Adamantly Analog: A Board Game Podcast

By Corey Murphy, Harrison Dunn

Corey and Harrison are unapologetically obsessed with board games. They can't get enough of them so they decided that when they're not playing games it would be wise to spend their time talking about ... more

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October 07, 2024Ep. 19 - Love for the Underdog
Board Game Geek, colloquially known as "BGG", has become the board gamer's encyclopedia in many respects. The merit of its famous 10-point rating scale is contentious (to say the least) but, nonetheless, influential when it comes to purchasing a new game. Today, we will talk about board games that have a "low" rating (7.0 or below) on BGG that we still love!
We'll also cover recently played games including Metrorunner, Let's Go to Japan, Yokohama, and Cabanga!.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Metrorunner

Let's Go To Japan
Harrison
Yokohama

⁠Cabanga!
Feature Topic
Our favorite games that are rated 7.0 or below.
Mountain of Madness (6.5, 3.3K ratings) (Corey’s pick #1) / Iello

The Potion (5.9, 386 ratings) (Harrison’s pick #1) / Foxmind

Harbour (6.5, 5.2K ratings) (Corey’s pick #2) / TMG

A Game of Thrones: The Hand of the King (6.6, 4.5K ratings) (Harrison’s pick #2) / Fantasy Flight

Vegetable Stock (6.8, 996 ratings) (Corey’s pick #3) / Arcane Wonders

NMBR9 (6.9, 7.8K ratings) (Harrison’s pick #3) / Z-Man Games
⁠Trivia Ambush
Name the game that this modular option comes from:
To play the extended game, simply add all cards marked with a red and white icon (upward pointing arrow) on the cards’ lower left border at the start of setup, including two new (REDACTED)s.

During the game, whenever you move a Camp onto a hex with an unrevealed (REDACTED) token on it, flip the token over. Whenever you place a Village that touches a hex with a revealed (REDACTED) token, immediately gain the benefits shown on the token.

This box contains two versions of (REDACTED), the Republic and the Imperium version. Do not mix cards from both versions, but instead use either one or the other.

Do you want to play the campaign? Place story card 01 onto the corresponding space on the game board. Read the card and follow its instructions: Place story tile 1 next to the indicated location. Draw quest tiles from the pile and place them face-up next to the indicated locations.

The experience of the game can be customized and enhanced through the purchase of regularly released expansions. Expansions may introduce new (REDACTED)s, additional scenarios or campaigns, and new player cards that add variety and depth to (REDACTED) decks.
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54min
September 30, 2024Ep. 18 - Embracing Variability (with Philip duBarry, designer of Citizens of the Spark)
Philip duBarry is the designer of a number of highly regarded games including Black Orchestra and Revolution!. In October, crowdfunding for his latest title, Citizens of the Spark (Thunderworks Games) will go live. Citizens of the Spark is a card-drafting and tableau building game with a widely variable set-up, drawing inspiration from classics like Dominion.
This week, Philip joins us to talk about our favorite games with variability and variety due to their depth, diverse strategies, and gameplay options.
What We've Been Playing
Philip
Faraway
Corey
Forest Shuffle Scoring App
Harrison
Dorfromantik: The Board Game
Feature Topic
Our favorite games with variability and variety.
Dominion (Philip’s pick #1) / Rio Grande Games

Teotihuacan: City of Gods (Corey’s pick #1) / Board & Dice

Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure (Harrison’s pick #1) / Dire Wolf

Innovation (Philip’s pick #2) / Asmadi Games

Marvel Champions (Corey’s pick #2) / Fantasy Flight

Terraforming Mars (Harrison’s pick #2) / FryxGames

Eclipse: Second Dawn For The Galaxy (Philip’s pick #3) / Lautapelit.fi

Spirit Island (Corey’s pick #3) / Greater Than Games

Dice Throne (Harrison’s pick #3) / Roxley
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Links
“Dark Matter” and “Recursion” by Blake Crouch

Vampire Survivors (Steam Game)

A Dance of Fire and Ice (Computer Game)
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1h 2min
September 23, 2024Ep. 17 - Table Presence
Some games are impossible to ignore. Whether it be incredible board art, fun miniatures, or triple layered magnetic player boards, table presence is certainly a big part of the experience of hobby board gaming. Today we will talk about our favorite examples of that.
In addition, we'll share some thoughts on a few recently played games including QE (Quantitative Easing), Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Town Builder Coevorden, My City: Roll & Build, and Isle of Sky.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
⁠QE

Heat: Pedal to the Metal

Town Builder Coevorden
Harrison
My City: Roll & Build

Isle of Sky: From Chieftain to King
Feature Topic
Our favorite games with great table presence.
Scythe (Corey’s pick #1) / Stonemaier Games

Everdell (Harrison’s pick #1) / Starling Games

Wasteland Express Delivery Service (Corey’s pick #2) / Pandasaurus

Tenpenny Parks (Harrison’s pick #2) / Thunderworks Games

Lost Ruins of Arnak (Corey’s pick #3) / CGE

Robot Quest Arena (Harrison’s pick #3) / Wise Wizard Games
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Other Links
Oh Geez, Not Again (Band)

"Sucky" by Fuzzysurf (Music Video)
Trivia Ambush
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
In Photosynthesis, a game of competitive tree growing, how many pieces make up each tree piece?

In Everdell, the game of cozy woodland tableau building, how many pieces make up the central tree?

In Tenpenny Parks, a game of building the best theme park, how many pieces make up the central carousel?

In Wingspan, that one bird-game you probably all know, how many pieces make up the birdhouse dice tower?

In Potion Explosion (1st Ed), the potion-making game with colorful marbles, how many pieces make up the marble dispenser?
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53min
September 16, 2024Ep. 16 - Mechanically Speaking
This week, Corey and Harrison talk about their favorite board game mechanics and pick games that represent them best. We'll also cover some recently played games including Thunder Road: Vendetta, Fractured Sky, World Wonders, and River Valley Glassworks.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Thunder Road Vendetta

Fractured Sky (Deluxe Edition)
Harrison
⁠⁠World Wonders

World Wonders: Mundo Wonders Pack

River Valley Glassworks
Feature Topic
Our favorite mechanics and games that include them.
Bag Builder: Orleans (Corey’s pick #1) / DLP Games

I Price, You Choose: Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King (Harrison’s pick #1) / Lookout Games

Lead and Follow: Glory to Rome (Corey’s pick #2) / Cambridge Games Factory

Tracks: Rise (Harrison’s pick #2) / DLP Games

Mancala: Five Tribes (Corey’s pick #3) / Days of Wonder

Flip & Write/Bingo: The Guild of Merchant Explorers (Harrison’s pick #3) / AEG
⁠⁠⁠Other Links
A Whole New Sound (Disney Compilation Album)
Trivia Ambush
Guess the game based on the excerpt from each rulebook:
The start player begins by playing a [redacted] card from their hand and all other players in clockwise order do the same. When a player plays a [redacted] card, they must declare the observed color.

Giving a piece of information: In order to carry out this action, a player has to take a blue token and place it back into the lid of the box. He can tell one teammate something about the cards held by that teammate.

To construct a Building, you must first own a set of adjacent lots matching the shape of that building.

A player who cannot or does not wish to produce the required number of food must take a begging card for each missing food.

Flip the cards in your play area so that their values are visible, then add all values together to determine your speed.
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44min
September 09, 2024Ep. 15 - Pen and Paper
This week, Corey and Harrison share a list of games that involve writing or drawing. We put an emphasis on games that encourage creativity in ways that checking boxes, writing words, or totaling up numbers don't. These games allow us to express ourselves as artists or laugh at ourselves as artistic wannabees.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Nerdz Day 2024
Harrison
⁠Pick a Pen: Reefs

Slay the Spire the Board Game

Forest Shuffle
Feature Topic
Games that you write or draw on:
Cartographers (Harrison’s pick #1) / Thunderworks Games

Pictomania (Corey’s pick #1) / CGE

A Fake Artist Goes to New York (Harrison’s pick #2) / Oink Games

Telestrations (Corey’s pick #2) / The Op Games

Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated (Harrison’s pick #3) / Dire Wolf

Captain Sonar (Corey’s pick #3) / Matagot
⁠Other Links
After School Dice Club (anime)
Trivia Ambush
Name all of the ways you can score in Yahtzee

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40min
September 02, 2024Ep. 14 - Where It All Began
This week, Corey and Harrison are talking about the games that got them into the hobby. These aren't the first board games they've ever player but they are games that opened their eyes to the cool things that hobby games could do.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Cyclades

La Granja Deluxe Master Set
Harrison
Gnome Hollow

Pick a Pen: Gardens

Next Station: London
Feature Topic
Games that got us into the hobby.
Dominion (Corey’s pick #1) / Rio Grande Games

Small World (Harrison’s pick #1) / Days of Wonder

Arkham Horror (2nd ed) (Corey’s pick #2) / Fantasy Flight

Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension (Harrison’s pick #2) / Cryptozoic/Renegade

Legendary: A Marvel Deck-Building Game (Corey’s pick #3) / Upper Deck

Lords of Waterdeep (Harrison’s pick #3) / Wizards of the Coast
Other Links
Wendy's Feast of Legends (Tabletop RPG)
Trivia Ambush
Which has more expansions? Marvel Legendary or Dominion?

Is the BGG complexity rating for Arkham Horror higher or lower than 3.5?

How many Fantasy races are included in the base box of Small World?

In Lords of Waterdeep, during which round do players receive an additional meeple?

In a game of Gravwell, who begins?
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48min
August 26, 2024Ep. 13 - Games for Big Groups (6+ Players)
This week, Corey and Harrison are talking about our favorite games to play with large groups. These games can support six or more players without introducing too much downtime, too long of a teach, or too much chaos!
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Apiary

Harmonies

World Wonders
Harrison
Rock Hard: 1977

Concordia
Featured Topic
7 Wonders [2-7 players] (Harrison’s pick #1) / Repos Production

Ethnos [2-6 players] (Corey’s pick #1) / C’Mon Games

Twilight Inscription [1-8 players] (Harrison’s pick #2) / Fantasy Flight Games

Mosaic: A Story of Civilization [2-6 players] (Corey’s pick #2) / Forbidden Games

Panda Royale [2-10 players] (Harrison’s pick #3) / Last Night Games

Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig [2-7 players] (Corey's pick #3) / Stonemaier Games

Cartographers [1-99] (Honorable Mention) / Thunderworks Games
Other Links
Archeos Society (Ethnos reimplementation)

Rack 'Em Stack 'Em Robots (Harrison's Game Jam Game)
Trivia Ambush
Which of these has a game (with their name in the title) with the higher rank on BGG?
Bonus points if you can name the highest ranked game for either.
Marvel or DC?

Batman or Spider-Man?

Star Wars or Star Trek?

Fallout or Elder Scrolls?

Pokemon or Digimon?
BONUS McDonald’s or Burger King?
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48min
August 19, 2024Ep. 12 - Highlights from Gencon 2024
This week, we're excited to share games that we played, demoed, heard about, or brought home from Gencon 2024.
What We've Been Playing
Corey
Slay the Spire: The Board Game
Harrison
Wrath of Fire Mountain
Featured Topic
Forges of Ravenshire (Corey’s pick #1) / B.A. Games

Video Game Champion (Harrison’s pick #1) / Arcane Wonders

Comic Hunters (Corey’s pick #2) / Spin Master Games

Flip 7 (Harrison’s pick #2) / The Op

Illimat (Corey’s pick #3) / Twogether Studios

Doomlings (Harrison’s pick #3) / Doomlings Inc
Trivia Ambush
Name the base game for each expansion:
Invasion

Missing Expedition

Nightfall

Salsa

Hall of Heroes
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58min
August 12, 2024Ep. 11 - Small Games, Big Punch (with Mark Besada, host of Board Game Barrage)
This week, our topic is "Small Games That Pack a Big Punch" and we welcome Mark Besada from the Board Game Barrage podcast to join in on the conversation. These games are small in size but may surprise with their complexity, depth, or meaty decisions.

What We've Been Playing
Mark
Luthier

Yedo: Deluxe Master Set
Corey
⁠HiFi

Pirates of Maracaibo

Kinfire Delve
Featured Topic
Biblios (Mark’s pick #1) / Iello

Forest Shuffle (Corey’s pick #1) / Lookout Games

Anomia (Mark’s pick #2) / Coiledspring Games

Arboretum (Corey’s pick #2) / Renegade Games

Innovation (Mark’s pick #3) / Asmadi Games

Cat in the Box (Corey’s pick #3) / Colossal Games
Other Links
Board Game Barrage Podcast

Board Game Barrage Discord
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1h 7min
August 05, 2024Ep. 10 - Games We Loved When We Were 10
This week, our topic is "Games We Loved When We Were 10" and its been an excellent trip down memory lane. Flashback to the late nineties...cartoons are on TV and every ad break is packed with high intensity rock music, overly excited narration, and bombastic scenes of exciting board gaming. There was a major toy factor to these games and randomness and dexterity were in their heyday!

What We've Been Playing
Corey
Forest Shuffle
Harrison
Citizens of the Spark
Featured Topic
Stratego (Corey’s pick #1) / Hasbro

Waterworks (Harrison’s pick #1) / Parker Brothers

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Corey’s pick #2) / Hasbro

Nuclear War (Harrison’s pick #2) / Flying Buffalo, Inc

Electronic Mall Madness (Corey’s pick #3) / Hasbro

Batman: The Animated Series - 3D Board Game (Harrison’s pick #3) / Parker Brothers
Other Links
Invincible (TV Series)

Moonbreaker (Video Game)
Trivia Ambush
Name the subtitles for these titles:
Clank Legacy

Eclipse

Marco Polo II

Heat

Caverna
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48min

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