Boardgame Mechanics

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 - 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 - 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:
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:

Episode 151 - Our Favorite Games from 2020:
Introduction: 
News:
Meeple Creeple - 5 days, $25/one set
Call of Katulhu - 9 days, $10 
Happy Nation - 8 days, $36
Games Played: 
Fossils
Power Grid
Camel Up
Our Favorite Games from 2020: 
Katie - The One Hundred Torii
Jason - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
Katie - Parks: Memories
Jason - Calico
Katie  -  Paris
Jason - Alma Mater
Katie - Hagakure
Jason - Santa Monica
Katie - Forgotten Waters
Jason - Marvel United
Closing:

Episode 150 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (10 - 1):
Introduction: 
Fickle Favorite:
The Firefighter Returns
News:
Nope
Games Played: 
Santa’s Workshop 
Wingspan with both expansions 
Go For Broke
Our Top 100 Games of All Time (10 - 1): 
Jason 10 - Orleans
Katie 10 - Rococo
Jason 9 - Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar
Katie 9 - Council of Four
Jason 8 - Lorenzo Il Magnifico
Katie 8 - Marco Polo
Jason 7 - Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
Katie 7 - Merlin
Jason 6 - Lisboa
Katie 6 - Wingspan
Jason 5 - Prêt-à-Porter
Katie 5 - Lorenzo il Magnifico
Jason 4 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
Katie 4 - Prêt-à-Porter
Jason 3 - The Gallerist
Katie 3 - Newton
Jason 2 - Coimbra
Katie 2 - Grand Austria Hotel
Jason 1 - Grand Austria Hotel 
Katie 1 - Coimbra
Closing:

Episode 149 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (20-11):
Introduction: 
News: 
Winter Queen - 12 days; $29 
Fruit Dice - 13 days; $19
Games Played: 
Mountain Goats
Kingdoms of the Deep
Pingyao
Our Top 100 Games of All Time (20-11): 
Jason 20 - Concordia
Katie 20 - Rajas of the Ganges
Jason 19 - Dinosaur Island
Katie 19 - The Gallerist
Jason 18 - The Prodigal’s Club
Katie 18 - Shakespeare
Jason 17 - Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula
Katie 17 - Quacks
Jason 16 - Brass
Katie 16 - Clank!
Jason 15 - London
Katie 15 - Lisboa
Jason 14 - Kanban
Katie 14 - Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
Jason 13 - Merlin
Katie 13 - Dinosaur Island 
Jason 12 - Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated
Katie 12 - Parks
Jason 11 - Clinic: Deluxe Edition
Katie 11 - London
Closing:

Episode 148 - Our Top 100 Games of All Time (30-21):
Introduction: 
News:  
The SUITS: Ladies - 9 days, $25
Momiji - 11 days, $19/$31
Naramata: A Game of Wine & Tourism - 12 days, $59
Games Played: 
Hagakure 
Tattoo Brawl
Blue Moon City
Our Top 100 Games of All Time (30-21): 
Jason 30 - Hadara
Katie 30 - Dice Forge
Jason 29 - Newton
Katie 29 -Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Jason 28 - Obsession
Katie 28 - Obsession
Jason 27 - Terraforming Mars
Katie 27 - Elysium
Jason 26 - Rococo
Katie 26 - Tapestry
Jason 25 - Vinhos
Katie 25 - Orleans
Jason 24 - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
Katie 24 - Terraforming Mars
Jason 23 - Gugong
Katie 23 - Concordia
Jason 22 - Viticulture Essential Edition
Katie 22 - Santa Monica
Jason 21 - Tapestry
Katie 21 - Taverns of Tiefenthal
Closing: