Rob, Nick, Doug, and Andy chat with Jeff Dubbin, a lawyer and (at the time of recording and publication) Board Game Arena’s top-ranked international player of Reiner Knizia’s Lost Cities. Lost Cities is a two-player card game about staking bets and unearthing archaeological treasures. We discuss the tactics behind high-level play, the ins and outs of Elo leaderboard systems, and the emotional impact of striving to be the best in the world. 

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Discussed in this episode:

Board Game Arena - Lost Cities (scroll down for leaderboards, toggle to “All Time”) https://en.boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=lostcities 

Board Game Geek - Lost Cities https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50/lost-cities

Lost Cities Card Game https://store.thamesandkosmos.com/collections/lost-cities/products/lost-cities-card-game-with-6th-expedition 

https://eggplant.show/ 

https://discord.gg/eggplant 

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow 

We're joined by Liz Ryerson (musician, writer, podcaster), Russ Frushtick (The Besties), and Xanagear (youtube.com/xanagear) to discuss Campanella 2, the 35th game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Pilot's gone missing on a giant space station and his sister Isabell is determined to find him!”

Next week: Hyper Contender

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Post Games Patreon https://www.patreon.com/PostGames 

Post Games podcast announcement https://postgame.substack.com/p/sneak-preview-of-post-games-and-early 

Great Art https://www.mostancient.com/shop/great-art 

The Besties https://www.themcelroy.family/podcasts/besties/ 

https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow 

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're recapping the 2025 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 13). 

Laura, Jey, and Doug break down Episode 9 (reunion) and try to rank and contextualize the season.

Join us on the Discord for tips on how to watch, chat about the episodes, and more.

Links:

Ep 122: Finding Decency in Reality with Gilles De Coster (De Mol) https://eggplant.show/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

Eggplant's De Mol 2024 recap series, including live finale interviews: https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

Eggplant Discord http://discord.gg/eggplant

We're joined by Izzy Kestrel (Funomena, No Goblin) and John Axon (Capy Games) to discuss Overbold, the 34th game in the UFO 50 collection.

“In the notorious Red Arena, the more risk you take, the more money you make!”

Next week: Campanella 2

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

brainfruit! (Rob’s new studio) https://bsky.app/profile/brainfruit.bsky.social 

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth https://store.steampowered.com/app/250900/The_Binding_of_Isaac_Rebirth/ 

Make Ten Deluxe https://pancelor.itch.io/make-ten-deluxe

The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300/The_Electrifying_Incident_A_Monster_MiniExpedition/ 

A Year of UFO 50 - Camouflage https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-camouflage

A Year of UFO 50 - Kick Club https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-kick-club

A Year of UFO 50 - Golfaria https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-golfaria

A Year of UFO 50 - Pingolf https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-pingolf

https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're recapping the 2025 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 13). 

Laura, Jey, and Doug break down Episode 8 and share their Mole suspicions. 

Join us on the Discord for tips on how to watch, chat about the episodes, and to play a Mol guessing game with us.

Links:

Reality TV Warriors finale live interviews w/ Gilles, Michèle, Alexy https://rtvwarriors.wordpress.com/2025/05/13/diary-of-a-mole-finale-iv/

Ep 122: Finding Decency in Reality with Gilles De Coster (De Mol) https://eggplant.show/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

Eggplant's De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

Eggplant Discord http://discord.gg/eggplant

We're joined by Shawn Alexander Allen (Treachery in Beatdown City), Robert Ashley (A Life Well Wasted), Greg Ford (EGM), and Trent Kusters (League of Geeks) to discuss Fist Hell, the 33rd game in the UFO 50 collection.

"The city has a zombie problem and the mayor can’t be trusted to fix it. Time to grab your friends & fight!"

Next week: Overbold

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

We're recapping the 2025 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 13). 

Laura, Jey, and Doug break down Episode 7 and share their Mole suspicions. 

Join us on the Discord for tips on how to watch, chat about the episodes, and to play a Mol guessing game with us.

Links:

Ep 122: Finding Decency in Reality with Gilles De Coster (De Mol) https://eggplant.show/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

Eggplant's De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

Eggplant Discord http://discord.gg/eggplant

We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Aaron “ix” Kearsley (Speedrunner) to discuss Mortol II, the 32nd game in the UFO 50 collection.

“How many will have to sacrifice their lives to save Mortolia yet again?”

Next week: Fist Hell

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Mortol II Map https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https://i.redd.it/r44fngq6atqd1.png&rdt=46583  

Redder https://w.itch.io/redder  

A Year of UFO 50 - Rock On! Island https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-rock-on-island 

A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol  

Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1 https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1 

Spelunky Showlike: Breaking world records with Kinnijup and ix  https://eggplant.show/03-breaking-world-records-with-kinnijup-and-ix   

Spelunky Showlike: Death in Roguelikes with Kawa https://eggplant.show/07-death-in-roguelikes-with-kawa 

https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow  

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're recapping the 2025 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 13). 

Laura, Jey, and Doug break down Episode 6 and share their Mole suspicions. 

Join us on the Discord for tips on how to watch, chat about the episodes, and to play a Mol guessing game with us.

Links:

Ep 122: Finding Decency in Reality with Gilles De Coster (De Mol) https://eggplant.show/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

Eggplant's De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

Eggplant Discord http://discord.gg/eggplant

We're joined by Ben Wilson (Saltsea Chronicles), John Axon (Capybara Games), and Scott Anderson (Unity) to discuss Pingolf, the 31st game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Each year the best golfers in the galaxy show up to compete at the UFO Invitational.”

Next week: Mortol II

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Desert Golfing https://store.steampowered.com/app/757040/Desert_Golfing/ 

Golfing on Mars https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340570/Golf_On_Mars/

Cursed to Golf https://store.steampowered.com/app/1726120/Cursed_to_Golf/

Executive Golf DX (Playdate) https://play.date/games/executive-golf/

Yoku’s Island Express https://store.steampowered.com/app/334940/Yokus_Island_Express/

Scott’s Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/impossible.bsky.social

John's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/johnaxon.bsky.social

Ben’s Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/zerofiftyone.bsky.social

Ben's Crosswords https://zerofiftyone.net/

The End of Gameplay by droqen https://store.steampowered.com/app/3120040/The_End_of_Gameplay/

31 Unmarked Games by droqen https://droqen.itch.io/31-unmarked-games 

Episode 69 – Building a Better Bridge with Ben Wilson https://eggplant.show/69-building-a-better-bridge-with-ben-wilson

Episode 129 – Reinforcing Worldbuilding through Gameplay with Spoils https://eggplant.show/129-reinforcing-worldbuilding-through-gameplay-with-spoils 

A Year of UFO 50 - Golfaria https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-golfaria

https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow 

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow