We've been doing it a lot lately, so we thought we'd reflect on the ways that we evaluate our favourite games. How do you even begin to compare extremely dissimilar games, some party, some strategy? The process of making and ordering our lists is a fun challenge every year, and one we'd recommend you try too! Before we make hard choices, we talk about Medici: The Dice Game, The Gallerist, and Iberian Gauge.
02:20 - Medici: The Dice Game 09:08 - The Gallerist 14:55 - Iberian Gauge 22:26 - How We Choose Favourites 26:02 - Tigris & Euphrates 28:04 - Power Grid 28:04 - Fresh Fish 32:53 - Telestrations 34:52 - Crokinole 36:28 - The Resistance 37:58 - Nanty Narking 39:22 - The King's Dilemma 40:04 - Beyond the Sun 41:33 - Eclipse 42:18 - CoraQuest 43:52 - CloudAge 44:21 - Board Game Barrage T-Shirts! 45:22 - Listener Top 20 Submissions! Submit your top 20 games at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/top20 Get a Board Game Barrage T-shirt at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/store Check out the Kickstarter for CoraQuest: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cabbagedan/coraquest Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord
Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring the Sizzling Segment. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games.
Thanks to 2D6 Games for sponsoring the Swear an Oath Segment. While operating out of Brisbane, 2D6 offer free shipping Australia wide, and personally deliver games in the Brisbane area. Check out their website at www.2d6games.com.au
**PATREON**
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By becoming a Patreon member you will receive exclusive content, have access to a members only section of our discord where you can contribute to the content of the show, and much more. Your Patreon support will also allow us to expand the podcast and deliver some exciting upcoming projects that we have planned over the next 12 months.
Our team at the Board Game BBQ Podcast love what we do and will continue to deliver the same shenanigans that you have come to expect from us, and we are already incredibly grateful and humbled by all of your support. The Patreon is simply a way for you to continue to support the Board Game BBQ Podcast and help us cover the ongoing costs that come with producing two 90min episodes a week. Being a member of the Patreon is by no means an obligation and please do not support the Patreon if it will it cause you financial hardship in any way. But if you would like to support us from as little as USD$5 a month please click the link and head to the Patreon page.
We can't wait to show you what we have in store for 2021. Thanks again for all of your continued support. We are so lucky to have such a welcoming and inclusive community and you are all awesome. See you at the BBQ!!
Why not join The Board Game BBQ Community page on Facebook. It's a place where everyone can post about their games, write reviews, engage with the community, and support each other. Regardless of if you are a casual gamer, a designer, an artist, a content creator - everyone is welcome!
Follow us on Instagram to be notified when a new episode drops, or when our Discord events are happening. And don't forget to use #oathfulfilled when you finally get a game off your shelf of shame.
Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:
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Justin Chu, founder of Mobo Games, discusses how to design board games made specifically for the digital space.
We talk about the pros and cons of digital-only board games along with the many things to think about and to be aware of when traveling into this side of the market.
The Founders are back for another jam-packed episode of The Cabal. The gang jumps into a bunch of games they've been playing including Dice Throne Adventures, Biblios, Risk Legacy update, Etherfields and Slay the Spire. Then Jamie, Don and Chris get into a feature review of Praga Caput Regni by Vladimír Suchý and a double header look back of both Flotilla and Maracaibo. Then after Tony T's news segment, the Founders discuss movies tv shows and intellectual property board games. Praga Caput Regni Overview 00:51:34, Praga Caput Regni Review 00:56:21, Flotilla Look Back 01:18:41, Maracaibo Look Back 01:22:32, News with Tony T 01:25:28, Movies, TV and Board Games 02:16:08
In today's episode we discuss:
Mandala ( 01:27 )
Honey Buzz ( 18:29 )
BattleCon: Remastered ( 35:16 )
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And Suz and Mandi discuss Dune Imperium, Rome and Roll, Paladin of the West Kingdom: City of Crowns expansion, and Blatter Rauschen. They cover a couple of digital games and wrap up with some Q&A.
"My defense, Your Honour, was that I was specifically mandated by the rulebook issued by M. Xavier Georges and Quined Games to violate the lockdown restrictions issued by the Province of Ontario. I would put to you that it is unjust for the government to force me to choose between public heath measures backed by civil sanction on the one hand, and being a dirty dirty cheater on the other. Why are you all looking at me like that?"
Games Played Last Week: 06:04 -Age of Industry (Martin Wallace, Treefrog Games, 2010) 12:20 -Aquatica (Ivan Tuzovsky, Cosmodrome Games, 2019) 16:09 -Russian Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leanhard "Lonny" Orgler, Hans im Gluck, 2013) 17:52 -Skytear (Giacomo Neri, Riccardo Neri, & Riccardo Parmeggiani, PvP Geeks, 2020) 21:47 -La Granja (Michael Keller & Andreas "ode." Odendahl, Spielworxx, 2014) 23:58 -Paris Connection (John Bohrer, Queen Games, 2010) 26:23 -Anachrony (Dávid Turczi, Mindclash Games, 2017) 30:39 -Carnegie (Xavier Georges, Quined Games, 2021)
News (and why it doesn't matter): 38:01 Caverna: Frantic Fiends 38:44 Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition. No. 41:33 Abyss on Board Game Arena 41:55 Isaac Vega and Lindsey Rode form Rose Gauntlet Entertainment 43:41 Daniele Tascini apologizes, Phil Eklund doubles down
00:00 Renegade Games02:20 Intro04:00 TV Shows07:35 Little Back Story15:10 After College – This is so cool20:16 Process is needed22:52 And how did Board Games enter the equation28:35 The Career in […]
Episode 73: Special Guest - Ryan Courtney! Plus The Cost, Kanban EV, Darwin's Journey
Topic of the Week: Ryan Courtney (02:00)
Sizzling Games: The Cost (37:55), Kanban EV (52:03), Darwin's Journey (01:02:23)
Swear An Oath (1:10:15)
**SPONSORS**
Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring this episode. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games.
**PATREON**
Yes, that's right. We have a Patreon.
By becoming a Patreon member you will receive exclusive content, have access to a members only section of our discord where you can contribute to the content of the show, and much more. Your Patreon support will also allow us to expand the podcast and deliver some exciting upcoming projects that we have planned over the next 12 months.
Our team at the Board Game BBQ Podcast love what we do and will continue to deliver the same shenanigans that you have come to expect from us, and we are already incredibly grateful and humbled by all of your support. The Patreon is simply a way for you to continue to support the Board Game BBQ Podcast and help us cover the ongoing costs that come with producing two 90min episodes a week. Being a member of the Patreon is by no means an obligation and please do not support the Patreon if it will it cause you financial hardship in any way. But if you would like to support us from as little as USD$5 a month please click the link and head to the Patreon page.
We can't wait to show you what we have in store for 2021. Thanks again for all of your continued support. We are so lucky to have such a welcoming and inclusive community and you are all awesome. See you at the BBQ!!
Why not join The Board Game BBQ Community page on Facebook. It's a place where everyone can post about their games, write reviews, engage with the community, and support each other. Regardless of if you are a casual gamer, a designer, an artist, a content creator - everyone is welcome!
Follow us on Instagram to be notified when a new episode drops, or when our Discord events are happening. And don't forget to use #oathfulfilled when you finally get a game off your shelf of shame.
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In the unbelievably 128th podcast we spend a surprisingly long time chatting about Vampire: The Masquerade - Vendetta, a game with as much blood as it’s got colons! This pink-hued game doesn’t take a rose-tinted view of the source material, which Quinns and Matt get deep into a big nostalgia blanket for. How sweet! Eventually we might even talk about the game. We wrap up with some racist beans, and a surprising experiment with Tom’s pockets!
It's the big one! We've come at last to the grand finale of the Board Game Barrage Top 50 Games of All Time ... Top. Ten. Baby. These are our absolute favourite games, forty (thirty?) all together, that we'd just about never turn down a game of. Thanks for joining us on this ride, it's been wild.
09:36 - Christina #10 - I'm the Boss! 12:34 - Kellen #10 - Cosmic Encounter 15:18 - Mark #10 - El Grande 15:36 - Neilan #10 - Codenames 18:09 - Christina #9 - Twice as Clever! 20:48 - Kellen #9 - Coloretto 23:56 - Mark #9 - Time's Up! Title Recall! 24:20 - Neilan #9 - Pictomania 28:46 - Christina #8 - Blood Rage 33:38 - Kellen #8 - The Resistance 33:50 - Mark #8 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons 35:58 - Neilan #8 - Guards of Atlantis 39:14 - Christina #7 - The Voyages of Marco Polo 42:28 - Kellen #7 - Inis 50:25 - Mark #7 - Brass: Lancashire 53:44 - Neilan #7 - Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar 55:36 - Christina #6 - Troyes 55:45 - Kellen #6 - El Grande 55:57 - Mark #6 - The Estates 59:51 - Neilan #6 - Sidereal Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant 01:05:38 - Christina #5 - Archipelago 01:06:10 - Kellen #5 - Time's Up! Title Recall! 01:06:19 - Mark #5 - Fresh Fish 01:10:24 - Neilan #5 - Time's Up! Title Recall! 01:10:36 - Christina #4 - El Grande 01:16:56 - Kellen #4 - Troyes 01:21:56 - Mark #4 - Hansa Teutonica 01:24:49 - Neilan #4 - Gloomhaven 01:29:37 - Christina #3 - Cthulhu Wars 01:29:37 - Kellen #3 - Cthulhu Wars 01:35:10 - Mark #3 - Caylus 1303 01:38:56 - Neilan #3 - Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization 01:44:00 - Christina #2 - Time's Up! Title Recall! 01:47:55 - Kellen #2 - Archipelago 01:53:31 - Mark #2 - Arboretum 01:56:22 - Neilan #2 - The Resistance 02:03:01 - Christina #1 - Innovation 02:03:01 - Kellen #1 - Innovation 02:10:20 - Mark #1 - Biblios 02:12:54 - Neilan #1 - A Feast for Odin
Episode 72: A War Of Whispers, Dice Forge, Raiders of the North Sea
In this episode we welcome back Conor to the BBQ, joining Steve and Adrian at the BBQ. In our Sizzling Games segment Adrian has been controlling armies from afar in A War Of Whispers, Conor has been praying for a God roll in Dice Forge, and Steve has been teaching his son the art of pillaging in Raiders of the North Sea.
In our topic of the week, the team discuss what it currently takes to get a game to the table, and what influences what games they play, or don't play.
Also, the lads are bringing some games to the slow-cooker and we look forward to hearing more about those in coming weeks.
Finally, in Swear An Oath, Steve's mission to crack 300 on Ganz Shon Clever continues, Adrian is still trying to achieve $1500 in Pipeline, and Conor doubles down on his Smartphone Inc oath by adding Welcome to DinoWorld!
Sizzling Games: A War of Whispers (2:28), Dice Forge (16:25), Raiders of the North Sea (25:40)
Topic of the Week: What brings games to the table? (37:35)
Slow-Cooked Games (1:00:54)
Swear An Oath (1:10:50)
**SPONSORS**
Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring this episode. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games.
**PATREON**
Yes, that's right. We have a Patreon.
By becoming a Patreon member you will receive exclusive content, have access to a members only section of our discord where you can contribute to the content of the show, and much more. Your Patreon support will also allow us to expand the podcast and deliver some exciting upcoming projects that we have planned over the next 12 months.
Our team at the Board Game BBQ Podcast love what we do and will continue to deliver the same shenanigans that you have come to expect from us, and we are already incredibly grateful and humbled by all of your support. The Patreon is simply a way for you to continue to support the Board Game BBQ Podcast and help us cover the ongoing costs that come with producing two 90min episodes a week. Being a member of the Patreon is by no means an obligation and please do not support the Patreon if it will it cause you financial hardship in any way. But if you would like to support us from as little as USD$5 a month please click the link and head to the Patreon page.
We can't wait to show you what we have in store for 2021. Thanks again for all of your continued support. We are so lucky to have such a welcoming and inclusive community and you are all awesome. See you at the BBQ!!
Why not join The Board Game BBQ Community page on Facebook. It's a place where everyone can post about their games, write reviews, engage with the community, and support each other. Regardless of if you are a casual gamer, a designer, an artist, a content creator - everyone is welcome!
Follow us on Instagram to be notified when a new episode drops, or when our Discord events are happening. And don't forget to use #oathfulfilled when you finally get a game off your shelf of shame.
Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:
Join in the conversation on our Facebook on Instagram pages, or drop us a line at podcast@boardgamebbq.com
If you enjoy the podcast please consider leaving a short review on your podcast app of choice. Your feedback will help us improve the podcast, and we might even read your review out on the show!