On this long, milestone episode, we discuss Power Grid, Maria, and 1849. We look back at the past 50 episodes and do a throwback to BG Trivia. We also answer some questions from listeners and James gives us a Reality Check-In. Enjoy the show!

00:00 - Intro/Banter 04:45 - Power Grid 20:00 - Maria 37:25 - 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways 52:00 - News/Kickstarters (Age of Steam, Smartphone Inc., Irish Gauge, Feudum: Rudders and Ramparts) 1:02:00 - Look back over past 50 episodes 2:02:00 - James's Reality Check-In 2:08:35 - Board Game Trivia - Nick leads 2:26:45 - Q&A 3:21:20 - Closing Comments

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Today we discuss Railways of the World and Commands & Colors: Napoleonics. We also do a deep dive discussion on two player games and finish off with a throwback board game 20 questions. Enjoy the show!

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00:00 - Intro/Banter 02:00 - Episode 50 Q&A! 07:30 - Railways of the World 27:10 - Commands & Colors: Napoleonics 44:20 - Discussion Topic - 2-Player Games 1:16:50 - Board Game 20 Questions - Nick leads 1:45:00 - Closing Comments

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Today on a special bonus episode, Scott unveils his Top Games 2018 Edition. Enjoy the show!

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Today we discuss Battle for Rokugan and Leaving Earth. We also do a deep dive discussion on future game hype and finish off with some BG Gauntlet. Enjoy the show!

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00:00 -Intro/Banter 03:10 - Patreon Slack chat discussion 07:50 - Battle for Rokugan 25:00 - Leaving Earth 50:50 - Discussion Topic - Future Game Hype 1:33:40 - BG Gauntlet - Nick leads 1:59:20 - Closing Comments

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Today we discuss Town Center, Fields of Arle, Empire Builder, and Wingspan. We also rank another list in Cardboard Consensus, as well as talk about train games and why you should care about them. Enjoy the show!

00:00 - Intro/Banter 02:40 - https://www.cardboardrealitypodcast.com/written-reviews/2019-1-7/4-games-that-lived-up-to-the-hype-and-4-that-didnt-part-1 03:45 - Town Center 25:00 - Fields of Arle 38:10 - Empire Builder 50:45 - Wingspan 1:08:20 - Cardboard Consensus 1:38:10 - Discussion Topic - Should you care about train games? 2:15:30 - Closing Comments

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On the first episode for 2019, we discuss Imperial 2030, War Chest, and the new Dinosaur Island: Totally Liquid expansion. We also look back at our 2018 board game resolutions and make some for 2019. To wrap up the episode, we reveal our 2018 game awards, including a special Keepin' It Real segment from James. Enjoy the show!

00:00 - Intro/Banter 02:50 - New website articles 08:30 - Annual Board Game Exchange 27:00 - Imperial 2030 42:20 - Dinosaur Island: Totally Liquid expansion 53:00 - War Chest 1:08:30 - Napoleon: The Waterloo Campaign 1:23:45 - Board Game Resolutions 1:50:40 - 2018 Board Game awards (plus Keepin' It Real awards) 2:53:20 - Closing Comments

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Today on our special holiday episode, Joel talks Pax Unplugged, Nick raves about Crokinole, and Dylan drools over Chicago Express. We also enter a holiday gauntlet and turn our favorite board games into Christmas themes. Enjoy the show!

00:00 - Intro/Banter 01:45 - Patreon 04:59 - Pax Unplugged 12:40 - Nations 25:10 - Pax Porfiriana 30:00 - Great Western Trail 38:00 - 1880: China 48:10 - Chicago Express 1:01:00 - Crokinole 1:06:40 - Holiday Gauntlet 1:34:40 - Discussion Topic - Put a holiday theme on a game 1:48:30 - Closing Comments

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Today on a bonus episode, Joel and Nick talk about the depth from simple rulesets versus the depth from complex rulesets. Enjoy the show!

00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Podcast updates 06:30 - Depth From Rulesets discussion 1:19:40 - Closing Comments

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Today we talk about Keyforge and Cryptid, premiere a new group list segment, and play Cardboard Deathmatch. Enjoy the show!

00:00 - Intro/Banter 01:10 - Thanksgiving recap 08:00 - Cryptid 25:00 - Acquire 35:30 - https://www.playtak.com 40:40 - Keyforge: Call of the Archons 1:02:20 - Kickstarters/News (Ragusa) 1:04:40 - **Group List Segment Name Pending** 1:29:50 - Cardboard Deathmatch - Euro game with best theme 1:42:15 - Closing Comments

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Today the gang reviews The Estates from Capstone Games. Enjoy the show!

00:00 - Intro 01:20 - PAX Unplugged 03:30 - Overview 04:30 - The Learn/Teach 07:10 - Art/Theme/Component Quality 13:50 - Player Counts & Play Time 16:40 - Gameplay 25:00 - Compare/Contrast with Container 31:50 - Compare/Contrast with The Climbers (Simply Complex) 37:10 - Cost 40:50 - Dylan's Review 43:45 - Nick's Review 45:20 - Joel's Review 50:00 - Closing Comments

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