Board Game Hot Takes

In Episode 319 we give our hot take review on Gunsen COLON The Battle for Toshi Ranbo covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss a poll on whether its okay to concede in a 2-player game and then discuss some games on our table including Ants, World Order, and Origin Story: Heroes and Villains.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Poll Time: Is it acceptable to concede in a 2-player game?
12:38 Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo Description
14:29 Gameplay and Mechanisms
40:10 Production and Theme
44:56 Final Thoughts
52:25 Ants
1:03:37 World Order
1:11:52 Origin Story: Heroes and Villains
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In Episode 318 we answer a bunch of mailbag questions asked by our Patreon supporters.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:39 What's your Spirit Game?
04:39 Have you ever sold or traded a game away but later decided you wanted it back in your collection?
10:07 What games are just dumb fun?
15:03 Are there any games you'd like to see get a digital implementation?
19:39 What are your most gifted games?
24:57 What game was reimplemented wrong and the original was much better?
30:39 What is the first favorite happy moment in board gaming that comes to mind?
36:10 Will we ever attend another public board game convention?
39:53 How have you grown as a person through playing board games?
44:48 If you could only play 2 games the rest of your life which ones would you select and why?
49:00 What are your Grail Games to play and/or own?
57:21 What mics and DAWs do we own and other questions about creating the podcast?
1:02:48 Which games are worse to play on Board Game Arena than in person?
1:07:21 How did the hosts of the show meet?
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In Episode 317 we give our hot take review on Wondrous Creatures covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss a poll on discovery vs. mastery and also discuss some games that have ALMOST been on our table including World Order and Distilled: Cocktails.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:31 Poll Time: Which do you enjoy most about enjoying board games - Discovery or Mastery?
10:20 Wondrous Creatures Description
12:28 Gameplay and Mechanisms
30:07 Production and Theme
37:12 Final Thoughts
44:39 World Order
51:32 Distilled: Cocktails
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In Episode 316 we play and discuss many of our favorite party games and you can play along with us.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:37 Balderdash
11:04 Wavelength
18:05 Green Team Wins
22:59 Skull
27:18 Poetry for Neanderthals
31:12 Scattergories
35:57 Flip 7
39:57 Hot Streak
43:59 Heads Up!
48:58 Mad Gab
53:48 Scattergories: Categories
56:17 Subjective
1:01:33 Wits and Wagers
1:04:31 Challengers!
1:10:41 Codenames
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In Episode 315 we discuss our top 3 resource economies in board games.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Beat The Expert Contest Winners
04:43 Top 3 Resource Economies in Board Games (Brass: Birmingham, Clans of Caledonia)
13:12 Tinner's Trail
19:33 Power Grid
24:02 Modern Art
28:05 Keyflower
34:51 Creature Comforts
40:58 Smartphone, Inc.
44:58 M.U.L.E. The Board Game
51:19 Arborea
56:33 Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
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