BOARD GAMES with Variant Hex

Aaron and Kellye discuss a couple of two player games. 7 Wonders Duel is a two-player spinoff of the 2011 Kennerspiel des Jahres winner, 7 Wonders. Kingdomino Duel is also a spinoff of the 2017 Spiel des Jahres winner, Kingdomino.

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

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Adam and Kellye choose some of their favorite board game art.

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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!

Aaron and Kellye discuss a couple of two player games from their collection. Royal Visit is a re-theme of a Reiner Knizia game, Times Square. The Princess Bride: I Hate to Kill You is a dice game where you duel as characters from the cult classic.

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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!

Kellye and Adam discussion curating their board game collections in the year ahead. They'll discuss containment (how they store their games), cohesion (what makes up their collection and why), and culling (how do they decide what games should go).

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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!

Kellye and Aaron talk about their playthrough and opinions of the game Corrosion.

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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!

Kellye and Adam discuss their Top 5 Games to play on Board Game Arena. Give them a try at boardgamearena.com

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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!

Kellye and Aaron discuss the Kickstarter games that arrived this year, and also share the list of what they are still waiting to receive.

We have small corrections worth mentioning for this episode:

1. Kellye mentions the next Garphill Game series, but couldn't remember the name. That series will be Wayfarers, Scholars, and Inventors of the South Tigris, due to release in 2022, 2023, and 2024 respectively.
2. Kellye misnamed a Kickstarter incentive called "Make 100" when mentioning Paper App Dungeon (she mistakenly called it "Make 1000"). Paper App Dungeon had over four thousand backers, hence her confusion.
3. The Quest-A-Day calendar was lost in the mail, but we have now received a replacement!

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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!

Adam and Aaron discuss lying to loved ones and strangers in this episode about deception games.

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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!

Adam, Aaron and Kellye guess the board game asking only about components the format of 20 Questions. Also, Kellye and Adam have a 7 minute aside about the benefits of spending time in nature.

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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!

The cover photo for this episode is by Emily Morter via Unsplash

Adam and Aaron discuss their love of the relatively unknown board game, "Cursed Court".

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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!