Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 179: Games With Great Table Presence or If You Mess With the Bull You Get Katie's Boring Unboxing Horns

Episode 179 - Games with great table presence
Introduction: 
News: 
Rat Queens: To the Slaughter - 4 days, $49
Naked Court: the Card Game - 9 days, $29
Games Played:  
Meeple Land
Quacks with The Alchemists expansion
Cleopatra and the Society of Architects 
Games with great table presence: 
Jason - Mall Madness
Katie - Everdell
Jason - Dice Forge
Katie - Victorian Masterminds
Jason - Die of the Dead
Katie - Takenoko 
Honorable mentions: Tokaido, Yamatai/Five Tribes, Camel Up, Tapestry 
Closing:

Episode 178: Our Favorite Auction/Bidding Games or Katie Decides that She Really REALLY Loves Hollywood Blockbuster (She Just Doesn't Know it Yet)

Episode 178 - Our Favorite Auction/Bidding Games
Introduction: 
News: 
Cake Auf! - 2 days, $20
Ice Floes & Foes - 12 days, $23
Distilled - 13 days, $55
Games Played:  
Sanctum
Quests & Canons: The Risen Islands
Between Two Castles Secrets and Soirées 
Our Favorite Auction/Bidding Games:  
Jason - Revolution 
Katie - Colosseum 
Jason - Cargo Noir
Katie - Coimbra
Jason - Prime Time
Katie - Nidavellir
Honorable mentions: Power Grid, For Sale, Buru, Abyss 
Closing:

Episode 177: How To Combat FOMO or Katie Really Loves it When New People Join #theriveted

Episode 177 - How to Combat FOMO
Introduction: 
Fickle Favorite - Lyss Cole
News: 
Scarface 1920 - 5 days, $117
Forest of Pangaia - 6 days, $58
First Ascent - 5 days, $49
Games Played:  
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
Batman Gotham City Mystery
Die of the Dead
How to Combat FOMO:  
Jason - Share the cost of a Kickstarter
Katie - Take a Kickstarter timeout
Jason - Try the game at a con or FLGS
Katie - Have a friend that likes new games (reviewer?)
Jason - Find similar games like the one you have FOMO about to try and hold you over (buy an old edition)
Katie - in the words of my mom: we’ve got games at home! Shelf of shame
Closing:

Episode 176: Building a New Collection with $100 or Katie Finds A New iTunes Review and Immediately Gets Some Dust In Her Eyes and They Start Watering

Episode 176 - If I Had $100...
Introduction: 
News: 
Deliverance: The Game of Spiritual Warfare - 5 days, $59
The Bard’s D&D: Macbeth - 8 days, $8
Arkosa - 10 days, $49
Games Played: 
Summer Camp
Praga
If I Had $100...:  
Jason - Silver & Gold ($15 Miniature Market)
Katie -  Shipwreck Arcana ($16 Meromorph)
Jason - Sushi Roll ($19 Amazon)
Katie - Harbour ($12 geek)
Jason - Lords of Waterdeep ($32 Amazon)
Katie - Century Spice Road ($18/19 Geekmarket)
Jason - Marvel United ($27 Amazon)
Katie - Just One ($20 Walmart)
Jason - No Thanks ($10 Amazon)
Katie - Dice Forge ($28 Amazon)
Closing:

Episode 175: Building a Tiny House Game Collection or Our Cat Really Wanted to be a Part of this Episode So She Distracted Katie at the End

Episode 175 - Tiny House Game Collection
Introduction: 
News: 
Tea, Scones and Arsenic - 4 days, $34 
Nobel Run - 9 days, $18
Peak Oil Profiteer - 11 days, $36
Games Played: 
Trails
Jinja
Ohanami
TIny House Game Collection:  
Jason - Wingspan
Katie - Coimbra
Jason - Quacks of Quedlinburg 
Katie - Tanto Cuore
Jason - The Godfather 
Katie - Mystery of the Abbey
Closing:

Episode 174: How To Get Your Non-Gaming Spouse Into Board Games or Katie Gets Way Up High on Her Soapbox to Throw Jason Under the Bus

Episode 174 - How To Get a Non-Gaming Significant Other Into Gaming
Introduction: 
Fickle Favorite: Scott Christley
News: 
Enigma: Crime Scene - 4 days, $70
Pisces - 12 days, $45
Fossil Canyon - 13 days, $20
Games Played: 
Red Rising
Tidal Blades
Lions of Lydia
How to Get A Non-Gaming Significant Other Into Gaming:  
Jason - Know the game before trying to teach the game
Katie - Mitigate some of the mental clutter (child care, food prep, etc)
Jason - Don’t start with a super heavy/deep game because YOU enjoy it
Katie - Let them pick the game/dictate the theme
Jason - Let them make the decisions of the game and don’t play for them
Katie - Plan/convenient time for them 
Closing:

Episode 173: Our Favorite Games About Bands or Music or Katie Does Yet Another Humble Brag About How Good She Is At Games

Episode 173 - Favorite Games Based on Music or Bands
Introduction: 
News: 
Buru - 3 days, $59
Keystone: North America - 5 days, $45
Robot Quest Arena Deckbuilding Game - 6 days, $49
Dated: Trivia for People Who Suck at Trivia - 6 days, $25 
Games Played: 
Mandala Stones 
Sheepy Time
Illimat
Favorite Games based on bands or music:  
Jason - Thrash n’ Roll/Thrashing Dice
Katie - Into The Echoside 
Jason - Symphony #9
Katie - The Lords of Rock
Jason - Vinyl
Katie - On Tour
Honorable Mention: GWAR, 011, Starlight Stage, Gods of Metal: The Chosen, Big Easy Busking
Closing:

Episode 172: Favorite Games to Play at Five Players or Katie Lets the Cat Out of the Bag About Jason's Snoring Interfering With Her Dreams

Episode 172 - Favorite 5 Player Games
Introduction: 
News: 
Paperback Adventures - 3 days, $35
Mosaic: A Story of Civilization - 4 days, $79
The Cursed Exhibition: Immersive Detective Mystery Packages - 5 days, $43
Games Played: 
Obsession (K)
Tidal Blades (J)
Concept (K)
Whistle Mountain (J)
Sagrada (K)
PitchCar (J)
Favorite Games for 5 Players:  
Jason - Broom Service 
Katie - Campy Creatures 
Jason - Dice Town
Katie - Bring Out Yer Dead
Honorable Mention: Revolution/Godfather/Sushi Roll/Black Orchestra
Closing: