Mile High Game Guys: Boardgaming Podcast

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Episode 144 - A Change of Plans May 22, 2019

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Adrian starts off with his weekend not kayaking before Zach and Jeff start to tell their Geekway experience before moving it to Friday’s episode. Instead they continue their kingdom death monster campaign. In News, SdJ 2019 nominations come out and some Tariffs could mean big things for boardgaming. In Kickstarters Game Canopy and It’s a wonderful world are discussed. Some listener feedback closes out the show.

00:00:32 - Intro banter! featuring: Geekway travel, kayak trip, stardew valley
00:11:44 - What have we been playing?: Cribbage
00:13:46 - Kingdom Death Monster (slenderman lvl 2)
00:27:32 - Bloody Minute!
00:28:30 - News: Spiel de Jahres Nominations
00:32:21 - News: Terraforming Mars the dice game in development
00:34:17 - News: Tariffs hitting bg hobby
00:41:22 - News: Stonemaier games and Gaming goat issues
00:48:05 - KS: Game Canopy
00:53:55 - KS: It's a Wonderful World
00:58:47 - Emails!
01:04:25 - BGG Feedback
01:10:53 - Paulo's Youtube Corner
01:13:33 - Tsukuyumi pre-orders still up from Grey Fox Games

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MHGG Discuss - Who we play with May 17, 2019

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MHGG Discuss - Cooperation in Gaming

This week the Mile High Game Guys get introspective about the things that determine who we play games with.

00:02:39 Who we choose to play with

00:05:09 Good traits we look for
00:19:33 Bad traits we avoid
00:30:45 What are our flaws/faults
00:45:39 Differences between gamenight and private gaming

01:01:19 Listener Feedback

01:19:40 Contact and wrap-up

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Episode 143 - Can't Quit You May 15, 2019

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Our hosts start off talking about their plans for this week and what they did last week before going onto recently played games. Jeff went looking for bigfoot in Cryptid, Zach flicked terrorists for freedom in Seal Team Flix, and Adrian suffered crushing defeat after defeat in many games. Jeff finally has a decent match with Paul in the Bloody Minute. In News, Scythe goes modular and 18xx goes musical. In kickstarters, Matryoshka and CliniC get reprints. Some listener feedback and a new patron close out the show.

00:00:32 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Geekway Prep, Movies, Cars
00:13:17 - What have we been playing?: Cryptid, Seal Team FLIX, Cribbage, Ponzi Scheme, Star Wars Rebellion
00:41:59 - Bloody Minute!
00:49:11 - News: Silver
00:53:15 - News: Scythe Modular Board
00:56:05 - News: Seasons of Inis
00:59:32 - News: 18Mis
01:02:27 - KS: Eldritch Foundry
01:10:09 - KS: Matryoshka
01:14:59 - KS: CliniC
01:20:18 - Emails!
01:26:59- Paulo's Youtube corner
01:28:43 - BGG Feedback
01:30:40 - New Patron!
01:33:29 - Greyfox games still has Tsukuyumi up for preorder

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MHGG Review - The Expanse May 10, 2019

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MHGG Review - The Expanse

00:001:07 The Expanse

00:01:27 Rules Overview
00:02:19 Initial Thoughts
00:04:10 Components
00:13:14 Rules and Rules Explanation
00:26:50 Gameplay
00:54:52 Final Thoughts

01:08:25 Listener feedback

01:13:23 Cost and Availability

01:14:30 Contact and Close

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Episode 142 - Hear the Glare May 08, 2019

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In recently played games, Jeff gets it on the first try in Second Chance, Adrian doesn’t waste his time in Gentes, and Zach continues to play the old standards. In News, Pathfindger ACG gets a reboot and Die Macher gets reprint.In Kickstarters, Island of El Dorado and Manhattan Project Energy Empire get expansions and Cleopatra gets a new edition. Some listener feedback closes out the show.

00:00:32 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Endgame!, Jeff work and PT, Food, Black Tie Grilled Cheese party
00:14:12 - What have we been playing?: Second Chance, Gentes, Cribbage, Hanabi Deluxe
00:26:15 - Bloodly Minute!
00:31:15 - News: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game reboot
00:38:52 - News: Eternal Card Game
00:40:42 - News: Die Macher
00:45:48 - News: Gencon Popups
00:47:46 - KS: Island of El Dorado Revenge
00:52:23 - KS: Manhattan Project Energy Empire: Cold War
00:57:30 - KS: Space Race
01:01:38 - KS: Cleopatra and the society of Architects
01:09:43 - Emails!
01:16:52 - BGG Feedback
01:23:49 - Paulo's Youtube Corner
01:27:49 - Preorder Tsukuyumi from Grey Fox Games

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MHGG Review - Azul May 03, 2019

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MHGG Review - Azul

00:00:36 Azul

00:01:03 Rules Overview
00:01:45 Initial Thoughts
00:03:24 Components
00:7:38 Rules and Rules Explanation
00:13:24 Gameplay
00:34:44 Final Thoughts
00:40:06 Azul vs The Mind
00:42:00 Azul vs Quacks

00:45:18 Listener feedback

00:50:14 Cost and Availability

00:50:54 Contact and Close

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Episode 141 - 18LV-426 May 01, 2019

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A hype weekend lead to many interesting events for our hosts. In recently played games, Adrian went to an 18xx con, Jeff deck built in Ascension, and Zach roll’n’raced in Formula D. After Kingdom Death Monster update and The bloody minute, we head into News and Kickstarters. In news, Charterstone goes digital and AEG relaxes on game publishing. In Kickstarters, 1824 and Bloodborne go live. Some listener feedback closes out the show, but that’s not all. A spoiler filled post-show section on Avengers Endgame and Game of Thrones’ latest episode!

00:00:32 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Avengers Endgame (no spoilers), other things
00:08:40 - What have we been playing? Traxx(1824 and 18Chesapeake), Ascension, Formula D, This War of Mine, Mechs vs. Minions
00:27:10 - Kingdom Death Monster Campaign Continues
00:41:36 - The Bloody Minute!
00:46:10 - News: Board Game Apps!(Zombicide, Mystic Vale Mobile, One Deck Dungeon)
00:48:54 - News: Charterstone digital
00:50:10 - News: God of War the Card Game
00:52:02 - News: Alien RPG
00:54:32 - News: AEG dropping down publishing
00:57:51 - KS: 1824
01:05:03 - KS: Space Infantry Resurgence
01:07:54 - KS: Bloodborne: The Board Game
01:12:23 - BGG Feedback
01:17:58 - BGG Badge
01:20:34 - Paulo's Youtube Corner
01:22:59 - Grey Fox Games' Tsukiyumi preorders still up
01:24:32 - Endgame Spoilers!
01:50:03 - GoT Season 8 Episode 3 Spoilers!

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MHGG List - Top 10 Cooperative Games Apr 26, 2019

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MHGG List - Top 10 Cooperative Games

Following last week's discussion of cooperative gaming we decided to give y'all a list of our top 10 Cooperative Games!

00:01:57 - Honorable Mentions

00:06:23 - 10
00:11:26 - 9
00:15:09 - 8
00:18:23 - 7
00:24:38 - 6
00:30:00 - 5
00:32:06 - 4
00:38:21 - 3
00:53:41 - 2
00:58:19 - 1

01:09:00 - MHGG Top 6 Overall 01:10:13 - Listener Feedback 01:16:46 - Closing info

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Episode 140 - An Act of God Apr 24, 2019

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After the regular banter of the hosts’ adventures this week, recently played games are discussed. Adrian continues his streak in Root, Jeff became a teacher in 7 Wonders Duel, and Zach played Just One twice. In News, Netrunner is still going with fan support and Kickstarter makes a lot of money. In Kickstarters, more dnd animal and two Mars games are discussed. Some listener feedback closes out the show.

00:00:33 - Intro Banter! Featuring: driving, presents, Black and Read, Jeff's Birthday, Bowling
00:19:51 - What have we been playing?: Root, The Mind, 7 Wonders Duel, Just One
00:29:48 - Bloody Minute!
00:32:00 - News: Netrunner Fan Expansion
00:35:09 - News: Kickstarter tops 1 Billion
00:37:30 - News: Kickstarter not happy with Kolossal Games
00:44:04 - KS: Cats and Catacombs
00:47:01 - KS: Anachrony - Fractures of time
00:49:37 - KS: Plague Inc: Armageddon
00:54:38 - KS: Terraforming Mars Turmoil
01:04:12 - KS: On Mars
01:10:37 - Emails!
01:18:01 - BGG Feedback
01:23:51 - Paulo's Youtube Corner
01:28:29 - Get Ready for After the Empire KS from Grey Fox Games