2020-07
2020-07
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Episode 130.5: BGM Is on Vacay or Katie Thinks That This Is The Best Episode Ever
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
We are The Boardgame MechanicsWe are on vacation this weekSo grab a chair and grab a drink and have a seatWe will be back to talk about board games next week.
We just wanted to give you a little special treat this week. We couldn't do an actual episode because we were on vacation but Jason could write you a 50 second jingle of mediocrity so you don't forget about us!
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Episode 130 - Favorite Game Components
Introduction:
Katie’s Fickle Favorite
News:
Recipe for Disaster - 6 days; $42
The Original Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars - 8 days, $39
Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall - 26 days, $65
Games played:
The Pursuit of Happiness
Terraforming Mars
Grand Austria Hotel
Favorite Game Components:
Katie - Raja of the Ganges elephant
Jason - Black fleet boats and coins
Katie - Room names in Castles
Jason - Victorian Masterminds Gears
Katie - Balconies in OG Council of 4
Jason - Gambler Dice Shaker
Honorable Mentions: Parks, Everdell, Wingspan, Fool’s Gold, Takenoko, Five Tribes, Naga Raja, Dogs of War
Closing:
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Episode 129 - Favorite Rondel Games
Introduction:
Katie’s Fickle Favorite
News:
Roll Player Adventures - 7 days; $100
Mantis Falls - 19 days; $29
Dice - Meteorite dice, handmade dragon scales dice, elixir dice, ocean adventures: polyhedral dice with a tropical twist, electronic age core dice, gelatinous soap
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Games played:
Tricky Tides
Shipwreck Arcana
Pandemain: Traditional Farmers Bread
Favorite Rondel Games:
Katie - Tzolk’n
Jason - Kraftwagen
Katie - Winterborne
Jason - Heaven and Ale
Katie - Merlin
Jason - Merlin
Closing:
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Episode 128 - Engine Builders
Introduction:
News:
BGGCon has been cancelled.
Stephen Buonocore steps down from Stronghold Games
Fox on the Run - 12 days; $21
Yura Yura Penguin - 21 days; $24
French Toast - 13 days; $19
Games played:
Forgotten Waters
Spirits of the Rice Paddy
Terraforming Mars
Favorite Engine Builders:
Katie - London
Jason - Imaginarium
Katie - Wingspan
Jason - Lorenzo Il Magnifico
Katie - Coimbra
Jason - Century Spice Road
Closing: Honorable Mentions: Fantastic Factories, Victorian Masterminds, Everdell, Le Havre, Machi Koro, Catan, etc