The Guild of Merchant Explorers
Episode description
In Episode 235 we give our hot take review on The Guild of Merchant Explorers covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss a poll on how tariffs might impact board game buying habits and we discuss some games that have been on our table including Skyrise, Black Forest, Belaad, Oh No Volcano, and Slay the Spire.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Poll: If the percentage of prices on board games increase by double digits due to tariffs how much would that change your buying habits?
07:26 The Guild of Merchant Explorers Description
09:15 Gameplay and Mechanisms
21:15 Production and Theme
27:32 Final Thoughts
32:42 Skyrise and Black Forest revisited
37:42 Belaad: The Land of Swords and Quills
46:32 Oh no, Volcano!
50:51 Slay The Spire: The Board game
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