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Episode 79 - Things and Stuff Jan 24, 2018

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Fresh off a ton of gaming, our hosts start out with some newly played games. Jeff used the new expansions to conquer the Mystic Vale, Zach attempted to be a steel baron in Stockpile, and Adrian watched his planet explode in Sol: Last Days of a Star. Jeff gives a bloody minute update then moves onto some news. In News, Twilight Imperium 4 gets an official playmat, BGG gets DDOS’D, and clue mike get remade. In kickstarters, Hate, Home on LaGrange, CharacTable, Nemesis, and Tiny Epic Zombies go active. A couple emails and some BGG feedback closes out the show.

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Weather, Denver Game Night Anniversary,
00:04:00 - What have we been playing? Food Chain Magnate, Mystic Vale Expansions, Pandemic Iberia, Stockpile, Sol: Last Days of a Star, Ponzi Scheme, Junk Art
00:36:55 - The Bloody Minute
00:40:45 - News: Monopoly Cheatbot
00:42:50 - News: TI 4 Playmat
00:44:29 - News: BoardGameGeek DDoS'd
00:47:01 - News: Clue Movie Remake
00:48:41 - KS: Hate
00:56:05 - KS: Home on LaGrange
00:59:33 - KS: CharacTable
01:04:13 - KS: Nemesis
01:12:04 - KS: Tiny Epic Zombies
01:17:24 - KS: UBOOT the Board Game
01:22:20 - Emails! (link 1, link 2)
01:32:11 - BGG Feedback

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MHGG Review - Caverna Jan 19, 2018

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MHGG Review - Caverna: The Cave Farmers

00:01:31 Caverna Info

00:01:59 Rules Rundown
00:02:56 Initial Thoughts
00:04:14 Components
00:15:11 Rules and Rules Explanation
00:24:10 Gameplay
00:46:48 Final Thoughts

1:00:15 Listener Feedback

1:03:32 Cost and Availability

1:06:10 Episode Wrap-up and Contact info

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Episode 78 - A God Hammer Jan 17, 2018

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A God Hammer

With a fury matched only by the gods, our hosts jump straight into an abundance of recently played games. Adrian put off built a pyramid of lies in Ponzi Scheme, Jeff watched everything crash and burn in Galaxy Trucker, and Zach hid in a vent in Burgle Bros. Finally, Jeff and Zach got to experience the glory of Kingdom Death Monster, and became an “immortal” with a god hammer and a swole, bare knuckle brawler with a taste for skulls. Jeff then breaks down his playoff game in the Bloody Minute. In News, counterfeit games are en vogue, Codenames goes XXL, and AEG announces edge of darkness to head to kickstarter. In Kickstarters, Everdell, Western Legends, and Hermetica are announced. A few emails, a BGG message, and a new Patron close out the show.

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring - Weather
00:03:29 - What have we been playing? - Ponzi Scheme, Tao Long, Galaxy Trucker, Burgle Bros, Letter Tycoon, Kitchen Rush, Kingdom Death Monster
00:41:01 - What are we drinking?
00:43:17 - The Bloody Minute
00:51:01 - News: Boardgame Counterfeiting Interview w/ Asmodee (Pandemic Example)
00:55:48 - News: Game in Germanic Prince's Tomb
00:57:01 - News: Codenames XXL
00:58:36 - News: Return of the Night of the Zealot Expansion for Arkham Horror
01:01:31 - News: AEG announces Edge of Darkness
01:05:36 - KS: Everdell
01:07:51 - KS: Western Legends (Katie's game Corner)
01:12:38 - KS: Hermetica
01:17:05 - KS: Neanderthal and Greenland
01:21:45 - Emails!
01:33:28 - BGG Responses
01:36:05 - New Patron!

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MHGG Review - Champions of Midgard Jan 12, 2018

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MHGG Review - Champions of Midgard

00:00:49 Champions of Midgard

00:01:06 Rules Rundown
00:02:23 Initial Thoughts
00:05:37 Component Review
00:19:04 Rules Review
00:25:58 Gameplay Review
00:37:57 Expansions Review
00:58:41 Final Thoughts

01:12:33 Listener Feedback

01:22:25 Contact and Episode Wrap

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Episode 77 - They're Coming Right for Us! Jan 10, 2018

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They’re Right Next to Us!

Our Hosts start off this week's episode with some offtopic banter before talking about some recently played games. Jeff tried to swindle his way to victory in Ponzi Scheme, Zach tried to grow a forest in Arboretum, and Adrian took turns in Captain Sonar. Jeff catches us up on the Blood Bowl Playoffs, and then looks into some news and kickstarters. Some emails and BGG responses close out the show.

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Including: Tires, Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival, Murder Island
00:09:45 - What Have we been Playing? Ponzi Scheme, Arboretum, Captain Sonar
00:28:48 - Bloody Minute: Playoff Edition
00:36:45 - What are we drinking?
00:38:17 - Pre-News: Secret Lrrrr
00:40:17 - News: Games Workshop Stocks 2017
00:42:20 - News: Kickstarter Stats 2017
00:47:57 - News: Hellboy Boardgame
00:51:20 - KS: Spirits of the Forest
00:55:43 - KS: Blackhole Council
01:00:25 - KS: The Tokyo Series
01:06:39 - KS: Status Report
01:10:51 - Emails!
01:25:50 - BoardGameGeek Responses

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MHGG Review - Spirit Island Jan 06, 2018

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MHGG Review - Spirit Island

00:01:38 Game Info
00:02:07 Rules Rundown
00:03:18 Initial Thoughts
00:06:36 Components Review
00:17:27 Rules and Rule Explanation
00:24:13 Gameplay
00:39:03 Branch and Claw exp.
00:45:27 Final Thoughts

01:00:19 Listener Feedback!

1:04:20 Contact Info and show wrap-up

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Episode 76 - A New Year Jan 03, 2018

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It’s 2018 and that means another year of boardgaming! Our hosts, feeling the emptiness of the regular episode from last week, decide to stuff this one with some recently played games. Jeff stole from a space piratelord in Clank! In! Space!, Zach endured some Train Games, and Adrian built some ships only to have them get destroyed in Twilight Imperium 4th Edition. Jeff talks about the last matches of the regular season in the Bloody Minute before moving on to some News, in which scythe gets its last expansion and Gloomhaven becomes number one on BGG. Some regular emails as well as some giveaway emails close out the show.

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! featuring - Murder Island, football, Holiday stuff

00:13:36 - What have we been playing? - Clank! in! Space!, Mini Rails, 1889, Smile, Twilight Imperium 4th, 1861,

00:42:02 - The Bloody Minute

00:47:56 - Kickstarters: None

00:48:52 - News: Scythe - The Rise of Fenris

00:51:33 - News: Gloomhaven #1 on BGG

00:50:02 - News: Game upstart KS controversy

00:57:40 - News: The Perfect Information Podcast ends

00:58:56 - Emails!

01:04:48 - Lisboa Giveaway Feedback - Emails

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MHGG 2017 End of Year Special Dec 29, 2017

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2017 End of the Year Extravaganza!

Well, this was a year. After taking a little bit of time off for holiday stuff, we are back to talk about 2017 and how it treated us as podcasters. Then we'll give out a bunch of awards including: Best Art, Best Components, Favorite Mechanism, Most Disappointing, and Best "New to Me" game.

Finally, we will have a list of our 3 favorite games from this year.

00:01:38 - Year in review

00:16:49 - The AWARDS!!!

00:17:29 - Best Artwork
00:21:46 - Best Components
00:25:56 - Best Mechanism/Mechanic
00:31:42 - Most Dissapointing Game

00:38:11 - Zach's Special Awards!!!

00:41:09 - The George Bluth Sr award
00:41:17 - The Tobias Funke award
00:41:25 - Michael Bluth Jr award
00:41:37 - The George Michael Bluth award
00:41:52 - The Maebe Bluth award
00:42:23 - The Lucille Bluth award
00:42:47 - The G.O.B. Bluth award
00:43:28 - The Lindsay Bluth award

00:45:22 - Best New-To-Us award

00:50:11 - Top 3 Games of 2017

00:50:18 - Number 3
00:53:06 - Number 2!
00:56:00 - NUMBER ONE POPULAR!!!!

01:03:35 - Games we missed out on from 2017

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MHGG Review - At least one trick taking game Dec 22, 2017

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Title says it all, we set out to review 3 new trick-taking games and in the end.... well, we review at least one.....

00:04:43 Spires Review

00:34:47 Custom Heroes Review

01:03:03 Indulgence Review

01:32:28 BGG Responses

Chris Wray's Top Trick Takers!

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Episode 75 - Trash Monsters Dec 20, 2017

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With Zach back in town, our hosts head quickly into some recently played games. Jeff worked to thwart the Empire with the Star Wars Imperial Assault App, Zach get hit with Nostalgia in Dinosaur Islands, and Adrian moves around a board in Heaven and Ales. In a short news section, a new game from Eric Lang is announced and BoardGameGeek asks for support. In Kickstarters, Santa Chaos Blood Bowl Minis, Mythic Arcana, and Chronicle X are live. A couple emails are read and the Lisboa Giveaway Contest Winner is announced.

00:00:27 - Banter Intro! Featuring: Beef Jerky, Galaxy Trucker, Snowboarding
00:08:52 - What have we been playing? Imperial Assault App, Azul, Dinosaur Island, Heaven and Ales
00:37:17 - The Bloody Minute
00:44:45 - News: Victorian Masterminds
00:46:54 - News: AEG's schedule for 2018
00:50:04 - News: BGG Support Drive
00:51:57 - KS: Santa Chaos
00:55:43 - KS: Mythic Arcana
00:59:10 - KS: Chronicle X
01:06:51 - Emails!
01:14:31 - Lisboa Giveaway Results!

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