This week, we delved deep underground to review Nidavellir. Join us on this set collection journey through dwarf taverns as we assemble a crew mighty enough to take on an evil dragon.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293014/nidavellir

Designer: Serge Laget

Artist: Jean-Marie Minguez

Publisher: GRRRE Games

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This week, Ed and Ryan review Architects of the West Kingdom by Garphill Games. This beloved worker placement game is a true modern classic in which players take on the role of architects helping win the king's favor by constructing buildings and working on the glorious cathedral.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236457/architects-west-kingdom

Designer: S J Macdonald, Shem Phillips

Artist: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Publisher: Garphill Games

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This week, Ed and Ryan dive into the churning waters of survival of the fittest. In Oceans, players create waterbound species for a delicate dance between feeding them just enough to score points and not so much that they overpopulate.

Designers: Nick Bentley, Dominic Crapuchettes, Ben Goldman, and Brian O'Neill

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232414/oceans

Artist: Guillaume Ducos and Catherine Hamilton

Publisher: North Star Games

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This week, Ed and Ryan go to the mats to review games in the combat-heavy Unmatched universe. In Unmatched, each player picks their favorite fictional characters and manages a set of combat cards to duke it out in an ultimate showdown.

Designer: Rob Daviau and Justin D. Jacobson

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295564/unmatched-game-system

Artist: Oliver Barrett

Publisher: Restoration Games

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This week, Ed and Ryan welcome their first guest, the director of game design at Oak Lounge Games, Joe "Fritz" Paull. Paull shares about his journey from board game fan to board game designer and offers words of wisdom for aspiring game designers. He also introduces his upcoming game, Prestige--a semi-cooperative tableau-building game in which players compete as rival tribes working together to construct an ancient metropolis from the ground up and gain the most acclaim for its exploits when the dust settles.

Guest: Joe "Fritz" Paull

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368678/prestige-city-building-game

Publisher: Oak Lounge Games

Kickstarter: Prestige: A City-Building Game

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This week, Ed and Ryan review another Garphill favorite, Raiders of the North Sea. In Raiders, players recruit roving bands of Viking warriors to raid coastal harbors, monasteries, and fortresses in search of fame and fortune.

Designer: Shem Phillips

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170042/raiders-north-sea

Artists: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Publisher: Garphill Games

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In celebration of Earth Day, Ed and Ryan review the new game, Earth. In Earth, players build tableaus of stunning landscapes and flora inspired by our wonderful planet, while also growing canopies, planting sprouts, and composting for victory points.

Designer: Maxime Tardif

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350184/earth

Artists: M81 Studio, Conor McGoey, Yulia Sozonik, Kenneth Spond

Publisher: Inside Up Games

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Ed and Ryan welcome the warmer weather with a foray into America's top national parks. In Parks, players gather resources to visit picturesque national parks and take photos of the sights they see. Designer: Henry Audubon

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266524/parks

Artists: Fifty-Nine Parks Print Series

Publisher: Keymaster Games

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Ed and Ryan review Azul on a trip back to 16th century Portugal. In Azul, players collect tiles to adorn the palace of King Manuel I of Portugal for his royal palace in Sintra.

Designer: Michael Kiesling

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul

Artists: Philippe Guerin and Chris Quilliams

Publisher: Plan B Games

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