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This week on the Shut Up & Sit Down podcast, we’re talking two players! Tag Team is a head-to-head brawler, and Suna Valo is exactly the same, but for farms! Finally, Matt waxes lyrical about General Orders’ Samurai Sequel: ‘Sengoku Jidai’ - and, within it, has perhaps found a game that’s too small for even our perma-shrunk noggins.
Hearken, ye Cabalists! Gather round, for this day the Lords convene in discourse. They speak first of Jamie and AC’s newest chronicle of dread and mystery, wrought in the Call of Cthulhu. Thereafter, a query from a faithful listener shall be pondered, touching upon the use of relics and tokens within the gaming hall. Lastly, the Roundtable shall be set, where wisdom is shared on the keeping of momentum and the weariness that oft befalls the Game Master. Raise thy voices in mirth! Huzzah!
After hearing on social media about how to get new board gamers to play Lacerdas in quick progression Adrian conducts a light hearted thought experiment on how this "could" be achieved through different genres and styles of board games.
FIRST PLAYER: Adrian OTHER PLAYERS: Becky & Tambo
In this episode you'll learn: - that JP has sneaked onto Let's Talk About Hex to chat about his recent play of Andromeda's Edge: Genesis expansion by Cardboard Alchemy - about war and what is it good for by Adrian in Quartermaster General by Griggling Games - whether Becky has lost all hope destroying the one virus (ahem) ring in Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship by Zman Games - that Tambo has gone back to the 90's in Console Wars: The Card Game by Booth Babe Games - all about Adrian's thought experiment about progression through light to heavy board games
Tom sits at the small table. Eric's parents make friends on a cruise. Julie travels the country spreading boardgames wherever she goes. We also talk about what surprises await in those little pockets of games in places where you don't expect to find them. We delve into the mailbag for some pertinent questions, and we gather a new crop of Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
00:50 - School Has Started, Dice Tower West, Cruise
Yokohama Duel is a two-player strategy game set in Meiji-era Japan, where players compete as merchants navigating trade routes and foreign relations. It condenses the original Yokohama into a tighter format, emphasizing tactical movement, resource collection, and contract fulfillment. With modular setup and multiple scoring paths, it offers deep replayability in a compact package that many still trying to find the best way to victory.
Rival Cities pits two players against each other in a historical rivalry between Hamburg and Altona. Through lawsuits, trade, and political maneuvering, players vie for dominance in a tug-of-war of influence and prestige. The game can be quick playing and therefore making each decision impactful and every turn a strategic duel.
Up or Down is a fast-paced card game focused on building ascending or descending sequences, ideal for quick, engaging play. Meanwhile, Twinkle Twinkle offers a peaceful tile-laying experience where players draft transparent tiles to complete star charts and connect constellations. Both games are accessible yet clever, appealing to casual and puzzle-loving players alike.
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Clef and Tim return from DoaMcoN in Kansas City where they played board games and disc golf. We share our disc golf plays of the weekend before we dive into all of the games such as Northern Pacific, Filipino Fruit Market, West Riding Revisited, Age of Industry, Kremlin, Power Grid, Come Sail Away, Marracash, Bagged & Boarded, Inca Empire and more!!
Board game talks starts at 45:51
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In this episode Banana, Adrian and Joe are chatting about what’s been hitting the table.
Adrian, has been exploring Etherstone but can’t stop talking about another game entirely. Banana is still wondering how to make a zombie look enthusiastic in Caution Signs. Meanwhile Joe is finding joy in creating amphibian high-rises in Frog Tower.
All this and a few laughs, so enjoy!
Sizzling Games:
Frog Tower: [37:12]
Endeavor: Deep Sea: [42:18]
Question of the Pod Recap: [54:54]
New Question of the Pod: [1:05:55]
Fired Up: [1:15:22]
New Question of the Pod: What hot new game are you excited to play and why?
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On this episode of On Board Games, Erik talks with Rob Searing from Board Games with Rob and Insert Here about games (and other things) they've played including:
Merchants of Andromeda
Samurai / Hanami
Lightning Train
Stroop
Bouba/Kiki
Koi
Nemesis: Retaliation
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(24:01) Then, the two talk about length of game play and is playing mulitple short games better than one long one or vice versa.
This week on Garrett's Games: Shelley and I head into the North with our mechs to deal with corruption and save previous explorers in
Expeditions by Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games
Then we head East and make a journey with our trusty yaks to
Kathmandu by Stefan Feld from Queen Games
Thanks as always to our sponsor Bezier Games
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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Ghost Stories and The Great Evening Banquet. Then, inspired by Game Night Picks, Crystal makes Ambie play a trivia game about her board games!
There's any number of subtle innuendoes we could've gone with, but this is what we're doing I guess. If you haven't got there yet, we're talking about games that aren't just slow rides, but instead leave you gasping for more right as they climax. Before we finish, we talk about No Loose Ends, Eselsbrücke, and The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship. 01:24 - No Loose Ends 09:08 - Eselsbrücke 19:33 - The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship 33:52 - Comings and Goings 37:44 - Games that finish strong 40:17 - Agricola 40:44 - Splendor 41:14 - Voyages of Marco Polo 44:03 - Terraforming Mars 45:28 - Blood on the Clocktower 46:57 - Innovation 47:49 - Rumble Nation 49:50 - Moon Colony Bloodbath 52:12 - Dominion
Welcome, Cabalists, to another Wednesday packed with games and shenanigans with the Founders! Today we dive into Raising Robots, Here Lies, Flock Together, Everdell Silverfrost, Hot Streak, and feature Jamey Stegmaier’s newest creation, Vantage! Then, after Steve steps in to fill Tony T’s big shoes for the news segment, we tackle a couple of listener questions including what to do when you know you’re going to lose, and which games we’d choose to guarantee victory over our fellow Founders. Raising Robots: 00:05:48, Here Lies: 00:14:22, Flock Together: 00:24:12, Everdell Silverfrost: 00:39:40, Hot Streak: 00:51:16, Vantage: 01:06:59, News with Stevie S: 01:44:33, Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:36:16. Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/. Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/. And Game Night Picks at http://gamenightpicks.com/cabal.
Nick hosts this week with some devious, ddeevviiouus trivia.
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.
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