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Last episode we left off with having crowned Dominion the grandfather (grandmother? Grandparent? Not sure why I’m trying to gender a board game here…), okay, let’s go with the grandparent of the genre of deck building. But how did that develop? And where did we go from there? Let's continue on this adventure of exploring deck building in Part II of the Nerdstorian's Guide to Board Gaming, The History of Deck Building

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  Sources and Games Talked About: Dominion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion Escapist Magazine: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/dominion-over-all/ Dominion Strategy Interview: https://dominionstrategy.com/2012/12/20/interview-with-donald-x-vaccarino-part-i-boardgame-design/ The Secret History of Dominion: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/996671/the-secret-history-of-dominion Spiele des Jahres: https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/spiele/dominion/ Dominion Reaches 1 Million Sales: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/371/dominion-becomes-a-millionaire-and-player-vs-playe Hogwarts Battle: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199042/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle Does Donald X. Vaccarino Actually Exist?: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/421247/donald-x-vaccarinoyour-first-time-design-wins-sdj Donald X. Vaccarino BGG Bio: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/10525/donald-x-vaccarino Arctic Scavengers: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41933/arctic-scavengers Fzzzt!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42111/fzzzt Arcana: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45134/arcana Thunderstone: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/53953/thunderstone Puzzle Strike: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/67928/puzzle-strike Ascension: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69789/ascension-deckbuilding-game Friday: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43570/friday A Few Acres of Snow: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/79828/a-few-acres-of-snow Quarriors: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91536/quarriors Mage Knight: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/96848/mage-knight-board-game Star Trek Deck Building Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98242/star-trek-deck-building-game-the-next-generation Legendary Deck Building Series: https://www.board-game.co.uk/legendary-deck-building/ Star Realms: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147020/star-realms Aeon’s End: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191189/aeons-end Lost Ruins of Arnak: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484/lost-ruins-of-arnak Dune: Imperium: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium BoardGameGeek Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Mechanism: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamemechanic/2664/deck-bag-and-pool-building/linkeditems/boardgamemechanic?pageid=1&sort=yearpublished

Today we are taking a look at two games that were introduced to us on a double-date! We take a look at a hockey based drafting game called All-Star Draft and a family game by Paolo Mori called Captain Flip. Are these two games worth a spot on your shelf?

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Games Talked About Today:

All-Star Draft: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322014/all-star-draft

Captain Flip: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393325/captain-flip

 

Taiki Shinzawa is one of the most prolific trick-taking designers out there, but he does so much more, including: puzzles, abstract games, and murder mysteries. Today we chat with him about his inspirations, his favorite games, and what to look forward to next!

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Games Discussed Today (in alphabetical order:

American Bookshop: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/292811/american-bookshop

Big Top: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369899/big-top

Console Romano: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128683/console-romano

Pala: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37441/pala

Tricks & Deserts: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/166215/tricks-deserts

Today on another guest episode, we are joined by Ben to talk about games we've been playing from the Tokyo Game Market as well as some final FAQs before the Tokyo Game Market Mystery Boxes are released on January 26.

This episode is split in half, with the first half being game reviews and the second half being about the Tokyo Game Market boxes. 

 

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New host! New host! It's time to meet a new host! Today's episode is all about getting to know a new host who will be joining the Dojo starting in February, bringing a lot of new perspectives and knowledge to the show.

 

Note: The audio quality of the new software was very poor, sounding like we recorded using a microwave in a tunnel. I apologize to everyone listening and to our new host, we will not be using that software again. -Eric

 

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Jaina's Old Podcast, A Nerstorians Guide to Modern Board Games

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-nerdstorians-guide-to-modern-board-games/id1705588205

 

Today we are going over some games we played while visiting the UK, including the very out-of-print Discworld Ankh-Morpork, the deduction puzzle that is technically a game Paint the Roses, and, we aren't kidding you, a game that has this as the tagline on BGG "Finger the cards you want to win prizes," Last Penguin. I don't even know how to follow that....

 

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Zodiac Rush Review: https://youtu.be/zmVNjLD4jn0

Hello and welcome to 2024! After our hope episode there's no better way to kick off 2024 with our Top 10 Games of All Time! And yes, I mean our because for the first time ever, Tsumachan is here! That means 20 unique games and some occasional Japan discussions that all leads to an exciting episode. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we had recording it (maybe it was the hot wine we were drinking)

Note: This episode is the audio version of the Youtube video, so the audio quality is a bit lower than usual and we reference this as a "video."

 

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Happy New Year! 明けましておめでとうございます!

To start the New Year, we have invited lots of people onto the podcast to share with you their hopes and goals for 2024. We hope this kicks off 2024 in a positive way!

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Thank you to everyone who contributed to this episode (Listed in chronological order)

Decision Space: https://www.decisionspacepodcast.com/

Dads on a Map/Tricky: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dads-on-a-map/id1482045081

TrickTalkers:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trick-talkers/id1636223628

They mentioned these during their segment:

https://www.johannaforster.com/shop

https://www.polliadesign.com/

VodPod/Intertextual Cardboard Experience: https://rss.com/podcasts/intertextualcardboardexperience/

Beans & Dice: https://www.youtube.com/@BeansAndDicePodcast

A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Gaming:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-nerdstorians-guide-to-modern-board-games/id1705588205

Board Game Duel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/board-game-duel/id1584596715

Smashing Bricks: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smashing-bricks-a-retro-gaming-podcast/id1586159053

One Stop Co-Op Shop: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-stop-co-op-shop/id1239195238

It's the end of 2023 and it's time to reflect on our year...and get some stuff of our chest! Whether it's a failure of the year, hot takes, or something on our mind that we just need to get out, join the Board Game Dojo and some guests to help us clean out some of these pestering thoughts so we can start our New Years with a fresh start!

 

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this episode (Listed in chronological order)

Board Game Duel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/board-game-duel/id1584596715

VodPod/Intertextual Cardboard Experience: https://rss.com/podcasts/intertextualcardboardexperience/

Beans & Dice: https://www.youtube.com/@BeansAndDicePodcast

TrickTalkers:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trick-talkers/id1636223628

A Nerdstorian's Guide to Modern Board Gaming:

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On Youtube we brought you our Top 10 Games to Bring to the Holidays but we thought some of those were really group dependent, so we wanted to make a list of games we thought are safe options no matter the family. 

 

Here are our top 5 crowd-pleasers/safe options/best bets to bring this holiday season! And by 5 we mean that we definitely included more than 5. 

 

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Games mentioned today (alphabetized)

Awkward Guests: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188866/awkward-guests-walton-case

Can't Stop:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41/cant-stop

Deception: Murder in Hong Kong: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156129/deception-murder-hong-kong

Decrypto: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto

Gang of Dice: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366129/gang-dice

Hard to Get: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370444/hard-get

Rubber Paper Scissors: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394081/rubber-paper-scissors

So Clover: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329839/so-clover

Spots: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/372559/spots