This episode is choc-full of gaming goodness as Steve, Jules, Conor and Def discuss all things miniatures; what defines a miniature game, what is the appeal, what are some good gateway games to start with, and why bother painting them? Of course, there are always sizzling games to talk about, and everyone seems to have their eye on Kickstarter. Finally, in Swear an Oath, Steve delivers a double-header by conquering both Teotihuacan and Underwater Cities, Conor pleased the Oath Gods and the Dice Gods by finally playing Dice Forge, however pride cometh before a fall for Def the Cartographer. Also, Jules doubles down on his missed Photosynthesis oath by adding Quoridor. Not to be outdone, Steve and Conor back-up their success with Minecraft: Builders and Biomes, and Tapestry respectively.

Sizzling Games: Saboteur (1:30), Ganz Schon Clever (9:35), Tapestry (16:50), Nemesis (27:15)

Weekly Topic: Miniature Games (32:25)

Kickstarter Discussion: Mini Express, War of Whispers, Railroad Ink Challenge, Viscounts of the West Kingdom (51:11)

Swear An Oath: (1:03:36)

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Welcome from Chad, Jon, and Chris, Mark, Brad, and Aaron

Thank you to: Doug R, Gordon M, Morten H

Announcements and news:

All player cards have been unofficially spoiled.

LOTR content is starting to ship again!

GenCon 2020 is canceled due to the virus.

Swag will still happen, more details to come.

Twitter Moment

Official Spoiler! Thorongil

Random Review Redux: Master of the Forge

LOTR Memories

Farewells

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While all games have some restrictions, some games are more willing than others to let you go off the rails. For instance, some leave the economy entirely in the hands of the players, free to tank it if they please. We look at how games do (or don't) use player constraints to deliver unique experiences. Before we rein ourselves in, we talk about Tournay, Bullet♥︎, Wonder Woman: Challenge of the Amazons, and Container.

01:46 - Tournay 01:57 - Troyes 07:10 - Bullet♥︎ 10:44 - Wonder Woman: Challenge of the Amazons 17:15 - Container 28:30 - Games with and without constraints 28:51 - Food Chain Magnate 31:14 - Sidereal Confluence : Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant 39:24 - Power Grid 40:01 - Flamme Rouge 42:25 - Startups and Zogen 43:02 - Diamant 43:28 - Crokinole 45:56 - Tigris and Euphrates 49:15 - The Estates

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Christian Martinez discusses the making of his hit game, INIS.

INIS is one of the highest-rated games of all time, and we go into everything from its title to its theme to its mechanisms. 

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It's Paula's first time as host! So join us as she takes us through,

The Component Drop, Guess Who, Gaming Rhyming Slang,    Paula be Cryin' and Higher or Lower 

This Game is Broken is a comedy board game panel show with Matthew Jude, Dave Luza, Paula Deming, Nick Murphy and Mike Murphy. We play a lot of nonsense games full of role playing and trivia as well as other fun stuff which can be found at the links below. 

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In episode 60, Chris, Steve, Don, Tony and Jamie sit down to talk about what seems to be the golden age of intellectual properties in board games. Games using movies, tv shows, video games, books and more are becoming more and more thoughtful and well developed and many publishers are thriving from developing quality hobby minded board games developing games in this space. The Founders discuss this and pitch some ideas for IP board games that they would love to see happen.

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In today's episode, The guy's talk about their recent plays, dust off Kickstarter corner, review Goa and draft their favorite games with a physical ship. Help support the podcast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/punchboardparadise?fan_landing=true Music by HookSounds

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In this episode Suzanne and Mandi review Forest Guardians, Formosa Tea, AuZtralia, OK Play, and Clinic. They also take a look at the upcoming Viticulture app. And they discuss SPACE GAMES in the Game Pie segment.

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We sometimes don't understand the appeal of food-based games, friends and neighbours. To be sure, we adore Food Chain Magnate, but that is not parasitic upon our sincere appreciation of (say) lemonade and pizza. There seem to be many games based on enthusiasm for beer, coffee, whiskey, spicy food, wine... Wait, I'm noticing a trend. Is our indifference to alcohol poisoning yet another area of life?!

Games Played Last Week:
-Gaia Project 1m01s (Jens Drögemüller & Helge Ostertag, Feuerland Spiele, 2017)
-Legacy of Dragonholt 2m55s (Nikki Valens with Daniel Clark, Tim Flanders, Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda, & Greg Spyridis, FFG, 2017)
-Race for the Galaxy 6m37s (Thomas Lehmann, Rio Grande Games, 2007)
-Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition 11m30s(Jason Little & Frank Brooks, Fantasy Flight, 2018)
-Guards of Atlantis II: Tabletop MOBA 15m13s (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2020)
-A War of Whispers 19m55s (Jeremy Stoltzfus, Starling Games, 2019)
-Tobago 24m49s (Bruce Allen, Zoch Verlag, 2009)
-TINYforming Mars 27m3s (Michael Bevilacqua, Web published, 2019)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
-Gen Con 2020 Cancelled 30m04s
-Schotten Totten 2 30m31s
-Wingspan App Beta 31m17s
-Kemet and Tribune Reprints on Kickstarter 31m52s

Feature Game: Clans of Caledonia 33m44s (Juma Al-JouJou, Karma Games, 2017)

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On this episode, Steve welcomes Mike and Jules to the BBQ. The lads cover their sizzling games of the week before taking a deeper look at what motivates them to buy (or not buy) games and how they navigate the overabundance of games out there. They list the Kickstarter games that they are liking/lurking/backing, share what games they have nominated to the BoardGame Bracket, and the lads finish the show by Swearing an Oath.

Sizzling Games: Oceans (3:00), Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein (9:24), Scythe (17:09)

Weekly Topic: The Process of Buying a Boardgame (25:06)

Kickstarter Discussion: Hel: The Last Saga, Zombicide, Marvel United, (44:05)

BoardGame Bracket: (54:45)

Swear An Oath: Mike swears an oath to bring Dungeon Petz to the table, and Jules swears to finally revisit Photosynthesis. (1:10:38)

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This week Steve introduces Mitch and Def to the podcast. The blokes share their sizzling games of the week and then venture into the world of Kickstarter - what is it, what are the pitfalls, and is it good for the hobby? Next, the lads share what they are liking/lurking/backing on Kickstarter, their nominations for the Board Game Bracket, and close out the show by Swearing An Oath.

Sizzling Games: Underwater Cities (2:25), Cartographers (7:40), Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches (13:23)

Weekly Topic: Kickstarter: A Closer Look (18:28)

Kickstarter Discussion: Creality CR-6 3D Printer Kit, Adventures in Neverland, Mr. Meeple Board Game Shirts (33:38)

BoardGame Bracket: (41:10)

Swear An Oath: Steve adds Underwater Cities to his existing oath, Mitch promises to unpack Dawn of the Zeds again but actually play it this time, and Def swears to bring Atlantis Rising to the table. (57:33)

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Steve fires up the BoardGame BBQ and welcomes Conor and Dan to the premiere episode to talk all things board gaming. The blokes discuss their sizzling games of the week, which leads to a deeper dive around the best ways to share your hobby with your family. Next, they list the Kickstarter games that they are liking/lurking/backing, Steve introduces us to the BoardGames Bracket, and finally Steve makes everyone Swear An Oath.

Sizzling Games: Maracaibo (3:15), Baseball Highlights 2045 (10:43), Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters (18:25)

Weekly Topic: Playing Games With Families (24:50)

Kickstarter Discussion: Steampunk Rally Fusion, Cloudspire, Railroad Ink Challenge, Treking the World (44:35)

BoardGame Bracket: (51:20)

Swear An Oath: Steve swears to play Teotihuacan, Conor promises to bring Dice Forge to the table, and Dan promises to finally play Arkham Horror LCG (probably with Conor's help). (1:07:28)

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Shelley and I attempt to build up our Medieval cities to defend against invading hordes in

Paladins of the West Kingdom by Shem Philips and SJ Macdonald from Renegade Game Studios

then head to late 19th/early 20th century Paris to learn from the master painters and attempt to gain experience as an artist in

Colors of Paris by Nicolas De Oliveira from Super Meeple

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Bairnt and Steve review Reichbusters: Project Vril from Mythic Games, a stealth based dungeon crawl with a Weird War II setting. Check YouTube for playthroughs and reviews - www.youtube.com/channel/UCrOtGhui_jdLdoQNI7PU4Pg Join our Slack - Slack - bit.ly/onestopslack Join our Discord - Discord - https://discord.gg/p4jX8AF Follow us at Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to the channel - https://www.patreon.com/onestop Contact us - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

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Quinns, Tom and Ava voyage boldly into the great boardgame unknown, this time without Matt’s assistance on the technology side of things! The result? A podcast that’s deeply flawed. Am I going to triple-check the edit to make sure the audio isn’t slipping and sliding around, crashing into itself like an ouroboros of waveforms? I’m sure you’ll be able to guess the answer to that question by just listening to it.

This week, we get covered in eldritch goop while talking about Cthulhu: Death May Die, barraged by dice AND pirates in Madeira, turned into candles with a Thousand Year-Old Vampire, and utterly BAFFLED by the interlocking systems in The Defence of Procyon III! We’ll also be talking a little about the games we’ve looked at recently, and discussing that stream.

Have a great weekend, everybody!

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a few games in the Exit: The Game series - The Catacombs of Horror, The House of Riddles, and The Haunted Roller Coaster. We then celebrate our anniversary with a lookback on the last 4 years of the Board Game Blitz podcast. Recent Games: 0:44 4 Year Anniversary: 11:45 Listener Clips: 29:47 Outro: 37:28 Bloopers: 38:14 Watch our latest music video parody! Play it Believe Me (parody of Take Me or Leave Me): https://youtu.be/YvkZAdv67I4 Exit: The Game - The Catacombs of Horror: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255675/exit-game-catacombs-horror Exit: The Game - The House of Riddles: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/226519/exit-game-house-riddles Exit: The Game - The Haunted Roller Coaster: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269968/exit-game-haunted-roller-coaster For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/244/episode-105-4-years-of-blitz

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Sometimes you have a little gap of time between larger, heavier games, and what you need is a palate cleanser, which brings us to the realm of games we lovingly call "fillers". We kick off the very first Ranked Duel Battle of the Boards (definitely not the final title) by ranking our favourite filler games! Before we pass the time, we talk about Aerion, Ingenious, The One Hundred Torii, and Taluva.

04:49 - Aerion 09:54 - Ingenious 10:56 - The One Hundred Torii 14:07 - Taluva 22:02 - Call for voicemail! 22:50 - Ranking our favourite fillers 30:08 - Coloretto 30:24 - Istanbul 31:11 - Shards of Infinity 31:45 - Arboretum 32:14 - Biblios 32:14 - No Thanks! 33:14 - Splendor 33:24 - For Sale 35:08 - Startups 35:30 - Blue Lagoon 37:33 - Zany Penguins 37:45 - The Game 39:09 - 6 nimmt! 39:38 - Twice As Clever 40:49 - Karuba

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Brad Talton, founder of Level 99 Games, discusses what goes into designing a game that lasts.

We talk about creating games that are easily expandable, are easy to get into but provide depth for long-time players, and creating worlds that players want to keep coming back to.

And be sure to check out Level 99’s latest game, Bullet, on Kickstarter HERE.

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