Boardgame Mechanics

By Boardgame Mechanics

Jason and Katie discuss board games, life, and nonsense.... more

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Boardgame Mechanics episodes:

July 17, 2020Episode 130: Our Favorite Game Components-ish or Katie is Definitely the Pretty Okayest Host On the Podcast No Question About It
Episode 130 - Favorite Game Components
Introduction:
Katie’s Fickle Favorite
News:
Recipe for Disaster - 6 days; $42
The Original Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars - 8 days, $39
Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall - 26 days, $65
Games played:
The Pursuit of Happiness
Terraforming Mars
Grand Austria Hotel
Favorite Game Components:
Katie - Raja of the Ganges elephant
Jason - Black fleet boats and coins
Katie - Room names in Castles
Jason - Victorian Masterminds Gears
Katie - Balconies in OG Council of 4
Jason - Gambler Dice Shaker
Honorable Mentions: Parks, Everdell, Wingspan, Fool’s Gold, Takenoko, Five Tribes, Naga Raja, Dogs of War
Closing:
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57min
July 10, 2020Episode 129: Our Favorite Rondel Games or Katie Plugged in Her Microphone This Week but It Still Sounds Like She Didn't...After 129 Episodes We Should Have This Figured Out...Pretty Okay
Episode 129 - Favorite Rondel Games
Introduction:
Katie’s Fickle Favorite
News:
Roll Player Adventures - 7 days; $100
Mantis Falls - 19 days; $29
Dice - Meteorite dice, handmade dragon scales dice, elixir dice, ocean adventures: polyhedral dice with a tropical twist, electronic age core dice, gelatinous soap
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Games played:
Tricky Tides
Shipwreck Arcana
Pandemain: Traditional Farmers Bread
Favorite Rondel Games:
Katie - Tzolk’n
Jason - Kraftwagen
Katie - Winterborne
Jason - Heaven and Ale
Katie - Merlin
Jason - Merlin
Closing:
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53min
July 03, 2020Episode 128: Favorite Engine Builder Games or Katie Forgets to Plug In Her Microphone and Decides to Sing a Little Ditty
Episode 128 - Engine Builders
Introduction:
News:
BGGCon has been cancelled.
Stephen Buonocore steps down from Stronghold Games
Fox on the Run - 12 days; $21
Yura Yura Penguin - 21 days; $24
French Toast - 13 days; $19
Games played:
Forgotten Waters
Spirits of the Rice Paddy
Terraforming Mars
Favorite Engine Builders:
Katie - London
Jason - Imaginarium
Katie - Wingspan
Jason - Lorenzo Il Magnifico
Katie - Coimbra
Jason - Century Spice Road
Closing: Honorable Mentions: Fantastic Factories, Victorian Masterminds, Everdell, Le Havre, Machi Koro, Catan, etc
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June 26, 2020Episode 127: Tips For Teaching Games or Motorcycles, Fireworks and a Kid on the Stairs. Oh My!
Episode 127 - Tips for Teaching Games
Introduction:
News:
Consulting Detective Baker Street Irregulars
Eila and Something Shiny - 22 days, $54
The Messenger: An Immersive Mystery - 5 days, $65
Pizza Rush: The Card Game - 8 days, $19
Games played:
Don’t Turn Your Back (based on Don’t Rest Your Head RPG)
Legacy The Testament of Duke de Crecy
Awkward Guests
Tips For Teaching Games:
Katie - make the main thing, the main thing
Jason - Watch a video to ensure I really understand the game
Katie - play a practice round or open hand
Jason - Play a two handed solo game before actually playing the game
Katie - player aids/turn order cards
Jason - set up the game while reading thru the rulebook
Closing:
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48min
June 19, 2020Episode 126: Game Day Pet Peeves (The Karen Episode) or Katie Reminisces About Being Able to Sleep At Night
Episode 126 - Gameday Pet Peeves (The Karen episode)
Introduction:
News:
Origins is officially cancelled.
Shelfie Stacker - 21 days, $39
Alice is Missing - 9 days, $10 pdf $20
Terraforming Mars Big Box - 13 days, $79 small box of the game and the 3-D tiles
Games played:
Between Two Castles
Tanto Cuore Oktoberfest
Hadara
Gameday Pet Peeves:
Katie - Bad rule explanations
Jason - Playing on phones during games
Katie - Min maxing and judging people for it
Jason - Not paying attention during rules
Katie - Playing dumb
Jason - Sore Losers/Kingmakers
Closing:
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58min
June 12, 2020Episode 125: Games That Have Aged Gracefully or Katie Makes Fun of Jason For Not Knowing How to Win at Clue
Episode 125 - Games That Have Aged Gracefully
Introduction:
News:
Upkeep - 9 days left, $39
Latte Throwdown - 12 days left, $26
Bristol 1350 - 12 days, $21
Games played:
Merkator
The One Hundred Torii
Alchemists
Games That Have Aged Gracefully:
Katie - London (2010)
Jason - Vinhos (2010)
Katie - Thebes (2007)
Jason - Pret a Porter (2010)
Katie - Mystery of the Abbey (1995)
Jason - Bohnanza (1997)
Closing:
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57min
June 05, 2020Episode 124: Games We Love but Never Win or Katie and Jason Argue Over Who is a Karen and Who is a Boomer
Episode 124 - Games We Love but Never Win
Introduction:
News:
Too much real life news
Games played:
The Whatnot Cabinet
Tapestry
The Voyages of Marco Polo
Games We Love but Never Win:
Katie - Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Jason - Grand Austria Hotel
Katie - Century Spice Road
Jason - London
Katie - Merlin
Jason - Coimbra
Closing:
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36min
May 29, 2020Episode 123: Our Favorite Filler Games or Katie Uses Her Artistic Ability to Make Her Own Scumdog GWAR Outfit
Episode 123 - Favorite Filler Games
Introduction:
Shout out to Brent
News:
10th anniversary Tanto Cuore; 5 days; $50
Chai High Tea; 25 days; $20
Kemet: Blood and Sand; 18 days; $76
Games played:
GWAR vs. Time
Tokaido
Harry Potter Battle for Hogwarts
Favorite Filler Games:
Katie - Hoax
Jason - Rice Dice
Katie - Ravenous River
Jason - For Sale
Katie - Love Letter
Jason - Silver Coin
Closing:
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48min
May 22, 2020Episode 122: BGM Essential Games Part 2 or Sometimes Jason Just Wants To Wear What He Wants Without Everybody Treating Him Like a Piece of Meat
Episode 122 - BGM Essentials part 2
Introduction:
News:
Essen and GenCon 2020 cancelled.
Spiele Nominees
Nova Luna
My City
Pictures
Crew - Kenner
Cartographers - Kenner
The King’s Dilemma - Kenner
Games played:
Nanga Parbat
Gem Hens
Liberation of Rietburg
BGM Essentials Part 2:
Co-op Games
Katie - Harry Potter Battle for Hogwarts; Black Orchestra!!!; Rising 5
Jason - Black Orchestra; London Dread; Rising 5; Legendary
Heavy Games
Katie - Newton; The Gallerist; Trismegistus
Jason - Coimbra; Lisboa; Marco Polo

2-Player
Katie - 7 Wonders Duel; Akrotiri
Jason - Caper; Lost Cities; Holmes Sherlock and Mycroft
Deck Builder
Katie - Tanto Cuore - Winter Romance; Heart of Crown
Jason - Clank (any form); ICP
Press Your Luck
Katie - Gambler; Fool’s Gold; HomeStretch
Jason - Quacks of Quedlinburg; Fire in the Library; The Legend of the Cherry Tree
Closing:
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51min
May 15, 2020Episode 121: BGM Essential Games Part 1 or If Kenny Rogers Had a Favorite Game It Would Be Gambler
Episode 121 - BGM Essentials part 1
Introduction:
News:
Forest Guardians - 17 days, $40
Plotalot - 20 days, $28
Evergreen Bandana Game - 18 days, $25
Games played:
Gambler
Cowboy Bebop Space Serenade
London Dread
BGM Essentials:
Worker Placement
Katie - Lords of Waterdeep
Jason - Viticulture
Party Games
Katie - Secret Hitler
Jason - Just One
Kids Games
Katie - Dragon’s Breath
Jason - My Little Scythe
Drafting Games
Katie - Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Jason - Sushi Roll!
Dice Games
Katie - Dice Forge
Jason - Dice Town
Closing:
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47min

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How many episodes does Boardgame Mechanics have?

The podcast currently has 430 episodes available.

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