Boardgame Mechanics

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:

Episode 207: Like a Rolling Stone-Maier or Michael Jackson Decides to Stop By and Sing Us A Section of Heal the World

Episode 207 - Like a Rolling Stone…maier?
Introduction: 
News/Crowdfunding: 
Western Legends: Big Box - 10 days, $60 box/$269
Tang Garden: Seasons - 12 days, $51
Games Played: 
Juicy Fruits
Bohnanza
Roll Player Monsters and Minions 
Favorite Stonemaier Games: 
12 - Rolling Realms
11 - Charterstone
10 - Scythe
9 - Pendulum
8 - Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
7 - My Little Scythe
6 - Euphoria
4 - Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
4 - Red Rising
3 - Viticulture
1 - Wingspan 
1 - Tapestry
Closing:

Episode 206: Our Favorite Games With a Follow Mechanism or A Wise Podcast Once Told Me That Booty Is Never Free, Never!

Episode 206 - Favorite Games with Follow Mechanisms
Introduction: 
News/Crowdfunding: 
Envelescape: Pop Up Escape Room - 6 days, $22 (1st chapter)/$57 (first game)/$106(both chapters)
The Tabletop Find-It Book - 7 days, $20
Wine Management - 9 days, $5
Games Played: 
Iki  
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest
Go Go Eskimo
The Acts of The Evangelists 
Favorite Games with a Follow Mechanism: 
Jason - The Gallerist
Katie - Lisboa
Jason - Merkator
Katie - Merchants of the Dark Road
Jason - Deep Blue
Katie - Museum
Closing:

Episode 205: #theriveted Top 10 Games of All Time or Middle School Kids are Really Exhausting...Nothing To Do With the Podcast Just Wanted to Reiterate

Episode 205 - #theriveted Top 10 GOAT
Introduction: 
News/Crowdfunding: 
Jiangnan: Life of Gentry - 6 days, $65
Trekking Through History - 10 days, $50
Academy: The West Point Board Game - 10 days, $60
Games Played: 
Parks Memories: Coast to Coast
The One Hundred Torii 
#theriveted Top 10 GOAT :  
10: Camel Up - 
9: Anachrony
8: Orleans 
7: 51st State Master Set
6: Clank!
5: A Feast for Odin
4: Agricola
3: Coimbra
2: The Lost Ruins of Arnak 
1: Grand Austria Hotel
Honorable Mentions:
 
Wingspan, Viticulture, Werewords, Awkward Guests, Brass, Mansions of Madness, Raiders of the North Sea, Black Orchestra, Circadians First Light, Masque of the Red Death, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Rajas of the Ganges, Nova Luna, Castles of Burgundy, Teotihuacan, Calimala
 
Closing:

Episode 204: Planes, Trains and Automobiles or Klemens Franz Pays Pennies to Get Advertising Time On Our Pretty Okay Podcast...Pennies

Episode 204 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Introduction: 
News/Crowdfunding: 
Old London Bridge - 8 days, $49
Ostia - 9 days, $63
Chang’an - 9 days, $35/all in $55 
Games Played: 
Tapestry both expansions 
Merchants of the Dark Road
Bermuda Triangle
Planes, Trains and Automobiles:  
Planes:
Katie - Airlines Europe
Jason - Pan Am; Aeroplanes
Trains:
Katie - Maglev Metro; Rail Raiders Infinite
Jason - Trains; Snowdonia & Railroad Revolution
Automobiles:
Katie - Taxi Derby; Milles Borne
Jason - Kraftwagen; Kanban
 
Closing: