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The Longest Turn

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Frequency: 1 episode/16d. Total Eps: 105

The Longest Turn is a podcast about table top board games. We're just a group of friends who love games and enjoy talking about the hobby we love! For each episode, we generally discuss the games we've been playing lately. We'll also focus each episode on a board gaming discussion, an in depth feature review of a game, or a top 5/10 list. We'll also include a variety of other segments discussing all aspects of gaming. We hope you join us!

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Episode 69: Top 50 All Time - Part 2

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 • Duration 02:29:36

Welcome to episode 69! We continue our top 50 games of all time countdown. In this episode, part 2, we share our favorites from 30 down to 11.
00:00:00 - Intro

Top 30-11:
00:01:16 - Railroad Ink
00:03:09 - Coloma
00:05:44 - Bitoku
00:09:01 - Skull
00:11:50 - Distilled
00:13:03 - Fall of Rome
00:15:32 - A Gest of Robin Hood
00:16:24 - A Feast for Odin
00:20:29 - Lovecraft Letter
00:22:21 - Jump Drive
00:24:56 - Vast: The Crystal Caverns
00:28:09 - Imperial Steam
00:32:49 - Dice Masters
00:35:43 - Tapestry
00:36:50 - Dwellings of Eldervale
00:40:13 - Skyrise
00:43:05 - Eila and Something Shiny
00:46:27 - Clank! Catacombs
00:49:52 - Cascadia
00:53:25 - Terraforming Mars
00:56:42 - Living Forest
00:59:00 - Underwater Cities
01:03:14 - Pandemic Legacy S1
01:05:17 - Darwin's Journey
01:06:22 - Welcome to the Moon
01:08:16 - Spirit Island
01:11:42 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game
01:14:33 - Rajas of the Ganges
01:16:16 - Sleeping Gods
01:18:47 - Scythe
01:22:26 - Undaunted: Battle of Britain
01:23:59 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
01:27:25 - Tekhenu
01:29:58 - Scythe
01:30:27 - Paperback Adventures
01:32:07 - Dead Reckoning
01:37:38 - Daybreak
01:41:34 - Terra Mystica
01:45:50 - Res Arcana
01:49:14 - Res Arcana
01:49:40 - Gloomhaven
01:53:11 - Divinus
01:55:49 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
01:59:12 - Dead Reckoning
01:59:47 - Brass: Birmingham
02:01:30 - Lost Ruins of Arnak
02:02:36 - Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure
02:03:42 - Nemesis
02:06:55 - Clans of Caledonia
02:09:43 - Bitoku
02:10:05 - Undaunted: Battle of Britain
02:11:23 - Clank! Catacombs
02:11:37 - Pulsar 2849
02:15:14 - Anachrony
02:16:06 - Aeon's End
02:19:51 - Railways of the World
02:20:23 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
02:21:11 - Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
02:22:34 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game
02:24:04 - Star Wars Unlimited

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Episode 68: Top 50 All Time - Part 1

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 • Duration 02:45:28

Welcome to episode 68! In November of 2022, we did our Top 30 games of all time. It is time for us to update our lists, which we are expanding to our top 50! This episode, part 1, is our countdown from 50 to 31. Surprisingly we didn't have a ton of overlap. Enjoy!

Top 50-31:
Messina 1347 - 00:04:48
A Gest of Robin Hood - 00:06:13
Great Wester Trail - 00:09:18
Lovecraft Letter - 00:11:41
The King is Dead (2nd Ed) - 00:13:48
Unfathomable - 00:15:37
Gorinto - 00:18:24
Fort - 00:21:23
Xylotar - 00:22:58
Power Grid - 00:25:20
Pingyao: First Chinese Banks - 00:27:45
Railways of the World - 00:29:47
Azul: Summer Pavilion - 00:32:35
Blood on the Clocktower - 00:34:00
Dorfromantik: The Board Game - 00:36:44
Barrage - 00:39:49
The Voyages of Marco Polo - 00:43:03
Tigris & Euphrates - 00:45:51
Darwin's Journey - 00:48:05
Beast - 00:50:50
Ra - 00:53:02
Parade - 00:54:54
Crusader's Thy Will Be Done - 00:58:24
7 Wonders Duel - 01:00:23
Tiletum - 01:03:12
Lisboa - 01:05:37
Gnome Hollow - 01:07:50
Race for the Galaxy - 01:09:37
Lost Ruins of Arnak - 01:11:38
Inside Job - 01:14:03
Hansa Teutonica - 01:16:16
After the Empire - 01:19:38
Apiary - 01:22:35
What the Heck? - 01:25:33
Cry Havoc - 01:29:14
Azul - 01:32:58
Troyes - 01:35:28
The Search For Planet X - 01:39:24
Distilled - 01:41:45
Pandemic System (Legacy S1) - 01:43:50
War Chest - 01:46:12
Witch's Brew - 01:50:13
Shipyard - 01:54:04
Rajas of the Ganges - 01:57:05
Wandering Towers - 01:59:35
Roll For The Galaxy - 02:02:45
Sidereal Confluence - 02:03:55
Tapestry - 02:07:24
Inside Job - 02:08:54
Praga Caput Regni - 02:09:29
Rajas of the Ganges - 02:13:06Ra - 02:13:50Endless Winter Paleoamericans - 02:15:04The Quacks of Quedlinburg - 02:18:11Railways of the World - 02:19:34Expeditions - 02:21:46Luthier - 02:26:237 Wonders Duel - 02:29:05Arcs - 02:29:43Skyrise - 02:36:00

Episode 59: Voidfall + David Turczi Interview

Thursday, April 11, 2024 • Duration 02:54:58

Welcome to episode 59! In this episode we kick it off with some of the games we've been playing lately. We also interview one of our favorite designers, David Turczi. Then we close out the episode with a feature review of one of David's co-designs, Voidfall, by Mindclash Games and Nigel Buckle.

Golden Geek Awards nominations are live, please give us a "Best Podcast" vote at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame

Games we've been playing lately:
Winter Court - 00:03:04
Everdell - 00:13:54
Star Wars Unlimited - 00:20:26
NMBR9++ - 00:31:05
Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs - 00:36:27
Septima - 00:52:40
Autumn - 01:04:33

David Turczi Interview - 01:11:05

Feature Review - Voidfall:
Game Summary - 01:56:35
Review Discussion - 02:00:32 (Production, Gameplay, etc. - what we like/dislike)
Final Thoughts - 02:43:35

Outtakes - 02:54:13

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Rules overview ambience and music is from https://tabletopaudio.com/

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Episode 58: Divinus

Friday, March 22, 2024 • Duration 01:45:58

Welcome to episode 58! In this episode we do a feature review of Divinus, a new legacy game from Lucky Duck Games and Filip Miłuński. We also talk about a lot of games we've been playing lately, enjoy!

Games we've been playing lately:
Unreliable Wizard - 00:02:14
Trekking Through History - 00:11:14
Xylotar - 00:19:37
Splitter - 00:31:35
Kingdom Rush: Elemental Uprising - 00:39:20
Sandbag - 00:48:17
Spots- 00:54:00
Dragonkeepers - 01:03:18

Feature Review - Divinus:
Game Summary - 01:09:29
Review Discussion - 01:12:21 (Production, Gameplay - what we like/dislike)
Final Thoughts - 01:35:51

Outtakes - 01:45:07

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Episode 57: Reiner Knizia Interview!

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 • Duration 01:51:30

Welcome to episode 57! We discuss games played lately, all of them Knizia games. We also had the wonderful opportunity to interview Dr. Reiner Knizia, one of the most influential designers of all time!!! Hope you enjoy!

Games we've been playing lately:
Ingenious - 00:06:44
Babylonia - 00:13:06
MLEM Space Agency - 00:18:57
Modern Art - 00:28:48
Lost Cities - 00:38:54
Lost Cities: The Board Game - 00:43:28
Ra: The Dice Game - 00:47:05

Interview with Reiner Knizia - 00:54:03

Things we're excited about:
Darwin's Journey: Oceania Expansion - 01:39:18
Daybreak - 01:41:50
Unfathomable: From the Abyss - 01:44:48

Outtakes - 01:50:06

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Episode 56: Clans of Caledonia

Monday, March 4, 2024 • Duration 01:37:51

Welcome to episode 56! In this episode we do a feature review of Clans of Caledonia. We also had the fantastic opportunity to interview the designer of Clans of Caledonia, Juma Al-JouJou. Juma shared some insights into Karma Games and his experiences as a designer/publisher. He also talks a lot about the upcoming Clans of Caledonia expansion, Industria. Hope you enjoy!
Upcoming KS Project link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/karma-games/clans-of-caledonia-industria

Games we've been playing lately:
Distilled: Africa and Middle East Expansion - 00:02:52
Lacuna - 00:04:50
Scram! - 00:09:39

Feature Review - Clans of Caledonia:
Rules Summary - 00:14:04
Review Discussion - 00:18:18 (Production, Gameplay - what we like/dislike)
Final Thoughts - 00:39:09

Interview with Juma Al-JouJou - 00:44:37

Things we're excited about:
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix) - 01:25:19
Trekking Through History - 01:26:48
Thunder Road: Vendetta - 01:27:51
Awaken Realms 2024 Announcements - 01:29:29
Star Wars: Unlimited - 01:29:48
Horror on the Orient Express - 01:32:29
Etherstone - 01:32:49
Upcoming Interview in Episode 57, Reiner Knizia - 01:33:33

Outtakes - 01:36:55

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Rules overview ambience and music is from https://tabletopaudio.com/

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Episode 55: Top 5 Twenty Minute Games

Monday, February 19, 2024 • Duration 01:40:27

Welcome to episode 55! In this episode we talk about the games we've been playing lately before getting into our top 5 lists of games that can be played in 20 minutes or less. Thanks to Kevin's brother-in-law Matt who filled in as a guest host.

Games we've been playing lately:
Aurum - 00:04:24
Pixies - 00:11:05
Aeon's End: Outcasts - 00:16:06
Lorcana - 00:20:05
Imperial Settlers - 00:26:07
River Valley Glassworks - 00:34:44

Top 5s:
#5 Kevin: Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle Game - 00:43:04
#5 Tyler: Qwixx - 00:46:42
#5 Matt: What the Heck? - 00:50:44
#4 Kevin: NMBR 9 - 00:53:35
#4 Tyler: Mindbug - 00:59:51
#4 Matt: Fast paced dice chucking games like Tenzi - 01:04:59
#3 Kevin: Santorini - 01:08:07
#3 Tyler: Sobek 2 Players - 01:11:59
#3 Matt: Animal Upon Animal - 01:14:25
#2 Kevin: What the Heck? - 01:16:19
#2 Tyler: Lovecraft Letter - 01:16:42
#2 Matt: Ticket to Ride: London - 01:18:33
#1 Kevin: Jump Drive - 01:20:27
#1 Tyler: Bonsai - 01:23:11
#1 Matt: Shifting Stones - 01:26:21
Honorable Mentions - 01:29:22

Outtakes - 01:39:54

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Episode 54: Apiary

Friday, January 26, 2024 • Duration 01:46:38

Welcome to episode 54! In this episode we do a deep dive feature review of Apiary from designer Connie Vogelmann - published by Stonemaier Games. We also talk about what we've been playing lately.

Games we've been playing lately:
How Dare You? - 00:02:51
CDSK - 00:07:41
Happy Salmon - 00:12:07
Reef - 00:15:51
Silver: Bullet - 00:20:01
Kevin's Lorcana Update - 00:26:03
Distilled: Cask Strength Expansion - 00:33:50

Discussing our new review scale - 00:43:40

Feature Review - Apiary:
Rules Summary - 00:47:17
Review Discussion - 00:52:18 (Production, Gameplay - what we like/dislike)
Final Thoughts - 01:29:07

Outtakes - 01:45:24

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Snapshot #10: Ra

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 • Duration 16:19

In this snapshot we take a look at Ra, an amazing auction game designed by Reiner Knizia. We give a short overview of the rules and what we like about the game.

This is the 10th episode in our series of shorter episodes called snapshots. Each one is focused on a specific game with a target length of 15 minutes. If you like this episode, please check out our full length episodes.

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Episode 53: Top 5 Shelf of Shame (2024)

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 • Duration 02:02:08

Welcome to episode 53! Happy New Year! In this episode we talk about our top 5 shelf of shame games we want to get played in 2024, how we did on our 2023 lists, and games we've been playing lately. What game(s) are you most excited to get off your shelf of shame this year?

Games we've been playing lately:
Furnace - 00:05:25
Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game - 00:13:20
The Master Theorem - A Book of Puzzles, Intrigue and Wit - 00:19:56
Cascadia: Landmarks - 00:28:44
Final Girl: The North Pole Nightmare - 00:35:22
Pies - 00:42:18
Betrayal: The Yuletide Tale - Evil Reigns in the Wynter's Pale - 00:47:41
Also played, briefly mentioned: Paco Sako, Lorcana, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Next Station London, Cheating Moth, Dune Imperium: Uprising - 00:52:25

2023 Shelf of Shame Recap:
Tyson - Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done - Divine Influence, Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation, Hyperborea, Gugong, Sleeping Gods - 00:58:39
Kevin - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Pandemic), Everdell, Furnace, Messina 1347, Undaunted: Normandy - 01:05:16
Tyler - Lowlands, Nemesis: Lockdown, Thunderstone Quest, Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles - Episodes 1 & 2, The Great Wall - 01:08:47

2024 Shelf of Shame:
#5 Kevin: Aeon's End Legacy - 01:16:21
#5 Tyson: Arkham Horror: The Path to Carcosa - 01:18:00
#5 Tyler: Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China - 01:19:15
#4 Kevin: Stranger Things: Upside Down - 01:21:40
#4 Tyson: Battlecrest: Fellwoods - 01:23:46
#4 Tyler: Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road - 01:25:22
#3 Kevin: Zhanguo: The First Empire - 01:26:18
#3 Tyson: Tikal - 01:28:29
#3 Tyler: ISS Vanguard - 01:30:25
#2 Kevin: Apiary - 01:32:40
#2 Tyson: Lunar Rush - 01:34:37
#2 Tyler: Outer Rim: Unfinished Business - 01:36:45
#1 Kevin: Carpe Diem - 01:38:16
#1 Tyson: Septima - 01:41:46
#1 Tyler: Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated - 01:44:28
Honorable Mentions - 01:47:00

What we're excited about:CDSK - 01:51:50The Last Lighthouse - 01:53:15Wyrmspan - 01:55:09

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