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The Spiel series continues with a new installment of nominees from 2011! Dig in with you hosts Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey and Jason Yanchuleff as they take a look at another bunch of award-nominated, yet strangely overlooked games -- listen in to hear our thoughts on the Spiel judges' decisions!

FEATURED GAMES:
00:00:00 Intro & Banter
00:37:42 Mondo
01:06:18 Uluru
01:27:57 Sun, Sea & Sand

MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com):
Mondo: “The Call of the Wild”, Victor Lundberg
Uluru: “The Red Soil”, Saira Ridley
Sun, Sea & Sand: “Turtle Beach”, Oakwood Station

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA
BGG Guild #: 3874
Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj

Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

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It's summer in NC and that means sweltering heat, sweet tea and lots of travel. The guys have been all over the place, but have finally returned to the table for more gaming. Join your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney and Jason Yanchuleff as they take on a trio of gem candidates from revered duo of designers Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling.

FEATURED GAMES:
00:00 Intro & Banter
00:31:10 Einauge sei Wachsam!
00:56:33 Asara
01:24:54 Maharaja

MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com):
Einauge sei Wachsam!: “Over Dark Waters”, Bonnie Grace
Asara: “El Khalil”, Rymdklang Soundtracks
Maharaja: “Ganges Blues”, Banaras Baba & Kolkata Kid

FOLLOW US:
Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com
Web: https://hiddengems.games
Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast
Instagram: @hiddengems.games
Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast
Twitter: @hiddengemsboard
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA
BGG Guild #: 3874
Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj

Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

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Scares are aplenty in this year's special Halloween edition of Hidden Gems! Will poor Dean survive a night at the Kurtz's? Will Jason and Cameron do better on Chris' torturous Halloween-themed trivia game show? And, most importantly, will we find any more gems? Join your hosts Chris Alley, Jason Yanchuleff, Bill Arney and Cameron Lockey as they bring you three fresh reviews of unusual, forgotten, and under-appreciated Halloween-themed games in this 2023 episode of Hidden Gems!

FEATURED GAMES:
00:00:00 Sketch: Chapter I - "All Little Boys Should Have A Mother"
00:04:34 Intro & Banter
00:34:29 Halloween Trivia Game Show
00:49:17 Sketch: Chapter II - "The Mind Can Become Quite Disturbed"
00:56:28 Poison
01:18:41 Sketch: Chapter III - "The Unsettling Feeling That Something Is Wrong"
01:25:26 Grave Business
01:54:23 Sketch: Chapter IV - "What It's Like To Feed"
01:59:55 The Banished

BGG GEEK LIST:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/289922/hidden-gems-podcast-game-ratings

STORY CREDITS (Sketch):
"B Is For Bogeywoman": Iain Rob Wright (with permission)

MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS - courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com
B Is For Bogeywoman Score:
   "Special Treatment" - Moss Harma
   "A Little Nightmare" - Spectacles Wallet and Watch
   "Antagonist" - Spectacles Wallet and Watch
   "Bad Dreams" - Mary Riddle
   "Cold Nights" - Kikoru
   "Colossal Terror" - Jon Björk
   "Death Chimes" - Jon Bjork
   "Deathwish Attic" - Experia
   "Hours" - Max Anson
   "It's Dark Outside" - Mary Riddle
   "Little Susie" - Hampus Naeselius
   "Murder in the Dark" - Jon Bjork
   "No One Sleeps Tonight" - Leimoti
   "Scary Stairsteps" - Stationary Sign
   "Shivers in the Shadows" - Victor Lundberg
   "Someone There?" - Victor Lundberg
   "Tearing Threads" - Jon Bjork
   "The Cost of Fear" - Jon Bjork
   "They Vanished" - Jon Bjork
   "Twilight Song" - Jon Bjork
   "You're Not Hiding Very Well" - Trevor Kowalski
Hidden Gems Intro Theme - "Spooky Gems", Travis Lockey, Royalty Free
Game Show Theme - "Spooky Game Show", Travis Lockey, Royalty Free
Poison - "Way Past Bedtime", Stationary Sign
Grave Business - "Tales From the Grave", Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
The Banished - "Path to the Abyss", Christoffer Moe Ditlevse
Sound Effects credits available on our website

FOLLOW US:
Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com
Web: https://hiddengems.games
Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast
Instagram: @hiddengems.games
Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast
Twitter: @hiddengemsboard
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA
BGG Guild #: 3874
Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj

Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

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Castle building in the Scottish highlands, spicy peppers and a game about, well...  Watch out for the smelly stuff on this episode with your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney and Jason Yanchuleff as they step around three poo-tential gems from publisher Zoch Verlag.

FEATURED GAMES:
00:00:00  Intro & Banter
00:30:03 Kalimambo
00:49:04 Scharfe Schoten
01:17:48 Kilt Castle

MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com):
Kalimambo: "Bwamu", Balafola Suedi
Scharfe Schoten: “Pots and Pancakes”, Alexandra Woodward
Kilt Castle: "Old Scottish Town", Trabant 33

FOLLOW US:
Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com
Web: https://hiddengems.games
Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast
Instagram: @hiddengems.games
Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast
Twitter: @hiddengemsboard
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA
BGG Guild #: 3874
Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj

Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

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Words with sheep, network building in the islands (also with sheep) and a vicious abstract (not so much about sheep). This week, your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney and Jason Yanchuleff take on the good and the baa-aa-ahd of three titles by designer Marcel-André Casasola Merkle.

FEATURED GAMES:
00:00:00  Intro & Banter
00:29:51 Attribute
00:48:55 Santa Cruz
01:16:56 Attika

MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com):
Attribute: "Cows on the Loose (60s Pop Version)", Magnus Ringblom
Santa Cruz: “To the Ends of the Earth”, Edgar Hopp
Attika: "Fight Until We Die", Ruiqi Zhao

FOLLOW US:
Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com
Web: https://hiddengems.games
Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast
Instagram: @hiddengems.games
Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast
Twitter: @hiddengemsboard
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA
BGG Guild #: 3874
Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj

Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

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We all know and love this prolific designer of the Catan series, but what lesser known (or just less talked about) gems might be hiding in his repertoire? This week, join your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney and Jason Yanchuleff as they take a look at three games by the late Klaus Teuber.

FEATURED GAMES:
00:00:00  Intro & Banter
00:39:29 Wacky Wacky West
01:06:56 Tumult Royale
01:36:22 Domaine

MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com):
Wacky Wacky West: "Full Moon Rag", Roy Williams
Tumult Royale: “Recorder Menuet No 1”, Cercles Nouvelles
Domaine: "British Royalty", Trailer Worx

FOLLOW US:
Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com
Web: https://hiddengems.games
Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast
Instagram: @hiddengems.games
Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast
Twitter: @hiddengemsboard
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA
BGG Guild #: 3874
Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj

Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

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In this special episode of Hidden Gems, your hosts Chris Alley, Bill Arney, and Cameron Lockey review three Roman-themed games including one requested by one of our Patreon Gem Miners.

FEATURED GAMES:
00:00:00  Intro & Banter
00:22:35 Sylla
00:51:31 Ave Caesar
01:21:39 Constantinopolis

MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com):
Sylla: "Conspiracy, Inc", Alec Slayne
Ave Caesar: “Bring on the Adventure”, Raymond Grouse
Constantinopolis: "Dance of the Wildcats", Deskant

FOLLOW US:
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Web: https://hiddengems.games
Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast
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Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast
Twitter: @hiddengemsboard
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA
BGG Guild #: 3874
Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj

Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

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It only took us fifty episodes to finally get serious about how hidden our gems are! In this episode, your hosts Chris Alley, Jason Yanchuleff, and Bill Arney dig up three games from Chris's beneath the floor boards of Chris's game room so hidden, BGG doesn't even know about them.  Tune in to find out what they are.

FEATURED GAMES:
00:00:00  Intro & Banter
00:21:08 Toguz Korgool
00:53:34 Conquest at Kismet
01:19:56 Stacked

MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com):
Toguz Korgool: "Temple Dance", Damon Greene
Conquest at Kismet: “What Do You Hear”, Marten Moses 
Stacked: "Quite Right", Tiki Tiki

FOLLOW US:
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Web: https://hiddengems.games
Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast
Instagram: @hiddengems.games
Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast
Twitter: @hiddengemsboard
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA
BGG Guild #: 3874
Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj

Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

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We're FINALLY back! On this special 50th episode of Hidden Gems, all your hosts, Chris Alley, Jason Yanchuleff, Bill Arney, and Cameron Lockey gather to celebrate the occasion by reviewing three games chosen by our incredible audience, finally give away a copy of Strasbourg, and talk more than you've ever wanted about our favorite video games.

FEATURED GAMES:
00:00:00  Intro & Banter
00:12:28 Strasbourg Giveaway
00:19:18 Top 10 Video Games Lists
01:25:34  Quo Vadis
02:02:41  Northern Pacific
02:33:38  Santiago

MUSIC (courtesy of https://epidemicsound.com):
Giveaway Music: "Fly Man", Jos
Quo Vadis?: “Gentle Heroics”, Trevor Kowalski 
Northern Pacific: "West of the Soul", River Foxcroft
Santiago: “On the Farm”, Easy Wheelers

FOLLOW US:
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Web: https://hiddengems.games
Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast
Instagram: @hiddengems.games
Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast
Twitter: @hiddengemsboard
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA
BGG Guild #: 3874
Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj

Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.

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TL>DL: Episode 50 is going to be delayed for a while due to some recent and upcoming host vacation schedules. Stay tuned for our next episode coming sometime in May. In the meantime, go to https://forms.gle/jWSGLAju547spScY8 and leave your review for one of the games: Northern Pacific, Quo Vadis?, and Santiago!

FOLLOW US:
Email: hiddengemsboardgamepodcast@gmail.com
Web: https://hiddengems.games
Patreon: https://patreon.com/hiddengemspodcast
Instagram: @hiddengems.games
Facebook: @hiddengemsboardgamepodcast
Twitter: @hiddengemsboard
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR8wU2vjV2RJ7C6iRuq2WcA
BGG Guild #: 3874
Discord: https://discord.gg/aXThh3N5Kj

Hidden Gems: A Board Game Podcast was produced and edited by Chris Alley, Cameron Lockey, and Jason Yanchuleff in Raleigh, NC.