Today’s episode is a treat because Undaunted: North Africa is just about the cleverest game NPI has put their mits on in a very long time. NPI News ( 04:40 ) Games We’ve Been Playing ( 06:43 ) - including Forgotten Waters, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, High Rise, Empyreal: Spells & Steam and Sprawlopolis. Games We’re Looking Forward To ( 36:41 ) Efka Grumps About a Game ( 41:33 ) Plastic inserts Elaine Says Something Nice About a Game ( 47:25 ) Acquire retooled Escape Game of the Episode ( 51:46 ) including Unlock: Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Thread Murder from Heroic Adventures Feature Review - Undaunted: North Africa ( 1:02:33) If you enjoyed this episode, leave a comment below. Unlike our YouTube videos, there’s no other sensible way for you to have a nice chat with us, or maybe even some other listeners. Who knows? You might even find a friend.

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We return, ill-advisedly, to the heavily-mined waters of classification and taxonomy. Mark will put up with it because of his love of Mac Gerdts, and Walker will put up with it because he gets to troll Mark with contrived classifications.

01:10 AYURIS: Gloomhaven (Isaac Childres, Cephalofair Games, 2017)

Games Played Last Week:
03:24 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020)
07:56 -Hanamikoji (Kota Nakayama, EmperorS4, 2013)
10:59 -Lords of Waterdeep (Peter Lee & Rodney Thompson, Wizards of the Coast, 2012)
14:44 -Cartographers: A Roll Player Game (Jordy Adan, Thunderworks Games, 2019)
20:50 -Barrage (Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2019)
25:18 -Thunderbolt Apache Leader (Dan Verssen, Dan Verssen Games, 2012)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
29:48 Frostpunk Board Game
30:43 The Field of the Cloth of Gold
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/105690/designer-diary-story-making-field-cloth-gold
32:08 Yura Yura Penguin
33:12 Max Temkin and Cards Against Humanity’s Toxicity
35:06 Paranoia: The Infinite Hole

36:15 Topic: Rondels

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In this episode, we talk about our favorite games that start with the letter "Q". There's more than you think! We also review Tekhenu, Cosmic Encounter Duel, Princes of Florence, Floor Plan, Clank! in! Space! and Spongebob Squarepants FLUXX. Geoff talks about working memory, we discuss how much to teach in a game, and needlessly expensive kickstarter games. Join us for fun talk about board games!

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