Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 41: The Top Ten Games of Essen (per BGG Hotness) or Squeezing into an Airplane Seat is Like Trying to Fit Both the Expansions for Champions of Midgard in the Base Game Box

Episode 41 - Untangling the Essen Hotness
Introduction
News
Detective: L.A. Crimes from Portal Game
Queen Games releasing Alhambra mega box with three new expansions.
MICE AND MYSTICS MOVIE Plaid Hat and Dreamworks
Games played
Jason - Lisboa (solo against Lacerda only) from Eagle Gryphon
Joel -  REEF from Next Move Games
Jason - Towers of Arkhanos from Creative Games Studio
Joel - Istanbul dice game from AEG
Untangling the Essen BGG Hotness
Azul:  Stained Glass of Sintra - Next Move Games
Teotihuacan: City of the Gods - NSKN Games
Coimbra - Eggertspiel
Chronicles of Crime - Lucky Duck Games
Blackout Hong Kong - Eggertspiel
Everdell - Starling Games
Gugong - Game Brewer
Newton - Cranio Creations
Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition - Horrible Games
Dice Settlers - NSKN Games
Closing

Episode 40: An Interview with Plaid Hat Games or Mistakes Were Made and Joel Is Now Merely Just a Prince

Episode 40 - Interview With Plaid Hat
Introduction
News
Arkhanos by creative games studios
Dungeon WC by Dracomaca Games Real time co op game where players are trying to get their hero thru a dungeon to the bathroom before time runs out.
Fantasy Flight Content Creator smackdown
Games played 
Jason - Dungeon Petz by Vlaada from CGE
Joel - Coimbra Plan B and Eggertspiel
Jason - Tanks, but no Thanks! by Tin Robot Games
Joel - Concordia
A Hat that is Plaid Interview
Interview with Plaid Hat Games
Closing

Episode 39: A Very Swanky Interview or The Archduke of Cardboard Has to Use the Block Button on Vital Lacerda

Episode 39 - The Swankiest of Interviews
Introduction:   
News: 
RB8 Retro baseball
Games played:
Jason - Dragon Boats of the Four Seas
Joel - First Class
Jason - Not Alone
Joel - Altiplano
A very Swanky Interview:
Interview with Mike and Chris from Swanky Turtle Games.
Closing

Episode 38: Shame, Boatloads of Shame, Day After Day, or Rising 5 Rises to Top of the Wanted List

Episode 38 - Shame Games
Introduction:  
News: 
Rise to Nobility Beyond and Second Printing.  On Kickstarter now with 14 days to go.
Centershaft Fallen Elements from Not My Eyeball Games.  This has 28 days to go and is only 8% funded. Met designer at Origins.
Dragon Boats of the Four Seas from Maple Games and designer Daryl Andrews.  Bidding for spots on these four boats that will take you to one of the four islands.  There is a bit of take that but seems like a slick euro in spite of that.
Games played: 
Jason - Drop It!
Joel - Red Scare
Jason - Rising 5: The Runes of Asteros
Joel - New York Slice
TBD: 
Jason - Terra Mystica
Joel - Detective
Jason - Vast: The Crystal Caverns
Joel - Heroes of Land Air and Sea
Jason - Vasco da Gama (all What’s Your Game Games)
Joel - Twilight Imperium 3
Closing: 
Joel Honorable Mentions -union pacific, power struggle, BSG
Jason Honorable Mentions - Spirits of the Rice Paddy, Ladies and Gentlemen, Redacted

Episode 37: Our Top Five Worker Placement Games or Jason Worked His Way Through Early Adulthood As A Callboy

Episode 37 - Top 5 Worker Placement Games
Introduction (2 additional questions)
Which are your favorite board games as apps (mobile or PC), either by fun or by best implementation and experience?
Which digital games (card, board, etc.) would make good physical games?
News
Second edition of Belfort coming from TMG. Has new expansion material and the hard to find Expansion Expansion.
Renegade is reprinting Trajan. Will release in December.
Keyflow… it’s definitely less than keyflowER
Homebrewers. -- looks awesome.
Games played
Jason - Xi’an
Joel - Heaven and Ale
Jason - Castles of Caladale
Top 5 Worker Placement Games
 
Jason 5 - Dinosaur Island
Joel 5 - Voyages of Marco Polo
Jason 4 - Tzolk’in
Joel 4 - Keyflower
Jason 3 - Lorenzo Il Magnifico
Joel 3 - Vinhos
Jason 2 - Voyages of Marco Polo
Joel 2 - Viticulture
Jason 1 - The Gallerist
Joel 1 - Great Western Trail
Jason Honorables - Trickerion, Vasco da Gama, Istanbul, Demon Worker, Rajas of the Ganges
Joel Honorables - Near and Far, Le Havre, Manhattan Project, Kingsburg, Alchemists
Closing

Episode 36: We answer your questions, or "Alright, lets do it again, this time from the top."

Episode 36 - We answer your questions
Introduction:   0:00
to 3:00
Shout out to the mailman (Jason)
News: 3:00 to 15:00
Stygian Society
Mississippi Queen Second Edition
Merlin Expansion - Arthur on Kickstarter
Games played: 15:00 to 25:00
Jason - London 1st Edition
Joel - Brass
Jason - Symphony #9
Joel - Western Legends
Answer your questions: 25:00 to 50:00
In a 4X game, which is "X" is your favorite?  And why?
Which game in your current collection do you hope your children will keep after you're gone?
What is one goal you have for this podcast’s future?
Where does the music on the podcast come from?
What is your co-host's favorite "roll and move" game?
If you were going to do a podcast about something other than board games what would it be?
What were your initial impressions after playing Settlers of Catan for the first time?
What is your #1 favorite game mechanism?  Which game implements it the best?
What game do you think Darth Vader would enjoy the most?
Which property on the Monopoly board do you fear the most?
Which would you rather have - Good Theme or Good Components?
What movie IP would you design a board game for?  What would be it's featured mechanisms?
What is your "Grail" game?
Who is your favorite villain/monster (from TV or movies)?
Which is William Shatner's greatest role?
What is Rosie's ideal date? Katie or Kim to answer.
Closing: 50:00 to 55:00

Episode 35: Our Numbers 10 Thru 6 Favorite Worker Placement Games or We Were Going To Answer Your Questions But We Got So Scared That The Computer Didn't Export Files Correctly

This was the episode that we were going to be answering all of your questions but the technical difficulty fairy struck and that didn't happen.  We will work on trying to do that for next week's episode.  In the meantime give a listen to some of our favorite worker placement games and some sad violin music.

Ep 34: Does Vinhos Make it in the Hall, or Who Loves Dogs of War? We Do!

Episode 34 - News, Games and HoF discussion for Vinhos
Introduction:   
News: 
Dale of Merchants Collection - new stand alone expansion. Has new creatures and a bunch of different modules.
Bee Lives
Kickstarter for Jasper funded in 9 minutes
Games played: 
Jason - Dogs of War
Joel - Energy Empire
Jason - Fish Cook
Joel - Majesty-- For The Realm
HoF Discussion: 
Vinhos 
Closing:
Wrench ratings:  
5:  Play anytime and would suggest it to 80% of gamers to own
4:  Play most any time. 60% of people should own this game.
3:  I'll play it sometimes in the right mood or if others want to play 40% of gamers suggested
2:  Play if convinced
1:  Will not play. Rather play TI4 (Jason) or Munchkin (Joel)