Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 124: Games We Love but Never Win or Katie and Jason Argue Over Who is a Karen and Who is a Boomer

Episode 124 - Games We Love but Never Win
Introduction: 
News:
Too much real life news
Games played: 
The Whatnot Cabinet
Tapestry 
The Voyages of Marco Polo
Games We Love but Never Win: 
Katie - Castles of Mad King Ludwig 
Jason - Grand Austria Hotel 
Katie - Century Spice Road
Jason - London
Katie - Merlin
Jason - Coimbra
Closing:

Episode 123: Our Favorite Filler Games or Katie Uses Her Artistic Ability to Make Her Own Scumdog GWAR Outfit

Episode 123 - Favorite Filler Games
Introduction: 
Shout out to Brent
News:
10th anniversary Tanto Cuore; 5 days; $50
Chai High Tea; 25 days; $20
Kemet: Blood and Sand; 18 days; $76
Games played: 
GWAR vs. Time
Tokaido
Harry Potter Battle for Hogwarts
Favorite Filler Games: 
Katie - Hoax 
Jason - Rice Dice
Katie - Ravenous River
Jason - For Sale
Katie - Love Letter
Jason - Silver Coin
Closing:

Episode 122: BGM Essential Games Part 2 or Sometimes Jason Just Wants To Wear What He Wants Without Everybody Treating Him Like a Piece of Meat

 
Episode 122 - BGM Essentials part 2
Introduction: 
News:
Essen and GenCon 2020 cancelled. 
Spiele NomineesNova Luna
My City
Pictures
Crew - Kenner
Cartographers - Kenner
The King’s Dilemma - Kenner
Games played: 
Nanga Parbat
Gem Hens
Liberation of Rietburg 
BGM Essentials Part 2:
Co-op Games
Katie - Harry Potter Battle for Hogwarts; Black Orchestra!!!; Rising 5
Jason - Black Orchestra; London Dread; Rising 5; Legendary
Heavy Games 
Katie - Newton; The Gallerist; Trismegistus
Jason - Coimbra; Lisboa; Marco Polo
 
2-Player
Katie - 7 Wonders Duel; Akrotiri
Jason - Caper; Lost Cities; Holmes Sherlock and Mycroft
Deck Builder
Katie - Tanto Cuore - Winter Romance; Heart of Crown 
Jason - Clank (any form); ICP
Press Your Luck 
Katie - Gambler; Fool’s Gold; HomeStretch
Jason - Quacks of Quedlinburg; Fire in the Library; The Legend of the Cherry Tree
Closing:

Episode 121: BGM Essential Games Part 1 or If Kenny Rogers Had a Favorite Game It Would Be Gambler

Episode 121 - BGM Essentials part 1
Introduction: 
News: 
Forest Guardians - 17 days, $40
Plotalot - 20 days, $28
Evergreen Bandana Game - 18 days, $25
Games played: 
Gambler
Cowboy Bebop Space Serenade 
London Dread
BGM Essentials: 
Worker Placement
Katie - Lords of Waterdeep
Jason - Viticulture 
Party Games
Katie - Secret Hitler 
Jason - Just One
Kids Games
Katie - Dragon’s Breath
Jason - My Little Scythe
Drafting Games
Katie - Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Jason - Sushi Roll!
Dice Games
Katie - Dice Forge
Jason - Dice Town
Closing:

Episode 120: Our Favorite Paolo Mori Games or Katie Thinks Philip duBarry Would Make a Great Sixth Member of a Boy Band

Episode 120 - Paolo Mori Games
Introduction: 
News:
Tiny Ninjas Heroes and Tiny Ninjas: 2niverse Games. 19 days $29
Battle of the Boy Bands by Game and A Curry $25. 26 days to go. 
Games played: 
Winterborne 
Rice Dice
Wingspan 
Our Favorite Paolo Mori Games: 
Blitzkrieg!
Vasco da Gama
Ethnos
Dogs of War 
Libertalia
Other Games: Gotham City Strategy Game, Borneo, La Isla Bonita, Memento, Olympicards, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Pocket Battles, Rise of Augustus, Unusual Suspects
Closing:

Episode 119: Second Chance Games or Katie Had a Bad Experience with a Board Game About Dogs and Now We Call Her Left Ear

Episode 119 - Second Chance Games
Introduction: 
News:
Lords of Vegas 10th anniversary: Underworld expansion and boss bundle; $24 for expansion, $57 for both expansions; 12 days left
Great Barrier Reef card game; $15; 17 days left
Terra Mystica and Gaia Project partnership of Capstone Games and Feuerland. Holiday 2020. 
Games played: 
Black Fleet
Round House
Lorenzo Il Magnifico 
Second Chance Games: 
Katie - Broom Service
Jason - Chronicles of Crime
Katie - Vinhos
Jason - The Quest for El Dorado
Katie and Jason - Dragonsgate College
Closing:

Episode 118: Top 10 Bruno Cathala Games or Jason Is All Alone...There Is No One There Beside Him

Episode 118 - Favorite Bruno Cathala Games
Introduction: 
News:
Canvas from Road to Infamy 25 days left and $24 for basic pledge 
Raiders of the North Sea collectors box from Renegade Games. $30 holds raiders and both expansions and comes with 200 themed card sleeves. GenCon pick up. 
Games played: 
Blackout: Hong Kong
Kingdomino Duel
Rising 5: The Runes of Asteros
Top 10 Bruno Cathala Games:
KanagawaQueendomino YamataiMadame ChingAbyssDice TownImaginariumNagaraja7 Wonders: DuelFive Tribes
Other notable games: Mission Red Planet, Queens Necklace, Kingdomino, Kingdomino Duel, Mr. Jack Pocket, Mr. Jack, Scarabya, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects, Cyclades, Shadows Over Camelot, The Phantom of the Opera, Ishtar
Closing: 

Episode 117: How To Seduce People Into Gaming or Jason's Brother Clyde, Father Clyde and Grandfather Clyde Love This Podcast!

Episode 117 - How to Seduce People into Gaming
Introduction: 
News:
They Live Iconiq Studios 12 Days $61 for Standard Edition
Wolfenstein The Board Game; 10 days $120
The Ratcatcher, solo adventure game; 24 days, $42
Games played: 
Rice Dice
A Feast For Odin
Island Siege: Anniversary Edition
How To Seduce People into Gaming:
Games with Quirky/Accessible Themes - Bob Ross Art of Chill, Bring Out Yer Dead, Demon Worker
Games with Little Down Time or where players are doing something on everyone’s turn - Dice Forge, Bohnanza, Quacks Push your luck
Games with minimal rules and simple turn sequences - Century Spice Road, Splendor, Love Letter
Games with pretty artwork - Takenoko, Tokaido, Everdell, Parks
Closing: