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Who’s a fanboi? As Jake and Mark approach the one year anniversary of the Gaming Moguls, they revisit their top 20 using the PubMeeple.com ranking engine. This time, it’s Mark’s top 20 – as it turns out Jake doesn’t agree with all of the choices. As it turns out.. Mark is a massive fanboi of a certain designer.

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:36 Pub Meeple Ranking Engine

00:06:33 Mark’s Top 20 Games: Fall 2019

00:08:18 Fields of Arle

00:11:06 Glass Road

00:14:48 Age of Steam

00:19:00 The Gallerist

00:22:35 Dungeon Petz

00:26:08 Twilight Struggle

00:31:07 The Grizzled

00:33:48 Near and Far

00:36:42 Troyes

00:39:17 Root

00:43:12 Power Grid

00:45:45 Agricola

00:48:49 Orléans

00:50:59 Leaving Earth

00:55:39 Caverna: The Cave Farmers

00:59:20 Great Western Trail

01:02:08 A Feast for Odin

01:05:17 Le Havre

01:08:44 Yokohama

01:12:20 Brass:Birmingham

01:16:13 Wrap Up & Outro

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“I thought that game was pretty tactical” – we’ve heard it a bunch so we muse on what implications a game being partly or mostly tactical has on player perception and playtime. Is it an invective? We also review a Mogul Scale ranking and talk about some of the awesome games we played this week.

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:07 Mogul Scale Umbrage

00:03:23 Games Played This Week

00:03:50 Black Angel

00:09:44 Pueblo

00:13:45 Blue Lagoon

00:19:18 18NewEngland

00:32:04 1846

00:34:57 Gold West

00:37:28 Age of Steam

00:44:23 Rhino Hero

00:47:30 Main Topic: Is “Tactical” a Pejorative? 

00:49:40 Lisboa

• Five Tribes
• Ethnos
• Troyes
• Scythe
• Dominant Species
• The Estates
• Caverna: The Cave Farmers

01:02:38 Wrap Up & Outro

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We’re back after an awesome MogusCon ’19 and excited to talk about our experience hosting our first listener con. We realize that “Interactivity” (the buzzword du jour) isn’t as well understood as we thought. We also start playing catch-up on talking about all the games that we played since the last episode and it’s a lot!

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:05 Oink Game Giveaway Winner!

00:01:35 Moguls Con 2019 Quick Recap

00:07:55 Games Played In the Last While!

00:08:05 Crokinole

00:12:53 Caverna: The Cave Farmers

00:15:44 Quick “Moguls Scale” Recap

00:16:17 Irish Gauge

00:21:00 Across the United States

00:25:48 Point Salad

00:31:14 Edge of Darkness

00:36:17 Lorenzo il Magnifico

00:42:16 Eggs of Ostrich

00:45:46 Main Topic: Game Interactivity Discussion

00:58:14 Wrap Up & Outro

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Jake and Mark welcome special guest Mogul Ambie Valdés from Board Game Blitz. This episodes topics include: our Goldilocks Game Night, Part 2. They pick Small, Medium and Large games for a themed game night. They also muse about how to manage games when they get “Voted off the Island”. And, as usual.. they discuss the games they played.

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:28 Special Guest Mogul: Ambie Valdés

00:02:30 Moguls Con 2019 Update!

00:04:55 Oink Game Giveaway!

00:05:42 Games Played This Week!

00:05:55 Mr. Face

00:09:28 Nine Tiles Panic

00:13:46 1889: History of Shikoku Railways

00:18:25 Le Havre

00:21:14 Tramways Engineer’s Workbook

00:25:06 The Quacks of Quedlinburg

00:28:57 Edge of Darkness

00:33:48 The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth

00:37:01 Pax Pamir (Second Edition)

00:40:18 Conversation: The Flip Side of Acquisition

00:50:18 boardgameco.com

00:54:10 Main Topic: “Cinderella” Game Night with Ambie!

00:56:32 Oh My Goods!

00:59:50 Broom Service

01:02:36 Mombasa

01:07:55 The Mind

01:11:06 Fuse

01:16:02 Space Alert

01:23:27 Turin Market

01:26:38 7 Wonders

01:29:20 Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant

01:34:42 Wrap Up & Outro

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Jake and Mark go after their Shelf of Shame and play a bunch of new small box games that they ended up loving. Well, Mostly. Even more significantly, they played Pax Pamir 2nd Edition and have a ton of thoughts about it. They also talk about the games they played. Don’t forget to register for MogulsCon 2019 Sept 27-29 at http://mogulscon.com!

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:40 Register for MogulsCon 2019!

00:02:08 Oink Game Giveaway!

00:03:04 Games Played This Week!

00:03:14 Tricks and the Phantom

00:08:14 In Front of the Elevators

00:12:53 Walking in Burano

00:19:41 Time Chase

00:25:02 Chicago Express

00:25:27 Chicago Express: Narrow Gauge & Erie Railroad Company

00:28:06 Twilight Squabble

00:31:14 First Impressions: Pax Pamir

01:03:47 Main Topic: Player Balance

01:19:18 Wrap Up & Outro

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Jake and Mark do a love letter to small box card games in this episode since they have played so many of them recently. Don’t worry – they are not going to talk about Arboretum and Tichu – at least for this episode. Like usual, they talk at length about the games they played this week with a great selection of new games and old favorites. They also have a discussion about what makes and abstract game.

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:25 Register for MogulCon 2019!

00:03:15 Games Played This Week!

00:03:35 Upgraded Le Havre Bits

00:07:26 Ghosts of the Moor

00:13:12 In Front of the Elevators

00:21:21 Deep Sea Adventure

00:23:35 Nine Tiles Panic

00:28:53 Yokohama

00:31:49 Encore!

00:34:35 Kraftwagen

00:40:22 Gloomhaven

00:43:53 Noctiluca

00:45:47 What is an “Abstract” game?

00:48:30 GIPF Project

00:52:03 Main Topic: Favorite Small Box Card Games

00:54:15 Glory to Rome

00:56:15 Onirim

00:58:07 Race for the Galaxy

01:03:27 Innovation

01:08:18 Blood Bowl: Team Manager

01:12:09 Trick of the Rails

01:14:11 Wrap Up & Outro

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Mark and Jake return after back-to-back trips to GenCon in Indianapolis and MidSumCon in Chicago (a train game convention). Hear them review the high points of each of the conventions and discuss the games they played at each of the shows.

They also announced the availability of MogulCon 2019 registration at: gamingmoguls.com/mogul-con-2019

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:01 Register for MogulCon 2019!

00:01:53 Games Played This Week!

00:02:15 The Great Zimbabwe

00:06:08 Gentes

00:08:30 Watergate

00:10:45 Noctiluca

00:14:59 Chicago Express

00:17:47 1846: The Race for the Midwest

00:23:17 Mark’s GenCon 2019 Experience & Highlights

00:39:40 Nine Tiles Panic

00:42:09 Eggs of Ostrich

00:44:28 Time Chase

00:48:11 Black Angel

00:49:53 MidSumCon

00:51:39 1857

00:54:07 1822: The Railways of Great Britain

00:57:37 1817

01:01:48 18MEX

01:05:42 1828

01:09:25 All-Aboard Games

01:10:54 18NewEngland

01:25:58 The Soo Line

01:29:12 Wrap Up & Outro

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Jake and Mark are back with more great enthusiast gaming content. They catch up on a ton of games that they’ve played including Troyes, Gaia Project, 18CZ, Deep Sea Adventure, Caper, Doppelt So Clever, Bruxelles 1893, Town Center, Dragon Castle, Legends of Wales, and Near and Far before moving on to the main topics.

The main topics today include “Glaring Omissions on our Games Played from the BGG Top 50” and a “Totally NOT a Review” of “A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians”

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:26 Announcements!

00:01:36 Gaming Moguls Store!

00:02:12 MogulCon 2019!

00:03:02 Games Played This Week!

00:03:40 Troyes

00:08:13 Gaia Project

00:11:43 18CZ

00:16:13 Deep Sea Adventure

00:18:20 Caper

00:20:04 Doppelt so clever (Twice As Clever)

00:22:58 Bruxelles 1893

00:26:39 The Mogul Scale

00:27:12 Town Center

00:32:33 Dragon Castle

00:37:47 Legends of Wales

00:40:10 Near and Far, Near and Far: Amber Mines Expansion

00:43:01 Main Topic: Glaring Top 50 Game Omissions

00:43:56 Race for the Galaxy

00:45:20 Android: Netrunner

00:46:43 Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar

00:48:13 Arkham Horror: The Card Game

00:51:23 Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization

00:52:55 Opinion Piece: A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians

A Feast for Odin

A Feast for Odin: The Norwegians

01:08:35 Wrap Up & Outro

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Jake and Mark welcome back a repeat Guest Mogul – Craig Taylor from the Train Rush Podcast. Our main topic of the show is discussing games taht we really shouldn’t like but actually do. We also discuss the games we played and reveal what may be the most themeless Euro ever?!?

It’s a quick special announcement with two bits of exciting news!

MogulCon 0 will be held in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area the weekend of September 25-29th, 2019. It’ll be a great weekend of new friends and lots of gaming. Details to follow!

Next up – our Merch store is live at GamingMoguls.com! T-shirts are available currently – and soon we’ll have gaming accessories like upgraded Pax Pamir 2 Dominance Markers and Wooden Turn Order selectors. Click the “Store” link at the top of the page at GamingMoguls.com