This week Roy Mat and Rob talk all about long games, What can make play time faster, and how to get them to the table!

What we have been playing!?

• (Roy) War of the Ring
• (Rob) Dead of Winter: Long Night
• (Matt) Nothing

Topic: Long Games

• Name a few Long games?
• • War of the Ring
  • Axis and Allies
  • Risk Legacy
  • Level 7: Omega Protocol
  • Rex
  • Twilight Imperium 3
  • Eclipse
  • Eldritch Horror
  • Pandemic Legacy
  • Descent
• What game would you recommend our listeners play before writing it off as being too long?
• • Xia
  • All of them
• Other games mentioned during the podcast
• • Hit Z Road
  • Happy Salmon

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This week we talk Hype in board gaming. do you fall for the hype or has hype turned you off to a game? we also talk Arkham Horror LCG & Marvel Deadpool

News

• MACE!
• D&D in the toy hall of fame.
• Dice tower reviews!

What we have been playing!?

• (Roy) Arkham Horror LCG
• (Rob) Descent
• (Matt) Pandemic Legacy

Topic: Hype!

• Is there a game that you think was overhyped and let you down?
• • Last Friday
  • Castle Panic
  • Secret Hitler*
• What's one game that you think deserves more hype!
• • Secret Hitler*
  • Spector Ops
  • Star Wars Rebellion
  • Wiz-War
  • Xia
  • Junk Art
  • Go Cuckoo
• Other games discussed
• • Bloodborne
  • Blood Rage
  • Dead of Winter
  • 5 Minute Dungeon

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We recorded live at Mace 2016 with our friends Rolling Dice & Taking Names, Tantrum House, And Draft Mechanic!

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This week we talk about boar game Expansions! what we like and don't like! and Roy Brakes Rob!

News:

• Tiny epic quest
• 5-minute dungeon
• Mega man pixel tactics
• Marvel Legendary Noir
• C&A

What we have been playing!?

• (Roy) Mansions of Madness, Mechs and Minions
• (Rob) Descent
• (Matt) Dixit

Topic: Expansions!

• Are there any expansions that you think fixed issues with the game?
• • Zombiecide Series, Xia, Twilight Imperium
• Are there any expansions that you are disappointed with?
• • Game of Thrones Board Game
• Are there any companies that do expansions really well?
• • Fantasy Flight Games
• Is there a board game you would love to see an expansion for or one that really needs it?
• • Game of Thrones, Spector Ops, Forbidden Stars, Blood Rage, Star Wars Rebellion,
• What is your favorite board game expansion?
• • (Rob) Battlelore Game of Thrones: Baratheon
  • (Roy) Xia: Embers of a Forsaken Star
  • (Matt) One Night Ultimate Werewolf: Daybreak

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This week Roy and Rob have ther wives Heather and Marlo come on the show to talk about Being the wife of a board gamer, what games they like and how they put up with us!

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This week we talk what we have been playing Mechs Vs Minions, Battle of the Five Armies, & Mysterium! And answer a bunch of crazy questions!

What we have been playing!?

• (Roy) Mechs vs Minions
• (Rob) Battle of the Five Armies
• (Matt) Mysterium, Pandemic Legacy, Codenames: Pictures

Topic: This is Us

• If you were a board game what game would you be?
• • (Roy) Legendary
  • (Rob) Junk Art
  • (Matt) Pandemic Legacy
• If you had to Pick board games to describe your relationship with the other co-hosts what game would you pick?
• • (Roy)
  • • Rob - Twilight Imperium 3
    • Matt - Rhino Hero
  • (Rob)
  • • Matt - Telestrations
    • Roy - Codenames
  • (Matt)
  • • Roy - T.I.M.E Stories
    • Rob - Junk Art
• What are some of your favorites!?
• • Movie
  • • (Roy) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
    • (Rob) Step Brothers, Braveheart, Meet Joe Black
    • (Matt) Moonrise Kingdom
  • Tv show
  • • (Roy) X-Files, Naruto
    • (Rob) Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Breaking Bad, The Flash
    • (Matt) Black Mirror, Cowboy Bebop
  • Book
  • • (Roy) Lord of the Rings, Lovecraft books
    • (Rob) Twilight Series, Harry Potter Series, Hunger Games
    • (Matt) Transmetropolitan, Tokyo Ghost, Saga
  • Music
  • • (Roy) MXPX, Pop Punk, Hardcore
    • (Rob) Classical, Movie Scores, Alternative
    • (Matt) Folk, Techno, Chiptune, anything
  • Video game
  • • (Roy) Link to the Past
    • (Rob) Skyrim
    • (Matt) Sonic 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic,
• What title game Best describes your relationship with your significant other? Matt!?!
• • (Roy) Mechs vs Minions
  • (Rob) Run, Fight, or Die; Tail Feathers
  • (Matt) Crippling loneliness
• What is something the other co-host don't know about you?
• • (Roy) Into Mountain Biking
  • (Rob) One of 6 kids
  • (Matt) Traveled to 46 of the 50 states
• If you could pick any profession what would you do?
• • (Roy) Boardgame Media/ Run a boardgame store
  • (Rob) Entertainment industry
  • (Matt) No idea/ baking, distilling, brewing, architecting
• If you could pick a boardgame to live inside of which game would you pick?
• • (Roy)
  • (Rob) Queen's Gambit, War of the Ring
  • (Matt) Blood Rage
• What is one game that you would never play again?
• • (Roy) Flux, Munchkin
  • (Rob) Glory of Rome
  • (Matt) Killer Bunnies
• If you had to chose a game to play with death to save your life what game would you pick?
• • (Roy) Blood Rage, Rhino Hero
  • (Rob) Mansions of Madness 1st Ed. , Go Cuckoo
  • (Matt) A Coin Flip
• Jbenz32 asks: Who would win in a fight Cthulhu or Indiana Jones?
• • (Roy) Cthulhu
  • (Rob) Indiana Jones
  • (Matt) Cthulhu
• Tabletopcrag asks: What are your non-boardgaming hobbies?
• • (Roy) Parenting
  • (Rob) Church, Local community stuff, Writing, Movies, Family
  • (Matt) Baking, Beer, Movies, Being alone

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This week we talk about our top 10 board games and why we love them!!

Honorable Mentions:

• Rhino Hero x2
• Pandemic Legacy
• Splendor
• Level 7: Omega Protocol
• Cosmic Encounter

Roy’s Top 10

1. Twilight Imperium 3
2. Xia: Legends of a Drift System
3. War of the Ring
4. T.I.M.E Stories
5. Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition
6. Marvel: Legendary
7. Spector Ops
8. Battlelore
9. Rex/ Dune
10. Blood Rage

Rob’s Top 10

1. Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition
2. Game of Thrones
3. Dead of Winter
4. Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn
5. Spector Ops
6. Codenames
7. Zombiecide Series
8. Junk Art
9. Axis and Allies Series
10. Risk Series

Matt’s Top 10

1. Blood Rage
2. Deception: Murder in Hong Kong
3. Junk Art
4. Spector Ops
5. Secret Hitler
6. Xia: Legends of a Drift System
7. Dead of Winter
8. Codenames
9. Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition
10. Marvel: Legendary

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This week we talk to Brian Beyke about board games, customer service and Coffee!

What we have been playing!?

• (Brian) Jungle Speed
• (Roy) Karuba, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Champions of Midgard, Race for the Galaxy
• (Rob) Unicorn Glitterluck
• (Matt) Pandemic Legacy

Topic: Brew the best

• What is your favorite tabletop game?
• • Summoner Wars
• Games talked about during the podcast
• • Summoner Wars
  • Vassal
  • Zertz
  • Zendo
  • Seafall
  • Caravans
  • Junk Art
  • Imhotep
  • Ashes: Rise of the Phoniexborn
• Coffee talked about during the podcast
• • Ethiopian Kayon Mountain
  • Inkwell House Blend
  • Guatemala San Pedro
  • Esmeralda/Gesha
  • Kopi Luwak

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We have the Legend Mark Streed from Board Game corner on the podcast to talk bout thematic experience games!

What we have been playing!?

• (Mark) Mansions of Madness, Inis, Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu, and many more.
• (Roy, Mat, & Rob) Battlestar Galactica

Topic: Games that create a thematic experience!

• What are a few games that create a thematic experience?
• • Pandemic Legacy
  • Mansions of Madness
  • Star Trek Ascendancy
  • Star Trek Panic
  • Xia: Legends of a Drift System
  • Tales of Arabian Nights
  • Dead of Winter
  • XCOM
• What part of a game really enhances the theme for you?
• • Components
  • Story
  • Reading sections to define theme
  • Art
• Is there anything that ruins the theme or experience for you with some games?
• • People
  • Components
  • Crazy game mechanics
• Is there anything you do for your games to enhance the experience? (Painting? Playing Music? Upgrading components?)
• • Syrinscape: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ixc.Syrinscape&hl=en
  • Metal coins
  • Other quality components
• What is the best experience you've ever had board gaming?
• • (Rob) Lion Bear Squid alliance, Dead of Winter betrayal
  • (Mark) Messing with Ignacy Trzewiczek live at BGGcon
  • (Roy) Public execution in TI3
  • (Matt) Playing Secret Hitler and making Emerson Matsuuchi yell
• Mark can you tell us about the new board game corner awards program?
• • Cornerstone Collection: Games you must own
  • Corner Certified: Gaming Excellence in all things
• Are there any notable games that have gotten the award?
• • Element - Rather Dashing Games
  • Zombicide Black Plague - Cool Mini or Not
  • XIA: Legends of a Drift System - Far Off Games
  • Star Trek Panic - Fireside Games and USAopoly

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We interview Dan King about board game Reviews and talk about what we have been playing!

What have we been playing?

• (Dan) The Ravens of Sahashri
• (Roy) Mystic Vale
• (Rob) Moving into new house/ Descent
• (Matt) Pandemic Legacy Rulebook :D

Dan King’s Favorite game

• Time Stories

Games talked about during the interview

• Scythe
• Dominion
• Clank!
• Oceanos
• Time Stories

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