Join us this week for a very lighthearted episode recapping our 2024 year in gaming and making some 2025 as well! Dave asks Julie some questions about her experiences board gaming over the past year, and then bring some fun trivia for Julie based on our stats from logged board game plays as well as backstories from rulebooks.

We sincerely wish you a Happy New Year, and we look forward to everything we have in store for Dice Jesters in 2025! We will return next week with an in-depth discussion of the game Orléans, which we are very excited to share :-).

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Join us as we take a deep-dive look at The Castles of Burgundy, the classic tile placement board game with dice designed by Stefan Feld. We played this game as part of our 10x10 challenge (playing 10 games at least 10 times), and this episode includes discussions about first impression on table, thoughts after one play, and then our overall experience playing the game 10 times.

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:09:10

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:21:00

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Join us for our monthly "replays, discoveries, and future fun" discussion of board games outside our 10x10 challenge we've been playing - What games have we returned to, what new-to-Julie/us games have we tried, and what are some games we are hoping to explore together in the future?

In this month's episode, we revisit Carcassonne, a game from our S1 10x10 challenge that Julie was unsure of. We played the game with multiple expansions (Inns & Cathedrals, Traders & Builders, The Tower, and Princess & The Dragon), and discuss our experience and impressions replaying this game multiple times!

We also talk about our recent discoveries of Sea Salt & Paper, Sushi Go!, and Holly Jolly, and a couple of games we'd like to explore for future fun: The Taverns of Tiefenthal and Lost Ruins of Arnak.

Carcassonne: 00:00:50

Sea Salt & Paper: 00:12:35

Sushi Go!: 00:16:45

Holly Jolly: 00:23:05

The Taverns of Tiefenthal: 00:29:53

Lost Ruins of Arnak: 00:32:35

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Join us as we take a deep-dive look at Bruges, the classic tableau-building board game designed by Stefan Feld. We played this game as part of our 10x10 challenge (playing 10 games at least 10 times), and this episode includes discussions about first impression on table, thoughts after one play, and then our overall experience playing the game 10 times.

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:06:38

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:14:00

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Join us as we take a deep-dive look at Notre Dame, the classic board game designed by Stefan Feld. Discover how Julie's perspective and appreciation for the game evolved from her initial play of the game through completing many additional rounds and uncovering new layers of strategy that weren't apparent at first glance.

We played this game as part of our 10x10 challenge (playing 10 games at least 10 times), and this episode includes discussions about first impression on table, thoughts after one play, and then our overall experience playing the game 10 times.

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:07:58

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:17:13

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Join us this week as we take a brief break from our 10x10 challenge to discuss board games we've been playing - both new-to-Julie/us games and ones we've returned to, as well as ones we would like to try! We also ask a question from a listener Simon: "Which of you two is a sore loser at board games?"

Chess: 00:08:06

San Juan: 00:13:48

Cat Lady: 00:19:08

Lost Cities: 00:23:47

Battle Line: 00:31:14

Games we want to try: 00:40:40

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Join us as we take a deep-dive look at Five Tribes. We played this game as part of our 10x10 challenge (playing 10 games at least 10 times), and this episode includes discussions about first impression on table, thoughts after one play, and then our overall experience playing the game 10 times. We also answer a questions from listener Michael (@bearwynplaysgames):

-What is your favorite mechanic in a game so far?

-What IP would you like to see in a game, and what genre of game would you want it to be?

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:10:32

Listener questions: 00:21:36

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:29:39

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Medieval Chateau by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creatorchords.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music promoted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.free-stock-music.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Join us as we take a deep-dive look at Lord of the Rings Duel for Middle Earth. We played this game as part of our 10x10 challenge (playing 10 games at least 10 times), and this episode includes discussions about first impression on table, thoughts after one play, and then our overall experience playing the game 10 times. Julie also comes prepared with a custom scent to pair with the game, and we discuss a journey we took to a local Hobbit Day!

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:11:52

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:17:01

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Join us this week as we introduce our 10x10 challenge for season two, and Dave answers a question provided by listener Matt (Instagram: @therisemanrepertoire) who asked "...how many include new mechanisms to Julie, and how many are new to both of you in general vs. Dave's favorite list?"

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Join us for this wrap-up of our mini season focusing on games that evoke the spirit of the "spooky season"! In this episode, we discuss some Halloween adventures we shared, and then we rank the 7 games we played. We also reveal who won the title of "The Pumpkin Master" - Julie or Dave.

The games we discuss and rank in this episode include: Parade, Gingerbread House, Pralaya, Jekyll vs Hyde, Whirling Witchcraft, Dracula vs Van Helsing, and The Bloody Inn.

Halloween adventures (non-game-related): 00:00:45

Game rankings: 00:06:17

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Outro Music: Skeleton Keys by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com). Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠