Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 127 - Tips for Teaching Games

Introduction: 

News: 

• Consulting Detective Baker Street Irregulars
• Eila and Something Shiny - 22 days, $54
• The Messenger: An Immersive Mystery - 5 days, $65
• Pizza Rush: The Card Game - 8 days, $19 

Games played: 

• Don’t Turn Your Back (based on Don’t Rest Your Head RPG)
• Legacy The Testament of Duke de Crecy
• Awkward Guests 

Tips For Teaching Games:

• Katie - make the main thing, the main thing 
• Jason - Watch a video to ensure I really understand the game
• Katie - play a practice round or open hand
• Jason - Play a two handed solo game before actually playing the game
• Katie - player aids/turn order cards 
• Jason - set up the game while reading thru the rulebook 

Closing:

Episode 126 - Gameday Pet Peeves (The Karen episode)

Introduction: 

News: 

• Origins is officially cancelled. 
• Shelfie Stacker - 21 days, $39
• Alice is Missing - 9 days, $10 pdf $20
• Terraforming Mars Big Box - 13 days, $79 small box of the game and the 3-D tiles

Games played: 

• Between Two Castles
• Tanto Cuore Oktoberfest 
• Hadara 

Gameday Pet Peeves: 

• Katie - Bad rule explanations
• Jason - Playing on phones during games
• Katie - Min maxing and judging people for it
• Jason - Not paying attention during rules 
• Katie - Playing dumb
• Jason - Sore Losers/Kingmakers

Closing:

Episode 125 - Games That Have Aged Gracefully

Introduction: 

News: 

• Upkeep - 9 days left, $39
• Latte Throwdown - 12 days left, $26
• Bristol 1350 - 12 days, $21

Games played: 

• Merkator
• The One Hundred Torii
• Alchemists

Games That Have Aged Gracefully: 

• Katie - London (2010)
• Jason - Vinhos (2010)
• Katie - Thebes (2007)
• Jason - Pret a Porter (2010) 
• Katie - Mystery of the Abbey (1995)
• Jason - Bohnanza (1997)

Closing: 

Episode 124 - Games We Love but Never Win

Introduction: 

News:

• Too much real life news

Games played: 

• The Whatnot Cabinet
• Tapestry 
• The Voyages of Marco Polo

Games We Love but Never Win: 

• Katie - Castles of Mad King Ludwig 
• Jason - Grand Austria Hotel 
• Katie - Century Spice Road
• Jason - London
• Katie - Merlin
• Jason - Coimbra

Closing: