban Sprawl
0:44:04 - Games on the Brain: Boonlake, Trismegistus, Darwin's Journey, Broom Service, Forbidden Stars, Forged in Steel, Hegemony, Teotihuacan (The Beginning of Everything,) Avalon
1:09:55 - Review of City Hall: Santiago, Estates, Embarcadero, Magnate: First City, Age of Steam, Isle of Skye
1:59:50 - Ibashos and Game Groups
2:32:07 - Sign Off: Kirbooloni.com

Round 14, Turn 08: "Boonlake" with Jennifer and Elder Dec 20, 2021

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Trey, Jennifer, and Elder talk about the 2021 release "Boonlake" and discuss the "Cult of the New."
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:00 Game Night
- The Hunger
- Space Corp: 2025-2300AD
- Nuclear War
- Free Ride
- Fields of Arle
- Witchstone
- Ark Nova
- Cascadia
- Pulsar 2849
- Unfathomable
- Battlestar Galactica
00:28:55 Game News
- Asmodee purchased by Embracer Group
- Candice's game overview of Imperial Steam
- Root now on Nintendo Switch
00:37:53 Games on the Brain
- Bitoku
- Radlands
- Complexity Bias in BGG ratings - Dinesh Vatvani
01:01:30 Game Review - Boonlake
01:45:33 Member Segment - Cult of the New
02:10:43 Outtro

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Round 14, Turn 7: "Brian Boru" with Tom, Candice, and Ben Dec 13, 2021

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0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome OmniGamer Candice and Opinionated Gamer Ben
0:08:08 - This Week’s Game Night: Brian Boru, Boon Lake, Star Wars LCG, (Lord of the Rings, NetRunner Game of Thrones, Arboretum,) Avalon (Secret Hitler) Barrage, Shipyard (Clinic, Antiquity, Tramways of Vienna, Small Cities) Belratti, Brick and Mortar, Stick’um, (Black Orchestra), Spirit Island (Pandemic Legacy, Pandemic: Rising Tide)
0:38:58 - This Week’s Game News: Weather Machine, (Kanban EV, On Mars, CO2, Railways of Portugal, Lisboa, The Gallerist) Undaunted Reinforcements (Undaunted Normandy, Undaunted: Africa, Tank Duel) Palaces of Carrara (Paris, Telkhal, Azul) https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2767995/2021-end-year-support-drive
0:52:24 - Review of Brian Boru, the High King of Ireland
1:33:51 - The Most Interesting Area Majority Games: (Area Control: Blood Rages, Forbidden Stars, Twilight Imperium, Wallenstein, Hansa Teutonica, Lords of Vegas, Eclipse, ) Calimala, (Merve, Medusa) Juraku, Liberte, (Ethnos) Gingkopolis, Dominant Species: Marine, Maharaja, Wildcatters, (Coffee Traders) Europe Divided, (Undaunted Normandy, Warchest) Struggle of Empires, (Coalitions) Rococco, (Pret a Porter) Time of Crisis, Reef Encounter, Nippon, El Grande (Tamany Hall)
2:32:16 - Sign Off: Kirbooloni.com

Round 14, Turn 6: "Iki" with Dmitry and Paul Dec 06, 2021

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0:00:00 - Introduction
0:04:11 - This Week's Game Night: Free Ride, Avalon, Brian Baru, Darwin's Journey, Advanced Civilization, (Eclipse) Western Empires, Eastern Empires, (Here I Stand) (Barrage) (Railways of the World) (Junta) Show Manager, Belrati, Mandala, Diluvia Project, Furnace, (Res Arcana) Small Star Empires, Imperial Steam, Pulsar2849, PanAm, (Arkwright,) Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
0:42:00 - Games on the Brain: Free Ride, Santiago, Estates, Fresh Fish; Hegemony; Brick and Mortar;
0:53:19 - This Week's Game News: Asmodee team up with Exploding Kittens, Brass Birmingham on Steam; Gaia Project, Tapestry, I'm the Boss on BGA
1:01:07 - Review of Iki: Le Havre, Teotihuacan, Francis Drake
1:48:20 - Things That Keep Us From Being Better Players
2:30:40 - Sign Off: WatchWhatCrappens.com, Etamaros Peleg @Kirbooloni.com

Round 14, Extra Turn: "The BGG Con Report" with Trey and Candice Nov 22, 2021

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0:00:00–Introduction: Welcome Tom, Game Designer Trey and Omni Gamer Candice at BGG Con
0:03:06–This Week’s Game Week:
Paint the Roses, 9:28 (Cryptid);
The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, 15:53 (Tichu);
Corrosion, 0:20:55 (Trismegistus, Terra Mystica, Race for the Galaxy, Tzolki'n, Barrage, Gutenberg);
Show Manager, 0:31:20 (Wallenstein, Bohnanza, Agricola, Show Manager: Cruise Ship);
Gutenberg, 0:41:08;
Boon Lake, 0:48:45 (Maracaibo, Mumbasa, Terraforming Mars, Viticulture: Tuscany);
Ark Nova, 0:58:36 (Rajas of the Ganges, Terraforming Mars, Agricola, Corrosion, Wingspan, Cataan, Civilization: A New Dawn, Dominant Species, Kanban EV);
Buddy Toss, 1:12:30 (Shuffleboard, Crokinole, Man vs Meeple);
Wavelength, Wits and Wagers, 15:00 (Avalon);
Imperial Steam, 1:19:47 (Beyond the Sun, Furnace);
Stage Left, 1:21:54;
Scout, 1:25:17 (Delft);
Free Ride, 1:29:53 (Power Grid, Fresh Fish, Ticket to Ride, Faiyum);
Messina 1347, 1:34:02 (Istambul, Agricola, Shipyard);
Tank Duel, 1:40:57 (Combat Commander, Fields of Fire)
1:46:00--Sign Off, Etamar Peleg--Kirbooloni.com

Round 14, Turn 5: "The Hunger" with Jake and Paul Nov 14, 2021

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0:00:00–Introduction: Welcome Casual Gamer Jake and Game-Breaker Paul
0:06:55–This Week’s Game Night: Monumental, The Hunger, Darwin’s Journey, Lowlands, Wavelength
0:15:54–Game News: Wayfarers of the South Tigris, Devil Bunny Needs a Ham, Kill Doctor Lucky, Before I Kill You Mister Spy, Deadwood, Devil Bunny Versus the Entire Galaxy, Brian Boru: High King of Ireland, The King is Dead, Hegemony, QE, Here I Stand
0:37:26–Games on the Brain: Game Brain at the BGG Con
0:41:04–Review of The Hunger: Magic, The Gathering, Clank, Ticket to Ride
1:05:12–Storytelling in Games: Detective, Sea Fall, Cloud Spire, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Chronicle of Crime, Betrayal Legacy: Betrayal at the House on the Hill, Robinson Crusoe, Twilight Struggle, Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, Dune, Pandemic Legacy, Battlestar Galactica, Teixhal, Die Macher, Agricola, Trickerion, Santiago, Coimbra, Fresh Fish, Tichu, Ricochet Robots, In and Of Itself, Arabian Nights. Fiasco, Everdell, King’s Dilemma, Oath, Container
1:36:02–Game Sommelier: Tactics II, Gettysburg, Fortress Europa, Undaubted Normandy, Undaunted North Africa, Twilight Struggle, Lord of the Rings, Hannibal: Rome v Carthage, Napoleon’s Triumph, Memoir 44, Quartermaster General
1:42:30–Sign Off

Round 14, Turn 04: "Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy" with Dmitry and Candice Nov 08, 2021

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Trey, Dmitry, and Candice talk about the 2021 release "Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy" and discuss "freedom and flow" in games.
00:00:00 Introduction -
00:02:58 Game Night
- Magnate: The First City
- Furnace
- Babylonia
- Necco Wafers
- Stage Left
- The Rival Networks
00:14:42 Game News
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Tapestry: Arts & Architechture
- Weather Machine on Tabletopia
- Horseless Carriage pre-order
- Res Arcana: Lux et Tenebrae on BGA
00:24:50 Games on the Brain
- Dune: Imperium
- Ada Palmer's Perhaps the Stars (Terra Ignota Series)
- Tank Duel: Enemy in the Crosshairs
- Captain Sonar
00:37:02 Game Review: Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy
- A War of Whispers
01:22:39 Member Segment: Freedom and Flow
- On Freedom by Maggie Nelson
- The Experience of Flow in Hobby Board Games by Marco Arnaudo
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Round 14, Turn 03: "Magnate: The First City" with Paul and Trey Nov 01, 2021

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Ben, Paul, and Trey talk about the 2021 release "Magnate: The First City" and discuss setting expectations for attending a game night.
0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Game Breaker Paul and Game Designer Trey
0:05:13 - This Week's Game Night: Grand Austria Hotel: Last Waltz, Ultimate Railroads: Asian Railroads, ArtDecko (formerly Promenade), Avalon, Dune Imperium, Tichu, Belratti (formerly Stuff,) 1822, Dune: Conquest and Diplomacy
0:23:13 - This Week's Game News: Mercado de Lisboa, Dune online for free (on Treachery.online,) Monumental Consequence
0:28:00 - Games on the Brain: Iki, Concordia, Love Letters to Game Brain
0:41:01 - Review of Magnate: The First City: SimCity, Gingkopolis, Suburbia, The Cost, Age of Steam, 18xx, Brick and Mortar, Smart Phone, Expancity
1:47:42 - Setting Expectations for Game Night: Dune Imperium, Ankh, Avalon, Secret Hitler
2:14:04 - Sign Off

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