Simon Lavender from AmassGames joins Candice to discuss the worker placement mechanism and their favorite worker placement games. 00:00:00 Introduction00:06:36 Fresh Plays00:07:39 Mexica00:10:33 AuZtralia00:11:11 A Study in Emerald00:14:17 Hit Z Road00:16:47 Uno Flip!00:20:30 Meltwater: A Game of Tactical Starvation00:33:50 Worker Placement Games and Our Favorites 00:45:44 Simon's  Honorable Mentions (too many to list!) 00:49:53 Candice's Honorable Mentions - Viticulture, Viticulture: World, Vinhos, Kanban EV, Dungeon Petz, General Orders: World War II00:55:46 Simon's #5 - Railroad Revolution00:59:34 Candice's #5 - Federation01:07:24 Simon's #4 - Russian Railroads01:10:52 Candice's #4 - Anachrony01:17:17 Simon's #3 - Lorenzo il Magnifico01:23:18 Candice's #3 - Dominant Species: Marine01:31:29 Carson City01:32:35 Simon's #2 - Fields of Arle01:35:37 Candice's #2 - Underwater Cities01:42:41 Simon's #1 - Stone Age01:46:08 Candice's #1 - Dune: Imperium01:55:05 Sign-offWeb: https://boardgamegeek.com/
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Episode 13: Worker Placement Games We Love, with Simon Lavender

Bi-weekly casual conversations with passionate gamers who geek out about board games, the mechanisms behind them, and the people who create them.

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Ticket to Ride designer Alan Moon joins Candice to discuss what they've been playing recently and their board game hobby pet peeves.00:00:00 Introduction00:04:46 My Island00:05:33 Union Pacific00:08:46 Candice's BGG.Spring Recap00:09:14 Arcs00:09:38 KeyForge with Roy00:10:05 Border Reivers00:11:18 Ryan Courtney's New Light Puzzle Game Series (Five Boroughs)00:12:44 Gems of Iridescia00:15:15 Turnip00:17:22 Forum Trajanum00:20:40 Fresh Plays00:21:04 Path of Civilization00:23:55 Little Tavern00:28:24 Ancient Knowledge00:31:44 La Famiglia00:44:38 The Adventures of Robin Hood00:49:11 Garden Guests00:55:20 Our Board Game Hobby Pet Peeves00:55:56 Alan's Pet Peeve #101:02:09 Candice's Pet Peeve #101:03:51 Alan's Pet Peeve #201:08:50 Candice's Pet Peeve #201:11:43 Alan's Pet Peeve #301:17:17 Candice's Pet Peeve #301:23:33 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Days of Wonder! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/
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Episode 44: Board Game Hobby Pet Peeves, with Alan Moon

Ian O'Toole joins Candice to discuss the board games they've played the most.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:14 Speakeasy00:03:19 Sausage Sizzle!00:06:54 Fresh Plays00:07:08 Oathsworn00:14:30 Arcs00:16:16 By Stealth and Sea00:26:13 Nemo's War00:26:58 The Hunters00:30:55 Age of Innovation00:38:20 Attack on Titan: Deck-Building Game00:48:40 Attack on Titan The Last Stand00:50:40 Our Most Played Board Games00:51:17 Most Played Card Games + Bonus Mentions00:55:25 Newton 00:59:05 Arctic Scavengers01:00:24 Spyfall + One Night Ultimate Werewolf01:04:36 Viticulture01:07:48 Race for the Galaxy01:11:11 Quacks of Quedlinburg01:13:20 Battle Line01:16:55 Wingspan01:19:29 Forum Trajanum01:24:39 Santiago01:28:09 The Voyages of Marco Polo + Marco Polo II01:31:34 Gaia Project01:33:20 Pax Pamir01:38:47 Castles of Burgundy01:41:40 Great Western Trail01:46:50 Azul: Queen's Garden01:50:09 Clank!01:51:57 Glory to Rome (Innovation, Impulse, Red7, Uchronicle, Uchronia, Mottainai, Aegean Sea)02:02:03 Citadels02:09:17 Maybe Next Time... (The Great Zimbabwe + Concordia)02:12:06 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Office Dog Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/
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Episode 43: Our Most Played Board Games, with Ian O'Toole

Roy Cannaday from the Dice Tower (and game designer of Last Light) joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games with asymmetric factions.00:00:00 Introduction00:04:43 Fresh Plays00:04:59 Let's Go! To Japan00:09:31 Tindahan (Filipino Fruit Market)00:13:44 Trick and Trade00:14:26 Like Cain and Abel00:16:56 Fortitude00:17:29 Star Wars: Unlimited00:22:31 Ironwood00:35:58 Asymmetric Faction Satisfaction00:36:02 The Asymmetric Faction Secret Sauce00:41:34 Dune 00:44:56 Heavy Euros (Age of Innovation, Gaia Project, Terra Mystica)00:48:33 Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition) 00:51:29 Cooperative Games (Spirit Island, Too Many Bones)00:54:06 Root00:56:12 Historical Games (The COIN Series, Here I Stand)01:01:53 Heroes of Land, Air & Sea01:05:08 Two-player Epics (Dune: War for Arrakis, War of the Ring, Star Wars: Rebellion)01:12:12 Cosmic Encounter01:15:35 Multiplayer Games (TI4, Root, Dune, Hegemony)01:17:29 Two-player Card Games (Android: Netrunner, 1815 Scum of the Earth)01:20:12 Honorable Mentions (Vijayanagara, Defence of Procyon III, Vast, Crescent Moon, Red Dust Rebellion)01:23:57 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Lookout Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/
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Episode 42: Asymmetric Faction Satisfaction, with Roy Cannaday

Suzanne Sheldon from Salt and Sass Games joins Candice to discuss meaty games in small packages.00:00:00 Introduction00:07:22 Fresh Plays00:07:49 Tangram City00:14:11 Dune: War for Arrakis00:23:33 Kemet00:24:58 Come Sail Away!00:30:51 Heat: Pedal to the Metal00:37:52 Flamme Rouge00:41:33 Meaty Games in Small Packages00:43:21 Arboretum00:44:45 Oh My Goods!00:47:18 Tybor the Builder00:47:40 Targi00:50:07 7 Wonders Duel00:50:29 Beer & Bread00:50:45 Village Rails00:53:45 1902 Méliès00:58:50 Demeter01:02:02 Fleet: The Dice Game & Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers01:03:03 Battlecrest01:07:38 Joraku01:11:56 Innovation01:14:39 Aegean Sea01:17:28 1987: Channel Tunnel01:25:19 Pax Transhumanity01:31:51 Tichu01:34:44 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Gamegenic! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/
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Episode 41: Meaty Games in Small Packages, with Suzanne Sheldon

Board game blogger Meeple Lady joins Candice to discuss their favorite board games based on TV shows.00:00:00 Introduction00:01:19 Circle DC Recap00:09:02 Fresh Plays00:09:28 Arcs00:15:19 Dune: Imperium - Uprising00:29:10 Rafter Five00:32:44 Flesh and Blood: Round the Table00:44:02 Our Favorite Board Games Based on TV Shows00:45:37 Clue: The Golden Girls00:48:08 Narcos: The Board Game00:54:32 Jarl: The Vikings Tile-Laying Game00:57:01 Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem01:04:38 The X-Files: Circle of Truth (re-implementation of Circle the Wagons)01:09:59 A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)01:16:02 The Expanse Board Game01:26:24 Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game01:32:18 Unfathomable01:33:44 Star Trek: Ascendancy01:35:20 Star Trek Discovery: Black Alert01:37:17 Sign-offThank you to our sponsor, Atomic Mass Games! Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/
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Episode 13: Worker Placement Games We Love, with Simon Lavender

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