All The Bits Board Game Podcast

Welcome to Episode 29 of All The Bits, wherein the dynamic duo become a terrific threesome as Marguerite Cottrell aka @Maggibot joins the show to discuss Essen releases, horrific game stories and Potatoes! Not only do Shaun and Michelle rely on Maggi's amazing knowledge, they make her play their crazy games! This was quite the show!

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Time Stamps

3.45: you had me at....

5.14: Ask me anything bit

14.08: Guess the Game bit

27.35 - Hot Topic: Top 5 boxes with bits that are coming out at the most wonderful time of the year. Essen Spiel baby!

74.43 - All The Bits bit

Welcome to Episode 28 of All The Bits, wherein Shaun and Michelle go to FallCon 31! They are joined by a variety of guests as they talk about what they've played at FallCon 31, the Canadian Game Design Awards, what GIANT bits they saw, a Next Up with a host of guests, a Guess the Game with an OG bitser, and much much more!

Please note this episode's content was record live on-site at FallCon 31. While this was an incredible experience, please be warned that there is a fair bit of background noise. However, we hope the content on the show more than makes up for it!

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Welcome to Episode 27 of All The Bits, wherein we get kiddy wit it (Little Action), fight for dominance in the wild (Root), marvel at the Doctor (Blue Lagoon), and show just how bad cute animals can be (GoodCritters). But that's not the only games Shaun and Michelle played. They discuss all their plays, and interactions with MEGA BOARD GAME PERSONALITIES, at Fowl Play 2018. All this and the usual bits of All The Bits! It's all about the games on Episode 27!

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Time Stamps

1.45 – Ask Me Anything bit

Michelle: Recommend me a game for my ridiculous family...

Shaun: What's your most Canadian game?

6.02 - Guess the Game bit

13.30 - Drive By bit

Michelle: Little Actions, Blue Lagoon

Shaun: Root, GoodCritters

43.00 - Hot Topic: Fowl Play 2018

69.00 - BGG Thread Spotlight: Your Most Embarassing Gaming Experience? https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2053908/most-embarrassing-board-gaming-experience

77.10 - All The Bits bit

83.00 - Next Up

Welcome to Episode 26 of All The Bits, wherein we celebrate our one year anniversary! We made it! This is a huge episode as Shaun and Michelle go over their top 10 games, look at a BGG thread spotlighting "grail" games, getting excited about bits, and get hyped up for once "next up". Oh yeah... There's still the matter of a little give-away. Congratulations to the winner! On top of all that, there are details for a huge FallCon 31 announcement!

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Time Stamps

4.17 – Ask Me Anything

Michelle: If you could get a boardgame tattoo...?

Shaun: Your highlight... Or lowlight... of All The Bits?

22.30 - Shaun and Michelle's Top 10 Games that we’ve played since we got sucked into this glorious hobby

72.38 – All The Bits

Michelle: Myrmes

Shaun: Umm... Potion Explosion?

75.5: Next Up

Michelle: Firenze: Second Edition; Altiplano: The Traveler

Shaun: Umm....

82.07 - Our one year anniversery give-away winner! Thank you to everybody who entered!

89:00 - FallCon 31 Artemis Bridge Simulator details!

Well this is a thing that is actually happening! Tyler and Matthew, Shaun’s two teenage nephews, take over All The Bits and talk over Episode 1 of All The Bits. They know nothing about board games, and really, life in general but here they are. See what happens when Michelle makes a deal with the devil? Hope ya’ll like Fortnite!!!

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Welcome to Episode 25 of All The Bits, wherein Shaun and Michelle talk about some hotness (Lords of Hellas, Lowlands, Pioneer Days), some oldish (Cleopatra and the society of Architects), and look in depth at Curio: The Lost Temple.

The dynmaic duo also fawn over the bits from Lords of Hellas and Northwind, step up to the place in their Next Up bit, and go over what they are most looking forward to at Gen Con 2018. Shaun and Michelle also make sure that you are aware that the next episode is #26 which kinda means a legit, actual anniversary. So what better way to celebrate than with a bunch of announcements, including a giant give-away!

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**Time Stamps**

1.05 – Our Anniversary material this episode is Silver

4.03 - What do we have planned for our 1 year anniversary episode? Hint: GIVE-AWAY!

8.48 - Ask Me Anything

• Shaun: What's your favorite expansion?

• Michelle: Guess the year of publication...

13.34 – Guess The Game

20.25 – Drive Bys

20.5 – Shaun and Michelle attempt to decipher **Curio: The Lost Temple**

35.5 – Michelle goes back to the good ole days in **Pioneer Days**

44.51 – So. Much. Shiny. **Lords of Hellas**

51.56 – Do two rule books make the game twice as good? Find out in **Ulm**

59.20 – Shaun goes on the way-back machine as he plays **Cleopatra and the Society of Architects**

66.26 – Do great components and gorgeous box art make for a great game? **Lowlands**

75.0 - Hot Topic: It's our Gen Con 2018 Top Five! What are we most excited about?

105 – All The Bits

105.45 – More shiny in **Lords of Hellas**

108.28 - Michelle takes a ride on the open sea with the 3D boat in **Northwind**

110.0 - Next Up

**Heaven & Ale Expansion **

**Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger**

**Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra**

**Snowdonia**

118.0 - Over. Finally over!

Welcome to Episode 24 of All The Bits, wherein Shaun and Michelle talk about the new (Starship Samurai, Merlin), the recent (Cry Havoc, Istanbul: Dice Game), and the old (Glory to Rome,Goa). The dynmaic duo also fawn over the bits from Roll Player and Tokyo Highway, get excited about new games, expansions, and re-implementations, and discuss the BGG thread: is buying a lottery ticket the same as playing a game? All this and the usual games, wackiness, and delightful banter you have come to love and enjoy from All The Bits!

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Time Stamps

0.33 – Our thanks to BoardgameBliss

1.40 – Our Anniversary material this episode is Opal

3.17 - Ask Me Anything

• Shaun: If you could eliminate any 3 genres from boardgaming, what would they be?

• Michelle: If you were to be reincarnated as a board game bit, what would you choose?

7.44 – Guess The Game

15.0 – Drive Bys

15.43 – Shaun gushes over the brutality and tightness of **Starship Samurai**

25.0 – **Merlin**. It’s a Feld! It’s Michelle! How much will she love it? You might be surprised!

35.02 – Shaun gets to check off **Glory to Rome** on his boardgame bucketlist

41.43 – Michelle douses herself in beige as she talks about **Goa: A new expedition**

49.06 – It’s more area control crazyiness as Shaun talks about his time with **Cry Havoc**

57.10 – Michelle closes off the Drive By’s with a look at the fun filler **Istanbul: The Dice Game**

61.02 – It’s the BGG Thread Spotlight – Is buying a lottery ticket a game? https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1876694/buying-lottery-ticket-playing-game

67.10 – All The Bits

68 – Shaun fondles the **Roll Player** coins and drools at the playmat

71.14 – Michelle rides the **Tokyo Highway**

73.44 – Next Up

74.50 – **Terraforming Mars: Colonies**

76.68 – **Imhotep: Das duel**

78.25 – **Bee Lives: We Will Only Know Summer**

83.14 – **Troyes 2 player Roll & Write**

84.32 – FallCon 31

86.34 – More boardgamebliss love

88.25 – Thank you for an amazing intro and outtro

Welcome to Episode 23 of All The Bits wherein Shaun and Michelle go all Cult of the New. It's all of Origins 2018's hottest games in one place. They Drive By Luxor, Reef, Endeavor, Century: Eastern Wonders, Coimbra and more! The dynamic duo then run-down how their 10x10 is going at the mid-point (hint: not good). In the All The Bits bit, Shaun talks about the incredible art of Dino Dunk (duh) and Michelle messes with your head as she talks about all the wood in Origin. Finally, Next Up gets literal again as Shaun gushes over Lords of Baseball and Gizmos, while Michelle losers her mind over Merlin and Great Western Trail: Rails to the North. All this, and so much more! Seriously, this episode is jam-packed with so much entertainment you are going to lose your bits!

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Time Stamps

0:01 – Intro

04:34 - Anniversary Bit

06:55 - Ask Me Anything Bit

14:10 - Guess The Game Bit

18:28 - Drive By Bit

55:38: Hot Topic Bit

66:00 - All The Bits Bit

71:00 - Next Up Bit

What's this?!?! A bonus episode of All The Bits?!?! For realz! It's our Origins preview wherein we tell you our top picks for games going on sale this Origins! We are also joined by a special guest star: Shaun's crying daughter. She really wanted to say HI to the internetz!

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Welcome to Episode 22 of All The Bits, wherein Shaun and Michelle talk about all the board games! They Drive By the new hotness (Altiplano, Thunderstone Quest, Riverboat) and the cult of the old (Arkham Horror LCG, Bruxelles 1893, Formula D). In an interactive BGG Thread spotlight, they look at the "Board Games Described Badly" thread. The All The Bits bit features a Medici comparison and makes you hungry with New York Slice. And in the Next Up bit, the dynamic duo looks at expansions for Clank! and Roll Player, along with Welcome To..., Gorus Maximus, and more! All this and the usual whacky fun and bits!

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Time Stamps

0:01 – Intro

00:30 - Anniversary Bit

03:24 - Ask Me Anything Bit

06:40 - Guess The Game Bit

12:38 - Drive By Bit

54:40 - BGG Thread Spotlight: Board Games Described Badly? https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1996916/board-games-described-badly

62:00 - All The Bits Bit

68:55 - Next Up Bit