Boardgame Mechanics

Episode 3: Top Six Games Named After People/Places

Jason and Joel take a look at 6 of their favorite games that are named after real people or places and give a few honorable mentions that didn't quite make the cut.  There is talk about Kanban and Mombasa and games that they have been playing.  Also the Dice Tower gets a shout out and they open up a campaign to get on the This Game is Broken podcast with the Brother's Murph.

Episode 2: The Obligatory Gateway Games Episode

Episode 2:  Top 3, well 6, Gateway Games
Introduction:  
News (announcements, releases, kickstarters):  
Trickerion: Academy - It seems like a new expansion is in the works. Dávid Turczi posted a message on Facebook about a few play testers playing the game with some prototypes. I am super pumped for this.  The designer said that this is going to be a big box expansion with Solo rules.
The Uboat Kickstarter
Hate. I think we might hate this one. 
 
Games played last week:  15:00 to 25:00
BGMcon discussion
 Bruges
Grand Austria
Viticulture
 Orleans
Covert
 Scythe
Top 3, err 6, gateway games:  25:00 to 55:00
Takenoko
Airlines Europe
Mystery of the Abbey
Dice Town
World’s Fair 1893
 Lords of Waterdeep
 
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Thanks to the Dicetower, Rahdo, and all the other great media people doing their part to spread the hobby. 

Episode 1: Our Favorite Games of 2017

News (announcements, releases, kickstarters):  
Century Eastern Wonders
Treasure Island
Scarlet Pimpernel Kickstarter
Council of Four
Scythe: Rise Of the Fenris
Games played last week:  
 Istanbul
 Scythe
 Vasco da Gama
Dogs of War
Bob Ross The Art of Chill
Roll player
New to us games of 2017: 
Yamatai
Century spice road
Sagrada
Unfair
Near and Far
Azul
Charterstone
Clans of Caledonia
 
 
Joel also raves about being a Stonemaier/ Jamey Stagmaier fanboy. He expresses his love of the dice tower and Tom Vasel. Jason promotes the wooden cube industry and Juma Al-JouJou, Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, Simone Luciani.  Joel tries to sell Jason the virtue of miniatures, and Cool Mini or Not. CMON Jason! Like the Minis.   Also want to thank boardgamegeek, SUSD, Rahdo, and the Dice Tower for all they do.  
 
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