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#347: Bob's Design13 Nov 202501:11:18

BGBBOB is back, and it's been long enough that you might need a reminder. Ten game designers enter the ring, and through the arduous process of one vs one battles, we arrive at our (and not just our, but the) definitive ranked list of ... these particular designers. It's science. Before we fight it out, we talk about Iliad, The Old King's Crown, and Franchise.

03:29 - Iliad
13:56 - The Old King's Crown
34:01 - Franchise
42:04 - BGBBOB: Game designers

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#346: It's One Bananagrams, How Much Could It Cost?30 Oct 202500:50:39

This episode is not about Bananagrams (at least, I don't think so), but it is about the price of things (though not Bananagrams specifically, shut up about Bananagrams). In a world where everything costs more, we're talking about the value of games, and how far a game has to go to justify its price. Before we decide if the price is right, we talk about The Presence, and River of Gold.

02:08 - The Presence
17:32 - River of Gold
27:03 - Board Game Pricing
27:59 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition - Thunder's Edge
33:20 - Biblios
34:15 - Agricola

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#337: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 202526 Jun 202500:57:49

It's time again to turn the tables and get your take, to feel out the collective tastes of you, the listeners of the show. It's the annual Listener Top 20! You've been sending in all of your lists (thank you!), I've been compiling all of the data (you're welcome!) - and here it is, in a convenient list format. Before we ask the audience, we talk about Flip 7, Hot Streak, and Kolejka.

02:37 - Flip 7
10:40 - Hot Streak
19:47 - Kolejka
27:42 - Listener Top 20
29:05 - Agricola
29:55 - Gloomhaven
31:26 - Guards of Atlantis II
32:20 - Blood on the Clocktower
33:20 - Arcs
34:40 - Tigris & Euphrates
35:21 - Terraforming Mars
35:54 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
36:42 - Inis
37:24 - Innovation
38:13 - Race for the Galaxy
39:02 - Root
40:04 - Concordia
41:00 - The Castles of Burgundy
41:41 - Ark Nova
42:03 - Dune: Imperium
43:19 - Ra
43:35 - Brass: Birmingham
45:11 - Spirit Island
46:27 - Hansa Teutonica

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#247: We Played A Heap of Games!13 Oct 202201:05:02

What good would going to a convention be if we didn't play a lot of games? We're back from our trip, and it was filled to the brim of fine games played with fine people, and we're here to tell you about all of them, the good, the bad, and perfunctory. Before we return to Vancouver, we talk about Village Rails, The Guild of Merchant Explorers, and Puzzle Strike 2.

01:51 - Village Rails
12:43 - The Guild of Merchant Explorers
20:59 - Puzzle Strike 2
34:14 - Ghost Turkey!
34:41 - Games we played at SHUX
34:58 - Master Word
40:05 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
42:12 - Leaf
43:32 - Fit to Print
45:11 - Bumúntú
48:38 - Nitro Glyxerol
51:14 - Bridge City Poker
54:16 - Cubitos
57:54 - Blood Rage
1:01:27 - Photograph
1:02:20 - Arboretum

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#246: SHUX 2022 Live with Tom Brewster06 Oct 202200:48:15

We're at SHUX! Well, we were, and while we were there, we tricked Tom Brewster of Shut Up & Sit Down to take time away from his busy schedule to join us on stage. This episode was recorded live, and we talk about games that are in some ways, a little bit weird. Before things get odd, we talk about Dungeons, Dice & Danger, Fun Facts, Turncoats, and Flick Fleck.

03:52 - Dungeons, Dice & Danger
09:07 - Fun Facts
15:03 - Turncoats
20:58 - Flick Fleck
27:39 - Weird games
28:36 - Mord im Arosa
31:03 - Nyctophobia
31:26 - Tajuto
34:21 - The Field of the Cloth of Gold
36:01 - Cosmic Frog
36:58 - Turing Machine
40:45 - Chaosmos
42:50 - XCOM: The Board Game
43:52 - Now Boarding
44:39 - Flowerfall
45:30 - Who Soiled the Toilet?

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#245: Essen SPIEL 2022 Hype List29 Sep 202200:54:42

It's convention season, which means we're on the way to one convention, while talking about another. Every year a lot of new games get showed off at Essen SPIEL in Germany, and these are the ones we're most excited to hear more about! Before we start messin' with Essen, we talk about Plutocracy and Finca.

01:56 - Plutocracy
09:54 - Finca
19:09 - Essen SPIEL 2022 Preview
19:39 - The Great Split
21:57 - Time Capsules
23:45 - Heat: Pedal to the Metal
25:45 - La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War
27:49 - Applejack
29:22 - Rise & Fall
31:13 - Sauscharf
33:29 - Oros
35:08 - Tribes of the Wind
36:23 - Shark
38:34 - Tindaya
41:07 - Lacrimosa
42:43 - Virtù
46:38 - Revive
48:51 - Pilgrim

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#244: Quick Count22 Sep 202200:42:22

We're in and out quick and breezy, with a h-h-hot question about player counts. All things equally considered, how many people do you want at the table? Before we boot people from the game, we talk about Bitoku, San Francisco, and Caesar's Empire.

01:28 - Bitoku
12:21 - San Francisco
20:11 - Caesar's Empire
28:46 - Favorite Player Counts
36:08 - Star Trek: Ascendancy
37:04 - Churchill

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#243: We're on Each Other's Team15 Sep 202200:59:00

The best thing about being part of a team is even when things go wrong, your team is there for you. And boy, did things go wrong this week ... but I'm getting ahead of myself. This week we're talking about team games! Twice! Before we make the dream work, we talk about Art Decko, Feed The Kraken, and War of the Ring: The Card Game.

02:47 - Art Decko
09:03 - Feed The Kraken
20:08 - War of the Ring: The Card Game
32:51 - Team games
35:26 - Guards of Atlantis II
39:20 - Ingenious
40:10 - Tichu
43:32 - Concordia Venus
47:43 - Shadow Hunters
49:33 - Inkognito
51:27 - Between Two Cities
52:06 - Ladies & Gentlemen
53:16 - Space Cadets: Dice Duel
53:16 - Captain Sonar

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#242: Second Time's the Charm08 Sep 202200:46:53

Not every game makes the best first impression, but some stick in your mind enough to warrant a second try. So fittingly, the first and second best hosts are here to tell you about the games that they think deserve a revisit. Before we repeat stuff, repeat stuff, we talk about Mille Fiori, Rise of the Metro, and Turing Machine.

02:05 - Mille Fiori
05:57 - Rise of the Metro
12:48 - Turing Machine
22:29 - Games that need a second chance
24:01 - Gaia Project
26:39 - Space Station Phoenix
28:34 - Twilight Imperium: Third Edition
31:01 - Root
33:15 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
35:16 - An Infamous Traffic
35:16 - Panamax
35:16 - Maria
37:09 - Dune: Betrayal
38:10 - Beyond the Sun
40:06 - XCOM: The Board Game
41:56 - Quantum

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#241: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 601-70001 Sep 202200:56:32

Okay, this end of the BGG top list starts to get weird. Regardless, we must draft. Who's going to end up with the best selection of five games from this chunk of one hundred? That's up to you - vote and you could win a $50 gift voucher! Before we pick a peck of paper products, we talk about Town 66, Akropolis, and Pampero.

02:09 - Town 66
08:24 - Akropolis
16:51 - Pampero
27:38 - Drafting BGG's #601-700
29:40 - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
31:11 - So Clover!
32:49 - 6 nimmt!
34:19 - Bus
35:56 - The Oracle of Delphi
37:11 - The Estates
38:50 - Long Shot: The Dice Game
40:44 - Yellow & Yangtze
42:06 - Undaunted: North Africa
43:05 - Between Two Cities
44:02 - City of the Big Shoulders
47:05 - Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
48:05 - QE
49:47 - Civilization: A New Dawn
52:18 - Fort

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#240: The Pillars of Recreation25 Aug 202200:57:09

The pillars of board gaming are games that are so influential, so ubiquitous, that they're practically the shoulders on which many other board games stand. We talk about what are commonly considered the classic pillars, and try to make a more modern list. Before we get into Greek architecture, we talk about Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, Trailblazers, Photograph, and Ys.

02:34 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
04:01 - Trailblazers
11:38 - Wind the Film! / Photograph
18:22 - Ys
28:01 - Modern pillars of board gaming
32:33 - Codenames
36:09 - Splendor
39:01 - 7 Wonders
41:48 - The Resistance: Avalon
43:59 - Concordia
47:21 - Qwixx
51:38 - Scythe

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#239: We're Back and We Brought Lots of Games18 Aug 202200:50:33

Well, we've returned, and some of us are a little worse for wear, but if a week off doesn't get us back into gear, nothing will. Gen Con is behind us, and Mark, who sadly couldn't make the con, quizzes us about our highlights of the show. Before we cast our minds back to Indiana, we talk about Cat in the Box, Formosa Tea, and Twilight Inscription.

02:14 - Cat in the Box
08:31 - Formosa Tea
15:32 - Twilight Inscription
26:26 - Games we played at Gen Con
26:50 - Splendor Duel
33:38 - Green Team Wins
35:06 - Empire's End
38:23 - Kites
39:34 - Good Puppers
42:57 - War of the Ring: The Card Game
43:52 - Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods
46:28 - Freezer pants forever

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#237: Where Are They Now?04 Aug 202200:52:01

Given that we hyped up all those games last week, it's only fair that we prepare ourselves for the aftermath. We look back at some of the most famous and infamous games of yesteryear that were very highly anticipated, and wonder what became of them. Before we relive the comedown, we talk about Master Word, Living Forest, and Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef.

02:00 - Master Word
06:27 - Living Forest
13:29 - Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
25:04 - Anticipated games of years past
26:56 - Founding Fathers
27:35 - Vinhos
28:32 - Wok Star
29:50 - 51st State
30:27 - CO₂
31:11 - Rex: Final Days of an Empire
33:01 - Glory to Rome
36:12 - Xia: Legends of a Drift System
36:50 - Cthulhu Wars
37:48 - Myth
38:43 - Conan
39:40 - Viceroy
40:32 - Mysterium
41:57 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
45:10 - SeaFall
47:57 - Cry Havoc
49:02 - Founders of Gloomhaven

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#336: Happy Little Accidents12 Jun 202500:55:25

When playing games it's easy to fall into the trap of over-anaylsing turns, or questioning whether the move we made was the right one, or even allowing people to roll back whole turns - so we're asking if maybe we've been wrong this whole time, and we should just ... embrace it? Are mistakes interesting? Before we have any regrets, we talk about Apiary, Wizards Cup, and Wroth.

02:43 - Apiary
13:43 - Wizards Cup
20:41 - Wroth
31:37 - Mistakes are fun?

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#236: Gen Con 2022 Preview28 Jul 202200:55:25

Gen Con is a week away! We're headed to Indianapolis (hope to see you there!) but before we do, we're looking down the preview list to get ourselves hyped. These are our five games we're each most excited to see at the show! Before we go Indy, we talk about Vabanque, Orongo, and Blood on the Clocktower.

02:06 - Vabanque
07:25 - Orongo
15:12 - Blood on the Clocktower
23:49 - Our most anticipated Gen Con 2022 games
25:50 - San Francisco
27:07 - Diamond Dig
28:28 - Turing Machine
29:55 - Weirdwood Manor
31:02 - Deal with the Devil
33:00 - Last Light
34:30 - Starship Captains
35:22 - Framework
36:49 - ???
37:04 - Time of Empires
38:38 - Green Team Wins
40:58 - Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina
41:53 - The Shadow Planet: The Board Game
43:30 - Cat in the Box
45:30 - Autobahn

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#235: The Twin Game Showdown21 Jul 202200:58:07

There's a phenomenon called twin films, where competing studios release very similar movies at the same time. We imagine the same idea in board game land, and highlight some of the biggest board game grudge matches - and judge which game we think came out on top. Before there can be only one, we talk about Viking See-Saw, Dandelions, Codex Naturalis, and Luna.

02:38 - Viking See-Saw
05:32 - Dandelions
13:09 - Codex Naturalis
17:52 - Luna
28:30 - Twin game matchups
30:46 - Azul
30:46 - Sagrada
31:35 - Century: Spice Road
31:35 - Splendor
32:28 - Race for the Galaxy
33:28 - Roll for the Galaxy
33:45 - Dune: Imperium
33:45 - Lost Ruins of Arnak
35:08 - Cascadia
35:08 - Wingspan
36:29 - Eclipse
36:29 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
37:29 - Codenames
37:29 - Decrypto
37:47 - Ark Nova
37:47 - Terraforming Mars
38:19 - Azul vs. Sagrada 
40:13 - Century: Spice Road vs. Splendor 
42:48 - Race for the Galaxy vs. Roll for the Galaxy
45:43 - Dune: Imperium vs. Lost Ruins of Arnak
48:22 - Cascadia vs. Wingspan
51:22 - Eclipse vs. Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
51:52 - Codenames vs. Decrypto
54:13 - Ark Nova vs. Terraforming Mars

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#234: It's About Family with Ambie Valdés from Board Game Blitz14 Jul 202200:48:19

Ambie Valdés, from the excellent podcast Board Game Blitz, joins us to talk about family games, and possibly also the Fast and the Furious franchise. Ambie actually has kids, so might know a little more about this than the rest of us. Kids love Vin Diesel. Before we edutain, we talk about Savannah Park, Cryptid, and Stroganov.

04:43 - Savannah Park
11:26 - Cryptid
17:51 - Stroganov
27:11 - Family games
29:55 - Tidy Up!
33:01 - Wingspan
38:03 - Ticket to Ride
40:04 - Flash Point: Fire Rescue
41:39 - Let's Catch the Lion!
43:05 - Qwirkle
43:29 - Gulo Gulo

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#233: A Decade of Missed Games: 2010-201907 Jul 202201:04:47

Well, we can't play everything, and that was probably more true ten years ago than it is now. So we thought we'd look back at the decade past, and highlight some games that we feel like we missed out on. Before we prolong our backlogs, we talk about Loot of Lima, Yosemite, and Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture.

02:13 - Loot of Lima
09:17 - Yosemite
14:56 - Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture
23:01 - Games from last decade we want to play
24:14 - Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game
25:53 - Black Friday
27:12 - Haggis
28:07 - Sentinels of the Multiverse
30:09 - Kolejka
31:30 - Eclipse
33:02 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery
34:20 - Copycat
35:31 - Caverna: The Cave Farmers
38:06 - Duel of Ages II
40:24 - Kanban
42:07 - Wir sind das Volk!
43:21 - Kingdom Death: Monster
45:18 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
47:23 - Mombasa
48:59 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game
50:14 - Arkwright
51:03 - Adrenaline
52:18 - This War of Mine: The Board Game
53:14 - Gaia Project
54:36 - Calimala
55:51 - Obsession
57:50 - Mage Knight Board Game
58:34 - Gùgōng
59:39 - Barrage
1:00:53 - Crusader Kings

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#232: Transcontinental Mailbag Express30 Jun 202201:07:27

We're spread across the world and time, so we do the thing we should never do; we put the questions to you. Yes, you! It's a mailbag episode, we're answering a trio, a trilogy, a trichopteran of your questions. Before we put in our hand and pull out a letter, we talk about Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!, Symphony No.9, and Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen.

03:46 - Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
11:36 - Symphony No.9
19:10 - Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen
37:48 - Do you create game specific ambience?
43:45 - What games have you been returning to?
44:22 - The Great Zimbabwe
45:16 - Tigris & Euphrates
46:37 - Great Western Trail
47:49 - Cascadia
50:03 - Imperium: The Contention
50:24 - Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage "Game."
50:54 - What's a one sentence description of your tastes?

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#231: Why Fight When You Can Negotiate?23 Jun 202200:55:25

Yes, you could make the argument that every game is a negotiation game if you try hard enough, but for a lot of games it's more integral to the design. We look at games that we think integrate negotiation mechanics especially well, and ask how much is too much (or too little) when it comes to negotiation. Before we compromise, we talk about Septima, and Kremlin.

02:12 - Septima
18:09 - Kremlin
34:26 - Negotiation as a mechanic
35:51 - Catan
38:01 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
43:23 - Inis
45:45 - Rising Sun
47:31 - Between Two Cities
49:22 - Dune
50:28 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery
52:48 - Diplomacy

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#230: Worth the Weight16 Jun 202200:57:58

While we tend to enjoy games across the whole spectrum, there's something particular about sinking your teeth into a really heavy game. But it's not always an easy prospect; conditions have to be just right. So what makes a heavy game worth it? Before things get heavy, we talk about Barony, Bausack, Whitehall Mystery, and Dead Reckoning.

02:14 - Barony
13:17 - Bausack
18:07 - Whitehall Mystery
22:59 - Dead Reckoning
32:23 - Diplomacy
34:43 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
35:15 - A Feast for Odin
38:45 - Shipyard
40:03 - Vindication
41:21 - Mage Knight Board Game
42:35 - Forbidden Stars
46:59 - Food Chain Magnate
54:09 - The Great Zimbabwe

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#229: The Positives of Being Negative09 Jun 202201:04:15

There's a lot of discourse lately about the pros and cons of negative board game coverage, and so of course we thought we ought to weigh in. Is there value in negative criticism versus positive, or should there be a balance between the two? Before we take the good with the bad, we talk about Homeworlds, Ave Caesar, and Founders of Teotihuacan.

01:42 - Homeworlds
12:39 - Ave Caesar
18:03 - Founders of Teotihuacan
30:31 - Negative criticism
56:06 - Quest

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#228: Bob Is Beautiful02 Jun 202201:21:47

It's easy to get lost in mechanical discussions of games, and forget to appreciate them as physical creations. There can be beauty in games, and we're here to get to the heart of it the only way we know, the one on one fight to the death that we call BGBBOB. Before we get skin deep, we talk about First Empires, Mille Fiori, and Foundations of Rome.

01:44 - First Empires
08:25 - Mille Fiori
16:41 - Foundations of Rome
32:51 - BGBBOB: Beautiful games
34:18 - Photosynthesis
35:23 - Root
39:12 - Brass: Lancashire
40:34 - Rising Sun
43:26 - Spirit Island
44:36 - The Gallerist
46:28 - Yamataï
48:00 - Azul
49:51 - Agricola
51:17 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
53:26 - Wingspan
54:23 - Inis
56:41 - Foundations of Rome
57:33 - Startups
1:00:19 - Ark Nova

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#227: Board Games: The Sequel: Part II: Electric Boogaloo26 May 202200:57:04

It doesn't happen as much as it does in other industries, but every so often the people at the top demand serialization. We're talking about sequels in board games, when they work, when they (super) don't, and what we'd like to see get the treatment. Before we get franchised, we talk about Next Station: London, Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition), and Azul: Queen's Garden.

01:23 - Next Station: London
09:29 - Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition)
21:44 - Azul: Queen's Garden
39:51 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
40:42 - Uwe Rosenberg Puzzle Trilogy
43:15 - Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
45:13 - Brass: Birmingham
47:11 - Glen More II: Chronicles
48:21 - Empires of the Void II
48:36 - The Resistance: Avalon
49:44 - 7 Wonders Duel
50:10 - 7 Wonders: Architects
50:42 - Alchemists
52:05 - Lignum
52:27 - Francis Drake

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#335: A Cole New Wehrle29 May 202501:08:13

A dazzling place you never knew ... until now that is! We're diving deep on beloved designer Cole Wehrle in another designer spotlight. We dig back into his Roots, and explore the many Arcs that led to his Oath to revolutionize thematic board games. Before our traffic gets infamous, we talk about Toy Battle, Subjective, and Wild Tiled West.

03:43 - Toy Battle
13:51 - Subjective
22:11 - Wild Tiled West
30:43 - Designer Spotlight: Cole Wehrle
34:13 - Pax Porfiriana
40:03 - Root
46:21 - Oath
47:45 - Arcs
50:27 - John Company: Second Edition
56:49 - Molly House

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#226: Metapod19 May 202201:06:04

Metagaming is all about the game that exists within (and without) the game - it's everything that's not written in the rules. Whether that's something that emerges at your table, or in the community at large, it can be a big part of the social experience, and we're all for it. Before we get meta, we talk about Rum & Pirates, Box One, Shamans, and Crescent Moon.

05:00 - Rum & Pirates
11:24 - Box One
14:58 - Shamans
22:11 - Crescent Moon 
38:55 - Metagaming
44:01 - Hanabi
44:40 - The Resistance
48:04 - Root
56:35 - Blood Rage
59:02 - Keyflower

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#225: Itchy, Tasty12 May 202200:54:41

With the middle of the year rapidly approaching, we've acquired our fair share of games that we're really itching to play. We talk about what's recently made its way into our collections that we just can't wait to get to the table. Before we break out the back scratchers, we talk about Ivanhoe, Freshwater Fly, Vindication, and Cryptid: Urban Legends.

02:23 - Ivanhoe
09:13 - Freshwater Fly
17:11 - Vindication
24:22 - Cryptid: Urban Legends
37:36 - Games we're itching to play
38:40 - Dead Reckoning
41:04 - Gloomholdin'
44:18 - Mille Fiori
46:29 - Foundations of Rome
49:57 - Innovation
51:31 - A Feast for Odin
52:17 - Biblios

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#224: Golden Geek Awards 202105 May 202201:14:58

The Golden Geek results are in for 2021, and to avoid burying the lede ... we won! We're over the moon, naturally, but we couldn't have done it without you. We celebrate by giving our takes on the rest of the awards, how we voted, and what we think about the other categories. Before we bathe in our glory, we talk about Aristocracy, Senators, and Ark Nova.

06:08 - Aristocracy
15:51 - Senators
23:58 - Ark Nova
42:15 - Golden Geek Awards
43:29 - That Time You Killed Me
43:58 - Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
44:17 - Radlands
45:30 - Sleeping Gods
46:16 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
47:52 - The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
49:19 - PARKS: Nightfall
49:56 - The Adventures of Robin Hood
51:03 - 7 Wonders: Architects
52:00 - Cascadia
54:07 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
57:12 - Gloomholdin'
1:02:31 - Red Flag Over Paris
1:03:07 - Podcast of the Year

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#223: Ye Olden Games with Mark Bigney from So Very Wrong About Games28 Apr 202201:18:48

It's easy to get caught up in the cult of the new, but there are so many amazing games that came out before we were even in the hobby. Mark Bigney of So Very Wrong About Games joins us to look at the games we love from yesteryear, and other older games we really ought to play. And stick around for even more special appearances after the show! Before we go back in time, we talk about Sobek: 2 Players, Phantom Leader Deluxe, and Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition.

04:30 - Sobek: 2 Players
11:59 - Phantom Leader Deluxe
27:56 - Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
37:07 - Acquire
41:45 - Bus
45:29 - Dream Factory
49:49 - Civilization
53:15 - Advanced Civilization
1:00:52 - Quo Vadis?
1:01:43 - Ikusa
1:03:20 - Antike II
1:03:52 - Die Macher
1:05:41 - Victory in the Pacific
1:10:18 - Subbuteo

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#222: Are You the Gatekeeper?21 Apr 202200:49:18

There are many ways that we can accidentally contribute to gatekeeping in the hobby - pushing those who want to embrace it away. Whether it's to those outside, or even, bizarrely, to those already in, we break down the subtle (and unsubtle) ways we do it, whether or not we mean to. Before we find the keymaster, we talk about San Marco, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, and Ghosts of Christmas.

02:28 - San Marco
10:57 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
20:34 - Ghosts of Christmas
32:03 - Exploding Kittens
32:18 - Catan
33:17 - Wingspan
43:02 - Codenames

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#221: P-P-P-Party Questions14 Apr 202200:47:47

It doesn't quite work the same, but what do you expect when Neilan's not present? Speaking of presents, it's Mark's birthday so the rest of the crew celebrate with a parade of (don't call them hot) questions, where they invent expansions, and save the planet. Before we get older, we talk about Time Barons, and The Key: Sabotage at Lucky Llama Land.

03:57 - Time Barons
13:37 - Hanabi Deluxe II
15:34 - The Key: Sabotage at Lucky Llama Land
28:06 - Beyond the Sun
30:57 - The Quest for El Dorado
32:38 - Biblios
33:32 - Pax Renaissance
36:54 - The Castles of Burgundy

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#220: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 501-60007 Apr 202201:00:57

It's been a little while, but we're back with the next hundred games on BoadGameGeek, and we're drafting a five game collection from them. Who ended up with the best picks? Vote and you could win a $50 gift voucher! Before things get drafty, we talk about Imperium: The Contention, Wonderland's War, and Gentes.

02:19 - Imperium: The Contention
07:20 - Wonderland's War
19:23 - Gentes
33:32 - Quantum
35:31 - Kemet: Blood and Sand
37:51 - Through the Desert
39:28 - Pax Renaissance
40:45 - Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes
42:45 - Pax Porfiriana
43:27 - Coloretto
45:02 - Camel Up
46:14 - Cuba Libre
47:02 - Nova Luna
48:57 - Furnace
49:59 - Imperium: Classics
51:56 - Fort
54:09 - Space Empires 4X
57:47 - Carson City

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#219: A Perfect Ten31 Mar 202200:45:47

Does the perfect game exist? Probably not, but is that even the point? This week we discuss the elusive 10/10 rating, whether it makes sense to apply it, and what that means for rating games in general. Before we realize pobody's nerfect, we talk about Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage "Game.", Manila, and Picture Perfect.

02:11 - Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage "Game."
12:14 - Manila
16:55 - Camel Up
18:50 - Picture Perfect
31:05 - Tigris & Euphrates
37:58 - Ark Nova
40:17 - Wingspan

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#218: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 202224 Mar 202201:01:29

Wow, hundreds of you sent in your favourite games, and it was absolute chaos. But we got all the data together, cleaned up the typos, and crunched the numbers via a super secret algorithm, and here we are, your favourite games of all-time! For this year, at least. Before you take the stage, we talk about Schotten Totten 2, For Science!, and The Bridges of Shangri-La.

02:17 - Schotten Totten 2
13:13 - For Science!
23:17 - The Bridges of Shangri-La
33:59 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
35:07 - Inis
36:34 - El Grande
37:43 - Dominion
39:14 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
39:45 - Scythe
40:29 - Terraforming Mars
41:11 - Terra Mystica
42:53 - A Feast for Odin
43:18 - Agricola
44:20 - Race for the Galaxy
44:41 - The Castles of Burgundy
45:47 - Innovation
46:55 - Gloomhaven
47:36 - Great Western Trail
48:21 - Concordia
49:58 - Root
51:07 - Hansa Teutonica
52:21 - Brass: Birmingham
53:19 - Spirit Island

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#217: We Got Rid of a Bunch of Games!17 Mar 202200:55:18

There is a joy as equal in receiving a game, as moving it onto another person to enjoy. Especially, if you're Mark, when there's cash involved. We reflect on the many games that got left behind recently. Before we purge, we talk about Imperial Steam, Circus Flohcati, and Dogs of War.

02:33 - Circus Flohcati
09:37 - Imperial Steam
21:22 - Dogs of War
29:33 - Camel Up: Off Season
31:01 - Ciub
31:53 - Ten
33:18 - Visitor in Blackwood Grove
33:35 - Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden
33:52 - Bosk
34:08 - Castell
35:38 - Ninja Catfoot and the Covert Action
37:07 - In a Grove
37:07 - Dokojong
40:16 - Yokohama
40:59 - Castles of Burgundy
41:20 - Oath
41:46 - Feudum
42:23 - Lords of Vegas
42:32 - Chinatown
44:20 - Scape Goat
44:42 - Bequest
45:08 - Kardashev Scale
45:38 - Beez
45:56 - Llamaland
46:51 - Kobayakawa
47:07 - Lost Cities: Roll and Write
47:15 - Rebel Knox
47:36 - Tutto!
48:02 - Time Bomb Evolution
48:28 - My City
48:28 - The King's Dilemma
49:00 - Seikatsu
49:35 - Dinner in Paris
49:43 - Ruination
50:05 -  Radlands
50:38 - Whirling Witchcraft
50:53 - Hadara
51:09 - Power Failure
51:28 - Mystic Paths
51:43 - Bazaar
55:07 - Blokus

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#334: Nothing's Done It Better15 May 202500:51:32

Well, we finally did it. We played CATAN, and it was ... good! And then we started wondering, is there anything that's done quite the same thing that that game is doing? And then that got us wondering how many games there are like that, where it's genuinely hard to say that nothing has done it better since. And then that got us wondering if, instead of all this wondering, we should record a podcast episode. Before we wander, we talk about Box Two, Catan: Cities & Knights, and An Infamous Traffic.

02:47 - Box Two
09:18 - Catan: Cities & Knights
19:50 - An Infamous Traffic
31:58 - Has anyone done it better?
32:26 - Catan
35:55 - Concordia
36:17 - Rise of Tribes
37:31 - Space Base
39:26 - Archipelago
40:38 - Dominion
41:17 - Aeon's End
42:22 - Star Realms
42:32 - Shards of Infinity
44:43 - Diplomacy
44:59 - Dune
46:48 - Battle for Rokugan
47:04 - A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)

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#216: We're Doing This Together!10 Mar 202200:53:49

Waiting your turn is so 2021.  Simultaneous play is where it's at now. Fortunately, we got a chance to try A BUNCH of games featuring the mechanism at Dice Tower West! So, before we all hold hands and dive in all at once, we'll chat about Bear Raid, Loco!, Imperium: The Contention, and Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest.

04:30 - Bear Raid
12:18 - Loco!
18:09 - Imperium: The Contention
30:37 - Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
47:20 - Guards of Atlantis
48:49 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant

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#215: Some Like It H-H-Hot03 Mar 202200:39:15

We're on the way to Dice Tower West, so we're keeping this one easy breezy with just a hot question. How many games on your shelf do you think you could teach without looking at the rulebook? Before we turn up the heat, we talk about Yokohama, Final Girl, and Mystic Paths.

03:04 - Yokohama
11:35 - Final Girl
20:27 - Mystic Paths

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#214: Bob's Alright (For Fighting)24 Feb 202201:25:56

Return of the Bob! If you don't know what a BGBBOB, boy you've missed out. Twelve games enter, and, well, they all exit, but only once they've been arranged in the appropriate order via a series of one on one fights. And fights are doubly appropriate this week, because we're battling it out in search of the best combat systems. Before we wish for peace, we talk about 7 Wonders: Architects, Kokopelli, and Canopy.

03:18 - 7 Wonders: Architects
10:46 - Kokopelli
19:22 - Canopy
31:42 - Diplomacy
33:26 - Rising Sun
35:52 - Mage Knight Board Game
37:44 - Arcadia Quest
41:10 - Chaos in the Old World
42:18 - Eclipse
45:49 - Blood Rage
48:20 - Kemet
53:03 - Neuroshima Hex
57:11 - King of Tokyo
1:01:55 - Dune
1:05:17 - Inis

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#213: Approach Without Caution17 Feb 202200:55:47

Approachability and accessibility are incredibly important to a wide swathe of gamers, but for those experienced in the hobby, it can often get overlooked. We investigate how games can aid those both in and especially outside the hobby to be more immediately appealing. Before we have a beer with him, we talk about Shinkansen: Zero Kei, Project L, and Boonlake.

01:32 - Shinkansen: Zero Kei
11:30 - Project L
21:13 - Boonlake
37:34 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
38:13 - Wavelength
39:14 - Splendor
39:45 - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
40:54 - Race for the Galaxy
42:07 - Scythe
43:22 - Troyes
49:27 - The Siege of Runedar
51:14 - Kitchen Rush
52:45 - Enchanted Plumes

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#212: Two Can Play At That Game10 Feb 202200:47:20

It's the triumphant return of the terrific trio - you know exactly who we mean - to talk about games where one of us would have to be left out. That's right, it's two players only at this table, and we're talking about our favourite games that fit the bill, and why we love them. Before we one-three-nine-take-two, we talk about Undaunted: Normandy, Fields of Arle, and That Time You Killed Me.

02:12 - Undaunted: Normandy
11:07 - Fields of Arle
17:27 - That Time You Killed Me
28:19 - Two player games
29:47 - Azul
30:56 - The Field of the Cloth of Gold
34:35 - Innovation
35:52 - Cthulhu Wars: Duel
36:25 - Cosmic Encounter Duel
38:40 - BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia
39:42 - Magic: The Gathering
41:10 - Race for the Galaxy
43:53 - Ginkgopolis

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#211: Our Most Anticipated Games of 202203 Feb 202201:07:42

New year, new games, and we're really in it now. We look ahead to the year ahead, and all the games that we're most excited to get our hands on ... but we couldn't do it without just a little bit of help from our friends. Before we consult our many crystal balls, we talk about American Bookshop, War of the Ring: Second Edition, and Coffee Traders.

01:56 - American Bookshop
06:42 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
22:21 - Coffee Traders
34:16 - Aegean Sea
34:35 - Hamburg
36:01 - The Guild of Merchant Explorers
37:26 - Eleven: Football Manager Board Game
39:12 - The Shivers
40:53 - Root: The Marauder Expansion
42:33 - Dungeons, Dice & Danger
42:52 - Hamburg
43:49 - Bear Raid
45:24 - Federation
47:32 - Dice Realms
48:37 - Vagrantsong
50:14 - Return to Dark Tower
51:16 - Weather Machine
53:10 - Crescent Moon
55:06 - Stationfall
57:36 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
59:39 - Ra
1:00:53 - Distilled
1:02:40 - Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

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Mike Dilisio - https://sporadicallyboard.libsyn.com

#210: No One Man Should Have All That Power27 Jan 202200:51:08

Few things feel better than those moments in board games that make you feel powerful. Whether it's playing the perfect card, pulling off a perfectly executed turn, or splashing down that giant mini, we look at some of our favourite power plays in board games. Before we corrupt absolutely, we talk about Biblios: Quill and Parchment, Cryo, and Origins: First Builders.

03:00 - Biblios: Quill and Parchment
12:43 - Cryo
22:24 - Origins: First Builders
28:57 - Games that make you feel powerful
29:21 - Russian Railroads
30:22 - Le Havre
31:01 - A Feast for Odin
32:01 - Dominion
32:43 - Automobiles
33:49 - Cosmic Encounter
34:17 - I'm the Boss!
35:06 - Magic: The Gathering
36:35 - La Granja
38:45 - Cthulhu Wars
40:05 - Nothing Personal
41:32 - The Downfall of Pompeii
43:12 - Spirit Island
44:53 - Dominant Species
46:49 - Furnace
48:07 - Innovation

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#209: Holiday Hits and Hot Questions20 Jan 202200:55:36

And we're back! The holiday extravaganza is over, and it's back to business as usual around here. And what better way to get back into the swing of things than with some h-h-hot questions! Before that, we catch up on our holidays apart, with tales about the games that we played with our loved ones, including The Siege of Runedar, Snakesss, and Time Bomb Evolution.

02:18 - The Siege of Runedar
08:02 - Snakesss
14:49 - Time Bomb Evolution
19:04 - Sacred Rites
24:09 - Hearts of AttrAction
30:03 - Wits & Wagers Vegas
32:18 - Colorful
35:14 - Paperback
37:33 - Ten plays of one game, or one play of ten?
40:17 - The Great Zimbabwe
44:47 - Abandoning games halfway through?
48:56 - Time's Up!
51:36 - Blood Rage
52:10 - Heroes of Land, Air & Sea

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#208: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 10-1 (ft. Tom Brewster)13 Jan 202202:10:12

It's the grand finale of the event of events that is the BGB Top 50 Games of All-time! These are our ten absolute favourite games, and, fittingly, it's a bumper episode with more than one surprise. Joining us in the peanut gallery this week, it's none other than the manic imp of Shut Up & Sit Down himself, the absolute mad genius that is Tom Brewster. Buckle in, it's going to get weird.

02:36 - Kellen #10 - El Grande
04:08 - Mark #10 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
07:44 - Neilan #10 - Exit: The Game
11:08 - Christina #10 - I'm the Boss!
14:53 - Kellen #9 - Inis
18:05 - Mark #9 - The Estates
20:13 - Neilan #9 - Guards of Atlantis II
23:20 - Christina #9 - Lost Cities
28:28 - Kellen #8 - Diplomacy
31:18 - Mark #8 - Hansa Teutonica
34:02 - Neilan #8 - Pictomania
37:20 - Christina #8 - Twice as Clever!
41:07 - Kellen #7 - Dune
43:43 - Mark #7 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
45:33 - Neilan #7 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
48:14 - Christina #7 - Blood Rage
53:03 - Kellen #6 - Cosmic Encounter
55:03 - Mark #6 - Brass: Lancashire
56:56 - Neilan #6 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
1:00:06 - Christina #6 - Babylonia
1:05:31 - Kellen #5 - Troyes
1:05:31 - Christina #5 - Troyes
1:10:06 - Mark #5 - Arboretum
1:12:11 - Neilan #5 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
1:14:15 - Kellen #4 - I'm the Boss!
1:16:57 - Mark #4 - Fresh Fish
1:19:56 - Neilan #4 - Gloomhaven
1:22:25 - Christina #4 - El Grande
1:25:26 - Kellen #3 - Cthulhu Wars
1:25:26 - Christina #3 - Cthulhu Wars
1:29:37 - Mark #3 - Caylus 1303
1:31:38 - Neilan #3 - The Resistance
1:35:24 - Kellen #2 - Archipelago
1:38:02 - Mark #2 - Race for the Galaxy
1:41:12 - Neilan #2 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
1:45:45 - Christina #2 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
1:51:46 - Christina #1 - Innovation
1:51:46 - Kellen #1 - Innovation
1:57:28 - Mark #1 - Biblios
1:59:34 - Neilan #1 - A Feast for Odin

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#207: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 20-11 (ft. Ambie Valdés)06 Jan 202201:03:28

The penultimate episode of the grand series is here, it's the BGB Top 50! As the journey approaches its end, we're venturing into our 20th to 11th favourite games, with some support from the peanut gallery. And with thirty more board games to blitz through, who better to help us than Ambie Valdés of Board Game Blitz!

01:27 - Mark #20 - Imperial 2030
03:02 - Neilan #20 - Decrypto
04:11 - Kellen #20 - The Resistance
06:19 - Mark #19 - Ra
07:35 - Neilan #19 - Patchwork
09:15 - Kellen #19 - Ingenious
11:32 - Mark #18 - Barrage
13:41 - Neilan #18 - Rising Sun
15:24 - Kellen #18 - Time's Up!
18:01 - Mark #17 - Pax Renaissance
19:32 - Neilan #17 - Taj Mahal
20:34 - Kellen #17 - 6 nimmt!
22:55 - Mark #16 - Archipelago
26:03 - Neilan #16 - Brass: Birmingham
28:00 - Kellen #16 - Telestrations
30:20 - Mark #15 - 1846: The Race for the Midwest
32:07 - Neilan #15 - Watson & Holmes
33:44 - Kellen #15 - Decrypto
35:53 - Mark #14 - Bus
38:01 - Neilan #14 - Codenames
39:05 - Kellen #14 - Omen: A Reign of War
41:29 - Mark #13 - Tigris & Euphrates
42:59 - Neilan #13 - Alchemists
45:00 - Kellen #13 - Glory to Rome
47:52 - Mark #12 - El Grande
50:05 - Neilan #12 - Scythe
51:41 - Kellen #12 - Hansa Teutonica
54:31 - Mark #11 - Age of Steam
56:53 - Neilan #11 - Cthulhu Wars
58:29 - Kellen #11 - Coloretto

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#333: Gold3n G33ks01 May 202500:59:00

Happy 333! In honour of our three hundred and thirty third episode, BoardGameGeek has decided to host an emergency session of the Golden Geek Awards, and we're here to tell you about all the nominees that satisfy the crucial conditions of being (1) good games (2) we played (3) last year. Before we open our third eye, we also talk about Einfach Genial 3D, Gazebo, and Stalk Exchange.

02:28 - Einfach Genial 3D
11:48 - Gazebo
19:08 - Stalk Exchange
28:43 - 2025 Golden Geek Awards
30:34 - Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
31:09 - A Gest of Robin Hood
32:45 - Ironwood
33:09 - Compile: Main 1
39:45 - Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion
41:08 - Monkey Palace
42:10 - City of Six Moons
43:43 - Flip 7
45:26 - Endeavor: Deep Sea
46:07 - Fromage
48:21 - Civolution
49:26 - Hister Bingo
50:57 - Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs

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#206: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 30-21 (ft. Mike Walker)30 Dec 202101:15:24

What better way to send off the year than part three of the party to end all parties, the BGB Top 50! We're adding thirty more incredible games to the list, with our 30th to 21st favourite picks. This week, we have the Black Tank, Mike Walker of So Very Wrong About Games tearing apart our choices from the peanut gallery!

01:57 - Kellen #30 - Taj Mahal
03:32 - Mark #30 - Modern Art
05:48 - Neilan #30 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
09:11 - Kellen #29 - Race for the Galaxy
11:27 - Mark #29 - Francis Drake
13:02 - Neilan #29 - Gaia Project
16:33 - Kellen #28 - Krass Kariert / Dealt! / SCOUT
18:33 - Mark #28 - The Gallerist
20:37 - Neilan #28 - Twice as Clever!
22:33 - Kellen #27 - Rumble Nation
25:12 - Mark #27 - Panic on Wall Street!
27:30 - Neilan #27 - Azul
30:00 - Kellen #26 - Startups
32:49 - Mark #26 - A Question of Scruples
34:34 - Neilan #26 - Werewords
37:44 - Kellen #25 - Keyflower
40:09 - Mark #25 - Lancaster
43:23 - Neilan #25 - Spirit Island
46:33 - Kellen #24 - Smartphone Inc.
48:42 - Mark #24 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
50:41 - Neilan #24 - The Quest for El Dorado
53:01 - Kellen #23 - Codenames
55:34 - Mark #23 - Container
57:13 - Neilan #23 - Blue Lagoon
59:24 - Kellen #22 - Babylonia
1:01:52 - Mark #22 - Pictomania
1:03:05 - Neilan #22 - Inis
1:06:11 - Kellen #21 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
1:07:57 - Mark #21 - City of the Big Shoulders
1:09:51 - Neilan #21 - The Oracle of Delphi

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#205: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 40-31 (ft. Monique & Naveen)23 Dec 202101:21:43

We're back for the second part of the year's greatest celebration, it's the top fifty! We've got thirty more incredible games to talk about this week, as we get into our games ranked 40th to 31st. This week in the peanut gallery, critiquing our picks, we're thrilled to have Monique (the Lavender tank herself) and Naveen of Before You Play!

01:29 - Neilan #40 - Coloretto
03:15 - Kellen #40 - Zendo
05:28 - Mark #40 - Ginkgopolis
07:46 - Neilan #39 - Aeon's End
10:06 - Kellen #39 - Stephenson's Rocket
12:47 - Mark #39 - Reef Encounter
16:09 - Neilan #38 - Dominion
17:49 - Kellen #38 - Genoa
19:46 - Mark #38 - Smartphone Inc.
23:22 - Neilan #37 - Archipelago
25:08 - Kellen #37 - Beyond the Sun
27:21 - Mark #37 - Maracaibo
29:54 - Neilan #36 - Innovation
32:33 - Kellen #36 - Dogs of War
34:45 - Mark #36 - Blue Lagoon
38:05 - Neilan #35 - Hansa Teutonica
39:58 - Kellen #35 - Pax Porfiriana
42:37 - Mark #35 - Genoa
44:57 - Neilan #34 - In the Year of the Dragon
47:10 - Kellen #34 - Agricola
49:42 - Mark #34 - True Colors
54:50 - Neilan #33 - The Search for Planet X
57:48 - Kellen #33 - Wizard
59:37 - Mark #33 - Glen More II: Chronicles
1:04:10 - Neilan #32 - Kemet
1:06:01 - Kellen #32 - Imperial 2030
1:08:07 - Mark #32 - Cthulhu Wars
1:11:03 - Neilan #31 - Yellow & Yangtze
1:13:41 - Kellen #31 - Fuji Flush
1:15:33 - Mark #31 - Dominant Species

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#204: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2021: 50-41 (ft. Mike Dilisio)16 Dec 202101:24:44

It's time. The event of the year is upon us, as we begin counting down our FIFTY. FAVOURITE. GAMES. OF. ALL. TIME. We're kicking it off where you kick off all good top 50s, with our games ranked 50th to 41st favourite games. And we've also invited Mr Delicious himself, Mike DiLisio of The Dice Tower, to pick apart our choices from his lofty perch in the peanut gallery. Let's go!

03:15 - Kellen #50 - So Clover!
07:10 - Neilan #50 - Taluva
10:18 - Mark #50 - Glory to Rome
14:30 - Kellen #49 - Throne and the Grail
16:43 - Neilan #49 - Sagani
19:07 - Mark #49 - Stephenson's Rocket
22:13 - Kellen #48 - Root
25:23 - Neilan #48 - Troyes
27:35 - Mark #48 - Marvel Champions
31:14 - Kellen #47 - Splendor
33:25 - Neilan #47 - Letter Jam
35:44 - Mark #47 - Dungeon Fighter
39:05 - Kellen #46 - Brass: Lancashire
41:38 - Neilan #46 - Gùgōng
43:33 - Mark #46 - Babylonia
46:47 - Kellen #45 - Nusfjord
49:34 - Neilan #45 - Pipeline
50:49 - Mark #45 - Ricochet Robots
54:46 - Kellen #44 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
56:51 - Neilan #44 - The Great Zimbabwe
58:52 - Mark #44 - Lisboa
1:02:12 - Kellen #43 - The Game
1:04:31 - Neilan #43 - So Clover!
1:05:36 - Mark #43 - Cuba Libre
1:08:34 - Kellen #42 - Bruges
1:11:16 - Neilan #42 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne
1:13:31 - Mark #42 - Rising Sun
1:16:22 - Kellen #41 - Lords of Vegas
1:18:52 - Neilan #41 - Orléans
1:20:36 - Mark #41 - Innovation

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