Board Game Barrage

Not all are as blessed as we are by the gift of truly original thought, and so many turn to others for inspiration. Whether it's Newton standing on the shoulders of giants, or stealing from our rich neighbour Xerox, many great ideas are born from what has come before. Before we make the inspired choice, we talk about Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico – The Card Game, Innovation Ultimate, and Dawn of Ulos.

Timecodes:

01:59 - Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico – The Card Game
11:18 - Innovation Ultimate
21:45 - Dawn of Ulos
32:45 - Game Design Inspirations
34:41 - Apples to Apples
37:03 - Magic: The Gathering
40:53 - Final Girl
40:53 - Hostage Negotiator
42:26 - Acquire
42:49 - Witchstone
42:49 - Ingenious
44:19 - Blood on the Clocktower
44:44 - The Resistance
48:10 - Dark Moon
49:16 - Cthulhu Wars
49:16 - Chaos in the Old World
50:13 - Nova Luna
50:13 - Habitats
50:52 - Lowlands
51:25 - El Grande
52:04 - Red Rising
52:04 - Fantasy Realms

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After much consternation at his exclusion from our Mount Rushmore of games, we've decided to honour legendary designer Sid Sackson elsewhere - a BGB Designer Spotlight! I think these used to be called BGB DOGs but even Mark forgot about that bit of branding. Oh well. Before we make amends, we talk about Magicalligraphy, Hamlet: The Village Building Game, and Tournament at Camelot.

Timecodes:

01:33 - Schedule update
03:11 - Magicalligraphy
09:30 - Hamlet: The Village Building Game
19:48 - Tournament at Camelot
27:56 - Sid Sackson
30:14 - Piggly Wiggly
32:16 - High Spirits with Calvin and the Colonel
35:54 - Bazaar
39:28 - Focus/Domination
40:20 - I'm the Boss!
41:18 - Can't Stop
42:48 - Acquire

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We've reached the end of our fantasy draft series, the last in this increasingly dire list of games from which we pluck five gems each, and then get you to vote on your favourites. There's a (potential) $50 gift card in it for you! Before the last dance, we talk about Seas of Havoc, Whale to Look, and Dorfromantik: The Board Game.

Timecodes:

03:12 - Seas of Havoc
10:42 - Whale to Look
19:50 - Dorfromantik: The Board Game
29:10 - Drafting BGG's #901-1000
32:17 - Caylus 1303
33:43 - Ready Set Bet
36:03 - Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
37:12 - Clever Cubed
38:51 - Condottiere
40:20 - Adrenaline
42:54 - Meeple Circus
45:13 - Automobiles
47:54 - Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Two
49:12 - Lowlands
50:04 - Genoa
52:46 - Santa Monica
54:41 - Feed the Kraken
58:02 - Homesteaders
1:01:25 - First Rat

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We're veering into the dark roads of board game classification, but this time with a goal in mind - how to best highlight games that feature strong interaction. Shouldn't BoardGameGeek have a scale for that somewhere? And while we're at it, BGG ... Before we put our thoughts in the suggestion box, we talk about Guatemala Café, and Ride the Rails.

Timecodes:

01:56 - Guatemala Café
12:43 - Ride the Rails
23:09 - Quantifying interactivity
25:43 - A Feast for Odin
32:13 - Yucatan
34:31 - What else should be on a BGG page?
37:15 - Stationfall
44:20 - Biblios

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Are we living in a golden age of board games? It's a simple question, but there's a lot to unpack - what even qualifies as a golden age, have we already had one, and if we are living in one, when does it end? Before we go for gold, we talk about That's Not a Hat, Pulsar 2849, and Barrage.

Timecodes:

01:39 - That's Not a Hat
02:19 - Cockroach Poker
10:52 - Pulsar 2849
19:58 - Barrage
33:30 - Are we in a golden age?
48:32 - Scythe
57:31 - Ark Nova

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https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2556595/number-games-published-year

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We're lucky to have covered wide swathes of the board game world, but there was a time when some of those things were aspirational. Like achievements to cross off on the great board game check list ... or like that Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson movie. You know they invented that phrase? Wild. Before we make our list, we talk about Municipium, and Yucatan.

Timecodes:

02:27 - Municipium
12:47 - Yucatan
29:38 - Board game checklist/bucket list
31:17 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
35:15 - Diplomacy
35:57 - Playing landmark games
38:39 - Blood on the Clocktower
41:05 - Board game conventions
45:24 - Board game meetups
48:10 - You don't need everything for a game
48:29 - Dominion
49:52 - Guards of Atlantis II
50:38 - Two player and abstract games
52:26 - Designing a board game

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It's just two of us, so we turn our attention to the burning questions that you've been asking us, in a feature we're calling Topic Talk Back. This is not to be confused with the format we've used before, mailbags are old news now, and we'd appreciate it if you'd stop bringing it up. Before we do anything but rustle in the cloth sack, we talk about By Stealth and Sea, and Undaunted: Stalingrad.

Timecodes:

02:38 - By Stealth and Sea
12:11 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
25:41 - Topic Talk Back
26:37 - Favorite Campaign Games
27:20 - Gloomhaven
27:44 - Frosthaven
30:56 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
33:31 - Games that are too short?
34:03 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
34:17 - Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
35:38 - Woodcraft
37:47 - Designer Mount Rushmore

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It's the penultimate draft of the BGG Top 1000 series, and all of these games are garbage ... but it's up to us to sift through that garbage, and each find a collection of five games that's worthy of you. Vote for your favourite, and you could win a $50 gift voucher! Before we find diamonds in the rough, we also talk about Paperback Adventures, and Woodcraft.

Timecodes:

02:31 - Paperback Adventures
13:29 - Woodcraft
23:51 - Drafting BGG's #801-900
26:27 - Babylonia
28:37 - Blue Lagoon
30:57 - A War of Whispers
32:22 - Signorie
33:19 - The Mind
34:52 - Pictomania
36:04 - Brian Boru: High King of Ireland
36:57 - Santiago
38:45 - Werewords
39:49 - Battle for Rokugan
41:19 - Vasco da Gama
43:20 - Cerebria: The Inside World
44:21 - Bullet♥︎
46:10 - Incan Gold
49:00 - Railroad Ink Challenge: Lush Green Edition

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Any creative work is built on a lot of conventions - things that we take as granted, the unspoken rules that must be followed. We get a lot of really great games by following design conventions, but some times, in order to innovate we have to break them. Before we try to find the balance between convention and innovation, we talk about Darwin's Journey, Aleph Null, and Rome in a Day.

Timecodes:

02:00 - Darwin's Journey
13:44 - Aleph Null
21:07 - Rome in a Day
30:09 - Innovation vs. Convention
33:14 - Root
36:02 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
36:02 - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
36:17 - Tiletum
38:17 - Tower of Babel
42:04 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
42:31 - Horseless Carriage
42:49 - Atiwa
44:04 - Inis
45:14 - The Castles of Burgundy

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We can all agree the Golden Geeks peaked last year, but I suppose we can continue the facade if we must. Nominees are out for BoardGameGeek's annual awards, and as the presiding champions of taste, we're declaring our favourites. Before we prognosticate, we talk about Big City, Spots, and Horseless Carriage.

Timecodes:

02:10 - Big City
09:33 - Spots
16:02 - Horseless Carriage
28:53 - Golden Geek 2022 Predictions
29:29 - Best 2-Player Game
30:33 - Wingspan Asia
31:20 - Beer & Bread
32:01 - Mindbug: First Contact
33:16 - Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
33:30 - Splendor: Duel
33:37 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
34:02 - Marvel Dice Throne
34:18 - Best Artwork and Presentation
35:11 - CoraQuest
35:31 - Blood on the Clocktower
36:05 - Best Cooperative Game
36:26 - Kites
37:20 - Dorfromantik: The Board Game
38:17 - Best Board Game Expansion
38:58 - Most Innovative Board Games
39:36 - Heat: Pedal to the Medal
39:54 - Turing Machine
40:07 - Deal with the Devil
40:25 - My Father's Work
40:57 - Light Game of the Year
42:14 - Long Shot: The Dice Game
43:27 - Medium Game of the Year
46:01 - Heavy Game of the Year
46:58 - Carnegie
47:13 - John Company: Second Edition
48:19 - Best Party Game
48:39 - Penguin Airlines
50:31 - Best Solo Game
52:04 - Best Thematic Game
52:33 - Nemesis: Lockdown
52:51 - Dead Reckoning
54:00 - Wonderland's War
54:51 - Best Wargame
55:38 - Best Podcast (which we already won)
58:53 - Best Board Game App

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Board games are a social medium, which is a big part of their appeal for us. It's not just about being heads down solving a puzzle, they facilitate conversation. Some games are better at this than others, so we put BGBBOB on the case to find our favourites! Before we natter away, we talk about Big Top, Autobahn, and Pollen.

Timecodes:

03:04 - Big Top
12:21 - Autobahn
23:25 - Pollen
34:51 - Dealt! / Krass Kariert
37:02 - Boast or Nothing
39:37 - Codenames
40:30 - Twice as Clever!
42:47 - Concept
43:45 - Biblios
45:25 - Dixit
46:07 - Coloretto
48:43 - Sushi Go!
51:46 - The Mind
54:25 - Qwirkle
57:09 - Dominion

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Good storytelling isn't easy, and board games seem to struggle with it especially - which makes the ones that do pull it off, all the more memorable. We delve into the ways that games can engage us and create lasting experiences through stories. Before we spin a yarn, we talk about Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Artisans of Splendent Vale.

Timecodes:

01:36 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
18:13 - Artisans of Splendent Vale
29:51 - Storytelling in games
30:40 - Gloomhaven
34:44 - The King's Dilemma
36:59 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
37:40 - Eldritch Horror
37:49 - Dead of Winter
38:44 - Phantom Leader
40:31 - Undaunted: Normandy
41:00 - Freedom: The Underground Railroad
43:34 - This War of Mine: The Board Game
47:23 - Return to Dark Tower
47:34 - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
47:59 - Sleeping Gods

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I mean, I don't know. Before we do whatever, we talk about Circle the Wagons, El Gaucho, Roller Coaster Rush, and Applejack.

Timecodes:

01:48 - Circle the Wagons
07:49 - El Gaucho
14:58 - Roller Coaster Rush
19:05 - Applejack
25:34 - What do I do with old campaign games?
25:48 - Frosthaven
25:48 - Gloomhaven
27:47 - What board game product would improve my gaming?
30:50 - What are good miniature games for people who don't like miniature games?
31:53 - For What Remains
33:12 - Are there modern classics of the war game genre that you would recommend?
34:48 - What are some good, one shot TTRPGs?
37:05 - What do you have to do to get heavier games played?
39:50 - Which games would be perfect for us that we've never mentioned?
41:02 - The big question

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Board games are great! Mostly. But as great as they are, we've probably all had a moment where, through no fault of the game itself, things got uncomfortable. Whether it's because of an awkward play, or just particulars of the group dynamic, we look back at some of our most uncomfortable moments. Before we enter the discomfort zone, we talk about Dog Tag Trick, Deal with the Devil, and Yokai Septet.

Timecodes:

01:46 - Dog Tag Trick
10:01 - Deal with the Devil
19:44 - Yokai Septet
27:53 - When games make you uncomfortable
33:48 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
39:34 - Pictionary
40:42 - Fauna
41:27 - Inhuman Conditions
43:11 - Praise

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BGBBOB's back, and he's rollin' (rollin') rollin' on a river of amazing games, all of which feature some incredible dice play. As is our sacred duty, we won't rest until we've arranged them in some sort of numerical order, a ranked list, if you will. Before we rattle the bones, we talk about The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, The South: Terminus, Beyond Baker Street, and The Defence of Procyon III.

Timecodes:

04:59 - The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game
12:05 - The South: Terminus
13:52 - Beyond Baker Street
19:54 - The Defence of Procyon III
27:56 - 701-800 Draft Results
29:30 - BGBBOB: Best Dice Rolling
30:53 - Tumblin' Dice
32:10 - Cthulhu Wars
34:49 - Space Base
35:17 - Cube Quest
39:00 - Dice Forge
39:51 - Lords of Vegas
41:38 - Dungeon Fighter
42:41 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
44:17 - Formula D
45:24 - Las Vegas
47:28 - Martian Dice
49:01 - Can't Stop
51:08 - FUSE
51:57 - Gang of Dice
54:03 - Quarriors!

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We (well some of us) made it back from Vegas, and what happened there didn't stay there - we're reporting in from Dice Tower West 2023, a fun week of friends, casinos, and all you can eat sushi. To everyone we met, thank you for saying hey! We also played a lot of hot games, including Heat: Pedal to the Metal, and Stationfall.

Timecodes:

02:52 - Return to Dark Tower
08:47 - Magic Mountain
10:46 - Tower of Babel
11:58 - In the Year of the Dragon
15:06 - No Mercy
15:22 - Trick Raiders
16:20 - Pups
16:30 - Scharfe Schoten
19:19 - The Estates
20:23 - Coyote
22:26 - Time's Up!
24:08 - Heat: Pedal to the Metal
32:28 - Yokai Septet
33:35 - Ninja Master
35:30 - I Made You a Mix Tape
40:52 - Time of Empires
43:23 - Stationfall

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I always love this one. It's the time of the year where we look at what your favourite games are, and discover whether there are any exciting movers and shakers in what you've been playing! It's the BGB Listener Top 20! Before we check in with all of you, we talk about Tower of Babel, Great Western Trail: Argentina, and Jump Drive.

Timecodes:

02:01 - Tower of Babel ...or why the eighth wonder was never built
11:16 - Great Western Trail: Argentina
18:26 - Jump Drive
29:21 - Listener Top 20
33:44 - Terraforming Mars
34:19 - Food Chain Magnate
34:19 - Cosmic Encounter
36:14 - Wingspan
37:32 - Inis
38:03 - Ark Nova
39:45 - Dune: Imperium
42:32 - Scythe
43:35 - Agricola
44:48 - Great Western Trail
46:12 - Race for the Galaxy
46:52 - Innovation
47:28 - A Feast for Odin
48:08 - The Castles of Burgundy
48:30 - Concordia
49:13 - Gloomhaven
50:05 - Root
50:53 - Hansa Teutonica
52:33 - Spirit Island
53:06 - Brass: Birmingham

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Bruna Cathala is the focus of this episode's BGB DOG, the unfortunately acronymed series where we showcase a designer whom we love, and talk through the history of their career and designs. Before we pay tribute to the two player king, we talk about Smart Four Connected, Skytear Horde, and Endless Winter: Paleoamericans.

Timecodes:

02:56 - Smart Four Connected
06:30 - Skytear Horde
12:51 - Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
21:42 - Designer Spotlight: Bruno Cathala
23:26 - Fief
30:17 - Mr. Jack
32:00 - Five Tribes
32:51 - 7 Wonders Duel
34:00 - Kingdomino
39:43 - Zany Penguins

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The draft is back, and while the lists are getting really thin at this point, that's not going to stop us doing our damndest to pick out a killer selection of five games each. Whose is the best? That's up to you - and if you vote, you stand a chance to win a gift voucher for $50! Before we put our fate in your hands, we talk about Shake That City, Clank!: Catacombs, and Galactic Renaissance.

Timecodes:

04:29 - Shake That City
12:39 - Clank!: Catacombs
19:27 - Galactic Renaissance
35:50 - Drafting BGG's #701-800
39:22 - The Estates
40:27 - Dogs of War
42:36 - City of the Big Shoulders
44:03 - Deep Sea Adventure
45:00 - Regicide
46:29 - Galaxy Trucker (Second Edition)
47:07 - Can't Stop
49:06 - Pax Renaissance: 2nd Edition
50:19 - Project: ELITE
52:17 - The Great Wall
54:01 - Black Angel
55:51 - Not Alone
57:22 - New York Zoo
1:01:29 - Menara
1:03:33 - Shipyard

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We've done deep dives into games before, but really when you get down to it, games are just the medium. The substrate. What it's always been about is people. We hope to pick at the minds of some of the hobby's best with this format - and until then, we have Kellen. Before we unpack the man, the myth, the legend, we talk about Cuba Libre, Gang of Dice, and Time of Empires.

Timecodes:

03:44 - Cuba Libre
13:00 - Gang of Dice
19:28 - Time of Empires
32:49 - Q1: Where are we playing?
39:25 - Q2: What's the table like?
41:35 - Q3: How many people?
43:23 - Q4: What are you eating?
48:03 - Q5: What is the theme of the game?
48:59 - Q6: What is the game like?
50:15 - Q7: What makes it memorable?

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If there's one thing I can say for sure about 2023, it's that it will certainly be a period of time. We're casting our eyes forward to the year ahead, and getting excited about some of the board games that (we hope) will actually be coming. Before we look ahead, always ahead, we talk about Make the Difference, German Railways, and Tiletum.

Timecodes:

02:39 - Make the Difference
07:38 - German Railways
13:00 - Tiletum
24:40 - Most Anticipated Games of 2023
27:22 - Mission Control: Critical Orbit
29:12 - Beyond the Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn
30:50 - Watch Hockey, Get Drunk
31:50 - Skyrise
32:59 - Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies
34:45 - That's Not a Hat
36:32 - Darwin's Journey
37:50 - Seas of Havoc
39:56 - El Burro: A La Granja Game
42:05 - Red Dust Rebellion
42:59 - Unconscious Minds
45:45 - Yucatan
47:09 - Last Light
49:09 - Galactic Renaissance

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Where would we be without the mailbag? We get such lovely questions from you lot, that we rarely get the chance to answer, so when the opportunity comes, one has to strike. Time to hear what's on your minds, kids. Before we rustle in the cloth, we talk about Dinosaur Gauge, and Starship Captains.

Timecodes:

01:39 - Dinosaur Gauge
10:18 - Starship Captains
21:24 - Holiday games?
21:51 - Fire in the Hole
25:10 - Weather Machine
26:12 - Surprise Top 50 games?
29:56 - Has how you play games changed?

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You know how at the start of the year you make a lot of promises to yourself that you have no chance of holding yourself to? Yeah, this isn't like that, we absolutely, definitely will not see out 2023 without following through on all of these whims. Before we hold ourselves accountable, we talk about Challengers!, Eleven: Football Manager Board Game, nana, and Zoo Vadis.

Timecodes:

04:49 - Challengers!
12:24 - Eleven: Football Manager Board Game
21:49 - nana
29:40 - Zoo Vadis
39:46 - Mark's Resolution(s)
47:09 - Neilan's Resolution
48:37 - Kellen's Resolution
53:19 - Christina's Resolution

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Here it is, the one we've all been waiting for, the Board Game Barrage top ten games of all time! It's been a long road and we'll wrap it up by seeing some old favourites ... and maybe a few new faces? Old or new, these are the thirty games we enjoy the most (at least, right now.) We loved sharing these lists with you and hope you've enjoyed listening to them!

Timecodes:

01:25 - Neilan #10 - Brass: Birmingham
02:46 - Mark #10 - Hansa Teutonica
04:19 - Kellen #10 - Cosmic Encounter
06:44 - Neilan #9 - Gloomhaven
08:46 - Mark #9 - The Estates
11:28 - Kellen #9 - Decrypto
13:47 - Neilan#8 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
15:50 - Mark #8 - Arboretum
18:11 - Kellen #8 - Diplomacy
22:36 - Neilan #7 - Guards of Atlantis II
25:04 - Mark #7 - Time's Up!
25:58 - Kellen #7 - Dune
29:11 - Neilan #6 - Pictomania
31:40 - Mark #6 - Race for the Galaxy
35:21 - Kellen #6 - Glory to Rome
38:39 - Neilan #5 - The Resistance
40:48 - Mark #5 - Brass: Lancashire
42:54 - Kellen #5 - Troyes
46:22 - Neilan #4 - Time's Up!
48:43 - Mark #4 - Fresh Fish
51:26 - Kellen #4 - I'm the Boss!
52:47 - Neilan #3 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
55:32 - Mark #3 - Bus
58:46 - Kellen #3 - Cthulhu Wars
1:00:44 - Neilan #2 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
1:03:09 - Mark #2 - Agricola
1:07:40 - Kellen #2 - Archipelago
1:10:06 - Neilan #1 - A Feast for Odin
1:15:14 - Mark #1 - Biblios
1:18:25 - Kellen #1 - Innovation

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We've reached the penultimate part of our five part series, the great series that is sometimes called our top fifty greatest games of all time! We're barreling close to the end now, but not without a lot of moving and shaking first. Here's another fine selection of thirty amazing games we love.

01:37 - Kellen #20 - So Clover!
02:50 - Neilan #20 - Blue Lagoon
04:14 - Mark #20 - Blood Rage
06:32 - Kellen #19 - El Grande
08:19 - Neilan #19 - The Oracle of Delphi
09:15 - Mark #19 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
11:01 - Kellen #18 - Time's Up!
13:33 - Neilan #18 - Blood on the Clocktower
16:12 - Mark #18 - Ra
17:57 - Kellen #17 - 6 nimmt!
19:47 - Neilan #17 - Scythe
21:03 - Mark #17 - Imperial 2030
23:18 - Kellen #16 - Telestrations
25:06 - Neilan #16 - Watson & Holmes
27:03 - Mark #16 - City of the Big Shoulders
28:06 - Kellen #15 - The Resistance: Avalon
29:54 - Neilan #15 - Hansa Teutonica
33:02 - Mark #15 - Container
35:54 - Kellen #14 - Omen: A Reign of War
37:47 - Neilan #14 - Taj Mahal
39:45 - Mark #14 - Tigris & Euphrates
41:15 - Kellen #13 - Inis
42:59 - Neilan #13 - Alchemists
44:21 - Mark #13 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
46:11 - Kellen #12 - Photograph
48:37 - Neilan #12 - Cthulhu Wars
49:57 - Mark #12 - Age of Steam
52:00 - Kellen #11 - Coloretto
53:45 - Neilan #11 - Exit: The Game
55:04 - Mark #11 - Caylus 1303

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It's a new year, but the list must go on. The list, that is, of our top fifty greatest games of all time! It's part three, which everyone knows is the dark middle chapter of every pentalogy, so expect some swoops, some turns, some revelations. Brace yourself for another thirty incredible games that we can't wait to tell you all about.

02:03 - Mark #30 - Genoa
03:17 - Kellen #30 - Splendor
04:50 - Neilan #30 - Azul
06:06 - Mark #29 - Modern Art
07:44 - Kellen #29 - Taj Mahal
09:06 - Neilan #29 - Gaia Project
10:43 - Mark #28 - Blue Lagoon
12:30 - Kellen #28 - Boast or Nothing
14:33 - Neilan #28 - Kemet
17:06 - Mark #27 - Pictomania
18:31 - Kellen #27 - Krass Kariert/Dealt!
19:41 - Neilan #27 - Werewords
21:31 - Mark #26 - The Gallerist
22:34 - Kellen #26 - Hansa Teutonica
24:33 - Neilan #26 - Patchwork
26:29 - Mark #25 - Glen More II: Chronicles
28:16 - Kellen #25 - Startups
29:53 - Neilan #25 - Codenames
31:21 - Mark #24 - Lords of Vegas
32:49 - Kellen #24 - Keyflower
34:36 - Neilan #24 - Ra
36:37 - Mark #23 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
38:39 - Kellen #23 - Fuji Flush
40:32 - Neilan #23 - The Search for Planet X
42:20 - Mark #22 - Lancaster
44:59 - Kellen #22 - Babylonia
46:47 - Neilan #22 - The Quest for El Dorado
49:18 - Mark #21 - El Grande
51:25 - Kellen #21 - Rumble Nation
53:14 - Neilan #21 - Decrypto

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I hope you all had a good holiday break, but it's time to get back to business. The very serious business that is the top fifty greatest games of all time. We return to our heroes in what the enthusiasts call phase two, and boy are things heating up! Thirty more incredible games that we absolutely love are coming right at you.

00:58 - Neilan #40 - In the Year of the Dragon
03:14 - Mark #40 - Splendor
05:09 - Kellen #40 - Zendo
07:45 - Neilan #39 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
10:04 - Mark #39 - Iwari
13:24 - Kellen #39 - Stephenson's Rocket
15:19 - Neilan #38 - Iberian Gauge
17:11 - Mark #38 - A Feast for Odin
20:12 - Kellen #38 - Codenames
23:04 - Neilan #37 - Inis
24:47 - Mark #37 - Imperium: The Contention
26:55 - Kellen #37 - Azul
28:53 - Neilan #36 - Ark Nova
30:52 - Mark #36 - True Colors
33:07 - Kellen #36 - American Bookshop
35:02 - Neilan #35 - Rising Sun
36:23 - Mark #35 - Anomia
39:53 - Kellen #35 - Genoa
42:15 - Neilan #34 - Spirit Island
44:23 - Mark #34 - Ricochet Robots
47:37 - Kellen #34 - Agricola
49:25 - Neilan #33 - Yellow & Yangtze
51:22 - Mark #33 - Dominant Species
54:24 - Kellen #33 - Wizard
55:54 - Neilan #32 - Twice as Clever!
57:16 - Mark #32 - Cthulhu Wars
59:02 - Kellen #32 - Race for the Galaxy
1:01:40 - Neilan #31 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
1:03:52 - Mark #31 - Archipelago
1:05:30 - Kellen #31 - Pax Porfiriana

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It's top fifty season! That's right, it's the time to reflect on every single game we've ever played, and see how we feel about them in the year of our lord, 2022. We sort through the chaff, and from it we weave a beautiful golden strand we call our top fifty greatest games of all time. Grab a glass, and join us.

10:18 - Kellen #50 - Smartphone Inc.
12:01 - Neilan #50 - Archipelago
13:22 - Mark #50 - Chicago Express
14:56 - Kellen #49 - Dominion
16:25 - Neilan #49 - Bus
17:50 - Mark #49 - Hanabi
19:36 - Kellen #48 - Root
20:52 - Neilan #48 - Imperium: The Contention
22:22 - Mark #48 - Cuba Libre
24:28 - Kellen #47 - Throne and the Grail
26:08 - Neilan #47 - Agricola
27:31 - Mark #47 - Stephenson's Rocket
28:55 - Kellen #46 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
31:46 - Neilan #46 - Bear Raid
33:08 - Mark #46 - 1846: The Race for the Midwest
35:35 - Kellen #45 - Lords of Vegas
37:21 - Neilan #45 - Undaunted: Normandy
39:12 - Mark #45 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
42:01 - Kellen #44 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
43:46 - Neilan #44 - Dead Reckoning
45:57 - Mark #44 - Panic on Wall Street!
48:23 - Kellen #43 - Ingenious
49:38 - Neilan #43 - Innovation
51:41 - Mark #43 - Dungeon Fighter
54:10 - Kellen #42 - Bruges
56:18 - Neilan #42 - Anachrony
59:15 - Mark #42 - Lisboa
1:01:59 - Kellen #41 - Nusfjord
1:03:27 - Neilan #41 - Mille Fiori
1:06:00 - Mark #41 - Smartphone Inc.

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Kellen won't stop rubbing in that he went to PAX Unplugged without us, but at least he came back with a lot of cool games to talk about. Join us as he regales us with the latest from Philadelphia. Before we eat our Philly, we talk about Sea Salt & Paper, and Chicago Express.

03:49 - Sea Salt & Paper
10:19 - Chicago Express
21:57 - Dicke Dämonen
26:00 - John Company: Second Edition
34:46 - The Green Fivura
35:15 - Dois
35:55 - Nine Lives
38:37 - BANANINE

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One of the greatest things about taking part in this hobby, is seeing new and novel ideas bubble to the surface. We're looking at some our favourite recent innovations - stuff that makes us think, "Huh, why haven't we seen that before?" Before we do anything but imitate and iterate, we talk about Paint the Roses, and ISS Vanguard.

02:01 - Paint the Roses
12:33 - ISS Vanguard
29:29 - Mystic Vale
30:52 - Dead Reckoning
31:52 - Dive
32:37 - Maglev Metro
33:05 - Loony Quest
33:52 - Kitchen Rush
33:52 - Rush M.D.
34:06 - Pendulum
34:41 - Magic Maze
35:03 - Kites
36:06 - MicroMacro: Crime City
37:42 - Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar
38:37 - Brian Boru: High King of Ireland
39:24 - Kabuto Sumo
40:02 - Awkward Guests
40:26 - Turing Machine
42:04 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
42:21 - Destinies

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How do you all keep falling for this? The Ghost Turkey moves in mysterious ways, and this year he's moving us to 2019, to atone for our sins. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

04:48 - ICECOOL
06:24 - Meeple Circus
06:49 - Root
07:57 - Sheriff of Nottingham
08:48 - Piepmatz
09:29 - Fauna
10:13 - Evolution: Flight
11:03 - Zany Penguins
12:26 - Gulo Gulo
13:16 - Funky Chicken
14:02 - Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
14:58 - Rook
16:01 - Scythe
17:09 - Biblios

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We all saw this coming. The inevitable digital future has come, and suddenly Mark is a book store owner who just discovered Kindles. It'd be sad if it weren't so inevitable. We discuss the rise of digital gaming, and how it can, at least in some ways, replace parts of the hobby. Before we go down to Electric Avenue, we talk about Wormholes, Mogul, and Orichalcum.

02:07 - Wormholes
09:58 - Mogul
19:23 - Orichalcum
30:39 - Kellen's phone number
31:08 - Digital replacing physical games
43:15 - Garden Nation
43:41 - Living Forest
44:22 - Next Station: London
44:33 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
45:49 - Gaia Project
47:15 - 7 Wonders Duel
48:32 - Race for the Galaxy
49:13 - Riftforce
50:30 - The Great Zimbabwe

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Look, I wasn't there, but my understanding is that Kellen got very mad about certain board game words and decided to change the course of the episode midstream. Which, you know, would be one thing, but I once had to hear about how mad Kellen was about the word "apricot", so it's just like every day with this guy. Before we get etymological, we talk about Splendor Duel, and Seize the Bean.

02:19 - Splendor Duel
11:13 - Seize the Bean
23:13 - Feature topic Mark thought we were doing
23:33 - Feature topic we actually did: Board Gaming Jargon

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Two hundred and fifty episodes. That's ... a lot of episodes. That's a lot of time! And, boy, things have changed around here. Well some things. We look at what's different in the hobby since we started doing this whole thing. Before we cast our minds back, we talk about Stone Age, Blood on the Clocktower, Hansa Teutonica, and Aegean Sea.

01:58 - Stone Age
12:41 - Blood on the Clocktower
16:56 - Hansa Teutonica
18:53 - Aegean Sea
26:33 - What's changed since we started
43:49 - Gloomhaven
45:36 - Caylus
46:55 - Wiz-War

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Games are getting bigger and more lavish, especially in the age of crowdfunding, but how far is too far? How many luxury bits, giant boxes of minis, and silk-screened wooden meeples until it's all gone a bit far? Before we dress for excess, we talk about Habitats, Blood on the Clocktower, Twilight Inscription, and It's a Wonderful Kingdom.

01:59 - Habitats
13:07 - Blood on the Clocktower
18:44 - Twilight Inscription
21:40 - It's a Wonderful Kingdom
32:46 - Excess in games
33:28 - ISS Vanguard
35:40 - Too Many Bones
37:04 - Anachrony
37:55 - Everdell
38:19 - Millennium Blades
38:57 - Council of 4
41:37 - Puzzle Strike 2

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The topic of theme has come up intermittently over the course of the podcast, but how important is it? Is it something that makes or breaks a game? Or would we be mostly okay if games were mostly non-thematic? Before we burst at the theme, we talk about Mamma Mia!, Football Highlights 2052, Kanban, and Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood.

01:46 - Mamma Mia!
08:20 - Football Highlights 2052
18:50 - Kanban
20:59 - Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
34:25 - The importance of theme
34:50 - Tigris & Euphrates
38:08 - Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina
38:42 - Point Salad
40:04 - Abandon All Artichokes
43:29 - Glüx
47:25 - Décorum
49:08 - Deal with the Devil

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What good would going to a convention be if we didn't play a lot of games? We're back from our trip, and it was filled to the brim of fine games played with fine people, and we're here to tell you about all of them, the good, the bad, and perfunctory. Before we return to Vancouver, we talk about Village Rails, The Guild of Merchant Explorers, and Puzzle Strike 2.

01:51 - Village Rails
12:43 - The Guild of Merchant Explorers
20:59 - Puzzle Strike 2
34:14 - Ghost Turkey!
34:41 - Games we played at SHUX
34:58 - Master Word
40:05 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
42:12 - Leaf
43:32 - Fit to Print
45:11 - Bumúntú
48:38 - Nitro Glyxerol
51:14 - Bridge City Poker
54:16 - Cubitos
57:54 - Blood Rage
1:01:27 - Photograph
1:02:20 - Arboretum

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We're at SHUX! Well, we were, and while we were there, we tricked Tom Brewster of Shut Up & Sit Down to take time away from his busy schedule to join us on stage. This episode was recorded live, and we talk about games that are in some ways, a little bit weird. Before things get odd, we talk about Dungeons, Dice & Danger, Fun Facts, Turncoats, and Flick Fleck.

03:52 - Dungeons, Dice & Danger
09:07 - Fun Facts
15:03 - Turncoats
20:58 - Flick Fleck
27:39 - Weird games
28:36 - Mord im Arosa
31:03 - Nyctophobia
31:26 - Tajuto
34:21 - The Field of the Cloth of Gold
36:01 - Cosmic Frog
36:58 - Turing Machine
40:45 - Chaosmos
42:50 - XCOM: The Board Game
43:52 - Now Boarding
44:39 - Flowerfall
45:30 - Who Soiled the Toilet?

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It's convention season, which means we're on the way to one convention, while talking about another. Every year a lot of new games get showed off at Essen SPIEL in Germany, and these are the ones we're most excited to hear more about! Before we start messin' with Essen, we talk about Plutocracy and Finca.

01:56 - Plutocracy
09:54 - Finca
19:09 - Essen SPIEL 2022 Preview
19:39 - The Great Split
21:57 - Time Capsules
23:45 - Heat: Pedal to the Metal
25:45 - La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War
27:49 - Applejack
29:22 - Rise & Fall
31:13 - Sauscharf
33:29 - Oros
35:08 - Tribes of the Wind
36:23 - Shark
38:34 - Tindaya
41:07 - Lacrimosa
42:43 - Virtù
46:38 - Revive
48:51 - Pilgrim

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We're in and out quick and breezy, with a h-h-hot question about player counts. All things equally considered, how many people do you want at the table? Before we boot people from the game, we talk about Bitoku, San Francisco, and Caesar's Empire.

01:28 - Bitoku
12:21 - San Francisco
20:11 - Caesar's Empire
28:46 - Favorite Player Counts
36:08 - Star Trek: Ascendancy
37:04 - Churchill

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The best thing about being part of a team is even when things go wrong, your team is there for you. And boy, did things go wrong this week ... but I'm getting ahead of myself. This week we're talking about team games! Twice! Before we make the dream work, we talk about Art Decko, Feed The Kraken, and War of the Ring: The Card Game.

02:47 - Art Decko
09:03 - Feed The Kraken
20:08 - War of the Ring: The Card Game
32:51 - Team games
35:26 - Guards of Atlantis II
39:20 - Ingenious
40:10 - Tichu
43:32 - Concordia Venus
47:43 - Shadow Hunters
49:33 - Inkognito
51:27 - Between Two Cities
52:06 - Ladies & Gentlemen
53:16 - Space Cadets: Dice Duel
53:16 - Captain Sonar

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Not every game makes the best first impression, but some stick in your mind enough to warrant a second try. So fittingly, the first and second best hosts are here to tell you about the games that they think deserve a revisit. Before we repeat stuff, repeat stuff, we talk about Mille Fiori, Rise of the Metro, and Turing Machine.

02:05 - Mille Fiori
05:57 - Rise of the Metro
12:48 - Turing Machine
22:29 - Games that need a second chance
24:01 - Gaia Project
26:39 - Space Station Phoenix
28:34 - Twilight Imperium: Third Edition
31:01 - Root
33:15 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
35:16 - An Infamous Traffic
35:16 - Panamax
35:16 - Maria
37:09 - Dune: Betrayal
38:10 - Beyond the Sun
40:06 - XCOM: The Board Game
41:56 - Quantum

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Okay, this end of the BGG top list starts to get weird. Regardless, we must draft. Who's going to end up with the best selection of five games from this chunk of one hundred? That's up to you - vote and you could win a $50 gift voucher! Before we pick a peck of paper products, we talk about Town 66, Akropolis, and Pampero.

02:09 - Town 66
08:24 - Akropolis
16:51 - Pampero
27:38 - Drafting BGG's #601-700
29:40 - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
31:11 - So Clover!
32:49 - 6 nimmt!
34:19 - Bus
35:56 - The Oracle of Delphi
37:11 - The Estates
38:50 - Long Shot: The Dice Game
40:44 - Yellow & Yangtze
42:06 - Undaunted: North Africa
43:05 - Between Two Cities
44:02 - City of the Big Shoulders
47:05 - Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
48:05 - QE
49:47 - Civilization: A New Dawn
52:18 - Fort

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The pillars of board gaming are games that are so influential, so ubiquitous, that they're practically the shoulders on which many other board games stand. We talk about what are commonly considered the classic pillars, and try to make a more modern list. Before we get into Greek architecture, we talk about Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, Trailblazers, Photograph, and Ys.

02:34 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
04:01 - Trailblazers
11:38 - Wind the Film! / Photograph
18:22 - Ys
28:01 - Modern pillars of board gaming
32:33 - Codenames
36:09 - Splendor
39:01 - 7 Wonders
41:48 - The Resistance: Avalon
43:59 - Concordia
47:21 - Qwixx
51:38 - Scythe

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Well, we've returned, and some of us are a little worse for wear, but if a week off doesn't get us back into gear, nothing will. Gen Con is behind us, and Mark, who sadly couldn't make the con, quizzes us about our highlights of the show. Before we cast our minds back to Indiana, we talk about Cat in the Box, Formosa Tea, and Twilight Inscription.

02:14 - Cat in the Box
08:31 - Formosa Tea
15:32 - Twilight Inscription
26:26 - Games we played at Gen Con
26:50 - Splendor Duel
33:38 - Green Team Wins
35:06 - Empire's End
38:23 - Kites
39:34 - Good Puppers
42:57 - War of the Ring: The Card Game
43:52 - Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods
46:28 - Freezer pants forever

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Given that we hyped up all those games last week, it's only fair that we prepare ourselves for the aftermath. We look back at some of the most famous and infamous games of yesteryear that were very highly anticipated, and wonder what became of them. Before we relive the comedown, we talk about Master Word, Living Forest, and Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef.

02:00 - Master Word
06:27 - Living Forest
13:29 - Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
25:04 - Anticipated games of years past
26:56 - Founding Fathers
27:35 - Vinhos
28:32 - Wok Star
29:50 - 51st State
30:27 - CO₂
31:11 - Rex: Final Days of an Empire
33:01 - Glory to Rome
36:12 - Xia: Legends of a Drift System
36:50 - Cthulhu Wars
37:48 - Myth
38:43 - Conan
39:40 - Viceroy
40:32 - Mysterium
41:57 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
45:10 - SeaFall
47:57 - Cry Havoc
49:02 - Founders of Gloomhaven

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Gen Con is a week away! We're headed to Indianapolis (hope to see you there!) but before we do, we're looking down the preview list to get ourselves hyped. These are our five games we're each most excited to see at the show! Before we go Indy, we talk about Vabanque, Orongo, and Blood on the Clocktower.

02:06 - Vabanque
07:25 - Orongo
15:12 - Blood on the Clocktower
23:49 - Our most anticipated Gen Con 2022 games
25:50 - San Francisco
27:07 - Diamond Dig
28:28 - Turing Machine
29:55 - Weirdwood Manor
31:02 - Deal with the Devil
33:00 - Last Light
34:30 - Starship Captains
35:22 - Framework
36:49 - ???
37:04 - Time of Empires
38:38 - Green Team Wins
40:58 - Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina
41:53 - The Shadow Planet: The Board Game
43:30 - Cat in the Box
45:30 - Autobahn

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There's a phenomenon called twin films, where competing studios release very similar movies at the same time. We imagine the same idea in board game land, and highlight some of the biggest board game grudge matches - and judge which game we think came out on top. Before there can be only one, we talk about Viking See-Saw, Dandelions, Codex Naturalis, and Luna.

02:38 - Viking See-Saw
05:32 - Dandelions
13:09 - Codex Naturalis
17:52 - Luna
28:30 - Twin game matchups
30:46 - Azul
30:46 - Sagrada
31:35 - Century: Spice Road
31:35 - Splendor
32:28 - Race for the Galaxy
33:28 - Roll for the Galaxy
33:45 - Dune: Imperium
33:45 - Lost Ruins of Arnak
35:08 - Cascadia
35:08 - Wingspan
36:29 - Eclipse
36:29 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
37:29 - Codenames
37:29 - Decrypto
37:47 - Ark Nova
37:47 - Terraforming Mars
38:19 - Azul vs. Sagrada
40:13 - Century: Spice Road vs. Splendor
42:48 - Race for the Galaxy vs. Roll for the Galaxy
45:43 - Dune: Imperium vs. Lost Ruins of Arnak
48:22 - Cascadia vs. Wingspan
51:22 - Eclipse vs. Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
51:52 - Codenames vs. Decrypto
54:13 - Ark Nova vs. Terraforming Mars

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Ambie Valdés, from the excellent podcast Board Game Blitz, joins us to talk about family games, and possibly also the Fast and the Furious franchise. Ambie actually has kids, so might know a little more about this than the rest of us. Kids love Vin Diesel. Before we edutain, we talk about Savannah Park, Cryptid, and Stroganov.

04:43 - Savannah Park
11:26 - Cryptid
17:51 - Stroganov
27:11 - Family games
29:55 - Tidy Up!
33:01 - Wingspan
38:03 - Ticket to Ride
40:04 - Flash Point: Fire Rescue
41:39 - Let's Catch the Lion!
43:05 - Qwirkle
43:29 - Gulo Gulo

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Well, we can't play everything, and that was probably more true ten years ago than it is now. So we thought we'd look back at the decade past, and highlight some games that we feel like we missed out on. Before we prolong our backlogs, we talk about Loot of Lima, Yosemite, and Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture.

02:13 - Loot of Lima
09:17 - Yosemite
14:56 - Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture
23:01 - Games from last decade we want to play
24:14 - Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game
25:53 - Black Friday
27:12 - Haggis
28:07 - Sentinels of the Multiverse
30:09 - Kolejka
31:30 - Eclipse
33:02 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery
34:20 - Copycat
35:31 - Caverna: The Cave Farmers
38:06 - Duel of Ages II
40:24 - Kanban
42:07 - Wir sind das Volk!
43:21 - Kingdom Death: Monster
45:18 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
47:23 - Mombasa
48:59 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game
50:14 - Arkwright
51:03 - Adrenaline
52:18 - This War of Mine: The Board Game
53:14 - Gaia Project
54:36 - Calimala
55:51 - Obsession
57:50 - Mage Knight Board Game
58:34 - Gùgōng
59:39 - Barrage
1:00:53 - Crusader Kings

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We're spread across the world and time, so we do the thing we should never do; we put the questions to you. Yes, you! It's a mailbag episode, we're answering a trio, a trilogy, a trichopteran of your questions. Before we put in our hand and pull out a letter, we talk about Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!, Symphony No.9, and Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen.

03:46 - Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
11:36 - Symphony No.9
19:10 - Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen
37:48 - Do you create game specific ambience?
43:45 - What games have you been returning to?
44:22 - The Great Zimbabwe
45:16 - Tigris & Euphrates
46:37 - Great Western Trail
47:49 - Cascadia
50:03 - Imperium: The Contention
50:24 - Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage "Game."
50:54 - What's a one sentence description of your tastes?

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Yes, you could make the argument that every game is a negotiation game if you try hard enough, but for a lot of games it's more integral to the design. We look at games that we think integrate negotiation mechanics especially well, and ask how much is too much (or too little) when it comes to negotiation. Before we compromise, we talk about Septima, and Kremlin.

02:12 - Septima
18:09 - Kremlin
34:26 - Negotiation as a mechanic
35:51 - Catan
38:01 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
43:23 - Inis
45:45 - Rising Sun
47:31 - Between Two Cities
49:22 - Dune
50:28 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery
52:48 - Diplomacy

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While we tend to enjoy games across the whole spectrum, there's something particular about sinking your teeth into a really heavy game. But it's not always an easy prospect; conditions have to be just right. So what makes a heavy game worth it? Before things get heavy, we talk about Barony, Bausack, Whitehall Mystery, and Dead Reckoning.

02:14 - Barony
13:17 - Bausack
18:07 - Whitehall Mystery
22:59 - Dead Reckoning
32:23 - Diplomacy
34:43 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
35:15 - A Feast for Odin
38:45 - Shipyard
40:03 - Vindication
41:21 - Mage Knight Board Game
42:35 - Forbidden Stars
46:59 - Food Chain Magnate
54:09 - The Great Zimbabwe

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There's a lot of discourse lately about the pros and cons of negative board game coverage, and so of course we thought we ought to weigh in. Is there value in negative criticism versus positive, or should there be a balance between the two? Before we take the good with the bad, we talk about Homeworlds, Ave Caesar, and Founders of Teotihuacan.

01:42 - Homeworlds
12:39 - Ave Caesar
18:03 - Founders of Teotihuacan
30:31 - Negative criticism
56:06 - Quest

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It's easy to get lost in mechanical discussions of games, and forget to appreciate them as physical creations. There can be beauty in games, and we're here to get to the heart of it the only way we know, the one on one fight to the death that we call BGBBOB. Before we get skin deep, we talk about First Empires, Mille Fiori, and Foundations of Rome.

01:44 - First Empires
08:25 - Mille Fiori
16:41 - Foundations of Rome
32:51 - BGBBOB: Beautiful games
34:18 - Photosynthesis
35:23 - Root
39:12 - Brass: Lancashire
40:34 - Rising Sun
43:26 - Spirit Island
44:36 - The Gallerist
46:28 - Yamataï
48:00 - Azul
49:51 - Agricola
51:17 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
53:26 - Wingspan
54:23 - Inis
56:41 - Foundations of Rome
57:33 - Startups
1:00:19 - Ark Nova

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It doesn't happen as much as it does in other industries, but every so often the people at the top demand serialization. We're talking about sequels in board games, when they work, when they (super) don't, and what we'd like to see get the treatment. Before we get franchised, we talk about Next Station: London, Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition), and Azul: Queen's Garden.

01:23 - Next Station: London
09:29 - Dawn of the Zeds (Third Edition)
21:44 - Azul: Queen's Garden
39:51 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
40:42 - Uwe Rosenberg Puzzle Trilogy
43:15 - Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
45:13 - Brass: Birmingham
47:11 - Glen More II: Chronicles
48:21 - Empires of the Void II
48:36 - The Resistance: Avalon
49:44 - 7 Wonders Duel
50:10 - 7 Wonders: Architects
50:42 - Alchemists
52:05 - Lignum
52:27 - Francis Drake

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Metagaming is all about the game that exists within (and without) the game - it's everything that's not written in the rules. Whether that's something that emerges at your table, or in the community at large, it can be a big part of the social experience, and we're all for it. Before we get meta, we talk about Rum & Pirates, Box One, Shamans, and Crescent Moon.

05:00 - Rum & Pirates
11:24 - Box One
14:58 - Shamans
22:11 - Crescent Moon
38:55 - Metagaming
44:01 - Hanabi
44:40 - The Resistance
48:04 - Root
56:35 - Blood Rage
59:02 - Keyflower

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With the middle of the year rapidly approaching, we've acquired our fair share of games that we're really itching to play. We talk about what's recently made its way into our collections that we just can't wait to get to the table. Before we break out the back scratchers, we talk about Ivanhoe, Freshwater Fly, Vindication, and Cryptid: Urban Legends.

02:23 - Ivanhoe
09:13 - Freshwater Fly
17:11 - Vindication
24:22 - Cryptid: Urban Legends
37:36 - Games we're itching to play
38:40 - Dead Reckoning
41:04 - Gloomholdin'
44:18 - Mille Fiori
46:29 - Foundations of Rome
49:57 - Innovation
51:31 - A Feast for Odin
52:17 - Biblios

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The Golden Geek results are in for 2021, and to avoid burying the lede ... we won! We're over the moon, naturally, but we couldn't have done it without you. We celebrate by giving our takes on the rest of the awards, how we voted, and what we think about the other categories. Before we bathe in our glory, we talk about Aristocracy, Senators, and Ark Nova.

06:08 - Aristocracy
15:51 - Senators
23:58 - Ark Nova
42:15 - Golden Geek Awards
43:29 - That Time You Killed Me
43:58 - Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
44:17 - Radlands
45:30 - Sleeping Gods
46:16 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
47:52 - The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
49:19 - PARKS: Nightfall
49:56 - The Adventures of Robin Hood
51:03 - 7 Wonders: Architects
52:00 - Cascadia
54:07 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
57:12 - Gloomholdin'
1:02:31 - Red Flag Over Paris
1:03:07 - Podcast of the Year

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It's easy to get caught up in the cult of the new, but there are so many amazing games that came out before we were even in the hobby. Mark Bigney of So Very Wrong About Games joins us to look at the games we love from yesteryear, and other older games we really ought to play. And stick around for even more special appearances after the show! Before we go back in time, we talk about Sobek: 2 Players, Phantom Leader Deluxe, and Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition.

04:30 - Sobek: 2 Players
11:59 - Phantom Leader Deluxe
27:56 - Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
37:07 - Acquire
41:45 - Bus
45:29 - Dream Factory
49:49 - Civilization
53:15 - Advanced Civilization
1:00:52 - Quo Vadis?
1:01:43 - Ikusa
1:03:20 - Antike II
1:03:52 - Die Macher
1:05:41 - Victory in the Pacific
1:10:18 - Subbuteo

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There are many ways that we can accidentally contribute to gatekeeping in the hobby - pushing those who want to embrace it away. Whether it's to those outside, or even, bizarrely, to those already in, we break down the subtle (and unsubtle) ways we do it, whether or not we mean to. Before we find the keymaster, we talk about San Marco, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, and Ghosts of Christmas.

02:28 - San Marco
10:57 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
20:34 - Ghosts of Christmas
32:03 - Exploding Kittens
32:18 - Catan
33:17 - Wingspan
43:02 - Codenames

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It doesn't quite work the same, but what do you expect when Neilan's not present? Speaking of presents, it's Mark's birthday so the rest of the crew celebrate with a parade of (don't call them hot) questions, where they invent expansions, and save the planet. Before we get older, we talk about Time Barons, and The Key: Sabotage at Lucky Llama Land.

03:57 - Time Barons
13:37 - Hanabi Deluxe II
15:34 - The Key: Sabotage at Lucky Llama Land
28:06 - Beyond the Sun
30:57 - The Quest for El Dorado
32:38 - Biblios
33:32 - Pax Renaissance
36:54 - The Castles of Burgundy

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It's been a little while, but we're back with the next hundred games on BoadGameGeek, and we're drafting a five game collection from them. Who ended up with the best picks? Vote and you could win a $50 gift voucher! Before things get drafty, we talk about Imperium: The Contention, Wonderland's War, and Gentes.

02:19 - Imperium: The Contention
07:20 - Wonderland's War
19:23 - Gentes
33:32 - Quantum
35:31 - Kemet: Blood and Sand
37:51 - Through the Desert
39:28 - Pax Renaissance
40:45 - Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes
42:45 - Pax Porfiriana
43:27 - Coloretto
45:02 - Camel Up
46:14 - Cuba Libre
47:02 - Nova Luna
48:57 - Furnace
49:59 - Imperium: Classics
51:56 - Fort
54:09 - Space Empires 4X
57:47 - Carson City

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Does the perfect game exist? Probably not, but is that even the point? This week we discuss the elusive 10/10 rating, whether it makes sense to apply it, and what that means for rating games in general. Before we realize pobody's nerfect, we talk about Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage “Game.”, Manila, and Picture Perfect.

02:11 - Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage "Game."
12:14 - Manila
16:55 - Camel Up
18:50 - Picture Perfect
31:05 - Tigris & Euphrates
37:58 - Ark Nova
40:17 - Wingspan

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Wow, hundreds of you sent in your favourite games, and it was absolute chaos. But we got all the data together, cleaned up the typos, and crunched the numbers via a super secret algorithm, and here we are, your favourite games of all-time! For this year, at least. Before you take the stage, we talk about Schotten Totten 2, For Science!, and The Bridges of Shangri-La.

02:17 - Schotten Totten 2
13:13 - For Science!
23:17 - The Bridges of Shangri-La
33:59 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
35:07 - Inis
36:34 - El Grande
37:43 - Dominion
39:14 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
39:45 - Scythe
40:29 - Terraforming Mars
41:11 - Terra Mystica
42:53 - A Feast for Odin
43:18 - Agricola
44:20 - Race for the Galaxy
44:41 - The Castles of Burgundy
45:47 - Innovation
46:55 - Gloomhaven
47:36 - Great Western Trail
48:21 - Concordia
49:58 - Root
51:07 - Hansa Teutonica
52:21 - Brass: Birmingham
53:19 - Spirit Island

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There is a joy as equal in receiving a game, as moving it onto another person to enjoy. Especially, if you're Mark, when there's cash involved. We reflect on the many games that got left behind recently. Before we purge, we talk about Imperial Steam, Circus Flohcati, and Dogs of War.

02:33 - Circus Flohcati
09:37 - Imperial Steam
21:22 - Dogs of War
29:33 - Camel Up: Off Season
31:01 - Ciub
31:53 - Ten
33:18 - Visitor in Blackwood Grove
33:35 - Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden
33:52 - Bosk
34:08 - Castell
35:38 - Ninja Catfoot and the Covert Action
37:07 - In a Grove
37:07 - Dokojong
40:16 - Yokohama
40:59 - Castles of Burgundy
41:20 - Oath
41:46 - Feudum
42:23 - Lords of Vegas
42:32 - Chinatown
44:20 - Scape Goat
44:42 - Bequest
45:08 - Kardashev Scale
45:38 - Beez
45:56 - Llamaland
46:51 - Kobayakawa
47:07 - Lost Cities: Roll and Write
47:15 - Rebel Knox
47:36 - Tutto!
48:02 - Time Bomb Evolution
48:28 - My City
48:28 - The King's Dilemma
49:00 - Seikatsu
49:35 - Dinner in Paris
49:43 - Ruination
50:05 - Radlands
50:38 - Whirling Witchcraft
50:53 - Hadara
51:09 - Power Failure
51:28 - Mystic Paths
51:43 - Bazaar
55:07 - Blokus

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Waiting your turn is so 2021. Simultaneous play is where it's at now. Fortunately, we got a chance to try A BUNCH of games featuring the mechanism at Dice Tower West! So, before we all hold hands and dive in all at once, we'll chat about Bear Raid, Loco!, Imperium: The Contention, and Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest.

04:30 - Bear Raid
12:18 - Loco!
18:09 - Imperium: The Contention
30:37 - Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
47:20 - Guards of Atlantis
48:49 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant

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We're on the way to Dice Tower West, so we're keeping this one easy breezy with just a hot question. How many games on your shelf do you think you could teach without looking at the rulebook? Before we turn up the heat, we talk about Yokohama, Final Girl, and Mystic Paths.

03:04 - Yokohama
11:35 - Final Girl
20:27 - Mystic Paths

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Return of the Bob! If you don't know what a BGBBOB, boy you've missed out. Twelve games enter, and, well, they all exit, but only once they've been arranged in the appropriate order via a series of one on one fights. And fights are doubly appropriate this week, because we're battling it out in search of the best combat systems. Before we wish for peace, we talk about 7 Wonders: Architects, Kokopelli, and Canopy.

03:18 - 7 Wonders: Architects
10:46 - Kokopelli
19:22 - Canopy
31:42 - Diplomacy
33:26 - Rising Sun
35:52 - Mage Knight Board Game
37:44 - Arcadia Quest
41:10 - Chaos in the Old World
42:18 - Eclipse
45:49 - Blood Rage
48:20 - Kemet
53:03 - Neuroshima Hex
57:11 - King of Tokyo
1:01:55 - Dune
1:05:17 - Inis

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Approachability and accessibility are incredibly important to a wide swathe of gamers, but for those experienced in the hobby, it can often get overlooked. We investigate how games can aid those both in and especially outside the hobby to be more immediately appealing. Before we have a beer with him, we talk about Shinkansen: Zero Kei, Project L, and Boonlake.

01:32 - Shinkansen: Zero Kei
11:30 - Project L
21:13 - Boonlake
37:34 - Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
38:13 - Wavelength
39:14 - Splendor
39:45 - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
40:54 - Race for the Galaxy
42:07 - Scythe
43:22 - Troyes
49:27 - The Siege of Runedar
51:14 - Kitchen Rush
52:45 - Enchanted Plumes

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It's the triumphant return of the terrific trio - you know exactly who we mean - to talk about games where one of us would have to be left out. That's right, it's two players only at this table, and we're talking about our favourite games that fit the bill, and why we love them. Before we one-three-nine-take-two, we talk about Undaunted: Normandy, Fields of Arle, and That Time You Killed Me.

02:12 - Undaunted: Normandy
11:07 - Fields of Arle
17:27 - That Time You Killed Me
28:19 - Two player games
29:47 - Azul
30:56 - The Field of the Cloth of Gold
34:35 - Innovation
35:52 - Cthulhu Wars: Duel
36:25 - Cosmic Encounter Duel
38:40 - BioShock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia
39:42 - Magic: The Gathering
41:10 - Race for the Galaxy
43:53 - Ginkgopolis

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New year, new games, and we're really in it now. We look ahead to the year ahead, and all the games that we're most excited to get our hands on ... but we couldn't do it without just a little bit of help from our friends. Before we consult our many crystal balls, we talk about American Bookshop, War of the Ring: Second Edition, and Coffee Traders.

01:56 - American Bookshop
06:42 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
22:21 - Coffee Traders
34:16 - Aegean Sea
34:35 - Hamburg
36:01 - The Guild of Merchant Explorers
37:26 - Eleven: Football Manager Board Game
39:12 - The Shivers
40:53 - Root: The Marauder Expansion
42:33 - Dungeons, Dice & Danger
42:52 - Hamburg
43:49 - Bear Raid
45:24 - Federation
47:32 - Dice Realms
48:37 - Vagrantsong
50:14 - Return to Dark Tower
51:16 - Weather Machine
53:10 - Crescent Moon
55:06 - Stationfall
57:36 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
59:39 - Ra
1:00:53 - Distilled
1:02:40 - Endless Winter: Paleoamericans

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Few things feel better than those moments in board games that make you feel powerful. Whether it's playing the perfect card, pulling off a perfectly executed turn, or splashing down that giant mini, we look at some of our favourite power plays in board games. Before we corrupt absolutely, we talk about Biblios: Quill and Parchment, Cryo, and Origins: First Builders.

03:00 - Biblios: Quill and Parchment
12:43 - Cryo
22:24 - Origins: First Builders
28:57 - Games that make you feel powerful
29:21 - Russian Railroads
30:22 - Le Havre
31:01 - A Feast for Odin
32:01 - Dominion
32:43 - Automobiles
33:49 - Cosmic Encounter
34:17 - I'm the Boss!
35:06 - Magic: The Gathering
36:35 - La Granja
38:45 - Cthulhu Wars
40:05 - Nothing Personal
41:32 - The Downfall of Pompeii
43:12 - Spirit Island
44:53 - Dominant Species
46:49 - Furnace
48:07 - Innovation

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And we're back! The holiday extravaganza is over, and it's back to business as usual around here. And what better way to get back into the swing of things than with some h-h-hot questions! Before that, we catch up on our holidays apart, with tales about the games that we played with our loved ones, including The Siege of Runedar, Snakesss, and Time Bomb Evolution.

02:18 - The Siege of Runedar
08:02 - Snakesss
14:49 - Time Bomb Evolution
19:04 - Sacred Rites
24:09 - Hearts of AttrAction
30:03 - Wits & Wagers Vegas
32:18 - Colorful
35:14 - Paperback
37:33 - Ten plays of one game, or one play of ten?
40:17 - The Great Zimbabwe
44:47 - Abandoning games halfway through?
48:56 - Time's Up!
51:36 - Blood Rage
52:10 - Heroes of Land, Air & Sea

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It's the grand finale of the event of events that is the BGB Top 50 Games of All-time! These are our ten absolute favourite games, and, fittingly, it's a bumper episode with more than one surprise. Joining us in the peanut gallery this week, it's none other than the manic imp of Shut Up & Sit Down himself, the absolute mad genius that is Tom Brewster. Buckle in, it's going to get weird.

02:36 - Kellen #10 - El Grande
04:08 - Mark #10 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
07:44 - Neilan #10 - Exit: The Game
11:08 - Christina #10 - I'm the Boss!
14:53 - Kellen #9 - Inis
18:05 - Mark #9 - The Estates
20:13 - Neilan #9 - Guards of Atlantis II
23:20 - Christina #9 - Lost Cities
28:28 - Kellen #8 - Diplomacy
31:18 - Mark #8 - Hansa Teutonica
34:02 - Neilan #8 - Pictomania
37:20 - Christina #8 - Twice as Clever!
41:07 - Kellen #7 - Dune
43:43 - Mark #7 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
45:33 - Neilan #7 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
48:14 - Christina #7 - Blood Rage
53:03 - Kellen #6 - Cosmic Encounter
55:03 - Mark #6 - Brass: Lancashire
56:56 - Neilan #6 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
1:00:06 - Christina #6 - Babylonia
1:05:31 - Kellen #5 - Troyes
1:05:31 - Christina #5 - Troyes
1:10:06 - Mark #5 - Arboretum
1:12:11 - Neilan #5 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
1:14:15 - Kellen #4 - I'm the Boss!
1:16:57 - Mark #4 - Fresh Fish
1:19:56 - Neilan #4 - Gloomhaven
1:22:25 - Christina #4 - El Grande
1:25:26 - Kellen #3 - Cthulhu Wars
1:25:26 - Christina #3 - Cthulhu Wars
1:29:37 - Mark #3 - Caylus 1303
1:31:38 - Neilan #3 - The Resistance
1:35:24 - Kellen #2 - Archipelago
1:38:02 - Mark #2 - Race for the Galaxy
1:41:12 - Neilan #2 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
1:45:45 - Christina #2 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
1:51:46 - Christina #1 - Innovation
1:51:46 - Kellen #1 - Innovation
1:57:28 - Mark #1 - Biblios
1:59:34 - Neilan #1 - A Feast for Odin

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The penultimate episode of the grand series is here, it’s the BGB Top 50! As the journey approaches its end, we’re venturing into our 20th to 11th favourite games, with some support from the peanut gallery. And with thirty more board games to blitz through, who better to help us than Ambie Valdés of Board Game Blitz!

01:27 - Mark #20 - Imperial 2030
03:02 - Neilan #20 - Decrypto
04:11 - Kellen #20 - The Resistance
06:19 - Mark #19 - Ra
07:35 - Neilan #19 - Patchwork
09:15 - Kellen #19 - Ingenious
11:32 - Mark #18 - Barrage
13:41 - Neilan #18 - Rising Sun
15:24 - Kellen #18 - Time’s Up!
18:01 - Mark #17 - Pax Renaissance
19:32 - Neilan #17 - Taj Mahal
20:34 - Kellen #17 - 6 nimmt!
22:55 - Mark #16 - Archipelago
26:03 - Neilan #16 - Brass: Birmingham
28:00 - Kellen #16 - Telestrations
30:20 - Mark #15 - 1846: The Race for the Midwest
32:07 - Neilan #15 - Watson & Holmes
33:44 - Kellen #15 - Decrypto
35:53 - Mark #14 - Bus
38:01 - Neilan #14 - Codenames
39:05 - Kellen #14 - Omen: A Reign of War
41:29 - Mark #13 - Tigris & Euphrates
42:59 - Neilan #13 - Alchemists
45:00 - Kellen #13 - Glory to Rome
47:52 - Mark #12 - El Grande
50:05 - Neilan #12 - Scythe
51:41 - Kellen #12 - Hansa Teutonica
54:31 - Mark #11 - Age of Steam
56:53 - Neilan #11 - Cthulhu Wars
58:29 - Kellen #11 - Coloretto

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What better way to send off the year than part three of the party to end all parties, the BGB Top 50! We're adding thirty more incredible games to the list, with our 30th to 21st favourite picks. This week, we have the Black Tank, Mike Walker of So Very Wrong About Games tearing apart our choices from the peanut gallery!

01:57 - Kellen #30 - Taj Mahal
03:32 - Mark #30 - Modern Art
05:48 - Neilan #30 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
09:11 - Kellen #29 - Race for the Galaxy
11:27 - Mark #29 - Francis Drake
13:02 - Neilan #29 - Gaia Project
16:33 - Kellen #28 - Krass Kariert / Dealt! / SCOUT
18:33 - Mark #28 - The Gallerist
20:37 - Neilan #28 - Twice as Clever!
22:33 - Kellen #27 - Rumble Nation
25:12 - Mark #27 - Panic on Wall Street!
27:30 - Neilan #27 - Azul
30:00 - Kellen #26 - Startups
32:49 - Mark #26 - A Question of Scruples
34:34 - Neilan #26 - Werewords
37:44 - Kellen #25 - Keyflower
40:09 - Mark #25 - Lancaster
43:23 - Neilan #25 - Spirit Island
46:33 - Kellen #24 - Smartphone Inc.
48:42 - Mark #24 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
50:41 - Neilan #24 - The Quest for El Dorado
53:01 - Kellen #23 - Codenames
55:34 - Mark #23 - Container
57:13 - Neilan #23 - Blue Lagoon
59:24 - Kellen #22 - Babylonia
1:01:52 - Mark #22 - Pictomania
1:03:05 - Neilan #22 - Inis
1:06:11 - Kellen #21 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
1:07:57 - Mark #21 - City of the Big Shoulders
1:09:51 - Neilan #21 - The Oracle of Delphi

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We're back for the second part of the year's greatest celebration, it's the top fifty! We've got thirty more incredible games to talk about this week, as we get into our games ranked 40th to 31st. This week in the peanut gallery, critiquing our picks, we're thrilled to have Monique (the Lavender tank herself) and Naveen of Before You Play!

01:29 - Neilan #40 - Coloretto
03:15 - Kellen #40 - Zendo
05:28 - Mark #40 - Ginkgopolis
07:46 - Neilan #39 - Aeon's End
10:06 - Kellen #39 - Stephenson's Rocket
12:47 - Mark #39 - Reef Encounter
16:09 - Neilan #38 - Dominion
17:49 - Kellen #38 - Genoa
19:46 - Mark #38 - Smartphone Inc.
23:22 - Neilan #37 - Archipelago
25:08 - Kellen #37 - Beyond the Sun
27:21 - Mark #37 - Maracaibo
29:54 - Neilan #36 - Innovation
32:33 - Kellen #36 - Dogs of War
34:45 - Mark #36 - Blue Lagoon
38:05 - Neilan #35 - Hansa Teutonica
39:58 - Kellen #35 - Pax Porfiriana
42:37 - Mark #35 - Genoa
44:57 - Neilan #34 - In the Year of the Dragon
47:10 - Kellen #34 - Agricola
49:42 - Mark #34 - True Colors
54:50 - Neilan #33 - The Search for Planet X
57:48 - Kellen #33 - Wizard
59:37 - Mark #33 - Glen More II: Chronicles
1:04:10 - Neilan #32 - Kemet
1:06:01 - Kellen #32 - Imperial 2030
1:08:07 - Mark #32 - Cthulhu Wars
1:11:03 - Neilan #31 - Yellow & Yangtze
1:13:41 - Kellen #31 - Fuji Flush
1:15:33 - Mark #31 - Dominant Species

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It's time. The event of the year is upon us, as we begin counting down our FIFTY. FAVOURITE. GAMES. OF. ALL. TIME. We're kicking it off where you kick off all good top 50s, with our games ranked 50th to 41st favourite games. And we've also invited Mr Delicious himself, Mike DiLisio of The Dice Tower, to pick apart our choices from his lofty perch in the peanut gallery. Let's go!

03:15 - Kellen #50 - So Clover!
07:10 - Neilan #50 - Taluva
10:18 - Mark #50 - Glory to Rome
14:30 - Kellen #49 - Throne and the Grail
16:43 - Neilan #49 - Sagani
19:07 - Mark #49 - Stephenson's Rocket
22:13 - Kellen #48 - Root
25:23 - Neilan #48 - Troyes
27:35 - Mark #48 - Marvel Champions
31:14 - Kellen #47 - Splendor
33:25 - Neilan #47 - Letter Jam
35:44 - Mark #47 - Dungeon Fighter
39:05 - Kellen #46 - Brass: Lancashire
41:38 - Neilan #46 - Gùgōng
43:33 - Mark #46 - Babylonia
46:47 - Kellen #45 - Nusfjord
49:34 - Neilan #45 - Pipeline
50:49 - Mark #45 - Ricochet Robots
54:46 - Kellen #44 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
56:51 - Neilan #44 - The Great Zimbabwe
58:52 - Mark #44 - Lisboa
1:02:12 - Kellen #43 - The Game
1:04:31 - Neilan #43 - So Clover!
1:05:36 - Mark #43 - Cuba Libre
1:08:34 - Kellen #42 - Bruges
1:11:16 - Neilan #42 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne
1:13:31 - Mark #42 - Rising Sun
1:16:22 - Kellen #41 - Lords of Vegas
1:18:52 - Neilan #41 - Orléans
1:20:36 - Mark #41 - Innovation

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It'd be great if we could only ever play our favourites. But sometimes, perhaps more often than not, we have to put up with playing games not because we want to, but because it's the polite or kind thing to do depending on the company. This week, we're talking about games that we don't necessarily love, but for whatever reason we end up playing a lot of. Before we're held against our will, we talk about Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden, Sacred Rites, and Great Plains.

02:09 - Mr. Cabbagehead's Garden
11:53 - Sprawlopolis
14:01 - Sacred Rites
20:34 - Great Plains
25:46 - PAX Unplugged!
28:02 - Games we don't love but play a lot
29:13 - Zombicide
30:34 - Betrayal at House on the Hill
31:45 - 7 Wonders Duel
32:48 - Railroad Ink
33:24 - Karuba
34:22 - Hive
35:59 - The Mind
36:48 - Wavelength
37:44 - One Night Ultimate Werewolf
38:20 - The Quacks of Quedlinburg
41:51 - Space Base
42:57 - Crokinole

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Looking back on the past made us all reflective. For instance, remember 166 episodes ago when we promised to play all those games on our shelves of shame? I thought you might. We're revisiting our crimes of yesteryear, and checking in on how guilty we are. Before we audit our past selves, we talk about Warp's Edge, Carolus Magnus, and Unfathomable.

02:32 - Warp's Edge
08:09 - Carolus Magnus
16:20 - Unfathomable
27:00 - A Look Back at Our Unfulfilled Potential
27:18 - Fog of Love
28:56 - Spirit Island
30:10 - Dungeon Petz
31:55 - Mini Rails
33:19 - Pax Porfiriana
35:45 - Keyflower
36:41 - Dogs of War
37:13 - Clockwork Wars
38:38 - Anachrony
39:40 - Lisboa
40:19 - Three Kingdoms Redux
41:59 - Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Board Game
42:51 - The Gallerist
43:40 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
44:35 - Diplomacy
45:40 - For-Ex
46:35 - Project: ELITE
47:31 - War of the Ring
49:50 - Roads & Boats
51:15 - Tammany Hall
51:28 - Fury of Dracula
51:50 - 1880: China
52:19 - Spartacus: A Game of Blood & Treachery
52:45 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game
53:07 - Crokinole
53:48 - An Infamous Traffic
54:15 - Chaos in the Old World
55:07 - Great Western Trail
55:52 - Dune
56:48 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1

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Gobble gobble, gotcha again. What better way to follow up one of our biggest episodes yet, than with one of our stupidest? Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

02:35 - Cursed Court: Pokémon Edition
04:30 - Unfathomable
05:36 - Wings of War: Deluxe Set
06:22 - Gods Loves Dinosaurs
07:12 - Wings of Glory
08:16 - Seikatsu
12:59 - Bandada
14:22 - Concordia

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We did it! Two hundred episodes later and we're still here. We're so grateful to every single listener, so we wanted to turn the mics back on all of you for your favourite voicemail memories from the show. Here's to another two hundred. Before we celebrate good times, we talk about Llamaland, Mansions of Madness: Second Edition, and Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition.

02:59 - Llamaland
12:03 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
18:26 - Cthulhu: Death May Die
19:36 - Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition
34:05 - BGB and SUSD at PAX Unplugged!
34:32 - Voicemail Memory Lane
34:44 - Jordan: Kingmaking
34:44 - Rising Sun
41:41 - Zeth4: The iconic duo
42:07 - Food Chain Magnate
44:26 - Donnie: Lacerda games
48:04 - Alex: Kinder Kellen
51:29 - Kevin & Camden: 139
55:00 - Sahara: Killing Concordia
55:00 - Concordia
55:47 - Curtis: Tank love
1:00:55 - Saroule: Mark's grand entrance
1:04:39 - Brent & Kirsten: Booty
1:04:39 - Don't Get Got!
1:13:26 - Nate: Summing it up

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The split between Eurogame and Ameritrash gamers is as old as it it is silly, but in the last ten years it's also become a lot more nebulous. It's less clear than ever which side of the fence games fall on, so why still use these archaic labels at all? Maybe it's time for a change. Before we heal the divide, we talk about Hostage Negotiator, Juicy Fruits, Sleeping Gods, and Witchstone.

04:25 - Hostage Negotiator
12:38 - Juicy Fruits
17:34 - Sleeping Gods
28:38 - Witchstone
35:10 - Ingenious
39:57 - PAX Unplugged & BGB Official Math Trade
40:37 - Eurogames and Ameritrash labels
45:33 - Forbidden Stars
46:35 - Kemet
46:35 - Scythe
47:44 - Eclipse
48:05 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
49:15 - Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire
49:40 - Blood Rage
50:17 - Gloomhaven
54:30 - El Grande
1:00:28 - Dune

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If you've ever been a board game host, then you know it's not always just about playing games, it's about creating lasting memories for everyone playing. We'd never leave that to chance though, so of course we're often going out of our way to make a board game experience memorable. Before we do the unforgettable, we talk about Khôra: Rise of an Empire, Dune: Betrayal, and Santa Maria.

02:08 - Khôra: Rise of an Empire
13:02 - Dune: Betrayal
21:17 - Santa Maria
29:17 - Official PAX Unplugged Math Trade by BGB!
31:17 - Making board game memories
32:30 - Dune
37:36 - Divinity Derby
38:10 - Ra: The Dice Game
38:39 - Warhammer 40,000: Fireteam
39:16 - Cthulhu Wars
39:37 - Coyote
41:19 - For Sale
42:20 - Codenames
43:26 - Gloomhaven
49:50 - The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31

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It's part five of our venerable draft series, a series so loved that it's now in syndication! We're moving on to the tail end of the BGB Top 500, but the format stays the same: draft five games to build a standalone collection that's better than the others. Vote for your favourite, and you can win $50! Before we collect royalties, we talk about PARKS, Fairy Trails, Abandon All Artichokes, and So Clover!

03:39 - PARKS
11:04 - Tokaido
12:40 - Fairy Trails
16:37 - Abandon All Artichokes
20:48 - So Clover!
26:36 - BGB and SUSD at AwShux
26:58 - PAX Unplugged Math Trade
28:53 - Drafting BGG's #401-500
31:18 - Smartphone Inc.
32:09 - Pipeline
33:32 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
34:23 - Archipelago
35:37 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
36:21 - Pax Porfiriana
38:18 - Libertalia
40:29 - 1846: The Race for the Midwest
41:22 - Wavelength
42:30 - The King's Dilemma
43:50 - Hanabi
45:33 - No Thanks!
47:18 - Ingenious
48:12 - Chess
49:49 - Taj Mahal

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We love all of the emails we get from you, our lovely listeners, but without a regular mail segment, we can't often give them the attention they deserve. Well that ends right now, as we delve into the long neglected pile of mail, and answer some choice questions that have been waiting patiently for answers. Before we rustle in the mailbag, we talk about Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done, and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

01:42 - Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done
12:44 - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
22:48 - Ghost Turkey 2021
23:45 - Boards Alive Podcast
26:15 - Thoughts on some Gen Con Games?
26:34 - Furnace
28:23 - The Loop
29:14 - Witchstone
30:05 - Oltréé
30:39 - Origins: First Builders
31:55 - Overhyped games?
32:26 - Terraforming Mars
33:45 - Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
34:15 - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
35:05 - Lorenzo il Magnifico
36:54 - Great Western Trail
38:25 - Race for the Galaxy
40:41 - Convention plans?
41:01 - AwSHUX: BGB & Shut Up & Sit Down draft!
45:47 - Mark's Vegas gaming?
46:30 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
51:44 - Squid Game?

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We're always excited for a new Eric Lang game, which makes him an obvious candidate for the absolutely-not-called BGB DOG - our series where we deep dive into a designer's .... designography. He's made a lot of our favourite area control games, and had his hand in some games we might not have even realized. Before we bang on about this Lang mang, we talk about What's Missing?, Polynesia, and TEN.

02:41 - What's Missing?
07:50 - Polynesia
17:47 - Ten
25:10 - PAX Unplugged
25:45 - Ghost Turkey 2021
28:45 - Eric Lang
31:30 - Mystick
32:05 - Dragon Ball Z: Majin Buu Saga
33:04 - Midgard
34:54 - Chaos in the Old World
39:58 - Quarriors!
41:48 - Dice Masters
42:20 - Blood Rage
45:47 - XCOM: The Board Game
48:13 - Duelyst
49:40 - Rising Sun
50:39 - Cthulhu: Death May Die
52:19 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
54:32 - Marvel United

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Convention season in the new world continues, and this time it's Germany's turn, with Essen SPIEL just days away from kicking off. But tanks, you say, I don't sprechen Deutsch. We've got you. We're going to highlight all the games that we think you ought to be paying attention to, no German necessary. Before we spend our Euros, we talk about Praga Caput Regni, Skulk Hollow, and Beez.

01:40 - Praga Caput Regni
11:51 - Skulk Hollow
18:17 - Beez
25:51 - Fantasy Draft Winner!
27:58 - Essen SPIEL 2021 Preview
28:32 - Dreadful Circus
30:17 - Star Fighters: Rapid Fire
32:16 - 1923 Cotton Club
34:52 - Catapult Kingdoms
36:21 - The Siege of Runedar
37:57 - Magellan: Elcano
39:59 - Squaring Circleville
41:37 - Bitoku
43:33 - What's Missing: Purple Version
47:00 - Imperial Steam
48:38 - Heuschrecken Poker
52:02 - Eriantys
53:20 - Hippocrates
54:46 - Mobile Markets: A Smartphone Inc. Game

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There is one unenviable truth of board game ownership that we're forced to contend with - they occupy space. We've each had to wrestle with this reality in different ways recently, so we offer our thoughts on the awkwardness of sharing a physical world with our board games. Before we merely exist, we talk about Riftforce, Kabuto Sumo, and Whirling Witchcraft.

02:23 - Riftforce
11:38 - Kabuto Sumo
19:41 - Whirling Witchcraft
23:25 - Bullet♥︎
23:45 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne
29:37 - So Very Wrong About Games charity fundraiser
30:05 - Ghost Turkey 2021
31:49 - Board games occupying space
45:28 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
48:06 - Inis
48:47 - Scythe
49:06 - Splendor

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A new list of a hundred games to draft, and it only gets harder and harder. We're each picking a standalone collection of five games in a snake draft format. And the best part is you could win $50 just by voting on your favourite collection! Before we get to clubbing, we talk about Regicide, Dice Miner, and Let's Make a Bus Route, and SCOUT!

02:06 - Regicide
08:34 - Dice Miner
16:55 - Let's Make a Bus Route
16:55 - Get on Board: New York & London
18:56 - SCOUT!
22:42 - Drafting BGG's #301-400
25:18 - Biblios
26:56 - Innovation
28:18 - Monikers
29:20 - The Great Zimbabwe
30:42 - Ginkgopolis
33:34 - For Sale
35:24 - Nusfjord
37:45 - Bunny Kingdom
39:18 - Chinatown
39:38 - Twice as Clever!
41:17 - Macao
43:03 - Lancaster
45:05 - Obsession
48:23 - Lost Cities
50:36 - Gùgōng

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While one of the appeals of following a specific game designer is the comforting familiarity of what they do best, it’s also really fun to see them go off the garden path. We’re looking at games and mechanics where one of our beloved designers zigged, when they easily could’ve zagged. Before we go our own way, we talk about Biosphere, The Ratcatcher: The Solo Adventure Game, and Stephenson’s Rocket.

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01:46 – Biosphere
10:58 – The Ratcatcher: The Solo Adventure Game
19:10 – Stephenson’s Rocket
30:51 – Neilan’s at Gen Con!
31:42 – Designers “Zigging”
33:03 – Codenames
33:07 – Pictomania
35:25 – El Grande
35:36 – 6 nimmt!
37:25 – Blood of the Northmen
37:54 – Strasbourg
38:25 – FlowerFall
40:37 – Kitchen Rush
42:19 – Mercado de Lisboa
43:02 – Age of Steam Expansion: Portugal
46:51 – XCOM: The Board Game

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One of the things we love to do, especially if we're playing a game for the first time, is analyse it while we're playing. We're sure this totally isn't annoying for those around us. In particular, we love picking apart little mechanical choices, imagining what the designer's thought process was, and wondering "why is that like that?" Before we get to speculating, we talk about Divinity Derby, Mexica, and Strasbourg.

03:28 - Divinity Derby
11:54 - Hab & Gut
13:22 - Mexica
19:06 - Strasbourg
24:35 - Taj Mahal
30:38 - Why is that mechanic like that?
33:28 - Risk
33:39 - Kemet
34:58 - Scythe
38:57 - Circadians: Chaos Order
39:57 - Tinner's Trail
41:22 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
42:58 - Rocketmen
45:09 - The Oracle of Delphi

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We love Uwe Rosenberg around these parts, whether it's because of our infatuation with polyominoes, the need to keep workers fed, or the strange mechanisms of animal breeding. Join us down the (cottage) garden path of his designography, and make sure to plant some vegetables along the way. Before we get agricultural, we talk about Bosk, Spies & Lies: A Stratego Story, and Glen More II: Chronicles.

00:58 - Bosk
07:57 - Spies & Lies: A Stratego Story
12:37 - Love Letter
15:21 - Glen More II: Chronicles
24:52 - BGG 201-300 Fantasy Draft Winner
27:49 - Strategicon
29:01 - Uwe Rosenberg
29:56 - Bohnanza
33:58 - Agricola
37:19 - Le Havre
39:34 - At the Gates of Loyang
40:58 - A Feast for Odin
41:20 - Patchwork
46:45 - Caverna: The Cave Farmers
47:34 - Nova Luna
49:36 - Hallertau
53:59 - Mamma Mia!
54:28 - Nusfjord

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Sometimes, if you want a game bad enough, you're willing to go to absurd lengths to acquire it. Whether it's because it's out of print, or just hard to come by, we've all put more effort than we should've into finding or playing specific games. We tell our stories of just how far we've gone. Before we secure the bag, we talk about Tinner's Trail, and The Night Cage.

01:10 - Tinner's Trail
08:13 - The Night Cage
17:31 - Games you've gone out of your way for
18:39 - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
23:36 - World of Warcraft: The Boardgame
27:06 - Discworld: Ankh-Morpork
27:57 - Dead of Winter
29:16 - Ugg-Tect
32:26 - HeroQuest
33:55 - Warhammer
35:38 - Watch the Skies

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We're back with another fantasy draft, as we keep on moving down the BoardGameGeek top games list. If you're not familiar, we're each picking a standalone collection of five games before our picks get stolen out from under us. Want to win a $50 gift card? You've got to vote on whose collection is best! Before we get the knives out, we talk about Raiders of Scythia, and Ankh: Gods of Egypt.

02:01 - Raiders of Scythia
02:18 - Raiders of the North Sea
08:56 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
29:09 - Drafting BGG's #201-300
32:58 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
34:52 - Flamme Rouge
36:51 - Beyond the Sun
37:59 - Cthulhu Wars
39:14 - Modern Art
39:27 - Glory to Rome
41:35 - Dune
42:49 - Imperial 2030
43:36 - The Resistance
44:35 - Arboretum
45:47 - Hive
46:47 - Glen More II: Chronicles
48:20 - Dwellings of Eldervale
49:35 - Dixit
51:23 - Burgle Bros

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We all have types of games that, for whatever reason, we steer clear of. Often all that we've been missing is a more suitable introduction to the genre, or a game that's just enough of an outlier. This week, we try to tempt you toward genres that you might have written off, with the games that may just sway you. Before we change your minds, we talk about Pocket Galapagos, Cascadia, and Bites.

01:36 - Pocket Galapagos
08:57 - Cascadia
12:53 - Bites
18:34 - Games that'll turn you around
20:19 - Battle for Rokugan
23:54 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
26:54 - Smartphone Inc.
30:53 - Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends
33:23 - Santorini
35:13 - Snakesss
38:49 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne

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It's board games for dinner, but we're not just throwing whatever we could find on your plate. No, we've got menus. We lay out our ideas for a four course board game meal, complete with appetizer, amuse-bouche, entrée and dessert, in a fun little exercise suggested by a listener. Before we meal plan, we talk about Sequoia, The Mind Extreme, and MicroMacro: Crime City.

04:31 - Sequoia
10:07 - The Mind Extreme
13:36 - MicroMacro: Crime City
21:59 - Draft winner!
23:43 - Four course board game meals
24:12 - Christina's menu
25:26 - Happy Salmon
27:57 - Deep Sea Adventure
29:41 - The Quest for El Dorado
31:54 - True Colors
33:01 - Mark's menu
34:11 - Biblios
35:43 - The Estates
38:12 - Rising Sun
30:42 - A Fake Artist Goes to New York
41:35 - Neilan's menu
42:02 - Paku Paku
43:58 - Kitchen Rush
45:05 - A Feast for Odin
47:11 - Avenue
48:23 - Kellen's menu
48:55 - Auf Teufel komm raus
50:29 - Keyflower
51:57 - 6 nimmt!

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Board game science is a delicate process, but thankfully BOB's here to help, in another BGB Battle of Board (Games)! This week, we're pitting our favourite science fiction themed games against each other. That's fifteen sci fi games, which we'll put in a fact based ordered list, ready to submit to the journal of your choice. Before we pollute space, we talk about Riverboat, Bug Council of Backyardia, and Rocketmen.

04:02 - Riverboat
10:05 - Bug Council of Backyardia
16:37 - Rocketmen
23:17 - BGBBOB: Science fiction games
24:57 - Eclipse
26:02 - Anachrony
28:18 - Quantum
29:19 - Forbidden Stars
32:03 - Beyond the Sun
32:48 - Imperial 2030
36:09 - Sol: Last Days of a Star
36:59 - Space Alert
38:55 - Dune
40:20 - Nemesis
42:34 - Gaia Project
43:35 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
45:30 - Race for the Galaxy
46:26 - Android: Netrunner
49:03 - Cosmic Encounter
1:04:28 - The final list

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Martin Wallace, titan of industry, man of steam and brass. He's made a lot of games, often involving trains, but sometimes also Cthulhu. We do a deep dive into the prolific designer's catalogue, in the next in the series that Mark (and nobody else) is calling BGB DOG. Before we put him in our pocket, we talk about Throne and the Grail, Race for the Galaxy, Dinogenics, and On Mars.

02:21 - Throne and the Grail
05:56 - Race for the Galaxy
09:19 - Lost Ruins of Arnak
11:19 - DinoGenics
18:19 - On Mars
26:44 - Martin Wallace
32:17 - Brass: Lancashire
34:29 - Brass: Birmingham
37:44 - Railways of the World
42:15 - Via Nebula
44:15 - Wildlands
45:58 - Age of Industry
46:51 - Nanty Narking
46:51 - Discworld: Ankh-Morpork
51:36 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
53:43 - Hit Z Road
54:55 - Anno 1800
56:10 - Liberté

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If you thought the Euro 2020 final was tense, wait until you listen to this episode. The next match in the world's most anticipated series is now here, as we continue down the BoardGameGeek top games list, drafting a collection of five games. Whose do you think is best? Vote to stand a chance to win a $50 gift card! Before we make like snakes, we talk about Chinatown, Curious Cargo, and Mercado de Lisboa.

02:14 - Chinatown
10:00 - Curious Cargo
16:44 - Mercado de Lisboa
24:45 - Drafting BGG's #101-200
28:32 - Hansa Teutonica
30:34 - Inis
31:56 - Cosmic Encounter
32:30 - Splendor
34:41 - Pandemic
37:20 - Kemet
39:37 - Ra
41:36 - Age of Steam
44:59 - Chaos in the Old World
46:15 - Dominion
47:24 - Res Arcana
50:01 - Yokohama
51:12 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
53:44 - Vinhos Deluxe Edition
57:02 - The Resistance: Avalon

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Look, we know, we don't exactly help matters, but this hobby can be expensive. So, to make up for fueling your FOMO, we're gonna lay out some of the ways that we consciously try to curb our board game spending, while still keeping up with the zeitgeist. Before we balance our budget, we talk about Summer Camp, Wildlands, and Rome & Roll.

05:11 - Summer Camp
09:55 - The Quest for El Dorado
11:06 - Dominion
12:38 - Wildlands
21:12 - Rome & Roll
33:51 - Curbing board game spending
42:00 - Carnegie
43:03 - Gizmos
49:11 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
49:49 - Stationfall

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We often talk about the burden of rules, and how in some of our favourite games, they just get out of the way. But when is that burden worthwhile; what makes the price of a heavy rules overhead worth paying? Before we maximize our returns, we talk about Crash Octopus, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Imperium: Classics, and Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile.

02:54 - Crash Octopus
08:33 - Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
18:47 - Imperium: Classics
30:41 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
40:44 - Return on rules investment
43:15 - Dune
44:17 - Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
44:50 - Gloomhaven
45:29 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
48:15 - Pax Renaissance
49:50 - Roads & Boats

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Sometimes it's best not to know, right? You've just played a game, and you liked it a lot, but you're not quite sure whether that faction is quite balanced, or the designers accounted for that winning strategy. Should you find out? Or is it better just to enjoy the game on its own merits? Before we disobey our thirst for knowledge, we talk about Genoa, Durian, The Search for Planet X, and Pavlov's House.

02:04 - Genoa
05:50 - Durian
10:52 - The Search for Planet X
20:57 - Pavlov's House
27:35 - Draft winners
31:30 - Pre/post-game research
33:17 - Splendor
35:30 - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
39:00 - Cthulhu Wars: Duel
39:46 - Chaos in the Old World
40:12 - Root
45:33 - Hallertau
46:39 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization

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Because making board games is hard, it's not enough just to have some solid mechanics - the best games have a production that coheres with the design. We look at some examples of games where production considerations (or lack thereof) have helped or hurt how they play. Before we executively produce, we talk about The King is Dead: Second Edition, Equinox, and Enchanted Plumes.

01:48 - The King is Dead: Second Edition
10:15 - Colossal Arena
10:15 - Equinox
22:06 - Enchanted Plumes
32:40 - Production and design
34:33 - Bunny Kingdom
35:35 - Smartphone Inc.
36:40 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
37:50 - Railroad Ink
42:30 - Nidavellir
44:45 - Mountain Goats
46:26 - Red Rising
47:58 - Scythe

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Mark's trying to get us all into something he calls "sports", so as a compromise, we're doing a fantasy board game draft! We're going to pick games from the BoardGameGeek Top 100, until we each have five. Then YOU get to vote on whose draft is best, for a chance to win $50! Before we play to the crowds, we talk about Azul: Summer Pavilion, Roads & Boats, Ruthless, and Cthulhu: Death May Die.

02:09 - Azul: Summer Pavilion
11:33 - Roads & Boats
22:33 - Ruthless
29:53 - Cthulhu: Death May Die
32:46 - Drafting the BGG Top 100
34:58 - Brass: Birmingham
37:03 - Gloomhaven
39:20 - Spirit Island
40:20 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
41:22 - Scythe
43:11 - Root
43:47 - Codenames
44:56 - Concordia
46:55 - Wingspan
47:20 - El Grande
49:05 - Gaia Project
51:40 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
52:28 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game
55:14 - Clank!
56:53 - A Feast for Odin

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We've got a couple of quick questions from listeners that we thought made for some fun talking points. We're trying to figure out what the board game equivalent of black licorice is, and Before rustle in the mailbag, we talk about Trekking the World, Inkling, My City, and Ruination.

01:37 - Trekking the World
11:26 - Inkling
20:08 - My City
22:31 - Ruination
33:52 - Kemet
38:55 - Black licorice games
40:42 - Archipelago
41:12 - Safranito
42:23 - Millennium Blades
43:00 - True Colors
43:38 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
44:25 - Light summer games
45:16 - Splendor
46:13 - The Quest for El Dorado
47:23 - Race for the Galaxy
48:28 - Santa Monica
48:43 - Mountain Goats
49:40 - The Resistance
50:17 - Fuji Flush

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As longstanding experts on being cute, we thought we'd finally bring both of our fields of expertise to bear on one topic. It's a return to the classic top five list, and we're counting down the cutest goshdarn board games we can think of. Before things get kawaii, we talk about Nations, Mountain Goats, and Brew.

02:34 - Nations
11:54 - Mountain Goats
17:11 - Brew
29:01 - Top 5 cutest games
30:31 - Calico
32:41 - Seasons
34:50 - Battle Sheep
36:01 - Takenoko
37:06 - Camel Up
37:49 - Mountain Goats
38:24 - Patchwork
40:04 - Walk the Dogs
41:36 - Startups
43:15 - Echidna Shuffle
45:08 - Sushi Go!
46:59 - Yura Yura Penguin
49:02 - New York Zoo
50:15 - Poseidon’s Kingdom
52:07 - Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small

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We played a double feature of legacy games for Cinco de Ocho Dos, which got us thinking about how our thoughts on legacy mechanics might have changed since the heady days of young Board Game Barrage. Before we open that box, we talk about Bonfire, Nidavellir, and The King's Dilemma.

02:07 - Bonfire
10:02 - Nidavellir
18:58 - The King's Dilemma
33:34 - Legacy games
34:03 - Risk Legacy
34:50 - Charterstone
40:19 - My City
47:30 - Gloomhaven
51:42 - Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
52:48 - Scythe: The Rise of Fenris
54:10 - Bunker, Battlefield, or Blown Away
54:38 - Zoned Out
55:00 - Bronze Age
55:29 - Santorini
55:45 - Mini Express

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We talk about so many good games on this podcast, that it might seem like there aren't enough bad games to balance it out. There's a good reason we don't often play or talk about them, but maybe every so often we ought to. Before we break bad, we talk about Scape Goat, Bunny Kingdom, Bullet♥, and Four Gardens.

02:12 - Scape Goat
08:29 - Bunny Kingdom
11:13 - Bullet♥
13:53 - Four Gardens
20:49 - Bad games
22:01 - Trivial Pursuit
29:00 - Spicy
29:50 - Cards Against Humanity
30:55 - True Colors
32:37 - Betrayal at House on the Hill
35:11 - Money Bags
37:11 - Pucket
37:54 - Connect 4 Launchers
38:27 - Mord im Arosa
39:00 - Magical Athlete
40:34 - Panic Station
41:21 - Mascarade
41:41 - Bunker, Battlefield, or Blown Away!
42:36 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
43:46 - Solo
44:06 - Renegade
44:42 - Horrified

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After last week's love-fest made us all uncomfortable, we had to get back to what do best, spirited in-fighting. To that end, we've devised three debates around the same core: is that often criticized mechanic a design problem, or a player problem? Before we pit designers against players, we talk about Red Rising, Via Magica, and Alma Mater.

00:48 - Golden Geek Awards
04:36 - Red Rising
14:21 - Rise of Augustus
14:53 - Via Magica
20:17 - Alma Mater
29:36 - Board Game Barrage Wiki!
32:26 - Design problem or player problem?
33:11 - Player elimination
36:47 - Skull
37:55 - Secret Hitler
38:29 - Food Chain Magnate
40:33 - Diplomacy
43:40 - Alpha gamers
46:34 - Spirit Island
47:00 - Pandemic
51:31 - Kingmaking
55:50 - Rising Sun
57:04 - Cthulhu Wars
57:42 - Inis

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We had so many fun ideas for this week that we couldn't settle on just one! It's always great getting topic suggestions from our listeners, but not all of them can make a full episode, so we figured we'd work through some of them here. Keep sending them in! Before we spice our lives with variety, we talk about Jekyll vs. Hyde, Seikatsu, and Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road.

01:28 - Golden Geek Awards
03:55 - AwSHUX
05:57 - Jekyll vs. Hyde
14:32 - Seikatsu
21:37 - Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
29:54 - The first game we'll play together
31:06 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
33:36 - My City
35:23 - The King's Dilemma
37:22 - Ruination
41:07 - Board games we appreciate but hate
41:25 - The Estates
43:28 - Captain Sonar
45:05 - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
47:20 - Cosmic Encounter
49:39 - Why we love gaming with each other

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We love Friedemann Friese, so much so that we're devoting a whole episode to the green-haired designer - a comprehensive look back at his contribution to the hobby, and how we've gotten on with his games over the years. If you've never played one of his games, let us help correct that. Before we give the fantastic fellow our full focus, we talk about Kubb, Pictures, and The Field of the Cloth of Gold.

03:20 - Kubb
08:20 - Pictures
16:12 - The Field of the Cloth of Gold
23:39 - Golden Geek Awards
25:24 - Board Game Barrage vs. Shut Up & Sit Down!
27:44 - Friedemann Friese
29:17 - Power Grid
36:21 - Copycat
37:11 - 504
38:43 - Fearsome Floors
39:43 - Fauna
41:22 - Friday
42:03 - Fabled Fruit
43:41 - Fast Sloths
44:27 - Fresh Fish
45:46 - Finished!
46:20 - Funny Friends

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We're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and with the exciting possibility of actually being able to play games together again, we cast our minds forward to all the wonderful games yet to arrive in 2021. Did I mention it's a BGBBOB? Before we look ahead (never back), we talk about Clever Cubed, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, and Keyper.

02:29 - Clever Cubed
10:22 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
19:16 - Keyper
26:40 - 300 by 4/11!
28:39 - Golden Geek Award Nominations
29:31 - Most Anticipated Games of 2021
31:02 - Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles
32:03 - Furnace
35:13 - Weather Machine
36:07 - Coffee Traders
38:54 - Brazil: Imperial
40:24 - Arkwright: The Card Game
42:18 - LAMA Dice
43:11 - Oathsworn: Into the Deep Wood
45:22 - Kabuto Sumo
46:31 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
49:35 - Darwin's Journey
50:24 - Skyrise
53:19 - Guards of Atlantis II
53:59 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
56:54 - Dokojong

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Dan Hughes from Sporadically Board joins us to flip the podcast on its head. Now that we've spent a hundred and sixty seven episodes raving about board games, it's only fair that we discuss all the reasons they suck. Before we turn heel, we talk about Blackout: Hong Kong, Royal Visit, Marvel Champions: The Card Game, and Deckscape: Test Time.

03:34 - Introducing the Pigeon Blood Tank!
05:38 - Blackout: Hong Kong
10:56 - Royal Visit
14:51 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
22:03 - Deckscape: Test Time
27:25 - Why Board Games Suck
28:50 - Gandhi: The Decolonization of British India, 1917 – 1947
30:38 - Lisboa
31:54 - A Feast for Odin
36:03 - CoraQuest
37:04 - Trial by Trolley
50:00 - Mythic Battles: Pantheon
1:02:33 - Arkham Horror: The Card Game

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As important as it is to talk about that which we have received, so must we mark the loss of the games whose time has passed. Board games leave our collections for many reasons, so we're going to revisit the ones that found better homes in the past year. Before we press F, we talk about Long Shot: The Dice Game, Hallertau, and Welcome to New Las Vegas.

02:43 - Long Shot: The Dice Game
09:30 - Hallertau
20:04 - Welcome to New Las Vegas
28:43 - Games We've Recently Let Go
29:34 - Res Arcana
30:20 - Seasons
31:58 - War Chest
33:04 - Oaxaca: Crafts of a Culture
33:35 - Kingdom Builder
35:11 - Pendulum
37:44 - Nētā-Tanka
38:00 - Nevada City
38:33 - The Magnificent
41:05 - Ethnos
41:24 - Crokinole
42:49 - El Grande
45:00 - Imperial Struggle
45:53 - Iwari
48:41 - Through the Desert
49:25 - Lords of Hellas
50:27 - Troyes
51:11 - Watergate

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Design often builds heavily on what has come before, but some designers, have made an art of iteration, taking their own beloved designs, and frequently reinventing them in new ways. We dig into this practice of extremely iterative design, and how it fits into an industry hungry for fresh ideas. Before we do it again, we talk about Dirge: The Rust Wars, Electropolis, Vinhos Deluxe Edition, Architects of the West Kingdom, and Sagani.

01:34 - Dirge: The Rust Wars
09:23 - Electropolis
10:28 - Vinhos Deluxe Edition
12:15 - Architects of the West Kingdom
21:39 - Sagani
24:55 - Nova Luna
33:06 - Iterative Games
34:44 - Azul
37:11 - The Game
41:43 - Indian Summer
42:46 - Zombicide
43:52 - Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
44:33 - Babylonia
45:50 - Yellow & Yangtze
47:04 - Caylus 1303
48:18 - Brass: Birmingham
52:07 - Strat-O-Matic Baseball
53:20 - Guards of Atlantis

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There are two good ways to create engagement in a board game: One is to let the player feel like they're achieving something constantly, the other is to keep them feeling like any wrong move could tank their game. We're dubbing this the "thriving to barely surviving" spectrum, but first, we need to figure out where some of our favourite games fit on it. Before we surthrive, we talk about Carnegie, Divvy Dice, and Underwater Cities.

03:56 - Carnegie
13:11 - Divvy Dice
20:56 - Underwater Cities
24:26 - Terraforming Mars
32:23 - The "Thriving to Barely Surviving" Spectrum
33:10 - Agricola
33:43 - A Feast for Odin
37:34 - Troyes
42:12 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
43:03 - Scythe
43:55 - Tapestry
45:20 - In the Year of the Dragon
45:52 - Macao
46:43 - The Castles of Burgundy
47:41 - Bruges
48:02 - The Oracle of Delphi
49:00 - Splendor
49:55 - Root
51:36 - Food Chain Magnate
55:12 - The Estates
56:00 - Biblios

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It's getting a bit too comfortable around here. Time to put stones in our shoes, tighten our belts, and get out of our comfort zones. We talk about the times that we've found ourselves in unfamiliar or uncomfortable gaming situations, and what we learned about ourselves in the process. Before we unfluff our pillows, we talk about Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation, Reavers of Midgard, and Paleo.

02:01 - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation
13:50 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
15:20 - Reavers of Midgard
23:37 - Paleo
31:13 - Friday
34:23 - Leaving Our Comfort Zones
35:05 - Thornwatch
37:55 - Blood Rage
41:22 - Megagames
50:33 - Twilight Struggle
54:16 - Under Falling Skies
56:17 - Fiasco
1:00:50 - War Games

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Wow! We asked for your top twenty lists, and boy did you deliver. We've crunched the numbers on the hundreds of submissions, and created what we think is the definitive list of BGB listeners' favourite board games. Now let us tell you how we think you did. Before we outsource our work, we talk about Santa Monica, Steam Works, and Cthulhu: Death May Die.

02:09 - Santa Monica
08:05 - Steam Works
15:25 - Cthulhu: Death May Die
24:06 - BGB Listener Top 20
27:18 - Viticulture
29:34 - Everdell
31:17 - Orléans
32:09 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
33:20 - A Feast for Odin
34:24 - Terra Mystica
36:00 - Race for the Galaxy
37:13 - Food Chain Magnate
38:36 - Codenames
39:35 - Cosmic Encounter
40:48 - Inis
41:36 - Terraforming Mars
42:54 - Innovation
44:12 - Root
45:20 - Gloomhaven
46:30 - Great Western Trail
47:40 - Spirit Island
48:33 - Brass: Birmingham
49:19 - The Castles of Burgundy
50:25 - Concordia

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We're seeing a lot more versions of games that are X: The Dice Game or Y: The Card Game. These are (usually) simplified takes on beloved classics, but often end up changing the feel of the game dramatically. We discuss when we think this formula works, and when it really doesn't. Before we cast the die, we talk about Gods Love Dinosaurs, Nanga Parbat, and Ra: The Dice Game.

03:37 - Gods Love Dinosaurs
09:50 - Nanga Parbat
18:22 - Ra: The Dice Game
23:17 - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
24:33 - Ra
27:13 - One Night Ultimate Werewolf
28:30 - Dice and card game spinoffs
32:46 - Troyes
32:46 - Tournay
33:17 - Troyes Dice
35:44 - Biblios Dice
36:46 - Zooloretto: The Dice Game
39:10 - Camel Up Cards
41:55 - Istanbul: The Dice Game
42:54 - Roll for the Galaxy
45:55 - Azul
46:41 - Gùgōng
48:40 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
49:33 - No Thanks
50:01 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant

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Sometimes all it takes is a good designer (and the right game) to take what would otherwise be a mechanic we don't like, and utilize it in a way that feels right. We take a look at some mechanics that we usually don't love, and the games that turned us around on them. Before we see things in a new light, we talk about CloudAge, Mariposas, and Faiyum.

03:04 - CloudAge
12:37 - Mariposas
18:01 - Faiyum
28:27 - Games that rescued a mechanism
28:40 - Performative Clues
29:05 - Time's Up
31:29 - On a Scale of One to T-Rex
32:19 - Action Points
32:52 - Flash Point: Fire Rescue
34:00 - Blood Rage
37:18 - Hidden Movement
37:18 - Nuns on the Run
37:45 - Specter Ops
38:35 - Scotland Yard
42:16 - Card Drafting
42:25 - Agricola
42:46 - 7 Wonders
43:53 - Paper Tales
44:25 - Inis
47:22 - Player Elimination
47:22 - Werewolf
47:40 - Shadow Hunters
48:09 - Secret Hitler
49:15 - Blood on the Clocktower
50:50 - "The Dice Game"
52:00 - For the King (and Me)
52:41 - Ra: The Dice Game

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Look, when we made those resolutions in episode 105, how were we to know? The world exploded, and here we are, one year later, sheepishly looking back on the goals we set. But we're not beaten yet, we cast our minds forward (always forward, never back) and set our sights on our resolutions for 2021. Before we make promises we definitely will keep, we talk about Sprawlopolis, Bandada, and Terramara.

02:15 - Sprawlopolis
09:06 - Bandada
13:53 - Terramara
23:51 - Revisiting 2020's Resolutions
27:09 - 2021 Resolutions
31:05 - Cthulhu Wars
36:14 - Anachrony: Infinity Box
37:29 - Import/Export
38:31 - Carnegie
40:05 - Rising Sun
40:52 - Tainted Grail
44:44 - Board Game Barrage Facebook Group!
45:44 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
46:42 - Red Rising

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We've been doing it a lot lately, so we thought we'd reflect on the ways that we evaluate our favourite games. How do you even begin to compare extremely dissimilar games, some party, some strategy? The process of making and ordering our lists is a fun challenge every year, and one we'd recommend you try too! Before we make hard choices, we talk about Medici: The Dice Game, The Gallerist, and Iberian Gauge.

02:20 - Medici: The Dice Game
09:08 - The Gallerist
14:55 - Iberian Gauge
22:26 - How We Choose Favourites
26:02 - Tigris & Euphrates
28:04 - Power Grid
28:04 - Fresh Fish
32:53 - Telestrations
34:52 - Crokinole
36:28 - The Resistance
37:58 - Nanty Narking
39:22 - The King's Dilemma
40:04 - Beyond the Sun
41:33 - Eclipse
42:18 - CoraQuest
43:52 - CloudAge
44:21 - Board Game Barrage T-Shirts!
45:22 - Listener Top 20 Submissions!

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It's the big one! We've come at last to the grand finale of the Board Game Barrage Top 50 Games of All Time ... Top. Ten. Baby. These are our absolute favourite games, forty (thirty?) all together, that we'd just about never turn down a game of. Thanks for joining us on this ride, it's been wild.

09:36 - Christina #10 - I'm the Boss!
12:34 - Kellen #10 - Cosmic Encounter
15:18 - Mark #10 - El Grande
15:36 - Neilan #10 - Codenames
18:09 - Christina #9 - Twice as Clever!
20:48 - Kellen #9 - Coloretto
23:56 - Mark #9 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
24:20 - Neilan #9 - Pictomania
28:46 - Christina #8 - Blood Rage
33:38 - Kellen #8 - The Resistance
33:50 - Mark #8 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
35:58 - Neilan #8 - Guards of Atlantis
39:14 - Christina #7 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
42:28 - Kellen #7 - Inis
50:25 - Mark #7 - Brass: Lancashire
53:44 - Neilan #7 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
55:36 - Christina #6 - Troyes
55:45 - Kellen #6 - El Grande
55:57 - Mark #6 - The Estates
59:51 - Neilan #6 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
01:05:38 - Christina #5 - Archipelago
01:06:10 - Kellen #5 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
01:06:19 - Mark #5 - Fresh Fish
01:10:24 - Neilan #5 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
01:10:36 - Christina #4 - El Grande
01:16:56 - Kellen #4 - Troyes
01:21:56 - Mark #4 - Hansa Teutonica
01:24:49 - Neilan #4 - Gloomhaven
01:29:37 - Christina #3 - Cthulhu Wars
01:29:37 - Kellen #3 - Cthulhu Wars
01:35:10 - Mark #3 - Caylus 1303
01:38:56 - Neilan #3 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
01:44:00 - Christina #2 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
01:47:55 - Kellen #2 - Archipelago
01:53:31 - Mark #2 - Arboretum
01:56:22 - Neilan #2 - The Resistance
02:03:01 - Christina #1 - Innovation
02:03:01 - Kellen #1 - Innovation
02:10:20 - Mark #1 - Biblios
02:12:54 - Neilan #1 - A Feast for Odin

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We're moving into the terrible teens of the Board Game Barrage Top 50 Games of All Time. I learned all I know about American teenagers from TV, so I assume this is where all the sex and drugs come in. Let's get to it then, forty (roughly) more games that we simply adore. As the list goes on, they only get better and better. That is, after all, the premise.

01:46 - Kellen #29 (Correction) - A Fake Artist Goes to New York
05:01 - Kellen #20 - Ingenious
08:06 - Mark #20 - Cthulhu Wars
11:27 - Neilan #20 - Blue Lagoon
15:01 - Christina #20 - Food Chain Magnate
18:47 - Kellen #19 - Genoa
23:26 - Mark #19 - Archipelago
25:53 - Neilan #19 - Dominion
28:51 - Christina #19 - Taj Mahal
32:32 - Kellen #18 - I'm the Boss!
36:33 - Mark #18 - Tigris & Euphrates
28:55 - Neilan #18 - Taj Mahal
39:44 - Christina #18 - Mezo
45:23 - Kellen #17 - The Game
47:16 - Mark #17 - Dominant Species
49:48 - Neilan #17 - Alchemists
52:31 - Christina #17 - Babylonia
56:50 - Kellen #16 - Telestrations
59:08 - Mark #16 - 1846: The Race for the Midwest
01:00:56 - Neilan #16 - Rising Sun
01:04:59 - Christina #16 - Castles of Burgundy
01:08:30 - Kellen #15 - Decrypto
01:11:43 - Mark #15 - Barrage
01:14:26 - Neilan #15 - Exit: The Game
01:16:30 - Christina #15 - The Quest for El Dorado
01:18:05 - Kellen #14 - Omen: A Reign of War
01:20:07 - Mark #14 - Lancaster
01:21:53 - Neilan #14 - Inis
01:25:31 - Christina #14 - Hanabi
01:27:10 - Kellen #13 - Glory to Rome
01:29:43 - Mark #13 - True Colors
01:31:26 - Neilan #13 - Watson & Holmes
01:33:19 - Christina #13 - SiXeS
01:35:12 - Kellen #12 - Hansa Teutonica
01:36:33 - Mark #12 - Francis Drake
01:38:23 - Neilan #12 - Cthulhu Wars
01:39:36 - Christina #12 - Telestrations
01:39:57 - Kellen #11 - Diplomacy
01:42:19 - Mark #11 - Bus
01:43:54 - Neilan #11 - Scythe
01:45:37 - Christina #11 - Kemet

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It's the dark middle chapter of the Board Game Barrage Top 50 Games of All Time. Time to call in a new director, change things up, and get subversive. Well, if there were any directors who'd still work with us. This week, we're barreling through our twenties in what we like to call reverse numerical order. Here's forty (odd) more games that we absolutely adore, and hope you will too.

02:45 - Mark #30 - Container
05:38 - Neilan #30 - Azul
05:46 - Christina #30 - Azul
08:54 - Kellen #30 - Zendo
11:42 - Mark #29 - Age of Steam
13:37 - Neilan #29 - Coloretto
15:12 - Christina #29 - Beyond the Sun
20:03 - Kellen #29 - Hanabi
22:52 - Mark #28 - Pax Renaissance
25:20 - Neilan #28 - Archipelago
28:03 - Christina #28 - Hansa Teutonica
30:02 - Kellen #28 - Krass Kariert/Dealt
32:50 - Mark #27 - Maracaibo
35:46 - Neilan #27 - Twice as Clever!
39:05 - Christina #27 - Glory to Rome
41:41 - Kellen #27 - Taj Mahal
44:49 - Mark #26 - City of the Big Shoulders
47:25 - Neilan #26 - Werewords
49:22 - Christina #26 - Modern Art
51:02 - Kellen #26 - Startups
53:19 - Mark #25 - The Great Zimbabwe
55:06 - Neilan #25 - Aeon’s End
56:21 - Christina #25 - Chaos in the Old World
59:23 - Kellen #25 - Keyflower
01:01:57 - Mark #24 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
01:03:38 - Neilan #24 - Spirit Island
01:05:30 - Christina #24 - Rumble Nation
01:07:33 - Kellen #24 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
01:09:22 - Mark #23 - Glory to Rome
01:09:58 - Neilan #23 - The Quest for El Dorado
01:13:18 - Christina #23 - The Crew
01:14:40 - Kellen #23 - Codenames
01:15:58 - Mark #22 - Modern Art
01:16:58 - Neilan #22 - Patchwork
01:18:44 - Christina #22 - Coloretto
01:19:54 - Kellen #22 - Insider
01:20:43 - Mark #21 - Imperial 2030
01:22:58 - Neilan #21 - Decrypto
01:24:29 - Christina #21 - Lost Cities
01:29:08 - Kellen #21 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong

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Now we're getting into the thick of it, in fact some are calling it the most ambitious Part II released in any medium. It's the Board Game Barrage Top 50 Games of All Time! We're in our thirties (even if we wish we weren't) and it's full speed ahead. That's forty(ish) more games, and ten spots closer to the grand finale. Now that we've got this train going, there's no stopping it.

01:06 - Neilan #40 - In the Year of the Dragon
03:19 - Christina #40 - Fuji Flush
05:39 - Kellen #40 - Rumble Nation
06:55 - Mark #40 - Pipeline
09:00 - Neilan #39 - Orléans
11:04 - Christina #39 - Cheating Moth
13:28 - Kellen #39 - Eye My Favorite Things
15:28 - Mark #39 - A Question of Scruples
17:26 - Neilan #38 - Hansa Teutonica
18:52 - Christina #38 - Carnival of Monsters
21:16 - Kellen #38 - Maskmen
22:22 - Mark #38 - Genoa
24:27 - Neilan #37 - Agricola
25:48 - Christina #37 - Ohanami
27:10 - Kellen #37 - Throne and the Grail
29:20 - Mark #37 - Ricochet Robots
31:59 - Neilan #36 - Yellow & Yangtze
34:15 - Christina #36 - Splendor
35:15 - Kellen #36 - Dogs of War
37:28 - Mark #36 - Great Western Trail
39:20 - Neilan #35 - Android: Netrunner
40:47 - Christina #35 - Dune
40:47 - Kellen #35 - Dune
43:57 - Mark #35 - Sol: Last Days of a Star
45:27 - Neilan #34 - Kemet
47:43 - Christina #34 - Startups
49:55 - Kellen #34 - Agricola
51:59 - Mark #34 - Rising Sun
54:36 - Neilan #33 - Brass: Birmingham
56:33 - Christina #33 - Anomia
59:13 - Kellen #33 - Hanabi
1:00:37 - Mark #33 - Ra
1:02:34 - Neilan #32 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
1:04:14 - Christina #32 - Fafnir
1:05:52 - Kellen #32 - Imperial 2030
1:07:48 - Mark #32 - Troyes
1:09:07 - Neilan #31 - Gaia Project
1:10:41 - Christina #31 - Biblios
1:15:04 - Kellen #31 - Fuji Flush
1:07:17 - Mark #31 - The Voyages of Marco Polo

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It's here at last, the big event! Yes, it's the first episode of the yearly ritual we inventively call the Board Game Barrage Top 50 Games of All Time. And this year, for the first time, the Blue Tank, Christina is weighing in too. That's forty incredible games to kick us off! Join us in the weeks ahead as we sing the praises of our absolute favourite board games, because we're just getting started.

03:20 - Happy Salmon
04:20 - Piñata/Balloon Cup
04:56 - Bruges
05:32 - Air, Land, & Sea
06:55 - Christina #50 - Clank!
08:36 - Kellen #50 - Root
11:14 - Mark #50 - Innovation
12:58 - Neilan #50 - Modern Art
14:36 - Christina #49 - Fresh Fish
15:51 - Kellen #49 - Cursed Court
18:19 - Mark #49 - Blue Lagoon
21:02 - Neilan #49 - Sol: Last Days of a Star
22:53 - Christina #48 - Diamant/Incan Gold
25:24 - Kellen #48 - Wizard
26:49 - Mark #48 - Chaos in the Old World
28:07 - Neilan #48 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne
30:06 - Christina #47 - Decrypto
32:10 - Kellen #47 - Blood Rage
33:54 - Mark #47 - Pictomania
36:56 - Neilan #47 - Nova Luna
38:56 - Christina #46 - True Colors
41:10 - Kellen #46 - Detective Club
42:48 - Mark #46/Christina #45 - Fast Sloths
45:15 - Neilan #46 - Innovation
48:18 - Kellen #45 - Nusfjord
49:30 - Mark #45 - Anomia
51:39 - Neilan #45 - Gùgōng
53:03 - Christina #44 - Krass Kariert/Dealt
54:46 - Kellen #44 - Smartphone Inc.
56:29 - Mark #44 - Dungeon Fighter
59:44 - Neilan #44 - Letter Jam
1:01:47 - Christina #43 - Battlestar Galactica
1:04:35 - Kellen #43 - Lords of Vegas
1:05:46 - Mark #43 - Cuba Libre
1:07:28 - Neilan #43 - Panic on Wall Street!
1:09:22 - Christina #42 - Ethnos
1:10:52 - Kellen #42 - Bruges
1:12:19 - Mark #42 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
1:14:33 - Neilan #42 - The Oracle of Delphi
1:16:12 - Christina #41 - Air, Land, & Sea
1:19:00 - Kellen #41 - Splendor
1:20:15 - Mark #41 - Wyatt Earp
1:21:36 - Neilan #41 - Pipeline

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Heads set firmly forward, we reflect on what's been a completely wild year. Despite our complete inability to play a lot of them, board games did happen, so we take a bit of time to talk about the biggest surprises and disappointments. Finally, we cast our mind ahead to the games we're looking forward to playing in 2021. Before we try to forget, we talk about Paris, The Fox in the Forest, and Cthulhu Wars: Duel.

02:27 - Paris
12:12 - The Fox in the Forest
16:58 - Cthulhu Wars: Duel
29:14 - Reflections on 2020
36:02 - 2020's Best Surprises
36:54 - Beyond the Sun
39:47 - The Red Cathedral
41:02 - Nova Luna
43:22 - 2020's Biggest Disappointments
44:16 - Tang Garden
44:45 - Troyes Dice
45:13 - Crystal Palace
46:41 - Sanctum
48:55 - Games to Play in 2021
49:21 - My City
49:56 - Dwellings of Eldervale
51:26 - Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
51:42 - Dominant Species: Marine
52:20 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
53:39 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt

Check out Kellen's review of Cthulhu Wars: Duel here:
https://boardgamebarrage.com/2020/12/10/cthulhu-wars-duel-a-sandy-petersen-game-review

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'Tis the season, and if you're me, your first thought around this time of year is, "How many people can I just buy board games for?" But not all board game gifts are created equal! No, no, no, we need to find the best. So, of course, we put BGBBOB on the case. Before we start stocking stuffings, we talk about Pandemic: Fall of Rome, and Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers.

06:07 - Pandemic: Fall of Rome
13:31 - Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
18:18 - Rajas of the Ganges
20:23 - BGBBOB: Board Game Gifts
21:39 - SHH
23:11 - Codenames
26:38 - Just One
27:00 - The Quest for El Dorado
29:31 - Modern Art
30:21 - Werewords
33:38 - Insider
35:38 - Unmatched
38:44 - Biblios
41:19 - Illusion
46:33 - Azul
48:40 - Fast Sloths

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There's so much going on in board game land all of the time that it can be hard to know where to focus your attention. So, this week, we each give an example of people, publishers, and sites that we've been keeping an eye on, that we think you might want to as well. Before we turn your gaze, we talk about New York Zoo, Targi, Throne and the Grail, and The Red Cathedral.

02:07 - New York Zoo
02:40 - Bärenpark
10:36 - Targi
14:36 - Throne and the Grail
18:47 - Imperial Struggle
20:33 - The Red Cathedral
28:13 - Things to pay attention to
28:32 - Dire Wolf Digital and Paul Dennen
33:06 - Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne
35:11 - New Release Lists
45:00 - Kramer & Kiesling
45:52 - Riverboat
53:40 - Paris

Check out Steph Hodge's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/3802/all-meeples-rainbow

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Gobble gobble, you got got! We wouldn't leave you hanging when there's important work to be done. Happy Thanksgiving!

02:54 - Marco Pollo: Sultry Poultry Edition
04:01 - Startups
05:33 - New York Zoo
06:49 - Hang on Harvey
09:27 - Fast Sloths
11:43 - ICECOOL
13:47 - Root: The Underworld Expansion
15:21 - Mariposas
16:25 - Fafnir
17:52 - Pokémon Trading Card Game
20:19 - Loopin' Louie
21:55 - Biblios

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Boy, what a year it's been for accumulating games that we can't play. The shelf of shame, the collection of games we own that are yet to see a single play, has been steadily growing, and it's about time we pruned it. We check in on the games most deserving of that first play. Before we take a walk of shame, we talk about Sonora, Troyes Dice, Macao, Quantum, and Rurik: Dawn of Kiev.

01:49 - Sonora
04:17 - Troyes Dice
07:14 - Macao
08:22 - The Castles of Burgundy
09:41 - Quantum
16:30 - Rurik: Dawn of Kiev
30:55 - Shelf of Shame update
40:12 - Star Wars: Rebellion
40:59 - Maracaibo
42:04 - Stock hold'em
45:25 - Bioshock Infinite: The Siege of Columbia
47:10 - Antike II

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Put on your thick socks, wrap yourself in a blanket, and get comfortable with us in front of the fire. We're using our patent pending formula (aka BGBBOB) to find the best heart warming comfort games. Twelve board games enter, and ... twelve leave, but arranged in the scientifically correct order. Before we get comfortable, we talk about The Castles of Tuscany, Cooper Island, and SCOUT!

02:41 - The Castles of Tuscany
12:32 - Cooper Island
20:02 - SCOUT!
31:02 - Dominion
32:12 - Lost Cities
36:16 - Patchwork
36:42 - Telestrations
38:50 - Wizard
40:06 - The Game
43:09 - Coloretto
44:05 - San Juan
45:43 - Scrabble
47:52 - Sushi Go!
52:25 - Biblios
55:11 - Splendor

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At least in some things, you've got to give a little to get a little, but what would you give to get what you want? We're coming up with our big board game compromises, the things we'd happily trade away to fix some of our biggest frustrations. Before we deal with the devil, we talk about Lost Ruins of Arnak, Ohanami, and Beyond the Sun.

01:49 - Lost Ruins of Arnak
02:39 - Dune: Imperium
13:47 - Ohanami
13:47 - The Game
21:53 - Beyond the Sun
22:42 - Innovation
27:52 - Through the Ages
38:38 - Board Game Compromises
39:22 - Cthulhu Wars (aka Squares vs. Circles vs. Triangles)
42:49 - Kemet
46:14 - A Feast for Odin
48:14 - Brass: Lancashire
48:14 - Brass: Birmingham
48:47 - Nemesis
49:20 - Biblios

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Essen SPIEL is the latest of the conventions in 2020 to go digital, which is convenient for us, because we weren't about to fly to Germany any time soon. We perused the upcoming games that were showcased as part of the event, and picked our favourites to talk about. It's a top 5! Before we virtually convene, we talk about Babylonia, Veiled Fate, and Dune: Imperium.

02:29 - Babylonia
15:09 - Veiled Fate
25:37 - Dune: Imperium
35:35 - Essen SPIEL 2020 Preview
37:58 - Paris
40:05 - Paleo
41:32 - Beez
43:06 - Venice
45:11 - Clever hoch Drei
46:44 - Coyote
48:33 - The Red Cathedral
50:05 - Master Word
51:56 - Troyes Dice
53:05 - Faiyum
54:32 - CloudAge
55:55 - Krazy Pix
57:34 - Anno 1800
59:52 - Polynesia
01:01:10 - Beyond the Sun

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We weren't going to let Kellen have the last word on what makes the perfect $100 collection, so the 139 squad is here to finish it out. Forgot the premise? You've lost all your board games, and only have $100 to rebuild it; what do you buy first? Before we make every penny count, we talk about Cosmic Encounter Duel, Hundreds of Horses, Billionaire Banshee, and Floor Plan.

03:45 - Cosmic Encounter Duel
11:53 - Hundreds of Horses
14:21 - Billionaire Banshee
17:50 - Floor Plan
23:08 - Mark's $100 Collection
23:53 - Biblios
24:40 - Arboretum
25:49 - The Crew: Quest for Planet Nine
26:34 - Race for the Galaxy
27:31 - The Estates
28:30 - Are You A Robot?
30:37 - Christina's $100 Collection
31:14 - Innovation
32:28 - Coloretto
33:24 - SiXeS
34:31 - Hanabi
36:00 - Troyes
39:54 - Neilan's $100 Collection
40:35 - Blue Lagoon
41:59 - Twice as Clever!
43:17 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
44:43 - The Resistance: Avalon

Check out our $100 Collection Geeklist, and add your own:
https://bit.ly/37vKztK

Mark & Kellen playing Hundreds of Horses at AwSHUX:
https://bit.ly/3ocjeCS

Christina & Neilan playing Billionaire Banshee at AwSHUX:
https://bit.ly/3klA002

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It's an awful notion, but bear with me. What if you lost your entire board game collection, and had to rebuild it from scratch? Here's the catch, you only have one hundred dollars. We try to predict what the Red Tank would do, before he talks us through what makes the cut, and why. Before we rebuild, we talk about 5211, Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan, and Cóatl.

03:10 - 5211
10:35 - Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
10:35 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
21:13 - Cóatl
26:15 - Sagrada
26:47 - Reef
29:37 - Ghost Turkey Registration
30:43 - Board Game Barrage Merch!
31:33 - Zero to One Hundred: Red Edition
36:16 - Azul
36:16 - Splendor
37:02 - Codenames
38:58 - Innovation
41:06 - Dune
44:32 - Hansa Teutonica: Big Box
46:17 - Telestrations
47:50 - Oink Games

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Slow and steady might win the race, but it doesn't make for an exciting board game. Pacing is a vital component of most entertainment mediums that doesn't often get applied to board games, so we're going to climb and climb and climb and climb ... and then rapidly descend down the roller-coaster of emotion that makes for some of our favourite games. Before we set the pace, we talk about Bus, The Game: Quick & Easy, and Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun.

02:27 - Bus
21:40 - The Game: Quick & Easy
28:34 - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
41:50 - Teotihuacan
45:45 - Pacing in Board Games
50:53 - Fast Sloths
52:20 - The Estates
53:39 - Taj Mahal
54:03 - Kemet
54:29 - Rising Sun
55:22 - Food Chain Magnate
55:46 - Archipelago
57:47 - Escape Plan
58:39 - Troyes
1:01:28 - Splendor
1:01:58 - Dogs of War
1:01:58 - Cursed Court
1:03:07 - Time's Up
1:04:08 - The Voyages of Marco Polo

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Blessed are the forgetful, because they don't have to play memory games? After all, games with a strong memory component often get a bad rap in the hobby. We look at some of the reasons why very few games want to test your memory, and just to be otherwise, we discuss some of our favourite games that do. Before we walk our mind palaces, we talk about Fort, Under Falling Skies, and Tellstones: King's Gambit.

01:47 - Fort
10:15 - Under Falling Skies
17:56 - Tellstones: King's Gambit
29:37 - Ghost Turkey 2020
32:52 - Memory as a Game Mechanic
38:43 - Carnival of Monsters
39:38 - Inis
42:01 - El Grande
45:51 - Modern Art
47:50 - Tigris & Euphrates
48:43 - Time's Up!
51:09 - Cthulhu Wars
53:08 - Heroes of Land, Air & Sea
56:03 - Aeon's End
57:24 - Dune

Check out Optimal Play's Tellstones playthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3x7oZRfCs0

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We often build up the idea of what a game will be before we play it, whether for bad or good, and the reality of the game itself might deliver something we weren't expecting. We take a look at what often leads to our expectations being shattered, and mention some of the games that most defied them. Before we expect the unexpected, we talk about SHŌBU, Pan Am, and Planet Unknown.

02:35 - SHŌBU
08:55 - Pan Am
17:58 - Planet Unknown
25:46 - BGB Perpetual Math Trade
27:02 - Board Game Expectations
27:37 - Terra Mystica
28:14 - Brass: Birmingham
32:56 - Macao
36:02 - Railroad Rivals
36:26 - Ragusa
37:02 - Sanctum
38:33 - Unmatched
40:38 - The 7th Continent
47:07 - Stamps
47:41 - Square on Sale
48:33 - Glory to Rome

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We return to our much loved feature from 2018, all about our favourite mechanics. This week, a mere two years later: auctions! We look at the good and bad sides of auction mechanics, and discuss our favourite games that feature them. Before we inflate the bid, we talk about Fleet: The Dice Game, Iwari, and Modern Art.

04:57 - Fleet: The Dice Game
11:02 - Welcome to Dino World
13:47 - Iwari
21:53 - Modern Art
33:10 - Auction Board Games
36:25 - Archipelago
38:18 - Biblios
39:03 - Watson & Holmes
39:51 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
40:35 - Power Grid
42:06 - Santiago
43:26 - Genoa
44:23 - Square on Sale
45:49 - Taj Mahal
51:29 - The Estates
51:29 - Container
53:05 - No Thanks!
54:32 - Bausack
55:06 - Fresh Fish

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It's an unprecedented trio of hosts, but we're no less heated about our biggest board game bugbears. In fact, we're so upset about these little annoyances, that we couldn't help but order them in a list for your amusement ... BGBBOB style. Before we get bugged by bears, we talk about Calico, Telestrations: Upside Drawn, and Pendulum.

01:42 - Calico
09:05 - Telestrations: Upside Drawn
13:14 - Pendulum
25:17 - BGBBOB: Board Game Bugbears
28:54 - Merchants & Marauders
32:03 - Archipelago
32:53 - Heroes of Land, Air & Sea
40:26 - Broom Service
42:50 - Race for the Galaxy
46:19 - Power Grid
49:25 - Decrypto

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It would be hard for us to be as invested in this hobby as we are, if we didn't think there was something important underlying it. We share some of the lessons we have learned from board gaming, and some of the ways in which it has genuinely changed our lives. We also talk about Tyrants of the Underdark, The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples, and Nemo's War.

02:28 - Tyrants of the Underdark
08:00 - The Quest for El Dorado: The Golden Temples
14:48 - Nemo's War (Second Edition)

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Some games are built to last, and no, we're not just talking about the ... R-word. For others, the high highs of early games must give way to the dawning realization that all is not well. We look at reasons we might end up moving past games we once held in high regard. Before we overstay our welcome, we talk about Sandstone, Ctrl, The Fox in the Forest Duet, and Unmatched.

02:41 - Sandstone
11:09 - Ctrl
14:12 - The Fox in the Forest Duet
18:42 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
19:54 - Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One
24:16 - Dice Throne
32:27 - Games Getting Worse with Time
38:50 - Innovation
39:47 - Mysterium
40:20 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
41:18 - Camel Up
43:05 - Shadow Hunters
43:38 - Container
45:52 - Five Tribes
47:32 - Mark's Menagerie Mixup
48:20 - Dungeon Fighter
48:20 - Tumblin-Dice
48:20 - Coconuts

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Hot days call for hot questions! To counter the California heat wave, we get breezy with a round of hot questions. We take a long hard look at games we love, but don't play, and give our takes on the theme to end all themes. Before we get heated, we talk about Ctrl, New York Zoo, and Renature.

01:40 - Ctrl
07:06 - New York Zoo
15:24 - Renature
18:23 - Blue Lagoon
26:11 - OLWLG Math Trade
28:01 - Hot Questions!
28:17 - Can you have a favourite game you don't play anymore?
30:14 - The Resistance
32:36 - Cosmic Encounter
37:19 - What's the theme to end all themes?
39:52 - Sabotage

Thanks to Guanye for sending us the Jixia Academy pronunciation clip.

Watch us play New York Zoo and Renature:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4qab78TtUw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihutcOJmCwc

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It's a Social Deduction BGBBOB! For those that don't know what that means, it's a Board Game Barrage Battle of (the) Board...games, where we pit all of the best social deduction games against each other in a fight to the DEATH! Or at least, a fight to be on our definitive ranked list. Before we release our social butterflies, we talk about Gemblo, and Quest.

02:54 - Gemblo
07:16 - Quest
15:46 - Camp Capstone
17:33 - BGBBOB: Social Deduction Games
20:11 - The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
22:06 - Timebomb/Don't Mess with Cthulhu
26:48 - Two Rooms and a Boom
28:02 - Detective Club
30:27 - A Fake Artist Goes to New York
32:01 - Insider/Werewords
35:01 - The Resistance/Avalon
35:35 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
39:05 - Spyfall
43:26 - One Night Ultimate Werewolf
45:33 - Shadow Hunters
48:26 - Saboteur
1:01:12 - The Final List

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Some board games (and board game podcasts) thrive on chaos, which absolutely isn't the same thing as randomness. All of this has happened for a reason, it's just ... hard to tell what those reasons are exactly. Before we blame the butterfly, we talk about Path of Light and Shadow, Jixia Academy, and Chaos in the Old World.

00:47 - Chaos in board games
03:44 - Innovation
05:54 - Guards of Atlantis
07:21 - 6 nimmt!
11:06 - Path of Light and Shadow
21:30 - Chaotic board games
21:42 - Broom Service
23:05 - Wiz-War
26:33 - Space Alert
28:49 - Jixia Academy/Hanamikoji
34:34 - Chaos closing thoughts
35:05 - Cosmic Encounter
35:52 - Mission: Red Planet
37:12 - Colt Express
38:02 - Libertalia
40:26 - Scythe
41:59 - Chaos in the Old World
43:50 - Cthulhu Wars

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Things got a bit heavy last week, so let's take things down a notch by exploring the other end of the scale. Light games are just as important for a board game collection, after all. We discuss what light games offer that heavier games don't, and mention some of our recent favourites. Before we lighten the mood, we talk about Reef, Clans of Caledonia, and Tutankhamun.

02:34 - Reef
09:18 - Clans of Caledonia
15:00 - Tutankhamun
22:01 - Light Games
23:48 - Werewolf
25:37 - Vast: The Crystal Caverns
26:28 - Ingenious
27:21 - The Quest for El Dorado
30:40 - Twice As Clever
33:24 - Dice Fishing: Roll and Catch
36:11 - Cacti
37:35 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
38:04 - Deep Sea Adventure
38:49 - Flamme Rouge

"Complexity bias in BGG" by Dinesh Vatvani:
https://dvatvani.github.io/BGG-Analysis-Part-2.html

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Monique from Before You Play is with us to get heavy. We're discussing the allure of heavy games, and who better to talk us through them than a Vital Lacerda fan who loves to not just play them, but teach them? We dig into why we enjoy the occasional heavy game, and why you should too! Before we play, we talk about DURIAN, Animal Kingdoms, and Brass: Birmingham.

02:01 - Introducing the Lavender Tank!
10:03 - DURIAN
16:25 - Animal Kingdoms
23:40 - Brass: Birmingham
31:45 - Heavy Board Games
42:13 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
43:46 - A Feast for Odin
46:02 - 18XX
47:42 - On Mars
52:07 - Escape Plan
54:49 - Lisboa
55:32 - Vinhos Deluxe Edition
56:38 - Archipelago
1:04:04 - Scythe

Check out Before You Play at:
https://www.youtube.com/BeforeYouPlay

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Even if the price is right, it might not be right for you. We all have different thresholds where a board game we're interested in crosses from, "maybe I'll wait for a sale" into "sure why not" territory, but where is that magical line? Has what we're willing to pay for games changed over time? Before we get sticker shock, we talk about Twin Tin Bots, Ticket to Ride: New York, Whale Riders, and Dead Reckoning.

02:20 - Twin Tin Bots
07:37 - Ticket to Ride: New York
14:36 - Whale Riders
22:55 - Dead Reckoning
39:30 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
41:38 - Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
45:30 - Food Chain Magnate
48:15 - An Infamous Traffic
48:57 - This Guilty Land
49:33 - Oink Games
50:17 - DURIAN

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It's award season when we say it is, so we're looking back at the Golden Geek Awards, The Dice Tower Awards, and the Spiel des Jahres nominees. We offer our thoughts on their picks, and how wrong they are. I mean, Wingspan winning "Best Four-Wheel Drive SUV" just seems a bit much. We also talk about Battlestar Galactica, Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small, Paladins of the West Kingdom, and The Boss.

01:56 - Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game
08:09 - Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
12:45 - Nusfjord
14:01 - Paladins of the West Kingdom
19:48 - The Boss
25:03 - Board Game Awards 2019
25:13 - Golden Geek Awards
26:10 - Through The Ages: New Leaders and Wonders
27:35 - Dune
28:35 - Wingspan
29:40 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
30:55 - The Crew: Quest for Planet Nine
33:01 - PARKS
34:30 - Tapestry
35:08 - Spiel des Jahres Nominees
36:16 - Plumber Pants
38:30 - The King's Dilemma
40:10 - My City
40:38 - Pictures
41:27 - The Dice Tower Awards
42:30 - Detective: City of Angels
43:37 - Slide Quest
47:22 - Letter Jam

Check out Kellen playing Battlestar Galactica over at Optimal Play:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/662734157

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BGBBOB, party edition! For those not keeping up, that's BGB Best of Board Games, which is definitely not the final name (but also maybe is) for our recurring feature where we duel rank games into an incontestable ordered list. This week we confer, fight, and bargain our way to the best fifteen party games. Before we spike the punch, we also talk about Twice As Clever, Wavelength, and 6 nimmt!

01:38 - Twice As Clever
05:17 - Wavelength
05:58 - 6 nimmt!
10:43 - BGBBOB: Party Games
12:28 - True Colors
13:17 - Anomia
16:27 - The Resistance
17:13 - Scruples
20:52 - Balderdash
22:10 - Krazy Wordz
24:38 - Happy Salmon
25:53 - Telestrations
28:17 - Pictomania
28:52 - Codenames
30:33 - Time's Up!
32:30 - Wavelength
35:06 - SiXeS
36:03 - Panic on Wall Street!
38:48 - Detective Club
1:00:48 - The Final List