Boardgame Mechanics

By Boardgame Mechanics

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

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Boardgame Mechanics episodes:

March 20, 2020Episode 113: Games To Play During a Quarantine or Jason's Virility Sometimes Oppresses Katie (That Doesn't Make Any Sense But The Episode Will Shed Some Light)
Episode 113 - Quarantine Gaming
Introduction:
News:
Trekking the World
Moonshine Empire
Rabbit Rummage
Gaming Glossary:
Abstract Strategy
Dungeon Crawler
Games played:
Jason - Paris
Katie - Sushi Roll
Jason - Detective Club
Katie - Deep Blue
Games to play during a 14 day quarantine:
Jason - Marvel Legendary
Katie - Homestretch
Jason - Quacks of Quedlinburg
Katie - Alchemists
Jason - Wingspan
Katie - Tanto Cuore
Closing:
...more
46min
March 14, 2020Episode 112: Board Game Upgrades (Pimping Up) or Katie and Jason Have a Dispute About Who is the Most Feminist Star Trek Captain (Kirk Obviously)
Episode 112 - If You Like That Game Try This!
Introduction:
News:
Captain’s Gambit
Hogwarts Battle expansion: Charms and Potions
Bold Made
Origins Awards
Gaming Glossary:
Semi-cooperative/Cooperative
CCG/LCG
Games played:
Jason - Dr. Microbe
Katie - Consulting Detective
Jason - Funkoverse Harry Potter
Katie - Clank! Legacy
If You Like That Try This (Pimp My Board Game Habit):
Monopoly:
Jason - HomeStretch
Katie - Machi Koro
Cards Against Humanity:
Jason - Dixit
Katie - Just One

Yahtzee:
Jason - Ancient Terrible Things
Katie - Dice Forge
Scrabble:
Jason - Hardback
Katie - Spell Smashers
Card games:
Katie - Dice Town
Jason - Skull King/Fox in the Forest
Closing:
...more
1h 8min
March 06, 2020Episode 111: Games We Ended Up Liking or Jason and Katie Pulled Themselves Away from Love Is Blind To Record This Episode
Episode 111 - Games We Ended Up Liking
Introduction:
Zany Banter
News:
Plaid Hat now independent from Asmodee
Ludocherry Clothing
Pasion de las Pasiones
Empire of the Stars
Viscounts of the West Kingdom
Gaming Glossary:
4X - Explore Expand Exploit Exterminate
I Split, You Choose
Games played:
Jason - Coloretto
Katie - Lawyer Up
Jason - Round House
Katie - Chronicles of Crime 1400
Games We Ended Up Liking:
Jason - The Godfather
Katie - Sentient
Jason - Wingspan
Katie - Lisboa
Jason - Concept
Katie - London
Closing:
...more
1h 6min
February 28, 2020Episode 110: Gaming Turn Offs or Jason Gets Katie All Fired Up About Something...He Can't Even Remember What The Big Deal Was
Episode 110 - Game Turn Offs
Introduction:
Zany Banter
News:
Ghost Hunting the card game
Saucy Grannies
Dragon Stew
Gaming Glossary:
Spatial manipulation
Social deduction
Games played:
Jason - Wooly Whammoth
Katie - Roll Player
Jason - Coralia
Katie - Coimbra; Timeline Challenge
Gaming Turn Offs:
Jason - Roll to Resolve Combat; Combat in general
Katie - Themes I hate: space, robots/mechs
Jason - Interactivity; player screwage - Coimbra Example
Katie - Mechanics I hate: area control, dexterity, etc
Jason - Cooperative Games; doesn’t mean I won’t play them just doesn’t get me excited
Katie - Dull colors and ugly artwork; but I can be won over
Closing:
...more
1h
February 21, 2020Episode 109: Gaming Turn Ons or Katie Mistakes the Podcast for her Part Time Job at 1-900-Barry White
Episode 109 - Turn Ons in Games
Introduction:
Zany Banter
News:
Gorinto Grand Gamers Guild - 12 days left; $35; Check out our YouTube channel for a preview
Bivouac - 23 days left; $49; design a camp, activities, cute resources and meeples, includes expansion
Cindr - 13 days left; $25; cute parody theme, make profile, pick a dragon, match for dice, roll for date, three fires burned
Marvel United - 11 days left; $60; CMON, Eric Lang, “sculptures”, cooperative, cute
Gaming Glossary:
Trick Taking - A trick-taking game is a card or tile-based game in which play of a hand centers on a series of finite rounds or units of play, called tricks, which are each evaluated to determine a winner or taker of that trick. (Tricky Tides, Fox in the Forest, euchre, Skull King)
Pick Up & Deliver - This mechanism usually requires players to pick up an item or good at one location on the playing board and bring it to another location on the playing board. Initial placement of the item can be either predetermined or random. The delivery of the good usually gives the player money to do more actions with. In most cases, there is a game rule or another mechanic that determines where the item needs to go.
Black Fleet, Orleans (expansion only), Firefly, My Little Scythe; Clank!
Call from member of #theriveted - Brad
King’s Forge Game Salute
Dice Throne Roxley Gaming Lab
Anachrony Mindclash
Games played:
Jason - Mechanica
Katie - Mystery of the Abbey
Jason - Matcha
Katie - Victorian Masterminds
Turn Ons in Games:
Jason - Designer Pedigree (Italians, Vital, Feld, Marty)
Katie - Tactile Components - Agricola, Fool’s Gold first played piece, Five Tribes, Rise of Tribes
Jason - Press Your Luck (Fire in the Library, Fool’s Gold, Incan Gold, Quacks, Deep Sea Adventure, Dicey Peaks)
Katie - Immersive Theme - Fire in the Library, Consulting Detective, Hogwarts Battle, Thebes
Jason - Tracks to manipulate (Orleans, Terra Mystica, Tzolk’in, Blitzkrieg!, Dogs of War, Coimbra)
Katie - Vibrant Artwork - Yamatai, Parks, Princess Jing, Tokaido
Closing:
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1h 5min
February 14, 2020Episode 108: Games Katie Likes that Jason is Meh About or Katie Tells the Entire World About Jason's Secret Tattoo on His Butt Cheek
Episode 108 - Games Katie Loves and Jason Hates
Introduction:
Zany Banter
News:
Frutticola
Wonderland’s War
Wishland
Kanban EV
Gaming Glossary:
Real Time
Captain Sonar, Fuse, Escape, London Dread
Dexterity
Unicorn Glitterluck Cloud Stacking, Rhino Hero, Crokinole, Ice Cool, Flick’em Up
Call from member of #theriveted - PdB
Fool
Unmatched
Square Meal (feb 17 on Kickstarter)
Games played:
Jason - Humboldt’s Great Voyage
Katie - Monster Mayhem
Jason - Kanagawa
Katie - Elysium
Games that Katie Loves and Jason Hates:
CONSULTING DETECTIVE
Monikers
Quest for El Dorado
Between Two Castles
Closing: D&D, Deception Murder in HK, Hero Realms, Chronicles of Crime, Charterstone
...more
1h 3min
February 07, 2020Episode 107: Games Jason Likes That Katie Abhors or If We Keep It Up We Are Going to Have Three Hour Long Episodes In the Not Too Distant Future
Episode 107 - Games Jason Loves and Katie Hates
Introduction:
Zany Banter
News:
Genotype (Genius Games)
PARKS nightfall and Memories (Keymaster)
Rival Networks (Formal Ferret)
Call from member of #theriveted - Melanie
Silver and Gold
Arboretum
Gloom of Thrones
Gugong
Flashpoint Fire Rescue
Key flower
Paladins of the West Kingdom
Notre Dame
Manhattan Project
Games played:
Jason - Stellar Leap
Katie - Disney code names
Jason - Disciple Detective
Katie - On Tour (reprint on KS 13 days left:$29; European expansion for $19)
Games that Jason Loves and Katie Hates:
Brass
Bora Bora
Troyes
Hollywood Blockbuster
Closing: Vinhos, Broom Service, Kanban, Symphony #9, Ulm, Castles of Burgundy
...more
1h 21min
January 31, 2020Episode 106: Games We Only Want to Play at Two Players or Katie Talks About D&D and Jason Falls Asleep
Episode 106 - Games We Only Want to Play at Two
Introduction:
Zany Banter
Promo code for Proto Spiel effective January 1 2020. Riveted is the code.
News:
Shiver Me Timbers - 5 days left
Here to Slay - 10 days to go
Hero Forge Full-Color Custom Minis 2.0 - 12 days left
Gaming Terms Defined:
Area control/area majority/area influence
Auction/bidding
Blind bidding
For Sale, Hollywood Blockbuster, Keyflower; blind bidding - Shakespeare, Revolution
Campaign/legacy
Call from member of #theriveted - Alexandros
Viticulture
Las Vegas Royale
Charterstone
Azul
Istanbul with all expansions
News: Imperial Settlers expansion Rise of the Empire
Games played:
Jason - OddVille
Katie - D&D
Jason - Blitzkrieg!
Katie - Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations (GNA)
Games That We Like the Best at 2:
Jason - Grand Austria Hotel
Katie - Consulting Detective
Jason - Abomination
Katie - Agricola
Jason - Concordia
Katie - Trickerion
Closing:
...more
1h 8min
January 24, 2020Episode 105: Our Favorite Two Player Games or After a Long Weekend With the Kids Katie Has Lost the Will To Be Zany
Episode 105 - Favorite Two Player Games
Introduction:
Zany Banter
Promo code for Proto Spiel effective January 1 2020. Riveted is the code.
News:
Betwixt and Between
Crimes in History
Parks Expansion
Gaming Terms Defined:
Card Drafting - Sushi Go, 7 Wonders, Caper, Bargain Quest
Dice Drafting - Coimbra, Grand Austria, Wreck Raiders
Worker Placement - LoW, Champions, Agricola, Tzolk’in
Dice Placement - Marco Polo, Lorenzo, Taverns, Gem Hens, Kingsburg
Games played:
Jason - Illimat
Katie - Ghost Blitz
Jason - Clacks
Katie - Dinosaur Island (Totally Liquid expansion)
Favorite Two Player Games:
Jason - Spirits of the World
Katie - 7 Wonders Duel
Jason - Lost Cities
Katie - Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft
Jason - Caper
Katie - Daxu
Honorable Mentions: Akrotiri, Mr. Jack Pocket, Institute of Magical Arts, 7 Ronin, Famiglia, Naga Raja, Hanimikoji, Hero Realms, Fox in the Forest
Closing:
...more
1h 15min
January 17, 2020Episode 104: Our Favorite Party Games or The King of Party Games Gets to Talk About His Favorite Subject Because Katie Told Him To
Episode 104 - Top Party Games
Introduction:
Zany Banter
Promo code for Proto Spiel effective January 1 2020. Riveted is the code.
News:
Rococo deluxe preorder - January 22
Return to Dark Tower
Foundations of Rome Arcane Academy
FFG upheaval
Gaming Terms Defined:
Ameritrash/Amerithrash - prominent theme, encourages conflict between players, usually lots of luck/risk management
E.g., Dead of Winter, SW Imperial Assault, Eldritch Horror, Mice & Mystics
Euro/Cube Pushers
Dudes on a Map - game board is a map, minis (dudes), area control/majority, mechanics are less important than the components
E.g., Bloodrage, Warhammer 40K (argue), Risk, Axis and Allies, Inis
Puffin’ Billy
Trains, Trains and More Trains!
Call from member of #theriveted - Chris
Fabled Fruit
Marvel Legendary: Shield expansion
Valeria Card Kingdoms
Games played:
Jason - Gorinto
Katie - Homebrewers
Jason - CotBS
Katie - Merlin
Top Party Games:
Jason - Ladies and Gentlemen
Katie - Deception
Jason - GoodCritters
Katie - Dixit
Jason - Just One
Katie - True Colors
Honorable Mentions: Telestrations, Secret Hitler, Beyond Balderdash, Taboo, Cranium POP 5, Monikers, Pit, Hoax, The Resistance
Closing:
...more
1h 9min

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