Boardgame Mechanics

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: 

Episode 276: Our Top 100 Games of All Time (10-1) or Katie Gets Mad At Jason For Calling Downton Abbey Stupid

Episode 276: Our Top 100 Games of All Time (10-1)
Introduction: 
News: 
Everstone - 10 days, $59
Forgeflame - 10 days, $54
 Games played: 
Histrio
Lizard Wizard 
Santa Monica
Our Top 100 Games of All Time (10-1): 
Jason 10 - Wreck Raiders
Katie 10 - Merchants of the Dark Road
Jason 9 - Vinhos
Katie 9 - London
Jason 8 - Orleans
Katie 8 - Hadara
Jason 7 - Obsession
Katie 7 - Newton
Jason 6 - Wonderland’s War
Katie 6 - Obsession
Jason 5 - Merlin
Katie 5 - Merlin
Jason 4 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
Katie 4 - Rococo
Jason 3 - The Gallerist
Katie 3 - Woodcraft
Jason 2 - Tapestry
Katie 2 - Grand Austria
Jason 1 - Iki
Katie 1 - Coimbra
Closing:

Episode 275.5: The 100 Outside the Top 100 pt. 5 or Next Time Jason Will Make a List...He Needs a List

This is the audio version of a live stream that took place on 02/22/2024. This is a video series counting down our favorite games that are not quite in the top 100.