The Longest Turn

Welcome to episode 83 of the Longest Turn! In this episode we talk about a few of the games we've been playing lately and then preview the games we're most excited about coming out of Gen Con.

00:00:00 - Intro
Games Played Lately:
00:09:01 - High Society
00:14:57 - Chu Han
00:29:41 - Xylotar: Unhinged
Gen Con Top 5s:
00:39:50 - Shackleton Base
00:41:23 - Galileo Galilei
00:43:23 - The Last Command
00:46:03 - Fliptoons
00:49:18 - Dirt & Dust
00:52:37 - Soda Jerk
00:55:13 - Red Carpet
01:00:43 - Kinfire Council
01:03:25 - Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons
01:05:07 - Propolis
01:08:25 - Lightning Train
01:13:55 - Merchants of Andromeda
01:17:06 - Habemus Papam
01:21:33 - Class of '89
01:25:51 - Honorable Mentions

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Welcome to episode 82 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! We discuss a bunch of games we've been playing lately! What have you been playing this summer?

00:00:00 - Intro
Games Played Lately:
00:02:50 - Hot Streak
00:10:25 - Silver: Fang
00:17:33 - StarCraft The Board Game
00:24:40 - Dice Miner
00:31:05 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game
00:36:59 - Zombicide: White Death
00:45:31 - Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game - Clone Wars Edition
00:51:48 - Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated

01:05:23 - Excited about/New Games/Crowdfunding: Star Trek: Captain's Chair - Second Contact, Colosseum, Vantage, Grimcoven, Nemesis: Retaliation, Unmatched: Battle of Legends Volume 3, Clank! Catacombs: Underworld, Railroad Tiles, Excalibur and more...

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Welcome to episode 81 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! After talking about some of the games we've been playing lately we continue covering our favorite games in our Brackets for games that start with letters E, F, G, & H. We go through each bracket to determine which game wins each one. Our listeners submitted brackets trying to best predict which games would win. We announce the winning listener who will be receiving some games from us! Join our discord (link below) to join the competition for our next Bracketology episode.

00:00:00 - Intro
Games Played Lately:
00:03:17 - Arcs
00:14:45 - Unstoppable
00:30:38 - Cabanga
00:36:45 - Quacks

00:47:47 - E Bracket
01:06:24 - F Bracket
01:23:21 - G Bracket
01:39:54 - H Bracket

01:57:58 - Listener Winner Announced

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Welcome to episode 80 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! After talking about some of the games we've been playing lately we discuss our favorite games in our Brackets for games that start with letters A, B, C & D. We go through each bracket to determine which game wins each one. Our listeners submitted brackets trying to best predict which games would advance through our brackets. We announce the winning listener who will be receiving some games from us! Join our discord (link below) to join the competition for our next Bracketology episode.

00:00:00 - Intro
Games Played Lately:
00:05:54 - Back Stories
00:13:18 - Fishing
00:21:51 - Schrödinger's Cats
00:27:47 - Orapa Mine
00:33:34 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair
00:46:41 - Fritanga

00:54:05 - A Bracket
01:12:32 - B Bracket
01:24:45 - C Bracket
01:38:08 - D Bracket

01:49:39 - Listener Winner Announced

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Welcome to episode 79 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! In this episode we go all in on discussing the Hoplomachus games and system from Chip Theory Games. We start out with discussion of games we've been playing lately which happened to include a bunch of kids games among others. Then we jump into the feature review, "Let the games begin!"

00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:27 - Alpha-Bracket Tournament Announcement
Games Played Lately:
03:33 Fruit Fight 
08:35 Chip Theory Kids Independent Play Collection
18:11 Octo Grabbo
23:14 Memo Animals
26:40 Happy City 

33:40 Feature Review - Hoplomachus Remastered & Hoplomachus Victorum

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Welcome to episode 78 of The Longest Turn Board Gaming Podcast! In this episode, we’re counting down our Top 5 Games That Surprised Us—those games that came out of nowhere, flew under the radar, or maybe even had us skeptical at first... but totally won us over. Whether it was a hidden gem, a misunderstood first impression, or a game that just hit different once we got it to the table, we’re sharing the titles that caught us off guard in the best way.

As always, we’ll also talk about what we’ve been playing lately and chat about recent plays and game nights.

00:00:00 - Intro
Games Played Lately:
00:03:48 - Mistborn: The Deckbuilding Game
00:19:11 - Fromage 
00:28:40 - Combo
00:36:33 - Wrath of Fire Mountain
00:44:14 - Space Bureau
00:52:35 - Figment

Top 5 - 01:03:51
Resafa
A Gest of Robin Hood 
Dodo 
Bunny Kingdom
Inside Job
Troyes
Distilled
Love Letter: Batman
Pixies
Seers Catalog
Gorinto
Divinus
Splitter
Splitter
Moon Colony Bloodbath

Games We're Excited About:
Hoplomachus: Remastered/Victorum

Outtakes: 01:52:57

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Welcome to episode 77! In this episode, Kevin & Tyson talk about a bunch of games they've been playing lately.

00:00:00 - Intro
Games We've Been Playing Lately
00:02:46 - Lure
00:11:08 - Intent to Kill
00:31:27 - Middle Ages
00:42:22 - Aldebaran Duel
00:50:32 - Nefarious
00:58:19 - Fives
01:07:51 - Concordia Venus

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Welcome to episode 76! In this episode we talk about our top 5 shelf of shame games we want to get played in 2025, how we did on our 2024 lists, and games we've been playing lately. What game(s) are you most excited to get off your shelf of shame this year?

Games we've been playing lately:
Resafa
Res Arcana Duo
Wednesday: The Card Game
Escape the Dragon
Ice Hoppers
Emerald Skulls

2024 Shelf of Shame Recap:
Tyson - Arkham Horror: The Path to Carcosa, Battlecrest: Fellwoods, Tikal, Lunar Rush, Septima
Kevin - Aeon's End Legacy, Stranger Things: Upside Down, Zhanguo: The First Empire, Apiary, Carpe Diem
Tyler - Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China, Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road, ISS Vanguard, Outer Rim: Unfinished Business, Clank! Legacy Acquisitions Incorporated

2025 Shelf of Shame:
#5 Kevin: Star Trek: Captain's Chair
#5 Tyson: Space Bureau
#5 Tyler: Silver Fang
#4 Kevin: Astro Knights: Eternity
#4 Tyson: Arcs: Blighted Reach
#4 Tyler: War Chest: Nightfall
#3 Kevin: Space Station Phoenix
#3 Tyson: Intent to Kill
#3 Tyler: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Trick-taking Game
#2 Kevin: Chronicles of Crime 1400
#2 Tyson: Cthulhu DMD S3 & S4
#2 Tyler: Clank Legacy S1 & S2
#1 Kevin: Evacuation
#1 Tyson: Unconscious Mind
#1 Tyler: Cthulhu DMD S3 & S4

What we're excited about

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Welcome to episode 75! In this episode, we talk about a few of the games we've been playing lately and then get into our feature review of Moon Colony Bloodbath designed by Donald X. Vaccarino, published by Rio Grand Games. Spoiler alert, this game is amazing! 

00:00:00 - Intro & banter
Games We've Been Playing Lately
00:10:48 - Flip 7
00:18:42 - Druids of the Elements
00:29:29 - Fromage
Feature Review - Moon Colony Bloodbath
00:40:54 - Rules Summary
00:45:59 - Production
00:49:56 - What we like & dislike
01:05:18 - Final thoughts and ratings

01:13:32 Things we're excited about
01:23:37 Outtakes

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Welcome to episode 74! Time to close out the year with some games we've played lately, a Jokkmokk feature review, and our holiday gift guide for various categories like stocking stuffers, party games, white elephant gifts, etc. 

00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:15 - Cthulhu Death May Die and banter
Games We've Been Playing Lately:
00:16:40 - Trekking The World 2nd Edition
00:26:05 - Green Team Wins: Holiday Party expansion
00:31:27 - Clank! & Sunken Treasures
00:36:14 - Trek 12 Himalaya
00:41:01 - The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-Earth
00:47:37 - Refuge
00:53:29 - Jokkmokk: The Winter Market (Feature Review)
01:17:39 - Holiday Gift Guide
01:19:35 - Stocking Stuffers: Odin, Splitter, boop the Halls!
01:26:24 - Gateway Games: Jokkmokk, Diamonds, Skyrise
01:31:46 - Family/Party Games: MANTIS, Rebel Princess, Sounds Like a Plan
01:38:27 - Gamer Games: Voidfall, Teotihuacan, A Gest of Robin Hood
01:44:50 - For the gamer who has all the games: BGG Series collection of art, Dice and Dice Tower, New game table (Phalanx)
01:51:21 - Games to donate: Arcs, Tenzi, Septima
01:55:40 - Best bang for your buck: Next Station:Paris, Llama, Survive The Island
02:01:10 - Best white elephant gift: Catan Seafarer's 5-6 Player Expansion, Killer Bunnies, A Christmas Karen

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