Rahdo Talks Through

24 new games & expansions discussed for the month of May! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/9JP5Dz3cvTI :)

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It's time to finalize my best games of 2020, which I filmed live simultaneously on Youtube, Twitch and Facebook on may 28th. And after the top10 countdown, I stuck around for some questions and answer time! :)

If you'd rather watch this top10 than listen, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Nm2opGFIs

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SHOW NOTES:

•••[00:00:44] Games Q&A►►► 

Three Sisters? Lowlands? Capitalism theme in euros? Soloing while filming? Gaming burnout? Gaming post RRT? Different show post RRT? Viticulture? Video for gone games? Plunderous status? Glory to Rome? Gamer vs non-gamer? True gateway? 6 year of RTT? Soloing more these days? La Granja: No Siesta? Top10 2p+? Shea covering oldies? Looking at camera? Tshirt effect on channel? Work placement not a fave mechanism? Century combo = Waterdeep? Carebear practices? Misdirection during multiplayer? Social deduction? Still analyze games post RRT? Fresco Megabox rule change?  Component quality effect?

•••[01:40:01] Personal Q&A►►► 

Fave modern cartoons? Testing for videogame enthusiasm? Social media bans? Lego animation! (https://youtu.be/edAVbseyD8M) April fools bgg gags? (https://youtu.be/k-XR5Rj7OIE & https://youtu.be/V-2O2068ZkI) Sports appreciation? Natural dog care? Jen's wisdom of the month? 

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Hey everybody, this month I'm joined by Liz Taber of Long Distance Gamers to countdown our favourite Pandemic mechanisms and expansions/spinoffs. For more of LIz, you can find her channel (Long Distance Gamers) here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmiRcZZ_vLiIHC6BKOeWJw

If you'd rather watch this top10 than listen, link: https://youtu.be/vN8hSP3iQ2s

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17 new games discussed for the month of April! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/QU9pygNc9WQ :)

(1:17) [Shea] Hidden Leaders

Expansions

(2:57) 4. Marvel Champions: Galaxy’s Most Wanted  

(6:46) 3. Kingdom Builder Big Box 

(8:36) 2. Aquatica: Cold Waters

(9:30) 1. Concordia: Solitaria 

New Games

(12:47) 12. Transmissions 

(14:48) 11. Dead Man’s Cabal

(18:04) 10. Glow

(23:41) 9. Solomon Kane

(29:33) 8. Pletrix 

(31:30) 7. It’s a Wonderful Kingdom 

(35:28) 6. Fairy Tale Inn

(38:10) 5. Dice Theme Park

(41:57) 4. World’s Fair 1893

(44:24) 3. Vivid Memories 

(47:21) 2. Rival Networks

(50:38) 1. Anno 1800

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Hey everybody, for this month's top 10 I'm joined by Sarah Shah of Boardgames in a Minute (an excellent channel!) to talk about our 10 games we'd take on the road with us if we found ourselves living in a recreational vehicle! :)

p.s. Apologies for the last upload where I grabbed the wrong audio file to upload. Here's the proper top10 with Sarah! :)

All the ways to find Sarah:

https://www.boardgamesinaminute.com/

https://youtube.com/boardgamesinaminute

https://www.instagram.com/board_games_in_a_minute/

https://www.tiktok.com/@puffindor

https://twitter.com/Puffindor

https://facebook.com/Puffindor

https://ko-fi.com/puffindor

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Puffindor

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19 new games discussed for the month of March! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/Hm4UDzJYrj4 :)

Contributors

4:00 [Shea #3] Rise of the Gnomes

6:34 [Shea #2] Scythe

10:22 [Shea #1] Mage Noir

16:38 [Ryan] Genotype & Long Shot the Dice Game

18:27 [Tim] Fort

Rahdo Expansion Countdown

20:07 #5. Merlin: Morgana

22:44 #4. Valeria Card Kingdoms: Darksworn 

24:25 #3. Marvel Champions: Quicksilver

26:20 #2. Auztralia: Tazmania & Revenge of the Old Ones 

28:59 #1. Marvel Champions: Scarlet Witch

Rahdo Games Countdown

30:39 #11. Coatl

33:00 #10. Alhambra Roll & Write

35:58 #9. Genotype 

38:25 #8. Escape Roll & Write

40:30 #7. Space Plague 

43:27 #6. After The Empire

47:10 #5. Cryo

50:00 #4. Scrumpy: Card Cider 

53:10 #3. Hadrian’s Wall

56:48 #2. Meadow

58:52 #1. Hippocrates

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Hey everybody, this month's top10 is a revisit of my top 10 2p-only games, and I'm joined by Ella Loves Boardgames and Stella of Meeple University!

Stella's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/meepleuniversity 

Ella's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ellalovesboardgames 

My original top10 from 5 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guBmscylSHI

For this top10 list in video form: https://youtu.be/rGfISari4iE

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SHOW NOTES:

•••[00:10:20] Games Q&A►►► 

Best RTT platform? Changing game ratings? Filming continuity? R&R with old games? FAQ update? Big boxes? Legacy vs campaign definition? Gloomhaven vs Primal? Depth in dungeon crawls? Spirit Island: Jagged Earth? Vindication rating? Designing within constraints? Golden age of gaming? Tinner's Trail? Top10 GOTY updates unfair? Elder Sign vs X-men? Tricon 2021? Is repetitive bad? Changing camera angles? Game enjoyment post RRT retirement? Rulebooks pronouns? Engine building category on BGG? Campaign vs legacy coverage? Handshakes vs copyright? Grain of salt? KS campaign runners managing audience? 18xx? Shortening Faiyum? Fave designer working on different? Narrative in boardgames? 

•••[01:57:33] Personal Q&A►►► 

Sacrifices for UBI? Social media bans? New Mulan film? Watching 3x speed video? X-Men comics? Did we imagine RRT would get this big? Other bg review channels when we started? Reading suggestion! Effective persuasion? Changing perspective story. Cryptocurrency? Violence in the MCU? Upcoming MCU lineup? Wandavision? Reckoners novels? Not all republicans! Intensions vs outcomes? How's my mom? Covid effect on her if we hadn't come back? Let's see Jen's knitting! Carebear kids gaming? Foodi tips? Sleeping tips? Income post RRT retirement? Jen's words of wisdom? 

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Hey everybody, this is February's top10, a bit late, but to make up for that, I'm joined by the newest contributor to the channel, Tim Chuon!

Tim's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/TimChuon

Tim's First Rundown for RRT: https://youtu.be/RJ4RZuByLdo

To see this top10 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/uTu_pqalQTE

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