Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 159: We Design Our Dream Game or You Get a Track and You Get a Track and You Get Monkeys In Space!

Episode 159 - We design our dream game
Introduction: 
News: 
Finding Anastasia - 9 days, $29/$39
Dawn - 10 days, $20
Root Marauder expansion - 11 days, $50
Tiny Epic Dungeons - 11 days, $25
Caper: Europe rant
Games Played: 
The Inventors
Canvas
Praga Caput Regni
We design our dream game: 
Katie - Engine building/card synergy 
Jason - Tracks, Tracks, Tracks
Katie - Beautiful art and tactile components 
Jason - Push Your Luck
Katie - Multiple, unstructured paths to victory 
Jason - Tight decisions and Actions
Katie - Mechanics fueled by theme
Jason - Mechanisms over Theme
Katie - Some player interaction 
Jason - Multiplayer Solitaire 
Closing:

Episode 158: Mechanics Rundown Con or Jason Reminds Katie That He Wears the Pants in the Family

Episode 158 - Mechanics Rundown Con:
Introduction: 
News: 
City of Crowns (Paladins of the West Kingdom expansion) - 6 days, $28/$52 box
Tharos - 9 days, $72
Chamber of Wonders - 12 days, $43
Mechanics Rundown Con: 2021 Recap: 
Lords of Vegas
J, K, T
Dogs of War
J, K, T, D
Don’t Turn Your Back
J, K, T, D
Libertalia
J, K, T, D, B
Quacks of Quedlinburg
J, K, T, D, B
Bring Out Yer Dead
J, K, T, D, B
The Shipwreck Arcana
J, K, T, D, B
Dixit
J, K, T, D, B
Homestretch 
J, K, T, D, B
Into the Echoside 
J, B, T, D
Rajas of the Ganges
J, S, T, D
Growl
J, K, T, D, S
Masque of the Red Death
J, K, T, D, S
Closing:

Episode 157: Best Board Games On a Budget or This Podcast is No Longer Family Friendly as Katie Can't Stop Saying Bewbs

Episode 157 - Best Games on a Budget:
Introduction: 
News: 
MOB: Big Apple TGG Games 4 days to go $30
Ares Expedition (Terraforming Mars card game) - 13 days, $39/$84
Zombicide: Undead or Alive - 18 days, $100
Games Played: 
Black Fleet
Tapestry with Plans and Ploys 
Villainous 
Best Games on a Budget: 
$20 Games:
Jason - Silver and Gold $15 Amazon Pandasaurus 
Katie - Shipwreck Arcana, $16, Meromorph Games
$30 Games:
Jason - Dice Forge Amazon $29.99
Katie - Newton, $31, Amazon; Godfather, $30, Amazon; Campy Creatures, $25 B&N/Keymaster
$40 Games:
Jason - Taverns of Tiefenthal $34.99 Amazon
Katie - Rajas of the Ganges, $39.99, Walmart/ Santa Monica, $37, Amazon
Closing:

Episode 156: Ugly Games That We Love or Marty Wallace is All That Katie Wants for Valentine's Day

Episode 156 - Ugly Games We Love Anyway:
Introduction: 
News: 
Metro City Edition and Big Box - 3 days, $44/$90
Maquis - 12 days, $29
Games Played: 
Mall Madness
Charterstone 
Our Favorite Ugly Games: 
Jason - Trajan
Katie - Toledo
Jason - Brass
Katie - London
Jason - Terraforming Mars
Katie - Orleans
Closing:

Episode 155: Our Favorite Negotiation Games or We Ran Out of Ideas So We "Borrowed" A Topic from The Board Game Rundown

Episode 155 - Our Favorite Negotiation Games:
Introduction: 
News: 
A Fine Mend - 5 days, $15 pdf
RPG crochet companions - 10 days, $26/each, $95 adventuring party
Clinic deluxe extensions (2 and 3) - 22 days, $40/$75/$174
Games Played: 
Terra Mystica 
Go For Broke
Our Favorite Negotiation Games: 
Jason - Dogs of War
Katie - Sheriff of Nottingham
Jason - Bohnanza
Katie - Colosseum
Jason - Detective Club
Katie - Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
Closing:

Episode 154: Our Anticipated Games of 2021 or Jason Gets the Vaudeville Hook While Playing Carnegie Hall

Episode 154 - Anticipated Games of 2021:
Introduction: 
News: 
Carnegie - 8 days, $80
Owl bear plush - 16 days, $35
Games Played: 
Clue: The Great Museum Caper
Bluffaneer
Big Easy Busking
Anticipated Games of 2021: 
Jason - Weather Machine
Katie - Grand Austria Hotel expansion - Let’s Waltz
Jason - Darwin’s Journey
Katie - Adventures in Neverland - Black Box Adventures
Jason - Canvas
Katie - Hanamakoji: Geisha’s Road Emperor S4 
Jason - Marvel United Infinity Gauntlet 
Katie - The Librarians Adventure Card Game
Jason - Anno 1800
Katie - Three Sisters
Honorable Mentions: 
Dice Theme Park (run theme park, dice are customers, values reduce as they move)
Genotype (worker placement, dice drafting)
Moonshine Empire (redneck pickup and deliver)
Aqua Garden (stock aquarium tanks; rondel, set collection, drafting)
Shogun No Katana (craft swords, worker placement - different workers to collect resources, etc)
Caper: Europe - Same as Caper?
Dinosaur World - Card drafting, worker placement and driving a jeep around to admire your hard work...don’t let too many people get eaten
Galenus - Worker placement game where you decide which worker to resolve during the action phase. Blind bidding to compete in medical contests.
My Father’s Work - Worker placement game where players are competing mad scientists trying to complete their father’s masterwork.
Namiji (Tokaido universe) - Like Tokaido but a bit deeper with some different mechanisms but still has the same chill vibe
Merchants Cove - Rondel and commodity speculation
Museum: Pictura - More streamlined version of the original game. There is more intermittent scoring chances in this one as opposed to the original version.
Closing:

Episode 153: Our Favorite Blind Bag/Draw Games or This May Be the Episode That Sinks The Boardgame Mechanics Podcast and it is All Thanks to Andrew Carnegie

Episode 153 - Great Blind Bag/Draw Games:
Introduction: 
Abomination giveaway. Jan 17 12am to Jan 30 11:59pm
Fickle FavoritesThe Boardgame Rundown
News:
Pingyao - 19 days, $55 
Darwin’s Journey - 5 days, $55
Castles of Mad King Ludwig - 26 days $99  
Games Played: 
Honey Buzz
Dwellings of Eldervale
Colosseum
Blind bag/draw favorites: 
Jason - Blitzkrieg
Katie - Fool’s Gold
Jason - Dice Masters
Katie - Orleans
Jason - Clank!/Mercado
Katie - Thebes
Closing:

Episode 152: Our Favorite Push Your Luck Games or Katie Likes the Podcast Better When Jason Doesn't Say Anything (or Try to Speak German)

Episode 152 - Our Favorite Push Your Luck Games:
Introduction: 
Abomination giveaway. Jan 17 12am to Jan 30 11:59pm
News: 
Origins dates -  Sept 30 - Oct 3 2021
Taverns of Tiefenthal expansion??? 
CMON Presents: The Animation Collection - 4 days, $50 (Teen Titans or Looney Tunes) $80 for Scooby, $160 all
Games Played: 
Toledo
Tungaru
Our Favorite Push Your Luck Games: 
Jason - Celestia 
Katie - No Thanks
Jason - Deep Blue
Katie - Clank!
Jason - Legend of the Cherry Tree
Katie - Quacks of Quedlinburg
Honorable Mentions: Abyss, Zooloretto, Gambler, Go For Broke, Creatures and Cupcakes, Fire in the Library
Closing: