Mile High Game Guys: Boardgaming Podcast

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Episode 70 - That's How Trains Work Nov 15, 2017

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This week, our hosts get in some nice banter, including a new Murder Island Story, before diving into recently played games. Zach made a last stand in Bang: The Dice Game, Jeff Tried out a preview of the future Kickstarter Game Hellenica, and Adrian traded a non-yellow thing for a yellow thing in Sidereal Confluence, followed by a special Bloody Minute report. In News, A DC version of Spyfall is announced, and New info is released on an upcoming Vital Lacerda game. In Kickstarters, a 3d mountain begs to be climbed in Mountaineers and a piece of paper gets flicked around in Mars Open. Four emails and a BGG response close out the show.

00:00:25 - Intro Banter! Featuring - Broncos suck, a party, Shadows of Mordor, Blood Bowl 2, Murder Island!, What are we drinking?,
00:11:45 - What Have We Been Playing? - Argent the Consortium 1st edition, Bang The Dice Game w/ Old Saloon, Pandemic Legacy Season 2, Hellenica, Luchadore Mexican Wrestling Dice, Meeple War, Azul, Turren's Market, Sidereal Confluence
00:37:24 - Bloody Minute!
00:41:20 - News: BGG Con and PAX Unplugged
00:43:00 - News: DC Spyfall
00:46:08 - News: Catan Stories - Legends of the Sea Robbers
00:48:59 - News: Escape Plan from Vital Lacerda
00:51:38 - KS: Hero's Crossing
00:54:19 - KS: Dawn of Peacemakers
00:57:43 - KS: Mountaineers
01:01:10 - KS: Mars Open
01:04:22 - KS: Museum Rush
01:07:42 - Emails! - Terraforming Mars Picture
01:29:28 - BGG Responses

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MHGG Ruin - EXIT: The Game Nov 10, 2017

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This week, our hosts decided to see if the Kennerspiel des Jahres Winning Game Series, Exit: The Game, was worthy of its' 2017 win over show favorite, Terraforming Mars. Is this something that can bring people into the hobby and yet still satisfy veteran gamers? Does it ACTUALLY feel like an escape room in-a-box? Or Do you feel like you are just cutting things with scissors and comparing cards to each other? Find out inside! The first half of the episode is dedicated to how our hosts feel about the game system as a whole(spoiler-free), whereas the second half is chock full of spoilers as they dive deep into each of the three first games, The Abandoned Cabin, The Pharaoh's Tomb, and The Science Lab.

00:00:43 Introducing MHGG Ruins!

00:02:44 An aside about Escape Rooms

00:09:42 MHGG review - Exit: The Game

00:10:06 Rules overview
00:11:17 Initial Thoughts
00:15:29 Components Review
00:21:54 Rules Review
00:27:11 Gameplay Review
00:37:38 Final Thoughts
00:46:21 Our Personal Favs

00:51:08 Spoiler-free Episode Wrap-up

Beyond Here There Be SPOILERS!!!

00:55:22 MHGG Ruin Exit: The Game Here There Be SPOILERS!!!

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Episode 69 - Jeff Makes a Pun Nov 08, 2017

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Jeff Makes a Pun

Our hosts start off the episode with some good ole banter, before talking about recently played games. Zach keeps mispronouncing Ethnos, and Adrian talks first impressions with Pandemic Legacy Season 2. Jeff gives us a double dose of Blood bowl, before moving onto news and Kickstarters. In News, Mondo announces a Jurassic Park game and Catan makes an edible version for Christmas. In Kickstarters, War room tries to suffocate you with components and Stumped brings building a tree into deckbuilding. A couple emails and a BGG response close out the show.

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Adrian's Favorite team - The Broncos, Assassin's Creed Origins, Shadows of Mordor, Ethnos
00:19:46 - Pandemic Legacy Season 2 First Impressions(including how the game plays in prologue starting 20:46)
00:27:20 - The Bloody Minute
00:38:27 - What are We Drinking?
00:41:07 - News: Mondo announces Jurassic Park: The Chaos Gene
00:44:25 - News: Catan - Chocolate Edition
00:46:38 - News: Boardgame Finder
00:49:45 - News: Portal Games 2018 announcements
00:51:04 - News: Murder on the Orient Express Cast playing Werewolf on set
00:53:57 - News: Isle of Skye iOS
00:55:01 - KS: War Room
00:59:48 - KS: Board Game Bowls
01:03:07 - KS: Stumped
01:06:30 - Emails!
01:18:04 - BGG Responses!

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MHGG Review - Twilight Struggle Nov 03, 2017

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MHGG Review - Twilight Struggle

Our hosts are joined once again by Katie, from Katie’s Game Corner, and they all go into the wayback machine into the Cold War with GMT Games’ Twilight Struggle. This card-driven area control game features two superpowers fighting for “control of the world,” so it is super low stakes, don’t worry. Does the theme and simple yet deep play structure make you want to attempt to coup BGG for letting this amazing game fall from number one, or does the thought of having to learn a bunch of cards to play with veteran players make you want to shout “Gorbachev tear down that wall! So I can literally play anything else!”? Find out inside! A BGG response closes out the show.

00:00:33 Intro

00:01:17 MHGG review - Twilight Struggle

00:01:32 Rules overview
00:03:23 Initial Thoughts
00:06:14 Components Review
00:15:55 Rules Review
00:24:39 Gameplay Review
00:51:27 Final Thoughts
01:00:25 Listener Responses

01:03:21 Episode Wrap-up

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Episode 68 - The Future! With Katie's Game Corner Nov 01, 2017

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This week, our hosts get another new guest, Katie from Katie’s Game Corner! After asking her all the new guest questions, they all dive into some recently played games.

Adrian goes head first into 1889, Zach tries to trick his way through Indulgence, Jeff tries out the new Hero Realms Campaign, and Katie goes out into space with The Expanse. Moving onto news, Fantasy Flight adds a computer game division, and the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund is live. In Kickstarters, Folded Space tries to give you some low cost gaming insert solutions, and Leder Games’ Root comes out strong. Adrian remembers to talk about beer, and then a BGG response closes out the show.

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: New guest- Katie! with all related new person questions, 1889, Indulgence, Hero Realms Campaign, Super Mario Odyssey, The Expanse Board Game, Clans of Caledonia
00:28:07 - News: Fantasy Flight Interactive
00:29:21 - News: Jack Vasel Memorial Fund
00:30:18 - News: The Thing - Infection at Outpost 31 Deluxe Edition Announcement
00:34:27 - KS: Speakeasy Blues
00:36:32 - KS: Folded Space
00:39:18 - KS: Root
00:42:29 - What are we drinking? Super Late edition
00:49:54 - Listener Feedback!

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MHGG Discuss - Dexterity Games Oct 27, 2017

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Well, after the dense, heavy game of Lisboa, we all needed a palate cleanser. Something lighter, sillier perhaps. Maybe where your success doesn't depend on how many moves ahead you have planned, but rather on if you can make this thing balance on that thing, or how well you can flick a piece of wood around a table? Having the ability for everything you created to be destroyed because you exhaled a LITTLE too hard? It's time for dexterity games!

Some of the games mentioned include Suspend, Rampage(Terror In Meeple City), Pitch Car, Rhino Hero, Rhino Hero: Super Battle, Ice Cool, and others.

00:00:28 MHGG Discu-view / Re-scuss dexterity games 00:04:17 What do we mean when we say dexterity games 00:06:25 Why do we like dexterity games 00:11:30 Suspend 00:16:39 Rhino Hero & RH Super Battle 00:24:36 Pitch Car 00:28:30 Rampage/ Terror in Meeple City 00:37:34 Besides player interaction what is the appeal of the dick-move type of dexterity games 00:39:27 Which type of dexterity game do we prefer, flicking or stacking/balancing 00:43:13 What we don't like about these types of games 00:53:54 Games that don't quite fit 00:58:28 Final Thoughts 01:01:46 Listener feedback 01:06:33 Episode Wrap-Up

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Episode 67 - Pronouncification Oct 25, 2017

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Pronouncification

After Adrian Laments about the Broncos’ current season, our hosts give a rundown of some recently played games, board or otherwise. Zach made a commercial empire in Card City XL, and Adrian tried to kill some kids and failed in Last Friday. In News, a self Taught Go AI destroys the competition, Eclipse 2nd edition is announced, and Sony pictures wants to make a Catan Movie. In Kickstarters, Dice Hospital wants you to treat the pips off some dice, Downfall gets deluxified, and Legends of Sleepy Hollow from Dice Hate Me Games is revealed. One long email and a couple bgg responses close out the show

00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: The Broncos!, Shadow of War, South Park: The Fractured but Whole, Spec Ops: The Line, Biblios, Card City XL, Last Friday,
00:28:22 - The Bloody Minute
00:30:09 - News: Feast for Odin Mini Expansions
00:31:22 - News: AlphaGo Zero self taught Go AI Destroys previous version
00:33:02 - News: Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy
00:35:00 - News: Wizkids and Games Workshop partnership announced
00:36:26 - News: Blade Runner 2049 Nexus Protocol
00:39:47 - News: Catan Movie Franchise by Sony Pictures
00:42:01 - KS: Champions of Midgard Official Wooden Insert
00:45:22 - KS: Dice Hospital
00:48:30 - KS: Monster Lands
00:51:00 - KS: Downfall Deluxified
00:54:48 - KS: Legends of Sleepy Hollow
01:00:18 - Listener Emails!
01:05:27 - BGG Responses!

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MHGG Review - Lisboa Oct 20, 2017

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MHGG Review - Lisboa

00:00:35 Intro

00:01:14 MHGG review - Lisboa

00:01:32 Rules overview
00:03:04 Review Copy Disclosure
00:04:13 Initial Thoughts
00:08:56 Components Review
00:23:28 Rules Review
00:35:09 Gameplay Review
01:00:10 Final Thoughts
01:13:33 Listener Responses

01:38:15 Episode Wrap-up and Contact Info

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Episode 66 - Bored with Sounding Board Games Oct 18, 2017

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Our hosts welcome Kyle from Sounding Board Games onto the podcast, and after finding out how he got into games, they all dive into recently played games. Just fought over a card skyscraper in Rhino Hero: Super Battle, Kyle tried to survive in EVO, Zach collected some dolls in Matryoshka, and Adrian wrote down some words in Wordsy. Moving into News, more Game Apps are introduced and more info is announced for Legacy of Dragonholt! In Kickstarters, Joan of Arc adds dragons and Devils, Detective tries to get you to outsmart your friends, and Our hosts got to try out Dinogenics and make the best Dinosaur Park. An Email and BGG Response close out the show!

00:00:28 - Intro Banter! Featuring - New Guest! Kyle from Sounding Board Games, New Guest Questions, What are we drinking?, Rhino Hero: Super Battle, Concordia Salsa, EVO, Oasis, Matryoshka, Wordsy, Sol: Last Days of A Star
00:32:27 - The Bloody Minute!
00:34:02 - News: Warhammer Underworlds - Shadespire
00:36:31 - News: Tsuro/Cottage Garden/Smash Up Apps
00:40:10 - News: Legacy of Dragonholt
00:45:51 - KS: Time of Legends - Joan of Arc
00:51:02 - KS: Detective - City of Angels
00:55:16 - KS: Dice of Unusual Size
00:58:27 - KS: Dinogenics
01:09:14 - Emails!
01:13:28 - BoardGameGeek Responses!