Jonathan Cox from the JonGetsGames YouTube channel joins Candice to discuss some of the most interesting trick-taking games they've played and enjoy.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:06:25 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:28 Horseless Carriage
  • 00:14:11 Lowlands
  • 00:24:33 Dual Gauge
  • 00:33:56 Europa Universalis: The Price of Power
  • 00:46:48 Bullet♥︎/Bullet⭐
• 00:48:13 Trick-taking, Climbing, Shedding Games
  • 00:50:17 Inside Job
  • 00:51:09 Touchdown Heroes
  • 00:52:49 Spades
  • 00:53:02 Tichu
  • 00:53:57 Hachi Train
  • 01:01:02 Trick and Trade
  • 01:04:04 Nokosu Dice
  • 01:12:38 Ninety-Nine
  • 01:19:52 Shamans
  • 01:30:52 Schadenfreude
  • 01:38:24 Trick of the Rails
  • 01:48:38 Of What’s Left
  • 01:53:27 Roulette-Taking Game
  • 01:58:55 Dois
  • 02:04:14 TRICKTAKERs
• 02:12:07 Sign-off

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Nikki Pontius joins Candice to discuss cooperative board games, some of their favorites, and some they'd love to play. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:16 Texas Pinball Festival
• 00:06:13 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:28 Velonimo
  • 00:07:23 Gartenbau
  • 00:08:53 Ashes Reborn: Rise of the Phoenixborn
  • 00:13:46 Hickory Dickory
• 00:22:59 Cooperative Board Games 
  • 00:25:38 Arkham Horror
  • 00:28:29 The Lord of the Rings
  • 00:32:37 The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game
  • 00:34:47 Race to the Raft
  • 00:36:19 Legends of Andor
  • 00:37:50 Fortune and Glory
  • 00:39:09 Horrified
  • 00:39:44 The Grizzled
  • 00:41:28 Magic Maze
  • 00:42:09 Dead of Winter 
  • 00:42:59 The Mind
  • 00:44:26 Just One
  • 00:45:12 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
  • 00:45:36 Pandemic Legacy: Season 0
  • 00:46:45 This War of Mine: The Board Game
  • 00:50:05 The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
  • 00:54:10 Marvel United
  • 00:59:09 Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
  • 01:02:30 Ghost Stories
  • 01:07:52 Too Many Bones
  • 01:11:49 Black Orchestra
  • 01:15:01

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Simon Lavender from AmassGames joins Candice to discuss the worker placement mechanism and their favorite worker placement games. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:06:36 Fresh Plays
  • 00:07:39 Mexica
  • 00:10:33 AuZtralia
    • 00:11:11 A Study in Emerald
    • 00:14:17 Hit Z Road
  • 00:16:47 Uno Flip!
  • 00:20:30 Meltwater: A Game of Tactical Starvation
• 00:33:50 Worker Placement Games and Our Favorites 
• 00:45:44 Simon's  Honorable Mentions (too many to list!) 
• 00:49:53 Candice's Honorable Mentions - Viticulture, Viticulture: World, Vinhos, Kanban EV, Dungeon Petz, General Orders: World War II
  • 00:55:46 Simon's #5 - Railroad Revolution
  • 00:59:34 Candice's #5 - Federation
  • 01:07:24 Simon's #4 - Russian Railroads
  • 01:10:52 Candice's #4 - Anachrony
  • 01:17:17 Simon's #3 - Lorenzo il Magnifico
  • 01:23:18 Candice's #3 - Dominant Species: Marine
  • 01:31:29 Carson City
  • 01:32:35 Simon's #2 - Fields of Arle
  • 01:35:37 Candice's #2 - Underwater Cities
  • 01:42:41 Simon's #1 - Stone Age
  • 01:46:08 Candice's #1 - Dune: Imperium
• 01:55:05 Sign-off

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Liz Davidson from Beyond Solitaire joins Candice to discuss the joys of solo gaming and share some of their favorite lunch break, puzzly, story-driven, historical, and play-all-day board games to play solo.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:21 Night Witches with David Thompson
• 00:06:14 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:28 Galenus
  • 00:10:47 Dune
  • 00:21:59 The Republic of Rome
  • 00:22:47 Stonewall Uprising
  • 00:26:47 The Sacred Band
  • 00:28:15 A Feast for Odin
  • 00:37:51 Agricola
• 00:41:20 Women's History Month Spotlight
  • 00:41:47 Tory Brown, Votes for Women
  • 00:44:51 Roberta Taylor, Creature Comforts 
  • 00:48:37 The Red Burnoose: Algeria 1857
• 00:50:10 The Joys of Solo Gaming
  
  
  • 00:57:51 Lunch Break Games
  • 00:58:25 Regicide
  • 00:59:35 Sprawlopolis/Agropolis, Orchard
  • 01:00:06 Sprawlopolis
  • 01:04:39 Onirim, Sylvion, Stellarion, Nautilion
  • 01:05:16 Friday, Tetrarchia, Lux Aeterna, Resist!
    
    
  • 01:06:35 Puzzly Games
  • 01:06:52 Bullet♥︎
  • 01:09:05 Black Sonata
  • 01:13:09 The Search for Planet X, A Feast for Odin, Roads & Boats
    
    
  • 01:14:16 Story-driven Games
  • 01:14:44 Lands of Galzyr
  • 01:16:44 Nemo's War (Second Edition)
  • 01:22:09 This War of Mine: The Board Game
    
    
  • 01:22:54 Historical Games
  • 01:23:21 Stilicho: Last of the Romans/The Wars of Marcus Aurelius
  • 01:26:13 Pavlov's House
  • 01:31:44 Castle Itter, Soldi

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Mandi Hutchinson from Salt and Sass Games joins Candice to discuss Votes for Women, a new card-driven board game about the American women's suffrage movement from 1848-1920, from Tory Brown and Fort Circle Games.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:21 Inkulinati (PC/Xbox game)
• 00:05:15 Fresh Plays
  • 00:05:40 Ahoy
  • 00:10:03 Yokai Septet
  • 00:19:30 Fantasy Realms: Deluxe Edition
  • 00:26:23 Rumble Nation
• 00:35:58 Black History Month Spotlight
  • 00:36:14 Eric Lang (game designer), The Godfather: Corleone's Empire 
  • 00:38:38 Fertessa Allyse (game designer), Book of Villainy and Wicked & Wise 
  • 00:41:36 Tanya DePass (writer) and Sharise Nicole Williams (artist), Sea of Legends 
• 00:42:26 Votes for Women 
  • 01:05:20 Corrupt Bargain: The 1824 Presidential Election
  • 01:06:14 1960: The Making of the President
  • 01:07:09 Obsession
• 01:17:54 Sign-off

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Mike Murphy from The Brothers Murph joins Candice to discuss board games with elevating art. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:02:18 My Flesh and Blood ProQuest Experience (or Whooping)
• 00:07:09 Fresh Plays
  • 00:07:26 Paperback Adventures
  • 00:10:12 Brick & Mortar
  • 00:21:08 Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire & The Golden Age expansion
  • 00:27:06 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa
• 00:38:34 Board Games with Elevating Art
  • 00:40:19 Everdell 
  • 00:42:30 Inis 
  • 00:44:59 Dreadful Meadows
  • 00:47:27 Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
  • 00:49:58 Canvas
  • 00:52:01 Cloudspire
  • 00:56:12 Flamecraft
  • 00:59:16 Dixit/Dixit: Odyssey
  • 01:04:29 Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
  • 01:08:17 Root
  • 01:11:57 Shakespeare
  • 01:15:57 Feudum
• 01:27:15 Sign-off

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BGG Director of Media Lincoln Damerst joins Candice to discuss their favorite 2-player games that can be played in an hour or less. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:00 New BGG Show Episode
  • 00:02:35 GameNight! Date Night
• 00:07:34 Fresh Plays
  • 00:07:47 Beer & Bread
  • 00:09:15 Rise
  • 00:09:50 Historia
  • 00:16:07 Ark Nova
  • 00:16:24 Precognition
  • 00:24:08 Polynesia
  • 00:26:30 Babylonia
• 00:32:39 Our favorite 2-player games that can be played in an hour or less
  • 00:32:59 Herrlof 
  • 00:33:40 Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft
  • 00:35:05 Lincoln's #5 - Jaipur
  • 00:37:22 Candice's #5 - Jaipur
  • 00:40:51 Lincoln's #4 - Watergate
  • 00:43:25 Candice's #4 - Watergate
  • 00:46:10 Lincoln's #3 - 7 Wonders Duel
  • 00:49:30 Candice's #3 - Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes
  • 00:53:51 Lincoln's #2 - Splendor Duel
  • 00:57:18 Raptor
  • 00:58:16 Candice's #2 - 7 Wonders Duel
  • 01:00:51 Lincoln's #1 - Targi
  • 01:03:47 Candice's #1 - War Chest
• 01:12:07 Sign-off

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Content Creator GameFreakGeek Monique joins Candice to discuss upcoming 2023 releases they're excited to play. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:03:58 Fresh Plays
  • 00:04:14 Juicy Fruits
  • 00:06:43 Flamecraft
  • 00:13:20 Obsession
  • 00:17:52 Arkham Horror: The Card Game + Edge of the Earth Campaign Expansion
• 00:25:02 2023 Releases on Our Radars
  • 00:26:37 Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum
  • 00:29:27 Earthborne Rangers
  • 00:35:34 Mother Of Frankenstein
    • 00:37:27 The Light in the Mist   & The Emerald Flame
  • 00:39:27 Vijayanagara: The Deccan Empires of Medieval India, 1290-1398
    • 00:43:44 Cuba Libre
  • 00:45:39 I Made You A Mix Tape
    • 00:48:52 DropMix
  • 00:51:29 Zip Zap Zop
  • 00:54:18 Fit To Print
  • 00:58:52 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
  • 01:06:28 The Paradox Initiative
  • 01:10:02 Horseless Carriage
• 01:18:50 Sign-off

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Game designer Cole Wehrle joins Candice to discuss their top 5 favorite board game hidden gems.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:09 Arcs at Pax Unplugged
• 00:04:28 Fresh Plays
  • 00:04:42 Almoravid
  • 00:10:46 SolForge Fusion
    • 00:17:24 Codex (Cole's surprise hidden gem honorable mention)
  • 00:18:00 Frosthaven
  • 00:24:48 Flesh and Blood
• 00:34:46 Our Top 5 Board Game Hidden Gems
  • 00:35:30 Cole's #5 - Serenissima
  • 00:38:48 Candice's #5 - Dilluvia Project
  • 00:45:37 Cole's #4 - Conspiracy
  • 00:50:03 Candice's #4 - Dual Powers: Revolution 1917
  • 00:58:38 Cole's #3 - Senators
  • 01:01:39 Candice's #3 - Three Kingdoms Redux
    • 01:08:52 Race for the Chinese Zodiac
  • 01:09:19 Cole's #2 - Bausack
  • 01:12:43 Candice's #2 - Sol: Last Days of a Star
  • 01:19:59 Cole's #1 - Hoity Toity
  • 01:25:48 Candice's #1 - Star Wars: The Card Game
• 01:34:49 Sign-off

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Corey Thompson from Dice Tower News joins Candice to discuss deck-building and their top 5 favorite deck-building games. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:42 Dice Tower Dish
• 00:05:18 Fresh Plays
  • 00:05:49 Atiwa
  • 00:11:06 Beer & Bread
  • 00:20:59 Reflecto
  • 00:25:26 Charioteer
• 00:36:06 Deck-building + Our Top 5 Deck-building Games
  • 00:36:18 Thoughts on deck-building & early influential games
    • 00:37:07 Dominion 
    • 00:37:52 Starcraft 
    • 00:39:10 Thunderstone 
    • 00:39:26 Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game
    • 00:39:59 Star Realms 
  • Honorable Mentions
    • 00:43:22 Fort
    • 00:43:51 Mystic Vale
    • 00:44:43 Dune Imperium
    • 00:45:28 Tyrants of the Underdark
    • 00:46:36 Lost Ruins of Arnak
    • 00:47:49 Clank!
  • 00:49:14 Corey's #5 - Friday
  • 00:51:03 Candice's #5 - Dale of Merchants
  • 00:54:48 Corey's #4 - Xenon Profiteer
  • 00:57:40 Candice's #4 - Imperium: Classics/Legends
  • 01:01:41 Corey's #3 - Valley of the Kings
  • 01:04:12 Candice's #3 - Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game
  • 01:09:59 Corey's #2 - Dale of Merchants
    • 01:11:54 Dawn of Peacemakers
    • 01:12:20 Lands of Galzyr 

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