Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 283: Our Favorite Around the World Games or In the Caribbean of the Mediterranean All White Castles Look the Same

Episode 283: Favorite Around the World Games
Introduction:
News: 
Gamefound: Sistine 1980 - $21, 4 days
KS: Ginza Retro Cafe - $38, 5 days
 Games played: 
Seaside 
Marvel Remix
Summer Treasure (Circus Flohcati)
Favorite Around the World Games: 
Jason 5 - City of the Big Shoulders - Chicago
Katie 5 - Belgian Beers Race (Belgium) 
Jason 4 - Venice - Italy 
Katie 4 - London
Jason 3 - Paris
Katie 3 - Let’s Go to Japan (Tokyo)
Jason 2 - Hawaii
Katie 2 - Grand Austria Hotel (Austria)
Jason 1 - Maracaibo 
Katie 1 - White Castle (Himeji City)
Closing: 
 

Episode 282: #origins2024 Post Mortem or Never Mind the Patriotic Sound Assault That You May Hear In the Background It is Just Our Friend Cabanga

Episode 282: #origins2024 Post Mortem
Introduction:
News: 
Iliad and Ichor - 7 days. $29 each
Battle Bake - 8 days, $27
#origins2024 Post Mortem: 
Games demoedCampsite, Bacon, 9 Lives, Mori, Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig, Dabba Walla
Games purchasedDabba Walla, Scrap Racer, Panda Royale, Campsite, Nancy Drew Collector, Poison, Juicy Fruits Mystic Island, Orleans The Plague, Now!, Cabanga, Sausage Sizzle, Bacon, 9 Lives, Mori, Lunar, Seaside, Three Shirts, pins, Mug
Richard - Circus Flohcati, Decktective
Review - La Famila Hort, Words of a Feather
Gaming with Julia, Bob, Bobby and Mike Cabanga, Surfosaurus MAX
Gaming with RichardHarmonies, SHH, At the Office, Cabanga, Poison, Mori
Gaming after origins at our house with Mat and Jamie Thursday - Sausage Sizzle, Bacon, Lunar
Friday - Evil Inc, Cabanga, Now!, Panda Royale, A Message from the Stars
Favorite booth?
Best purchase?
Closing:

Episode 281: #origins2024 Preview or Jason Can't Wait to See His Sensei Mr. Diaz at the Con for Some Game Recommendations

Episode 281: #origins2024 Preview
Introduction:
News: 
Game Brewer is no more!
Oishii! Food Stall Clash - 11 days, $26
Apothebakery: The Culinary Alchemists - 13 days, $63
 Games played: 
Doomlings
Come Together 
#origins2024 Preview: 
Jason 5 - Seaside
Katie 5 - Cafe Baras (demo)
Jason 4 - Juicy Fruits Mystic Islands
Katie 4 - Orleans: The Plague ($30)
Jason 3 - Little Alchemists
Katie 3 - Dabba Walla (sale?)
Jason 2 - Middle Ages
Katie 2 - Spectral ($45)
Jason 1 - Rats of Wistar
Katie 1 - Sprocketforge (demo)
Honorable Mentions: French Quarter, Off with His Head, Honey Buzz: Fall Flavors, Now!, By the Seashore, Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig, Ito, Order of the Day: Normandy
Closing:

Episode 280: Our Favorite Summer Themed Games or Katie Had No Business Recording This One Because She Was Basically Asleep

Episode 280: Summer Theme Games
Introduction:
News: 
Finca reprint
Expeditions expansion - Gears of Corruption announcement
Everbloom - 9 days, $46
 Games played: 
Colosseum 
Temporum 
Arch Ravels
Summer Theme Games: 
Jason 5 - Into The Echoside/Longboard
Katie 5 - Silver and Gold
Jason 4 - Juicy Fruits
Katie 4 - Parks
Jason 3 - Summer Camp
Katie 3 - Sea Salt and Paper
Jason 2 - Skate Summer
Katie 2 - Walking in Burano
Jason 1 - Come Together
Katie 1 - Santa Monica
Closing: 

Episode 279: Games with Unique Themes or Katie Can't Stop Admiring Jason's Cubicle Poop

Episode 279: Games with Unique Themes
Introduction: 
News: 
Nothing!
 Games played: 
The Downfall of Pompeii
Chinatown
The Great British Bake-off game 
Rococo
Shakespeare
Games with Unique Themes: 
Jason 5 - Arch Ravels
Katie 5 - Wombat Rescue
Jason 4 - Bring Out Yer Dead
Katie 4 - The Bloody Inn
Jason 3 - Demon Worker 
Katie 3 - Epic Resort
Jason 2 - Gem Hens
Katie 2 - Fire in the Library
Jason 1 - Lawyer Up
Katie 1 - Belgian Beers Race

Episode 278.5: Five Reasons Why We Didn't Win A Golden Geek Award with The Board Game Rundown

Jason will be joining Mike and Tim from The Boardgame Rundown on their weekly Whiskey Wednesday episode to discuss all of the reasons that neither of our shows won a Golden Geek Award. We are SO angry. ANGRY! 

Episode 278: Our Favorite Hidden Gem Games or There is Lots of Potty Talk In This One...Lots

Episode 278: Hidden Board Game Gems
Introduction: 
News: 
Flames out the side of my face
 Games played: 
Septima 
The Dwarf King
Forgotten Waters
Hidden Board Game Gems: 
Jason 5 - Town Builder: Coevorden 3,384
Katie 5 - Mai Star 4,030 
Jason 4 - Mercado 5,136
Katie 4 - Into the Echoside 11,068
Jason 3 - Dark Tales 3,413
Katie 3 - The One Hundred Torii 3,679
Jason 2 - Don’t Turn Your Back 5,962
Katie 2 - Indulgence 3,560
Jason 1 - Taxi Derby 7,631
Katie 1 - Grimm: A Card Game 13,708
Closing:

Episode 277: Our Favorite Games of 2023 or The Boardgame Mechanics New Tagline is "Not Poopy and Pretty Okay"

Episode 277: Favorite Games of 2023
Introduction: 
News: 
Fled - 11 days $40
River Valley Glassworks - 12 days, $39
 Games played: 
Let’s Go! to Japan
Courtisans 
Return to Dark Tower with monuments 
Favorite Games of 2023: 
Jason 5 - Hollywood 1947
Katie 5 - Sushi Boat
Jason 4 - Fit to Print
Katie 4 - Hickory Dickory
Jason 3 - Maple Valley
Katie 3 - Distilled
Jason 2 - Expeditions
Katie 2 - White Castle
Jason 1 - After Us
Katie 1 - Earth
Honorable Mentions - Penny Black, Disney Animated, Horticulture, Oh, No Volcano!
Closing: