The always fun, always funny Paula Deming from Things Get Dicey joins the podcast this week to discuss:

• Board games that really get us riled up (in good and bad ways)
• The games in our "shelf of opportunity" that we're most excited to get to
• Why we livestream playthroughs -- or not

The games discussed on this episode:

Intro: 

• Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
• Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time

Christina’s topic: Games that get you hyped

• Dominant Species
• Targi
• Twilight Imperium
• Draw Your Own Conclusions
• Telestrations
• Escape: The Curse of the Temple
• Dungeon Fighter
• Flip Ships
• The Quacks of Quedlinburg
• Wonderland’s War
• Libertalia
• Modern Art

Shoe’s topic: What are the games in your backlog that you're most excited to get to (and why haven't you yet)?

• Too Many Bones
• Sleeping Games
• Near and Far
• Above and Below
• Adventure Tactics: Domianne’s Tower
• Space Base
• Space Base: The Emergence of Shy Pluto
• Machi Koro
• Lisboa
• Gallerist
• Formosa Tea
• Great Western Trail
• Viticulture
• CloudAge
• Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
• Clank Legacy
• Cutthroat Caverns
• Space Park
• Herd Mentality
• P for Pizza
• Gentes
• Pioneer Days
• Happy Salmon
• Power Grid
• Blockbuster
• MTV: The Throwback Music Party Game

Paula: Playing and live-streaming games online

• Hallertau 
• Fort
• Coatl 
• Targi
• Carcassonne 
• The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
• Lisboa
• Modern Art
• Blank Slate
• Wavelength

Final thoughts:

• The Lost Expedition
• Praga Caput Regni 
• City of the Big Shoulders