Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Ra and Rafter Five. Then, we talk about which five board games we would buy back first if our entire game collection suddenly disappeared!

0:00-Intro
0:44-Announcements
3:08-Recent Games - Ra
7:52-Rafter Five
13:19-5 Rebuy Games
28:28-Outro
29:32-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Secret of Langton Manor, Linkto Food, and Kingdomino Origins. Then, we talk about which five board games we would bring with us if we got stuck on a desert (but not quite deserted) island!
Check out the Five Games For Doomsday podcast

0:00-Intro
0:44-Recent Games - The Secret of Langton Manor (print it here) (Playthrough on Twitch)
1:57-Linkto Food
8:27-Kingdomino Origins
13:17-5 Desert Island Games
34:03-Outro
35:07-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played (or books they read) recently, including Around the World in 80 Games, Keep it 100, and Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Renovations. Then, we talk about some past, present, and our hopes for future trends in board gaming!

Watch Cut and Kovray on YouTube! Here’s the Polyomino collaboration video we were in!

0:00-Intro
0:43-Recent Games - Around the World in 80 Games
5:17-Keep it 100
12:36-Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Renovations
16:40-Gaming Trends
31:03-Outro
32:07-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they played recently, including The Emerald Flame, The Morrison Game Factory, and Hadrian’s Wall. Then, we talk about our thoughts on giving board games as gifts, and some recommendations for good gifts!
Check out Ambie’s book Board Game Day!

0:00-Intro
0:46-Recent Games - The Emerald Flame & The Morrison Game Factory
6:45-Hadrian’s Wall
13:42-Board Game Gifts
32:15-Outro
33:20-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they played recently, including Ariana Trench: The Ultimate Puzzle Book for Pirates, Head Trip, and Eye My Favorite Things. Then, we talk about our top 5 favorite games that have fruits and/or vegetables in them!

0:00-Intro
0:43-Recent Games - Ariana Trench: The Ultimate Puzzle Book for Pirates
3:13-Head Trip
7:42-Eye My Favorite Things
11:51-Fruit/Veggie Games
28:54-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they both played recently - Glitch Squad. Then, Ambie goes over her adventures in print and play (PnP) games and answers some of Crystal's questions. Learn some beginner tips on PnP - supplies to use, why to PnP, and some games to start with!

0:00-Intro
0:40-Recent Games - Glitch Squad
12:41-Print and Play
26:52-Outro
28:05-Bloopers

PnP Links:
Our YouTube videos:
Consolidation of my PnP games videos
PnP Games playlist
My beginner video on how I PnP
5 great PnP games
PnP supplies on Amazon (affiliate links)
Martin Gonzalvez YouTube Tutorials
Martin’s Print and Play Hideaway (Facebook Group)

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Bat Flip and Hello Kitty: Day at the Park. Then, we talk about board game media and how it compares to media coverage in other areas.

0:00-Intro
0:43-Announcements
1:41-Recent Games
3:50-Bat Flip
7:39-Hello Kitty: Day at the Park
13:34-Board Game Media
27:36-Outro
28:40-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including KuZOOkA and Mind Up! Then, we talk about trivia games - what we like or dislike about them, and some of our favorite trivia games.

0:00-Intro
0:39-Recent Games - KuZOOkA
6:39-Mind Up!
13:53-Trivia Games
35:32-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including the My First Adventure series (Journey to Ochre Land, Discovering Atlantis, and Finding the Dragon) and Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes. Then, we talk about games that we love but that we don't hear other people talk about much.
Listen to Stolen: Season 2: Surviving St. Michael’s
Watch my video overview of My First Adventure: Finding the Dragon

0:00-Intro
0:52-Recent Games - My First Adventure: Journey to Ochre Land, Discovering Atlantis, Finding the Dragon
8:02-Okanagan: Valley of the Lakes
15:35-Overlooked Games
31:24-Outro
32:19-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Illiterati, Artisans of Splendent Vale, and Challengers!. Then, we talk about electronic components in board games and some games that use electronics in creative ways.

0:00-Intro
0:36-Announcements
1:34-Recent Games - Illiterati
7:25-Artisans of Splendent Vale
13:00-Challengers!
14:35-Electronics
26:39-Outro
27:44-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Mahjong and Blueprints. Then, we talk about board game tournaments - which ones we've competed in, our experiences with them, and why we like or dislike them.
You can try out Mahjong with Mahjong Soul!
Tournaments/events mentioned:
Double Exposure Envoy
World Series of Board Gaming
World Boardgaming Championships

0:00-Intro
2:13-Recent Games - Mahjong
8:46-Blueprints
13:57-Tournaments
30:54-Outro
32:06-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Challengers! and Sagani. Then, we talk about what we think about when bringing games on vacation, and examples of what games we recently brought while we traveled.

0:00-Intro
0:37-Recent Games - Challengers!
6:45-Sagani
13:42-Travel Games
28:12-Outro
29:25-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Dog Park: New Tricks, Blitzschnell!, and My First Escape Game: The Magical Forest. Then, we talk about real life escape rooms games and what we love and don't love about them (and how that's similar to our board game interests).
Watch the playthrough of Dog Park: New Tricks (now on Kickstarter)

0:00-Intro
0:45-Recent Games - Dog Park: New Tricks
4:52-Blitzschnell!
7:25-My First Escape Game: The Magical Forest
10:45-Escape Rooms
33:18-Outro
34:31-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Shikoku 1889 and First Ascent. Then, we talk about times when we really don't feel like getting together to play board games (but then we usually still do).

0:00-Intro
0:43-Announcements
1:38-Recent Games - Shikoku 1889
6:24-First Ascent
12:10-Dreading Gaming
25:45-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including In the Palm of Your Hand, Codex Naturalis, and Kingdomino. Then, we talk about the tactile nature of board games and what components we like physically handling.

0:00-Intro
0:48-Recent Games - In the Palm of Your Hand
5:37-Codex Naturalis
9:33-Kingdomino
12:12-Components
25:25-Outro
26:20-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Phantom Ink, Fiction, and My City: Roll & Build. Then, we celebrate our 7 year podcast anniversary by taking you on a behind the scenes tour of how an episode of Board Game Blitz gets made!!
Follow us on Twitch for the anniversary stream!

0:00-Intro
0:43-Announcements
2:24-Recent Games - Phantom Ink
8:17-Fiction
11:01-My City: Roll & Build
14:12-Behind the Scenes
19:10-How BGB is Made
37:21-Outro
38:16-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The LOOP, Exit: The Game - The Lord of the Rings: Shadows over Middle-earth, and Exit: The Game - The Professor's Last Riddle. Then, we celebrate Star Wars Day by talking about all the Star Wars board games!
Thanks so much for the nomination - please vote for us for the Board Game Geek Golden Geek Awards!
Follow Amanda Panda's channel for Saturday's stream, and our channel for the anniversary stream!

0:00-Intro
0:41-Announcements
3:10-Recent Games - The LOOP
9:11-Exit: The Game - The Lord of the Rings: Shadows over Middle-earth
10:04-Exit: The Game - The Professor's Last Riddle
15:43-Star Wars
33:01-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Kites, Agent Decker, and Descent: Legends of the Dark. Then, we talk about what factors go into making your own perfect board game collection.
Please nominate us for a Board Game Geek Golden Geek Award!

Intro: 0:00
Announcements: 0:43
Recent Games: 1:50
Perfect Collection: 15:31
Outro: 33:23

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Kites: 1:59
Agent Decker: 5:05
Descent: Legends of the Dark: 8:00

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Escape the Room: Murder in the Mafia, Suspects: The MacGuffin Affair, and The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era. Then, we talk about our time at Dice Tower West last month!
Watch Ambie's (and her kids') Dice Tower West Recap video!
Please nominate us for a Board Game Geek Golden Geek Award!

Announcements: 0:46
Recent Games: 1:18
Dice Tower West: 13:18
Outro: 34:22
Bloopers: 35:17

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Escape the Room: Murder in the Mafia: 1:26
Suspects: The MacGuffin Affair: 4:30
The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era: 7:18

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Ambie and Crystal have their annual awards show about the best games of the year in the 2022 Blitzies!

The 2022 Blitzies: 0:40
--Best Party Game: 1:49
--Best Card Game: 2:58
--Best Trick Taker: 4:38
--Best Family Game: 6:07
--Best Cooperative Game: 8:19
--Best Roll & Write: 9:54
--Best Theming: 11:38
--Biggest Surprise: 13:49
--Most Innovative: 16:14
--Best New to Us Not 2022: 19:42
--Best Game We Haven't Played Yet: 22:33
--Best Game of 2022: 23:51
--2022 Looking Forward to Recap: 25:58
--Looking Forward to in 2023: 27:40
--Best Podcast: 32:04
Outro: 32:12
Bloopers: 33:16

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