Act 1, Scene 1. Lights up. A NEW EPISODE enters. 

This week we talk about the board game in so many people's houses in the 80s, named after the Shakespeare play, Othello, AKA Reversi! And we're joined by actor Lindsay Smiling to discuss not only the game itself, but also the experience of playing Othello on the stage, and more!

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Just seeing the name of this board game started the commercial playing in your head, right? Classic. Well, is the actual game any good? Short story: No. Not at all. In fact, it's quite bad. Long story: click play. Andrew & Pete are joined by wonderful acquaintance Brenna, the only person we know who owns this game. Also, Andrew & Pete recreated that classic commercial here.

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It's about time we had a chat with a designer! In this episode we talk with Dan Nichols, the lovely designer of Turf War, published by Dan's own game company, Gadabout Games! We talk about his experience as a game designer and other similar interesting things about the games industry as a whole. But for the real juicy stuff, the conversation continues on our Patreon for part 2!

In the meantime, Gadabout has been generous enough to get you $5 off pre-order of Turf War with the code 2022CANPLAYTHATGAME

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There's gold in these hills! Grab your pickaxe, make sure your bottle of booze is filled up and tune in to see how much we enjoyed building our boomtowns in Circle the Wagons from Button Shy Games! Plus we are joined by designer/teacher/author/much more Ellie Dix, who runs the game company The Dark Imp!

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Enough of war, Andrew & Pete finally experience what home life is like for fantasy dwarves in Uwe Rosenberg's two-player version of Caverna. Does this one remodel Andrew & Pete's hearts? Tune in now to find out! Plus, board game industry veteran T. Caires joins to bless us with two-player board game knowledge!

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Gather 'round! But be careful who you get sandwiched between, because we don't want you to get banished! Andrew & Pete tackle Cairn, the lovely little 2-player about shamans trying to gain blessings in the woods.

Time travel? Check. Humanity selfishly and savagely imploding on itself? Check. Well, we're in! Andrew & Pete talk about Time Barons, graciously gifted to us by listener and creator of GIVEPAUSE Hobby, Kyle Frost! Kyle and his wife, Kate, also join us to talk about why they love (or hate) the game, and the nuances of gaming as a couple!

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Red Leader, checking in. Gold Leader, checking in. Andrew & Pete hop into the cockpit of X-Wing (formerly X-Wing Miniature Game) and take it for a test ride. And Scotty Jayro & Gerry the Canon Junkie from The Bombadcast fly in for a rendezvous, too! This is a hot one! Pull up!

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Holy beeples, Batman! Andrew & Pete talk about what it's like to fight each other on the sea in Shores of Tripoli, a game of naval combat. And Jesse, a Philadelphia educator, joins them to discuss history and board games!

Mr. Jack is a heartwarming game about...wait...Jack the Ripper? Hold on. Well, we played it, anyway, and maybe even like it! Tune in to find out. Also, a past guest gets a chance to set things right.