The time has finally come, the "Good Doctor" is here. This week's designer diaries has long been in the works, and we are excited to highlight one of, if not the, most prolific board game designers in the industry with over 600 titles to his name. We also review recent plays of Tikal and Imperium: The Contention. Make sure to join us on Discord and get in on the discussion with us!

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It's not always about how you start, it's about how you finish. How a game ends can make or break your experience. This week on the Discussion Phase we examine a recent play of Kemet: Blood and Sand and discuss what makes a great end game state; which games do it well and which ones don't. We review recent plays of Lands of Galzyr, Mombasa, and Critters At War 2v2. We also continue our alphabet draft with the letters U through X. Make sure to join us on Discord and get in on the discussion with us!

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The tournament scene has been heating up lately as several of us had a chance to compete for a spot at the national tournament for A Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures game. Did we make it? We look at other traditional board games that we would be excited to see have an official tournament for them. We review the latest deck-building dueling game in For Glory, as well as review a classic in Samurai. We also continue our alphabet draft with the letters Q through T. Make sure to join us on Discord and get in on the discussion with us!

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Ladies and gentlemen it's finally time to toss a coin to your Witcher. It's been years in the waiting, and the much anticipated adventure RPG game set in the world of the Witcher has finally arrived. Will it live up to the hype? In recent news, our corporate overlords have recently opened the doors to AI with ChatGPT, so we decided to figure out just how much it knows about board games and tried to make our own AI generated board games. We also continue our alphabet draft with the letters M through P. Make sure to join us on Discord and get in on the discussion with us!

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We're back this week with another Designer Diaries with yours truly, Simone Luciani. Luciani was our most represented designer from our previous Top 50 Games list, so thought it would be fitting to highlight him this week. We finally got one of most anticipated games from our self-of-shame played, Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles, but did it live up to the hype? Make sure to join us on Discord and get in on the discussion with us!

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Part of growing up is realizing that you won't be able to do everything in life. Likewise we have to come to the realization that with our ever growing pile of unplayed board games, that probably not all of them are going to be played. This week on The Discussion Phase we tackle a board gamer's hardest question, which of our unplayed games need to stay and which ones need to go. We also review recent plays of GOA II, Eternal, Wingspan: Asia, and some Bullet Heart. Make sure to join us on Discord and get in on the discussion with us!

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Sometimes someone comes into your life and changes things forever. Just like a sappy Hallmark card, Guards of Atlantis II has come in and left quite the impression. This week on the Discussion Phase we take a deeper look at GOA II with our review of the game. We also breakdown the latest crowdfunding controversy with Mythic Games, as well as review of recent plays of Council of 4 and Dune: Immortality. Make sure to join us on Discord and get in on the discussion with us!

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This week on the Discussion Phase we are jumping into our Deloreans and visiting our younger selfs to give some games we would have enjoyed and appreciated back then. We also dive into a review of the recently delivered new title from Simone Luciani, Darwin's Journey. Make sure to join us on Discord and get in on the discussion with us!

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Our fancy pinkies are out and we're ready to spill some tea! This week on The Discussion Phase we are talking about board game etiquette, having fun calling ourselves and each other out. We review recent plays, discuss 40k hype, and highlight a hidden gem in Wink. We continue our alphabet draft of the best games from letters I through L, as well as check in on the status of BGG's March Madness. Make sure to join us on Discord and get in on the discussion with us!

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Don't worry we're not talking about the classic war game this week. This week on The Discussion Phase we compare the highs and lows of games for both the quality of their gameplay and production on a grid, to find which ones stand out above the rest. We also review recent plays of Revive, Ra, and look to see which games have advanced in BGG's March Madness for board games. We continue our alphabet draft of the best games from letters E through H. Make sure to join us on Discord and get in on the discussion with us!

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