Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 129: Our Favorite Rondel Games or Katie Plugged in Her Microphone This Week but It Still Sounds Like She Didn't...After 129 Episodes We Should Have This Figured Out...Pretty Okay

Episode 129 - Favorite Rondel Games
Introduction: 
Katie’s Fickle Favorite 
News: 
Roll Player Adventures - 7 days; $100 
Mantis Falls - 19 days; $29
Dice - Meteorite dice, handmade dragon scales dice, elixir dice, ocean adventures: polyhedral dice with a tropical twist, electronic age core dice, gelatinous soap
Bugbearbubbles.com 
Games played: 
Tricky Tides
Shipwreck Arcana
Pandemain: Traditional Farmers Bread
Favorite Rondel Games: 
Katie - Tzolk’n
Jason - Kraftwagen
Katie - Winterborne
Jason - Heaven and Ale
Katie - Merlin
Jason - Merlin
Closing: 

Episode 128: Favorite Engine Builder Games or Katie Forgets to Plug In Her Microphone and Decides to Sing a Little Ditty

Episode 128 - Engine Builders
Introduction: 
News: 
BGGCon has been cancelled. 
Stephen Buonocore steps down from Stronghold Games
Fox on the Run - 12 days; $21
Yura Yura Penguin - 21 days; $24
French Toast - 13 days; $19
Games played: 
Forgotten Waters
Spirits of the Rice Paddy
Terraforming Mars 
Favorite Engine Builders: 
Katie - London 
Jason - Imaginarium 
Katie - Wingspan
Jason - Lorenzo Il Magnifico
Katie - Coimbra
Jason - Century Spice Road
Closing: Honorable Mentions: Fantastic Factories, Victorian Masterminds, Everdell, Le Havre, Machi Koro, Catan, etc

Episode 127: Tips For Teaching Games or Motorcycles, Fireworks and a Kid on the Stairs. Oh My!

Episode 127 - Tips for Teaching Games
Introduction: 
News: 
Consulting Detective Baker Street Irregulars
Eila and Something Shiny - 22 days, $54
The Messenger: An Immersive Mystery - 5 days, $65
Pizza Rush: The Card Game - 8 days, $19 
Games played: 
Don’t Turn Your Back (based on Don’t Rest Your Head RPG)
Legacy The Testament of Duke de Crecy
Awkward Guests 
Tips For Teaching Games:
Katie - make the main thing, the main thing 
Jason - Watch a video to ensure I really understand the game
Katie - play a practice round or open hand
Jason - Play a two handed solo game before actually playing the game
Katie - player aids/turn order cards 
Jason - set up the game while reading thru the rulebook 
Closing:

Episode 126: Game Day Pet Peeves (The Karen Episode) or Katie Reminisces About Being Able to Sleep At Night

Episode 126 - Gameday Pet Peeves (The Karen episode)
Introduction: 
News: 
Origins is officially cancelled. 
Shelfie Stacker - 21 days, $39
Alice is Missing - 9 days, $10 pdf $20
Terraforming Mars Big Box - 13 days, $79 small box of the game and the 3-D tiles
Games played: 
Between Two Castles
Tanto Cuore Oktoberfest 
Hadara 
Gameday Pet Peeves: 
Katie - Bad rule explanations
Jason - Playing on phones during games
Katie - Min maxing and judging people for it
Jason - Not paying attention during rules 
Katie - Playing dumb
Jason - Sore Losers/Kingmakers
Closing:

Episode 125: Games That Have Aged Gracefully or Katie Makes Fun of Jason For Not Knowing How to Win at Clue

Episode 125 - Games That Have Aged Gracefully
Introduction: 
News: 
Upkeep - 9 days left, $39
Latte Throwdown - 12 days left, $26
Bristol 1350 - 12 days, $21
Games played: 
Merkator
The One Hundred Torii
Alchemists
Games That Have Aged Gracefully: 
Katie - London (2010)
Jason - Vinhos (2010)
Katie - Thebes (2007)
Jason - Pret a Porter (2010) 
Katie - Mystery of the Abbey (1995)
Jason - Bohnanza (1997)
Closing: 

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: