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Episode 215: Wondering About Arcane or Sometimes Jason Needs to Hail a Death Cab to Make Some Kintsugi

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: 

Episode 214: Spiele, Eggert Spiele or All Katie Has Ever Wanted In Life Is To Be The Pope

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:

Episode 213: Renegades of Pretty Okay or Jason Doesn’t Know When The Gold Rush Happened And Has Become a Fanboy of the Publisher That Shall Not Be Named

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
1 - Jason: Trajan
1 - Katie: Clank Legacy
Honorable Mentions: Architects, Paladins, Raiders, Atheneum, Circadians First Light, Fox in the Forest, Lanterns, Lotus, Pie Town, Sentient, Spell Smashers, Succulent, World’s Fair 1893
Closing: 

Episode 212: The Old Grey Fox and the Hound or Adam West’s Batman Visits Jason To Teach Him the Ways of Deduction and Logic

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 Compass
2 - Katie: Champions of Midgard
1 - Jason: Champions of Midgard
1 - Katie: Deception Murder in Hong Kong
Closing:

Episode 211: Our Favorite AEG Games or Katie Was So Stressed Out About This Episode That She Was Dreaming About Her Teeth Falling Out

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-Star 
Honorable Mentions: Calico, Whirling Witchcraft, Cascadia, Trains, Space Base, Love Letter, Istanbul: Dice Game, Cat Lady, Smash Up, TEN, Point Salad 
Closing:

Episode 210: Toss a Coin to the Tasty Minstrel or Sometimes It Is Hard Coming Up With A Witty Subtitle So We Aren’t Going to Do It This Week

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:

Episode 209: Happy Days of Wonder or After Taking a Week Off Katie is Feeling Sassier Than Ever

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: 

Episode 208: Long Live the Queen...Games or If You Made It All The Way To the End of This Episode You Are a #TrueFan

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 Temple
Closing: