Episode 177 - How to Combat FOMO Introduction: Fickle Favorite - Lyss Cole News: Scarface 1920 - 5 days, $117 Forest of Pangaia - 6 days, $58 First Ascent - 5 days, $49 Games Played: Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition Batman Gotham City Mystery Die of the Dead How to Combat FOMO: Jason - Share the cost of a Kickstarter Katie - Take a Kickstarter timeout Jason - Try the game at a con or FLGS Katie - Have a friend that likes new games (reviewer?) Jason - Find similar games like the one you have FO...
Jul 09, 2021•53 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 176 - If I Had $100... Introduction: News: Deliverance: The Game of Spiritual Warfare - 5 days, $59 The Bard’s D&D: Macbeth - 8 days, $8 Arkosa - 10 days, $49 Games Played: Summer Camp Praga If I Had $100...: Jason - Silver & Gold ($15 Miniature Market) Katie - Shipwreck Arcana ($16 Meromorph) Jason - Sushi Roll ($19 Amazon) Katie - Harbour ($12 geek) Jason - Lords of Waterdeep ($32 Amazon) Katie - Century Spice Road ($18/19 Geekmarket) Jason - Marvel United ($27 Amazon) Katie - Just One...
Jul 02, 2021•53 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 175 - Tiny House Game Collection Introduction: News: Tea, Scones and Arsenic - 4 days, $34 Nobel Run - 9 days, $18 Peak Oil Profiteer - 11 days, $36 Games Played: Trails Jinja Ohanami TIny House Game Collection: Jason - Wingspan Katie - Coimbra Jason - Quacks of Quedlinburg Katie - Tanto Cuore Jason - The Godfather Katie - Mystery of the Abbey Closing:...
Jun 24, 2021•41 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 174 - How To Get a Non-Gaming Significant Other Into Gaming Introduction: Fickle Favorite: Scott Christley News: Enigma: Crime Scene - 4 days, $70 Pisces - 12 days, $45 Fossil Canyon - 13 days, $20 Games Played: Red Rising Tidal Blades Lions of Lydia How to Get A Non-Gaming Significant Other Into Gaming: Jason - Know the game before trying to teach the game Katie - Mitigate some of the mental clutter (child care, food prep, etc) Jason - Don’t start with a super heavy/deep game because YO...
Jun 18, 2021•48 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 173 - Favorite Games Based on Music or Bands Introduction: News: Buru - 3 days, $59 Keystone: North America - 5 days, $45 Robot Quest Arena Deckbuilding Game - 6 days, $49 Dated: Trivia for People Who Suck at Trivia - 6 days, $25 Games Played: Mandala Stones Sheepy Time Illimat Favorite Games based on bands or music: Jason - Thrash n’ Roll/Thrashing Dice Katie - Into The Echoside Jason - Symphony #9 Katie - The Lords of Rock Jason - Vinyl Katie - On Tour Honorable Mention: GWAR, 011, Sta...
Jun 11, 2021•53 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 172 - Favorite 5 Player Games Introduction: News: Paperback Adventures - 3 days, $35 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization - 4 days, $79 The Cursed Exhibition: Immersive Detective Mystery Packages - 5 days, $43 Games Played: Obsession (K) Tidal Blades (J) Concept (K) Whistle Mountain (J) Sagrada (K) PitchCar (J) Favorite Games for 5 Players: Jason - Broom Service Katie - Campy Creatures Jason - Dice Town Katie - Bring Out Yer Dead Honorable Mention: Revolution/Godfather/Sushi Roll/Black Orches...
Jun 04, 2021•51 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 171 - Suitcase Savvy Games Introduction: News: Seek OUT! - 5 days, $20 Castle Panic Deluxe Edition - 6 days, $60, $90(actually it) Chai: Tea for Two - 7 days, $39 Games Played: Amerigo Batman: Gotham City Strategy Game The Feds Suitcase Savvy Games: Jason - For Sale Katie - Ravenous River Jason - On Tour Katie - Bristol 1350 Jason - Parks Katie - Century Spice Road Honorable Mentions: Mai Star, Holmes: Sherlock and Mycroft, Just One, Ars Alchimia, Hoax, Point Salad, Splendor, Silver and ...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 170 - Our Favorite Games About Plants Introduction: News: Catch Don Falconi - 6 days, $44 I C E - 9 days, $81 Skyline Express - 12 days, $52 ($15 R&R) Games Played: Roll For the Galaxy After the Empire Dune: Imperium Our Favorite Games About Plants: Jason - Legend of the Cherry Tree Katie - Genotype Jason - Viticulture Katie - Takenoko Jason - Scoville Katie - Agricola Honorable Mentions: Rare Roses, Bohnanza, Spirits of the Rice Paddy/Rice Dice, The Little Flower Shop, Sequoia, La Granj...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 169 - Our Favorite Brain Burners Introduction: News: Aldabas - 4 days, $20 Florence - 6 days, $64 Vivid Memories - 7 days, $50 Games Played: The Rival Networks Kingsport Festival Little Flower Shop Dice Game Our Favorite Brain Burners: Jason - Lisboa Katie - The Gallerist Jason - Tekhenu Katie - The Alchemists Jason - Merkator Katie - Trickerion Honorable Mentions: London Dread, Overboss, Masque of the Red Death, Coimbra, Kanban, Vinhos, Rococo, T’zolkin, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detec...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 168 - Our Favorite Tile Laying Games Introduction: News: My Father’s Work - 6 days, $99 Canvas Reflections expansion and reprint - 4 days, $25/$60 Hidden Leaders - 7 days, $25 Games Played: Moonrakers Lucky’s Misadventures Genotype Our Favorite Tile Laying Games: Jason - Amerigo Katie - Castles of Mad King Ludwig Jason - Meeple Land Katie - Sanssouci Jason - A Gentle Rain Katie - The One Hundred Torii Honorable Mentions: Calico, Carcassone, Between Two Castles, Overboss, Minecraft, Unear...
May 06, 2021•46 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 167 - If We Had to Play a Space Game... Introduction: News: Marvel United: X-Men - 5 days, $65 Cellulose - 6 days, $39 Transmissions - 7 days, $40/$54 The Mysteries of Coral Cove: a 5e adventure - 7 days, $40 Games Played: Nidavellir Ecos: First Continent CRYO If We Had To Play A Space Game...: Jason - Clank! In! Space! Katie - Star Trek Catan Jason - Circadians First Light Katie - The Crew Jason - Rising 5: Runes of Asteros Katie - Terraforming Mars Honorable Mentions: Space Explorers, ...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 166 - Gaming Unpopular Opinions Introduction: News: Scrumpy Card Cider - 2 days, $47 Hippocrates - 6 days, $84 Rad Zone - 3 days, $8/$22 Games Played: Point Salad Bonfire Marvel United: Tales of Asgard Board Gaming Unpopular Opinions: Jason - Expensive Deluxe Editions with no standard edition option Katie - Gimmicky Reviews (including PAID ones) Jason - Games with minis; causing games to be more expensive than they should be Katie - Board game gatekeepers Jason - Kickstarter Hype Katie -...
Apr 22, 2021•56 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 165 - Our Favorite Pushing Cubes Around the Old World Games Introduction: BGG Golden Geek Awards News: John Company: 4 days, $80 AuZtralia Big Box and Revenge of the Old Ones and TaZmania - 6 days, $59/$99 Partners - 6 days, $12/$35 Board Game Upgrades by MeepleSource - 14 days, $15+ Games Played: Viticulture Wits and Wagers Our Favorite Pushing Cubes Around the Old World Games: Jason - Caylus Katie - Concordia Jason - Istanbul Katie - Le Havre Jason - Merkator Katie - Akrotiri Closing:...
Apr 15, 2021•46 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 164 - Favorite Out Guessing Your Opponent Games Introduction: News: It Takes a Thief: The Board Game - 16 days, $56 Long Shot: The Dice Game - 14 days, $25 Magna Roma - 11 days, $59 Games Played: On Tour Cubitos Sons of Anarchy Favorite Out Guessing Your Opponent Games: Jason - Broom Service Katie - Revolution! Jason - 7 Ronin Katie - Daxu Jason - Institute of Magical Arts/School of Sorcery Katie - Campy Creatures Honorable Mentions: Libertalia, Bring Out Yer Dead, Hoax, Asgard Closing:...
Apr 08, 2021•50 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 163 - Games That Grew on Us...Like a Fungus Introduction: News: Horns Up! The Lacuna Coil Card Game - 10 days, $29/$38 expansion Tabletop Apparel for Game Lovers - 4 days, $19 tee/ $39 hoodie/ $52 leggings Gloomier: A Night at Hemlock Hall - 5 days, $24 Solani/The Girl Who Made the Stars - 11 days, $49/$95 Games Played: Pirates Cove Atlantis Rising Paris Games that Grew On Us...Like a Fungus: Jason - Everdell Katie - Victorian Masterminds Jason - Charterstone Katie - Kingsport Festival J...
Apr 01, 2021•51 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 162 - Favorite Trick Taking Games Introduction: News: CULTivate - 2 days, $35 Carbon Control - 9 days, $72 Floriferous - 10 days, $20 Eternal Palace - 5 days, $46/$58 Games Played: Duffers Spy Web Overboss Favorite Trick Taking Games: Jason - Fox and the Forest Katie - Illimat Jason - Best Candy on the Block/Skull King Katie - Hagakure Jason - The Crew Katie -Tricky Tides Closing:...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr•Ep 185•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 161 - Favorite Love Themed Games Introduction: News: Everdell: New Leaf and Mistwood expansions - 5 days, $60 Hometown Holidays - 7 days, $10 Hojo Pojo - 9 days, $15 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke - 10 days, $48 Games Played: Bristol 1350 Quetzal Lost Ruins of Arnak Favorite Love Themed Games: Jason - Tanto Cuore: Winter Romance Katie - Love Letter Jason - Ladies & Gentlemen Katie - Marrying Mr Darcy Jason - Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy Katie - Obsession Closing:...
Mar 18, 2021•44 min•Ep 184•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 160 - Design Our Dream Game Night Introduction: News: Caper: Europe - 14 days, $39 Meeples and Monsters - 7 days, $49 Moonshell: A Mermaid Game - 8 days, $39 Silverwood Grove - 10 days, $30 Games Played: Mutuels The Lord of the Rings Cubitos Dream Game Night: Katie - Intersperse light/quick games with more intense games Jason - Start as Early as possible Katie - Know the games you bring - sort of Jason - Know the games that you bring Katie - A few party games/large group interactions Jas...
Mar 12, 2021•55 min•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 159 - We design our dream game Introduction: News: Finding Anastasia - 9 days, $29/$39 Dawn - 10 days, $20 Root Marauder expansion - 11 days, $50 Tiny Epic Dungeons - 11 days, $25 Caper: Europe rant Games Played: The Inventors Canvas Praga Caput Regni We design our dream game: Katie - Engine building/card synergy Jason - Tracks, Tracks, Tracks Katie - Beautiful art and tactile components Jason - Push Your Luck Katie - Multiple, unstructured paths to victory Jason - Tight decisions and Ac...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 182•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 158 - Mechanics Rundown Con: Introduction: News: City of Crowns (Paladins of the West Kingdom expansion) - 6 days, $28/$52 box Tharos - 9 days, $72 Chamber of Wonders - 12 days, $43 Mechanics Rundown Con: 2021 Recap: Lords of Vegas J, K, T Dogs of War J, K, T, D Don’t Turn Your Back J, K, T, D Libertalia J, K, T, D, B Quacks of Quedlinburg J, K, T, D, B Bring Out Yer Dead J, K, T, D, B The Shipwreck Arcana J, K, T, D, B Dixit J, K, T, D, B Homestretch J, K, T, D, B Into the Echoside J, B...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep 181•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 157 - Best Games on a Budget: Introduction: News: MOB: Big Apple TGG Games 4 days to go $30 Ares Expedition (Terraforming Mars card game) - 13 days, $39/$84 Zombicide: Undead or Alive - 18 days, $100 Games Played: Black Fleet Tapestry with Plans and Ploys Villainous Best Games on a Budget: $20 Games: Jason - Silver and Gold $15 Amazon Pandasaurus Katie - Shipwreck Arcana, $16, Meromorph Games $30 Games: Jason - Dice Forge Amazon $29.99 Katie - Newton, $31, Amazon; Godfather, $30, Amazon;...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep 180•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 156 - Ugly Games We Love Anyway: Introduction: News: Metro City Edition and Big Box - 3 days, $44/$90 Maquis - 12 days, $29 Games Played: Mall Madness Charterstone Our Favorite Ugly Games: Jason - Trajan Katie - Toledo Jason - Brass Katie - London Jason - Terraforming Mars Katie - Orleans Closing:...
Feb 12, 2021•47 min•Ep 179•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 155 - Our Favorite Negotiation Games: Introduction: News: A Fine Mend - 5 days, $15 pdf RPG crochet companions - 10 days, $26/each, $95 adventuring party Clinic deluxe extensions (2 and 3) - 22 days, $40/$75/$174 Games Played: Terra Mystica Go For Broke Our Favorite Negotiation Games: Jason - Dogs of War Katie - Sheriff of Nottingham Jason - Bohnanza Katie - Colosseum Jason - Detective Club Katie - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong Closing:...
Feb 05, 2021•49 min•Ep 178•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 154 - Anticipated Games of 2021: Introduction: News: Carnegie - 8 days, $80 Owl bear plush - 16 days, $35 Games Played: Clue: The Great Museum Caper Bluffaneer Big Easy Busking Anticipated Games of 2021: Jason - Weather Machine Katie - Grand Austria Hotel expansion - Let’s Waltz Jason - Darwin’s Journey Katie - Adventures in Neverland - Black Box Adventures Jason - Canvas Katie - Hanamakoji: Geisha’s Road Emperor S4 Jason - Marvel United Infinity Gauntlet Katie - The Librarians Adventure...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep 177•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 153 - Great Blind Bag/Draw Games: Introduction: Abomination giveaway. Jan 17 12am to Jan 30 11:59pm Fickle Favorites The Boardgame Rundown News: Pingyao - 19 days, $55 Darwin’s Journey - 5 days, $55 Castles of Mad King Ludwig - 26 days $99 Games Played: Honey Buzz Dwellings of Eldervale Colosseum Blind bag/draw favorites: Jason - Blitzkrieg Katie - Fool’s Gold Jason - Dice Masters Katie - Orleans Jason - Clank!/Mercado Katie - Thebes Closing:...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 176•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 152 - Our Favorite Push Your Luck Games: Introduction: Abomination giveaway. Jan 17 12am to Jan 30 11:59pm News: Origins dates - Sept 30 - Oct 3 2021 Taverns of Tiefenthal expansion??? CMON Presents: The Animation Collection - 4 days, $50 (Teen Titans or Looney Tunes) $80 for Scooby, $160 all Games Played: Toledo Tungaru Our Favorite Push Your Luck Games: Jason - Celestia Katie - No Thanks Jason - Deep Blue Katie - Clank! Jason - Legend of the Cherry Tree Katie - Quacks of Quedlinburg Ho...
Jan 15, 2021•56 min•Ep 175•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 151 - Our Favorite Games from 2020: Introduction: News: Meeple Creeple - 5 days, $25/one set Call of Katulhu - 9 days, $10 Happy Nation - 8 days, $36 Games Played: Fossils Power Grid Camel Up Our Favorite Games from 2020: Katie - The One Hundred Torii Jason - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun Katie - Parks: Memories Jason - Calico Katie - Paris Jason - Alma Mater Katie - Hagakure Jason - Santa Monica Katie - Forgotten Waters Jason - Marvel United Closing:...
Jan 08, 2021•57 min•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 150 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (10 - 1): Introduction: Fickle Favorite: The Firefighter Returns News: Nope Games Played: Santa’s Workshop Wingspan with both expansions Go For Broke Our Top 100 Games of All Time (10 - 1): Jason 10 - Orleans Katie 10 - Rococo Jason 9 - Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar Katie 9 - Council of Four Jason 8 - Lorenzo Il Magnifico Katie 8 - Marco Polo Jason 7 - Trickerion: Legends of Illusion Katie 7 - Merlin Jason 6 - Lisboa Katie 6 - Wingspan Jason 5 - Prêt-à-...
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 149 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (20-11): Introduction: News: Winter Queen - 12 days; $29 Fruit Dice - 13 days; $19 Games Played: Mountain Goats Kingdoms of the Deep Pingyao Our Top 100 Games of All Time (20-11): Jason 20 - Concordia Katie 20 - Rajas of the Ganges Jason 19 - Dinosaur Island Katie 19 - The Gallerist Jason 18 - The Prodigal’s Club Katie 18 - Shakespeare Jason 17 - Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula Katie 17 - Quacks Jason 16 - Brass Katie 16 - Clank! Jason 15 - London K...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep 172•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 148 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (30-21): Introduction: News: The SUITS: Ladies - 9 days, $25 Momiji - 11 days, $19/$31 Naramata: A Game of Wine & Tourism - 12 days, $59 Games Played: Hagakure Tattoo Brawl Blue Moon City Our Top 100 Games of All Time (30-21): Jason 30 - Hadara Katie 30 - Dice Forge Jason 29 - Newton Katie 29 -Castles of Mad King Ludwig Jason 28 - Obsession Katie 28 - Obsession Jason 27 - Terraforming Mars Katie 27 - Elysium Jason 26 - Rococo Katie 26 - Tapestry Jason ...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep 171•Transcript available on Metacast 
