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Brandt begins the show by putting Eric on the spot. We then move on to reviews of Beyond the Horizon, The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints, Critters at War, and Bacon. The d12 of Fate wants us to suggest good games to give as gifts, and our Doubles Review is Kinson Key's big new release, Galactic Cruise.

00:33 - Stack 'Em: The 7th Citadel vs Earth vs Horrified

05:29 - Beyond the Horizon

11:21 - The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints

16:05 - Critters at War

20:02 - Bacon

25:37 - The Big Roll: Good Gifting Games

37:12 - Doubles Review: Galactic Cruise

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Brandt and Eric discuss some recent gaming events before moving on to reviews of Freedom Five, Finspan, A Message From The Stars, and Café. The D12 of Fate wants us to talk about the age old debate between Competitive and Cooperative games, and our Doubles Review is Arcane Wonders' Video Game Champion.

00:48 - Brandt at Parkville Market

01:40 - Eric at Dice Tower West

04:02 - Freedom Five

10:21 - Finspan

14:58 - A Message From The Stars

21:19 - Café

27:56 - The Big Roll: Cooperative vs. Competitive

43:20 - Doubles Review: Video Game Champion

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On today's show, Brandt gives a recap of the Marvel Champions event he hosted at his local FLGS before we move on to reviews of Finding Calm, Civolution, Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, and Asian Tigers. The d12 of Fate leads us on a journey to destroy the One Ring, and we close the show with our Doubles Review of Wizards and Co.

00:34 - Brandt's Marvel Champions Event

03:19 - Finding Calm

08:12 - Civolution

16:34 - Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era

22:34 - Asian Tigers

34:33 - The Big Roll: Lord of the Rings Games

46:39 - Doubles Review: Wizards and Co.

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This time, the Brandt and Eric tackle Medieval Academy, Undaunted 2200 Calisto, Spike, and Dungeon Legends. The d12 of Fate spells MURDER... Mystery Party Games, and our Doubles Review is Endeavor Deep Sea.

00:35 - Shoutout: A Place for All My Books

02:27 - Medieval Academy

07:50 - Undaunted 2200: Calisto

15:21 - Spike

19:21 - Dungeon Legends

26:32 - The Big Roll: Murder Mystery Party Games

37:16 - Doubles Review: Endeavor Deep Sea

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In this, our 50th, episode, we review Katmai, Creature Caravan, Wondrous Creatures, and Dandelions. The Big Roll leads us to talk about games with an awkward number of players, and we close the show with a Doubles Review of Castle Combo.

00:35 - We're 50!

02:24 - Katmai

08:44 - Creature Caravan

14:49 - Wondrous Creatures

22:04 - Dandelions

27:57 - The Big Roll: Awkward Number of Players

43:14 - Doubles Review: Castle Combo

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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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