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#195: Voidfall Preview Sep 25, 2023

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Ben, Candice, and Jordan discuss some early initial impressions of Voidfall, the new game from Mindclash. This is not a review - just some thoughts :) Plus, some chat about recent plays and playtests!
00:02:27 - Trajan
00:10:57 - Age of Innovation & Gaia Project
00:15:06 - Skymines
00:20:48 - Great Western Trail NZ
00:27:11 - 18EUS
00:33:50 - Voidfall
01:19:45 - Here I Stand

#194 The Rich and The Good Sep 18, 2023

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Ben and Paul discuss recent plays of Oathsworn, Here I Stand, and Tortuga 1667. Then we go deeper with the 2023 English release of The Rich and the Good (formerly Hab & Gut).
00:00:00 - Intro
00:04:23 - Oathsworn
00:26:56 - Tortuga 1667
00:35:16 - Age of Innovation update
00:45:31 - Magnate: The First City
00:56:14 - Lorenzo il Magnifico: The Pazzi Conspiracy
01:05:06 - Here I Stand
01:17:58 - The Rich and the Good

#193 Great Western Trail: New Zealand Sep 11, 2023

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Tom and Trey talk about lots of newer plays, their Strategicon weekend, and review the new Great Western Trail game: New Zealand!

0:00:00 Introduction
Strategicon Review
0:27:00 Tom's Essen Preview
0:40:30 Review: Great Western Trail New Zealand
1:21:05 First Thoughts - Ark Nova: Marine Worlds

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#192 Aegean Sea Aug 28, 2023

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Tom, Matt, and Trey go on an epic journey to the Aegean Sea.

0:00:00 Introduction
- Dune Imperium
0:11:27 Voidfall
0:29:57 Review: Aegean Sea
- Innovation
- Glory to Rome

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#191 Matt's Back, and He's Excited Aug 14, 2023

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Matt Robinson is back from his summer travels, and he's psyched to discuss his first play of Great Western Trail New Zealand. Ben follows up with revised thoughts about Skymines.
Matt then previews Voidfall, and the two share their initial thoughts on Age of Innovation.
Plus: CoraQuest, Lowlands, and The Rich and the Good.
Timestamps to come.

#190 Age of Innovation: A First Look Aug 07, 2023

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Trey, Tom, and Jordan take a first look at Age of Innovation.

0:00:00 Introduction
0:05:00 Games on the Brain
- The Crew
- 10 Days in the USA
- Dead Last
- The Barracks Emperors
- Savage Bowl
- Le Plateau
- Tichu (again!)
- Iocane Productions on Facebook
- Disney Lorcana
- Last Light
- Imperium: The Contention
- Reacting to the Past
0:51:05 First Impressions: The Age of Innovation

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#189: Amsterdam Jul 31, 2023

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#188 Big Games, Bigger Feelings Jul 24, 2023

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Solo Mode #7: The Greatest Solo Mode I've Ever Played Jul 03, 2023

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#187 THE TRICK TAKING EPISODE Jun 19, 2023

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Matt, Jordan, and Dmitry are joined by our friend David to do a deep dive on trick-taking card games.

0:00:00 Introduction
- Intro to David
0:07:10 Defining terms and the genre
- Trick-takers
- Shedders and Climbers
0:13:00 Our history with card games
0:21:45 The game that made us love card games
0:41:30 Our top trick-takers
1:31:05 What trick-takers to play first
1:35:40 Resources
- Taylor's Trick-Taking Table
- Dads on a Map
- Trick Talkers Podcast
- The Trick-Taking Guild
- Portland Game Collective Discord
1:35:40 How to get these games
- Trickyimports.com
- Tanukigamesatx.com
- booth.jp, buyee, zenmarket
1:41:40 Other games to order from Japan
1:46:30 A final few games

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