Episode 237: Games We Passed On and Regret Introduction: Crowdfunding: Arch Ravels: Magic Socks - backer kit, 11 days, $25 (just magic socks) Wonderland’s War: Shards of Madness - 7 days, $15 From the Shadows - 11 days, $25 Games Played: Bag of Chips Brass: Lancashire Marvel: Remix Games We Passed On and Regret: Jason - Queen’s Feld City Collection Katie - Flamecraft Jason - Weather Machine Katie - Legends of Sleepy Hollow Jason - Ra Katie - Distilled Closing:...
Oct 21, 2022•49 min•Ep 260•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 236: Spooky Games Introduction: Crowdfunding: Cookie Run: Kingdom The Board Game - 6 days, $39 Mary Shelley’s Dream - 9 days, $5 Redwood - 12 days, $44 Games Played: Wonderlands War The Spill Archaeology: The New Expedition Spooky Games: Jason - Study in Emerald (2nd Edition) Katie - Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper and West End Adventures Jason - GROWL Katie - Whoowasit? Jason - Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein Katie - Return to Dark Tower Closing: Honorable Mentions: Guilloti...
Oct 14, 2022•52 min•Ep 259•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 235: What’s On the Shelf Pt. 11 Introduction: Crowdfunding: Wingspan Asia - Jason Draft & Write Records - 11 days, $27 Elevensies: The Guilty Party - 11 days, $14 Age of Comics: Golden Age - 11 days, $45 Games Played: Hallertau - Julia Con Wonderlands War - Julia Con The Game (Cooperative Version) - Julia Con Lizard Wizard What’s on the Shelf pt.11: Sheriff of Nottingham Villainous The Queen’s Necklace Ladies & Gentlemen Closing:...
Oct 06, 2022•56 min•Ep 258•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 234: What’s on the Shelf, pt. 10 Introduction: Crowdfunding: Age of Inventors - 10 days, $48/$58 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game - 12 days, $35 Games Played: Eternal Palace Marvel Remix Igloo Pop What’s on the Shelf pt.10: Scout! Breakdancing Meeples Grimm GoodCritters Quests of Valeria - Bang the Dice Game Dice Forge and Expansion Spell Smashers Closing:...
Sep 30, 2022•48 min•Ep 257•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 233: What Is on the Shelf pt. 9 Introduction: Crowdfunding: Clinic Deluxe Biohazard expansion - 6 days, $19 Sagrada Artisans - 6 days, $75 The Fox Experiment - 7 days, $55 Blackoot - 12 days, $8 Games Played: Feudum My Little Pony: Adventures in Equestria - The Deckbuilding Game What’s on the Shelf pt. 9: Hagakure - K Heart of Crown Base and Fairy Garden - J Tanto Cuore - K Tanto Cuore Expanding the House - J Tanto Cuore Romantic Vacation - K Tanto Cuore Oktoberfest - J Tanto Cuore Winte...
Sep 23, 2022•56 min•Ep 256•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 232: Our Favorite Kids Games Introduction: Crowdfunding: On Circus Grounds - 6 days, $41 Uluk - 8 days, $45 Bakufu - 10 days, $23 Games Played: Kobayakawa Gabby’s Dollhouse Trajan Our Favorite Kids Games: Jason - Magic Mountain Katie - Detective Charlie Jason - Creatures and Cupcakes Katie - My Little Scythe Jason - Mall Madness Katie - Go Go Eskimo Jason - Kraken Attack! Katie - Whoowasit? Closing:...
Sep 09, 2022•51 min•Ep 255•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 231: What Is on the Shelf pt. 8 Introduction: Crowdfunding: The Comic Book Bubble - 11 days, $20 Trailblazers - 13 days, $34 (travel) $49 ( wooden meeples!!!) Games Played: Ceylon Maracaibo What’s on the Shelf pt. 8: Sail to India - J Valley of the Kings: Last Rites - K Council of Verona - J Ravenous River - K Harbour - J Mai-Star - K Dairy Man - J Kobayakawa - K Isle of Trains - J Diner - K Pie Factory - J Christmas Lights - K The Terrifying Girl Disorder - J Skull King - K Mini Diver C...
Sep 02, 2022•54 min•Ep 254•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 230: What Is on the Shelf pt. 7 Introduction: Crowdfunding: Token Trays - 8 days, $20/$35 Bako: Dig and Write - 10 days, $6 Doomensions Mystery Manor - 12 days, $62 Games Played: Scout Cat in the Box Boonlake What’s on the Shelf pt.7: The Book of Rituals - J GNA: Tears of a Goddess - K GNA: Sherlock Holmes: The Shadow of Jack the Ripper - K GNA: Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations - K Sleuth - J Kanagawa - K Space Explorers - J Bargain Quest - K Closing:...
Aug 26, 2022•59 min•Ep 253•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 229: What Is on the Shelf pt. 6 Introduction: Crowdfunding: Five Three Five - 5 days, $20 Junk Drawer - 6 days, $35 Games Played: Wasteland Express Delivery Service Sidekicks (Jason) Sherlock (Katie) What’s on the Shelf pt.6: Rival Realms Mr. Jack Pocket Matcha Noir School of Sorcery/Institute of Magical Arts Tiny Ninjas 7 Ronin Hero Realms (closed packs and campaign) Reapers Grimm a card game Closing:...
Aug 19, 2022•56 min•Ep 252•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 228: What Is on the Shelf pt. 5 Introduction: Games Played: The Golden City Isle of Trains Paperback What’s on the Shelf pt. 5: Silver & Gold Fire in the Library Tortuga 1667 Salem 1692 Deadwood 1876 Biblios Wordsy Microbrew Ohanami Closing:...
Aug 12, 2022•30 min•Ep 251•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 227: What Is on the Shelf pt. 4 Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Isle of Trains: All Aboard - 4 days, $30 (deluxe-ish) Eden’s Conflict - 9 days, $30 Board Game Day - 11 days, $20 Games Played: The Golden Ticket Game Mortum: Medieval Detective Gutenberg What’s on the Shelf pt. 4: Daxu Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft 7 Wonders: Duel Akrotiri Lost Cities Spirits of the Wild ConcluZio Coloretto Closing:...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 250•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 226: GenCon 2022 Preview Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: The Acts: Deluxe Edition $36 18 days Planting Evidence - 11 days, $32 League of the Lexicon - 12 days, $34 Games Played: GROWL Lords of Waterdeep Town Builder: Coevorden Obligatory GenCon 2022 Preview: Jason - Ready, Set, Bet! AEG John D. Clair - August 2022 release. Not sure if for sale or not. Katie - Museum Suspects - Blue Orange, Philip Walker Harding, for sale? $20 Jason - Bag of Chips Blue Orange Matthieu Aubrey Theo Rivière...
Jul 22, 2022•53 min•Ep 249•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 225: What is on the Shelf part 3 Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Bedeville Carnival - 4 days, $50 Neko Boss - 7 days, $19/$24 (2/multi, mini) $26/$37 Deluxe Hanafuda Deck & The 100 Torii: Diverging Paths - 10 days, $65 Games Played: Shadowrift Finca What is on the Shelf part 3: Dinosaur Island and Totally Liquid Expansion Taverns of Tiefenthal Xi’an Gugong Paris Lords of Waterdeep and Expansions (all one box) Closing:...
Jul 15, 2022•57 min•Ep 248•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 224: What is on the Shelf part 2 Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Globetrotting - 4 days, $53 Maid Knight Saga: The Story of Faltisia - 6 days, $60 Stardust Coffee - 12 days, $28 Games Played: Masters of Renaissance Ark Nova What is on the Shelf part 2: A Gentle Rain Founding Fathers Police Precinct Ex Libris Tokaido Passing Through Petra Sonar Moonshine Empire Harry Potter Death Eaters Rising Closing:...
Jul 08, 2022•55 min•Ep 247•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 223: What is on the Shelf part 1 Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Clank! Catacombs - Dire Wolf only. No longer Renegade. Yum Cha Card Game - 3 days, $20 Pagan: Fate of Roanoke (2nd printing) - 7 days, $48 Games Played: Planted Picture Perfect: Pickpocket Bitoku What is on the Shelf part 1: Colosseum Epic Resort w/ Expansion in base box Broom Service Roll Player Kraftwagen Unearth Mad Science Foundation Parks Parks Nightfall Expansion Closing...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 246•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 222: Old Faithful Games Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Return to Dark Tower RPG - 5 days, $50/$125 First in Flight - 6 days, $39 Bot Factory - 6 days, $48 Skyrise - 6 days, $49/$75 Septima - 6 days, $79 Games Played: Campy Creatures Golem Ark Nova Old Faithful Games: Jason - Marvel United Katie - Shipwreck Arcana Jason - The Godfather Katie - Quacks of Quedlinburg Jason - Century: Spice Road Katie - Fool’s Gold Honorable Mentions: Dice Forge, Ohanami, Bohnanza, The Crew, Takenoko, Bang...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 245•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 221: #Origins2022 Recap Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Crossroads Inn: The Innkeeper’s Creed - 7 days, $42 Enigma Crime Scene: Sicily and Chicago - 12 days left, $54.83 Games Played: Platypus Blank Slate Terror on Star Base X - Katie Lords of Vegas It’s a Wonderful World Katie - Return to Dark Tower Obligatory #Origins2022 Recap: Distilled Septima Fog of Love Mortum: Medieval Detective Sherlock: Case Connection Power Plants Honorable Mentions: Patrick and Julia; Board Game Rundown guys...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 244•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 220 - Favorite Odd End Game Mechanisms Introduction: Games Played: Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game My Farm Shop Hansa Favorite Games with Odd End Game Mechanisms: 5 - Gugong 4 - Council of Blackthorn 3 - Livingstone 2 - Venice 1 - Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Honorable Mentions: High Society, QE, Clank!, The Hunger or Lords of Waterdeep, London, Unicorn Fever Closing:...
Jun 10, 2022•22 min•Ep 243•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 219: #Origins2022 Preview Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Kabuto Sumo Total Mayhem and so much more - 6 days, $89 new stuff Flappy Families - 8 days, $27 Bark Avenue - 10 days, $49 Games Played: Hanafuda - Koi Koi Ethnos Clank! Temple of the Ape Lords Expansion Obligatory #Origins2022 Preview: Jason - Hippocrates, Game Brewer, For Sale $70 Katie - Mortum: Medieval Detective, Arcane Wonders, $50 Jason - New York Pizza Delivery, AirLoom Games, For Sale $50 Katie - Suspects, Hachette Games...
Jun 03, 2022•58 min•Ep 242•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 218 - The Emperor and Loki Sat at The Kids Table in Druid City Staring at the Pandasaurus Wearing a Plaid Hat Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Gamefound - good for publishers, rough for users: hidden amount of time left, have to “load more”, landing pages vary greatly Games Played: Corrosion The Prodigals Club Yedo A Few Favorites from Small Publishers: Kids Table Board Games Fossilis Wreck Raiders Loki Detective Charlie Kraken Attack Skybound/Druid City Tidal Blades Pebble Rock Delivery...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 241•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 217 - Lookout Mayfair! Euros are coming! Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Through Ice and Snow - 6 days, $53 Brindlewood Bay: Cozy Murder Mystery RPG - 10 days, $20 digital/$65 hardback The Flood - 13 days, $55/$149 (all in) Games Played: Tokaido Long Shot: The Dice Game Century: Spice Road Our Favorite Mayfair/Lookout Games: 7 - Le Havre 6 - No Thanks! 5 - Agricola 4 - De Vulgari Eloquentia 3 - Lords of Vegas 2 - Merkator 1 - Grand Austria Hotel Honorable Mentions: Mandala, Snowdonia, S...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 240•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 216 - Ride ‘em Cowboy…from Space Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Gamefound: Damask - 11 days, $33 Murder and Co: Fallen Star - 5 days, $130 All Time Wrestling: The Wrestling Card Game - 13 days, $99 (all in)/ $54 (legends) Games Played: Alma Mater Belgian Beers Race Champions of Midgard w/ both expansions Our Favorite Space Cowboys Games: 7 - Jamaica 6 - Consulting Detective 5 - Jaipur 4 - Splendor 3 - Via Nebula 2 - Black Fleet 1 - Elysium Honorable Mentions: Unlock!, Orbis, Skull, Wat...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep 239•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 215 - Wondering About Arcane Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Autobahn - 5 days, $56 Wayfarers of the South Tigris - 5 days, $45 Broken and Beautiful: A Game about Kintsugi - 14 days, $16/$30 Games Played: Long Shot The Dice Game Tea, Scones and Arsenic Momiji Our Favorite Arcane Wonders Games: 8 - Sherlock 13 7 - GoodCritters 6 - Sheriff of Nottingham 5 - Royals 4 - Furnace 3 - Smartphone Inc 2 - Picture Perfect 1 - Four Gardens Closing:...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 214 - Spiele, Eggert Spiele Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Critter Cards - 5 days, $12 Castles by the Sea - 6 days, $45/$65 Explorers of the Woodlands - 10 days, $31 Games Played: Sentient King of New York De Vulgari Eloquentia Our Favorite Eggertspeiele Games: 8 - Mombasa 7 - Yedo 6 - Heaven & Ale 5 - Blackout: Hong Kong 4 - Camel Up 3 - Alma Mater 2 - Rococo 1 - Coimbra Closing:...
Apr 29, 2022•54 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 213 - The Renegades of Pretty Okay Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Gamefound: For Northwood! - 7 days, $15 Pestilence: Escape the Plague - 5 days, $6 PNP Fujiyama with Ajisai - 10 days, $47 both Games Played: Camel Up: Off Season Rockband Manager Fool’s Gold Our Favorite Renegade Games: 5 - Jason: Passing Through Petra 5 - Katie: The Search for Planet X 4 - Jason: The Hunger 4 - Katie: Bargain Quest 3 - Jason: Covert 3 - Katie: Covert 2 - Jason: Clank! (any flavor) 2 - Katie: Ex Libris ...
Apr 22, 2022•53 min•Ep 236•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 212 - The Old Grey Fox and the Hound Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Viticulture World Cooperative Expansion The Big Pig Game - 6 days, $45 Silicon Valley - 10 days, $30 Games Played: San Juan Search for Planet X Lucky’s Misadventures Our Favorite Grey Fox Games: 5 - Jason: Run, Fight, or Die! 5 - Katie: After the Empire 4 - Jason: A Study in Emerald 4 - Katie: London Dread 3 - Jason: Rising 5: Runes of Asteros 3 - Katie: Rising 5: Runes of Asteros 2 - Jason: Order of the Guilded Compas...
Apr 15, 2022•51 min•Ep 235•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 211 - Our Favorite AEG Games Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Encyclopedia - 6 days, $54 Age of Rome - 7 days, $76 An Unexpected Wedding Invitation - 13 days, $33(hardback) $8 pdf, $27 paperback Games Played: Livingstone Aeon’s End Ex Libris Our Favorite AEG Games: Jason 5: Tiny Towns Katie 5: Ecos: First Continent Jason 4: Valley of the Kings Katie 4: Ravenous River Jason 3: Cubitos Katie 3: Walking in Burano Jason 2: Santa Monica Katie 2: Santa Monica Jason 1: Istanbul Katie 1: Mai-Sta...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 234•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 210 - Toss a Coin to the Tasty Minstrel Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Route East - 5 days, $42 Habitats, Nine Lives, Basketboss - 6 days, $19(9)/$39; $89 all three Ryozen - 6 days, $44 Games Played: Bargain Hunter Mai Star Pebble Rock Delivery Service Our Favorite TMG Games: Jason 5: Ars Alchimia Katie 5: Crusaders Jason 4: Scoville Katie 4: Ars Alchimia Jason 3: Aquasphere Katie 3: Harbour Jason 2: Colosseum Katie 2: Colosseum Jason 1: Orleans Katie 1: Orleans Closing:...
Apr 01, 2022•53 min•Ep 233•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 209 - Happy Days of Wonder Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Hamlet - 4 days, $61 Library Labyrinth - 6 days, $39 The Last Gig - 11 days, $50 Games Played: Indulgence Walking in Burano Unicorn Fever Our Favorite Days of Wonder Games: 11: Pirate’s Cove 10: Ticket to Ride 9: Ticket to Ride: London 8: Ticket to Ride: Europe 7: Cargo Noir 6: Small World 5: Yamatai 4: Mystery of the Abbey 3: Cleopatra and the Society of Architects 2: Deep Blue 1: Five Tribes Closing:...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 232•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 208 - Long Live the Queen…Games Introduction: News/Crowdfunding: Gamefound: Pilgrim - 9 days left, about $86 Ahau (ah-how) - Rulers of Yucatán - 7 days left, $65 Deeproot Dwellers - 13 days, $45 Games Played: Lords of Vegas with both Expansions Pie Town Founders of Teotihuacan Our Favorite Queen Games: 9: Kingdom Builder 8: It Happens… 7: Parfum 6: Alhambra 5: Neptun 4: Fresco 3: Amerigo 2: Thebes 1: Merlin Honorable Mentions: Queen’s Architect, Shogun, Liguria, Escape: The Curse of the ...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep 231•Transcript available on Metacast 
