The Late Game Podcast

This week we talk about simplicity in gaming and the many ways to achieve it. 

But first we share a couple of games we've played this week.

Pipeline

Anachrony

Terror Eyes

Then we discuss the many ways simplicity in gaming can help a game and even a few ways it can hurt it. 

We'd also like to thank Kellen and the guys at The Board Game Barrage Podcast for their help as we refined our podcast. Give them a listen if you aren't already subscribed! 

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This week we build a deck or two. But first we share what we've played lately. 

Crusaders

Gates of Delirium

Codenames: Deep Undercover

Cartographers

Valhalla

On Tour

A Study in Emerald

Then we get to building some decks and talk about deckbuilding games. We do a brief history, a few trivia questions and wrap it up with the Top 10 Deck Builders according to BGG.

Dominion

Aeon's End

Trains

Hero Realms

Shards of Infinity

Apex Therapod

A Study in Emerald

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

Terrors of London

and many more!

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This week we talk about our holiday break and the gaming we managed to get in. 

Including plays of:

Teotihuacan

Merlin

Quacks of Quedlinberg

On Tour

Werewolf

Awkward Guests

Then we talk about some new games we got for Christmas, as well as some new games we've got coming soon!

Freshwater Fly

Wendake

Twice as Clever

Stronghold

Firefly: Adventures

Porta Nigra

Formula D

We also talk about a few things we'd like to improve and add to the show in the upcoming year.

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This week we share our top 15 games of 2019...

Plus some honorable mentions and some 2018 greats that we played this year! 

Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done

Quacks of Quedlinburg

Teotihuacan

Cover Your Kingdoms

Parks 

Tiny Towns

Tapestry

God of War: The Card Game

Carnival of Monsters

Claustrophobia 1643

Dinogenics

Cartographers

Terror Below

Gates of Delirium

Raccoon Tycoon

Wingspan

Abomination

Cthulhu: Death May Die

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This week we have a returning guest host, Alex and we start things off chatting about what we've all been playing lately.

ECOS: First Continent

Crusaders

Cthulhu: Death May Die

Brass Birmingham

Freshwater Fly

Then we talk about a few of out most recent Kickstarters.

Red Outpost

Sovereign Skies

Age of Civilization

8-Bit Attack

Machina Arcana

Origin of Species

Honey Buzz

Ducks in Tow

Then we discuss the personal evolutions in being a gamer. Where we share thing that we've noticed changing and evolving as hobby gamers. 

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This week we talk about games we like to play during the holidays.

But first we catch up on what we've been doing since our last recording session. Including sharing games we've recently played.

Terror Below

Crusaders

Multiuniversum

Cthulhu: Death May Die

Western Legends

Games For The Holidays:

Ice Cool

Hive

Raccoon Tycoon

Drop It

Quacks of Quedlinburg 

Codenames

Wordzee

Werewords

Scythe

Cover Your Kingdoms

Cthulhu Wars

Crusaders

Champions of Midgard

Camel Up

Cards Against Humanity

Chronicles of Crime

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Happy Holidays!

This week we share our recent plays including, 

Alien Frontiers 

Roll Player

Tapestry

Roar

Then we discuss the impact of Left Brain vs. Right Brain in gaming and how it affects our experiences at the table.  

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In this episode we discuss our favorite 2 player games, but first we share what we've been playing lately. 

Hellboy: The Board Game

Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein

Cthulhu Wars

Crusaders

As for the 2 player games, we duscuss:

Santorini

Wingspan

Hive 

Star Wars Risk

InBetween

Claustrophobia & Claustrophobia 1634

7 Wonders Duel

Tides of Madness

Shards of Infinity

Sorcerer

Aeons End

Marvel Champions

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle

HATE

Fog of Love

Gates of Delirium

Consentacle

Tao Long

Raptor

War Chest

Cry Havoc

Dice Masters

Root

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This week we chat about a few of the games we've been playing lately including, Heroes of Tenefyr, PARKS, Sorcerer, Gates of Delirium and Richard the Lionheart.

We also discuss our first adventure in our D&D campaign!

Then we discuss what it takes to make a game good and we share a handful of our favorite games that qualify including, Awkward Guests, Sidereal Confluence, Teotihuacan, Betrayal at the House on the Hill, Dead of Winter, Carnival of Monsters, INIS, Abomination, Terraforming Mars, The Gods War, The Others, Evolution, Dice City, Pandemic, and God of War: the Card Game.

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 This week we talk about everyone making it to game night! Where we played through quite a few things including, God of War: The Card Game, Carnival of Monsters, Cthulhu: The Deck Building Game, Dead of Winter, Betrayal at House on The Hill, Trains, 1313 Dead End Drive, Chronicles of Drunagor, and Salty Dogs.

Then we discuss our shelves of shame (or opportunity) and how they came to be as well as how they are being turned into our games of glorious play. 

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