Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 167: If We HAD To Play a Space Game or Jason Finds Out That Katie Is an Evil Genius When It Comes to Playing Games or Dan From Board Game Rundown Is Wrong

Episode 167 - If We Had to Play a Space Game...
Introduction: 
News: 
Marvel United: X-Men - 5 days, $65
Cellulose - 6 days, $39
Transmissions - 7 days, $40/$54
The Mysteries of Coral Cove: a 5e adventure - 7 days, $40
Games Played: 
Nidavellir 
Ecos: First Continent
CRYO 
If We Had To Play A Space Game...: 
Jason - Clank! In! Space!
Katie - Star Trek Catan 
Jason - Circadians First Light
Katie - The Crew
Jason - Rising 5: Runes of Asteros
Katie - Terraforming Mars
Honorable Mentions: Space Explorers, CRYO, The Artemis Project, Firefly the Game, Mission Red Planet, Firefly Shiny Dice, The Captain is Dead, On Mars
Closing:

Episode 166: Unpopular Opinions in Board Gaming or We Just Want to Apologize Ahead of Time for This One and Want You To Know That We Really Are Nice People...Honest

Episode 166 - Gaming Unpopular Opinions
Introduction: 
News: 
Scrumpy Card Cider - 2 days, $47
Hippocrates - 6 days, $84
Rad Zone - 3 days, $8/$22
Games Played: 
Point Salad
Bonfire
Marvel United: Tales of Asgard
Board Gaming Unpopular Opinions: 
Jason - Expensive Deluxe Editions with no standard edition option
Katie - Gimmicky Reviews (including PAID ones)
Jason - Games with minis; causing games to be more expensive than they should be
Katie - Board game gatekeepers
Jason - Kickstarter Hype
Katie - Game FOMO
Closing:

Episode 165: Our Favorite Pushing Cubes Around the Old World Games or Sometimes When We Run Out of Ideas We Get Topics Like This

Episode 165 - Our Favorite Pushing Cubes Around the Old World Games
Introduction: 
BGG Golden Geek Awards
News: 
John Company: 4 days, $80
AuZtralia Big Box and Revenge of the Old Ones and TaZmania - 6 days, $59/$99
Partners - 6 days, $12/$35
Board Game Upgrades by MeepleSource - 14 days, $15+
Games Played: 
Viticulture 
Wits and Wagers
Our Favorite Pushing Cubes Around the Old World Games: 
Jason - Caylus
Katie - Concordia
Jason - Istanbul
Katie - Le Havre
Jason - Merkator
Katie - Akrotiri
Closing:

Episode 164: Our Favorite Out Guessing Your Opponent Games or Katie is Going to Start an MC Just Because She Wants to Call Jason "Old Man"

Episode 164 - Favorite Out Guessing Your Opponent Games
Introduction: 
News: 
It Takes a Thief: The Board Game - 16 days, $56
Long Shot: The Dice Game - 14 days, $25 
Magna Roma - 11 days, $59
Games Played: 
On Tour
Cubitos
Sons of Anarchy
Favorite Out Guessing Your Opponent Games: 
Jason - Broom Service
Katie - Revolution!
Jason - 7 Ronin
Katie - Daxu
Jason - Institute of Magical Arts/School of Sorcery
Katie - Campy Creatures
Honorable Mentions: Libertalia, Bring Out Yer Dead, Hoax, Asgard 
Closing:

Episode 163: Games That Grew On Us Like a Fungus or Canadians Have to Be So Nice Because They Channel All Their Rage Into Their Geese

Episode 163 - Games That Grew on Us...Like a Fungus
Introduction: 
News: 
Horns Up! The Lacuna Coil Card Game - 10 days, $29/$38 expansion
Tabletop Apparel for Game Lovers - 4 days, $19 tee/ $39 hoodie/ $52 leggings 
Gloomier: A Night at Hemlock Hall - 5 days, $24
Solani/The Girl Who Made the Stars - 11 days, $49/$95
Games Played: 
Pirates Cove
Atlantis Rising
Paris
Games that Grew On Us...Like a Fungus: 
Jason - Everdell
Katie - Victorian Masterminds
Jason - Charterstone 
Katie - Kingsport Festival
Jason - Villainous
Katie - Tapestry
Closing:

Episode 162: Our Favorite Trick-Taking Games or Do You Even Board Game Bro?

Episode 162 - Favorite Trick Taking Games
Introduction: 
News: 
CULTivate - 2 days, $35
Carbon Control - 9 days, $72
Floriferous - 10 days, $20
Eternal Palace - 5 days, $46/$58
Games Played: 
Duffers
Spy Web
Overboss
Favorite Trick Taking Games:
Jason - Fox and the Forest
Katie - Illimat
Jason - Best Candy on the Block/Skull King
Katie - Hagakure
Jason - The Crew 
Katie -Tricky Tides 
Closing:

Episode 161: Our Favorite Love Themed Games or There is Probably Some Uncomfortable Discussion in This One That Should Have Been Edited Out But We Are Just Pretty Okay

Episode 161 - Favorite Love Themed Games
Introduction: 
News: 
Everdell: New Leaf and Mistwood expansions - 5 days, $60 
Hometown Holidays - 7 days, $10
Hojo Pojo - 9 days, $15
Pagan: Fate of Roanoke - 10 days, $48
Games Played: 
Bristol 1350
Quetzal 
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Favorite Love Themed Games: 
Jason - Tanto Cuore: Winter Romance
Katie - Love Letter
Jason - Ladies & Gentlemen
Katie - Marrying Mr Darcy 
Jason - Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy
Katie - Obsession
Closing:

Episode 160: Our Perfect Game Night or Katie Wouldn’t Let Jason Steal Cinnamon Bears from Ollie’s Like She Steals Topics From Other Podcasts

Episode 160 - Design Our Dream Game Night
Introduction: 
News: 
Caper: Europe - 14 days, $39
Meeples and Monsters - 7 days, $49
Moonshell: A Mermaid Game - 8 days, $39
Silverwood Grove - 10 days, $30
Games Played: 
Mutuels 
The Lord of the Rings
Cubitos
Dream Game Night: 
Katie - Intersperse light/quick games with more intense games
Jason - Start as Early as possible
Katie - Know the games you bring - sort of
Jason - Know the games that you bring 
Katie - A few party games/large group interactions
Jason - If five or more people break into two groups
Katie - Organized snacking/meals
Jason - No stopping to eat or talk...just game
Katie - Clear method for deciding what to play
Jason - No party games (or very few)
Closing: