Episode 45 - Special Guests: Our Family Plays Games, plus Towers of Arkhanos, PARKS, Isle of Cats, Forbidden Sky

Strap yourselves in! On this episode Sarah, Mike and Dan are joined by the fabulous Starla and Mik from Our Family Play Games. They are an absolute hoot and their enthusiasm for the hobby is infectious as they share with us their introduction to the hobby, some of their favourite games, and how they have made it their mission to introduce games to more families, and promote diversity in the hobby.

And the fun doesn't stop there! Starla and Mik stick around and share their Sizzling Game with us: Parks. It's a beautiful game from Henry Audubon and Keymaster Games. Meanwhile Dan has building towers and casting spells in The Towers of Arkhanos, Mike has been herding cats on Isle of Cats, and Sarah has her head in the clouds with Forbidden Sky.

Round 2 of the Board Game Bracket has come to a close and we announce the winners from the last two match-ups: Too Many Bones vs It's A Wonderful World, and Everdell vs Cosmic Encounter. Did your favourite games make it through Round 3? Make sure you tune into our next episode to hear what match-ups we have coming up in Round 3. And get ready to vote for your favourite.

Finally, in Swear An Oath, Dan still has to play Nemo's War and Sarah still needs to play TIME Stories: Lumen Fidei, but both commit to also bring Lanterns and The Magnificentto the table. Mike successfully completed his oath by playing Lost In Valhalla, and swears a new oath to play Big Easy Busking. And Starla and Mik get in on the oath action by swearing an oath to play Calico.

Make sure you visit Our Family Plays Games on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1f1NKE51FG5MeYchzVbXcA for more boardgame fun from Starla and Mik.

Guest Interview: Starla & Miklos (Mik) from Our Family Plays Games

Sizzling Games: The Towers of Arkhanos (30:28), PARKS (36:41), Isle of Cats (39:45), Forbidden Sky (43:35)

Board Game Bracket (44:52)

Swear An Oath (56:35)

**SPONSORS**

Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring this episode. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games.

Thanks also to our second sponsor, VR Distribution. VR Distribution is Australia's fastest-growing distributor of board games, toys and collectibles, trading cards, and licensed merchandise and gaming accessories. If you are looking at setting up a business, give them a call to discuss, or visit https://vrdistribution.com.au

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We have Special thanks to our new sponsor Advent Games. If you would like to win a copy of one of last week's Sizzling Games: Taverns of Tiefenthal or Kitchen Rush.

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Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:

Catan (1995) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan

Forbidden Island (2010) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/65244/forbidden-island

Fury of Dracula (2015) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181279/fury-dracula-thirdfourth-edition

Ticket To Ride (2004) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-ride

The Great Heartland Hauling Co (2013) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/111417/great-heartland-hauling-co

Terra Mystica (2012) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/120677/terra-mystica

Terraforming Mars (2016) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars

Lords of Waterdeep (2012) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/110327/lords-waterdeep

Maracaibo (2109) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/276025/maracaibo

Clank!: A Deck Building Adventure (2016) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201808/clank-deck-building-adventure

Clank! Legacy (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266507/clank-legacy-acquisitions-incorporated

Clank! In! Space! (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233371/clank-space-deck-building-adventure

Agricola (2007) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola

Calico (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283155/calico

Cascadia (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia

Quacks of Quedlinburg (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/quacks-quedlinburg

Everdell (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell

Love Letter (2012) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129622/love-letter

Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291457/gloomhaven-jaws-lion

Zombicide (2012) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/113924/zombicide

The Towers of Arkhanos (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257987/towers-arkhanos

Parks (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266524/parks

Barenpark (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219513/barenpark

Isle of Cats (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281259/isle-cats

Forbidden Sky (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245271/forbidden-sky

Too Many Bones (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192135/too-many-bones

It's A Wonderful World (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271324/its-wonderful-world

Everdell (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell

Cosmic Encounter (2008) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter

Nemo's War (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304021/lost-valhalla

Lanterns (2015) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160851/lanterns-harvest-festival

Lost in Valhalla (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304021/lost-valhalla

Big Easy Busking (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/263051/big-easy-busking

Papua (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255034/papua

TIME Stories: Lumen Fidei (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/213099/time-stories-lumen-fidei

The Magnificent (2109) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283863/magnificent

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