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[00:00:42] My Father's Work
[0004:27] Dundeon Makers
[00:07:56] Elysium
[00:12:42] Lost Cities
[00:18:03] Atlantis Rising 2nd Edition
[00:20:00]Gartenbau
[00:23:10] Meadow
[00:26:06] London 2nd Edition
[00:29:06] Bob Ross Art of Chill
[00:33:21] Azul
[00:37:03] Kohaku
[00:39:25] Everdell
[00:42:50] Creature Comforts
[00:45:32] Parks
[00:48:44] Dice Throne
[00:51:35] Emerald Flame
[00:54:30] Dixit
[00:58:40] Tang Garden
[01:01:26] Legends of Novus
[01:04:50]Sunset Over Water
[01:07:30] Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Pheonix Born
[01:13:06] Meadow

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[00:04:25] Dorf Romantik
[00:06:22] Letter Tycoon
[00:08:57] Dr. Lucky
[00:11:22] World Mounuments
[00:12:58] Factory Funner
[00:15:17] How Matt got started in Escape rooms/escape puzzle games
[00:18:09] How Matt got involved with Escape the Roomers
[00:20:21] The percentage of escape games vs escape rooms Matt reviews
[00:21:25] Escape Room review Canada Trip
[00:25:11] How Matt goes about reviewing Escape/puzzle games without spoiling
[00:28:00] Linear vs puzzle hunt
[00:33:32] Matt's favorite escape rooms
[00:39:35] Matt's favorite puzzle/escape home games
[00:45:40] Society of Curiosities
[00:46:01] Curious corespondence club
[00:47:01] Scarlet Envelope
[00:47:20] Book of Rituals
[00:48:45] Light in the Mist
[00:49:00] Lost in the Shuffle
[00:51:26] Perplexing Doodles

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Carla and Melanie list their top 9 bird themed board games.

[0:53] Happy Pigs
 [1:52] Catan
 [2:08] King of Tokyo
 [2:14] Lord of Waterdeep
 [4:20] Teotihuacan 
 [10:40] Mel's Honorable Mention - Rook
 [14:07] Carla's #9 Songbird
 [18:22] Mel's #9 Pina Pirata 
 [21:52] Carla's #8 Trails of Tucana
 [24:16] Mel's #8 Odin's Ravens
 [29:25] Carla's #7 Cubert
 [31:58] Mel's #7 Grackles
 [35:02] Carla's #6 Enchanted Plumes
 [37:55] Mel's #6 Crows
 [42:50] Carla's #5 Birds of a Feather 
 [46:10] Mel's #5 Meadows
 [49:36] Carla's #4 Piepmatz
 [51:55] Mel's # 4 Cascadia
 [55:13] Carla's #3 Bird Watcher
 [57:39] Mel's #3 Evolution Flight
 [1:01:22] Carla's #2 Seikatsu
 [1:04:25] Mel's #2 Birds of a Feather
 [1:07:34] Carla's #1 Wingspan 
 [1:09:11] Mel's #1 Wingspan 

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Carla and Melanie have a special announcement in regards to The Boardgame Specialists. 

[4:09] - Darwin's Journey
[8:51] - Tetris Board Game
[12:24] - Tetris Movie

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Carla and Melanie discusses games they would suggest to play instead of Risk.

[0:24] Risk
[1:24] Birds of a Feather 
[4:15] Mystic Path 
[7:20] Distilled 
[15:30] Wavelenght 
[19:49] Mel's #9 - Smallworld 
[22:04] Carla's #9 - Las Vegas
[24:35] Mel's #8 - Dice Throne
[26:33] Carla's #8 - Game of Throne the Board Game 
[29:06] Mel's #7 - Tanks 
[31:36] Carla's #7 - Scythe 
[34:13] Mel's #6 - Viral 
[36:40] Carla's #6 - Brazil Imperial 
[39:04] Mel's #5 - Monster Menace America 
[43:00] Carla's #5 - Radland 
[46:44] Mel's #4 - Memoir'44 
[50:22] Carla's #4 - Viral
[51:28] Mel's #3 - Wonderland's War 
[53:49] Carla's #3 - Petrichor
[57:41] Mel's #2 - Blood Rage
[1:00:35] Carla's #2 - Wolves
[1:02:59] Mel's #1 - Tyrants of the Underdark 
[1:05:15] Carla's #1 - Mission Red Planet

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Carla and Melanie list their favorite games by designer Uwe Rosenberg. 

 [1:26] Valparaiso 
 [6:36] Adventures of Robin hood
 [8:26] Search 
 [12:01] Reorganizing the board games
 [16:58] Le Havre / New York Zoo
 [17:44] Carla's #9 Caverna
 [20:34] Mel's #9 Patchwork 
 [23:35] Carla's #8 Glass Road
 [27:36] Mel's #8 Framework
 [30:20] Carla's #7 Feast for Odin
 [35:37] Mel's #7 Nova Luna
 [38:01] Carla's #6 Patchwork
 [38:39] Carla's #5 Atiwa
 [42:10] Mel's #6 Bohnanza Duel
 [44:20] Mel's #5 Bohnanza 
 [47:20] Carla's #4 Framework 
 [48:18] Mel's # 4 Mama Mia 
 [52:54] Carla's #3 Hallertau
 [56:30] Mel's #3 Fields of Arle
 [58:26] Carla's #2 Fields of Arle
 [59:30] Mel's #2 Agricola / Agricola All Creatures Big and Small 
 [1:02:13] Carla's #1 Nova Luna
 [1:03:15] Mel's #1 Le Havre the Inland Port 

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Carla and Melanie discuss what they like to see in a board game rulebook.

 [0:38] Potion Explosion
 [4:46] Quatro
 [7:36] Quirkle
 [8:37] Paint the Roses
 [11:13] Bakers Dozen
 [13:40] Rulebook
 [15:06] Abandon All Artichokes / Carcassonne the Dice Game (rulebook shaped like the tin can box)
 [16:00] The Transcontinental (player aid refers to rulebook page number)
 [16:45] The Transcontinental (historical manual)
 [17:27] Jamaica (index tabs)
 [18:25] Mel's #9 - Card Appendix (Dominion)
 [19:50] Carla's #9 Manageable Rulebook Size (1st Edition Jamaica)
 [21:28] Mel's #8 Index / Glossary (Jaws of the Lion)
 [23:04] Carla's #8 Card Explanation with Easy Access
 [24:11] Mel's #7 Rulebook Same Size as the Box (Endangered, Jamaica, Blackout Hong Kong)
 [25:40] Carla's #7 Textured Rulebook (Stonemaier Games)
 [26:58] Mel's #6 Icon Reference
 [29:10] Carla's #6 List of Content with Pictures
 [30:30] Mel's #5 Component List with Image (Epic PVP)
 [32:47] Carla's #5 Setup with Picture
 [34:32] Mel's #4 Game Round Overwiew and Game objective
 [35:58] Carla's #4 Large Font Listing Game Phases
 [37:54] Mel's #3 QR Code Link to Video Tutorial
 [39:09] Carla's #3 List of Important Things to Remember
 [40:43] Mel's #2 Rule Summary (Narcos) / Games Keynotes (Castle of Burgundy)
 [43:05] Carla's #2 QR Codes to Video Tutoeial
 [44:30] Mel's #1 Setup with Picture
 [47:10] Carla's #1 Icons Reference

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Carla attended GobFest in Edmonton Alberta and although Melanie did not attend this year she hosted her own game day, Gobsnack. These are the top 9 games they played over the weekend.

Yokohama Duel [3:17]
 Octodice [4:14]
 Micro Macro [5:05]
 Gugong [6:12]
 Ishtar [6:30]
 God of War the Card Game [6:55]
 Not Alone [6:59]
 One Key [8:28]
 Luna [8:30]
 Destinies Sea & Sand [8:33]
 Destinies Myth & Folklore [8:41]
 World Monument [8:47]
 Gen 7 [8:52]
 Chronicles of Crime Noir [9:03]
 Chronicles of Crime Welcome to Redview [9:06]
 Speed Dating Killer Robots [9:52]
 Carla's #9 Mille Fiori [13:57]
 Mel's #9 Rolling Realms [15:36]
 Carla's #8 Magic Maze [18:20]
 Mel's #8 Radland [21:53]
 Carla's #7 Terramara [24:55]
 Mel's #7 Air Land & Sea [29:13]
 Air Land & Sea Critters at War [33:33]
 Carla's #6 Earth [34:00]
 Mel's #6 Downforce [40:23]
 Carla's #5 Hamburg [45:28]
 Mel's #5 BloodRage [49:43]
 Carla's #4 Turring Machine [52:19]
 Mel's #4 For Sale [58:26]
 Carla's #3 The Crew Mission Deep Sea [1:01:54]
 Mel's #3 Sherlock 13 [1:06:35]
 Carla's #2 Fantasy Realms [1:08:13]
 Mel's #2 No Thanks [1:11:59]
 Carla's #1 My Father's Work [1:15:36]
 Mel's #1 Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu [1:20:24]

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Melanie chats about games with designer and publisher, Wes Woodbury from Fundamental Games.

[00:01:35] Wingspan
[00:03:40] Terraforming Mars
[00:05:30] Dominion
[00:07:00] Quacks of Quedlinburg 
[00:07:33] Lost Ruins of Arnak
[00:09:12] How Wes got into board game design
[00:10:50] Legend of Novus
[00:13:10] Die in the Dungeon
[00:16:15] Dungeon Maker
[00:18:30] How Wes's ideas come to him and then turn into design
[00:22:00] How many changes made before final product
[00:23:44] Who makes the final copy
[00:25:00] How many prototype  are made
[00:25:55] How to find content creators to spread the word
[00:27:00] Playtesting
[00:28:48] Kickstarter process
[00:30:50] Costs of production
[00:32:00] Emotions during kickstarter campaign
[00:34:12] Forge
[00:38:19] How long the campaign will run 
[00:39:16] Plans for when Forge will ship out 
[00:42:53] Tips for board game design
[00:45:00] Solo mode
[00:46:00] How Forge plays

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Carla and Melanie discuss which game they would recommend to play instead of Monopoly.

[1:08] Monsteropoly 
[2:10] The Landlord Game
[4:22] Splendor Duel
[8:20] Akropolis 
[11:35] Décorum 
[14:45] Crokinole 
[17:10] Carla's Honorable Mention Monopoly Deal
[18:15] Carla's Second Honorable Mention Acquire
[18:48] Carla's #9 Racoon Tycoon 
[24:18] Mel's #9 Monopoly Deal 
[26:15] Carla's #8 Machi Koro
[30:07] Mel's #8 Cover Your Assets 
[32:30] Carla's #7 Steam Park
[37:35] Mel's #7 Oh My Goods!
[40:00] Carla's #6 Smartphone Inc 
[42:43] Mel's #6 Machi Koro
[44:45] Carla's #5 Sheriff of Nottingham 
[48:35] Mel's #5 Subdivision 
[50:10] Carla's #4 Cover Your Assets 
[51:32] Mel's #4 Chinatown 
[53:38] Carla's #3 Chinatown 
[54:31] Mel's #3 Foundation of Rome
[57:13] Carla's #2 Lords of Vegas 
[1:01:33] Mel's #2 Alhambra 
[1:04:00] Carla's #1 Stockpile
[1:08:20] Mel's #1 Smartphone Inc 

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