Ambie and Crystal discuss Cuba Libre and Carpe Diem. We then start a 3-part series where we talk about our favorite game from each letter of the alphabet, starting from the end. Crystal then discusses the origin of the word "Alphabet."

Announcements: 0:43

Recent Games: 1:31

Favorite Game Each Letter Part 1: 15:25

Board Game Etymology - 'Alphabet': 30:57

Outro: 31:55

Bloopers: 32:51

Cuba Libre: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111799/cuba-libre

Carpe Diem: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245934/carpe-diem

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/267/episode-122-alphabetical-part-1

Ambie interviews Toby Mao, the creator of https://18xx.games/

Interview intro: 0:23

18xx.games: 5:27

Outro: 32:48

18xx slack: https://join.slack.com/t/18xxgames/shared_invite/zt-8ksy028m-CSZC~G5QtiFv60_jdqqulQ

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/266/episode-121-interview-with-toby-mao

Ambie and Crystal discuss Adventure Games: The Volcanic Island and playing games on Board Game Arena. We then talk about our "top" ten games from low ranking games on BoardGameGeek.

Announcements: 0:49

Recent Games: 4:11

Top Bottom Games: 16:29

Outro: 32:30

Bloopers: 33:34

This episode was inspired by this geeklist on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/277847/top-ten-games-starting-bottom

Adventure Games: The Volcanic Island: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284082/adventure-games-volcanic-island

Board Game Arena: https://boardgamearena.com/

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/265/episode-120-but-this-is-a-good-game

Ambie and Crystal discuss Escape Room in a Box: Flashback and Star Wars: Unlock!. We then talk about our lives and some things we do and content we make outside of the podcast.

Recent Games: 0:48

State of the Blitz: 11:26

Outro: 32:49

Bloopers: 33:53

Join our discord server: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS

Escape Room in a Box: Flashback: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279911/escape-room-box-flashback

Star Wars: Unlock!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312267/star-wars-unlock

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/264/episode-119-what-s-up-with-blitz

Ambie and Crystal discuss Disciple Detective and The Princess Bride Adventure Book Game. We then talk about some games that we've never (or rarely) talked about before, at least on the podcast!

Announcements: 0:44

Recent Games: 3:31

Games We've Never Discussed: 13:32

Outro: 30:53

Bloopers: 31:57

Disciple Detective: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/297735/disciple-detective

The Princess Bride Adventure Book Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316750/princess-bride-adventure-book-game

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/262/episode-118-games-we-ve-never-discussed

Ambie and Crystal discuss King of the Roll and Prisma Arena. Then Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'Eurogame' before we discuss what euro games are and how they have changed over the years.

Announcements: 0:45

Recent Games: 2:29

Thematic Segment & Etymology: 15:14

Board Game Etymology - 'Eurogame': 15:50

Euro Games: 17:29

Outro: 31:15

Bloopers: 32:10

King of the Roll: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286222/king-roll (Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaardgames/king-of-the-roll-a-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-fighting-game)

Prisma Arena: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/277692/prisma-arena

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/261/episode-117-the-evolution-of-euros

Ambie and Crystal discuss The Curious Elevator of Mr. Hincks and the Blinks game system. We then talk about spooooky games and some ways that games can create tension, dread, or surprise.

Recent Games: 0:46

Spooky Games: 14:59

Outro: 29:23

Bloopers: 30:27

The Curious Elevator of Mr. Hincks: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311017/curious-elevator-mr-hincks

Hincks Gazette: https://www.teambluefish.com/hincksgazette

Blinks: https://move38.com/collections/blinks (Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/move38/blinks-smart-board-game-system-epic-adventure-expansion)

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/259/episode-116-spooky-games

Ambie and Crystal discuss Project L and Cartographers Heroes. We then finish our part two of our one in a hundred games list with our top game from each set of 100 in the top 1501-2000 ranked games on BoardGameGeek!

Recent Games: 0:45

One in a Hundred Part 2B: 9:28

Outro: 26:08

Bloopers: 27:04

Project L: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260180/project-l

Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardcubator/project-l-finesse

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/258/episode-115-one-in-a-hundred-part-2b

Ambie and Crystal discuss Gridopolis and Battlestar Galactica. We then continue our one in a hundred games list with our top game from each set of 100 in the top 1001-1500 ranked games on BoardGameGeek!

Recent Games: 0:42

One in a Hundred Part 2A: 15:25

Outro: 28:45

Bloopers: 29:40

Gridopolis: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267418/gridopolis

Gridopolis preorder: https://shop.gridopolis.games/

Battlestar Galactica: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37111/battlestar-galactica-board-game

Vassal Engine: http://www.vassalengine.org/

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/257/episode-114-one-in-a-hundred-part-2a

Ambie and Crystal discuss Egyptia and GRBLD. We then talk about some tips for how to teach board games well.

Announcements: 0:40

Recent Games: 1:41

Teaching Games: 8:41

Outro: 27:04

Bloopers: 28:08

Egyptia: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298431/egyptia

GRBLD: https://inkwellgames.com/grbld/

For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/255/episode-113-tips-for-teaching