Huzzah! It's the second anniversary of the BoardGameGeek Podcast! BGG Owner Scott Alden (aka Aldie) joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL Essen '24 releases they're most excited to play.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:24 Pinball Happenings
  • 00:07:10 BGG Updates
    • 00:07:24 BGG Booth 5F111 + Geek Buzz
    • 00:08:42 Upcoming Conventions
  • 00:16:41 Reflecting on our Top 5 SPIEL '23 Anticipation Games
• 00:25:42 Fresh Plays
  • 00:27:07 Tamashi: Chronicle of Ascend
  • 00:35:48 Revisiting Unsettled + Pagan: Fate of Roanoke
  • 00:40:39 Joyride: Survival of the Fastest
  • 00:44:27 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan
  • 00:52:10 Duck & Cover
• 00:59:46 SPIEL Essen '24 Releases We're Most Excited to Play
  • 01:00:40 Candice's Honorable Mentions (Pirates of Maracaibo: Commanders, Evenfall: The Crystal Path, Deep Sea Adventure Boost, Roads & Boats: Book of Scenarios Volume 1 , AI 100% Human, Kraftwagen: Age of Engineering) 
  • 01:04:38 Aldie's Honorable Mentions (Perspectives Blue, Nassau, Kathmandu, The Gang, Minecart Town, Tonga Bonga, War Story: Occupied France, Happy Home, Dead Cells: The Rogue-Lite Board Game, Ada's Dream, Endeavor: Deep Sea)
  • 01:12:07 Thorgal: The Board Game
  • 01:14:26 Intent to Kill
    • 01:15:52 Mantis Falls
  • 01:17:41 Battle Dentale
  • 01:19:53 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth 
  • 01:21:28 SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
  • 01:23:35 Rebirth
  • 01:25:12 Altay: Dawn of Civilization
  • 01:33:48 Civolution
• 01:38:26 Sign-off

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