Ambie and Crystal discuss Container and Istanbul: The Dice Game. We then talk about gaming as an introvert or extrovert, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "crowd."
Announcements: 0:48
Recent Games: 4:46
Personalities: 14:28
Board Game Etymology - 'Crowd': 28:57
Outro: 30:14
Bloopers: 31:18
Container: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26990/container
Istanbul: The Dice Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/235488/istanbul-dice-game
Ambie and Crystal discuss Dispatch by Breakout and Rising 5: Runes of Asteros. We then talk about role playing in board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "character."
Recent Games: 0:48
Role Playing: 11:48
Board Game Etymology - 'Character': 25:32
Outro: 27:09
Bloopers: 28:22
Dispatch: https://dispatch.breakoutgames.com/
Rising 5: Runes of Asteros: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185196/rising-5-runes-asteros
Ambie and Crystal discuss 1889 and Sunset Over Water. We then talk about what can make a game objectively bad, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "bad."
Announcement: 1:00
Recent Games: 3:09
Objectively Bad Games: 12:09
Board Game Etymology - 'Bad': 26:03
Outro: 27:23
Bloopers: 28:27
1889: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23540/1889
Sunset Over Water: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224904/sunset-over-water
Ambie and Crystal discuss 18CLE and Keyper. We then talk all about cooperative games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "cooperation."
Blitz Con: 0:48
Recent Games: 2:19
Cooperative Games: 13:44
Board Game Etymology - 'Cooperation': 30:01
Outro: 30:49
Bloopers: 31:54
18CLE: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202617/18cle
Keyper: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/212516/keyper
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss The Ravens of Thri Sahashri, Seikatsu, and Muse. We then talk about culling our collection, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "cull."
Recent Games: 0:49
Culling the Collection: 12:45
Board Game Etymology - 'Cull': 29:21
Announcement: 30:17
Outro: 33:51
Bloopers: 35:05
A couple weeks ago, Crystal decided to recap her first ever play of Twilight Imperium live on Twitch! This is the podcast version (you can see the video version on YouTube).
Start of Stream: 0:34
Mental Check in: 2:42
Twilight Imperium: 7:17
Crystal's Audio Clips:
#1 - After Round 1: 12:56
#2 - Mid-Game: 23:52
#3 - Interview with Scott: 32:53
Dice Tower Kickstarter Plug: 41:10
Question - non-space 4x?: 45:19
Sneak Peak of 2017 Blitzies episode (Jan. 18): 48:05
Blitz Con Excitement: 1:02:23
Outro: 1:08:36
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Dungeon Petz, The Downfall of Popmeii, and Majesty: For the Realm. We then talk about 2017 in board gaming with the 2017 Blitzies and our top 10 games of 2017, in this double length episode!
Announcements: 0:50
Recent Games: 4:09
2017 Blitzies: 16:07
Top 10 2017 Games: 37:59
Outro: 1:04:53
Bloopers: 1:05:57
Categories:
Biggest Disappointment: 22:58
Biggest Surprise: 26:50
Looking Forward to in 2018: 30:06
New to Us: 33:26
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Magic Maze, DropMix, and Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition. We then talk about some board games that involve exchanges, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "shuffle."
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Kitchen Rush, Catacombs, and Hanamikoji. We then talk about some of our favorite board game related gifts, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "gift."
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Legends of Andor, Ascension, and Queendomino. We then talk about what we and our listeners are thankful for in board gaming, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "benefit."
Ambie and Crystal discuss For-Ex and Ex Libris. We then talk about how board games can help build and support communities, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "community."
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Flip Ships, Magic: The Gathering, and Near and Far. We do our first Top 5 list, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "card."
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Spirit Island, First Orchard, and The 7th Continent. We talk about ethics and bias in reviewing, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "adventure."