Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Rescuing Robin Hood, Tiwanaku, and Holiday Hijinks: The Independence Incident. Then, we talk about our top 5 games that we've played that are currently in the top 100 ranked games on BoardGameGeek.com. Use our affiliate link to get Rescuing Robin Hood (or other things)!
It's time again to turn the tables and get your take, to feel out the collective tastes of you, the listeners of the show. It's the annual Listener Top 20! You've been sending in all of your lists (thank you!), I've been compiling all of the data (you're welcome!) - and here it is, in a convenient list format. Before we ask the audience, we talk about Flip 7, Hot Streak, and Kolejka.
02:37 - Flip 7 10:40 - Hot Streak 19:47 - Kolejka 27:42 - Listener Top 20 29:05 - Agricola 29:55 - Gloomhaven 31:26 - Guards of Atlantis II 32:20 - Blood on the Clocktower 33:20 - Arcs 34:40 - Tigris & Euphrates 35:21 - Terraforming Mars 35:54 - Marvel Champions: The Card Game 36:42 - Inis 37:24 - Innovation 38:13 - Race for the Galaxy 39:02 - Root 40:04 - Concordia 41:00 - The Castles of Burgundy 41:41 - Ark Nova 42:03 - Dune: Imperium 43:19 - Ra 43:35 - Brass: Birmingham 45:11 - Spirit Island 46:27 - Hansa Teutonica
Nick has his own unique style as host. Is it good? Who could say?
This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below.
In our previous episode, we explored what makes a board game a true masterpiece—a creation that showcases a designer’s greatest achievement, marked by exceptional craftsmanship, originality, and lasting impact. This time, we’re taking the conversation even deeper. In Masterpieces 2, the Founders shift the spotlight to the brilliant minds behind the games themselves. We’ll be celebrating the visionary game designers whose work has shaped the hobby - and welcoming four Honorary Founders as guest hosts, each presenting their favorite designer and the game they consider to be that designer’s crowning achievement.
After the business of the UK Games Expo we managed to carve out some time for on our our good friends in the industry and chat to Lee Miller the founder of Molinarius Games to talk about him, the company and their upcoming game Time Troopers which is available on Gamefound right now.
GUEST PLAYER: Lee Miller from Molinarius Games PLAYER: JP
In this episode you'll learn: - all about Lee's entry into the tabletop gaming space and his favourite games he likes to unwind with - about how Molinarius Games got started and how it's developing and growing each year as a publisher - more about the latest game live on Gamefound right now which is Time Troopers. Check out the Gamefound link below - how composed music is playing more of an important role in board games and how the team at Molinarius are leaning into this more and more
Walker's approach to parenting eschews what he sees as the coddling endemic in other families. He believes in competition above all else, where newbs must be pwned and even babies must git gud. "L2P" is his family motto. Some appalled anthropologists tried making a documentary about the Walker household, but they were forced to tone it down and release it as Squid Game.
01:21 AYURIS: Through the Desert (Reiner Knizia, KOSMOS, 1998)
Clef and Tim are back at it again with a special guest! Or are we the guests? We are back to our normally scheduled programming with some disc golf, baseball, board games and then some movie talk. We talk Pax Pamir Second Edition, Hot Streak, and Cash-a-Catch before we talk about when we feel like it's time to move on from some games.
Timestamps:
Disc Golf pretty much from the beginning
Baseball Talk starts at 16:33
Board Game talk at 31:33
Movie Time at 54:51
This week Shelley and I check out the cute and the beautiful
Alpaca by Christian Giove from Pegasus Spiel and GateOnGames includes VERY cute alpacas in an introductory-level deck-building game
River of Gold by Keith Piggott from Office Dog finds players meandering down a river board with spot gloss gold, gathering resources and money, building buildings, and delivering to customers.
Come come, hungry diners - take a seat at the big table and have a little gander at this spread of delectable games!
Oops, all good games on this one! This podcast features chat about a space tourism simulator (Galactic Cruise), a light-and-breezy turtle-based engine builder (Australis), and TWO entire TWO PLAYER games about being Greek and In Trouble (Iliad and Ichor).
We're in Becky's happy place this episode as she takes us through all things bright & beautiful with a focus on nature themed games. The gang discuss their favourites and why it gives them the cosy feels.
FIRST PLAYER: Becky OTHER PLAYERS: Kerley & Adrian
In this episode you'll learn: - All about Adrian's experience with Parks from Keymaster Games - about Kerleys return to a classic space tech tree game, yep theirs only one it's Beyond the Sun by Rio Grande Games - about Becky's love for LOTR: Duel for Middle-Earth by Repos Productions - to take a walk around the meeple managerie as the team walk through nature games and how they fit into the hobby
This time, Tom gives us an update on his replay of the Catan expansions before we take a big look at small games. What are the pros and cons of games that can fit in your pocket? Also, we share a new Tale of Horror, as well as our latest batch of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
01:03 - Summer: Origins, Dice Tower East, Dice Tower Cruise, Gen Con
"Because of the long-standing mutual enmity between Meany and Brown, Meany was named among the suspects in The Case Of Encyclopedia Brown’s Mangled Corpse. Meany denied the allegations.
'It’s true that Detective Brown and I didn’t see eye to eye, but I would never do something so downright dirty rotten as murder him,' Meany said. 'Besides, it’s a matter of public record that, at the time the crime was committed, I was at the North Pole watching the penguins.'"
-"Idaville Detective 'Encyclopedia' Brown Found Dead In Library Dumpster", The Onion
Hey now, and welcome to a special early release of The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast! The gang is on their way to Origins Game Fair, and we figured it’d be nice to give everyone something to listen to if you're driving to Columbus, Ohio today. In this episode, the Founders talk about the games they've been playing, including The Quest for El Dorado, Stupor Mundi, Earth, Heat: Pedal to the Metal, and Terraforming Mars with the Colonies and Prelude expansions. They also feature The Dark Quarter from Evan Derrick. Then, after Tony T delivers his always-arousing tabletop gaming news segment, the fellas take questions from listeners - covering topics like what makes a great game day, what they've learned from board games, and what a first-time convention attendee should expect. The Quest for El Dorado: 00:08:32, Stupor Mundi: 00:14:41, Earth: 00:22:58, Heat Pedal to the Metal: 00:31:56, Terraforming Mars: 00:39:12, The Dark Quarter: 00:53:09, News with Tony T: 01:26:59, Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:10:03. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/. Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/. And CGE at https://czechgames.com/.
Join Conor, Joe and Lauren and they discuss what has been hitting their tables and screens. Conor has gone absolutely rogue venturing off the table and into the digital space with Monster Train 2. Lauren enlightens the guys on her recent solo tower defence adventure with The Last Lighthouse. Joe has been playing a fun party game, no wait a really fun party game, no wait a game that dances and teaches itself and gives everyone free chocolate while they play - it’s Ito!
That, plus the regular question of the pod and what has us fired up.
Timestamps:
What we’ve been playing [0:03:52]
Monster Train 2 [0:43:48]
The Last Lighthouse [0:53:50]
Ito [0:59:29]
Question of the Pod [1:08:05]
Fired Up [1:20:20]
Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all the games that we discussed:
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