Rahdo Talks Through

Sim City, Tippity Top 10 

BGG mechanisms revamp? BGG convention preview games lists? Standard boardgame rules template? Altiplano expansion? When/why do I use house rules? Tapestry embargo? Rahdo video stats? What publishers to approach? Pronunciation of Peloponnes? Updating games ratings based on expansions? How to judge a game based on the rules without seeing the cards? Standard Rahdo rejection letter? Why not Feudum? Walnut Grove alternative? How to get a paying job in the boardgame industry? Playing open hand in co-ops? On Mars & others in the top10 for 2019? How are the new Rahdo segments for 2019 going so far? How to know which games I passed on covering? Where's my wishlist? Solo vs 2p runthroughs? Chatting with folks in boardgame stores? Snowdonia, Foothills or Alubari? How often do I accidentally say yes to games that turn out to be crap? Best design techniques? Euros that let you be creative? Ideal boardgame designer dinner party? First review copy I received? Why no boardgame rentals? Why did my top10 not change much after 5 years? Gloomhaven campaign ending thoughts? How does Paulo do it?  

Mechanisms falling out of favor for us? What boardgame tech advances can't we wait for? Offensive boardgame theme treatment? Have games ever made us mad at each other? Best online boardgame community? Which one game to save from burning building? Why's Jen not in more videos? Podcasts we listen to? What's the deal with grains of salt in paid previews? Oathsworn? Why did Tapestry drop? How in sync are Jen and I regarding game tastes? Do I still buy games? Do we keep any games even though one of us doesn't care for it? Who's the bigger sore loser? How to help people learn games? Thoughts on BGG's new look? Project Shrinko and P&P thoughts? Which Pandemic to start with? Judging games based on random factors? Nostalgia factor in rating games? Tom Lehmann co-host? Re-experiencing games for first time preference? Bloom Town vs Quadropolis as gateway? What would a Backyard Chicken boardgame be like? RRT time off? Ultimate gaming room? Review Q's before giving A's? Escape room experiences/thoughts? What one game to super-deluxify? What if I had been introduced to modern boardgames in highschool? Ever guest lecture? Robotized boardgame components? How to downsize while getting good value? 

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HC Crossover 2: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/heavy-cardboard/heavy-cardboard-episode-141-vKRlQ96CJIL 

Paris: New Eden, Cooper Island, Steamopolis, Coloma, Aquatica, It's a Wonderful World, Foothills, Tapestry, Expedition to Newdale, Maracaibo 

Deadly Doodles, Franky: Rock’n Vegas, Solar Draft, Rescue Animals, Monster Baby Rescue!, Posthuman Saga, The City, Tricky Druids, PAX, T-Rex’s Holiday, Pirates Under Fire, Decktective, Embers of Memory, Beluga, Aristocracy, Assembly, Opale, Tan-tan Caravan, Rolled West, Truck Off, Nocturion, Ninja Night, Queen of Hansa, Kingsburg: The Dice Game, Deckscape: Curse of the Sphinx, Dawn of Mankind, Rolling Ranch, Pact, Fire!, Coral Islands, Squire: Collector of the Glorious Rarities, Queenz, Lux Aeterna, Coralia, Die Befreiung der Rietburg, Boomerang, The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet, Roll to the Top! Laminate, Circle the Wagons, Maya, Jiguan: Eastern Mechanist, On Tour, Dino World, Conspiracy: Abyss Universe, Draftosaurus, Walking in Provence, Ticket to Ride: London, Fast Sloths, Florenza Dice Game, Robin of Locksley, Corinth, Copenhagen: Roll & Write, ArtSee, A Fistful of Meeples, ClipCut Parks, Egizia: Shifting Sands, Dreamscape, Rush MD, Colors of Paris, Cat Café, Obscurio, Sprawlopolis, Humboldt’s Great Voyage, Bloom Town, Skytopia, Dale of Merchants Collection, Nova Luna, Mastabas, Century: New World, Karekare, 6 Castles, Kingdomino Duel, High Rise, Trails of Tucana, Carrossel, Pax Transhumanity, Yggdrasil Chronicles, Ratzzia, Little Town, Quest for El Dorado: Golden Temples, Key Market 2nd Edition, Pharaon, DS Classic Goodie Box, Walking in Burano, Save the Meeples, Detective City of Angels, Smoothies, Edge of Darkness, Botanists, Snowdonia Master Set, Proto, On the Underground: London/Berlin, Era: Medieval Age, Valley of the Kings Premium Edition, Marco Polo II, Yukon Airways, Sanctum, Cities: Skylines, Parks, Circadians, The Magnificent, Paris: City of Lights, Babylonia, So You’ve Been Eaten, Bruxelles 1897, La Vina, Rune Stones, Ishtar, Masters of Renaissance, Ragusa, Orleans Stories, Neta Tanka, Clank! Legacy, Machi Koro Legacy, RatVille, Suburbia Collector’s Edition, Deep Blue, Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea, Sierra West, 1987 Channel Tunnel, Terramara, Glen More II, Pret a Porter, Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North, Chocolate Factory, Castles of Burgundy Deluxe, Trismegistus, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Black Angel 

Carcassonne Maps, Railways of Portugal, Assembly Expansions, Habitats XL, Merlin: Knights of the Round Table, This War of Mine: Days of the Siege, Edge of Darkness: Sands of Duenstar, Rune Stones: Nocturnal Creatures, Concordia: Balearica/Cyprus/Italia, Pursuit of Happiness: Experiences, Sagrada: Passion, Barenpark: Bad News Bears, Dice Settlers: Western Sea, Everdell Expansions, Newton: Great Discoveries, Santa Maria: Exploration Deck, Welcome To… Thematic Neighborhoods, Clank!: Temple of the Ape Lords, Empires of the North: Japanese Islands, Trickerion Dahlgaard’s Academy, Underwater Cities: New Discoveries, Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period 

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Bloom Town, Deep Blue, Deckscape: Curse of the Sphinx, Rush MD, Sunflower Valley: Card Game, The Magnificent, Trails of Tucana, Marco Polo 2, Skytopia, Fire!, Florenza Dice Game, Gugong: Panjun, Jiguan: Eastern Mechanist, Marvel Champions: Card Game, Miyabi, Nova Luna, Paris: New Eden, Rune Stones, So You've Been Eaten, Time of Legends: Destinies, TIME Stories Revolution: Expereince, Ultra Tiny Epic Galaxies, Dragonfire: Campaign - Waterdeep, Last Bastion, Tapestry, Chrono Corsairs, Clank! In! Space! Cyber Station 11, Gates of Delirium, 7th Citadel, Walking in Provence, Edge of Darkness: Cliffs of Coldharbor, School of Sorcery, Aristocracy, Orleans Stories, Empires of the North: Japanese Islands, TIME Stories Revolution: Hadal Project, Tiny Towns: Fortune, Kitchen Rush (revised edition) 

Jen, why are games fun? No record of the Rosenberg shackles? Income issues related to game value? Full runthroughs? 3+ games we like/want to play? Help find a lost game bag from UKGE 2019? Empire of the Void II? Playing the villain not to win? Strange/Norrell runthrough? Santa Maria's handling of sensitive subject hurt fun factor? How common are runthrough reshoots? What game did I hate the most yet finish? Longest game session? Most anticipated next game *right now*? Jettison collection? Solo upswing? How to play new Carpe Diem with orig rules? Translation of rules into non-English? Escape with or without expansions? Does Jen still think Escape is better than Agricola? Will a game come out in next 5 years to supplant Pandemic for us? More thoughts on Spirit Island? Gloomhaven digital implementation? Rahdo designed boardgame? Life for Pandemic Legacy season 1 after campaign is over? Ultimate bingo style euro? How to do detailed ratings on BGG? Rahdo vs Eric Martin? Rahdo vs SU&SD? Rahdo vs the games industry? Feast for Odin return? Grizzled from the POV of German soldiers? My heart no longer in it? How many pubs send out final copy of covered games? Enjoy Legacy more because forced to play more? Any games thought would be poor but surprised upon 2nd play? Green screen trick? Know-op? How does RRT voting rate? Expansions ever make a bad game good? More replays of old games for the show? Dreamscape? What happens when a Kickstarter fails? Rundowns too rushed? More game revisits? Wingspan as Kennerspiel? How'd Jen like Black Angel? GotY contenders? What prompted me to start RRT? What solo game would I play *right now*? Where's the Rahdo/Dice Tower live play session? Game killers? Suburbia too hate-draftey? Mechanics v Mechanisms according to the OED? Tigris & Euphrates? 

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Machi Koro Legacy, Deckscape (Eldorado, Curtain, Sphinx), On Tour, Pandemic Rapid Response, Sabotage, Space Explorers, Sierra West, Aeon's End: The New Age, Black Angel, Edge of Darkness EoD preorder link: https://alderacstore.com/gen-con-2019-pickup/ 

Are You a Robot, Truck Off, Tricky Druids, Deadly Doodles, Rail Pass, The Queen of Hansa, ShipShape, Battle of the Bards, Boomerang, Dreams of Tomorrow, Nocturion, Undo, One Key, Penny Lane, Old West Empresario, Legendary Forests, Chocolatiers, Realm of Sand, Imaginarium, Dungeon Academy, EXIT: Catacombs of Horror, Foodies, Colors of Paris, Tribes: Dawn of Humanity, Roll for Adventure, Magnastorm, Little Town, Crusoe Crew, Patchwork Doodle, Noctiluca, Rolling Ranch, Carnival of Monsters, Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet, Obscurio, Corinth, Museum, Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done, Tales of Glory, Quirky Circuits, Cat Cafe, Copenhagen, Ticket to Ride: London, Letter Jam, Welcome to Dino World, Walking in Burano, Wreck Raiders, Imhotep: The Duel, Las Vegas Royale, ArtSee, Kingdomino Duel, Wingspan, Crown of Emara, Ragusa, Detective: City of Angels, Century: Golem Edition Easter Mountains, Century: A New World, Everdell, Res Arcana, Lanterns Dice, Underwater Cities, PARKS, Era: Medieval Age, Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North, Bargain Quest 

Bargain Quest expansions, Clank! expansions, Copenhagen Tiles, City of Angels: Bullets over Hollywood, Everdell, K2 expansions, Luxor, Museum Expansions, Sagrada: Passion, Villages of Valeria expansions, Vindication: Leaders & Alliances, Welcome To expansions, Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period, Merlin expansions 

Chocolate Factory, Dominations, Edge of Darkness, Emperor's Choice, Endeavor: Age of Expansion, Fertility, High Rise, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Isle of Cats, Margraves of Valeria, New Frontiers, Posthuman Saga, Roam, Sorcerer City, Stygian Society, Suburbia Planet Unknown, Dead Eye, Mandala, Skytopia, Namiji, Marquesas, Coral Islands, Jurassic Parts, Silver & Gold, Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising, Copenhagen: Roll & Write, Marco Polo 2, Spirit Islan: Jagged Earth, Floor Plan, Foothills, Crystal Palace, Dice Hospital: Community Care, Lorenzo Il Magnifico the Card Game, Adventure Games, Taverns of Tiefenthal, Aftermath, God of War: the Card Game, Ecos: First Continent, Sleeping Gods, Genotype: Mendelian Genetics, Barenpark: Bad News Bears 

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SHOW NOTES:

•••[00:00:45] Games of Interest►►►

Cities: Skylines, Aftermath, Kingdomino Duel, Clank! Expeditions: Temple of the Ape Lords, Copenhagen, Roll & Write, Cosmic Run: Express, Enchanters: Odyssey, Escape Tales: Low Memory, Habitats: XL Expansion, Lands of Galzyr, Mint Cooperative, ClipCut Parks, Concordia: Balearica, Entrepreneurs, Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising, Paris, Rescue Animals, 7th Continent: Classic Edition, Toy Story: Obstacles & Adventures

•••[00:28:22] Top10 Revisit►►►

Underrated Games

•••[00:49:12] Gaming Q&A►►►

Examples of great scaling for 2? Desert Island solo games? Game depth definition? What happened to Carpe Diem ranking? CO2 & Kanban swap? Large collection wall? Rahdo con? Bad game teaching experiences? What makes great game tension? Designer responsibility for fan behavior? Boardgame marketing? Burning Cat convention? Concordia underwhelming? Rahdo house rules/variants? Value for money in runthroughs? PnP runthroughs? Fields of Arle 2nd thoughts? Star Wars Outer Rim? Playing Black Angel with Eric Martin? Drive to win? Paid previews for games we don't like? Really necessary to reiterate paid caveats? Dice Forge expansion? What's a math trade? More Black Angel info? Best game convention? Did we get any farther in 7th Continent? Ancient World 2nd edition? Retheme challenge: Colosseum? How to reconcile ranking loops? Why did I start doing paid previews? Why keep such a big collection I don't play? Darwinauts beautiful, really? Aeon's End ideal order?

•••[02:12:52] Personal Q&A►►►

Constructive criticism for GoT? The secret to our relationship? Fave GoT characters and episodes? GoT negative groupthink? Jen's fave Tolkien characters? Tolkien biopic? Where would we live in the Tolkien-verse? Puppy advice? Why are there 880 From Batavia copies in the playlist? How many times have I been fired? Thoughts on Star Trek Picard series? Take games on sabbatical? Thoughts on Survivor: Edge of Extinction? Non-spoiler Star Trek Disco thoughts? Jen's words of wisdom? Quasi-Disco thoughts and what next for a Trek newb?

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A bit long winded... SHOW NOTES: •••[00:00:45] Games of Interest►►► Cities: Skylines, Aftermath, Kingdomino Duel, Clank! Expeditions: Temple of the Ape Lords, Copenhagen, Roll & Write, Cosmic Run: Express, Enchanters: Odyssey, Escape Tales: Low Memory, Habitats: XL Expansion, Lands of Galzyr, Mint Cooperative, ClipCut Parks, Concordia: Balearica, Entrepreneurs, Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising, Paris, Rescue Animals, 7th Continent: Classic Edition, Toy Story: Obstacles & Adventures •••[00:28:22] Top10 Revisit►►► Underrated Games •••[00:49:12] Gaming Q&A►►► Examples of great scaling for 2? Desert Island solo games? Game depth definition? What happened to Carpe Diem ranking? CO2 & Kanban swap? Large collection wall? Rahdo con? Bad game teaching experiences? What makes great game tension? Designer responsibility for fan behavior? Boardgame marketing? Burning Cat convention? Concordia underwhelming? Rahdo house rules/variants? Value for money in runthroughs? PnP runthroughs? Fields of Arle 2nd thoughts? Star Wars Outer Rim? Playing Black Angel with Eric Martin? Drive to win? Paid previews for games we don't like? Really necessary to reiterate paid caveats? Dice Forge expansion? What's a math trade? More Black Angel info? Best game convention? Did we get any farther in 7th Continent? Ancient World 2nd edition? Retheme challenge: Colosseum? How to reconcile ranking loops? Why did I start doing paid previews? Why keep such a big collection I don't play? Darwinauts beautiful, really? Aeon's End ideal order? •••[02:12:52] Personal Q&A►►► Constructive criticism for GoT? The secret to our relationship? Fave GoT characters and episodes? GoT negative groupthink? Jen's fave Tolkien characters? Tolkien biopic? Where would we live in the Tolkien-verse? Puppy advice? Why are there 880 From Batavia copies in the playlist? How many times have I been fired? Thoughts on Star Trek Picard series? Take games on sabbatical? Thoughts on Survivor: Edge of Extinction? Non-spoiler Star Trek Disco thoughts? Jen's words of wisdom? Quasi-Disco thoughts and what next for a Trek newb? •••Help Rahdo run @ http://patreon.com/rahdo •••Direct MP3 link: https://archive.org/download/rtt050/rtt050.mp3 •••Subscribe: http://feeds.feedburner.com/RahdoTalksThrough •••Send your questions to [email protected]

A bit short...

SHOW NOTES:

•••[00:02:17] Games of Interest►►►

Streets, Crystal Palace, Big Book of Madness: The Vth Element, Dice Throne Adventures, Etherfields, Legacies, Lorenzo Il Magnifico: The Card Game, Merlin: Knights of the Round Table, Natsumemo, On the Underground: London/Berlin, Pandemic: Rapid Response, Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Seas, Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula, Yedo: Deluxe Edition, The Isle of Cats

•••[00:18:38] Gaming Q&A►►►

Best part of gaming? Res Arcana not too cutthroat? 3 words to describe gaming in 2018? Queensdale rating? # of plays before runthrough? Final thoughts during play? Jen's impact on final thoughts? Noting final thoughts? Thoughts between play and final thoughts? Rahdo revisits? Playing cutthroat in runthroughs? Engine building definition? Thoughts on Rodney's paid preview thought piece? Year of the Dragon shackles? Need to win? Video stats? Engine downtime? Neta Tanka vs Manitoba re: cultural appropriation? Customizable dice?

•••[01:09:16] Personal Q&A►►►

Moving internationally with dogs? What to cut if White Album is a single LP? What does Jen grow in her garden? How are the new chickens? How'd I celebrate the big 5-0? Any more gaming convention plans for 2019? Game of Thrones final season thoughts?

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A bit short... SHOW NOTES: •••[00:02:17] Games of Interest►►► Streets, Crystal Palace, Big Book of Madness: The Vth Element, Dice Throne Adventures, Etherfields, Legacies, Lorenzo Il Magnifico: The Card Game, Merlin: Knights of the Round Table, Natsumemo, On the Underground: London/Berlin, Pandemic: Rapid Response, Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Seas, Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula, Yedo: Deluxe Edition, The Isle of Cats •••[00:18:38] Gaming Q&A►►► Best part of gaming? Res Arcana not too cutthroat? 3 words to describe gaming in 2018? Queensdale rating? # of plays before runthrough? Final thoughts during play? Jen's impact on final thoughts? Noting final thoughts? Thoughts between play and final thoughts? Rahdo revisits? Playing cutthroat in runthroughs? Engine building definition? Thoughts on Rodney's paid preview thought piece? Year of the Dragon shackles? Need to win? Video stats? Engine downtime? Neta Tanka vs Manitoba re: cultural appropriation? Customizable dice? •••[01:09:16] Personal Q&A►►► Moving internationally with dogs? What to cut if White Album is a single LP? What does Jen grow in her garden? How are the new chickens? How'd I celebrate the big 5-0? Any more gaming convention plans for 2019? Game of Thrones final season thoughts? •••Help Rahdo run @ http://patreon.com/rahdo •••Direct MP3 link: https://archive.org/download/rtt049/rtt049.mp3 •••Subscribe: http://feeds.feedburner.com/RahdoTalksThrough •••Send your questions to [email protected]

SHOW NOTES:

•••[00:00:31] Games of Interest►►►

Age of Dirt, Xi'an Presitge, A Fistful of Meeples, Coralia, Fast Sloths, Pact, Ecos: First Continent, Endeavor: Age of Expansion, Marquesas, Search for Planet X, Unlock! Timeless Adventures, Clinic Deluxe Edition

•••[00:15:15] Top 10 Revisits►►►

2018, Game Artists

•••[00:41:20] Gaming Q&A►►►

Colonialism theme in boardgaming? Retheme challenge! Unplayed games from Malta? Where are the euros? Games to play post-RRT? BGG subscriptions? Games named after places? Pubs more or less likely to send review copies in the States? Why keep games we can never play? Fave games by continent? Best Agricola expansions? Jen's dream Tolkien boardgame? Jen's design for a glass making game? Boardgame dirty laundry? Train by Brenda Romero? Rahdo interns? Coimbra vs Notre Dame? Tabletop Day? Dixit? Networks? Anything need to disappear from boardgaming? What generates most excitement for a new game? The art of Ania Kryczkowska?

•••[01:46:44] Personal Q&A►►►

Do Jen and I watch shows together? What new shows have both Jen and I enjoyed? Care bear player enjoying violence in other media? How can I actually like Glengarry Glen Ross? Other real life superheroes besides Stan Lee? Malta vacation tips? Details about our 20th anniversary catamaran trip? Black Sails? Murano tips? Limoncello? Retirement in Malta? Fave spots in Italy? Maltese fish markets? Sustainability in boardgaming? How to prioritize media? Jen's monthly words of wisdom?

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Just a normal episode! :) SHOW NOTES: •••[00:00:31] Games of Interest►►► Age of Dirt, Xi'an Presitge, A Fistful of Meeples, Coralia, Fast Sloths, Pact, Ecos: First Continent, Endeavor: Age of Expansion, Marquesas, Search for Planet X, Unlock! Timeless Adventures, Clinic Deluxe Edition •••[00:15:15] Top 10 Revisits►►► 2018, Game Artists •••[00:41:20] Gaming Q&A►►► Colonialism theme in boardgaming? Retheme challenge! Unplayed games from Malta? Where are the euros? Games to play post-RRT? BGG subscriptions? Games named after places? Pubs more or less likely to send review copies in the States? Why keep games we can never play? Fave games by continent? Best Agricola expansions? Jen's dream Tolkien boardgame? Jen's design for a glass making game? Boardgame dirty laundry? Train by Brenda Romero? Rahdo interns? Coimbra vs Notre Dame? Tabletop Day? Dixit? Networks? Anything need to disappear from boardgaming? What generates most excitement for a new game? The art of Ania Kryczkowska? •••[01:46:44] Personal Q&A►►► Do Jen and I watch shows together? What new shows have both Jen and I enjoyed? Care bear player enjoying violence in other media? How can I actually like Glengarry Glen Ross? Other real life superheroes besides Stan Lee? Malta vacation tips? Details about our 20th anniversary catamaran trip? Black Sails? Murano tips? Limoncello? Retirement in Malta? Fave spots in Italy? Maltese fish markets? Sustainability in boardgaming? How to prioritize media? Jen's monthly words of wisdom? •••Help Rahdo run @ http://patreon.com/rahdo •••Direct MP3 link: https://archive.org/download/rtt048/rtt048.mp3 •••Subscribe: http://feeds.feedburner.com/RahdoTalksThrough •••Send your questions to [email protected]