Chad, Ryan and Adam talk about what it takes to shepherd casual and non-gamers through the hobby to become the die-hard dice-chucking card-flipping gamers you want/need them to be! How else are you going to get TI4 to the table?

After that we talk about games we've played recently, including Tobago (with the Volcano expansion), New Frontiers, Pax Pamir, Vagrantsong, and more!

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Ryan, Chad and Adam discuss the variance between different rounds of board games - specifically how the first and last round can feel and play differently from the rest of the game. Referencing a few examples we discuss good and bad takes on the issue and what our personal preferences are.

After that we discuss some recent plays, including Throw Throw Burrito, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Welcome To The Moon, Roll Player Adventures, and more!

Chad finally got off his butt and edited last month's El Grande episode! Adam, Ryan and Chad discuss the recently-added-to-board-game-arena game, El Grande! See how this 26 year old area majority game holds up to today's board gaming standards as we discuss before and after playing a full game! Could the nobles on the front cover be any more sour? How many Caballeros did Adam put in the Castillo? Find out now!

After that we discuss our recent plays, including Townsfolk Tussle, Samurai, and A Feast for Odin!

Chad, Adam and Ryan discuss production quality! What does it mean? How does it affect gameplay? Are you more or less likely to buy a game because of it?

In the second half we discuss our recent plays, including Splendor, The Colonists, What Do You Meme, and Mastermind?

Adam, Chad and Ryan discuss our theoretical new years resolutions when it comes to board gaming in 2022!

Also discussed - Disney Sidekicks, Joking Hazard, What Do You Meme, Unlock Kids, MicroMacro: Crime City, Rocky Mountain Man, Sleeping Gods, Gaia Project and Terra Mystica

Adam, Chad and Ryan do a deep dive into Beyond the Sun, the tech-tree-focused space exploration game published by Rio Grande. We share our first impressions followed by a post-game wrap up after playing on BoardGameArena - find out what we thought!

Afterwards we discuss a few recent plays, including Dungeon Degenerates and We're Doomed.

The Gang talks about their favourite Horror Board Games

The gang plays Name that Game! and discusses the solo game Thousand Year Old Vampire

The gang talks about board game mechanics that have become distasteful due to over-saturation of the mechanic in modern board game design.

The gang talks about board games that are based video games, and an overly long tangent about super hero movies.