Ben, Trey, Elder, and Paul discuss the 2020 game The Red Cathedral and its 2022 expansion The Red Cathedral: Contractors.

00:02:40 - Ramen Fury
00:07:01 - Scholars of the South Tigris
00:13:30 - Hegemony
00:19:27 - Tzolkin
00:20:26 - Robotech Reconstruction
00:38:23 - Woodcraft
00:43:40 - Imperial Steam
00:59:34 - Red Cathedral + Contractors

Ben lost power in the great LA blizzard of 2023, but just because his house was dark didn't mean the podcast had to be.  And so Ben and Paul bravely wrapped themselves in blankets and churned out an episode in a heatless house,  sharing their gaming stories of the past two weeks:  Mosaic, Deal with the Devil, Crisis, Red Cathedral and several others.

Time codes:

Mosaic:  05:54

Santiago 18:14

Wiz War:  25:53

Glory to Rome, Import/Export: 31:35

Deal with the Devil: 34:38

Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies 49:16

Crisis:  50:23

Red Cathedral:  01:05:10

Horseless Carriage: 01:20:57

Ben, Tom, and Trey deep dive Mosaic: A Story of Civilization and discuss what makes a civ game... a civ game?  Plus, recent plays of Dune and Cosmic Frog.

Trey gets it in gear with Tom and Dmitry and their first impressions of Splotter's Horseless Carriage. 

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:06:45 Traitors Talk
• 0:21:10 Games on the Brain
  • Dmitry's 5x5 List: Tichu, Barrage, Indonesia, Panamax, Autobahn
  • Mosaic
  • Western Empires
  • Through the Ages
  • Nations
  •  Trey's 5x5 List: Mosaic, Autobahn, Imperial Steam, On Mars, Horseless Carriage
  • Trickerion
• 0:45:20 Endurance
• 0:46:45 Tragedy Looper
• 0:47:50 WizWar Kickstarter
• 0:55:10 Heat: Pedal to the Metal
• 0:59:45 First Impressions:  Horseless Carriage

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Talking about our favorite Splotter games in anticipation of "Horseless Carriage."  Plus, The Traitors, which blends social deduction party games with reality TV.

Ben and Paul talk about Lords of Vegas as well as fairness and games and the new reality series "The Traitors."

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:55 - The Traitors

00:17:47 - Fairness + Winning Discussion

00:47:41 - Vast: The Mysterious Manor

00:53:56 - Weather Machine 

01:01:19 - 18Mag

01:11:41 - Mind MGMT

01:15:44 - Lords of Vegas

We're back from a busy holiday season, and we have games to talk about:  Woodcraft, Imperial Steam, Wayfarers of the South Tigris, and Matt's first ever game of Twilight Imperium!

Tom, Candice, and Ben talk about Tiletum.  Plus, Candice tells us all about the games she played and people she met from five back-to-back conventions!

Ben, Trey, and Dmitry discuss the 2022 game, Autobahn.  Plus, recent plays of Deal with the Devil, Lacrimosa, and Atiwa.  Plus, they discuss a recent piece in the New York Times about strategy games.