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#219: Gamechella 202419 Aug 202402:31:31

Ben and Paul talk about recent plays of Windmill Valley, Blades in the Dark, and Fields of Arle.  Plus, a gaming weekend in Palm Springs leads to hot takes on Things in Rings, Wilmot's Warehouse, Hollywood 1947, Forrest Shuffle, and Plantagenet, among others.  Oh, and Covid too, but that's a minor wrinkle.

00:07:31 - Windmill Valley

00:21:36 - Fields of Arle

00:29:56 - Blades in the Dark

00:43:45 - Plantagenet

00:49:09 - Pagan

00:55:54 - Gest of Robin Hood

00:56:26 - Oranenburger Kanal

00:59:10 - 21Moon

01:10:56 - Things in Rings

01:17:54 - Wilmot’s Warehouse

01:28:02 - Calimala

01:35:08 - Forest Shuffle

01:49:36 - Seers Catalogue

01:53:58 - Railways of the Lost Atlas

02:06:24 - Hollywood 1947

02:20:26 - Indonesia

#218: Railways of the Lost Atlas29 Jul 202402:22:16

Ben, Trey, and Paul deep dive the new 18xx innovator "Railways of the Lost Atlas." Also, the three discuss recent plays of "Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2,” "Pampero,” and “Twilight Imperium, 4th Edition.”



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#209: Second Wind Games25 Mar 202401:43:18

Tom, Jordan, and Ben discuss games they had shrugged off but later came to love.  Plus, recent plays of Imperium Horizons, Legacies, and El Grande.

00:00 - Intro
00:06 - Legacies
26:11 - Avalon
29:14 - El Grande
34:14 - Franchise
39:31 - Second Wind Games
41:51 - Modern Art
46:26 - Imperium Horizons
54:37 - Dune Imperium: Uprising
01:02:22 - Android: Netrunner
01:08:42 - Black Angel
01:14:26 - A Feat for Odin
01:17:49 - Gold West
01:19:55 - Boonlake
01:22:06 - Great Western Trail: Argentina
01:30:40 - Skymines
01:39:48 - City of the Big Shoulders

Round 13, Turn 7: "Ganz schön clever" with Mark20 Sep 202101:25:54

Trey and Mark review "Ganz schön clever" and consider “Games as Metaphor.”

0:00:00 Introduction
-  Iocane Productions
- Decision Center at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
0:04:00 Game Night
-  Paris
-  Embarcadero
-  Jackalope Productions - The Night in Question
00:10:20 Game News
-  GenCon 
- Scout!
-  Forsaken announced
- One Deck Galaxy on Kickstarter
- Star Wars Outer Rim: Unfinished Business
-  Azul: Queen's Garden
-  7 Wonders: Architects
-   Soulforge Fusion on Kickstarter
00:20:00 Games on the Brain
-  Clank: Legacy
- Crystal Palace
00:33:30 Game Review:Ganz schön clever
-  Yahtzee
00:57:30 This Week's Discussion: Games as Metaphor

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Round 13, Turn 6: "Fresh Fish" with Paul13 Sep 202102:03:23

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Paul the Game Breaker: Fresh Fish, Pipeline
0:12:24 - This Week’s Game Night: Terraforming Mars, Just One, Fresh Fish, Tichu, Calima, Avalon, Wavelength, Quest
0:20:42 - This Week’s Game News: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2721966/i-have-cancelled-my-pledge-after-learning-more-abo/page/1, Fantasy Flight and Key Forge, https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/plpq5o/keyforge_on_hiatus_due_to_broken_deck_generating/,  Prospero's Hall Rocketeer,
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344759/rocketeer-fate-future, https://cmon.com/news/cmon-partners-with-monsoon-digital-to-launch-an-nft-trading-platform, Castles of Burgundy on BGA
0:41:19 - Games on the Brain: Crystal Palace, Scout
0:49:54 - Review of Fresh Fish: Original, Plenary and 2014 editions
1:13:01 - Negotiating in Games: 1817,Versailles 1919, Chinatown, Sheriff of Nottingham, Bohnanza, Sidereal Confluence, Rising Sun, Churchill, Genoa, Cosmic Encounter, Oath, Diplomacy, Brass, Terraforming Mars, Great Western Trail, 18xx, Genoa
1:57:12 - Game Sommelier: Maria, War Chest, The Grizzled, Roll for the Galaxy, Jaws.
2:01:55 - Sign Off



Round 13, Turn 5: "Versailles 1919" with Candice06 Sep 202101:58:24

Trey and Candice review "Versailles 1919" and consider “How to be taught a game.”

(sorry for the echo on some of the audio!)

0:00:00 Introduction
-  Meadow
0:09:20 Game Night
-  Scout!
-  Panamax
-  Dune: Imperium
-  Quest
-  Anno 1800
00:20:40 Game News
-  Weather Machine on Kickstarter October 28th
-  Queen's Gambit: Das Damengambit
-  Settlement
-  Bruxelles 1893: Belle Epoque
-  World Cup Game coming to Kicstarter November 1.
0:30:04 Games on the Brain
-  Tigris & Euphrates
-  The Grew: Mission Deep Sea
-  Founding Fathers
-  Oracle of Delphi
-  Stage Left
00:49:55 Game Review - Versailles 1919
-  Churchill
-  Pericles
-  Triumvir
01:28:35 Member Segment: How to be taught a game.
01:48:08 Game Sommelier
-  Civilization: A New Dawn
-  Oracle of Delphi
-  Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
-  Dune
-  Indonesia
-  Friedrich
-  A Few Acres of Snow
-  Hands in the Sea

Round 13, Turn 4: "Agricola: Revised Edition" with Alfred23 Aug 202101:58:33

Trey and Alfred review the revised edition of "Agricola" and ask why the Olympics feature some games and not others.

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Alfred, the Rule Lawyer
0:04:50 -This Week’s Game Night: Lancaster,  Twilight Struggle, Agricola, Santorini, Hearthstone, Pokémon Unite on Switch, World of Warcraft
0:18:30 - This Week’s Game News: Verdant, Zenobi Awards, International Gaming Awards, The Hunger
0:33:20 - Games on the Brain: Switch Pokémon Unite, Age of Steam, board game expansions, League of Legends, Galveston, Carcassonne, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Suburbia, 
0:55:20 - Agricola Review: Russian Railroads, Caverna, Trickerion, Farmers on the Moor, Tribune, 
1:34:38 - Olympics, Sports, and Board Games: Chess, Pitch Car
1:57:12 - Sign Off



Round 13, Turn 3: "Mind MGMT" with Ben16 Aug 202101:59:08

Tom and Ben delve into the mysterious world of Mind MGMT, and discuss our favorite "rare game mechanisms!"

0:00:00 Introduction
-  Father's Office
-  6 nimmt!
-  The Crew
-  Tichu
0:15:07 Game Night
-  Michael Nickoloff BGG GameNight!
-  Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea
-  Versailles 1919
-  Mind MGMT
-  Friedrich
-  Tragedy Looper
-  Imperial Steam
-  1817
-  Train Shuffling Podcast
0:25:48 Game News
-  Corrosion from Capstone Games Pre-Order
-  Twilight Struggle Red Sea
-  Masters of the Universe on Kickstarter (CMON)
-  Flamecraft from Manny Vega
-  Great Western Trail 2nd Edition
0:41:32 Games on the Brain
-  Big Brother
-  Crescent City Cargo
-  Quest (It's Trey's copy actually)
0:50:37 Game Review: Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage Game
1:21:25 Member Segment: Rare Game Mechanisms

Round 13, Turn 2: "Panamax" with Dmitry09 Aug 202102:24:42

Trey and Dmitry review the 2014 classic "Panamax" then revisit the subject of "metagaming."

0:00:00 Introduction
0:05:05 Game Night
-  Quest
-  Versailles 1919
00:09:41 Game News
-  Avatar Legends RPG on Kickstarter
-  Descent: Legends of the Dark released
-  Boonlake by Alexander Pfister pre-orders available
-  Maricaibo: The Uprising expansion
-  Pilgrim: Piety & Penitence
-  Rolling Realms by Jamey Stegmaier
-  Weather Machine by Vital Lacerda
-  Tulpenfieber by Uwe Rosenberg
-  Dune: Betrayal by Don Eskridge
0:47:50 Games on the Brain
-  Quest
-  Tichu
-  Generation Analog Conference
    -  Scott Nicholson
    -  Elizabeth Hargrave
01:03:39 Game Review - Panamax
01:40:15 Member Segment: Revisiting Metagaming
-  Resistance: Avalon
-  Diplomacy


Round 13, Turn 1: "Babylonia" with Jennifer02 Aug 202101:57:52

0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer, the Board Game Pioneer
0:07:41 - Game Night: Babylonia, Merchant's Cove, Terraforming Mars, Quest, El Grande,  Panamax, Estates, Paris
0:23:25 - This Week's Board Game News - GI Joe Deck Builder; Architects of the West Kingdom: Works of Wonder; Divinus; Hunt or Be Hunted: Cryptid Urban Legends; Maharaja; Cardboard Creations: Andean Abyss.
0:41:03 - Games on the Brain: Astroneer, No Man Sky, Quest, Battlestar Galactica, Avalon, Alubari, Snowdonia
0:56:02 - Review of Babylonia
1:21:11 - Getting Competitive: Hallertau, Agricola, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Le Havre, Terraforming Mars
1:51:45 - Board Game Sommelier: Netrunner, Santorini, War Chest, Arboretum, The Grizzled, Red 7, Through the Desert, Samurai, Watergate, Res Arcana, 7 Wonders.
1:56:10 - Sign Off: Mayveena You Tube Channel




Round 12, Turn 10: "Summoner Wars" with Matt and Paul26 Jul 202102:09:54

Trey, Matt, and Paul Jake review "Summoner Wars" and conjure up some thoughts on the "games that divide us."

0:00:00 Message from Trey
0:00:40 Introduction
0:09:31 Game Night
-Anno 1800
-Crescent City Cargo
-Quest
0:24:42 Game News
-MicroMacro: Crime City wins Spiel de Jahres
-Paleo wins Kennerspiel des Jahres
-Downfall: Conquest of the Third Reich on GMT P500
-Voidfall
-Wingspan on iOS
-Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
-Top Pop on Kickstarter
-Ravensburger announces Echoes series
-Oranienburger Kanal is the title of the next Uwe Rosenberg games.
0:44:20 Games on the Brain
-Quest
-Ankh: Gods of Egypt
-Imperium: Classics
0:57:40 Game Review: Summoner Wars 2nd Edition
1:28:23 Member Segment: "Games that Divide Us"
1:56:48 Game Sommelier
-The Gallerist
-Avalon
-Kanban
-Viticulture
-Super Skill Pinball 4-cade
-BattleStar Galactica







Round 12, Turn 9: "The Initiative" with Jesse19 Jul 202101:52:27

0:00:00 Introduction: Welcome Jesse, the Analytical Gamer
0:06:25 This Week’s Game Night
0:12:51 This Week’s Game News
0:28:30  Games on the Brain
0:42:12 - Review of The Initiative
1:14:41 - One-Off Games
1:46:33 - Board Game Sommelier
1:51:00 - Sign Off



Round 12, Turn 8: "Calico" with Jake12 Jul 202101:19:25

Trey and Jake cuddle up for some "Calico" and patch together some thoughts on "ethics in games."
0:00:00 Introduction
0:04:16 Game Night
0:12:32 Game News
0:23:50 Games on the Brain
0:27:35 Game Review - Calico
0:46:41 Member Segment - Chapter 10 Ethics in Games
1:09:10 Game Sommelier
1:18:52 Outro





#208: Let's Go To Japan18 Mar 202401:34:07

Trey, Ben, and Dmitry review the 2024 release Let's Go To Japan.


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Round 12, Turn 7: "Santorini" with Alfred28 Jun 202102:00:53

0:00:00 - Welcome Alfred, the Rules Lawyer 
Monopoly, Risk, Twilight Imperium, Witches of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Ed., 4th Ed., Champions
0:15:00 - This Week's Game Night
BGA, Hearthstone, Russian Railroads, Santorini, Agricola, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Terraforming Mars, Sagrada, Terraforming Mars Ares Expansion, Alubari and Snowdonia 17:57, Warlord 18:30, Age of Steam Germany 23:25
0:24:46 - This Week's News
Yellow & Yangtze, Ra, Modern Art, Babylonia, Samurai, Through the Desert, Blue Moon City, Grail Games and Reiner Knizia; Pipeline: Emerging Markets Expansion at Capstone-Games.com 28:08; Die Macher 31:12; Curious Cargo 32:10; Carnegie changes on BGA 32:44; Zombie Princess and the Enchanted Maze 34:32; Power Grid, Faiyum, Fearsome Floors, 36:35; Orleans picked up by Capstone from Tasty Minstrels 36:55
0:38:36 - Games on the Brain
The aesthetics of the sound and heft of game pieces: Warlord, Santorini, Food Chain Magnate, Trickerion, Lords of Waterdeep, Taverns of Tiefenthal; Diplomacy; Terraforming Mars, Ares Expansion 46:07, Race for the Galaxy, Roll for the Galaxy
0:51:51 - Review of Santorini
01:15:21 - Reviving Old and Out of Fashion Games
Faiyum, Settlers of Cataan; Warlord 1:23:56; Talisman, 1:27:53, Merlin, Apocalypse; Junta, 1:29:30, Paranoia; Scotland Yard,1:35:38, Letters from Whitechapel, Fury of Dracula;  Wiz War 1:39:29, Dominant Species; Master Mind, 1:42:08, Mysterium; Polarity, 1:43:23; The Gallerist, 1:46:10; Diplomacy, 1:48:25; Illuminati, the Card Game 1:54:02
1:58:40 - Sign Off, Barrage




Round 12, Turn 6: "Bruxelles 1893" with Elder21 Jun 202101:43:34
Round 12, Turn 5: "Tribune" with Dmitry14 Jun 202102:15:41

Tom and Dmitry take in a new version of an old fave: Tribune! And they discuss kind vs wicked environments and what that might mean for gaming.                                                                               

<p>0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Dmitry, The Philosophical Gamer
Tribune, Die Macher

<p>0:04:23 - This Week's Game Night

  • Tribune
  • Santiago (4:57)
  • Avalon (6:37)
  • Coffee Traders (9:54)
  • Terraforming Mars (10:50)
  • 0:14:47 - This Week's News 
    • Hunger
      • The Bloody Inn
    • 2021 BGG Con (18:12)
    • Unfathomable (21:12)
      • Battlestar Galactica
      • Sleuth, The Resistance
    • Now or Never (25:36)
      • Near and Far, Above and Below
    • Trails (26:11)
      • Parks
    • In the Shadow of Demos (27:07)
      • Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars
    • Cardboard Creations: Mystic Vail (29:51)
  • <p>0:30:31 - Games on the Brain
  • <p>0:44:36 - Review of Tribune
  • <p>1:33:00 - Kind and Wicked Games
  • <p>2:14:40 - Sign Off
Round 12, Turn 4: "Nations" with Paul and Ben07 Jun 202102:18:49
Round 12, Turn 3: "Coffee Traders" with Candice31 May 202102:15:57
  • 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Candice, the Omni Gamer.
    • Madeira
    • Mysterium
    • Dixit
    • Table Top
    • Monopoly, Sorry, Trouble, Uno
    • Magic Maze
    • King of Tokyo
    • Great Western Trail
    • Battlestar Galactica
    • Voyages of Marco Polo
    • Root
    • Brass: Birmingham
    • Indonesia
    • 18xx
    • Twilight Imperium
  • 0:16:44 - This Week’s Game Night
    • Coffee Trader
    • Churchill (17:22)
    • Versailles 1919 (19:15)
    • Distant Plane (21:42)
    • Pipeline (22:57)
    • Faiyum (23:58)
    • Avalon (25:48)
    • Tichu, Coimbra, Gaia Project
  • 0:28:30 - This Week's News
    • The Witcher: Old World
    • Lost Ruins of Arnak: Search for Professor Kutil (31:24)
      • Dune Imperium
    • Arydia (34:30)
      • Zia: Legends of the Drift System
    • Paris (38:38)
      • El Grande, Tekhal Mexica, Azul
      • Francis Drake, Lignum
      • Maharajah
    • Statement by David Turczi about Prisoner Architect: Cardboard County Penitentiary (45:34)
  • 0:48:51 - Review of Coffee Traders
    • Wildcatters
  • 1:39:35 - War Games
    • Comanchuria
    • Cuba Libre
    • Illuminati, Wiz War
    • Civilization, Diplomacy, Republic of Rome
    • Complete Strategist
    • Breakout Normandy
    • Apocalypse
    • Warlord
    • Root, Star Wars Rebellion, War of the Ring
    • Campaign for North Africa
    • All Bridges Burning
    • Liberty or Death
    • Hannibal: Rome v Carthage
    • Battle Cry
    • Fire on the Lake
    • Top 5 Gateway Games x 2 (2:03:07)
    • Undaunted Normandy, Undaunted North Africa
    • Wallenstein, Shogun
    • Tsekigahara: Unification of Japan
    • Friedrich
      • Maria
    • 1775: Rebellion
    • Breakout Normandy 
    • Cuba Libre
    • War of the Ring
    • Labyrinth: the war on terror 2001-?
      • Wilderness War
    • Twilight Struggle
  • 2:14:12 - Sign Off
Round 12, Turn 2: "Faiyum" with Ben24 May 202102:25:34



Round 12, Turn 1: "1840: Vienna Tramways" with Jennifer17 May 202101:56:01
  • 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer, the Game Pioneer
  • 0:03:36 - This Week's Game Night
    • Hadrian's Wall
    • Imperial Bells and Steam (4:41)
    • 1822 (5:03)
    • Tribune (6:19)
    • Terraforming Mars, 1840, Faeyim (8:22)
  • 0:08:46 - This Week's News
    • Hoplomachus Victorum
      • Chip Theory
    • Frosthaven, Isaac Childress's Update #80: Cultural Consultancy (12:45)
      • Gloomhaven 
      • Race for the Galaxy
      • Alma Mater
    • Delicious Games, Messina 1347 (22:47)
    • Mosaic (24:22)
      • Advanced Civilization
    • Pipeline: Emerging Markets (30:31)
      • Hanse Teutonica (32:08)
    • Jesse's Puzzle (33:18)
  • 0:34:06 - Games on the Brain
    • Coffee Traders (34:38)
      • 1829 (35:30)
    • Imperium: Classics and Imperium: Legends (39:02)
    • Merchant's Coat (39:36)
    • Faeyim (40:18)
      • Power Grid
      • Fresh Fish
      • Folkenschlag
      • Fiersome Floors
      • 504
  • 0:49:10 - Review of 1840: Vienna Tramways
    • Russian Railroads
    • 18xx
  • 1:19:00 - Hosting Game Events
    • Game Nights versus Game Days
    • 1830
    • 1822
    • Ticket to Ride
    • Carcassonne
    • Magic the Gathering
  • 1:49:25 - Game Sommelier
    • Hive
    • Lost Cities
    • Watergate
    • Seven Wonders Duel
    • Azul
    • Race for the Galaxy
    • Dominion
    • The Crew
    • Pax Pamir
    • Res Arcana
    • Ra
    • Modern Art
  • 1:54:05 - Sign Off
Round 11, Turn 9: "Dwellings of Eldervale" with Matthew10 May 202102:01:09
  • 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Matt, the Game Enthusiast
    • 0:01:03 - This Week's Game Night (Prologue)
      • Barrage, Dwellings of Eldervale
      • Late Night Avalon
  • 0:05:35 - This Week's Game Night 
    • Summoner Wars 2.0 Online Beta Version and Physical Copies
      • Fantasy Flight
      • Keyforge, Netrunner, Arkstone, Magic The Gathering Online
      • Barrage on Steam
    • Pitchcar (15:49)
    • Avalon
    • Tribune (17:28)
  • 0:18:05 - This Week's Game News
    • Void Fall
      • Eclipse
    • Concordia: Solitaria (22:28)
      • Corsica, Creda, Brittania, Salt Italia Maps
    • Splotter Food Chain Magnate, Zimbabwe Reprints Delayed (23:41)
      • Horseless Carriage 
      • Antiquity
    • My Father's Work (25:54)
      • Viva Java!
      • My Life with Master (28:25)
      • Seventh Continent
    • Station Fall (30:47)
      • Transhumanity
      • Pax Renaissance, Pax Viking
  • 0:37:43 - Games on the Brain
    • Rubick's Cube
      • Speed Cubing
      • Super Cubes, Smart Cubes, Connected Cubes, 4x4, 5x5, Pyramids
    • 1840 (43:17)
      • Age of Steam, 18xx
      • 1889 (46:25)
    • Marvel United  X Men (46:40)
  • 0:51:54 - Review of Dwellings of Eldervale
    • Manhattan Project
    • Energy Empire
    • Terra Mystica
    • Concordia 
    • Warlord
    • Empire of the Masquerade
    • Warhammer
    • Gaia Project
    • Caverna
    • Cryo
  • 1:36:57 - Culling Your Board Game Collection
    • War of the Rings, 2nd Ed
    • Watergate
    • Welcome to the Dungeon
    • Wingspan
    • Wizard’s Quest
    • Babylonia
    • Barrage
    • Battlestar Galactica
    • Belfort
    • Beyond the Sun
    • Bios Genesis, megafauna, origins
    • Black Angel
    • Blackout Hong Kong
    • bohnanza
    • Bonfire
    • Brass Birmingham and Lancashire
    • Broom Service
    • Brussels 1893
    • Bus
    • The estates
    • Pax pamir
    • Terraforming Mars
    • Gallerist
    • Kingdom death monster
    • Dune
    • Tzolkien
    • Le Havre
    • Kanban
    • Too Many Bones
    • Gloomhaven
    • Through the ages
    • Pax porfiriana
    • Castles of Burgundy
    • Nemo’s war
  • 2:00:00 - Sign Off
Round 11, Turn 8: "Detective: L.A. Crimes" with Jesse03 May 202101:39:52
Round 11, Turn 7: "Dungeon Petz" with Jake26 Apr 202101:36:04
  • 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jake, the Casual Gamer
    • Dungeon Lords
  • 0:07:39 - This Week's Game Night
    • Words with Friends, Scrabble
    • Terraforming Mars, Tichu, Crokinole
  • 0:10:20 - This Week's Game News
    • Splotter, Capstone Games
      • Arkwright
      • Gaia Project
      • Pipeline
      • Curious Cargo
    • Imperial Steam (13:25)
    • Christian T Peterson, Fantasy Flight Games  (14:10)
      • Battlestar Galactica
      • Android Net Runner
      • Game  Center in Roseville Minnesota (15:20)
    • 18 Cash and 18 Shares Kickstarter (17:18)
      • 1830, 1870, 1867, 18 Chesapeake
    • Monster Hunter World the Board Game Kickstarter (22:50)
    • The 15th Annual Golden Geek Awards Nomination (24:22)
      • Our nomination for podcast of the year
      • Heavy Cardboard
  • 0:28:30 - Games on the Brain
    • Tribune
    • 1822
  • 0:32:06 - Review of Dungeon Pets
    • Dungeon Lords
    • Code Names
    • Through the Ages
    • Galaxy Trucker
  • 0:58:20 - Building a Game Library and Game Group
    • Skulls
    • Wavelength
    • Just One
    • Pictionary
    • Telestrations
    • Just One
    • Secret Hitler
    • Sheriff
    • The Crew
    • King of Tokyo
    • Lost Cities
    • Love Letter
    • Ricochet Robots
    • Tichu
    • Code names
    • The Lord of the Rings: Confrontation
    • Fugitive
    • Seven Wonders Duel
    • Everdell
    • Samurai
    • Solenia
    • Barrage
    • Seven Wonders
    • Stone Age
    • Pandemic: Legacy
    • Modern Art
  • 1:30:45 - game sommelier 
    • Mysterium
    • Sleuth
    • Cryptid
    • Deception: Hong Kong
    • Tragedy Looper
  • 1:36:07 - sign off


#207: Exploring Root, Agonizing in Cuzco26 Feb 202401:45:21

Ben, Matt, and Paul sit down to talk about games they're going deep with (Root), and games that are brutalizing them (Cuzco).  And everything in between.

00:08:04 - Traitors & Avalon

00:14:10 - Root

00:39:34 - Franchise

00:50:36 - Netrunner

01:07:10 - Cuzco

01:25:00 - Dinosaur Gauge

01:29:49 - Legacies

01:36:52 - Lunar

01:38:00 - Tournament at Avalon, Mino Dice

01:40:00 - Boon Lake: Artifacts

01:43:45 - Shikoku 1889


Round 11, Turn 6: "Through the Ages" with Alfred19 Apr 202101:43:20
Round 11, Turn 5: "Castles of Mad King Ludwig" with Elder12 Apr 202101:37:23
  • 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Professor Elder
  • 0:03:25 - This Week’s Game Night
    • Dance Central (05:02)
    • City of Eternity (06:55)
    • Just Dance (07:43)
    • Terraforming Mars, Splendor (08:23)
    • Pipeline (09:06)
  • 0:11:27 - Game News of the Week
    • Factory Funner, Bear Raid, Ghosts of Christmas Kickstarter
      • Ghosts of Christmas (12:15)
        • Time Palatrix
      • Factory Funner (13:45)
        • Galaxy Trucker
      • Bear Raid (17:20)
        • Curious Cargo
    • A Siege of Runedar (20:01)
      • The Hobbit
      • Amun-Re
      • Tigris & Euphrates, Modern Art, Through the Desert, Samurai, Taj Mahal, Yellow & Yangtze
    • Spirit Island: Branch and Claw (25:21)
    • Hippocrates (25:45)
      • Dice Hospital
      • Clinic: Covid Expansion
      • Container
  • 0:29:25 - Games on the Brain
    • Dance Central
    • Pax Vikings (32:37)
  • 0:36:00 - Castles of King Ludwig
    • Suburbia
    • Palaces of Mad King Ludwig: Between 2 Castles of Mad King Ludwig; Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secret Passages; Swans; Moats. 
    • Castles of Mad King Ludwig: The Collector’s Edition: Swans; Towers; Royal Decrees.
  • 0:55:22 - Becoming a Successful Board Game Designer
    • Mystic Vale, Space Base, Ecos
    • Edge of Darkness, Cubitos
    • Trickerion
  • 1:28:05 - Game Sommelier
    • Catan: Knights and Cities
      • Pandemic, Chinatown, Genoa, Bohnanza, Above and Below, Firefly
      • Ponzi Scheme, Container, Red Cathedral, Venice
      • Goa, Hawaii, Stone Age, Boomtown
  • 1:36:30 - Sign Off
Round 11, Turn 4: "Indonesia" with Dmitry05 Apr 202102:05:00


Round 11, Turn 3: "Maria" with Paul29 Mar 202102:00:51
  • 0:00:00 - Introduction: Welcome Paul, the Game Breaker
  • 0:07:00 - This Week's Game Night
    • 1800 Chesapeake (07:35) 
      • Terra Mystica
    • Terraforming Mars, Crokinole, Wavelength (10:00)
      • Winter Kingdom
      • Troyes (10:27)
  • 0:13:35 - This Week's News
    • Fractal: Beyond the Void (13:55)
      • Eclipse, 
      • Twilight Imperium 4 (14:55)
        • Twilight Imperium 3
    • Stellaris (19:20)
      • Valheim
    • Keyforge Adventures (37:40)
      • Rise of the Keyracken
      • Abyssal Conspiracy
      • Marvel Champions
  • 0:39:50 - Games in the Brain
    • Terra Mystica, Gaia Project, 
    • 18xx, Age of Steam
  • 0:51:30 - Maria Review
    • Friedrich (55:46)
    • Sleuth (1:07:10)
    • Game of Thrones (1:07:25)
    • Vier Sind das Volk
    • Twilight Strugglr
    • Pax Pamir, Pax Renaissance, Pax Porphyriana
    • Dominion
  • 1:17:32 - Table Image
    • Wildlife (1:27:07)
    • Die Macher (1:30:54)
      • Frustration of Purpose as an issue in contract law (look it up)
    • Eclipse
    • Avalon (1:38:25)
  • 1:59:05 - Sign Off
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Round 11, Turn 2: "Praga Caput Regni" with Ben22 Mar 202102:25:40
Round 11, Extra Turn "Our 100th Episode! (And our live Avalon game)" with Matt and Tom15 Mar 202102:02:12
Round 11, Turn 1: "Winter Kingdom" with Jennifer08 Mar 202101:44:34
Round 10, Turn 9: "Darwin's Journey" with Elder01 Mar 202101:50:40
Round 10, Turn 8: "Curious Cargo" with Jesse22 Feb 202101:37:52
Solo Mode #5: Matt's Top 10 Solo Games of Quarantine15 Feb 202100:48:52

Solo mode
It's the solo mode
And you're all alone
in the solo mode
And you miss your group
Or you had some kids
But you bought some games
Why did you buy those games?
Its the solo mode
Its the uh solo mode
And youre all alone
in the solo mode
And your group is gone
Or you had some kids
But you bought those games
Why did you buy those games?
Uuhhhhhhh...
Sorry.

Sorry about the audio quality on this one, everyone! My mic... wasn't plugged in and... I didn't realize I was recording only into my Airpods the entire time. Yes, that's something I really did. Doh.

#206 Thunder Road: Vendetta11 Feb 202401:21:53

Special guest Jennifer Schlickbernd joins Trey to review Thunder Road: Vendetta and discuss starter modes in boardgames.


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Round 10, Turn 7: "Carnegie" with Trey and Ben08 Feb 202102:41:55
Round 10, Turn 6: "Dune: Imperium" with Paul01 Feb 202102:00:04
Round 10, Extra Turn: "2020 Year in Review (and Hallertau review) with Matt and Tom25 Jan 202102:02:48
  • 00:00:00 Introduction - Tom and Matt 2020 Year in Review
  • 00:04:13 Game Night
  • 00:16:07 Game News
  • 00:35:43 Games on the Brain
  • 00:41:02 Game Review: Hallertau
  • 01:15:02 Host Segment: 2020 TOP 3s
    • Jennifer:
      Anno 1800
      Pendulum
      Pan Am

      Candice: 
      Imperial Struggle
      Dune: Imperium
      18Chesapeake

      Ben:
      Transcontinental
      18Chesapeake
      Smartphone Inc

      Elder:
      Anno 1800
      On Mars
      Bonfire

      Trey: 
      Transcontinental
      Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
      Oceans

      Paul:
      Transcontinental
      Anno 1800
      Imperial Struggle

      Jake:
      Lost Ruins of Arnak
      Yokohama
      In the Year of the Dragon

      Dmitry: 
      Beyond the Sun
      Eclipse: Second Dawn
      Oceans
      Smartphone, Inc.

      Alfred:
      Praga Caput Regni
      Anno 1800
      Marco Polo 2

      Jesse:
      Imperial Struggle
      Oceans
      Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

      Tom:
      Imperial Struggle
      Anno 1800
      The Crew

      Matt:
      Imperial Struggle
      Anno 1800
      Hallertau
  • 01:55:22 Game Somellier
    • Roads & Boats
    • Antiquity
    • On Mars
    • Fields of Arle
Round 10, Turn 5: "The Crew" with Jake18 Jan 202101:55:14
Round 10, Turn 4: "Hansa Teutonica Big Box" with Ben11 Jan 202102:04:33
Round 10, Turn 3: "Brass: Birmingham" with Alfred04 Jan 202101:52:37
Round 10, Turn 2: "Le Havre" with Dmitry, Paul and Trey27 Dec 202002:06:02

Le Havre

Round 10, Turn 1: "Tawantinsuyu" with Jennifer and Bruce21 Dec 202001:33:17
  • 0:00 - Introduction: Welcome Jennifer, the Pioneer Gamer
    • Tekhenu
    • Anachrony Expansions
  • 2:47 - This Week's Game Night
    • Tawantinsuyu, Beyond the Sun, Wavelength, Tichu
    • Babylonia, Paris, Whistle Mountain, Hallertau, Concordia
    • Anno 1800, Babylonia, Beyond the Sun (8:37)
    • Samurai, Babylonia (9:35)
  • 9:57 - This Week's News
    • Board Game Geek End Year Support Drive
    • Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps (12:50)
      • Dune; Spartacus: Blood and Sand
    • Dwellings of Eldervale (15:20)
      • Cones of Dunshire, Everdale
      • Whistlestop, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire
    • Nidavellir (17:35)
      • Ad Astra, Shadows over Camelot, Mystery of the Abbey
    • United States v Aaron Burr: The Treason Trial of Aaron Burr (19:03)
      • Twilight Struggle, Imperial Struggle
      • Watergate
  • 22:06 - Games on the Brain
    • Whistle Mountain (22:24)
      • Babylonia
      • Feudam
      • Whistlestop
    • Paris (24:02)
      • El Grande (25:33)
      • Keyflower
    • Crokinole from MemeUpOnThis! (27:47)
    • Pitch Car (31:01)
      • Carabande
    • 32:44 - Review of Tawantinsuyu
      • Tekhenu (52:55)
  • 55:41 - This Week's Segment: Micro Turns 
    • Introducing Friend of the Podcast, Bruce
    • Concordia (57: 49)
    • Power Grid (58:41)
    • 1830xx (59:29)
    • Puerto Rico (1:02:00)
    • Hanse Teutonica (1:08:17)
    • Paris (1:12:35)
    • Imperial (1:13:30)
    • Underwater Cities (1:15:25)
    • Here I Stand (1:16:05)
    • Wallenstein, Shogun (1:16:45)
    • Brass: Birmingham, Dominant Species (1:18:41)
    • Keyflower (1:18:57)
  • 1:23:11 - Game Sommelier
    • Lords of Waterdeep, Ticket to Ride, Great Western Trail
    • Agricola, Catan
    • Indonesia
    • Babylonia, Samurai, Tigris and Euphrates, Through the Desert
    • Kingdom Builder
    • Hanse Teutonica
    • Panamax
    • El Grande
    • Metro
    • Genoa
    • Francis Drake
  • 1:31:20 - Sign Off
    • Jennifer's YouTube Channel: mayveena



Round 9, Turn 9: "Anno 1800" with Jennifer and Elder14 Dec 202001:46:07
Round 9, Turn 8: "Beyond the Sun" with Jesse07 Dec 202002:04:24
#205: How to Choose a Game for Game Night29 Jan 202401:21:15

Ben and Paul discuss recent plays of Bloodstones, Bruxelles 1893, and Apiary. Then they try to figure out what's the best way for a group to select a game to play. Is it a democratic process?  A dictatorial one? Or maybe just a roll of the dice.

15:47 - Apiary
19:22 - Horseless Carriage
23:20 - Bruxelles 1893: The Belle Epoque
36:03 - Bloodstones
51:55 - How to choose a game?

Round 9 EXTRA TURN: "The Transcontinental" with Ben and Trey30 Nov 202001:53:48
Round 9, Turn 7: "Lost Ruins of Arnak" with Jake23 Nov 202001:51:47
Round 9, Turn 6: "Brick and Mortar" with Paul and Ben16 Nov 202002:13:28
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