Eric kicks off the show by talking about some of the older games he played on the Dice Tower Cruise, while Brandt recalls his Marvel Champions Stream. We move on to reviews of Defenders of the Wild, The Smurfs: Hidden Village, Neon Reign, and A Nice Cuppa. The Big Roll leads us to talk about the moment we realize an acquaintance is not a gamer, and we finish the show with our Doubles Review of Quiet House.

00:36 - Eric on the Dice Tower Cruise

05:11 - Brandt's Marvel Champions Marathon

05:59 - Defenders of the Wild

12:11 - The Smurfs: Hidden Village

19:06 - Neon Reign

23:10 - A Nice Cuppa

29:38 - The Big Roll: When do you accept they're not a gamer?

40:26 - Doubles Review: Quiet House

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Happy New Year! We start the show by recapping some of our New Year's Gaming activities before moving on to reviews of Gem Blenders, Power Grid Outpost, Fromage, and Word Traveler. The d12 of Fate has us discussing the meaning of the term "Train" Game, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Fishing from 2F/Rio Grande Games.

00:35 - New Year's Gaming: Telestrations, Command of Nature

04:52 - Gem Blenders

09:42 - Power Grid Outpost

14:16 - Fromage

22:22 - Word Traveler (and Mystic Paths)

28:54 - The Big Roll: "Train" Games

41:41 - Doubles Review: Fishing

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Brandt and Eric take a look at the year that was 2024, but not before tackling reviews of Behext, Mistborne, The Last Lighthouse, and SETI. Also, Brandt has a correction about Star Trek Captain's Chair.

00:33 - Happy Holidays!

01:27 - A Correction about Star Trek Captain's Chair

03:22 - Behext

07:08 - Mistborn The Deckbuilding Game

13:44 - The Last Lighthouse

19:26 - SETI

27:37 - The Fixed Roll: 2024 in Review

28:27 - Eric's Nostalgia: Let's Go! to Japan, Crossbows and Catapults, TransFormers Robo Rally, Rock Hard 1977, Video Game Champion

30:05 - Brandt's Card Games: Star Wars Unlimited, Slay the Spire

31:54 - The 7th Citadel

32:16 - Innovative: Mandolorian Adventures

33:17 - Looking Forward: Ezra and Nehemiah, Tidal Blades 2, Fromage, Power Grid Outpost

34:48 - Events

40:30 - New To Us: Town Builder Coevorden, Challengers, Go Cuckoo, Light in the Mist, Voidfall, Gaia Project, Foundations of Rome, Glory to Rome

46:21 - How have we changed?

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Brandt and Eric check in from PAX Unplugged 2024 with a recap of their adventures on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of the event. You'll hear about games played, putts made, concerts attended, axes thrown, and surprisingly we don't mention cheesesteaks once.

00:32 - Weird Hums and PAX Intro

02:12 - Train Ride and Trash Cult

05:51 - Tech-Infused Mini Golf

08:16 - PASS

10:27 - Codinca

13:41 - Doomlings

16:15 - Christmas Market

18:06 - PAX Crowd Control

22:41 - Bus Learn and Play

24:32 - Star Trek: TNG VCR Game Mega Life Arena

26:28 - Fateforge

27:57 - Port Royale

29:14 - 10-Person Escape Room

31:13 - The Vibe

35:54 - Zenith

37:59 - Cafe and Lata

41:57 - Azul Duel

44:06 - Fellowship of the Ring Trick Taking Game

46:34 - Chemical Overload

46:54 - TCGs and UniVersus

50:27 - Paul and Storm and Jonathan Coulton Concert

53:11 - Axe Throwing

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Eric and Brandt are recording early in the morning, and get to talking about how early they want to start playing games. We move on to reviews of Guilty: Houston 2015, Voidfall, Wizards Cup, and Star Trek: Captain's Chair. The d12 of Fate wants us to talk about Analysis Paralysis, and our Doubles Review is Lone Shark Games' new edition of Lords of Vegas.

00:33 - Morning People

04:00 - Guilty: Houston 2015

10:43 - Voidfall

18:00 - Wizards Cup

22:34 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair

34:55 - The Big Roll: Analysis Paralysis

51:25 - Doubles Review: Lords of Vegas

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Brandt has to play catch-up, and presents a rapid-fire sequence of reviews. Eric only has his usual two. The d12 of Fate wants us to discuss what it means to play against "The Spirit of the Game", and our Doubles Review is Board and Dice's Windmill Valley.

01:22 - Far Cry

02:56 - It's Kind of a Fun Story and Song Saga

04:51 - Undergrove

06:40 - Escape from New York

08:24 - Finca

10:40 - Life in Reterra

12:23 - Rogue Regiment

14:23 - Kinfire Delve

16:51 - Star Realms: Rise of Empire

23:58 - Trekking the World Second Edition

31:27 - The Big Roll: That's Not The Way It's Supposed to Be Played!

48:02 - Doubles Review: Windmill Valley

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This time, The Brandt and Eric look back at their adventures at some smaller gaming gatherings before turning to reviews of FateForge, The Gang, Flip 7 and Line It. The d12 of Fate finally has us discussing our Top 5 games (though Eric has misplaced his list), and our Doubles Review is BA Games' Forges of Ravenshire.

00:32 - Vanner Con

02:44 - Revisiting Rock Hard 1977

03:41 - Revisiting Middle Ages

04:54 - Glory to Rome

06:32 - Tabletop Utopia

10:13 - FateForge

16:50 - The Gang

21:05 - Flip 7

25:45 - Line It

31:27 - The Big Roll: Our Top 5 Games

33:36 - Brandt's List: Concordia, Castles of Burgundy, Brass Birmingham, Gaia Project, Gloomhaven, Marvel Champions

38:09 - Marvel United

39:10 - Eric's List: Tiny Epic Galaxies, Return to Dark Tower, Pandemic, Viticulture, Merchant of Venus

43:27 - What Games Could Make The List?

45:21 - Doubles Review: Forges of Ravenshire

1:01:12 - Bonus: What AI Thinks Are Eric's Favorite Games

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This time, Brandt and Eric name a few titles they're waiting patiently for after their debut at Spiel. We share reviews of Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet, Blood on the Clocktower, Flock Together, and La Familia Hort. The d12 of Fate wants to know how we prefer to learn games, and our Doubles Review is the new 2-Player adventure Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth.

00:32 - Pining for Spiel

01:22 - Civolution

01:56 - Power Grid Outpost

02:43 - Fishing

03:01 - PAX Unplugged Plans

03:57 - Gaia Project: The Lost Fleet

08:32 - Blood on the Clocktower

14:25 - Flock Together

19:21 - La Familia Hort

25:04 - The Big Roll: Learning (Not Teaching) Games

39:10 - Doubles Review: Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth

53:36 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

54:37 - Astro Bot

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Brandt begins the show by talking about his latest daunting task. Eric reviews Sacred Valley and Dice Theme Park. Brandt talks about Trail Story and Sentinels of the Multiverse: Rook City. We argue over what makes a game "heavy," and we both review Iello's new 2-player King of Tokyo Duel.

00:33 - Sorting Magic Cards

02:26 - Sacred Valley

06:28 - Trail Story

11:51 - Dice Theme Park

16:43 - Sentinels of the Multiverse: Rook City (and Freedom Five)

23:32 - The Big Roll: "Heavy" Games

34:28 - Doubles Review: King of Tokyo Duel

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This time, Brandt previews the upcoming Fame and Fortune. We review Ziggurat, Furnace: Interbellum, Holiday Hijinks: The Marriage Mix-Up, and Super Skill Pinball: Harley Quinnball. The Big Roll has us dreaming about the Best Convention Ever, and our Doubles Review is the new co-op monster scaling game Leviathan Wilds.

00:32 - Right Brain Controllers

01:30 - Preview: Fame and Fortune

04:29 - Ziggurat

09:52 - Furnace: Interbellum

16:11 - Holiday Hijinks: The Marriage Mix-Up

19:56 - Super Skill Pinball: Harley Quinnball

27:31 - The Big Roll: The Best Convention Ever!

43:00 - Doubles Review: Leviathan Wilds

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