BOARD GAMES with Variant Hex

Adam and Aaron discuss their playthrough of Twilight Imperium, 4th Edition.

Here's a few handy links mentioned in the episode outro:

• RTFM's How to Play video
• Shut Up and Sit Down's review
• Shut Up and Sit Down's Space Lions documentary
• Shut Up and Sit Down's playthrough: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3

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Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Space Swoosh Sound effect courtesy of Pixabay

Aaron and Kellye blinked, and it was already time to pick a board game of the month for March 2023!

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• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Aaron and Kellye talk mostly about board games as they recap the month of February. Here’s links to some of their other mentions:

• Lofoten Designer Diary
• Friedman Friese’s Feieraband
• Purple Witcher's Twitch, if you’re looking for chill wholesome video gaming vibes
• Ruel Gaviola's Twitch, if you’re looking for chill wholesome board game vibes
• Tabletop Live Network (TLN)

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Adam and Kellye peruse the 2023 Preview List from Board Game Geek. Here's what they picked.

A few notes:

• The link to click for your titles if you make selections is "View my titles". The text permalink is used for sharing your collection, not your lists.
• The one expansion that got mentioned was IKI: Akebono Expansion
• The drinking age in Germany is 18
• The game with the weird egg is Dodo, not Morris the Dodo
• Here are some Ireland themed games

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye and Aaron discuss what they played in January and each make a selection for game of the month.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye and Adam make picks and share ideas about what makes for a good value in a board game.

Here's some helpful links for things that were mentioned:

• Wavelength App
• Play Codenames Online
• Cost Per Play on BGStatsApp
• BGShield Waterproof Sealant for Board Games

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Adam and Kellye talk about thematic games featuring Harry Potter and share their Hogwarts houses and favorite spells.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Kellye and Aaron discuss a small game and an even smaller game.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Adam and Aaron DEFINITELY SPOIL this escape room-style game. We recommend you pick up a copy of this game, try it yourself, and then give this episode a listen.

Additional notes:

• They also attempted to spoil Charterstone, an underappreciated legacy game by Stonemeier, but Kellye edited out the reveals. There's an app on Steam, Switch, iOS and the Play store for that is excellent, but we also recommend the physical game that is a steal right now on Amazon for $43.
• Kellye has played 300 total hours of across Picross 1, 2, 3, and 4 on Switch, not the 1000s of hours stated by Aaron in this episode. But, she may hit 1k hours by the time she plays Picross 5, 6, 7, 8, and GENESIS.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!

Adam and Aaron discuss their picks for Game of the Month.

A few notes: Aaron meant to pick Encyclopedia for his game of the month, so it's been featured in the episode cover. And, if you'd like to know more about Project L, check out the game's page on Board Game Geek.

• Bluesky: @varianthex
• Instagram: @varianthex
• Twitch: @varianthex (we might start streaming games soon)
• Website: varianthex.com
• Email: [email protected]

Our theme music is "Shimmer" by Mr. Smith, obtained via the Free Music Archive.

"Shimmer" was made available under a public domain license. If you enjoy our theme music, please leave the artist a tip!