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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Steph Hodge from BGG and All The Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss games on the 2022 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:01:49 Fresh Plays
  • 00:02:03 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization
  • 00:05:36 John Company (Second Edition)
  • 00:17:27 Deal with the Devil
• 00:30:06 The 2022 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide
  • 00:34:08 Family and New Gamers
  • 00:34:52 Splendor
  • 00:35:44 Azul
  • 00:36:34 Yak
  • 00:37:41 Akropolis
  • 00:38:49 Kites
  • 00:40:36 Cascadia
  • 00:42:01 Stocking Stuffers
  • 00:42:16 Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace - A Love Letter Game
  • 00:43:29 Star Realms
  • 00:44:15 Qwixx
  • 00:45:21 The Mind
  • 00:46:43 Dandelions
  • 00:47:18 Bag of Chips
  • 00:49:20 Holiday Hijinks #1 The Kringle Caper
  • 00:50:42 Kids Games
  • 00:51:35 Moonlight Castle
  • 00:52:30 Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy
  • 00:53:49 Clue: Finding Nemo
  • 00:54:14 Quacks & Co.: Quedlinburg Dash 
  • 00:55:34 Foodfighters
  • 00:56:03 Disney Happiest Day Game
  • 00:56:48 Two-player Games
  • 00:56:53 Targi
  • 00:57:52 Quarto
  • 00:58:41 Tea for 2
  • 00:59:06 It’s a Wonderful Kingdom
  • 01:00:01 WolfWalkers: My Story
  • 01:00:59 The Mirroring of Mary King
  • 01:02:33 Disney Sorcerer's Arena: Epic Alliances Core Set
  • 01:03:08 Splendor Duel
  • 01:04:17 Midweight Strategy Games
  • 01:04:44 First Rat
  • 01:06:10 Mosaic: A Story of Civilization

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Nick Murphy from The Brothers Murph and Candice review Terracotta Army.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:02:45 Fresh Plays
  • 00:00:00 The Search for Planet X
  • 00:07:39 Roads & Boats
  • 00:18:04 Wayfarers of the South Tigris
  • 00:24:01 Schadenfreude
    • 00:29:32 Tidal Blades: Banner Festival
    • 00:30:29 Shamans
• 00:31:14 Terracotta Army 
  • 00:31:57 Game Overview
  • 00:44:24 Review
• 01:17:06 Sign-off

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W. Eric Martin, BGG News Editor-in-Chief, joins Candice to discuss games they demoed at SPIEL ‘22.

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:00:51 Eric's post-SPIEL vacation
  • 00:01:42 GMT Warehouse Weekend
    • 00:03:55   Flashpoint: South China Sea
    • 00:04:27 Cross Bronx Expressway
• 00:07:20 Fresh Plays
  • 00:07:37 Trio (nana)
  • 00:10:17 Sol: Last Days of a Star
  • 00:18:31 AEOLOS
  • 00:26:39 Blood on the Clocktower
• 00:37:59 Our SPIEL '22 Demo Experiences
  • 00:38:37 Philosophy
  • 00:43:18 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan
  • 00:50:16 After Us
  • 00:57:12 Europa Universalis: The Price of Power
  • 01:03:35 Skoventyr
  • 01:10:12 1998 ISS
  • 01:18:04 KSAR
  • 01:23:04 Saigon 75
• 01:30:45 Sign-off

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Beth Heile, BGG Store Product Manager, joins Candice to discuss games that were not on their radars ahead of SPIEL ‘22, but after discovering them at the show, they're looking forward to playing them. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  
  
• 00:02:15 Fresh Plays
  • 00:02:34 Turing Machine
  • 00:06:54 Pingyao: First Chinese Banks
  • 00:14:24 Evergreen
  • 00:19:58 WordCraft
• 00:28:23 Our SPIEL '22 Discoveries
  • 00:28:28 Beth's SPIEL Report
  • 00:35:56 Candice's SPIEL Experience
  • 00:38:28 Take a Seat
  • 00:41:49 Crossing Oceans
  • 00:43:59 Overbooking
  • 00:46:59 Corrupt Parliament
  • 00:49:59 Troublez
  • 00:53:26 Race to the Raft
  • 01:01:19 My Shelfie
  • 01:05:01 Dogfight!: Rule The Skies in 20 Minutes!
  • 01:10:05 Come Together
  • 01:15:28 Unconscious Mind
• 01:20:04 Sign-off

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Scott Alden (aka Aldie), the owner of BoardGameGeek, joins Candice to discuss the SPIEL '22 games they're most excited for. 

• 00:00:00 Introduction
  • 00:01:12 Thank you to Aldie 
  • 00:02:30 Geek Speak (previous BGG podcast) 
  • 00:05:50 Shout-out to Game Brain
• 00:06:32 Fresh Plays
  • 00:06:47 Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood 
  • 00:12:40 Lacrimosa 
  • 00:22:10 Bad Company 
  • 00:29:25 In Vino Morte
• 00:35:16 Our Top 5 SPIEL '22 Releases We're Most Excited For
  • 00:35:21 SPIEL overview 
  • 00:41:25 Aldie's #5 - Rise & Fall 
  • 00:45:09 Candice's #5 - War of the Ring: The Card Game 
  • 00:47:59 Aldie's #4 - Beast 
  • 00:51:04 Candice's #4 - 1880: China 
  • 00:54:15 Aldie & Candice's #3 - Deal with the Devil 
  • 00:58:32 Aldie's #2 - Challengers! 
  • 01:04:01 Candice's #2 - Undaunted: Stalingrad 
  • 01:07:40 Aldie's #1 - Findorff 
  • 01:10:40 Candice's #1 - Great Western Trail: Argentina
• 01:20:22 Sign-off

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