Board Game Gambit

In today’s episode, we will be discussing racing games and the racing mechanism in games in general. We talk about different games that fit the genre we enjoy. Our in-depth game review is Res Arcana by Thomas Lehmann.

Some games we discussed in today's episode include Red Rising, Oliver Twist, Fairy Tale Inn, Revolution!, Dominations, Oracle of Delphi, Istanbul, Automobiles, Rajas of the Ganges, Jamaica, and DownForce.

The winner of our Instagram contest will be announced on Instagram live shortly. Thank you to everyone who has entered.

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Intro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Outro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting 2] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Despite the pirate-like title, we are instead talking about deck builders in today's episode. We discuss some of our favorites and some that are not for us. Our in-depth game review is Anachrony by Dávid Turczi from Mindclash Games. We will be doing a board game giveaway shortly so be sure to check out our social media for updates. 

Time stamps of games discussed in today's episode:

On Mars

9’12”  Dokmus

15’00” Bonfire

24’00” Merlin expansions

27’15” Dwellings of Eldervale

38’30’ Praga Caput Regni

43’45” Anachrony

1h23’45” John Company

1h26’45” Nedavallir

1h27’30” All Hands on Deck (Mage Knight, Tyrants, Dominion, Hero Realms, Moonrakers, Viscounts, Clank, Thunderstone, Super Motherload)

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Intro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Outro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting 2] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode we have a vision of a future GenCon, we travel to (on?) Mars, we relax with cats on the Island of Miaui, discuss games we just played or we are looking to receive, we review "Bears!" for longer than it would take to play it, and finish with our titular conversation about boardgames names.

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Intro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Outro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting 2] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Today's episode is all about area control games, and fittingly, the review is on Rising Sun by Eric Lang. We discuss as always what we like and what we think makes good area control games.

Some games that we discussed in this episode include TrapWords, Fantasy Realms, Mission Red Planet, Ethnos, Herrlof, So You've Been Eaten, The Staufer Dynasty, Rising Sun, and more!

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Intro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Outro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting 2] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In today's episode, we have gone back to prehistoric times, when only worker placement games ruled the gaming scene. Ok, maybe not that far, but we have definitely gone back to simpler times when worker placement meant worker placement only. Back in our day, we didn't have these hybrid games that are all the rage blending worker placement with other genres. We discuss some of our favorites, will yours make the list?

The episode in-depth review covers the always enjoyable, Champions of Midgard from Grey Fox Games. Fittingly, this worker placement game has made an impression on us and the BGG gaming community ranked #101 overall. Find out more about it or revisit an old friend in today's episode.

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Intro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Outro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting 2] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Today's episode revolves around how we choose what games to play and what can influence that decision. Some games that we discussed in this episode include: Praga Caput Regni, Tzolk'in, and Carnegie.

Our in-depth review this episode was Lost Ruins of Arnak, a hybrid deck buliding/ worker placement from new designers Min and Elwin published in 2020 by Czech Games Edition.

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Intro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)

Outro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting 2] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)

We are back, back, back again! Welcome to Season 2 of our podcast endeavors, where Geki and I attempt to be more regular about posting content. Thank you to all the listeners who have reached out to us. We hope you enjoy our look back at the year 2020, specifically games that came out in that year. 

We are excited to start our new Season with a lookback on games that made a lasting impression on us this year. Unlike other times, I will not be posting our games discussed as that would leak our very guarded list of top games. :)

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Intro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)

Outro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting 2] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)

 You Can't Say That! At least not in this game... In today's episode, we discuss communication limitations in games. As always, we discuss games we played recently and did our in-depth review, this time of Game of Thrones: Hand of the King Card Game.

Some games mentioned in today's episode include: Orleans, Mezo, Anomia, It's A Wonderful World, Hanabi, Quirky Circuits, and Pictomania.

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Intro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)

Outro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting 2] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)

Expand your listening experience with this expansion of our podcast about expansions. :) When are expansions necessary or unnecessary? We delve into the world of expansions in board games and discuss ones we like and some we don't particularly care for. We also discuss some games that we have played recently and continue our gambit with an in-depth discussion of Raids from iello.

Some other games discussed in this episode are Tekhenu, Gugong, Gingkopolis, Treasure Hunter, Rialto, Village, Bruges, Abyss, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Champions of Midgard, Five Tribes, and Raiders of the North Sea.

As a fairly new podcast, we hope that you enjoy our content and like, share, and subscribe to our weekly gambits. Feel free to comment on our podcast, or find us on Instagram or Facebook by clicking the links below.

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Intro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)

Outro Music: [Sitcom Rock Sting 2] by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)