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Episode 299: Our Favorite Games of All Time (10-1) or It Only Took Us Seven Months But We Have Finished the Countdown
Episode 344
mardi 20 mai 2025 • Duration 01:00:40
Episode 299: Our Favorite Games of All Time (10-1)
Introduction:
News:
- Fu: Festive Fortunes: $38; 9 days
- Food Truck Race: $45 (4) or $69 (6); 10 days
Games Played:
- Mille Fiori
- Fromage
Our Favorite Games of All Time (10-1):
- Jason 10 - Woodcraft
- Katie 10 - Earth
- Jason 9 - Rococo
- Katie 9 - Shakespeare
- Jason 8 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
- Katie 8 - Obsession
- Jason 7 - Merlin
- Katie 7 - Lorenzo il Magnifico
- Jason 6 - Iki
- Katie 6 - Merlin
- Jason 5 - Vinhos
- Katie 5 - Rococo
- Jason 4 - Coimbra
- Katie 4 - White Castle
- Jason 3 - Concordia
- Katie 3 - Woodcraft
- Jason 2 - Tapestry
- Katie 2 - Coimbra
- Jason 1 - The Gallerist
- Katie 1 - Grand Austria Hotel
Closing:
Episode 298: Our Favorite Games of All Time (20-11) or Katie Reaffirms Her Love of Martin Wallace and Spoils Her Number One Game of All Time
Episode 343
vendredi 25 avril 2025 • Duration 50:14
Episode 298: Our Favorite Games of All Time (20-11)
Introduction:
News:
Games Played:
Our Favorite Games of All Time (20-11):
- Jason 20 - Brass
- Katie 20 - Pret-a-Porter
- Jason 19 - Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar
- Katie 19 - The Gallerist
- Jason 18 - Wonderland’s War
- Katie 18 - The Belgian Beers Race
- Jason 17 - Wingspan
- Katie 17 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
- Jason 16 - Champions of Midgard
- Katie 16 - Amerigo
- Jason 15 - London
- Katie 15 - Alma Mater
- Jason 14 - Orleans
- Katie 14 - London
- Jason 13 - Everdell
- Katie 13 - Iki
- Jason 12 - Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
- Katie 12 - Newton
- Jason 11 - Grand Austria Hotel
- Katie 11 - Distilled
Closing:
Episode 292.9: Jason's Top 100 Beyond the 100 Games of All Time (150-141)
Episode 334
samedi 11 janvier 2025 • Duration 18:48
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Episode 221: #Origins2022 Recap or Jason Broke His Budget to Back a Kickstarter and This is the Thanks He Gets?
Episode 244
vendredi 17 juin 2022 • Duration 01:04:00
Episode 221: #Origins2022 Recap
Introduction:
News/Crowdfunding:
- Crossroads Inn: The Innkeeper’s Creed - 7 days, $42
- Enigma Crime Scene: Sicily and Chicago - 12 days left, $54.83
Games Played:
- Platypus
- Blank Slate
- Terror on Star Base X - Katie
- Lords of Vegas
- It’s a Wonderful World
- Katie - Return to Dark Tower
Obligatory #Origins2022 Recap:
- Distilled
- Septima
- Fog of Love
- Mortum: Medieval Detective
- Sherlock: Case Connection
- Power Plants
Honorable Mentions: Patrick and Julia; Board Game Rundown guys
Closing:
Episode 220: Jason’s Favorite Odd End Game Mechanisms or Sometimes We Say We Aren’t Having an Episode and We Drop One For You As a Surprise
Episode 243
vendredi 10 juin 2022 • Duration 22:16
Episode 220 - Favorite Odd End Game Mechanisms
Introduction:
Games Played:
- Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game
- My Farm Shop
- Hansa
Favorite Games with Odd End Game Mechanisms:
- 5 - Gugong
- 4 - Council of Blackthorn
- 3 - Livingstone
- 2 - Venice
- 1 - Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
Honorable Mentions:
High Society, QE, Clank!, The Hunger
or
Lords of Waterdeep, London, Unicorn Fever
Closing:
Episode 219: #Origins2022 Preview or Katie Has Been Preparing to Be the Septima By Practicing Making Potions the Past Few Weeks
Episode 242
vendredi 3 juin 2022 • Duration 58:15
Episode 219: #Origins2022 Preview
Introduction:
News/Crowdfunding:
- Kabuto Sumo Total Mayhem and so much more - 6 days, $89 new stuff
- Flappy Families - 8 days, $27
- Bark Avenue - 10 days, $49
Games Played:
- Hanafuda - Koi Koi
- Ethnos
- Clank! Temple of the Ape Lords Expansion
Obligatory #Origins2022 Preview:
- Jason - Hippocrates, Game Brewer, For Sale $70
- Katie - Mortum: Medieval Detective, Arcane Wonders, $50
- Jason - New York Pizza Delivery, AirLoom Games, For Sale $50
- Katie - Suspects, Hachette Games, $30
- Jason - Bug Off!,R & R Games, For Sale $15
- Katie - Picture Perfect Movie Star and Pickpocket expansions, Arcane Wonders, $23
- Jason - Longboard, 25th Century Games, For Sale $20
- Katie - Septima, Mindclash Games, demo only
Honorable Mentions: Sherlock: Case Connection, Distilled, Dom Pierre, The Spill, Cryptid Cafe, Gartenbau, Life of a Chameleon, Oak
Non-Gaming: Getting to hang out with Board Game Rundown and play some games (hopefully).
Closing:
Episode 218: The Emperor and Loki Sat at The Kids Table in Druid City Staring at the Pandasaurus Wearing a Plaid Hat or Katie Calls Jason a Simpleton
Episode 241
vendredi 27 mai 2022 • Duration 01:00:47
Episode 218 - The Emperor and Loki Sat at The Kids Table in Druid City Staring at the Pandasaurus Wearing a Plaid Hat
Introduction:
News/Crowdfunding:
- Gamefound - good for publishers, rough for users: hidden amount of time left, have to “load more”, landing pages vary greatly
Games Played:
- Corrosion
- The Prodigals Club
- Yedo
A Few Favorites from Small Publishers:
- Kids Table Board Games
- Fossilis
- Wreck Raiders
- Loki
- Detective Charlie
- Kraken Attack
- Skybound/Druid City
- Tidal Blades
- Pebble Rock Delivery Service
- Plaid Hat
- Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
- Forgotten Waters
- Pandasaurus Games
- Dinosaur Island
- Silver & Gold
- Ohanami
- Wasteland Express Delivery Service
- Braincrack Games
- Venice
Closing:
Episode 217: Lookout Mayfair or This Bleepity Bleep Bleep Bleeping Bleep Bleep is Bleep Bleep Bleepity Bleepin’ Bleep
Episode 240
vendredi 20 mai 2022 • Duration 01:03:21
Episode 217 - Lookout Mayfair! Euros are coming!
Introduction:
News/Crowdfunding:
- Through Ice and Snow - 6 days, $53
- Brindlewood Bay: Cozy Murder Mystery RPG - 10 days, $20 digital/$65 hardback
- The Flood - 13 days, $55/$149 (all in)
Games Played:
- Tokaido
- Long Shot: The Dice Game
- Century: Spice Road
Our Favorite Mayfair/Lookout Games:
- 7 - Le Havre
- 6 - No Thanks!
- 5 - Agricola
- 4 - De Vulgari Eloquentia
- 3 - Lords of Vegas
- 2 - Merkator
- 1 - Grand Austria Hotel
Honorable Mentions: Mandala, Snowdonia, Star Trek Catan, Leonardo Da Vinci, Toledo (don’t own)
Closing:
Episode 216: Ride ‘em Cowboy…From Space or Do You Remember Playing Games With Katie At One Time or Another...Don’t Worry Katie Doesn’t Either
Episode 239
jeudi 12 mai 2022 • Duration 01:07:51
Episode 216 - Ride ‘em Cowboy…from Space
Introduction:
News/Crowdfunding:
- Gamefound: Damask - 11 days, $33
- Murder and Co: Fallen Star - 5 days, $130
- All Time Wrestling: The Wrestling Card Game - 13 days, $99 (all in)/ $54 (legends)
Games Played:
- Alma Mater
- Belgian Beers Race
- Champions of Midgard w/ both expansions
Our Favorite Space Cowboys Games:
- 7 - Jamaica
- 6 - Consulting Detective
- 5 - Jaipur
- 4 - Splendor
- 3 - Via Nebula
- 2 - Black Fleet
- 1 - Elysium
Honorable Mentions: Unlock!, Orbis, Skull, Watson & Holmes (Never Played)
Closing:
Episode 215: Wondering About Arcane or Sometimes Jason Needs to Hail a Death Cab to Make Some Kintsugi
Episode 238
jeudi 5 mai 2022 • Duration 01:07:55
Episode 215 - Wondering About Arcane
Introduction:
News/Crowdfunding:
- Autobahn - 5 days, $56
- Wayfarers of the South Tigris - 5 days, $45
- Broken and Beautiful: A Game about Kintsugi - 14 days, $16/$30
Games Played:
- Long Shot The Dice Game
- Tea, Scones and Arsenic
- Momiji
Our Favorite Arcane Wonders Games:
- 8 - Sherlock 13
- 7 - GoodCritters
- 6 - Sheriff of Nottingham
- 5 - Royals
- 4 - Furnace
- 3 - Smartphone Inc
- 2 - Picture Perfect
- 1 - Four Gardens
Closing:




