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We made it all the way to Dice Tower West in Las Vegas (and some of us made it out), and we're ready to talk about all of the amazing games we played over there, between outings for pinball and sushi. If you were there, thanks for hanging out with us! Stick around for talk about Faraway, MLEM: Space Agency, ito, Cascadero, and more!

01:08 - Faraway
12:20 - Medici
19:33 - MLEM: Space Agency
26:48 - ito
35:24 - Cascadero
44:09 - Mino Dice
49:54 - Unboxed
54:36 - Beowulf
55:55 - Of What's Left
59:53 - Hold Your Horses

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We're back with the terrible acronym and the branding nightmare that is BGBDOG - I don't even know what it stands for to be honest, but this week we're turning the spotlight on an incredible force in the industry, Vlaada Chvátil, touring his incredible games all the way through to the true modern classic that is Codenames. Before we check in on our favourite Czech, we talk about Wyrmspan, 3 Ring Circus, and La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War.

02:01 - Wyrmspan
12:29 - 3 Ring Circus
23:29 - La Famiglia: The Great Mafia War
39:39 - Vlaada Chvátil
42:32 - Arena: Morituri te salutant
47:47 - Prophecy
50:09 - Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
52:58 - Galaxy Trucker
54:44 - Mage Knight
56:13 - Codenames
57:26 - Space Alert
58:03 - Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game

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We're in the thick of 2024 now, but there's still plenty more to come - and with that vast undiscovered country (as my father called it) ahead of us, we have loads of games to look forward to. But not all hype is made equally, so here are the ones we're most excited about. Before we mark our calendars, we talk about Savage Bowl: Trick Taking Game, Rear Window, and Cuba.

01:44 - Savage Bowl: Trick Taking Game 
10:19 - Rear Window
17:42 - Cuba
27:48 - Most Anticipated Games of 2024
28:42 - Cities
32:41 - The Same Game
38:00 - We're Sinking!
40:50 - Keyside
42:45 - Arcs
45:00 - Mordred
47:34 - Civolution
48:55 - Undaunted 2200: Callisto
49:48 - Spectral
50:26 - Cysmic
50:58 - Red Dust Rebellion
51:22 - A Gest of Robin Hood
51:48 - Congress of Vienna
52:09 - Cthulhu: Dark Providence
52:47 - Slay the Spire: The Board Game
54:14 - RoboMon
54:58 - Cascadero

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Three hundredth episode! But no time to celebrate, we're deep in the new year now, which means it's back to your regularly scheduled podcast, and it's time to reflect on the year past, and contemplate what lays ahead for us in a post-300 world. That's right, we're paying for the crimes of last year's resolutions. Before we look a little back, but mostly forward, we talk about Orichalcum, Mino Dice, and Last Light.

01:46 - Orichalcum
12:42 - Mino Dice
20:08 - Last Light
34:34 - Revisiting Mark's 2023 Resolutions
39:24 - Revisiting Neilan's 2023 Resolutions
42:11 - Revisiting Kellen's 2023 Resolutions
45:59 - Mark's 2024 Resolutions
48:50 - Neilan's 2024 Resolutions
42:20 - Kellen's 2024 Resolutions
56:32 - BGB in 2024?

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We made it! We've arrived at last at the final ten(-ish) games, in fact, our TOP TEN (or so?) favourite games of all time. Thanks for joining us again on this yearly pilgrimage, as always it's the journey that's the important thing - but that's not to say that there isn't some exciting moving and shaking to happen at the destination. That said, it's time to pass out on the couch.

01:34 - Neilan #10 - The Resistance
05:00 - Mark #11 - Caylus 1303
05:51 - Mark #10 - Arboretum
07:39 - Kellen #10 - Dominion
11:11 - Neilan #9 - The Oracle of Delphi
12:35 - Mark #9 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
16:33 - Kellen #9 - Telestrations
18:38 - Neilan #8 - The Search for Planet X
20:40 - Mark #8 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
23:14 - Kellen #8 - Inis
24:37 - Neilan #7 - Pictomania
26:17 - Mark #7 - Time's Up!
27:33 - Kellen #7 - El Grande
30:06 - Neilan #6 - Alchemists
32:42 - Mark #6 - Fresh Fish
35:07 - Kellen #6 - Wizard
39:14 - Neilan #5 - Time's Up! 
40:11 - Kellen #5 - Time's Up!
41:39 - Mark #5 - Brass: Lancashire
43:30 - Neilan #4 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
48:34 - Mark #4 - Bus
50:55 - Kellen #4 - Archipelago
54:52 - Neilan #3 - Blood on the Clocktower
57:04 - Mark #3 - The Estates
1:00:02 - Kellen #3 - Dune
1:03:50 - Neilan #2 - A Feast for Odin
1:05:55 - Mark #2 - Agricola
1:08:52 - Kellen #2 - Cthulhu Wars
1:11:50 - Neilan #1 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
1:14:57 - Mark #1 - Biblios
1:16:03 - Kellen #1 - Innovation

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We're almost bursting at the seams, but there's room for a little more. It's the penultimate episode of our five part series, the Top 50 games of all-time! We're moving on to our 20th to 11th favourite games, which means it's time for some big risers and dramatic falls. Make yourself a coffee (sugar's over there in the corner), it's not time to sleep just yet.

03:45 - Kellen #20 - Cosmic Encounter
06:25 - Neilan #20 - Ra
08:09 - Mark #20 - Stationfall
11:25 - Kellen #19 - Lords of Vegas
13:18 - Neilan #19 - Patchwork
15:51 - Mark #19 - Glen More II: Chronicles
19:16 - Kellen #18 - Omen: A Reign of War
21:45 - Neilan #18 - Stationfall
24:05 - Mark #18 - Tigris & Euphrates
26:10 - Kellen #17 - Insider
29:45 - Neilan #17 - Taj Mahal
31:45 - Mark #17 - El Grande
33:33 - Kellen #16 - Fuji Flush
35:01 - Neilan #16 - Guards of Atlantis II
36:26 - Mark #16 - Chicago Express
38:13 - Kellen #15 - Maskmen
40:39 - Neilan #15 - Exit: The Game
42:31 - Mark #15 - Imperial 2030
44:22 - Kellen #14 - Babylonia
46:22 - Neilan #14 - Blue Lagoon
47:57 - Mark #14 - Lancaster
50:14 - Kellen #13 - The Resistance: Avalon
51:01 - Neilan #13 - Cthulhu Wars
51:46 - Mark #13 - Ra
53:06 - Kellen #12 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
55:50 - Neilan #12 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
57:54 - Mark #12 - Age of Steam
59:52 - Kellen #11 - Troyes
1:03:06 - Neilan #11 - Brass: Birmingham
1:05:58 - Mark #11 - Race for the Galaxy

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It's a new year which is an awkward time to be right in the middle of something, but we're doing a thing here. It's part three of our Top 50 games of all-time! This week it's our 30th to 21st favourite games, and this is where things start to get spicy. This is like five chilis next to the menu item hotness we're talking. Grab a bib and join us for another course!

03:45 - Mark #30 - Cuba Libre
04:08 - Kellen #30 - Coloretto
05:58 - Neilan #30 - Watson & Holmes
07:28 - Mark #29 - Stephenson's Rocket
09:06 - Kellen #29 - So Clover!
10:22 - Neilan #29 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
12:18 - Mark #28 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
13:59 - Kellen #28 - Keyflower
15:34 - Neilan #28 - Gaia Project
16:55 - Mark #27 - Tramways
18:47 - Kellen #27 - Hansa Teutonica
20:06 - Neilan #27 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
22:09 - Mark #26 - Modern Art
23:38 - Kellen #26 - SCOUT
25:06 - Neilan #26 - Yellow & Yangtze
26:09 - Mark #25 - Hansa Teutonica
28:01 - Kellen #25 - Glory to Rome
29:39 - Neilan #25 - Scythe
31:39 - Mark #24 - Container
32:50 - Kellen #24 - American Bookshop
34:34 - Neilan #24 - Decrypto
35:54 - Mark #23 - La Granja
37:36 - Kellen #23 - I'm the Boss!
39:32 - Neilan #23 - The Quest for El Dorado
40:26 - Mark #22 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
43:09 - Kellen #22 - Diplomacy
44:17 - Neilan #22 - Gloomhaven
45:43 - Mark #21 - Pictomania
47:39 - Kellen #21 - Decrypto
49:30 - Neilan #21 - Hansa Teutonica

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It's the second leg of the grand tour that is the top fifty. This week, we're doing our 40th to 31st favourite games ... of all time! It's almost like Christmas just keeps going! Grab a glass of sherry and join us by the fire, we're not about to stop any time soon.

01:21 - Neilan #40 - Bus
03:52 - Mark #40 - Panic on Wall Street!
05:38 - Kellen #40 - Pax Porfiriana
08:56 - Neilan #39 - In the Year of the Dragon
10:33 - Mark #39 - Ark Nova
12:04 - Kellen #39 - Seas of Strife
14:55 - Neilan #38 - Inis
16:29 - Mark #38 - Hanabi
18:19 - Kellen #38 - Codenames
19:59 - Neilan #37 - Iberian Gauge
21:43 - Mark #37 - Anomia
24:26 - Kellen #37 - Food Chain Magnate
26:33 - Neilan #36 - Codenames
27:32 - Mark #36  - Lords of Vegas
28:53 - Kellen #36 - Rumble Nation
30:26 - Neilan #35 - Azul
31:19 - Mark #35 - Dungeon Fighter
33:35 - Kellen #35 - Wind the Film! / Photograph
35:47 - Neilan #34 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
38:01 - Mark #34 - Tycoon: India 1981
40:39 - Kellen #34 - Square on Sale
42:26 - Neilan #33 - Werewords
44:06 - Mark #33 - Genoa
45:29 - Kellen #33 - Imperial 2030
47:19 - Neilan #32 - Twice as Clever!
48:35 - Mark #32 - Merkator
50:55 - Kellen #32 - Cockroach Poker
52:33 - Neilan #31 - Kemet
53:29 - Mark #31 - Blue Lagoon
54:56 - Kellen #31 - Bruges

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It's tiiiiiiime! It's the top fifty! That's right, the much anticipated, much celebrated, much imitated (we definitely did it first) event of the season is here. We're counting down each of our favourite fifty games of all time! Or at least, for right now! It's a beautiful, beautiful thing, and we'd love if you pulled up a chair and joined us for it.

06:36 - Kellen #50 - Santiago
07:59 - Neilan #50 - Jaipur
09:30 - Mark #50 - Findorff
11:22 - Kellen #49 - Genoa
12:37 - Neilan #49 - The Great Zimbabwe
14:32 - Mark #49 - Jump Drive
16:02 - Kellen #48 - 6 nimmt!
17:31 - Neilan #48 - Fun Facts
19:09 - Mark #48 - Cthulhu Wars
20:43 - Kellen #47 - Balderdash
22:24 - Neilan #47 - Splendor & Splendor Duel
24:38 - Mark #47 - Dominant Species
26:35 - Kellen #46 - Race for the Galaxy
27:45 - Neilan #46 - Cuzco
29:43 - Mark #46 - Ricochet Robots
31:57 - Kellen #45 - Feed the Kraken
33:57 - Neilan #45 - Mille Fiori
35:24 - Mark #45 - Splendor
37:38 - Kellen #44 - Root
39:22 - Neilan #44 - Challengers!
42:03 - Mark #44 - German Railways
43:24 - Kellen #43 - Acquire
45:11 - Neilan #43 - Anachrony
46:54 - Mark #43 - Signorie
48:33 - Kellen #42 - Brass: Lancashire
50:23 - Neilan #42 - Innovation
51:44 - Mark #42 - Smartphone Inc.
53:13 - Kellen #41 - Startups
54:48 - Neilan #41 - Ark Nova
56:00 - Mark #41 - Dune: Imperium

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PAX Unplugged was a blast, and we played so much stuff that we're dying to tell you about - many of them with our beloved listeners. We braved the cold and the rain of Philadelphia, on the other side of the country, to bring you this episode jam-packed with games - so there's no room for any dilly dallying. Hits include Forest Shuffle, Arcs, Findorff ... and loads more!

02:14 - 5 Towers
06:57 - Nigoichi
11:01 - Cabanga!
15:00 - Age of Steam
17:33 - Falling
20:36 - Infiltraitors
24:38 - Tangram City
28:19 - The Great Zimbabwe
30:40 - Schadenfreude
35:57 - Forest Shuffle
40:35 - Arcs
48:36 - Findorff

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In what could be our most grandiose episode yet, we attempt to tame the wild history of all of board games. We traverse the timeline, unpacking what we consider to be the great epochs of the hobby, in an attempt to explain how modern game design evolved into its present form. Before we unpack the deep lore, we talk about General Orders: World War II, Oak, and Big Boss.

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02:36 - General Orders: World War II
11:47 - Oak
20:24 - Big Boss
31:20 - The great epochs of board games
31:45 - The First Epoch
33:17 - The Royal Game of Ur
34:37 - Senet
43:23 - The Second Epoch
44:50 - Monopoly
48:11 - Risk
50:29 - Operation
56:23 - The Third Epoch
57:22 - Catan
1:02:33 - Dominion
1:20:19 - The Fourth Epoch

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Uh oh, is that thunder? That must mean it's time for a lightning round - we're scooping up all the lovely questions and suggestions that just aren't big enough for the main event, and stuffing them in the blender. This week, it's public spaces, warning labels, gaming tips, and PAX Unplugged. Before we put fingers on buzzers, we talk about Gift of Tulips, Five Three Five, and Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods.

Timecodes:

01:36 - Gift of Tulips
10:20 - Five Three Five
16:52 - Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods
32:08 - How American society affects board gaming
39:54 - What are we excited to play at PAX
40:26 - Stationfall
40:56 - Blood on the Clocktower
41:30 - The Great Zimbabwe
41:50 - Pax Porfiriana
43:40 - Roads & Boats
44:49 - Warning stickers on games
48:22 - Hot gaming tips

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Drafts are back, baby. And not just any old draft, no, but to celebrate the return of the greatest game, we're drafting none other than the best of the only true and living doctor, Reiner Knizia. Who ends up with the best list? Vote for your favourite, you could win a $50 gift voucher! Before we doc it up, we talk about Empire's End, My Favourite Things, and Four Horsemen.

Timecodes:

02:33 - Empire's End
12:15 - My Favourite Things
21:15 - Four Horsemen
27:48 - Drafting Reiner Knizia games
33:44 - Tigris & Euphrates
34:49 - Zoo Vadis
36:32 - Ra
37:47 - Modern Art
39:19 - The Quest for El Dorado
41:03 - Blue Lagoon
42:03 - Lost Cities
45:29 - Medici
46:39 - Stephenson's Rocket
47:44 - My City
49:13 - Taj Mahal
52:09 - Babylonia
53:29 - Mille Fiori
55:14 - Yellow & Yangtze
58:04 - High Society

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Are board games stuck? Not to be dramatic or anything, but it does seem like we keep circling the same ideas over and over again, right? We speculate on where we think the hobby is headed, and whether or not it needs a shake up. Before we plateau, we talk about Orchard, Hadrian's Wall, Terracotta Army, and Santiago.

Timecodes:

03:09 - Orchard: A 9 card solitaire game
06:49 - Hadrian's Wall
13:45 - Terracotta Army
24:34 - Santiago
35:45 - Board game stagnation
38:17 - Return to Dark Tower
41:55 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
43:55 - Turing Machine
44:09 - Cryptid
45:59 - Dead Reckoning
50:37 - Stationfall

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It's almost time for Essen SPIEL 2023, the great German Mecca of our people - and while we're not going ourselves, that's not going to stop us yearning. We're hear to tell you about all the amazing games available at the show this year that you ought to be excited about. Before we gaze longingly across the Atlantic, we talk about Asara, Skytear Horde, and Dwellings of Eldervale.

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02:31 - Asara
10:15 - Skytear Horde
14:04 - Dwellings of Eldervale
28:11 - Essen SPIEL 2023 Preview
30:04 - The Same Game
32:52 - Among Cultists: A Social Deduction Thriller
32:40 - Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
34:11 - Civolution
35:25 - World Wonders
36:42 - Dying Message
38:27 - Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
40:24 - Tiny Mini Golf
42:19 - Arabella
43:38 - ArcheOlogic
45:41 - Terra Pyramides 
46:51 - Sunrise Lane
48:25 - Evacuation
49:54 - TwinStar Valley
51:04 - Planta Nubo

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A little prune, a little embellish, a nip, a tuck, and a flourish, and we can get this thing just how we like it. We're looking at all the little things that we'd like to see more of, all the things we'd like to see less of in the world of board games. Before we giveth and taketh away, we talk about First in Flight, Tramways, and Wandering Towers.

Timecodes:

02:39 - First in Flight
11:57 - Tramways
23:32 - Wandering Towers
31:50 - What we want more and less of in games
33:13 - More middleweight
35:18 - More emergence
36:50 - Stationfall 
37:13 - Troyes
37:13 - Glory to Rome
37:13 - Innovation
38:13 - Archipelago
39:03 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
40:02 - More rough edges
41:57 - Cosmic Frog
44:11 - More Saga
44:11 - Dead Reckoning
46:24 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
46:36 - More community conventions
47:49 - More games with less rules
49:09 - Less trick takers
51:05 - Less board games
53:35 - Less dour color palettes
54:54 - Eschaton
55:13 - 3 Ring Circus
56:02 - The Guild of Merchant Explorers
56:27 - Less generic themes
57:37 - Less individual player boards
58:44 - Less multiplayer solitare
1:00:23 - Less content creators working for publishers

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Timing is everything, which is why it's so important that this episode came out when it did. Had we made it too early, it would have felt dated, and any later, you wouldn't have been ready for it. Before it's about time, we talk about Planet etuC, Undaunted: Stalingrad, Undaunted: Battle of Britain, and Tycoon: India 1981.

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01:47 - Planet etuC
07:43 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
10:35 - Undaunted: Battle of Britain
14:01 - Tycoon: India 1981
30:36 - Can mechanics be dated?
39:42 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt
40:16 - That's Not a Hat
40:48 - Thunder Road: Vendetta
41:38 - Cthulhu Wars
42:11 - Disney Lorcana

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I leave for one episode and these idiots are talking about eating board games. Hard hitting questions for hard hitting board game journalists, Kellen & Mark are on the scene reporting in. Before we claw our way back from this, we talk about Power & Weakness, Haggis, and Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game.

Timecodes:

02:40 - Power & Weakness
16:28 - Haggis
24:28 - Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
36:31 - What gets you excited about two player games?
46:04 - Azul
46:30 - What is the most edible looking board game?
47:10 - Through the Desert
47:54 - Azul: Master Chocalatier
48:25 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
49:04 - Juicy Fruits
49:54 - Wingspan
50:33 - Zendo

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A solid end game trigger can be such an overlooked part of the design of a game. The conventional wisdom for most things is to start strong and finish strong, so we look at some of our favourite ways that games can end. Before we reach the end of the road, we talk about Robot Quest Arena, Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020, and Expeditions.

Timecodes:

02:07 - Robot Quest Arena
08:52 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
30:11 - Expeditions
47:33 - Inis
48:09 - Azul
51:35 - Ethnos
51:52 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
52:31 - I'm the Boss!
53:12 - Archipelago
54:22 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
55:16 - Innovation
55:31 - Pax Porfiriana
55:41 - John Company: Second Edition
56:16 - Dune
56:51 - Stationfall
57:25 - 7 Wonders Duel
58:34 - The Quest for El Dorado
1:00:04 - Scythe
1:00:45 - Blood Rage

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It's convention season, and the big one is almost upon us, as board gamers across America prepare to descend on Indiana. Gen Con! We won't be there this year, but that won't stop us anticipating what we could be playing at the show. Before we want what we can't have, we talk about Fancy Feathers, Beast, Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020, and Mercator.

Timecodes:

02:43 - Fancy Feathers
08:31 - Beast
16:55 - Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
22:43 - Merkator
29:53 - Aurum
31:12 - Age of Innovation
35:06 - Ahau: Rulers of Yucatán
37:03 - Inheritors
40:11 - City of the Great Machine
42:41 - The Fox Experiment
44:01 - SpellBook
46:13 - Tesseract
48:15 - Wild Tiled West
50:14 - Kutná Hora: The City of Silver
52:38 - General Orders: World War II 
54:13 - 3 Ring Circus
56:21 - Wandering Towers
1:00:32 - The Search for Lost Species
1:01:02 - Legacies

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Not all are as blessed as we are by the gift of truly original thought, and so many turn to others for inspiration. Whether it's Newton standing on the shoulders of giants, or stealing from our rich neighbour Xerox, many great ideas are born from what has come before. Before we make the inspired choice, we talk about Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico ? The Card Game, Innovation Ultimate, and Dawn of Ulos.

Timecodes:

01:59 - Masters of Renaissance: Lorenzo il Magnifico ? The Card Game
11:18 - Innovation Ultimate
21:45 - Dawn of Ulos
32:45 - Game Design Inspirations
34:41 - Apples to Apples
37:03 - Magic: The Gathering
40:53 - Final Girl
40:53 - Hostage Negotiator
42:26 - Acquire
42:49 - Witchstone
42:49 - Ingenious
44:19 - Blood on the Clocktower
44:44 - The Resistance
48:10 - Dark Moon
49:16 - Cthulhu Wars
49:16 - Chaos in the Old World
50:13 - Nova Luna
50:13 - Habitats
50:52 - Lowlands
51:25 - El Grande
52:04 - Red Rising
52:04 - Fantasy Realms

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After much consternation at his exclusion from our Mount Rushmore of games, we've decided to honour legendary designer Sid Sackson elsewhere - a BGB Designer Spotlight! I think these used to be called BGB DOGs but even Mark forgot about that bit of branding. Oh well. Before we make amends, we talk about Magicalligraphy, Hamlet: The Village Building Game, and Tournament at Camelot.

Timecodes:

01:33 - Schedule update
03:11 - Magicalligraphy
09:30 - Hamlet: The Village Building Game
19:48 - Tournament at Camelot
27:56 - Sid Sackson
30:14 - Piggly Wiggly
32:16 - High Spirits with Calvin and the Colonel
35:54 - Bazaar
39:28 - Focus/Domination
40:20 - I'm the Boss!
41:18 - Can't Stop
42:48 - Acquire

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We've reached the end of our fantasy draft series, the last in this increasingly dire list of games from which we pluck five gems each, and then get you to vote on your favourites. There's a (potential) $50 gift card in it for you! Before the last dance, we talk about Seas of Havoc, Whale to Look, and Dorfromantik: The Board Game.

Timecodes:

03:12 - Seas of Havoc
10:42 - Whale to Look
19:50 - Dorfromantik: The Board Game
29:10 - Drafting BGG's #901-1000
32:17 - Caylus 1303
33:43 - Ready Set Bet
36:03 - Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
37:12 - Clever Cubed
38:51 - Condottiere
40:20 - Adrenaline
42:54 - Meeple Circus
45:13 - Automobiles
47:54 - Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Two
49:12 - Lowlands
50:04 - Genoa
52:46 - Santa Monica
54:41 - Feed the Kraken
58:02 - Homesteaders
1:01:25 - First Rat

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We're veering into the dark roads of board game classification, but this time with a goal in mind - how to best highlight games that feature strong interaction. Shouldn't BoardGameGeek have a scale for that somewhere? And while we're at it, BGG ... Before we put our thoughts in the suggestion box, we talk about Guatemala Café, and Ride the Rails.

Timecodes:

01:56 - Guatemala Café
12:43 - Ride the Rails
23:09 - Quantifying interactivity
25:43 - A Feast for Odin
32:13 - Yucatan
34:31 - What else should be on a BGG page?
37:15 - Stationfall
44:20 - Biblios

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Are we living in a golden age of board games? It's a simple question, but there's a lot to unpack - what even qualifies as a golden age, have we already had one, and if we are living in one, when does it end? Before we go for gold, we talk about That's Not a Hat, Pulsar 2849, and Barrage.

Timecodes:

01:39 - That's Not a Hat
02:19 - Cockroach Poker
10:52 - Pulsar 2849
19:58 - Barrage
33:30 - Are we in a golden age?
48:32 - Scythe
57:31 - Ark Nova

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We're lucky to have covered wide swathes of the board game world, but there was a time when some of those things were aspirational. Like achievements to cross off on the great board game check list ... or like that Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson movie. You know they invented that phrase? Wild. Before we make our list, we talk about Municipium, and Yucatan.

Timecodes:

02:27 - Municipium
12:47 - Yucatan
29:38 - Board game checklist/bucket list
31:17 - Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
35:15 - Diplomacy
35:57 - Playing landmark games
38:39 - Blood on the Clocktower
41:05 - Board game conventions
45:24 - Board game meetups
48:10 - You don't need everything for a game
48:29 - Dominion
49:52 - Guards of Atlantis II
50:38 - Two player and abstract games
52:26 - Designing a board game

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It's just two of us, so we turn our attention to the burning questions that you've been asking us, in a feature we're calling Topic Talk Back. This is not to be confused with the format we've used before, mailbags are old news now, and we'd appreciate it if you'd stop bringing it up. Before we do anything but rustle in the cloth sack, we talk about By Stealth and Sea, and Undaunted: Stalingrad.

Timecodes:

02:38 - By Stealth and Sea
12:11 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
25:41 - Topic Talk Back
26:37 - Favorite Campaign Games
27:20 - Gloomhaven
27:44 - Frosthaven
30:56 - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
33:31 - Games that are too short?
34:03 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
34:17 - Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan
35:38 - Woodcraft
37:47 - Designer Mount Rushmore

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It's the penultimate draft of the BGG Top 1000 series, and all of these games are garbage ... but it's up to us to sift through that garbage, and each find a collection of five games that's worthy of you. Vote for your favourite, and you could win a $50 gift voucher! Before we find diamonds in the rough, we also talk about Paperback Adventures, and Woodcraft.

Timecodes:

02:31 - Paperback Adventures
13:29 - Woodcraft
23:51 - Drafting BGG's #801-900
26:27 - Babylonia
28:37 - Blue Lagoon
30:57 - A War of Whispers
32:22 - Signorie
33:19 - The Mind
34:52 - Pictomania
36:04 - Brian Boru: High King of Ireland
36:57 - Santiago
38:45 - Werewords
39:49 - Battle for Rokugan
41:19 - Vasco da Gama
43:20 - Cerebria: The Inside World
44:21 - Bullet??
46:10 - Incan Gold
49:00 - Railroad Ink Challenge: Lush Green Edition

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Any creative work is built on a lot of conventions - things that we take as granted, the unspoken rules that must be followed. We get a lot of really great games by following design conventions, but some times, in order to innovate we have to break them. Before we try to find the balance between convention and innovation, we talk about Darwin's Journey, Aleph Null, and Rome in a Day.

Timecodes:

02:00 - Darwin's Journey
13:44 - Aleph Null
21:07 - Rome in a Day
30:09 - Innovation vs. Convention
33:14 - Root
36:02 - Teotihuacan: City of Gods
36:02 - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
36:17 - Tiletum
38:17 - Tower of Babel
42:04 - Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
42:31 - Horseless Carriage
42:49 - Atiwa
44:04 - Inis
45:14 - The Castles of Burgundy

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We can all agree the Golden Geeks peaked last year, but I suppose we can continue the facade if we must. Nominees are out for BoardGameGeek's annual awards, and as the presiding champions of taste, we're declaring our favourites. Before we prognosticate, we talk about Big City, Spots, and Horseless Carriage.

Timecodes:

02:10 - Big City
09:33 - Spots
16:02 - Horseless Carriage
28:53 - Golden Geek 2022 Predictions
29:29 - Best 2-Player Game
30:33 - Wingspan Asia
31:20 - Beer & Bread
32:01 - Mindbug: First Contact
33:16 - Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes!
33:30 - Splendor: Duel
33:37 - Undaunted: Stalingrad
34:02 - Marvel Dice Throne
34:18 - Best Artwork and Presentation
35:11 - CoraQuest
35:31 - Blood on the Clocktower
36:05 - Best Cooperative Game
36:26 - Kites
37:20 - Dorfromantik: The Board Game
38:17 - Best Board Game Expansion
38:58 - Most Innovative Board Games
39:36 - Heat: Pedal to the Medal
39:54 - Turing Machine
40:07 - Deal with the Devil
40:25 - My Father's Work
40:57 - Light Game of the Year
42:14 - Long Shot: The Dice Game
43:27 - Medium Game of the Year
46:01 - Heavy Game of the Year
46:58 - Carnegie
47:13 - John Company: Second Edition
48:19 - Best Party Game
48:39 - Penguin Airlines
50:31 - Best Solo Game
52:04 - Best Thematic Game
52:33 - Nemesis: Lockdown
52:51 - Dead Reckoning
54:00 - Wonderland's War
54:51 - Best Wargame
55:38 - Best Podcast (which we already won)
58:53 - Best Board Game App

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Board games are a social medium, which is a big part of their appeal for us. It's not just about being heads down solving a puzzle, they facilitate conversation. Some games are better at this than others, so we put BGBBOB on the case to find our favourites! Before we natter away, we talk about Big Top, Autobahn, and Pollen.

Timecodes:

03:04 - Big Top
12:21 - Autobahn
23:25 - Pollen
34:51 - Dealt! / Krass Kariert
37:02 - Boast or Nothing
39:37 - Codenames
40:30 - Twice as Clever!
42:47 - Concept
43:45 - Biblios
45:25 - Dixit
46:07 - Coloretto
48:43 - Sushi Go!
51:46 - The Mind
54:25 - Qwirkle
57:09 - Dominion

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Good storytelling isn't easy, and board games seem to struggle with it especially - which makes the ones that do pull it off, all the more memorable. We delve into the ways that games can engage us and create lasting experiences through stories. Before we spin a yarn, we talk about Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Artisans of Splendent Vale.

Timecodes:

01:36 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars
18:13 - Artisans of Splendent Vale
29:51 - Storytelling in games
30:40 - Gloomhaven
34:44 - The King's Dilemma
36:59 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
37:40 - Eldritch Horror
37:49 - Dead of Winter
38:44 - Phantom Leader
40:31 - Undaunted: Normandy
41:00 - Freedom: The Underground Railroad
43:34 - This War of Mine: The Board Game
47:23 - Return to Dark Tower
47:34 - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
47:59 - Sleeping Gods

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I mean, I don't know. Before we do whatever, we talk about Circle the Wagons, El Gaucho, Roller Coaster Rush, and Applejack.

Timecodes:

01:48 - Circle the Wagons
07:49 - El Gaucho
14:58 - Roller Coaster Rush
19:05 - Applejack
25:34 - What do I do with old campaign games?
25:48 - Frosthaven
25:48 - Gloomhaven
27:47 - What board game product would improve my gaming?
30:50 - What are good miniature games for people who don't like miniature games? 
31:53 - For What Remains
33:12 - Are there modern classics of the war game genre that you would recommend?
34:48 - What are some good, one shot TTRPGs?
37:05 - What do you have to do to get heavier games played?
39:50 - Which games would be perfect for us that we've never mentioned?
41:02 - The big question

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Board games are great! Mostly. But as great as they are, we've probably all had a moment where, through no fault of the game itself, things got uncomfortable. Whether it's because of an awkward play, or just particulars of the group dynamic, we look back at some of our most uncomfortable moments. Before we enter the discomfort zone, we talk about Dog Tag Trick, Deal with the Devil, and Yokai Septet.

Timecodes:

01:46 - Dog Tag Trick
10:01 - Deal with the Devil
19:44 - Yokai Septet
27:53 - When games make you uncomfortable
33:48 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
39:34 - Pictionary
40:42 - Fauna
41:27 - Inhuman Conditions
43:11 - Praise

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BGBBOB's back, and he's rollin' (rollin') rollin' on a river of amazing games, all of which feature some incredible dice play. As is our sacred duty, we won't rest until we've arranged them in some sort of numerical order, a ranked list, if you will. Before we rattle the bones, we talk about The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, The South: Terminus, Beyond Baker Street, and The Defence of Procyon III.

Timecodes:

04:59 - The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game
12:05 - The South: Terminus
13:52 - Beyond Baker Street
19:54 - The Defence of Procyon III
27:56 - 701-800 Draft Results
29:30 - BGBBOB: Best Dice Rolling
30:53 - Tumblin' Dice
32:10 - Cthulhu Wars
34:49 - Space Base
35:17 - Cube Quest
39:00 - Dice Forge
39:51 - Lords of Vegas
41:38 - Dungeon Fighter
42:41 - Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
44:17 - Formula D
45:24 - Las Vegas
47:28 - Martian Dice
49:01 - Can't Stop
51:08 - FUSE
51:57 - Gang of Dice
54:03 - Quarriors!

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We (well some of us) made it back from Vegas, and what happened there didn't stay there - we're reporting in from Dice Tower West 2023, a fun week of friends, casinos, and all you can eat sushi. To everyone we met, thank you for saying hey! We also played a lot of hot games, including Heat: Pedal to the Metal, and Stationfall.

Timecodes:

02:52 - Return to Dark Tower
08:47 - Magic Mountain
10:46 - Tower of Babel
11:58 - In the Year of the Dragon
15:06 - No Mercy
15:22 - Trick Raiders
16:20 - Pups
16:30 - Scharfe Schoten
19:19 - The Estates
20:23 - Coyote
22:26 - Time's Up!
24:08 - Heat: Pedal to the Metal
32:28 - Yokai Septet
33:35 - Ninja Master
35:30 - I Made You a Mix Tape
40:52 - Time of Empires
43:23 - Stationfall

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I always love this one. It's the time of the year where we look at what your favourite games are, and discover whether there are any exciting movers and shakers in what you've been playing! It's the BGB Listener Top 20! Before we check in with all of you, we talk about Tower of Babel, Great Western Trail: Argentina, and Jump Drive.

Timecodes:

02:01 - Tower of Babel ...or why the eighth wonder was never built
11:16 - Great Western Trail: Argentina
18:26 - Jump Drive
29:21 - Listener Top 20
33:44 - Terraforming Mars
34:19 - Food Chain Magnate
34:19 - Cosmic Encounter
36:14 - Wingspan
37:32 - Inis
38:03 - Ark Nova
39:45 - Dune: Imperium
42:32 - Scythe
43:35 - Agricola
44:48 - Great Western Trail
46:12 - Race for the Galaxy
46:52 - Innovation
47:28 - A Feast for Odin
48:08 - The Castles of Burgundy
48:30 - Concordia
49:13 - Gloomhaven
50:05 - Root
50:53 - Hansa Teutonica
52:33 - Spirit Island
53:06 - Brass: Birmingham

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Bruna Cathala is the focus of this episode's BGB DOG, the unfortunately acronymed series where we showcase a designer whom we love, and talk through the history of their career and designs. Before we pay tribute to the two player king, we talk about Smart Four Connected, Skytear Horde, and Endless Winter: Paleoamericans.

Timecodes:

02:56 - Smart Four Connected 
06:30 - Skytear Horde
12:51 - Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
21:42 - Designer Spotlight: Bruno Cathala
23:26 - Fief
30:17 - Mr. Jack
32:00 - Five Tribes
32:51 - 7 Wonders Duel
34:00 - Kingdomino
39:43 - Zany Penguins

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The draft is back, and while the lists are getting really thin at this point, that's not going to stop us doing our damndest to pick out a killer selection of five games each. Whose is the best? That's up to you - and if you vote, you stand a chance to win a gift voucher for $50! Before we put our fate in your hands, we talk about Shake That City, Clank!: Catacombs, and Galactic Renaissance.

Timecodes:

04:29 - Shake That City
12:39 - Clank!: Catacombs
19:27 - Galactic Renaissance
35:50 - Drafting BGG's #701-800
39:22 - The Estates
40:27 - Dogs of War
42:36 - City of the Big Shoulders
44:03 - Deep Sea Adventure
45:00 - Regicide
46:29 - Galaxy Trucker (Second Edition)
47:07 - Can't Stop
49:06 - Pax Renaissance: 2nd Edition
50:19 - Project: ELITE
52:17 - The Great Wall
54:01 - Black Angel
55:51 - Not Alone
57:22 - New York Zoo
1:01:29 - Menara
1:03:33 - Shipyard

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We've done deep dives into games before, but really when you get down to it, games are just the medium. The substrate. What it's always been about is people. We hope to pick at the minds of some of the hobby's best with this format - and until then, we have Kellen. Before we unpack the man, the myth, the legend, we talk about Cuba Libre, Gang of Dice, and Time of Empires.

Timecodes:

03:44 - Cuba Libre
13:00 - Gang of Dice
19:28 - Time of Empires
32:49 - Q1: Where are we playing?
39:25 - Q2: What's the table like?
41:35 - Q3: How many people?
43:23 - Q4: What are you eating?
48:03 - Q5: What is the theme of the game?
48:59 - Q6: What is the game like?
50:15 - Q7: What makes it memorable?

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If there's one thing I can say for sure about 2023, it's that it will certainly be a period of time. We're casting our eyes forward to the year ahead, and getting excited about some of the board games that (we hope) will actually be coming. Before we look ahead, always ahead, we talk about Make the Difference, German Railways, and Tiletum.

Timecodes:

02:39 - Make the Difference
07:38 - German Railways
13:00 - Tiletum
24:40 - Most Anticipated Games of 2023 
27:22 - Mission Control: Critical Orbit
29:12 - Beyond the Sun: Leaders of the New Dawn
30:50 - Watch Hockey, Get Drunk
31:50 - Skyrise
32:59 - Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies
34:45 - That's Not a Hat
36:32 - Darwin's Journey
37:50 - Seas of Havoc
39:56 - El Burro: A La Granja Game
42:05 - Red Dust Rebellion
42:59 - Unconscious Minds
45:45 - Yucatan
47:09 - Last Light
49:09 - Galactic Renaissance

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Where would we be without the mailbag? We get such lovely questions from you lot, that we rarely get the chance to answer, so when the opportunity comes, one has to strike. Time to hear what's on your minds, kids. Before we rustle in the cloth, we talk about Dinosaur Gauge, and Starship Captains.

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01:39 - Dinosaur Gauge
10:18 - Starship Captains
21:24 - Holiday games?
21:51 - Fire in the Hole
25:10 - Weather Machine
26:12 - Surprise Top 50 games?
29:56 - Has how you play games changed?

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You know how at the start of the year you make a lot of promises to yourself that you have no chance of holding yourself to? Yeah, this isn't like that, we absolutely, definitely will not see out 2023 without following through on all of these whims. Before we hold ourselves accountable, we talk about Challengers!, Eleven: Football Manager Board Game, nana, and Zoo Vadis.

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04:49 - Challengers!
12:24 - Eleven: Football Manager Board Game
21:49 - nana
29:40 - Zoo Vadis
39:46 - Mark's Resolution(s)
47:09 - Neilan's Resolution
48:37 - Kellen's Resolution
53:19 - Christina's Resolution

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Here it is, the one we've all been waiting for, the Board Game Barrage top ten games of all time! It's been a long road and we'll wrap it up by seeing some old favourites ... and maybe a few new faces? Old or new, these are the thirty games we enjoy the most (at least, right now.)  We loved sharing these lists with you and hope you've enjoyed listening to them!

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01:25 - Neilan #10 - Brass: Birmingham
02:46 - Mark #10 - Hansa Teutonica
04:19 - Kellen #10 - Cosmic Encounter
06:44 - Neilan #9 - Gloomhaven
08:46 - Mark #9 - The Estates
11:28 - Kellen #9 - Decrypto
13:47 - Neilan#8 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
15:50 - Mark #8 - Arboretum
18:11 - Kellen #8 - Diplomacy
22:36 - Neilan #7 - Guards of Atlantis II
25:04 - Mark #7 - Time's Up!
25:58 - Kellen #7 - Dune
29:11 - Neilan #6 - Pictomania
31:40 - Mark #6 - Race for the Galaxy
35:21 - Kellen #6 - Glory to Rome
38:39 - Neilan #5 - The Resistance
40:48 - Mark #5 - Brass: Lancashire
42:54 - Kellen #5 - Troyes
46:22 - Neilan #4 - Time's Up!
48:43 - Mark #4 - Fresh Fish
51:26 - Kellen #4 - I'm the Boss!
52:47 - Neilan #3 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
55:32 - Mark #3 - Bus
58:46 - Kellen #3 - Cthulhu Wars
1:00:44 - Neilan #2 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
1:03:09 - Mark #2 - Agricola
1:07:40 - Kellen #2 - Archipelago
1:10:06 - Neilan #1 - A Feast for Odin
1:15:14 - Mark #1 - Biblios
1:18:25 - Kellen #1 - Innovation

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We've reached the penultimate part of our five part series, the great series that is sometimes called our top fifty greatest games of all time! We're barreling close to the end now, but not without a lot of moving and shaking first. Here's another fine selection of thirty amazing games we love.

01:37 - Kellen #20 - So Clover!
02:50 - Neilan #20 - Blue Lagoon
04:14 - Mark #20 - Blood Rage
06:32 - Kellen #19 - El Grande
08:19 - Neilan #19 - The Oracle of Delphi
09:15 - Mark #19 - Pax Pamir: Second Edition
11:01 - Kellen #18 - Time's Up!
13:33 - Neilan #18 - Blood on the Clocktower
16:12 - Mark #18 - Ra
17:57 - Kellen #17 - 6 nimmt!
19:47 - Neilan #17 - Scythe
21:03 - Mark #17 - Imperial 2030
23:18 - Kellen #16 - Telestrations
25:06 - Neilan #16 - Watson & Holmes
27:03 - Mark #16 - City of the Big Shoulders
28:06 - Kellen #15 - The Resistance: Avalon
29:54 - Neilan #15 - Hansa Teutonica
33:02 - Mark #15 - Container
35:54 - Kellen #14 - Omen: A Reign of War
37:47 - Neilan #14 - Taj Mahal
39:45 - Mark #14 - Tigris & Euphrates
41:15 - Kellen #13 - Inis
42:59 - Neilan #13 - Alchemists
44:21 - Mark #13 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons
46:11 - Kellen #12 - Photograph
48:37 - Neilan #12 - Cthulhu Wars
49:57 - Mark #12 - Age of Steam
52:00 - Kellen #11 - Coloretto
53:45 - Neilan #11 - Exit: The Game
55:04 - Mark #11 - Caylus 1303

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It's a new year, but the list must go on. The list, that is, of our top fifty greatest games of all time! It's part three, which everyone knows is the dark middle chapter of every pentalogy, so expect some swoops, some turns, some revelations. Brace yourself for another thirty incredible games that we can't wait to tell you all about.

02:03 - Mark #30 - Genoa
03:17 - Kellen #30 - Splendor
04:50 - Neilan #30 - Azul
06:06 - Mark #29 - Modern Art
07:44 - Kellen #29 - Taj Mahal
09:06 - Neilan #29 - Gaia Project
10:43 - Mark #28 - Blue Lagoon
12:30 - Kellen #28 - Boast or Nothing
14:33 - Neilan #28 - Kemet
17:06 - Mark #27 - Pictomania
18:31 - Kellen #27 - Krass Kariert/Dealt!
19:41 - Neilan #27 - Werewords
21:31 - Mark #26 - The Gallerist
22:34 - Kellen #26 - Hansa Teutonica
24:33 - Neilan #26 - Patchwork
26:29 - Mark #25 - Glen More II: Chronicles
28:16 - Kellen #25 - Startups
29:53 - Neilan #25 - Codenames
31:21 - Mark #24 - Lords of Vegas
32:49 - Kellen #24 - Keyflower
34:36 - Neilan #24 - Ra
36:37 - Mark #23 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game
38:39 - Kellen #23 - Fuji Flush
40:32 - Neilan #23 - The Search for Planet X
42:20 - Mark #22 - Lancaster
44:59 - Kellen #22 - Babylonia
46:47 - Neilan #22 - The Quest for El Dorado
49:18 - Mark #21 - El Grande
51:25 - Kellen #21 - Rumble Nation
53:14 - Neilan #21 - Decrypto

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I hope you all had a good holiday break, but it's time to get back to business. The very serious business that is the top fifty greatest games of all time. We return to our heroes in what the enthusiasts call phase two, and boy are things heating up! Thirty more incredible games that we absolutely love are coming right at you.

00:58 - Neilan #40 - In the Year of the Dragon
03:14 - Mark #40 - Splendor
05:09 - Kellen #40 - Zendo
07:45 - Neilan #39 - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
10:04 - Mark #39 - Iwari
13:24 - Kellen #39 - Stephenson's Rocket
15:19 - Neilan #38 - Iberian Gauge
17:11 - Mark #38 - A Feast for Odin
20:12 - Kellen #38 - Codenames
23:04 - Neilan #37 - Inis
24:47 - Mark #37 - Imperium: The Contention
26:55 - Kellen #37 - Azul
28:53 - Neilan #36 - Ark Nova
30:52 - Mark #36 - True Colors
33:07 - Kellen #36 - American Bookshop
35:02 - Neilan #35 - Rising Sun
36:23 - Mark #35 - Anomia
39:53 - Kellen #35 - Genoa
42:15 - Neilan #34 - Spirit Island
44:23 - Mark #34 - Ricochet Robots
47:37 - Kellen #34 - Agricola
49:25 - Neilan #33 - Yellow & Yangtze
51:22 - Mark #33 - Dominant Species
54:24 - Kellen #33 - Wizard
55:54 - Neilan #32 - Twice as Clever!
57:16 - Mark #32 - Cthulhu Wars
59:02 - Kellen #32 - Race for the Galaxy
1:01:40 - Neilan #31 - War of the Ring: Second Edition
1:03:52 - Mark #31 - Archipelago
1:05:30 - Kellen #31 - Pax Porfiriana

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It's top fifty season! That's right, it's the time to reflect on every single game we've ever played, and see how we feel about them in the year of our lord, 2022. We sort through the chaff, and from it we weave a beautiful golden strand we call our top fifty greatest games of all time. Grab a glass, and join us.

10:18 - Kellen #50 - Smartphone Inc.
12:01 - Neilan #50 - Archipelago
13:22 - Mark #50 - Chicago Express
14:56 - Kellen #49 - Dominion
16:25 - Neilan #49 - Bus
17:50 - Mark #49 - Hanabi
19:36 - Kellen #48 - Root
20:52 - Neilan #48 - Imperium: The Contention
22:22 - Mark #48 - Cuba Libre
24:28 - Kellen #47 - Throne and the Grail
26:08 - Neilan #47 - Agricola
27:31 - Mark #47 - Stephenson's Rocket
28:55 - Kellen #46 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
31:46 - Neilan #46 - Bear Raid
33:08 - Mark #46 - 1846: The Race for the Midwest
35:35 - Kellen #45 - Lords of Vegas
37:21 - Neilan #45 - Undaunted: Normandy
39:12 - Mark #45 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant
42:01 - Kellen #44 - A Study in Emerald (Second Edition)
43:46 - Neilan #44 - Dead Reckoning
45:57 - Mark #44 - Panic on Wall Street!
48:23 - Kellen #43 - Ingenious
49:38 - Neilan #43 - Innovation
51:41 - Mark #43 - Dungeon Fighter
54:10 - Kellen #42 - Bruges
56:18 - Neilan #42 - Anachrony
59:15 - Mark #42 - Lisboa
1:01:59 - Kellen #41 - Nusfjord
1:03:27 - Neilan #41 - Mille Fiori
1:06:00 - Mark #41 - Smartphone Inc.

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Kellen won't stop rubbing in that he went to PAX Unplugged without us, but at least he came back with a lot of cool games to talk about. Join us as he regales us with the latest from Philadelphia. Before we eat our Philly, we talk about Sea Salt & Paper, and Chicago Express.

03:49 - Sea Salt & Paper
10:19 - Chicago Express
21:57 - Dicke Dämonen
26:00 - John Company: Second Edition
34:46 - The Green Fivura
35:15 - Dois
35:55 - Nine Lives
38:37 - BANANINE

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One of the greatest things about taking part in this hobby, is seeing new and novel ideas bubble to the surface. We're looking at some our favourite recent innovations - stuff that makes us think, "Huh, why haven't we seen that before?" Before we do anything but imitate and iterate, we talk about Paint the Roses, and ISS Vanguard.

02:01 - Paint the Roses
12:33 - ISS Vanguard
29:29 - Mystic Vale
30:52 - Dead Reckoning
31:52 - Dive
32:37 - Maglev Metro
33:05 - Loony Quest
33:52 - Kitchen Rush
33:52 - Rush M.D.
34:06 - Pendulum
34:41 - Magic Maze
35:03 - Kites
36:06 - MicroMacro: Crime City
37:42 - Exit: The Game ? Advent Calendar
38:37 - Brian Boru: High King of Ireland
39:24 - Kabuto Sumo
40:02 - Awkward Guests
40:26 - Turing Machine
42:04 - Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
42:21 - Destinies

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