Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 182: Our Least Favorite Game Mechanisms or Katie Really REALLY Loves Pogs No Matter What She Says

Episode 182 - Least Favorite Game Mechanisms
Introduction: 
Fickle Favorite - Tyler W
News: 
Flamecraft - 5 days, $39 / deluxe $79
Reapers - 3 days, $20 free shipping to US
Wicked & Wise - 6 days, $25
Games Played: 
Shelfie Stacker
Brew
Mind Mgmt
Least Favorite Game Mechanisms:
Jason - Storytelling
Katie - Area Control 
Jason - Roll to Resolve Combat
Katie - Spatial Manipulation 
Jason - Social Deduction
Katie - Dexterity 
Closing:

Episode 181: Our Favorite Game Mechanisms or Sometimes You Just Have to Call A Buddy and Bring A Friend to #theriveted

Episode 181 - Favorite Game Mechanisms
Introduction: 
News: 
Almanac: Crystal Peaks - 4 days, $49
Cartouche - 7 days, $39
Bug Council of Backyardia - 6 days, $26
Games Played: 
Meadow
City Builder: Ancient World
The Gallerist
Favorite Game Mechanisms: 
Jason - Push Your Luck (Quacks, Incan Gold, No Thanks)
Katie - Engine building (Coimbra, Wingspan)
Jason - Dice Placement (Euphoria, Kingsport Festival, Marco Polo)
Katie - Deck Building (ICP, Tanto, HP Battle for Hogwarts)
Jason - Pick Up and Deliver (Tricky Tides, Black Fleet, Merkator) 
Katie - Deduction, Social or otherwise (Secret Hitler, Mystery of the Abbey, Awkward Guests, Consulting Detective, Deception)
Closing:

Episode 180: Our Favorite Re-Run Games or Jason Loves the Rocky Movies Because Arnold Schwarzenegger Was Amazing in Die Hard

Episode 180 - Our Favorite Rerun Games
Introduction: 
News: 
Tasty Minstrel Bankruptcy
Spire’s End: Hildegard - 5 days, $40
Get to Da Checkpoint! - 11 days, $43
Games Played: 
Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria
Revolution!
Clank! In Space
Cascadia
Our Favorite Rerun Games: 
Jason - The Quacks of Quedlinburg 
Katie - Obsession
Jason - The Gallerist
Katie - Shipwreck Arcana
Jason - Clank! (any variety)
Katie - Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle
Honorable Mentions: Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Hagakure, Wingspan, Concept, Deception Murder in Hong Kong, Consulting Detective (Katie), Tapestry, Illimat, Camel Up, Century, London
Closing:

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: