The year is coming to an end which means it’s time again to look back… not on this year but on last year.  That’s right, today we’ll be revisiting and reminiscing the best board games of 2021!

Nick will be offering his thoughts on over 50 games and categorizing them into Lovers, Keepers, Dumpers, Flingers, and Seekers.

Nick shares his 1st impressions of hot board games including the following:

0:40 - Nightmare Productions
5:52 - Zombie Mania
10:39 - Transatlantic
13:24 - Puzzle Strike 2
16:55 - Resist!
20:15 - Carnegie

Nick shares some exciting new details and publication plans for Bitewing Games including unrevealed Reiner Knizia and Ryan Courtney games coming in 2023 or later!

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Preorder Trailblazers Here

Check out the Zoo Vadis Weekly Reveals Here

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It's an all Knizia episode!  Nick shares his 1st impressions of 8 Reiner Knizia board games:

1:06 - No Mercy
3:51 - Gang of Dice
7:37 - Treasures of Nakbe
13:42 - Great Wall of China
16:51 - Heckmeck am Karteneck
22:26 - Aristocracy
27:32 - Marshmallow Test
31:02 - The Quest for El Dorado: Dangers & Muisca

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Nick shares his first impressions of 8 new-to-him board games:

0:53 - San Francisco
8:08 - Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition
11:47 - Lost Cities: Roll & Write
16:20 -  The Golden Ages
18:40 - Coloretto
20:37 - Poison
24:55 - Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina
28:58 - Municipium

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Continuing on from last week's episode, Nick shares his Top 25 board games of all time!  He also shares where Bitewing Games' revealed publications would fit into his Top 100.

Trailblazers is now live on Kickstarter, and it has already raised over $100k!  Click here to check it out and support Bitewing Games.

Buckle up!  Nick shares and discusses his updated Top 50 board games of all time list, beginning with games 50-26. 

Trailblazers launches on Kickstarter this week (Tuesday, August 16).  Check it out here.

1:20 - Out with the ratings, in the with prognosis

Nick shares his first impressions of the following games:

5:22 - Indigo
8:02 - Savannah Park
10:08 - Railroad Revolution
14:29 - Spectaculum
19:46 - Super Skill Pinball: Ramp it Up
22:26 - Rumble Nation
25:47 - Azul: Queen's Garden
28:39 - An Empty Throne

Our next publication, Trailblazers, launches on Kickstarter next week.  Check out the pre-launch page and follow along.

Nick shares his Top 10 Negotiation Board Games before revealing the next thrilling publications coming from Bitewing Games!

0:39 - Top 10 Negotiation Games
16:03 - Honorable Mentions
20:21 - Our Upcoming Negotiation Publications Revealed!

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In this episode of candid cardboard, Nick shares his 1st impressions of new-to-him games:

0:43 - The Great Zimbabwe
5:00 - Switch & Signal
10:54 - Longboard
14:45 - Carpe Diem
17:24 - Sumatra
23:00 - Green Team Wins
24:53 - Wonderland's War
28:10 - Beowulf: The Legend