Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 178 - Our Favorite Auction/Bidding Games

Introduction: 

News: 

• Cake Auf! - 2 days, $20
• Ice Floes & Foes - 12 days, $23
• Distilled - 13 days, $55

Games Played:  

• Sanctum
• Quests & Canons: The Risen Islands
• Between Two Castles Secrets and Soirées 

Our Favorite Auction/Bidding Games:  

• Jason - Revolution 
• Katie - Colosseum 
• Jason - Cargo Noir
• Katie - Coimbra
• Jason - Prime Time
• Katie - Nidavellir

Honorable mentions: Power Grid, For Sale, Buru, Abyss 

Closing:

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 FOMO about to try and hold you over (buy an old edition)
• Katie - in the words of my mom: we’ve got games at home! Shelf of shame

Closing:

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 ($20 Walmart)
• Jason - No Thanks ($10 Amazon)
• Katie - Dice Forge ($28 Amazon)

Closing:

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:

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 YOU enjoy it
• Katie - Let them pick the game/dictate the theme
• Jason - Let them make the decisions of the game and don’t play for them
• Katie - Plan/convenient time for them 

Closing:

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, Starlight Stage, Gods of Metal: The Chosen, Big Easy Busking

Closing:

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 Orchestra

Closing:

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 Gold, Caper, Bang, Bohnanza, Ghost Blitz, Hagakure, No Thanks, Growl

Closing:

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 Granja, Succulent, Terraforming Mars

Closing:

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 Detective

Closing: