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Season 12, Episode 4 - Deal With the Devil Mar 16, 2023

Show notes

Board Boys are back in full force to play Deal With the Devil, a new jam from Czech Games Edition about secret dealing, hosing the peasants, and avoiding inquisition.

0:00 Intro, E.V.A. - Jean-Jacques Perrey

6:00 Monumental Consequence

11:30 Fun Facts

15:30 Millennium Blades

23:30 Decorum

25:45 Disney's Gargoyles Awakening

28:45 Brass: Birmingham

39:45 Deal With the Devil: Overview

43:00 Christine's Tune - The Flying Burrito Brothers

44:00 Deal With the Devil: Review

1:24:45 Deal With the Devil: Verdict

1:33:45 Board Boys Bump: Golem

1:40:15 Thank You, Patrons

1:41:00 Friend of the Devil - The Grateful Dead

Season 12, Episode 3 - Oak Mar 02, 2023

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Board Boys are back, alright, to play Oak, a worker placement game about druids trying to see who can scramble to the top of a huge oak the most reverently, and the third game in a row on this podcast to feature TREES. I guess next time we're going to have to play Atiwa or something chock full of more big trees.

Music: E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey, Tie a Yellow Ribbon - organist Mike Reed, Brujeria - El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico

Season 12, Episode 2 - Bonfire (plus expansion) Feb 16, 2023

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Board Boys are back again for Bonfire with the Trees and Creatures expansion, a Stefan Feld joint. Also in this episode, a Beaument with Mo, Rob is obsessed with Marvel Snap, and Cam underestimates the backbone of the gaming world.

Music: E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perrey, Fire - Ohio Players, Keep the Fire - Kenny Loggins

Season 12, Episode 1 - Woodcraft Feb 02, 2023

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Board Boys are back, baby, to kick off a new season with Delicious Games' Woodcraft, a game where the dice are wood and the wood is dice. Also in this episode, we explore the deepest Star Wars trivia of all time (confirmed) and talk about Mysterium for five straight minutes, or at least it seems like that.

Music: E.V.A., by Jean Jacques Perrey - If I Had a Hammer, Peter, Paul and Mary - Knock on Wood, Murder Squad

Season 11, Episode 13 - Autobahn Jan 19, 2023

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Board Boys are back with a bowl of gas station chili and .375 liters of beer in Autobahn, by Fabio Lopiano and Nestor Mangone. Also in this episode, tons of BGA talk and an argument about why Cam's ratings for each game are so so so correct (Cam didn't write this.)

Music

E.V.A. by Jean-Jacques Perrey

Holiday Road by Lindsey Buckingham

Seasons Change by Exposé

Season 11 - Beau-nuss Episode 2: Disney Sorcerer's Arena: Epic Alliances Jan 14, 2023

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Before closing out another season of the podcast we were able to sneak in a 2nd Beau-nuss episode back by popular demand! We talk all about Disney Sorcerer's Arena: Epic Alliances game from The OP. We dig into the Core Set and the two expansions for the game. We also get to sit down with Sean Fletcher the designer of the game for an interview about the game and the design. He also announces The OP's Road to Gencon a competition level event for the game that will lead to a big culmination tournament at GenCon!

Season 11, Episode 12 – Tiletum Jan 06, 2023

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On this installment of The Board Boys, we visit Europe and use some "Unique Abilities" in the game Tiletum from Board & Dice from Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini. Cam also takes a different sort of trip to Peru again. We also compare rappers to game designers and revisit 2022 with our year in review segment and go over some BGStats as well. Beau stops by for a quick Plug or Beef Hotseat. We also revisit the Zoo with Ark Nova and talk about some other games Sniper Elite, The Bloody Inn, Verdant, Karuba, and San Fran Ticket to Ride! We also Bump or Dump Windward! As always we hope you like boardgames!

Season 11, Episode 11 - Virtu Dec 22, 2022

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This time on The Board Boys we take a look at governing some Italian cities in Virtu from Super Meeple and designer Pascal Ribrault. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the listeners out there and our gift to you is a mega episode that went a little long! We do a Board Boys Secret Santa among the Boys and take a look at what we got! We slip back into some Halloween horror mode and talk about Final Girl and horror movies in general. We also talk about Akropolis, Ticket to Ride Europe, a deep dive of the So Clever 4-pack of games, Verdant, Chronicles of Avel, Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar, Splendor Duel, and Caesar's Empire. We hope you like Boardgames!

Season 11, Episode 10 - Ultimate Railroads Dec 08, 2022

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All aboard the train of unrealistic hype from Board Boy Cam as we finally tackle Ultimate Railroads from Hans im Gluck, a train game that really isn't a train game at all, but a worker placement deal with exploding scores and hecka combo wombos. Also discussed in this episode: Pro Wrestling, kayfabe, Jelle's Marble Runs, Can't Stop, Marrakesh and the Stefan Feld figurine therein.

Music: E.V.A - Jean Jacque Perrey, Back on the Chain Gang - Pretenders, Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips

Season 11, Episode 9 - Flamecraft (LIVE from BGGCon) Nov 24, 2022

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Joined by Board Game Gumbo and Grant's Game Recs, Board Boys talk Flamecraft, the beautiful new hit from Cardboard Alchemy and designer Manny Vega. Flamecraft is a game about sweet-talking cute little dragons into making artisan goods in a charming fantasy village, but does it also have some teeth? Also discussed, favorites from BGGCon 2022.

Music: E.V.A. - Jean-Jacques Perrey, Dragon Tales Theme Song - Mary Wood, Dead or Alive (Double Dragon II Theme) - Meldac Corp's Double Dragon II Arranged Soundtrack

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