Boardgame Mechanics

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:

Episode 203: Boats, Boats, Boats! or Jason Wields the Power of Mjolnir When It Comes To Comments On the Channel

Episode 203 - Favorite Games About Sailing (Boats, Boats, Boats!)
Introduction: 
News/Crowdfunding: 
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest - March 2
Quatermain Cobblestone Games - 6 days, $30
Skate Summer - 7 days, $50
Finding Anastasia - 10 days, $35
Games Played: 
Obsession
First Empires
Favorite Games About Sailing (Boats, Boats, Boats!):  
Jason - Madame Ching
Katie - Concordia
Jason - Neptun
Katie - Forgotten Waters
Jason - Bermuda Triangle
Katie - Black Fleet
Closing: 
Tricky Tides, Century: Eastern Wonders, Amerigo, Kraken Attack, Liguria, Sailing to India, Lewis and Clark, Akrotiri, Venice, Tortuga, Rajas of the Ganges, Yamatai

Episode 202: Our Favorite Games About Animals or Katie Goes to Cascadia to Avoid Sharing Her Jeopardy Winnings With Jason

Episode 202 - Our favorite Animal Games
Introduction: 
News/Crowdfunding: 
Most Funded Kickstarter of 2021
Trading Post - 9 days, $39
CoLab - 11 days, $45/$60
Games Played: 
Micro Macro Crime City: Full House
Aquasphere
Whoowasit?
Our Favorite Animal Games:  
Jason - La Isla
Katie - Zooloretto
Jason - Gem Hens
Katie - Wingspan
Jason - Draftosaurus
Katie - Dinosaur Island
Jason - It Happens…
Katie - Wombat Rescue
Jason - Everdell
Katie - Happy Pigs
Closing: 
Detective Charlie, Camel Up, Mountain Goats, Camp Pinetop, Seikatsu, Wooly Whammoth, New Bedford, Takenoko, Le Havre, Agricola, Ravenous River, On the Origin of the Species, Cascadia, Cat Lady, Ecos, HomeStretch, Calico, The Alpha, Oceans, Evolution, Bunny Kingdom, Reef