Episode 162 - Favorite Trick Taking Games

Introduction: 

News: 

• CULTivate - 2 days, $35

Games Played: 

• Duffers

Favorite Trick Taking Games:

• Jason - Fox and the Forest

Closing:

Episode 161 - Favorite Love Themed Games

Introduction: 

News: 

• Everdell: New Leaf and Mistwood expansions - 5 days, $60 

Games Played: 

• Bristol 1350

Favorite Love Themed Games: 

• Jason - Tanto Cuore: Winter Romance

Closing:

Episode 160 - Design Our Dream Game Night

Introduction: 

News: 

• Caper: Europe - 14 days, $39

Games Played: 

• Mutuels 

Dream Game Night: 

• Katie - Intersperse light/quick games with more intense games

Closing:

Episode 159 - We design our dream game

Introduction: 

News: 

• Finding Anastasia - 9 days, $29/$39

Games Played: 

• The Inventors

We design our dream game: 

• Katie - Engine building/card synergy 

Closing:

Episode 158 - Mechanics Rundown Con:

Introduction: 

News: 

• City of Crowns (Paladins of the West Kingdom expansion) - 6 days, $28/$52 box

Mechanics Rundown Con: 2021 Recap: 

• Lords of Vegas

• J, K, T

• J, K, T, D

• J, K, T, D

• J, K, T, D, B

• J, K, T, D, B

• J, K, T, D, B

• J, K, T, D, B

• J, K, T, D, B

• J, K, T, D, B

• J, B, T, D

• J, S, T, D

• J, K, T, D, S

• J, K, T, D, S

Closing:

Episode 157 - Best Games on a Budget:

Introduction: 

News: 

• MOB: Big Apple TGG Games 4 days to go $30

Games Played: 

• Black Fleet

Best Games on a Budget: 

$20 Games:

• Jason - Silver and Gold $15 Amazon Pandasaurus 

$30 Games:

• Jason - Dice Forge Amazon $29.99

$40 Games:

• Jason - Taverns of Tiefenthal $34.99 Amazon

Closing:

Episode 156 - Ugly Games We Love Anyway:

Introduction: 

News: 

• Metro City Edition and Big Box - 3 days, $44/$90

Games Played: 

• Mall Madness

Our Favorite Ugly Games: 

• Jason - Trajan

Closing:

Episode 155 - Our Favorite Negotiation Games:

Introduction: 

News: 

• A Fine Mend - 5 days, $15 pdf

Games Played: 

• Terra Mystica 

Our Favorite Negotiation Games: 

• Jason - Dogs of War

Closing:

Episode 154 - Anticipated Games of 2021:

Introduction: 

News: 

• Carnegie - 8 days, $80

Games Played: 

• Clue: The Great Museum Caper

Anticipated Games of 2021: 

• Jason - Weather Machine

Honorable Mentions: 

Dice Theme Park (run theme park, dice are customers, values reduce as they move)

Genotype (worker placement, dice drafting)

Moonshine Empire (redneck pickup and deliver)

Aqua Garden (stock aquarium tanks; rondel, set collection, drafting)

Shogun No Katana (craft swords, worker placement - different workers to collect resources, etc)

Caper: Europe - Same as Caper?

Dinosaur World - Card drafting, worker placement and driving a jeep around to admire your hard work...don’t let too many people get eaten

Galenus - Worker placement game where you decide which worker to resolve during the action phase. Blind bidding to compete in medical contests.

My Father’s Work - Worker placement game where players are competing mad scientists trying to complete their father’s masterwork.

Namiji (Tokaido universe) - Like Tokaido but a bit deeper with some different mechanisms but still has the same chill vibe

Merchants Cove - Rondel and commodity speculation

Museum: Pictura - More streamlined version of the original game. There is more intermittent scoring chances in this one as opposed to the original version.

Closing:

Episode 153 - Great Blind Bag/Draw Games:

Introduction: 

• Abomination giveaway. 
  • Jan 17 12am to Jan 30 11:59pm

News:

• Pingyao - 19 days, $55 

Games Played: 

• Honey Buzz

Blind bag/draw favorites: 

• Jason - Blitzkrieg

Closing: