Boardgame Mechanics

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 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:

Episode 171 - Suitcase Savvy Games
Introduction: 
News: 
Seek OUT! - 5 days, $20 
Castle Panic Deluxe Edition - 6 days, $60, $90(actually it)
Chai: Tea for Two - 7 days, $39
Games Played: 
Amerigo
Batman: Gotham City Strategy Game
The Feds
Suitcase Savvy Games:  
Jason - For Sale 
Katie - Ravenous River
Jason - On Tour
Katie - Bristol 1350
Jason - Parks
Katie - Century Spice Road
Honorable Mentions: Mai Star, Holmes: Sherlock and Mycroft, Just One, Ars Alchimia, Hoax, Point Salad, Splendor, Silver and Gold, Caper, Bang, Bohnanza, Ghost Blitz, Hagakure, No Thanks, Growl
Closing:

Episode 170 - Our Favorite Games About Plants
Introduction: 
News: 
Catch Don Falconi - 6 days, $44
I C E - 9 days, $81
Skyline Express - 12 days, $52 ($15 R&R)
Games Played: 
Roll For the Galaxy
After the Empire 
Dune: Imperium 
Our Favorite Games About Plants: 
Jason - Legend of the Cherry Tree
Katie - Genotype
Jason - Viticulture 
Katie - Takenoko 
Jason - Scoville
Katie - Agricola
Honorable Mentions: Rare Roses, Bohnanza, Spirits of the Rice Paddy/Rice Dice, The Little Flower Shop, Sequoia, La Granja, Succulent, Terraforming Mars
Closing:

Episode 169 - Our Favorite Brain Burners
Introduction: 
News: 
Aldabas - 4 days, $20 
Florence - 6 days, $64 
Vivid Memories - 7 days, $50 
Games Played: 
The Rival Networks
Kingsport Festival
Little Flower Shop Dice Game 
Our Favorite Brain Burners: 
Jason - Lisboa 
Katie - The Gallerist
Jason - Tekhenu 
Katie - The Alchemists
Jason - Merkator 
Katie - Trickerion
Honorable Mentions: London Dread, Overboss, Masque of the Red Death, Coimbra, Kanban, Vinhos, Rococo, T’zolkin, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Closing:

Episode 168 - Our Favorite Tile Laying Games
Introduction: 
News: 
My Father’s Work - 6 days, $99
Canvas Reflections expansion and reprint - 4 days, $25/$60
Hidden Leaders - 7 days, $25
Games Played: 
Moonrakers
Lucky’s Misadventures
Genotype
Our Favorite Tile Laying Games: 
Jason - Amerigo
Katie - Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Jason - Meeple Land
Katie - Sanssouci
Jason - A Gentle Rain
Katie - The One Hundred Torii
Honorable Mentions: Calico, Carcassone, Between Two Castles, Overboss, Minecraft, Unearth, Ecos, Takenoko, Akrotiri, Seikatsu, New York 1901
Closing:

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 - 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: