We are back!! And very excited to share our third 10x10 challenge journey where we will deep-dive into some games with a new season of Dice Jesters, which will have an exploration/discovery theme.

We kick off this 10x10 challenge with one we have been excited to play - Lost Ruins of Arnak!

In this episode, we discuss our first impressions as the components are on the table in front of us, initial thoughts after one play/learning the game, and then a final discussion of our overall experience playing the game 10 times together. We hope that this captures the experience of playing the game at various points of the journey!Introduction/first impression on table: 00:00:28

Initial thoughts after one play: 00:09:57

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:23:50

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We are currently working on wrapping up our first game of our Season 3 10x10 challenge, which we are quite excited about! In the meantime, we thought we would get out some lighthearted fun for you to enjoy.

In this episode, Julie shares a heartwarming tale of her newfound friendship with a goose - despite her bird aversion revealed in the Wingspan episode. Then, we bring our own Q&A dissecting Lupin's personality as a gamer.

While we do tie (most of) everything back into games, this is mostly a non-game-related episode. We hope you enjoy!

We will be back very soon with our new season of Dice Jesters, and we hope you will join us for that adventure!

-Dave & Julie

Join us this week as we answer some questions kindly submitted to us! We had so much fun recording this episode and answering these questions, and we hope you enjoy it too! If you'd like to submit questions for us to answer on future episodes, please email us at [email protected].

1. Question from Michael @bearwynplaysgames

Do you think that how much you like a game (or dislike a game) is because you play them so quickly so many times? 00:02:38

2. Question from Jamey @jameystegmaier

Of all of your 10x10s, what is the game that had the best first impression after one game (and why), and what’s the game for which your enjoyment increased the most after playing it more than once? 00:07:52

3. Question from Questiny @questinyboardgame

Which games have stood the test of time for you and remain go-to favorites for you and why? 00:14:23

4. Question from Jonathan @_gamingcreations_

Dave, what got you into board games, and what was the first game you played? 00:16:43

5. Question from Lichenwood Games @favorthegame

If you had to live inside one of your games, which would you choose, and which would you never want to live inside of? 00:20:08 6. Questions from Almost D&D @almostdnd

Has Lupin ever totally ruined a game by walking all over the board, and if so, what game? 00:23:42

Have you ever thought of making your own game, and if so, can you tell us about it? 00:26:33

7. Questions from Rummathon Royale @rummathonroyale

Do you think tabletop games should evolve with digital integration, or does that take away from the experience? 00:30:21

What’s the one mechanic in tabletop gaming that you think is overused or underrated? 00:34:19

How do you think social media has changed the way we discover and play board games? 00:37:25

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Join us this week as we discuss our upcoming season of Dice Jesters, which we will begin in April! This will be centered around a brand-new 10x10 challenge of board games. We also discuss the game Beer & Bread, designed by Scott Almes and one that we've really enjoyed playing in between seasons.

We want to thank everyone who joined us for season two of Dice Jesters. It has truly been a fun journey sharing our experience with these ten games. We are THRILLED for what season three has in store, and we hope you will join us for that journey as well!

Discussing S3 of Dice Jesters: 00:00:27

Beer & Bread: 00:07:21

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Join us this week as we discuss our recent outing to a board game retreat hosted by some local friends, where we had the chance to play the games Bonfire (by Stefan Feld) and Nucleum (by Simone Luciani and Dávid Turczi). We also discuss learning/teaching new games, and our appreciation for the two-player count!

We look forward to our next 10x10 challenge adventure for Season 3 starting very soon, and we hope you join us for that as well!

Bonfire: 00:06:14

Nucleum: 00:12:59

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Join us this week as we rank the games we played in this season's 10x10 challenge, and reminisce on some of the wonderful memories we created along the way on this adventure!

Which games will we crown as our favorites from this list?

-Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth

-Five Tribes

-Notre Dame

-Bruges

-The Castles of Burgundy

-Orléans

-Agricola

-Le Havre

-Wingspan

-Viticulture

We look forward to our next 10x10 challenge adventure for Season 3, and we hope you join us for that as well! Until then, we still plan to release weekly episodes (on Tuesdays) covering some smaller box games :-).

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Join us as we take a deep-dive look at Viticulture, the worker-placement vineyard management game by Stonemaier Games. This is a game Dave greatly enjoyed early on in the hobby, but the question is: will it hold up after all this time?

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: 00:08:33

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:16:49

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Join us as we take a deep-dive look at Wingspan, the popular bird-themed tableau-building game by Elizabeth Hargrave. Julie reveals many aspects of her past that involve interesting stories, and highly-specific opinions, surrounding birds. Can you guess Dave's and her favorite bird species?

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: 00:10:28

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:21:08

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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 Azul, a game from our S1 10x10 challenge that was an instant favorite of ours (and the first game we played together getting into this hobby). But do we still enjoy this game as much as we did initially?

We also talk about our recent discoveries of Hanamikoji and In the Year of the Dragon, and a couple of games we'd like to explore for future fun: Septima and SETI.

Azul: 00:00:26

Hanamikoji: 00:10:58

In the Year of the Dragon: 00:18:28

Septima: 00:27:50

SETI: 00:29:15

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Join us as we take a deep-dive look at Le Havre, the nautical-themed economic worker placement board game by Uwe Rosenberg. 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: 00:09:15

Discussing our experience over 10 plays: 00:18:54

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