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**The BoardGameGeek Podcast**

Fortnightly casual conversations with passionate gamers who geek out about board games, the mechanisms behind them, and the people who create them.

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Episode 25: Vital Lacerda Games We Love, with Ryan from Man vs Meeple Sep 01, 2023

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Ryan from Man vs Meeple joins Candice to discuss game designer Vital Lacerda and their favorite Lacerda games.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:06:12 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:43 Sky Team
- 00:09:57 Making up for lost time...games "I'm not going to talk about"
  - 00:10:22 Nemesis
  - 00:11:29 Frosthaven
  - 00:11:59 Great Western Trail: New Zealand
  - 00:12:20 Gaia Project
- 00:13:45 Here I Stand
- 00:22:02 Barcelona
- 00:28:48 Lands of the Mesozoic
00:38:59 Vital Lacerda Games
- 00:39:30 What are Lacerda games all about?
- 00:41:31 Ian O'toole Artwork
- 00:43:58 Lacerda-Lite Games
  - 00:44:23 Mercado de Lisboa
  - 00:45:01 Bot Factory
  - 00:46:26 House of Fado
00:47:17 Our Favorite Lacerda Games
- 00:47:47 Kanban EV
- 00:55:17 On Mars
- 00:59:46 Lisboa
- 01:05:58 Inventions: Evolution of Ideas
- 01:10:48 CO₂: Second Chance
- 01:23:08 Weather Machine
- 01:29:08 Vinhos
01:38:01 Sign-off

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Episode 24: Oldies but Goodies, with Monique from Before You Play Aug 18, 2023

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Monique from Before You Play joins Candice to discuss some of their favorite board games that are 15+ years old.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:55 Gen Con Recap
00:08:14 Fresh Plays
- 00:08:30 Oranienburger Kanal
- 00:15:12 Romi Rami
- 00:22:14 Inheritors
- 00:28:10 Terra Nova
- 00:33:27 Age of Innovation
- 00:40:23 Veilwraith
- 00:45:23 Kreel Manor
00:49:11 Oldies but Goodies
- 00:50:20 Monique's Honorable Mentions (The Princes of Florence, Goa)
- 01:02:54 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Tichu, Battlestar Galactica, Hansa Teutonica, Twilight Struggle)
- 01:05:19 Modern Art (1992)
- 01:09:23 Santiago (2003)
- 01:18:38 Bohnanza (1997)
- 01:22:02 Dahlias (new version of Bohnanza)
- 01:24:01 Tigris & Euphrates (1997)
- 01:28:04 Yellow & Yangtze/HUANG
- 01:31:32 For Sale(1997)
- 01:36:11 El Grande (1995)
- 01:44:48 The Downfall of Pompeii (2004)
- 01:49:45 Polynesia
- 01:51:29 Dune (1979)
01:58:07 Sign-off

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Episode 23: Gen Con '23 Releases We're Most Excited to Play, with Rob Oren Aug 04, 2023

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Rob Oren from Rob’s Tabletop World joins Candice to discuss Gen Con '23 releases they're most excited to play.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:06:21 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:35 Awakening The Bear (Third Edition)
- 00:13:19 21Moon
- 00:19:39 Shadows of Brimstone: Gates of Valhalla
- 00:27:40 1815: Scum of the Earth
  - 00:35:28 Veilwraith
  - 00:38:29 Ricky Royal (Box of Delights) Shout-out
00:40:42 Gen Con '23 releases we're excited to play
- 00:41:02 Race to the Raft
- 00:44:19 Expeditions
- 00:52:26 Legendary Encounters: The Matrix
- 00:55:26 Castle Panic: Deluxe Collection
- 01:02:54 War of the Ring: The Card Game – Against the Shadow
- 01:04:20 Cosmic Frog: Find Muck
- 01:07:52 Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate
- 01:09:10 IKI: Akebono
- 01:11:06 Monster Pit
- 01:12:17 Table Golf Association
- 01:17:44 Sky Team
- 01:19:35 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable
- 01:28:19 Age of Innovation
- 01:32:57 Tales of the Red Dragon Inn
- 01:42:20 Great Western Trail: New Zealand
01:49:44 Sign-off

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Episode 22: Card-driven Games We Love, with Uli Blennemann Jul 21, 2023

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Spielworxx owner Uli Blennemann joins Candice to discuss their favorite card-driven games.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:04 PGC Con (trick-taking game convention)
- 00:06:17 Robotrick
- 00:07:42 Trick-taking in Black and White
- 00:08:51 The Barracks Emperors
- 00:10:51 Le Plateau
- 00:11:07 Touchdown Heroes & Savage Bowl
- 00:11:14 Inside Job
- 00:11:58 Diamonds
- 00:12:46 Bridge City Poker & Five-Three-Five
- 00:13:48 Bacon
- 00:14:10 Dual Gauge: Denmark
- 00:14:50 An Infamous Traffic
- 00:17:28 Blood on the Clocktower
00:21:55 Fresh Plays
- 00:22:11 Land and Freedom
- 00:25:59 Peak Oil: Profiteer
- 00:35:27 Votes for Women
- 00:38:57 Moonrakers
00:50:54 Card-driven Games (CDGs) We Love
- 00:51:04 What CDGs are all about
- 00:55:49 We the People (Mark Herman)
- 00:58:50 Forged in Steel
- 00:59:22 No Motherland Without
- 00:59:54 Twilight Struggle
- 01:02:02 1979: Revolution in Iran
- 01:03:46 Paths of Glory
- 01:05:53 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea
- 01:08:42 Clash of Monarchs
- 01:11:08 Clash of Sovereigns
- 01:11:57 Brotherhood & Unity
- 01:18:39 Washington's War
- 01:21:04 Labyrinth: The War on Terror, 2001 – ?
- 01:25:25 Here I Stand & Virgin Queen
- 01:30:58 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
- 01:34:29 Empire of the Sun
- 01:40:47 Wir sind das Volk!
- 01:47:46 Uli's Honorable Mentions - No Motherland Without, Twilight Struggle, Wilderness War, Unhappy King Charles, For the People, Pursuit of Glory
- 01:49:24 Candice's Honorable Mentions - Dual Powers: Revolution 1917, Red Flag Over Paris, 13 Days, Watergate, Successors, Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno, Europe Divided, Siege of Vienna
- 01:52:43 Weimar: The Fight for Democracy
01:55:41 Sign-off

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Episode 21: Why 18xx Might Be Your Next Obsession, with Ben Mandelker Jul 07, 2023

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Ben Mandelker from the Game Brain podcast joins Candice to geek out about the 18xx genre of railroad-themed stock market and tile-laying board games, in addition to sharing their initial impressions of 1880: China (2022 Lookout Games edition).

00:00:00 Introduction
00:06:12 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:26 ZhanGuo
- 00:11:15 Imperial Struggle
- 00:27:30 Skymines
- 00:27:59 Gold West
- 00:37:03 Undaunted: Stalingrad
  - 00:44:32 Mind MGMT
- 00:48:55 Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition)
01:06:44 Why 18xx Might Be Your Next Obsession
- 01:07:02 What 18xx games are all about
- 01:19:48 What we love about 18xx games
- 01:25:34 The challenges/barriers of getting into 18xx
- 01:32:55 New ways to think about 18xx to demystify it and embrace it
- 01:39:44 Dipping your toes in 18xx:
  - 01:40:07 Dual Gauge
  - 01:40:35 18Chesapeake
  - 01:41:07 18xx.games
  - 01:42:49 City of the Big Shoulders
  - 01:43:25 Shikoku 1889
- 01:43:30 Diving a little deeper:
  - 01:43:37 1846: The Race for the Midwest
  - 01:44:17 18 Los Angeles
  - 01:44:24 18MEX
  - 01:44:37 1882: Assiniboia
  - 01:45:12 1848: Australia
  - 01:45:33 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways
  - 01:46:01 18Ireland
  - 01:46:40 1817
  - 01:47:08 1822: The Railways of Great Britain
- 01:47:21 If trains aren't your thing:
  - 01:47:37 City of the Big Shoulders
  - 01:47:45 21Moon
  - 01:48:14 Rolling Stock Stars
  - 01:48:35 Poseidon
  - 01:49:20 18Mag: Hungarian Railway History
01:51:30 Our initial impressions of 1880: China
02:12:17 Sign-off

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Episode 20: Board Games That Use Dice in Clever Ways, with Paul Grogan Jun 23, 2023

Show notes

Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules! joins Candice to discuss board games that use dice in clever ways.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:28 BGG Podcast Update
00:04:55 Fresh Plays
- 00:05:08 Princes of Florence
- 00:10:24 Hamlet: The Village Building Game
- 00:18:14 Arkham Horror LCG - Edge of the Earth campaign
- 00:22:43 Skymines (reimplementation of Mombasa)
00:36:02 Board Games That Use Dice in Clever Ways
- 00:37:09 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Scholars of the South Tigris, Woodcraft, Nokosu Dice, Quantum, Nautilion, Roll Player)
- 01:00:48 Paul's Honourable Mentions (Castles of Burgundy, Merlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Pulsar 2849, Alien Frontiers, Lorenzo Il Magnifico, Red Cathedral, Grand Austria Hotel, Sagrada, Blueprints, Dice Forge, Rise of Tribes)
- 00:43:17 Star Wars RPG
- 00:47:57 Dice Realms
- 00:51:34 Crystal Palace
- 00:54:59 Coimbra
- 01:01:22 Ganz schön clever
- 01:05:48 Tiletum
- 01:12:11 Teotihuacan, Tekhenu
  - 01:14:01 Praetor
- 01:16:01 Troyes
  - 01:22:17 Black Angel
- 01:23:38 Under Falling Skies
- 01:35:34 Too Many Bones
01:42:30 Sign-off

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Episode 19: Great Games for Introducing People to the Hobby, with Erica Bouyouris Jun 09, 2023

Show notes

Game designer Erica Bouyouris joins Candice to discuss great board games for introducing people to the hobby. Erica also shares some excellent thoughts on how to ease new players in so they keep coming back.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:02 Dumb Ways to Die Card Game
- 00:01:34 Candice's Quick BGG.Spring Recap
  - 00:02:30 Stationfall with Aldie
  - 00:02:39 Tribes of the Wind with Beth
  - 00:02:50 Big Boss & Mind Up! with Eric
  - 00:04:01 Spiel des Jahres Nominees
- 00:06:31 Erica's Thoughts on Onboarding New Players
00:12:41 Fresh Plays
- 00:13:43 Sky Team
- 00:19:16 Big Shot
- 00:28:21 Mists over Carcassonne
- 00:35:15 Le Plateau
- 00:39:31 Rebuilding Seattle
00:51:41 Great Games for Introducing People to the Hobby
- 00:53:32 KuZOOka
- 01:00:48 The Quacks of Quedlinburg
- 01:06:38 Can’t Stop
- 01:10:24 Citadels
- 01:16:33 Horrified
- 01:21:21 Azul
- 01:24:15 AMIGO Games
- 01:27:54 Splendor
- 01:31:52 Oink Games
- 01:35:50 Co-operative Games
01:41:00 Sign-off

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Episode 18: Board Games with Iconic Box Cover Art, with Isaac Vega May 26, 2023

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Isaac Vega (game designer and CEO/Owner of Rose Gauntlet Entertainment) joins Candice to discuss board games with iconic box cover art.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:11 Fresh Plays
- 00:03:25 Brindlewood Bay
- 00:08:35 Undaunted: Battle of Britain
  - 00:15:37 General Orders: World War II
- 00:16:39 For Science!
  - 00:20:19 The Climbers
- 00:21:47 Green Team Wins
- 00:26:27 Dual Gauge
00:31:15 Board Games with Iconic Box Cover Art
- 00:33:34 Lost Ruins of Arnak
- 00:37:37 Root
- 00:41:19 Mysterium
- 00:44:50 The 7th Continent
- 00:50:10 Abyss
- 00:54:49 Great Western Trail
- 01:01:57 Tokaido
- 01:05:33 Twilight Imperium
- 01:15:29 King of Tokyo: Dark Edition
- 01:20:56 Wingspan
- 01:27:24 Bonus Mentions: Twilight Struggle, Scythe, Feudum, Sleeping Gods, Calico, High Society, Photosynthesis, Everdell, 7 Wonders Duel
01:31:53 Sign-off

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Episode 17: Area Majority Games We Love, with Beneeta Kaur May 12, 2023

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Board game Twitch streamer Beneeta Kaur joins Candice to discuss their favorite area majority games.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:38 Fresh Plays
- 00:02:51 Fast Sloths
- 00:05:14 Bug Council of Backyardia
- 00:14:04 Furnace: Interbellum
- 00:19:27 Unforgiven: The Lincoln Assassination Trial
00:32:29 Our Favorite Area Majority Games
- 00:32:39 Small World
- 00:37:30 Ethnos
- 00:47:34 El Grande
- 00:56:33 Nippon
- 01:05:59 World's Fair 1893
- 01:10:57 Battle for Rokugan
- 01:17:42 Smartphone Inc.
- 01:21:57 Brian Boru: High King of Ireland
- 01:31:00 Petrichor
- 01:39:36 Dominant Species/Dominant Species: Marine, Cerebria, Wonderland's War
- 01:41:06 Hansa Teutonica, Shogun
01:42:52 Sign-off

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Episode 16: Extended Fresh Plays + The Quad, with Stephen Buonocore Apr 28, 2023

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The Podfather of Gaming and retired founder, owner, and President of Stronghold Games, Stephen Buonocore joins Candice to discuss "The Quad" and the most memorable games they played recently at a private gaming event.

00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:58 Board Games Insider Podcast
- 00:04:21 War of the Ring
- 00:05:45 The Quad
00:08:52 Fresh Plays
- 00:09:16 Senators
- 00:11:12 Quartermaster General WW2: 2nd Edition
- 00:16:05 Shakespeare
- 00:23:40 AuZtralia
- 00:32:11 Seven Prophecies
- 00:37:43 Earth
- 00:45:00 New Dávid Turczi/Simone Luciani Board&Dice game
- 00:51:21 Folklore: The Affliction
- 00:56:40 Stationfall
- 01:07:45 Moon Leap
- 01:13:18 Sides
- 01:19:54 Cerebria: The Inside World
- 01:31:07 Letters from Whitechapel
01:38:22 Sign-off

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