Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 88: Games We Will Not Play Again or Joel Offers a Sacrifice of Risk Legacy at the Feet of the Mud Monster in Philadelphia

Episode 88 - Games We Won’t Play Again
Introduction:   
Zany Banter!!
News:
Ferman: Sultan’s Decree - Worker placement game where players are merchants gathering resources to fulfill contracts and earn coins. The board is really nice looking. This has 1 day left and base game pledge is $22. Not yet funded. 
Spell book Minis - Pocket-sized gaming boxes from Elderwood for you D&D minis and dice. There is space inside for 7 dice and one mini. This also can function as a small dice tray. There are six different art styles available as well. $49 with 10 days left. 
Critical (S)hit! Diarrhea Dice - These are sets of dice with a poop symbol in place of the 20 side in a D20. Six different sets available:
Everyday Poop
Eat Your Greens
Corn Poop
Constipation Poop
Diarrhea Poop
Witch Poop
$16 for one set of dice with 10 days to go. Surprisingly this has not yet funded. 
Games played:
Jason - Tricky Tides - Zafty Games
Joel -  Viral - Arcane Wonders
Jason - Trismigestus - Board&Dice
Joel -  Tapestry - Stonemaier
Games We Won’t Play Again: 
Joel - Bargain Quest/Sushi Go - 
Jason - Element - Rather Dashing Games
Joel - Risk Legacy - Hasbro
Jason - Gizmos - CMON
Joel - 7 Wonders - Repos Production
Jason - Downforce/Formula D 
Closing: 

Episode 87: Essen Preview or Joel's mic makes him sounds like Charlie Brown's teacher.

Disclaimer: This episode has some technical issues, but we have worked to make it something you can listen you. Sorry it is not our normal high(ish) fidelity show. We hope to have this fixed by next week. - Joel 
Episode 87 - Essen Preview
Introduction:   
Zany Banter!!
News:
Obsession Upstairs Downstairs
Everdell Expansions
Games played:
Jason - CO2
Joel - Oracle of Delphi
Jason - Potions Please
Joel - Yokohama
Essen Preview:
Cat Lady Premium Edition - AEGCastles of Burgundy DeluxeTrismegistus: The Ultimate Formula – Board&DiceBus – CapstoneFood Chain Magnate - SplotterBarrage – CranioMasters of Renaissance: Lorenzo Card Game – CranioNewton Great Discoveries – CranioCoffee Roaster – DLPOrleans Stories – DLPKingsburg:  The Dice Game – Giochi UnitiRaja of the Ganges:  Goodie Box 1 – R&RTroyes Dice – PearlPret-A-Porter – PortalMerlin:  Knights of the Round Table – QueenRoads and Boats – SplotterEgizia Reprint – StrongholdDie Macher – StrongholdAlubari:  A Nice Cup of Tea – Surprised Stare GamesHeaven and Ale:  Kegs & More - Eggertspiele
Joel: 
Paranormal Detectives…cool..but no group to play with. 
Welcome To...New Las Vegas Columns...hooray
Irish Gauge - Grandcon
Maracaibo-- which you already covered some. 
Closing:  

Episode 86: Because You Know It's All About Those Games, Those Games and Some News or Happy Birthday to Fan Zero and Sorry That This Episode is So Long

Episode 86 - Games Played the Mega Episode 
Introduction:   
Zany Banter!!
News:
Sam Healey is leaving the Dice Tower!
Panjun Expansion for Gugong has 7 days left and is $50. 
Yedo deluxe master set from NSKN Games. This is on Kickstarter with 7 days left and is $71. 
Games played (mega):
Jason - Quacks Expansion
Joel -  Wingspan
Jason - Parks
Joel -  The Networks
Jason - Crusaders 
Joel - Dragon Castle
Jason - Imaginarium 
Joel - Extraordinary Adventures Pirates
Jason - London (1st Edition)
Joel - Heaven and Ale
Jason - Abyss
Joel - Black Angel
Jason - Nagaraja
Joel -Edge of Darkness/Gloomhaven
Jason - Gem Hens 
Joel - Dizzle
Jason - Deadly Doodles
Joel - Little Town
Jason - Istanbul the Dice Game
Joel - Cauldron/Balloon Cup
Closing:  

Episode 85: Games Only We Seem To Champion or The Rise of Death Row Cardboard

Episode 85 - Games only We Seem To Champion
Introduction:   
Zany Banter!!
Great podcast if you like minis
These guys cover a wide variety of games, and adroitly avoid making you feel bad for liking games they don’t. Their taste in games varies enough that they cover about the entire spectrum of games, even if they don’t love the same ones I do, they give everyone a fair shot.
They keep it lite, and the show never runs too long, and if you’re lucky, they break out the sound effects.
If you do listen, reach out to them and inform them they are wrong about miniature games, and so very right about sharing their love of boardgames.
Honestly a fun show, without the heavy handedness of some other podcasts out there.
Also, games with minis are awesome, but so are games with cubes, dice, and anything in the Mediterranean.
 
News:
Half Truth is a party game for all ages and people, created by legendary game designer Richard Garfield and 74-time Jeopardy winner Ken Jennings. With art by well-known artist Ian O'Toole, the game comes with 500 trivia question cards and each card has a category on it, like "Animals with blue tongues." There are six possible answers, three right and three wrong, and players have to place bets on answers they believe are correct. Players are usually surprised by how well they do. We're all smarter than we think. 
Reigns: The Council is an asymmetric party game for 3-6 people about a monarch seeking harmony in their realm, and their advisors vying to influence them for their own goals. 
New AZUL: Summer Pavilion
Hasbro now owns Death Row Records -- so Dr. Dre presents Chutes and Ladders…. Sorry! Dogg featuring Snoop. 
 
Games played:
Jason - Kraftwagen 
Joel -  Calimala
Jason - Covert
Joel -  Sierra West
Games only we are championing: 
Joel - Brew Crafters / Homebrewers / Microbrewers Trilogy
Jason - Caper
Joel - Council of 4
Jason - Demon Worker
Joel - Dogs of War
Jason - The Godfather: Corleone’s Empire
Closing:  

Episode 84: A Look Back at Our Favorite Games of 2018 Part 2 or Joel Declares His Undying Love for A Member of #theriveted

Episode 84 - Top Games of 2018 revisit part 2
Introduction:   
Beggy Banter!!
Reviews of our show 
Venmo story
News:
Maracaibo, the new strategy game for 1-4 players by Alexander Pfister, is set in the Caribbean during the 17th century. The players try to increase their influence in three nations in four rounds with a play time of 40 minutes per player.  The players sail on a round course through the Caribbean. E.g., you have city tiles where you are able to perform various actions or deliver goods to. One special feature is an implemented quest mode over more and various tiles, which tells the player, who chase after it, a little story.  As a player, you move with your ship around the course, managing it by using cards like in other games from Alexander Pfister.
Gangsta by Schmeta Games. $19 with 37 days to go.
Rick Loomis (R.I.P.)
Games played:
Jason - Trapper Keeper Game
Joel - Abomination
Jason - Coimbra
Joel -  Lords of Vegas 
Revisiting our 2018 top 10 part 2: 
Jason: 5 - Rise to NobilityJoel: 5 - Heroes of Land Air and SeaJason: 4 - Masque of the Red DeathJoel: 4 - Empires of the Void 2Jason: 3 - Symphony # 9Joel: 3 – FeudumJason: 2 – Caper Joel: 2 – CoimbraJason: 1 - CoimbraJoel: 1 - AuZtralia
Closing:  
Possible games that could have made the top games of 2018:  Architects of the West Kingdom, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Gugong, Newton

Episode 83: A Look Back at Our Favorite Games of 2018 Part 1 or How to Podcast on Nighttime Cold Medicine

Episode 83 - Top Games of 2018 revisited part 1
Introduction:   
Zany Banter!!
News:
Taxi Derby by Skipshot Games. 14 days to go and $34 - modular board. Players are picking up passengers and trying to deliver them to locations as fast as possible. If cops are alerted the taxis will need to our run the police. Customers require certain upgrades to their taxi before they will be able to be picked up. 
Mr. Meeple Board Game Shirts. 2 days to go and $18 for one of the shirts and $34 for two shirts. 
Burgle Brothers 2 from Fowers Games
Tabeltop Ink - Jillian Schmett
Root Digital
Games played:
Jason - Lisboa
Joel - Rajas of the Ganges
Jason - Portals and Prophets
Joel -  Horrified
Honorable Mention - Black Angel
Revisiting our 2018 top 10 part 1: 
Jason:  10 - Everdell: probably be higher on the list now. One of the few on this portion of the list I have played since we did this list. Joel: 10 - Villainous- Good, but too weird for most situations
Jason:  9 - Gearworks: this would be off the list. Haven’t played it since and in hindsight probably shouldn’t have been on here. Joel: 9 - Guardians- Still really good, but my taste in games continues to evolve. 
Jason:  8 - Spirits of the Wild: played this a lot since this list. I still enjoy it. It is a quick and fun 2 player game. Joel: 8 - Temporal Odyssey- Moved this to a friend’s house. Again, taste in games has changed.
Jason:  7 - Spell Smashers: still agree with this pick. Haven’t played this since the original list was made but definitely want to.  Joel: 7 - Gizmos
Jason:  6 - Legend of the Cherry Tree: one of my favorite push your luck games. Still under the radar and I love it. I have played this a lot since making this original top 10. Joel: 6 - Western Legends
Closing: 
Root, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Teotihuacan, Chronicles of Crime, Gugong, Underwater Cities, Newton, Dice Throne Season 1, Imaginarium, Architects of the West Kingdom, Palm Island

Episode 82: The Guys Give Some Advice No One Asked For or It Finally Happened...This Thing Has Become A Cash Grab

Episode 82 - Gamer Advice
Introduction:   
Zany Banter!!
Return of a game…. Pai (asmodee) owns…. 
News:
Rune Stones Rudiger Dorn and Queen. 6 days left and $45. Rune Stones is a deck-building, hand management game. In Rune Stones, every card has a unique number on it. Two cards are always played together, and the higher numbered card is removed from the player's deck. You have to be careful which cards you buy and how you play them to not lose your best cards. Players will use their cards to gather gems, forge them into Artifacts, then combine those into Rune Stones, which grants a special ability for the rest of the game. The more artifacts used in making a Rune Stone, the more points it scores, so players must decide whether it is best to gain abilities early or save to score more points.
Free Market NYC by Unique Board Games LLC. This is an auction and trading game where players are trying to be the best capitalist. $49 and 4 days left. 
Speaking of a free market….. Amodeus errr. Asmodee bought Lion Rampant Games….
TIL employees who work for FFG for five years get their likeness in a piece of art for one of their games
Tapestry
BGG
 
Games played:
Jason - Agra
Joel - Edge of Darkness
Jason - Queen Bee
Joel -  Homebrewers
 
Gamer Advice: 
Joel - If you are new to the hobby, give a game a couple months. 
Jason - Playing old games is acceptable. 
Joel -  Don’t play with people who need convinced to play. 
Jason - No need to be cult of the future. WRONG!!!!!! Kidding. 
Joel - Don’t force a game.
Jason - Be willing to try games that are outside your wheelhouse. 

Episode 81: Joel Recaps GenCon or Jason is on this Episode but Still Isn't Able To Talk From All of the Coughing

Episode 81 - GenCon Post Mortem
Introduction:   
Zany Banter!!
News:
Sleeping Gods Red Raven. $70 and 20 days left. Seems to be the next game like Above and Below and Near and Far. 
Fiasco! 
SHASN!
Trial by Trolley
Games played:
Jason - Skull King
Joel - Jambo
Jason - Helios
Joel -  Balloon Cup 
Joel Recaps GenCon:  
Con Cons:  Lines, cosplays, crowds, and mystery boxes. 
STEFAN FELD!!!!
Homebrewers, Legendary 007, Parks, Terror Below, Obscurio, Cartographers, Foodies, Watergate, Crusoe Crew, Black Angel, Abomination, City of Big Shoulders, Edge of Darkness
Closing: