Mile High Game Guys: Boardgaming Podcast

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Episode 94 - Veggies Planting Veggies May 09, 2018

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Zach and Jeff start off the episode with a camping trip before moving onto recent played games. Jeff went shopping in Magic Maze, Zach pushed cards together in Unlock, and Adrian gets a finds a new Acronym for DnD. Jeff then recaps his last Blood Bowl match and moves on News and Kickstarters. Pandasaurus Games goes full touch for Nyctophobia, My Little Scythe goes legit, and XWing goes second. In Kickstarters, Empyreal attracts both Adrian and Zach and Adrian gushes over Tales of the Northlands. An email, a BGG response, and new Patreons close out the show.

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! - Featuring: A Camping Trip
00:03:17 - What have we been playing? Magic Maze, Unlock, Terraforming Mars, DnD
00:20:22 - The Bloody Minute
00:28:42 - News: Nyctophobia from Pandasaurus Games
00:32:52 - News: My Little Scythe
00:35:15 - News: X-Wing Miniatures Game Second Edition
00:39:43 - News: Arcadia Quest Riders Flash Kickstarter
00:42:48 - KS: Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden
00:46:58 - KS: Treasure Mountain
00:51:00 - KS: Tricky Tides
00:53:50 - KS: Empyreal
00:58:03 - KS: Tales of the Northlands
01:04:09 - Emails!
01:08:55 - BGG Feedback
01:13:58 - Check out City of Gears

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MHGG Review - Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia May 04, 2018

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MHGG Review - Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia

Euphoria is a worker placement game set in a Utopia. Except it isn't, it is ACTUALLY a distopia, but almost everyone else is too stupid to realize this. Using your workers(dice), you will be visiting the different factions of the surrounding area to get commodities, turning them into resources and artifacts, and eventually turning them into victory points by placing stars onto the board. So did this early game from Jamey Stegmaier leave us feeling Euphoric or like we were living in a Dystopia of boardgame mediocrity? Listen in and find out!

00:00:38 Euphoria

00:00:55 Rules Overview
00:02:03 Intitial Thoughts
00:05:01 Components
00:13:26 Rules and Rules Explanation
00:22:33 Gameplay
00:48:30 Final Thoughts
01:02:15 Expansion Info

01:04:33 Cost and Availability

01:05:14 Listener Feedback

01:09:53 Contact Info

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Episode 93 - Always the Worst May 02, 2018

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Our hosts start out the episode talking about The Avengers: Infinity War, including Zach’s preweek bingefest, before diving into some recently played (mostly non board) games. Jeff complains about Adrian’s shuffling in The Mind, Adrian got eaten by a Leviathan in Subnautica, and Zach tried out the new Defect in Slay the Spire. After giving a rundown of the Rocky Mountain Rampage in The Bloody Minute, Jeff gives us the latest news. Arboretum gets a new edition, Smash Up gets an even bigger game box, and Watch it Played and BGG join forces. In Kickstarters, Alhambra and homesteaders get new editions, City of Kings gets an expansion, and The BLack Rose Wars and Hellboy go deep into the mini well. Some emails, bgg responses, and a new Patron close out the show.

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Avengers: Infinity War
00:05:50 - What have we been playing? The Mind, Subnautica, Slay the Spire
00:15:58 - The Bloody Minute
00:20:20 - News: Arboretum New edition
00:21:45 - News: Smash Up Bigger Geekier Box
00:25:03 - News: Kingdomino Age of Giants
00:26:52 - News: Social Sloth Games Launched
00:28:44 - News: Watch It Played joining BoardGameGeek
00:32:13 - KS: Alhambra Designer's Edition
00:35:04 - KS: Homesteader's 10th anniversary
00:39:01 - KS: The City of Kings
00:42:04 - KS: The Black Rose Wars
00:44:34 - KS: Hellboy the Board Game
00:48:26 - Emails!
00:58:19 - BGG Feedback
01:07:51 - Check out Rising 5: Runes of Asteros!

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MHGG Review - CoOp Card Placement Apr 27, 2018

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MHGG Review: Cooperative Card Placement

00:00:51 Hanabi

00:01:06 Rules Breakdown
00:01:52 Initial Thoughts
00:04:23 Components
00:10:15 Rules and Rules Explanation
00:15:10 Gameplay

00:25:32 The Game

00:25:48 Rules Overview
00:26:27 Initial Thoughts
00:28:48 Components
00:32:35 Rules and Rules Explanation
00:34:37 Gameplay

00:40:44 The Mind

00:41:07 Rules Rundown
00:41:43 Initial Thoughts
00:44:01 Components
00:45:54 Rules and Rules Explanation
00:50:59 Gameplay

01:02:21 Final Thoughts

01:19:50 Cost and Availability

01:21:30 Listener Feedback

01:24:35 Close out and Contact Info

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Episode 92 - Lost, but in Space Apr 25, 2018

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Our hosts start off talking about their weekend, including a bachelor party and an escape room before looking at some recently played games. Zach threw some dice and flipped some coconuts in Tumblin’ Dice and Coconuts, and Adrian tried to control dumb workers in Euphoria. Jeff gave a play by play of his most recent game in The Bloody Minute. In news, Mansions of Madness comes to the computer, What’s your Game announces some revamped editions, and 538 goes in depth on the stats of Gloomhaven on BGG. In Kickstarter, GROWL shortens Werewolf, Fleet goes Roll-and-Write, and Adrian got a chance to try out the Estates. Some BGG feedback closes out the show.

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: A bachelor party, an escape room, lost in space
00:13:43 - What have we been playing? - Tumblin' Dice, Coconuts, Euphoria
00:26:41 - The Bloody Minute
00:34:37 - News: Mansions of Madness PC Version
00:36:12 - News: Fury of Dracula from Wizkids
00:38:11 - News: What's Your Game! Announcements
00:40:30 - News: Mensa 2018 Winners
00:43:02 - News: 538 Article on Gloomhaven
00:47:07 - KS: GROWL
00:52:15 - KS: Fleet: The Dice Game
00:57:46 - KS: Miskatonic University
01:01:31 - KS: The Faceless
01:04:09 - KS: The Estates
01:11:25 - BGG feedback!
01:16:49 - Check out Deception Murder in Hong Kong & Undercover Allies

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MHGG Review - The Flow of History Apr 20, 2018

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MHGG Review: The Flow of History

The flow of history is a civilization game. Well, really it is a game version of the tech tree of civilization. Each turn you can invest in New technologies that build up your tableau with more icons, including industry, harvest, attack, defense, culture, trade, and light bulbs. Investing is nice because you get a nice bonus for completing your investments, but it leaves you open to getting snipped from your opponents. Sniping lets you just take an invested tech from an opponent and use it Immediately, but you pay them handsomely for it, letting them respond with a well funded vengeance.

So was the flow of this game's history silky-smooth or rough and tumble? Listen in and find out!

00:00:49 The Flow of History

00:01:30 Rules Overview
00:02:21 Intitial Thoughts
00:05:09 Components
00:18:26 Rules and Rules Explanation
00:24:07 Gameplay
00:53:26 Final Thoughts

01:05:50 Cost and Availability

01:07:12 Listener Feedback

01:13:58 Contact Info

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Episode 91 - A Prepared Statement Apr 18, 2018

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Our hosts start off the podcast with an announcement before getting into some recently played games. Zach and Jeff get crushed in Mystic Vale, and Adrian and Zach can’t get their act together in The Mind. In News, Asmodee highlights some modern classics, Ares Games Announces a Battlestar Galactica Mini game, and Boarders defrauds gamers for thousands. In Kickstarters, Expansions for Kitchen Rush and Grifters are discussed and CMON puts out yet another new zombicide game. A listener email closes out the show.

00:00:28 - Intro Banter! Featuring: A new sponsor!, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Murder Island
00:10:07 - What have we been playing?: Mystic Vale, The Mind
00:18:03 - The Bloody Minute
00:19:01 - News: Asmodee launches Modern Classics Line
00:20:55 - News: T.I.M.E. Stories - Brotherhood of the Coast
00:22:29 - News: Battlestar Galatica Starship Battles
00:23:42 - News: Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger
00:27:56 - News: Boarders Tabletop Studio Defrauds Thousands
00:31:31 - KS: Kitchen Rush a Piece of Cake Expansion
00:36:28 - KS: Tour Operator
00:40:43 - KS: Grifter Nexus
00:45:08 - KS: Lifeform
00:47:54 - KS: Zombicide Invaders
00:54:42 - Emails!
01:03:27 - Check out Champions of Midgard

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MHGG List - Top 10 Under 90 Min Apr 13, 2018

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MHGG List - Top 10 Games Under 90 Minutes

It's Episode 90 so, as is tradition, we're bring you another list episode! This one is our top 10 games that have a BGG max playtime of 90 minutes or less, enjoy!

00:00:54 Top 10 under 90min

00:02:19 Criteria
00:03:54 Number 10s
00:10:21 Number 9s
00:12:08 Number 8s
00:18:15 Number 7s
00:22:47 Number 6s
00:28:44 Number 5s
00:31:40 Number 4s
00:37:35 Number 3s
00:44:37 Number 2s
00:59:28 NUMBER 1 POPULAR

01:12:25 BGG Responses

01:31:18 Honorable Mentions

01:34:35 Contact and Closing Info

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Episode 90 - South Detroit, Born and Raised Apr 11, 2018

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Our hosts start off with Snowboarding at Keystone’s closing weekend before talking about recently played games. Jeff sniped advancements from Adrian in The Flow of History and Zach planted some herbs in Herbaceous. In recent News, Coolstuffinc assures purchasers their product is pure, more info for Race for the Galaxy 2nd edition is announced, and Games Workshop debuts a LOTR mini game. In Kickstarters Godtear and Street Fighter are announced as well as a puzzle book for Tramways and some BLood Bowl models. Some emails, including a couple hockey based emails, and some BGG response close out the show.

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Predator, Snowboarding, Murder Island
00:11:01 - What have we been playing? The Flow of History, Herbaceous
00:27:57 - News: CoolstuffInc officially sells legitimate games
00:30:10 - News: Mystic Vale Conclave
00:33:46 - News: Race for the Galaxy 2nd edition
00:37:27 - News: LOTR game from Games Workshop
00:40:55 - KS: Godtear
00:47:13 - KS: Street Fighter the Mini Game
00:54:12 - KS: Tramways Engineer Workbook
01:58:42 - KS: Fantasy Football Demons and Chaos
01:07:26 - Emails!
01:10:53 - Hockey Block Emails
01:23:45 - BGG Feedback

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MHGG Review - Rising Sun Apr 06, 2018

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MHGG Review: Rising Sun

When this game there were two things known about this game. The first was that this was the spiritual sequel to the acclaimed game, Blood Rage. The second was while Blood rage had its roots in Risk, this game was inspired by Diplomacy. Basically it's "Convince your enemies that your gains are THEIR gains and don't let anyone ally with ____ because he is a dick and is waaaay too ahead and his power is bullshit" the game, or is it?

00:01:33 Rising Sun