Tom, Julie, and Eric start looking forward to their next convention adventures now that Gen Con is done (though, since we're recording before Gen Con, we can't discuss anything that happened there just yet). We focus on the joy of playing older games, especially with players who haven't experienced them before. We delve into the Tale of Horror vault, as well as answer a listener question about how to pick what we play, and what to do when we choose poorly. Finally, we close the show with Roses, Thorns, Hula Hoops, and Advice for Eric.

00:48 - News and Announcements - Dice Tower West and Cruise, Dice Tower District

02:50 - Teaching and Playing Older Games

17:45 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror

22:33 - Listener Question - How to Pick What to Play

32:56 - Cities

36:20 - Clash of Magic Schools

42:11 - Things in Rings

45:14 - Sand

48:37 - AI Space Puzzle

51:14 - The Mandalorian Adventures

56:26 - Eric's Going to Try Blood on the Clocktower

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Who is this Wilmot? What wares is he housing? Few answers are offered. We are merely told, rather imperiously, that we work at his warehouse. Sure, we have weekends off, but on occasion the fickle demiurge Wilmot commands us to speak in monosyllable, or move seats, or hide secrets from our colleagues. One shudders to imagine what terrible fate befalls those foolhardy enough to flout his edicts.

Games Played Last Week:

00:41 -Terminus (Earl Aspiras and Tom Volpe, Inside Up Games, 2024)

10:15 -Hour of Need (Adam Sadler & Brady Sadler, Blacklist Games, 2022)

13:40 -Animal Upon Animal (Klaus Miltenberger, HABA, 2005)

14:01 -Ghost Blitz (Jacques Zeimet, Zoch Verlag, 2010)

14:50 -Green Team Wins (Nathan Thornton, 25th Century Games, 2022)

15:45 -Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2023)

21:39 -Robinson Crusoe: Collector's Edition (Joanna Kijanka and Ignacy Trzewiczek, Portal Games, 2024)

28:29 -Slay the Spire: The Board Game (Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, and Casey Yano, Contention Games, 2024) 

34:39 -Deep Rock Galactic (Ole Steiness, MOOD Publishing, 2022)

37:04 -Quartermaster General: East Front (Ian Brody, Ares Games, 2023)

News (and why it doesn't matter):

44:49 Phil Walker-Harding, Dr. Finn, and Devir Game's Cities

46:15 Feature Game: Wilmot's Warehouse (Ricky Haggett, Richard Hogg, and David King, CMYK, 2024)

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Join Dan, Mitch and Joe as the fellas share the games that have been hitting their table (and sometimes missing the mark) this week. In our Sizzling Games segment Joe is balancing building with bonuses, Mitch has a palmful of powerful potions, and Dan is swiping sardines from the seas.

There's also the Question of the Pod, Swear an Oath, and all of the usual shenanigans you've come to expect from the Board Game BBQ Podcast.

New Question of the Pod: What is your earliest board gaming memory?

 

Sizzling Games:

Ginkgopolis [37:00]

Palm Laboratory [43:16]

Conservas [58:32]

 

Question of the Pod Recap: [1:08:20]

Swear An Oath: [1:27:03]

 

Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483

 

Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:

Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars (2020), Circadians: Chaos Order (2022), Through The Desert (1998), Blitzkreig! (2019), Dieson Crusoe (2022), Illumineer's Quest: Deep Trouble (2024), Ginkgopolis (2012), Palm Laboratory (2024), Conservas (2024), Fast Forward: Fear (2017), Fast Forward: Flee (2017) 

 

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