Hey hey BATT Family! We are so excited to be back in your ears with Episode 27. Featuring the inimitable Chris Yi from the Dice Tower, we got to have our full episode with him in every segment. We got to talk what it's like to go back and focus on older games, try out a new version of what Mark considers a classic, and just riff off of each other a lot. We had a wonderful time with this recording session and we hope you enjoy it too. Be sure to hit us up after you listen to it and let us know what you thought at [email protected]!

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This episode's segments:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:54 - What's Been on the Table

00:07:01 - Topic of the Week: Returning to Older Games in a Sea of New Releases

00:26:09 - Grand Gamers Guild Sponsor

00:27:44 - Why Did I Play That: Sentient (2nd Edition)

00:39:59 - Table / Shelf / Trade

01:05:22 - Rotating Segment: Surprise Party!

01:15:52 - Yi Plugs! Soda Jerk and Raas

01:18:09 - Secret Door Sponsor  

01:18:59 - Meeple Source Sponsor

01:20:01 - Victory Roll Sponsor

01:20:50 - Contact Info for BATT and Theater Geeks

01:22:01 - Outro

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0) No real notes this week! Just a bunch of links. Also every time Scott has tried bringing up Tidal Blades 2 something weird has happened to the audio. It might be cursed. Probably how darn good the game is. 

1) Soda Jerk: https://www.allplay.com/board-games/soda-jerk

2) Dice Tower: https://www.dicetower.com, https://www.youtube.com/@thedicetower

3) Grand Gamers Guild's PAXU BGG Preview Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/80/pax-unplugged-2025-preview?parentitem=12081

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We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:

Grand Gamers Guild! https://grandgamersguild.com. Use Discount Code BATT10 to make sure that we are supported AND you let them know that we sent you.

Secret Door Games! They can be found at https://www.secretdoorgames.org or 215 S. Main St, Elkhart Indiana 46514.

Meeple Source! https://meeplesource.com/?PARTNER=battg Be sure to keep that partner bit (?PARTNER=battg) on the end of any link on their site, and you'll get us our affiliate linking!

Victory Roll Cafe! https://victoryrollcafe.com or 711 W McKinley Ave, Mishawaka, IN 46545.

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You can email us at [email protected].

We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time. 

We're on BlueSky now and loving it! At this point it really feels like BlueSky is for board gaming, so definitely check us out on there at https://bsky.app/profile/boardallthetime.bsky.social

If you would like to check out Mark's Top 100 list, it can be found at: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/347553/top-100-games-2024-edition

If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime

Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6

Theater Geeks! https://www.twitch.tv/theatergeeks

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We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.