April 19, 2023

Combos (What We Talk About)

1 hour 9 minutes

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Episode 116 - What We Talk About When We Talk About Combos

We return with another fan favorite "What We Talk About" episode, this time diving deep into the world of combos. We seek to identify types of combos found and card, board, and, well, video games too. We talk about what makes combos fun and also why they suck and conclude with examples of some of our favorite implementations of combos in board games. Hop in the Interdemensional Spaceship because you won't want to miss this one!

Pre-Planners

Messina 1347 and The Resistance coming next. We are also adding Troyes to the list. (Thanks Patrons!)

Timestamps

Intro - 0:00

Housekeeping - 2:12

Combos Discussion Start - 3:59

Ganz Schon Clever - 8:16

Rajas of the Ganges - 9:07

Trails of Tucana - 9:19

Bonfire - 9:44

Tiletum - 10:02

Innovation - 12:49

Fantasy Realms - 14:08

Magic: the Gathering - 18:08

Blood Rage - 27:08

Potion Explosion - 31:17

Bruges - 35:57

Terraforming Mars - 43:36

Ark Nova - 43:39

Glory to Rome - 47:25

KeyForge - 48:09

Trajan - 51:13

Blood Rage - 54:10

Rolling Realms - 57:35

Air Land & Sea - 1:00:32

Bonfire - 1:02:09

Music and Sound Credits

Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s

You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/.

Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA

Rules Overview Music:

Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tokyo-music-walker-way... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pJThZlOuDtI

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By Jacob Frydman, Brendan Hansen, Pete Wissinger, Paul Salomon

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