Gettin' Gamey

It's strategy go time! Special Guest John (aka Bott_Bott), who is the creator of Brine and Bunker on Youtube joins Decoy and me for another blast to the past. This one also has an interesting little online client, Stratego.io, which Decoy and John used at the beginning of our taping to get into the right headspace. It's quite the doozy! 

For those who may be curious, John did have to leave right before our final ranking, which is why he dissipates into the night at the end, but he was with us in spirit, and helped us get Stratego into a nice spot on the board!

Our current list so far:

1. Dominion
2. Catan
3. Chess
4. Risk
5. Mancala
6. Parcheesi
7. Checkers
8. Scrabble
9. Backgammon
10. Guess Who?
11. Kerplunk!
12. Battleship
13. Monopoly
14. Trivial Pursuit
15. Chinese Checkers
16. Mouse Trap

Decoy and I felt opposite on this one...sort of. Its an almost perfect information game, and it's almost good? It may very well depend on a lot of things...where you're from, and if your parents had a briefcase when you were young! Come see.

The list:

1. Dominion
2. Catan
3. Chess
4. Risk
5. Mancala
6. Parcheesi
7. Checkers
8. Scrabble
9. Guess Who?
10. Kerplunk
11. Battleship
12. Monopoly
13. Trivial Pursuit
14. Chinese Checkers
15. Mouse Trap

All the worlds a stage, and we, merely players, of this the world's game. We've got a top 15 after this week! You may not have played this one recently, or even this version, as there are tons and tons of variants. But if you have, theres a chance you haven't looked at it in a while. And spoiler alert....maybe you should!

Here's the list so far:

1. Dominion
2. Catan
3. Chess
4. Risk
5. Parcheesi
6. Checkers
7. Scrabble
8. Guess Who?
9. Kerplunk
10. Battleship
11. Monopoly
12. Trivial Pursuit
13. Chinese Checkers
14. Mouse Trap

Welcome to our first game in a new genre. Deck-builders haven't exploded like some other game genres from the 90s up to today, however, this game's initialization of the genre was such that not many can compete with it. Special Guest JC joins us again this week. If there's been a game on our show we would recommend and we had to pick one, it would be this one. 

We may never have played a game designed for kids so young with such a light theme that is actually dark...like, dark dark. Dang. This game. Get in here.

Special Guest Bott Bott, who just released his new Youtube channel, Brine and Bunker.

It's our oldest game to date, and one that's near and dear to my heart, and the heart of Engamer1331, who runs a youtube channel, and is an architect and designer! Co-host Decoy and I have a great time this week with our newest guest, and dear friend. And we talk an oldie...AND A GOODIE. Come hang with the oldest game you probably didn't remember or know about that's actually worth your time!

Special Guest Endamer1331. Check him out on Youtube, and at Red Tail Games!

We're back this week with a game that was difficult for me to figure out. Nostalgia? Check. Fun to play...hmm. We've got a new guest joining us this week! His audio was a bit troublesome at a few parts, but our content remains fire!

You sunk my battleship! Oh no wait, actually that was a miss. And this game...it was a hit! Or a miss. It's got a lot of legacy and nostalgia for a lot of people, and potentially a mode you didn't even know existed. And spoiler alert...its the only way to play.

The drama! The Intrigue! The Puzzle! It's the finale of our three-part series on perfect information games (for now). And we have a very special guest from Woodland War Machine joining us this week! The ever-famous Waterman121 is here! Ever want to hear a master of his craft discuss that craft? You've come to the right place.

We're back with part 2 of our 3 part series on perfect information games, this time with what I would call a classic, but you may never have played, or even heard of! It's Star Checkers, which many will know as Chinese Checkers. This game is our first "cooperative game" as well in some ways, or at least, the earliest we've covered thus far! Come hang :)