Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Time Division and Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West. Then, we talk about our favorite board game mechanics and why we like them.
Okay, pay attention, this is gonna be different! We're looking at the rest of 2025, deciding what we think the most well received games of the year are going to be - but then we're going to be bidding on them, auction style. Whoever's slate ends up performing best in their categories at the end of the year gets all the glory ... and if you vote on who you think is going to win, you could get $50! Before we're going, going, gone, we talk about Nyakuza, Hooky, and Altay: Dawn of Civilization.
03:26 - Nyakuza 10:26 - Hooky 16:15 - Altay: Dawn of Civilization 27:16 - Anticipation Auction 2025 32:52 - Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread 38:12 - Puerto Rico 1897: Special Edition 41:10 - Molly House 45:03 - Nemesis: Retaliation 47:09 - Finspan 49:59 - Luthier 51:24 - The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era 55:23 - Transgalactica 59:18 - The Witcher: Path Of Destiny 1:01:56 - The Old King's Crown 1:04:07 - Star Trek: Captain's Chair 1:06:32 - Dune: Imperium – Bloodlines 1:08:38 - Zenith 1:10:26 - Galactic Cruise 1:12:10 - Speakeasy
Hey now Cabalists! Today the game kicks off the show by moaning and complaining about all their problems but get right into the gaming with Ostia Pirates Expansion, Forest Shuffle, Ticket to Ride, Fled, Rebirth, and a feature review of Freedom Five A Sentinels Comics Board Game. Then Stevie S takes over for Tony T to give you all of the most important news from around the tabletop community. Then the Founders finish off the show with a discussion about mastering board games. Ostia Pirates Expansion: 00:04:15, Forest Shuffle: 00:10:51, Ticket to Ride: 00:19:49, Fled: 00:26:47, Rebirth: 00:32:23, Freedom Five: 00:42:10, News with Stevie S: 01:16:32, Mastering A Game Discussion: 02:11:50, Check out our sponsors Restoration Games at https://restorationgames.com/. Game Toppers at https://www.gametoppersllc.com/. And CGE at https://czechgames.com/ and don't forget to use the promo code SECRETSETI at checkout.
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.
It's a new episode and a new first player, welcome back Tambo taking the first player token. Tambo takes us on a voyage around board games containing one of his favourite mechanisms...exploration.
FIRST PLAYER: Tambo OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Rob & Davey
In this episode you'll learn: - that Tambo has gone full pirate in EOS: Island of Angels by King Racoon Games - how JP and the gang got on with their playthrough of Arcs: The Blighted Reach by Leder Games - Rob is frightened of the sea but loves a bit of Endeavor: Deep Sea by Burnt Island Games - whether he can just have one more run at Slay the Spire: The Board Game by Contention Games - all about the groups experience with exploration within games and it's various different mechanisms
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:35 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
1:50 - JP - Arcs: The Blighted Reach
14:02 - Rob - Endeavor: Deep Sea
20:22 - Davey - Slay the Spire: The Board Game
26:44 - Tambo - EOS Island of Angels
34:02 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Boldly going where we've been before...probably
34:27 - Flipping face down tiles to explore
44:54 - Module board exploration
47:09 - Resource based exploration
49:05 - Narrative driven exploration
53:02 - Other forms of exploration in games
1:02:57 - TURN 4 - Receive, Sleeve or Leave
1:09:03 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
This week's guest is renowned designer of Glenmore and Rococo, Matthias Cramer. We talk about historical games, being a professional and the fall of the Berlin Wall...but which games did he choose?
In this episode Ben and Steve give new Patreon backers nicknames, inaugurate The Knights of Doomsday and Ben speaks to Scott Alden, head of Board Game Geek, about their new Hall of Fame.
Hear ye, hear ye! Gather 'round, good folk, and lend thine ears! This day, the noble fellowship doth embark upon a most curious experiment—a new manner of tale-telling, wherein many a topic shall be pondered under the banner of "Finding the Balance." Let it be known that the Lords shall speak of the casting of fate-bound dice, the perils of adversarial Game Masters, the clash 'twixt combat and roleplay, and much, much more! So steel thy minds, sharpen thine ears, and revel in the wisdom to come! Huzzah!
We are talking about so really big thinking games in this episode with Seti and Altay. Seti has been on the hot list for awhile and during a convention where we had no interruptions in our play time, we got it to the table. Up front, this is one of those games where the actions are easy to understand on a players turn, but all the little stuff takes the time to explain. Then when playing the game, you have to concentrate on how it will all go together based on the cards you have acquired. Lots to plan out, time crunch to beat other players to certain goals and you can’t do it all which is a common theme in this game.
Altay was fresh when it came to a deck building game and one that we all enjoyed when it was on the table. It can promote a little pile on during the game, but that is when other players need to come to the rescue of the player that is getting beat upon. If you are not a friend of strong conflict in deck builders, then this may not be the game for you.
We have been fortunate enough to have the chance to play Prey and now Rainbow card games from All Play. Love this well thought out games and different takes on proper trick-taking games. With Rainbow, playing up to six is what sold me on this game because tough to find games that do trick taking well with six.
Thanks for listening and be ready for our annual award show that is coming up soon.
This time, Eric gives an update on his Middle School Game Night before the gang launches into a discussion of how playing games for tangible prizes changes the vibe at the table. Then, we move on to a Tale of Boardgaming Horror, check the mailbag, and share some Roses, Thorns, and Hula Hoops.
00:48 - Announcements: Gamefound, Dice Tower West
02:33 - Update on Eric's Middle School Game Night
03:54 - Raising the Stakes
25:08 - Tale of Boardgaming Horror
31:54 - Question: Boardgaming's Golden Age?
36:24 - Question: Collecting from a Single Franchise?
38:30 - Endeavor Deep Sea
41:45 - Portmanteau
45:21 - Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game
48:58 - The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game
Colour nouns are essentially arbitrary; how one decides to chop up the visible spectrum of light is a matter of contingent taxonomy. Some languages have one noun for both blue and green, for example. English has a word for light red (pink) where other languages don't. Russian similarly has a word for light blue. And then there's magenta, which we can all agree is a scene and a half.
24:36 -The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era (Josh J. Carlson, Michael Gernes, Logan Giannini, Ryan Howard, Salem Scott, and Josh Wielgus, Chip Theory Games, 2025)
In this episode, Adrian, Joe and Banana are in the hot seat. Adrian, in his first episode back after the break, has lots to talk about. From his continued love of Age of Steam with his son and Mum, to channeling his inner Marlon Brando, and making offers they can’t refuse in La Famiglia. Joe is finally back online and setting up his “Board Game Bungalow”, while dabbling in a bit of feline rescue in Isle of Cats The Duel, all the while making sure that those cats stay well away from Adrian! Meanwhile, Dana Banana is excited to chat about her being a “Fan of the Span”, with her take on Finspan.
They also recap last week's Question of the Pod, all before sharing some news as to what's got them fired up!
New Question of the Pod: What is your board game "big-box coffin", and how will you get it to the table?
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Reviews of Fromage, Fox in the Forest Duet, Lepidoptery, Dickory, Greasy Spoon, and Twinkle Twinkle. Game discussion starts at {00:41:43}.
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