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Competitive CoupleCast

Competitive CoupleCast

By Competitive CoupleCast

A tabletop and board gaming podcast where Charlotte & Jamie talk about great games to play on your tabletop as a twosome. Each month we tackle a new game, discussing just how well it plays with two players, and share some of the highlights from our games!
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Episode 4: Board Game Bugbears

Competitive CoupleCastMay 28, 2018

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Episode 9: Chronicles of Crime

Episode 9: Chronicles of Crime

Chronicles of Crime is a game where 1 to 4 players will be working together to solve crimes set in modern day London. It uses scan & play technology, so you can take a look around VR crime scenes and scan QR codes to interrogate suspects. In the podcast, we do a spoiler-free review of the base game, share our initial thoughts of the Noir expansion, and discuss just how well it plays at a two player count.
Mar 25, 201927:08
Episode 8: A Year in Pandemic Legacy Season 2 (with SPOILERS)
Feb 11, 201901:13:56
Episode 7: Why Do We Board Game?

Episode 7: Why Do We Board Game?

Competitive Couple Charlotte and Jamie share their first impressions of Star Wars Rebellion, The Chameleon, and Roll Player. Charlotte tries to smash through all the headlines to hit the world of board gaming this month. And the duo dig in deep and discuss why people enjoy board games, exploring some of the reasons why we are drawn to the hobby, and some of the ways board gaming is good for you. Peace Love & Games 'Why Do People Love Board Games?" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-o1knHftuc&t=2s Music: "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Sep 30, 201845:29
Episode 6: Board Game Themes

Episode 6: Board Game Themes

This month the podcast goes a bit meta, as the podcast is themed around…themes. Charlotte and Jamie share their thoughts on two Mars-themed games, Pocket Mars and Terraforming Mars. The regular feature Gullible Gamer is reversed, as Charlotte challenges Jamie to identify the fake Monopoly theme in a line-up. And the duo discuss all things theme – what themes are we drawn to? What themes are off-putting? And ultimately, what is more important to us, theme or mechanic?

Episode Timestamps:
00:00 – Episode start
01:40 – First impressions on two Mars themed games!
01:56 – Pocket Mars
05:14 – Terraforming Mars
17:15 – Gullible Gamer – This time, Charlotte shares 5 different Monopoly themes with Jamie, and it’s his job to spot the fake Monopoly game.
22:15 – Discussion of board game themes. How important is theme in a board game? What themes draw us to a game, and what board game themes are off-putting to us?
39:20 – Podcast end

Credits:
Music: "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Aug 28, 201841:06
Episode 5: When Board Gaming is in Tents

Episode 5: When Board Gaming is in Tents

In a jam-packed 5th CoupleCast episode, Charlotte and Jamie share their first impressions of Century: Eastern Wonders, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Legacy of Dragonholt and Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island. Puppy Parade, Ducklings or Daddy Cool? Charlotte tries to work out which is the fake game in another round of Gullible Gamer. And get your s'mores at the ready, as the duo discuss camping-friendly board games. Episode Timestamps: 00:00 – Episode start 03:25 – Century: Eastern Wonders 06:08 – Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Thames Murders & Other Cases 10:29 – Legacy of Dragonholt 14:24 – Robinson Crusoe 23:09 – Gullible Gamer – Puppy Parade, Ducklings or Daddy Cool? Charlotte attempts to identify which parenting-themed game Jamie has made up! 28:03 – Following our holiday, we discuss good camping-friendly board games… 28:46 – Exit: Pharaoh’s Tomb 30:23 – Star Realms 32:04 – Goblin Quest 32:36 – The Mind 43:00 – Episode end Credits: Music: "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Jul 31, 201845:14
Episode 4: Board Game Bugbears

Episode 4: Board Game Bugbears

This month sees Charlotte and Jamie go back and forth on their thoughts on Bunny Kingdom and Bärenpark, quickly warm to Century: Spice Road, swap some of their board gaming pet peeves, and take another roll at the new regular feature, Gullible Gamer.

Episode Timestamps:
00:00 – Podcast intro!
1:48 – Bunny Kingdom
5:08 – Pandemic: The Cure
08:03 – NOIR: Deductive Mystery Game
11:33 – Barenpark
19:40 – Century: Spice Road
24:00 – Roll For It
27:33 – What new games we’d like to play next
30:00 – We play Gullible Gamer – Jamie tells Charlotte about three food-themed games, and Charlotte has to work out which one is made up!
36:43 – Board gaming pet peeves
49:10 – Podcast end

Credits:
Music: "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
May 28, 201850:52
Episode 3: A Gullible Gamer

Episode 3: A Gullible Gamer

Charlotte and Jamie chat about their 5 favourite two player board games and ask themselves, if they could only pick one or the other, would they rather only play competitive games or cooperative games?

The duo also share their Game of the Month and Charlotte tries to guess which board game in a goat-themed line-up is a fake in Gullible Gamer – will she pick the bleating obvious?

Episode timestamps:
02:04 - Our favourite game of the month
10:00 - We try out our new feature 'Gullible Gamer' - Jamie tells Charlotte about 3 games...however one of them is a fake game he made up! It's Charlotte's task to spot the fake game from the real ones. This week's theme - goats!
15:58 - We talk about our five favourite two player games...
16:34 - Odin's Ravens
18:26 - Jaipur
20:30 - Codenames Duet
23:31 - Patchwork
25:25 - Onitama
29:21 - Honorable mention: 7 Wonders Duel and Fog of Love
32:00 - We answer - would you rather only play competitive games or only play cooperative games?
37:51 - End of the episode!

Credits:
Music: "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Apr 28, 201840:51
Episode 2: City of Games

Episode 2: City of Games

In the second CoupleCast episode, Charlotte and Jamie talk about their escapades at Bristol board gaming convention City of Games! The duo discuss Sagrada, Fallout, Pulsar 2849, Sub Terra, Alchemist, Hunt for the Ring and Mexica, relive their extremely creepy escape room experience and play one of the games they brought home – Fog of Love.

Episode timestamps:
0:22 – Intro
2:38 – Pulsar 2849
6:39 – Fallout Board Game
11:50 – Alchemist
14:12 – Sagrada
15:50 – Subterra
21:00 – Hunt for the Ring
26:00 – Mexica
28:35 – Our first escape room experience – The Poltergeist Room at Puzzlair
35:15 – Our valentines Fog of Love playthrough
1:00:43 – Episode end

Credits:
Music: "Smooth Lovin'", "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Mar 02, 201801:02:39
Episode 1: Meet the Meeples

Episode 1: Meet the Meeples

In the first CoupleCast, Charlotte and Jamie look back over the games of Christmas past, spiral into the depths of despair with a playthrough of Eldritch Horror and have a hearty discussion about how affordable board gaming is as a hobby.

Episode Timestamps
2:10 - How we got into board games
8:30 - What are our favourite games?
9:20 - Who out of the two of us is the most competitive?
10:28 - Introducing a segment on what we played over Christmas 2017
11:23 - Obama Llama
14:35 – Banana Drama
16:00 – The Resistance
20:56 – Get Bit
22:33 – Mysterium
25:40 – Great Western Trail
28:35 – Statecraft
32:21 – Eldritch Horror playthrough
48:00 – A discussion about whether board gaming is an expensive or affordable hobby
54:11 – Wrapping up the podcast!

Credits:
"Day of Chaos", "Evening of Chaos", "Night of Chaos", "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Jan 31, 201856:50