Competitive CoupleCast

Chronicles of Crime is a game where 1 to 4 players will be working together to solve crimes set in modern day London. It uses scan & play technology, so you can take a look around VR crime scenes and scan QR codes to interrogate suspects.

In the podcast, we do a spoiler-free review of the base game, share our initial thoughts of the Noir expansion, and discuss just how well it plays at a two player count.

We're back with a brand new podcast episode, dedicated ENTIRELY to legacy board game Pandemic Legacy Season 2!

From unboxing to our fateful last moves, join us as we share the highs and numerous lows of our year-long campaign.

The first 13 minutes are spoiler-free, but from that point on, spoilers abound! Definitely have a listen if:

- You’ve played it yourself, and would like to revel in our misery (or compare it to your own!)

- You really don’t care about spoilers (spoilers schmoilers)

- You have no intention of playing it yourself...but are the tiniest bit curious about how the story unfolds!

Credits:

The sound effects used in this episode were from Zapsplat.com.

Music - "Obliteration" "The Descent" and "Urban Gauntlet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. The track ‘Contamination’ is from Purple-Planet.com.

Competitive Couple Charlotte and Jamie share their first impressions of Star Wars Rebellion, The Chameleon, and Roll Player. Charlotte tries to smash through all the headlines to hit the world of board gaming this month. And the duo dig in deep and discuss why people enjoy board games, exploring some of the reasons why we are drawn to the hobby, and some of the ways board gaming is good for you.

Peace Love & Games 'Why Do People Love Board Games?" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-o1knHftuc&t=2s

Music: "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

This month the podcast goes a bit meta, as the podcast is themed around…themes. Charlotte and Jamie share their thoughts on two Mars-themed games, Pocket Mars and Terraforming Mars. The regular feature Gullible Gamer is reversed, as Charlotte challenges Jamie to identify the fake Monopoly theme in a line-up. And the duo discuss all things theme – what themes are we drawn to? What themes are off-putting? And ultimately, what is more important to us, theme or mechanic?

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 – Episode start

01:40 – First impressions on two Mars themed games!

01:56 – Pocket Mars

05:14 – Terraforming Mars

17:15 – Gullible Gamer – This time, Charlotte shares 5 different Monopoly themes with Jamie, and it’s his job to spot the fake Monopoly game.

22:15 – Discussion of board game themes. How important is theme in a board game? What themes draw us to a game, and what board game themes are off-putting to us?

39:20 – Podcast end

Credits:

Music: "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

In a jam-packed 5th CoupleCast episode, Charlotte and Jamie share their first impressions of Century: Eastern Wonders, Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, Legacy of Dragonholt and Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island.

Puppy Parade, Ducklings or Daddy Cool? Charlotte tries to work out which is the fake game in another round of Gullible Gamer.

And get your s'mores at the ready, as the duo discuss camping-friendly board games.

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 – Episode start

03:25 – Century: Eastern Wonders

06:08 – Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Thames Murders & Other Cases

10:29 – Legacy of Dragonholt

14:24 – Robinson Crusoe

23:09 – Gullible Gamer – Puppy Parade, Ducklings or Daddy Cool? Charlotte attempts to identify which parenting-themed game Jamie has made up!

28:03 – Following our holiday, we discuss good camping-friendly board games…

28:46 – Exit: Pharaoh’s Tomb

30:23 – Star Realms

32:04 – Goblin Quest

32:36 – The Mind

43:00 – Episode end

Credits:

Music: "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

This month sees Charlotte and Jamie go back and forth on their thoughts on Bunny Kingdom and Bärenpark, quickly warm to Century: Spice Road, swap some of their board gaming pet peeves, and take another roll at the new regular feature, Gullible Gamer.

Episode Timestamps:

00:00 – Podcast intro!

1:48 – Bunny Kingdom

5:08 – Pandemic: The Cure

08:03 – NOIR: Deductive Mystery Game

11:33 – Barenpark

19:40 – Century: Spice Road

24:00 – Roll For It

27:33 – What new games we’d like to play next

30:00 – We play Gullible Gamer – Jamie tells Charlotte about three food-themed games, and Charlotte has to work out which one is made up!

36:43 – Board gaming pet peeves

49:10 – Podcast end

Credits:

Music: "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Charlotte and Jamie chat about their 5 favourite two player board games and ask themselves, if they could only pick one or the other, would they rather only play competitive games or cooperative games?

The duo also share their Game of the Month and Charlotte tries to guess which board game in a goat-themed line-up is a fake in Gullible Gamer – will she pick the bleating obvious?

Episode timestamps:

02:04 - Our favourite game of the month

10:00 - We try out our new feature 'Gullible Gamer' - Jamie tells Charlotte about 3 games...however one of them is a fake game he made up! It's Charlotte's task to spot the fake game from the real ones. This week's theme - goats!

15:58 - We talk about our five favourite two player games...

16:34 - Odin's Ravens

18:26 - Jaipur

20:30 - Codenames Duet

23:31 - Patchwork

25:25 - Onitama

29:21 - Honorable mention: 7 Wonders Duel and Fog of Love

32:00 - We answer - would you rather only play competitive games or only play cooperative games?

37:51 - End of the episode!

Credits:

Music: "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

In the second CoupleCast episode, Charlotte and Jamie talk about their escapades at Bristol board gaming convention City of Games! The duo discuss Sagrada, Fallout, Pulsar 2849, Sub Terra, Alchemist, Hunt for the Ring and Mexica, relive their extremely creepy escape room experience and play one of the games they brought home – Fog of Love.

Episode timestamps:

0:22 – Intro

2:38 – Pulsar 2849

6:39 – Fallout Board Game

11:50 – Alchemist

14:12 – Sagrada

15:50 – Subterra

21:00 – Hunt for the Ring

26:00 – Mexica

28:35 – Our first escape room experience – The Poltergeist Room at Puzzlair

35:15 – Our valentines Fog of Love playthrough

1:00:43 – Episode end

Credits:

Music: "Smooth Lovin'", "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

In the first CoupleCast, Charlotte and Jamie look back over the games of Christmas past, spiral into the depths of despair with a playthrough of Eldritch Horror and have a hearty discussion about how affordable board gaming is as a hobby.

Episode Timestamps

2:10 - How we got into board games

8:30 - What are our favourite games?

9:20 - Who out of the two of us is the most competitive?

10:28 - Introducing a segment on what we played over Christmas 2017

11:23 - Obama Llama

14:35 – Banana Drama

16:00 – The Resistance

20:56 – Get Bit

22:33 – Mysterium

25:40 – Great Western Trail

28:35 – Statecraft

32:21 – Eldritch Horror playthrough

48:00 – A discussion about whether board gaming is an expensive or affordable hobby

54:11 – Wrapping up the podcast!

Credits:

"Day of Chaos", "Evening of Chaos", "Night of Chaos", "Obliteration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0