Shelley and I get a chance to try out two possible entries in NEXT year's SdJ competition, and you'll be able to find them throughout Essen THIS WEEK!

Costa Rica by Matthew Dunstan and Brett J. Gilbert from Mayfair/Lookout

and

Dream Islands by Lorenz Kutschke from Schmidt Spiele

Enjoy!

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Team Play is game that draws deep from the well of classic card games. With hints of Rummy, Pinochle and even a little Euchre, anyone familiar with these classics will feel like you already know how to play. Tune in to learn why Team Play is Major Fun!

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A review of 3 Wishes written by Stephen Conway. 3 Wishes is a game of bluffing and deduction you can play in 5 minutes. Gain the genie's favor by collecting a wish for a superpower, a wish for world harmony and a wish for a gift to win the game.

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Today the gang trys the science fiction euro game Terraforming Mars and gives it the indepth review. Then they look back at La Granja one year later. After Tony T gives you the gaming news rundown for the past two weeks, we discuss hype, the goods and the bads.

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Opener: Whoops! I recorded this little episode so quickly that I completely forgot about my new Opener/Closer framework! Ok, let's say that the opener was my intro en français. Vive la France! The shortest episode I've done in a while, this is to "clear the decks" of boardgame session reporting before I do my traditional Essen Anticipation episode in a week or so. This year I'm going to the event, at least for the most crowded part of the weekend, and I'll be doing both Pre-Essen and Post-Essen episodes. That's the plan. In the meantime, what have I been playing lately? Not as much in France as I'd hoped, but a special opportunity let me try one new game. Add to that the games I played at my last visit home to California for a long while.

Closer: Actually, I kind of had a closer, I just forgot to set it aside as such. At the end I mention how new Essen titles can sometimes show up in online versions, contemporary or soon after the Spiel event itself. Are there any of these for 2016? I haven't noticed, but should look harder. -Mark

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In this episode, we talk about Heroes of Kaskaria, the Castles of Burgundy Card Game, Marvel Legendary: Guardians of the Galaxy, and Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle. We hear from the Sweet Spot and Boardgame Biopsy, hear a sad tale of Horror, and finish the show with our top ten "real time" games!

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In Among Nobles, you are the timeless overseer for an aristocratic European family. You guide them through marriages, warfare, commerce and influence across the continent. Most prestige wins the game. Tune in to see why it earns a Spiel of Approval Award!

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Shelley and I get a chance to discuss one of the newer titles from Stronghold Games that will be available in Germany in less than 2 weeks, then we tackle the Essen Spiel 2016 Preview on BGG and I go through the ones I must track down!

Review:

City of Spies by Gil d'Orey and Antonio Sousa Lara from Stronghold Games

The games discussed from the Preview:

Amigo/Small Card Games/2-Player Games (under E20)

• Bohnanza Das Duel
• Freaky
• Naova
• Schwupps
• X Nimmt!
• Capital Lux - drafting/own tableau or common…
• Clown Standoff - trick taking with some push your luck
• Zany Penguins - cute cards/interesting tactics & drafting
• Legendary Inventors
• Noxford
• Grand Bazaar (Small card game that takes up to 7 players!)
• Fruit Spy (cute artwork/rethemed Knizia)
• Tallinn plays quickly, expansions available (Blindes Huhn & Visby last year)
• What's Up - cute card game/video
• Hanamikoji (2-player, gorgeous cards!)
• Jolly & Roger (2-player) - comment on blog that it's been tested with couples a lot.
• Rival Kings (2-player)
• Agamemnon (2-player) Osprey Games

Interesting New/Newer Publishers

• Ave Roma
• Beer Empire (Boards&Dice) does this do for beer what Vinhos/Viticulture did for wine?
• Barcelona: The Rose of Fire - 19thC city building. Avoid unrest while gaining prestige (Devir)
• Capital - Granna, and the building/re-building of Warsaw
• Round House - Clans compete for prestige in rural China (EmperorS4)
• Plus Ultra: The Court of Emperor Charles V (Meridiano) Medium Weight drafting
• Sweet Nose - Candy Eating! (MO ZI Game)
• Da Yuhne: Der Grosse Kaiserkanal (Müller Mätzig Spiele Verlag)

Heavier Probably or MUST HAVES

• Lorenzo il Magnifico - Cranio/Designers of Grand Austria Hotel/Tzolkin
• Rhodes - new one from The Game Master
• Airlines - Golden Egg
• First Class: Unterwegs im Orient Express (HiG/Z) designer of Russian RR, Trambahn
• Ulm - R&R, Strong recommendation from Ted
• Luther: Das Spiel (need to read up on it and see how language dependent)
• Flamme Rouge - Cycling game from Lautapelit
• The Colonists (Mayfair/Lookout) - Possibly as big as Caverna...it will make its way over here…
• Oracle at Delphi - Stefan Feld
• Papa Paolo - Quined Games & pizza making
• Key to the City: London - Richard Breese
• North American Railways - Spielworxx is always putting out great stuff!
• Solarius Mission - Spielworxx & designed by the La Granja designers
• Colony
• Guilds of London
• Railroad Revolution - What's Your Game's 2016 entry
• Feast of Odin - another BIG game from Uwe, using the Tetris-style pieces

Stronghold Titles

• La Granja No Siesta
• Great Western Trail
• Terraforming Mars
• Sola Fide

Lighter Fare That Looks Interesting

• Kingdomino
• Cottage Garden (Uwe with tetris-esque pieces)
• Touria - The Brands & R&R Games
• Kanagawa - Card drafting and a game about painting.
• Dokmus - Area Control & 20-30 minutes (Lauta)
• Honshu - Trick Taking & map building! (Lauta)
• Slide Blast - Waterslide building/tile laying
• Sail Away (Mattel) Light resource collection with some 'take that' elements...Styx
• Chariot Race (Matt Leacock, interactive, but uses some of the Roll Through The Ages ideas)
• Coal Baron Card Game
• Die Baumeister des Colosseum - Klaus Jurgen Wrede
• Noch Mal! - Dice game from the Brands
• Mondrian The Dice Game
• Pandemic Iberia - LOVED getting this variant to the table

Odds & Ends/Expansions

• Order of the Guilded Compass - New remake of Alea iacta Est
• Knights/Chevaliers - Single-player and comic book form, intrigues
• Rome: Rise to Power - Revolt! Expansion
• Carcassonne Star Wars Expansion
• Russian Railroads: American Railroads
• Concordia Gallia/Corsica

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A review of Mmm! written by Stephen Conway. Mmm! is a cooperative game where players work together to cover every food item displayed in the pantry with a mouse token before the mean black cat reaches the door.

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Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Junk Art, Monster Factory, and A Fake Artist Goes to New York, as well as our shame games (popular games we haven't played), and the origins of the word "lose."

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In this show, we record live from the Portal store in Manchester, Connecticut. We talk about A Feast for Odin, Stealing Mona Lisa, Arcane Academy, Automania, Mechs vs. Minions, and Take the A Train. We also answer some live questions, and finish up letting you listen to part of a live Wits and Wagers game!

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BPPP Scythe & Board Game Cafes (click on the text to the left to listen) During this weeks episode: 1) The Pegs discuss recent news and game […]

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Shelley and I check out two great games we had a fantastic time playing for the past couple of weeks:

Scythe by Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games

and

The Pursuit of Happiness by David Chircop and Adrian Abela

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Like a Jaguar (the car) or a jaguar (the cat), our 47th ever podcast is an absolute classic.

Paul and Quinns discuss board games ranging from Vast: The Crystal Caverns, to Twilight Struggle, to Aquarium and The Dragon & Flagon. They answer reader mails! They review three idiotic folk games. They discuss their love of vegetables and their problems with jam. It's everything you want in a single, mid-sized audio file.

Do you agree with Paul and Quinns on these folk games? Do you own a real-life Aquarium? Have you eaten World War 2 jam? Let us know in the comments!

Vast: The Crystal Caverns, Twilight Struggle, Aquarium, crossing, The Dragon & Flagon

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WHOOO! Today is a special episode becasue not only did the Cabal launch it's YouTube channel, but the guys also get to discuss the big news, Riot Games announcing their first board game, Mechs vs Minsions. Then the gang goes on to review Trickerion: Legends of Illusion and look back at Warbands: Against the Darkness. After Tony gives us all the gaming news, the show is wrapped up with another installment of the Short Topic Extravaganza.

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In this show, we talk about City of Spies, Bluffalo, Rock Paper Poker, Agricola Family, AssassinCon, and Mythe. We answer several questions - as well as ask the audience a question, and hear a sad tale of shame. Geoff and the Sweet Spot show up, and we end the show talking about the person most responsible for getting us into board gaming.

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In Express 18, Tony and Jamie are joined by Chris Cantrell of Riot Games to discuss their first board game release, Mechs vs Minions.

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