I'll be honest. There's a whole lot of nonsense at the start of this one. If you want to hear jibbajabba this is for you, otherwise stay clear bucko. If you do make it through we've got some good chat about 1882 and the nature of randomisation in board games. If you hear Jack groaning and making sad noises it's because DC Deckbuilder is his favourite game of all time and he regrets whenever it comes up because it makes him want to play it over and over and ov

Apparently Tanner has seen like every movie or something, it sounds like a gag and he's just saying yes to every attempt to stump, which frankly comes across as insecure and petty so consider this his first and last appearance. Apologies for wasting our audiences' time. Frosthaven also sounds incredible and I wish it had come out 7 years ago, another Tanner screw up.

A24 is responsible for some very good movies but their successes creates slight resentment and brings out the contrarian in me. Aronofsky is overrated.

Bloodborne is the best From game of all time or at least top 3. Joel finished it but didn't do everything so it doesn't count and he has forgotten the face of his father. 18Chesapeake: Off the Rails is the most fun Jack has had with 18xx in a long, long time and that's saying something because Jack loves 18xx and almost always has a great time playing it. Be prepared for bankruptcy. Also, Dune is very good but a disaster of rules and requires a group of people who can bend not break when it comes to absolute nonsense. Jack learns additional rules following the show.

Jack and Joel have a friendly discussion about a game they feel vaguely indifferent about but that Jack enjoyed more, Clash of Cultures. An argument breaks out over proper ammunition storage and whether assassinating a random stranger who's down on his luck just for the heck of it after playing a board game is ethical or not. The results may surprise you.

In order to make good chili it's important to first disguise purchased chili as your own, preferably under the moniker of steamed beans. Afterwards, understand the Iosefka is replaced reasonably quickly and holds the invite to Cainhurst as well as 1/3 of the umbilical cord necessary to fight the true final boss. 1882 is a very good game and anyone who says otherwise is a jaded train enthusiast that has lost sight of the true meaning of Christmas. And Curse of Strahd reinforces the X-Files motto of trusting everyone and obeying the government at all times because it is correct, praise be to the Baron.

ALL IS WELL.

In this episode Joel and Jack talk about books because they can read, believe it or not, and also get into the nitty gritty(ish) about John Company that Joel got to play twice in a row. Jack also played 1882 but didn't get to talk about it so that's a preview for next episode.

We talk Bret Easton Ellis' newest novel, The Shards, as well as a graphic novel called the Fade Out, and a fantasy series that has something to do with the moon and archives, Jack cannot recall as he writes this but Joel likes it a lot and listens to them on audio book while he cooks and cleans.

In this return to form Jack and Joel get into some talk about video games, their all time favourite Pax Pamir, and discuss the finer points of running away from terrible danger in spoilers for The Curse of Strahd 5E.

Jack and Joel interview famed Crokinole champion and manufacturer of the vaunted Tracey Board, Jeremy Tracey.

Jack and Joel talk about selling games like Tapestry and playing games like Age of Empires, Pax Pamir (rug), Dune Imperium, Arkwright: The Card Game, and more D&D Ghosts of Saltmarsh.

Jack flies solo because Joel's wife was wounded in Vietnam so we talk about Lords of Hellas and other Dudes On A Map (DOAM) games. Featuring Christmas music from Grandma's Cottage and SMT:V.