Board Game Hot Takes

In Episode 236 we discuss the decisions you make around setting up a game to make it the best possible experience for your game group including things like changes you make after random setup steps, how you pick asymmetric factions, and what expansions you add in.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:38 Curating board game setup

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In Episode 224 we recount our experience at BGGCon in Dallas.

Since this was Chris and Adam's first big game convention we discuss expectations, apprehensions, and excitement leading up to it and then we cover our first couple days of gaming and shenanigans.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

05:50 BGGCon 2024 - Expectations, Apprehensions, and Excitement

10:45 Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy: Seekers and Outcasts Expansions

17:20 Things in Rings

25:12 Underwater Cities (Fail!)

27:23 Everdell: Farshore

36:35 Robot Quest: Arena

40:54 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization

50:37 Surfosaurus: MAX

54:10 Le Havre

1:00:47 SCOUT

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In Episode 223 we discuss player counts. Which genres and games are best at each player count and which player counts we like the best.

We also discuss a poll on listener's average player counts at game night.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:03 Poll: How big is your average player count on game night?

05:50 Feature Discussion - Player Counts

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In Episode 222 we give our hot take review on Let's Go To Japan covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Looot, Frozen Frontiers, and The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:06 Let's Go To Japan Description

02:58 Gameplay and Mechanisms

19:10 Production and Theme

29:11 Final Thoughts

33:41 Looot

39:41 Frozen Frontiers

49:11 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth

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In Episode 221 we take a look at several games that have voting mechanisms or a theme based around voting.

We also discuss some games that have been on our tables including Stamp Swap, Flamecraft, and Frozen Frontier.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

05:07 Top 3 Games with Voting

05:12 Werewords

10:19 Godspeed

15:06 Balderdash

18:27 Votes for Women

22:11 Blood on the Clocktower

27:11 The King's Dilemma

30:17 Lancaster

34:57 Twilight Imperium: 4th Edition

40:27 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

44:42 Stamp Swap

56:35 Flamecraft

1:05:26 Frozen Frontier

1:11:33 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 220 we take a look at games that offer outsized gameplay decisions for their relatively small set of rules.

We also share our plans for BGG Con and where listeners can find us.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:25 BGG Con

02:50 Games with Small Ruleset and Big Decision Space

07:24 Welcome To...

10:45 Capital Lux 2

13:32 Tapestry

17:35 Carcassonne

20:35 Skyrise

23:40 Turing Machine

26:42 Tiny Towns

30:06 Mycelia

33:55 7 Wonders Duel

38:05 Istanbul

40:44 Brian Boru: High King of Ireland

45:09 Architects of the West Kingdom

48:24 Cascadia

50:37 Smartphone, Inc.

53:09 Calico

1:00:17 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 219 we give our hot take review on Harvest covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We discuss a poll on where your board game collection is in your house. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Unconscious Mind, Star Realms: Rise of Empire, and Apiary: Expanding the Hive.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:19 Poll: Is your board game collection displayed publicly in your house?

07:38 Harvest Description

09:07 Gameplay and Mechanisms

24:04 Production and Theme

30:01 Final Thoughts

35:06 Unconscious Mind

43:59 Star Realms: Rise of Empire

51:46 Apiary: Expanding the Hive

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In Episode 218 we discuss the top incoming crowdfunded board games that each of us are excited to receive.  We also take a look back at last year's list to see what's been delivered and how they hit for us as well.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:19 Look back at 2023 Crowdfund episode

02:25 Wolves

03:54 Wonderland's War: Shards of Madness

05:53 Biohack

06:54 Star Realms: Rise of Empire

07:58 Cthulhu Death May Die: Fear of the Unknown

11:13 Galactic Renaissance

13:23 Teotihuacan: City of Gods Deluxe Master Set

16:04 Arcs

17:39 Star Tycoon

19:02 Batman: Gotham City Chronicles Season 3

22:40 Witchcraft!

23:41 Ceres

26:15 The Fox Experiment

27:21 Gloomhaven: Buttons and Bugs

28:57 Frozen Frontier

30:52 Top Upcoming Crowdfunded Games

33:55 Hyperspace

37:17 Red Dust Rebellion

40:25 March of the Ants Evolved Edition

43:25 Obsession: The Characters Expansion

45:21 Mycelia

48:33 Thunder Road Vendetta - Maximum Chrome

51:33 Unconscious Minds

54:17 Dawn of Madness

59:36 Cyclades: Legendary Edition

1:02:13 Dune: War for Arrakis

1:05:11 Final Thoughts - State of Crowdfunding

1:31:50 BlueSky

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In Episode 217 we give our hot take review on March of the ants covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Boop and Tapestry

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

03:19 March of the Ants Description

05:30 Gameplay and Mechanisms

27:43 Production and Theme

33:25 Final Thoughts

37:21 boop.

41:27 Tapestry

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In Episode 216 we get nostalgic about the board games that sucked us into the hobby.

We also discuss a poll about whether you still play the first game that got you into board games.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:30 Poll: Do you still regularly play the board game that introduced you to the board game hobby? (7 Wonders, Ticket to Ride, Wingspan, Euphoria)

12:47 Guillotine (Magic: The Gathering)

17:46 SolarQuest (Tri-ominos, Mr. Big Mouth, Monopoly)

21:14 D&D: Computer Labyrinth Game, The Dark Tower

27:07 Dominion

30:32 Conquest of the Empire (Miles Borne)

33:50 Axis & Allies (Risk)

36:50 King of Tokyo

40:18 Tripoley (Kingmaker)

44:03 Catan

47:43 Lost Cities

50:32 Scrabble (Race for the Galaxy, Memoir '44, Boggle)

55:21 Scythe (Cthulhu: Death May Die, Blood Rage)

59:12 Five Tribes (Agricola)

1:02:39 Terraforming Mars

1:06:35 A Feast for Odin

1:09:43 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 215 we give our hot take review on River of Gold covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We discuss a poll on feelings about the huge amount of games being published. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Tikal, KMG, and Gems of Iridescia.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:20 Poll: Does the huge number of board games available make you happy or stress you out?

05:30 River of Gold Description

06:00 Gameplay and Mechanisms

20:17 Production and Theme

26:39 Final Thoughts

32:57 Tikal

37:25 KMG

41:54 Gems of Iridescia

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In Episode 214 we dive deep on a whole bunch of our listener's board game queries.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:31 Is there a point in a game where you should call it quits?

7:25 What are games you might enjoy more if the publisher added, removed, or changed one thing?

16:08 What games are you jealous of players experiencing for the first time?

30:58 Do good gamers make good game designers and vice versa?

36:32 Do you think you'll outgrow the hobby or slow down your current interests?

50:16 How much time do you spend playing games each week and are you playing them with friends or family?

55:58 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 213 we discuss our top 5 filler board games.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:09 Top 5 Filler Games

06:54 Ticket to Ride: San Francisco

10:23 Pass the Pigs

16:22 Kingdomino

20:14 Imhotep

23:23 The Mind

28:43 Fantasy Realms

34:24 Can't Stop / Mountain Goats

38:40 Azul

42:47 Coloretto

45:25 7 Wonders Duel

52:20 Sea Salt & Paper

57:34 Onitama

59:49 Star Realms

1:07:04 Fantastic Factories

1:12:52 Strike

1:16:08 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 212 we give our hot take review on Tikal covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We discuss a poll on whose games you're playing. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Fractal: Beyond the Void, and 7 Wonders Duel.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:20 Poll: Whose boardgames are you most often playing?

09:37 Tikal Description

10:36 Gameplay and Mechanisms

26:48 Production and Theme

29:55 Final Thoughts

38:00 Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig

49:05 Fractal: Beyond the Void

52:53 7 Wonders Duel

56:24 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 211 we've gone back to the mailbag and answered our listener's questions.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:07 What mechanisms do each of you gravitate towards?

6:16 What are your feelings on board games becoming video games and vice versa?

15:48 What makes a good rulebook to you?

25:41 What games would you take on a trip that are appropriate to play outside?

30:33 What tactics have you used to get a non-gamer into board game night?

39:27 Describer your ideal 3 course board game meal.

48:17 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 210 we give our hot take review on Daybreak covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We discuss a poll on quarterbacks in co-op games. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, Cat in the Box, and 7 Wonders Duel, and give a future take on Lord of the Rings Duel for Middle Earth

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:20 Poll: Who's the quarterback when playing co-op games in our game group?

08:24 Daybreak Description

10:22 Gameplay and Mechanisms

20:57 Production and Theme

33:35 Final Thoughts

39:35 Batman: Gotham City Chronicles

49:45 Cat in the Box

55:27 7 Wonders Duel and Lord of the Rings Duel for Middle Earth

1:01:21 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 209 we discuss the Board Game Geeks Top 20 games.

We also discuss a poll on whether you've been influenced to buy a game because it was high up on that ratings list.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:29 Poll: Do you think a board game being in the Board Game Geek Top 20 ever influenced your decision to buy it?

07:35 Feature Discussion - Board Game Geek Top 20 Games.

58:24 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 208 we discuss some of our biggest annoyances that some publishers do in regards to the production, components, or presentation of their board games. We look at games that have these problems but also games that we think solved those issues.

We also discuss a poll on whether a past production issue would turn us off from future games by that publisher.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:36 Poll: Has a production or component issue ever made you hesitate in buying another game from that publisher?

11:50 Top 3 Board Game Production Pet Peeves

13:50 Boring or non-thematic first player tokens (Discussed: Nucleum, Boonlake, Pan Am. Wingspan/Wyrmspan, Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, Dune: Imperium, Dinosaur Island)

20:03 Bad rulebooks (Discussed: Kemet: Blood and Sand, Bitoku, Batman: Gotham City Chronicles, Trellis, One Deck Galaxy, Arcs, Smartphone, Inc., Inis, Tainted Grail, This War of Mine)

28:34 Game boxes are too small (Discussed: Great Wall, Lords of Hellas, Blood Rage, Ankh: Gods of Egypt, Return to Dark Tower, Lords of Ragnarok)

36:57 Paper thin player boards (Discussed: Terraforming Mars, Underwater Cities, Pan Am, Apiary, Tapestry)

42:44 Lack of diverse representation in art (Discussed: Hansa Teutonica, Grand Austria Hotel, Skyrise, Royal Visit, My Father's Work, Abducktion)

49:15 Repetitive Card Artwork (Discussed: Capital Lux 2: Generations, Nidavellier, Revive, Tapestry, Star Realms, Shamans)

55:48 Molded inserts that make setup or teardown harder (Discussed: Great Western Trail: 2nd Edition, Lords of Waterdeep, Apiary, Expeditions, Dwellings of Eldervale, Cat in the Box, Wonderland's War, Brass: Birmingham)

1:02:24 Production obstructs function (Discussed: Voidfall, Arcs, Smartphone, Inc., Trekking the World, Eclipse: 2nd Dawn, Trouble, Tacocat

1:09:26 Excessive Card Tucking (Discussed: One Deck Galaxy, Terraforming Mars, Revive, Expeditions, La Granja, Lacrimosa, Space Base, Aquatica)

1:17:30 Runner Ups (Discussed: Voidfall, Magic: The Gathering, Scythe, Carcassone, Baseball Highlights 2045, Star Realms)

1:21:56 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 207 we give our hot take review on Luthier covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We discuss a poll on publisher/designer behavior influencing your interest in buying games. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion, Poetry for Neanderthals, and Sail.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:45 Poll: Do the personalities (good or bad), political stances, or past business practices (good or bad) of a publisher or designer influence your willingness to buy a game?

11:50 Luthier Description

14:38 Gameplay and Mechanisms

32:19 Production and Theme

39:10 Final Thoughts

47:15 Poetry for Neanderthals

51:14 Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion

1:00:58 Sail

1:06:40 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 206 we're joined by Arwen from the Cardboard Time Podcast to discuss the reasons that we decide to buy games.

We discuss a poll on how much thought you put into a game before purchasing it.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

04:45 Poll: How much thought do you put into your choice to purchase a board game?

09:24 Why do we buy games?

10:13 Interactive puzzle

14:16 Easy teach with strong decision space

18:12 I've played it, I LOVE it, and I have a group to play it with

22:14 Captivating system

27:34 Mechanically or thematically unique

31:15 The best version of a mechanism

34:27 Unique or novel

37:58 Accessibility

46:09 Intriguing and deeply discounted

50:22 Speed Round Questions

1:05:54 Listener Shoutout

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In Episode 205 we revisit our hot takes on Arcs covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.

We discuss a poll on traveling with games. We also discuss some games that have been on our table including Captain Flip, Architects of the West Kingdom, and A Gest of Robin Hood.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:48 Poll: When you travel on vacation, how many games do you bring with you?

08:24 Arcs Description

10:12 Gameplay and Mechanisms

33:01 Production and Theme

42:50 Final Thoughts

49:58 Captain Flip

53:29 Architects of the West Kingdom

56:25 A Gest of Robin Hood

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In Episode 204 we conclude the 2024 countdown of our top 40 Board Games of all time with choices 1-10.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:29 Chris #10 Apiary

07:13 Adam #10 Battle for Rokugan

11:30 Tim #10 The Castles of Burgundy

13:25 Chris and Tim #9 Agricola

18:08 Adam #9 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt

21:37 Chris #8 - Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy

23:54 Tim #8 - Pulsar 2849

26:20 Adam #8 - Sol: Last Days of a Star

29:31 Chris #7 - A Feast for Odin

33:48 Adam #7 - Shamans

37:32 Tim #7 - Tapestry

40:04 Chris #6 - Voidfall

44:09 Adam #6 - The Expanse Board Game

39:32Tim #6 - Cyclades

52:24 Chris #5 - Tapestry

55:51 Adam #5 - Gaia Project

59:20 Tim #5 - Lorenzo Il Magnifico

1:02:10 Chris #4 (Adam #3) - Dune: Imperium Uprising / Dune: Imperium

1:04:56 Adam #4 -  Arcs / Brian Boru

1:11:40 Tim #4 - Nucleum

1:15:09 Chris #4 - Gaia Project

1:18:51 Tim #3 - Everdell

1:21:03 Chris #2 - Distilled

1:24:55 Adam #2 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy

1:26:42 Tim #2 - Dune: Imperium

1:28:06 Chris #1 - Pan Am

1:31:33 Adam #1 - Fractal: Beyond the Void

1:35:35 Tim #1 - Gaia Project / Age of Innovation

In Episode 203 we continue the 2024 countdown of our top 40 Board Games of all time with choices 11-20.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:34 Chris #20 La Granja

03:58 Adam #20 Voidfall

06:32 Tim #20 Sea Salt & Paper

08:08 Chris #19 Darwin's Journey

11:28 Adam #19 - Pax Pamir 2nd Edition / Arcs

15:09 Tim #19 - Tichu

16:01 Chris #18 - Blood Rage

18:28 Adam #18 - Baseball Highlights 2045

22:22 Tim #18 - The Voyages of Marco Polo / Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan

23:44 Chris #17 - Thunder Road: Vendetta

26:29 Adam #17 - Barrage

29:35 Tim #17 - Clank! Catacombs

30:52 Chris #16 - Obsession

33:46 Adam #16 - Marrakesh

37:11 Tim #16 - Lost Ruins of Arnak

37:56 Chris #15 - Azul

39:47 Adam #15 - Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory

43:37 Tim #15 - Ark Nova

45:07 Chris #14 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods

48:22 Adam #14 -  Wonderland's War

49:42 Tim #14 - Thunder Road: Vendetta

51:45 Chris #13 - Marrakesh

53:04 Adam #13 - Cat in the Box

55:34 Tim #13 - Le Havre

56:18 Chris #12 - Barrage

57:35 Adam #12 - Pan Am

59:55 Tim #12 - Blood Rage

1:01:15 Chris #11 - Maracaibo

1:04:37 Adam #11 - Smartphone, Inc.

1:07:05 Tim #11 - Terraforming Mars

In Episode 202 we continue the 2024 countdown of our top 40 Board Games of all time with choices 21-30.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:47 Chris #30 Wolves

03:33 Adam #30 Star Wars: Rebellion

05:23 Tim #30 Grand Austria Hotel

08:56 Chris #29 Godspeed

12:24 Adam #29 - Blood Rage

13:55 Tim #29 - Rising Sun

15:21 Chris #28 - Yokohama

18:43 Adam #28 - Beyond the Sun

22:42 Tim #28 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar

24:52 Chris #27 - Ark Nova

30:19 Adam #27 - Age of Galaxy

33:05 Tim #27 - Underwater Cities

36:12 Chris #26 - Terracotta Army

38:52 Adam #26 - Revive

40:05 Tim #26 - Boast or Nothing

43:00 Chris #25 - Lost Ruins of Arnak

47:10 Adam #25 - Godspeed

47:48 Tim #25 - Architects of the West Kingdom

50:14 Chris #24 - Wonderland's War

54:32 Adam #24 -  Dune

48:35 Tim #24 - Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King

1:02:48 Chris #23 - Terraforming Mars

1:06:09 Adam #23 - Patchwork

1:09:37 Tim #23 - Apiary

1:12:10 Chris #22 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar

1:12:51 Adam #22 - Haggis

1:14:53 Tim #22 - Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest

1:18:02 Chris #21 - Kanban EV

1:20:56 Adam #21 - Terraforming Mars

1:21:36 Tim #21 - Wonderland's War

In Episode 201 we start the 2024 countdown of our top 40 Board Games of all time with choices 31-40.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

01:11 Top Games of All Time - How we made our lists

08:44 Chris #40 Battle for Rokugan

10:57 Adam #40 Brass: Birmingham

12:54 Tim #40 Rajas of the Ganges

14:47 Chris #39 - Castles of Burgundy

16:55 Adam #39 - Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game

20:22 Tim #39 - Voidfall

21:28 Chris #38 - Nidavellir

26:32 Adam #38 - Apiary

27:30 Tim #38 - Marrakesh

29:11 Chris #37 - Fractal: Beyond the Void

31:22 Adam #37 - Rising Sun

33:55 Tim #37 - Scythe

36:12 Chris #36 - The Quacks of Quedlinburg

39:21 Adam #36 - It's a Wonderful World

41:37 Tim #36 - Viticulture: Essential Edition

43:43 Chris #35 - Robot Quest Arena

46:03 Adam #35 - Capital Lux 2: Generations

48:03 Tim #35 - Space Base

50:30 Chris #34 - Smartphone, Inc.

52:10 Adam #34 -  SpaceCorp 2025 - 2300 AD

55:21 Tim #34 - Sky Team

58:56 Chris #33 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization

1:01:02 Adam #33 - Xenon Profiteer

1:02:29 Tim #33 - Revive

1:04:50 Chris #32 - Woodcraft

1:08:18 Adam #32 - Glory to Rome

1:11:24 Tim #32 - Battle for Rokugan

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1:15:56 Adam #31 - Star Tycoon

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