Patrick and Eric discuss a recent trip to Granite Game Summit board game convention in Nashua, NH. Part one of two.

Games Discussed:

• Cribbage
• Piepmatz
• Chai
• War Chest
• Handsome
• Jamaica
• Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
• Burgle  Bros
• High Rise
• Vikings
• Kings Cribbage
• Las Vegas
• The Magnificent Race

Patrick & Eric use Sturgeon's Law that 90% of everything is crap to talk about just about everything but board games.

Glen discusses errata; Seal Team Flicks, Whistle Stop, and Pandemic Anniversary Edition.

Joshua discusses heavy hitters he is excited for in 2019.

Age of Steam Deluxe, On Mars, Snowdownia Master Set, Escape Plan, Pax Premier, Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea, Roads and Boats reprint, Food Chain Magnate Ketchup Expansion, Dominant Species: Marine 

Chad returns discussing his thoughts on Gen 7.

Patrick and Eric chat about the holidays and then move on to the different types of escape room in a box style games they have played.

Patrick and Eric discuss trips to Florida and IP (intellectual properties) used in board games.

Issue no.4

The Sweet Spot with Glenn Flaherty :20

• Glob Lobbers
• Steve Jackson Games

The Eric Booth Rants and Reviews 3:18

• Sprawlopolis

The App Segment with Patrick Hillier 7:21

• Old Gamer Talk
• Talisman

The News Segement with Eric Buscemi 19:50

• Game Announcements
• Eurazo Sale
• NSKN & Boards & Dice Merger
• CMON Financial News
• Digital Board Game Announcements
• FFG Keyforge Recalls

Table Top, The Industry with Cassie Elle 24:12

• The Publisher

The Thing with That Is with Chad McCallum 33:06

• Discover: Lands Unknown

Heavy Hitters with Joshua Acosta 42:13

• Tales of the Northlands: The Sagas of Noggin the Nog

Spice It Up with BJ Rozas 52:02

• Top 6 Games - The Envie List

Fin 1:00:59

Join Patrick and Eric as they discuss Online Gaming! The good, the bad and the ugly.

Intro :18

Spice it Up with BJ Rozas 1:12

• Jason Dinger
• Captains of the Gulf

Patrick Hillier 11:16

• KitschCon

Jamie Maltman 21:46

• Great Western Trail: Rails to the North

The Sweet Spot with Glenn Flaherty 29:40

• Asynchronous Games

Notes from the Editor, Brandon Kempf 33:10

• Essen Spiel
• Board Game Glut

Eric Booth’s Rants and Reviews 36:44

• The Board Game Bag from Board Game Tables
• https://boardgametables.myshopify.com/products/board-game-bag

The News with Eric Buscemi 42:05

• Matt Riddle

The Thing With That Is with Chad McCallum 50:57

• Deduction Games
• Detective A Modern Crime Board Games

Heavy Hitters with Joshua Acosta 57:54

• Tramways Engineer’s Workbook

End 1:07:05

Want to know more about Essen Spiel 2018? Well our Chris Wray is over in Germany and he's finding out about all the new hotness in board gaming that we'll be searching out. Join him for a run down of what he's seen this year at Essen so far. 

Join Patrick and Eric as they discuss secret agents and casual games.