The Friendly Boardgamer
By Matt Thomasson
The Friendly BoardgamerJun 30, 2019
Episode 23 - Scythe
Scythe is a 1-5 player engine building, action selection game from Jamey Stegmaier and published by Stonemaier Games.
It is set in an alternative 1920s war torn Europe. A 1920s war torn Europe that is filled with mechs in which five countries are competing for dominance. Each player represents a character from one of five countries attempting to earn fame and fortune.
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Episode 22 - Tuscany Essential Edition
Tuscany Essential Edition is a modular expansion for the very popular Stonemaier Games board game Viticulture. Tuscany is designed by Jamey Stegmaier & Alan Stone and published by Stonemaier Games.
Check out Episode 18 for my 10 minute teardown on Viticulture or my final thoughts and d4 D.I.C.E. review over on my blog.
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Episode 21 - Endangered
Endangered is a 1-5 player cooperative, dice rolling game about humankind threatening the survival of various species and it is up to the player to save them. The game is designed by Joe Hopkins and published by Grand Gamers Guild.
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Episode 20 - Shadows of Kilforth
Shadows of Kilforth is a 1-4 player dice rolling RPG game where players travel the land of Kilforth completing their personal saga and taking on the ancient one. The game is designed by Tristan Hall and published by Hall or Nothing Games.
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Episode 19 - Aeon's End
Aeon's End is a one to four player deck building game designed by Kevin Riley and published by Indie, Boards & Cards and Action Phase Games.
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Episode 18 - Viticulture
Viticulture is a one to six player worker placement game designed by Jamey Stegmaier, Allan Stone & Morten Monrad Pedersen and published by Stonemaier Games.
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Episode 17 - Sorcerer City
Sorcerer city is a real time, tile laying game that is played over five rounds for one to six players designed by Scott Caputo and published by Druid City Games.
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Episode 16 - Vindication
Vindication is a 2-5 player sandbox RPG adventure in a box. You can choose the path that you want to take. Vindication is designed by Marc Niedlinger and published by Orange Nebula. You can fight monsters, gather companions, discover relics and pick up a trait.
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Episode 15 - Tapestry
Tapestry is a 1-5 player civilisation game with hand management, tech track advancement, variable player powers and dice rolling. In Tapestry players will take on the role of a unique civilisation which has special abilities and bonuses. The game is designed by Jamey Stegmaier and published by Stonemaier Games.
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Episode 14 - Coloma
Episode 14 - In this episode I talk about Coloma designed by Jonny Pac Cantin and published by Final Frontier Games.
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Episode 13 - Chronicles of Crime
Chronicles of Crime is a cooperative game that utilises an app in a very innovative way. The gamed plays between one and four players, designed by David Cicurel and published by Lucky Duck Games.
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Episode 12 - Sierra West
It is the late 1840s, wealth and opportunity is calling. Thousands of rough and ready pioneers headed out west, bravely travelling in wagons, over the Sierra Nevada mountain range. You are a expedition leader forging a path through the mountains to gain the elusive wealth and fortune.
Sierra West is a one to four player, deck building, hand management, action creation (This is my take on it) game. Players take on the role of an expedition leader who must use strategy and tactics to guide their team of pioneers. The game is designed by Jonny Pac Cantin and published by Board&Dice
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Episode 11 - Magnate: The First City
Magnate is a one to five player economic, city building game from designer James Naylor and soon to be published by Naylor Games. In Magnate you play as a real estate property tycoon, purchasing land, constructing buildings and attracting tenants. Speculate and invest and sell off your portfolio before the market crashes. Watch as the price of land increases and you start making money. But be careful as the property market will crash at some point. Buy low, sell high, make a lot of profit and sell before the inevitable crash occurs.
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Episode 10 - The Taverns of Tiefenthal
The Taverns of Tiefenthal is a two to four player dice drafting, deck building game from designer Wolfgang Warsch and published by Schmidt Spiele.
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Episode 09 - Damnation: The Gothic Game
In Episode 09 I talk about the horror themed roll to move, player elimination game Damnation: The Gothic Game designed by Kris Rees and published by Blackletter Games. Listen to a brief rules overview and my final thoughts to see why I love this game so much. Who knew a game with roll to move and player elimination would be so much fun.
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Episode 08 - Snowdonia: Deluxe Master Set
In Episode 08 I talk about the Snowdonia: Deluxe Master Set. A recent kickstarter delivery from designer Tony Boydell and published by NSKN Games. A massive box with a ton of content. Have a listen to what I think of the game and why I like this game so much.
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Episode 07 - War Chest
In Episode 07 I talk about the abstract bag building, area control game War Chest designed by Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson and published by AEG. Listen to a brief rules overview and my final thoughts to see why I love this game so much. It is not just the gorgeous production quality of the poker chips but the gameplay as well, which is just sublime.
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Episode 06 - Salty Dogs
In Episode 06 I take a look at Salty Dogs. A take that animal pirate card game for two to four players, designed by Andy Brown, Phil Cairns and Sean McCaughey and published by Berserker Arts. Grab your first mate and your crew and battle it out on the high seas, send the black spot to your opponents, make them walk the plank and fuel a mutiny. But watch out for the Kraken and the Scurvy.
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Episode 00 - About Me
In Episode 00 I take a look at.....Me. Just to give you a bit of info and background about myself and how TheFriendlyBoardgamer came to be.
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Episode 05 - Empires of the North - 10 Minute Teardown
In Episode 05 I take a look at Empires of the North. The next game in the imperial settlers universe designed by Ignacy Trzewizek and Joanna Kijanka and published by Portal Games.
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Episode 04 - Mystic Vale - 10 Minute Teardown
In Episode 04 I talk about Mystic Vale. A excellent card crafting game designed by John D. Clair and published by AEG
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Episode 03 - Istanbul - 10 Minute Teardown
In Episode 03 I talk about Istanbul. A very cool pick up and deliver grid movement game from Rudiger Dorn and published by Pegasus Spiele.
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Episode 02 - The Quacks of Quedlinburg - 10 Minute Teardown
In Episode 02 I talk about the popular push your luck bag building game from designer Wolfgang Warsch and published by Schmidt Spiele.
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Episode 01 - Stone Age - 10 Minute Teardown
My first 10 minute teardown and I selected Stone Age. A popular entry level worker placement game from Z-man games.