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Episode 35: Trick-Taking Extremes, with Taylor Reiner Jan 19, 2024

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Taylor Reiner from the Taylor’s Trick-Taking Table YouTube channel joins Candice to discuss complexity in trick-taking games, as well as a variety of card games they played recently at a gaming event focused on trick-taking games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:10 Taylor's Experience at Tokyo Game Market
  - 00:03:52 Short Zoot Suit
00:10:20 Fresh Plays
- 00:10:41 Maze Makers
- 00:15:05 Mindbug: First Contact
- 00:20:29 Lines of Action
- 00:23:42 Last Message
00:34:26 Complexity in Trick-Taking Games
- 00:45:03 Lighter trick-taking games (Whist, Boast or Nothing, Hearts, The Crew)
00:49:27 Trick-Taking Games on Our Minds
- 00:51:08 The Kakapo: Buddy & Party
- 00:56:22 Makai Fuda
- 01:04:25 LOOP
- 01:11:20 Trick Raiders
- 01:20:07 Baronda
- 01:25:12 Sumida River
- 01:34:22 Iyadosu
- 01:36:15 Extreme Tricks
- 01:47:37 Tichu
- 01:51:28 La bâtarde
02:09:23 Sign-off

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Episode 34: 2024 Releases on Our Radars, with Elaine from No Pun Included Jan 05, 2024

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Elaine from the No Pun Included joins Candice to discuss games they're looking forward to in 2024.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:07:12 New Year's Resolutions
00:14:10 Fresh Plays
- 00:14:33 Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies
- 00:20:32 Freelancers: A Crossroads Game
- 00:29:52 Spots
- 00:35:13 Cyberion
00:48:22 2024 Releases on Our Radars
- 00:50:11 Honorable Mentions (The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era + KeyForge: Grim Reminders)
- 00:52:19 Molly House
- 01:04:05 Ironwood
- 01:09:07 Tycoon: India 1981
- 01:15:01 Rock Hard: 1977
- 01:18:06 Pax Penning
- 01:24:01 Red Dust Rebellion (All Bridges Burning, and How GMT’s COIN Series Captured My Heart)
- 01:37:05 Undergrove
- 01:42:24 Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet
- 01:47:01 The Morrison Game Factory
- 01:51:30 Arcs
01:57:23 Sign-off

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Episode 33: Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023, with Jess Cassady Dec 22, 2023

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Jess Cassady (Boardgame Girl/Heavy Cardboard) joins Candice to wrap up 2023 with a lovely chat about their favorite games of the year.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:50 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:11 Sidereal Confluence
- 00:13:30 Dealt! (Krass Kariert)
- 00:18:08 Spicy
- 00:24:28 Galactic Cruise
- 00:31:00 Doubt Is Our Product
00:45:40 Our Favorite Games of 2023
- 00:46:20 Favorite “New to Me” Games
  - 00:47:20 Packen Wir's!
  - 00:51:15 Die Mauer
  - 00:53:40 Minigolf Designer
  - 00:56:31 Fluxx: The Board Game
  - 00:59:24 Robotrick
  - 01:01:01 Nemesis
  - 01:04:31 KeyForge
  - 01:05:09 The Rich and the Good, Battlecrest, Cerebria, Revive
- 01:05:59 2023 Games We Still Need to Play
  - 01:06:20 Septima, Charcuterie, Rafter Five, Dro Polter
  - 01:10:57 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Earthborne Rangers
- 01:13:31 Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023
  - 01:16:38 Jess's #5
  - 01:20:02 Candice’s #10
  - 01:25:35 Candice’s #9
  - 01:27:11 Jess’s #4
  - 01:31:38 Candice’s #8
  - 01:33:40 Candice’s #7
  - 01:34:54 Jess’s #3
  - 01:38:37 Candice’s #6
  - 01:42:07 Candice’s #5
  - 01:44:46 Jess’s #2
  - 01:50:09 Candice’s #4
  - 01:52:28 Candice’s #3
  - 01:53:49 Jess's #1
  - 01:59:17 Candice’s #2
  - 02:01:31 Candice’s #1
- 02:06:58 Honorable Mentions
02:15:45 Sign-off

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Episode 32: BGG.CON '23 Gaming Highlights, with Tim from Board Game Hot Takes Dec 08, 2023

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Tim from the Board Game Hot Takes podcast joins Candice to discuss their gaming highlights from BGG.CON 2023.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:28 Board Game Hot Takes
- 00:05:22 The BGG.CON Vibe
  - 00:07:59 Hot Games Room + HUGE Game Library
  - 00:10:18 Exhibit Hall + Open Gaming Areas
  - 00:12:43 Panels + Special Guests
  - 00:14:29 "Board Game Celebrities"
00:17:20 Fresh Plays
- 00:17:54 Ark Nova: Marine Worlds
- 00:26:55 Raising Robots
- 00:38:49 Grand Austria Hotel
- 00:46:53 Forest Shuffle
01:01:50 Our BGG.CON '23 Gaming Highlights
- 01:02:25 New Games Played - (Evacuation, Kutna Hora, Arboretum)
  - 01:03:20 Federation
  - 01:11:13 Arboretum
- 01:12:55 Prototypes & Unreleased Games Played
  - 01:13:31 Martin Wallace prototypes (Steam Power, Animal Rules Football, "Chinese Whist")
  - 01:24:15 Raas: A Dance of Love
  - 01:28:13 Galactic Cruise
  - 01:31:17 Wilmot's Warehouse
- 01:35:19 Teaching Games I Love (Scythe, Voidfall, Outlive)
  - 01:37:35 Clank! Catacombs
- 01:41:22 Shifty Eyed Spies
- 01:46:11 Late Night Party Games - (Challengers!, Letter Jam, Ricochet Robots)
  - 01:46:48 Fun Facts
- 01:50:34 KeyForge(Winds of Exchange)
01:58:53 Sign-off

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Episode 31: The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge Nov 24, 2023

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Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:34 Nemesis at BGG.CON
00:06:36 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:53 Empire's End
- 00:12:14 Revive
- 00:24:03 Challengers!
- 00:31:20 The Rich and The Good
  - 00:39:51 Divinity Derby
00:42:14 The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide Games
- Modern Classics
  - 00:46:53 Azul
  - 00:47:19 CATAN
  - 00:48:18 Sagrada
  - 00:49:55 Bonus Mention (Ra)
- Stocking Stuffers
  - 00:50:52 Noobs in Space
  - 00:52:48 Ohanami
  - 00:53:51 Romi Rami
  - 00:55:28 Bonus Mentions (Button Shy wallet games/Battlecrest,Wizards Cup)
- Kids Games
  - 00:57:41 Capt'n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy!
  - 00:58:42 Forbidden Desert
  - 00:59:57 Ticket to Ride: First Journey (U.S.)
- Solo Games
  - 01:00:43 Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Edition)
  - 01:03:10 Cartographers
  - 01:05:21 Marvel Champions: The Card Game
  - 01:06:42 Bonus Mentions (20 Strong, Hoplomachus Victorum)
- Two-Player Games
  - 01:12:15 Fiction
  - 01:14:37 Sky Team
  - 01:16:12 Wingspan Asia
  - 01:17:16 Bonus Mentions (Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel, Jaipur, Targi, General Orders: World War II, Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes, Tokaido Duo)
- Family Games
  - 01:19:31 Cascadia
  - 01:19:40 PARKS
  - 01:20:08 Trekking Through History
  - 01:20:42 Bonus Mentions (Challengers!, Polynesia)
- Party Games
  - 01:21:49 Blank Slate
  - 01:22:23 Codenames + One Night Ultimate Werewolf
  - 01:22:38 Bonus Mentions (Green Team Wins, Just One, Sides, Ready Set Bet)
- Midweight Games
  - 01:24:22 Marvel Dice Throne
  - 01:25:05 My City (or My Island)
  - 01:25:53 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game
  - 01:26:43 Bonus Mentions (The Princes of Florence, IKI, Apiary)
- Heavy Games
  - 01:28:07 Ark Nova
  - 01:28:14 Carnegie
  - 01:28:36 Teotihuacan: City of Gods
  - 01:29:23 Bonus Mentions (Age of Innovation, Skymines, any version of Great Western Trail)
- Cooperative Games
  - 01:31:08 Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm
  - 01:31:46 Indiana Jones: Sands of Adventure
  - 01:32:53 KuZOOkA
  - 01:34:23 Bonus Mentions (The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Race to the Raft)
01:37:08 Sign-off

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Episode 30: Extended Fresh Plays, with Justin Bell from Meeple Mountain Nov 10, 2023

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Meeple Mountain board game reviewer Justin Bell joins Candice to discuss their recent plays of new releases from SPIEL '23 and more.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:43 Historical Board Game Conventions (GMT Weekend at the Warehouse + SD Hist Con)
00:06:00 Extended Fresh Plays
- 00:07:15 Kutna Hora: The City of Silver
- 00:16:17 Rebel Princess
- 00:27:14 StegegetS Moomin
- 00:32:51 Septima
- 00:55:03 Zhanguo: The First Empire
- 01:06:52 Land and Freedom
- 01:22:54 Nucleum
- 01:35:28 Border Reivers
- 01:52:35 Rats of Wistar
- 02:02:28 Arcs
- 02:20:48 Quicksand
- 02:26:07 Evacuation
02:33:44 Sign-off

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Episode 29: Family-Friendly Games We Love, with Elizabeth Hargrave Oct 27, 2023

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Game designer Elizabeth Hargrave joins Candice to discuss family-friendly games they love.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:33 Fresh Plays
- 00:05:47 Leaf
- 00:09:02 Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
- 00:22:58 Undergrove
- 00:30:06 Arborea
00:47:05 Family-Friendly Games We Love
- 00:51:39 Just One
- 00:55:19 Pit
- 01:01:05 Telephone Pictionary (Eat Poop You Cat)
- 01:06:20 Can't Stop
  - 01:09:29 Spicy Farkel
  - 01:10:10 Las Vegas
- 01:11:27 Junk Art
  - 01:14:44 Nuts a GoGo!
- 01:16:15 How Dare You?
  - 01:19:40 Fun Facts
- 01:24:49 Illusion
- 01:28:24 Just One...more time
  - 01:30:23 Wits & Wagers
- 01:31:32 MonsDRAWsity
  - 01:35:04 Tattoo Stories
- 01:36:51 Insider
- 01:43:22 Romi Rami
- 01:44:38 Ready Set Bet
01:46:01 Sign-off

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Episode 28: SPIEL '23 Experiences, with Paula Deming Oct 13, 2023

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Paula Deming from Things Get Dicey! joins Candice to discuss their SPIEL '23 experiences.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:03:46 Paula Leveled Up in Pathfinder
- 00:04:29 Pathfinder Adventure Card Game
- 00:05:49 Paula's Dice Curse
- 00:08:48 We completely missed each other at SPIEL
00:11:52 Fresh Plays
- 00:12:05 Acquire
  - 00:16:57 Big Boss
- 00:19:52 Battlecrest
- 00:27:44 nana/Trio
- 00:34:03 Discordia
00:48:21 Our SPIEL '23 Experiences
- 00:48:38 Vibe of the show
- 00:52:08 Traveling to Essen
  - 00:53:02 Castles of Mad Ludwig
- 00:57:56 Bumping into people at the show + designer encounters
- 01:03:03 La bâtarde
- 01:03:42 Jonathan Cox's climbing/shedding games (Peaks & Valleys and Spring Cleaning)
- 01:05:22 Romi Rami
- 01:05:43 Zong-Hua Yang (Taiwan Night Market, Vegetable Stock, Christmas Tree)
- 01:06:34 Content Creator Encounters
- 01:08:15 Impressive Booths
  - 01:08:42 ttRPG demo booth
  - 01:10:10 The Gerhard’s booth
  - 01:11:28 Triad
  - 01:12:42 Board&Dice booth decked out for Nucleum
  - 01:13:15 Nightmare Before Christmas: Take Over the Holidays!
- 01:13:51 Memorable Demos
  - 01:14:15 MLEM: Space Agency
  - 01:16:34 Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa
- 01:21:05 Game Discoveries
  - 01:21:36 Rebel Princess
  - 01:26:23 Stich für Stich
  - 01:30:49 Fruitoplay
  - 01:37:05 Faraway
- 01:41:42 Other Games Played
  - 01:42:00 General Orders: World War II
  - 01:44:55 Accuse!
  - 01:47:57 Tipperary
  - 01:49:50 Evenfall
  - 01:54:45 Wizards Cup
- 01:57:32 Future Releases on Our Radars
  - 01:57:52 Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig
  - 02:00:59 Nemesis: Retaliation
02:04:31 Sign-off

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Episode 27: First Anniversary + SPIEL '23 Anticipation, with Aldie Sep 29, 2023

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It's our first anniversary! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL '23 games they're most excited for.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:08:10 Memories from Year 1
- 00:15:13 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '22 Anticipation Games
00:21:58 Fresh Plays
- 00:22:40 World Wonders
- 00:25:59 Star Trek: Discovery – Black Alert
- 00:41:41 Unlock!: Heroic Adventures
- 00:43:49 Voidfall
00:58:04 SPIEL '23 Releases We're Most Excited For
- 00:58:48 Perspectives
- 01:01:25 Wizard’s Cup
- 01:03:52 The Cathedral of Orléans
- 01:06:22 1902 Méliès + The Battle of Versailles
- 01:12:33 The Fox Experiment
- 01:15:39 Nucleum
- 01:21:31 Comet
- 01:25:40 Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
- 01:30:40 Evenfall
- 01:34:50 Evacuation
- 01:39:01 Aldie's Honorable Mentions (Trio, FTW?!, Freaky Frogs From Outaspace)
- 01:41:47 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Triad, Voidfall, The White Castle, Expedition to 5X, Havalandi,Cyberion, Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard)
01:50:01 Sign-off

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Episode 26: Board Games with Unique Themes, with Corey Konieczka Sep 15, 2023

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Game designer Corey Konieczka from Unexpected Games joins Candice to discuss board games with unique themes.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:44 Fresh Plays
- 00:04:08 Forbidden Jungle
- 00:06:41 Quirky Circuits: Penny & Gizmo's Snow Day
- 00:13:14 Make the Difference
- 00:16:33 Savage Bowl
00:25:52 Board Games with Unique Themes
- 00:27:32 Tak
- 00:31:36 Petrichor
- 00:40:55 Blood Bowl
- 00:44:26 Fort
- 00:50:01 Hostage Negotiator
- 00:53:50 Stonewall Uprising
- 01:01:03 Sky Team
- 01:04:40 Heading Forward
- 01:13:30 X-Bugs
- 01:21:08 Castell
- 01:28:59 Honorable Mentions (Votes for Women, Molly House, The Cost, An Infamous Traffic, Cerebria, Voices In My Head, High Treason, Baseball Highlights: 2045, Tragedy Looper, Comanauts, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr)
01:37:27 Whoops! Corey's audio wasn't fully uploaded when he left the call, so we missed his "bye and thank you" on the recording.
01:37:37 Sign-off

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