Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Holiday Hijinks: The Groundhog Gambit and The Cupid Crisis, Dorfromantik: The Board Game, and Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game. Then, we talk about how both simple and complex games can have value.

0:00-Intro
0:47-Announcements
2:23-Recent Games - Holiday Hijinks: The Groundhog Gambit & The Cupid Crisis
4:30-Dorfromantik: The Board Game
8:54-Wandering Galaxy: A Crossroads Game
16:06-Simple vs Complex
25:32-Outro
26:36-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Bomb Busters and Gussy Gorillas. Then, we talk about the goals we made at the beginning of 2024 and whether or not we were able to complete them!
Our Jubensha playthrough video and podcast episode

0:00-Intro
0:46-Recent Games - Bomb Busters
5:21-Gussy Gorillas
11:04-2024 Goals
11:59-Goal 1 (Ko-Fi monthly challenges)
12:45-Goal 2 (Recordat convention)
15:27-Goal 3 (Top 100 list)
16:14-Goal 4 (Try to go viral)
17:05-Goal 5 (YouTube shorts)
18:01-Goal 6 (Better videos)
19:34-Goal 7 (Play old favorites)
25:50-Outro
27:03-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including My Puzzle Adventure: Dragon and Box Two. Then, we realize that the year 2000 was 25 years ago and we look back on games that were released back in the year 2000!

0:00-Intro
0:41-Recent Games - My Puzzle Adventure: Dragon
5:05-Box Two
25:14-Outro
26:18-Bloopers

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It's time for our annual bonus episode! Ambie is joined by Mickey and Stinky Flower Pot as they talk about a couple games they played recently, Disney: Mickey and the Beanstalk and First Orchard. You can watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube.

0:00-Intro
0:38-Recent Games - Disney: Mickey and the Beanstalk
3:56-First Orchard
4:33-Outro
5:11-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Adrift: A Puzzletale, Exit: The Game - Advent Calendar: The Missing Hollywood Star, and Stich für Stich. Then, we interview Sara Beth Way and talk to her about board gaming in the younger generation and the game she's designing! Find Sara Beth on her YouTube channel.

0:00-Intro
0:56-Announcements 01:44-Recent Games - Adrift: A Puzzletale
06:26-Exit: The Game - Advent Calendar: The Missing Hollywood Star
08:30-Stich für Stich
14:41-Interview with Sara Beth
29:30-Outro
30:34-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including My First Adventure: The Odyssey of the Phobos, Unlock! Kids: Detective Stories, Holiday Hijinks: The Kringle Kaper and The Birthday Burglary, Endangered Rescue #1: Galápagos Penguins, Wilmot’s Warehouse, and The Search for UAPs. Then, we celebrate Thanskgiving by talking about things in the board gaming hobby that we're thankful for!

0:00-Intro
0:49-Recent Games
01:00-My First Adenture: Odyssey of Phobos
02:38-Unlock! Kids: Detective Stories
05:23-Holiday Hijinks - The Kringle Caper & The Birthday Burglary
06:30-Endangered Rescue #1: Galápagos Penguins
10:39-Wilmot's Warehouse
12:38-The Search for UAPs
16:30-Giving Thanks
26:49-Outro
28:11-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal interview Dave Bresnick, the founder and president of the United States Professional Mahjong League, a US based Riichi Mahjong league in New York!
Links mentioned: American Riichi Assosication, World Riichi Championship, Riichi Book I, @USPML (Instagram), @SparrowsNestStudio (Instagram)

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0:37-Interview with Dave
27:57-Outro
29:27-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Stamp Swap, Typeset, and Sausage Sizzle. Then, we talk about some "goody gifts" - small games that can fit in a stocking, goody bag, or trick or treat bag!

0:00-Intro
0:55-Recent Games - Stamp Swap - watch the playthrough
1:36-Typeset
6:40-Sausage Sizzle!
15:18-Goody Gifts
27:58-Outro
29:02-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently from the Holiday Hijinks line - The Pumpkin Problem, The Turkey Trial, and The Groundhog Gambit. Then, we interview the designer of the Holiday Hijinks (new set currently on Kickstarter), Jonathan Chaffer and talk about how he designs escape room games in just 18 cards! Follow Jonathan on his website: https://thechaffers.com/news/

0:00-Intro
0:52-Recent Games - The Pumpkin Problem
1:36-The Turkey Trial
6:40-The Groundhog Gambit
10:34-Interview with Jonathan
31:22-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Sync, Rabble, and Panda Spin. Then, we take an episode to just chat with each other about recent happenings in life. Topics include a board game retreat Crystal just went to, Ambie's game playing with her kids, and some non board game stuff. Check out our new skeleton meeple design on our Teepublic store!

0:00-Intro
0:33-Announcements
1:13-Recent Games - Sync
6:03-Rabble
9:34-Panda Spin
15:03-Just Chatting
31:47-Outro
32:43-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Wilmot's Warehouse and Expressions. Then, we do a shared list of our top 5 board games that don't fit in a standard KALLAX shelf from IKEA.Check out Ambie's August Recap video on YouTube to hear more about Wilmot's Warehouse and The Gang.

0:00-Intro
0:41-Recent Games - Wilmot’s Warehouse
6:25-Expressions
14:18-Top 5 Big Games
26:55-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Cyberpunk Unfolds: Pop-Up Mystery Escape Game and Skull King. Then, we talk about the evolution of our gaming tastes over the years that we've been gaming. Make sure to check out our new merch about the 10x10 challenge on our Teepublic store!

0:00-Intro
0:43-Announcements
2:38-Recent Games - Cyberpunk Unfolds: Pop-Up Mystery Escape Game
6:55-Skull King (play on Sovranti)
11:18-Our Gaming Tastes
27:27-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Light in the Mist and Fruitoplay. Then, we talk about ways we make our gaming sessions more comfortable in our older age.

0:00-Intro
0:44-Recent Games - The Light in the Mist
6:12-Fruitoplay
11:06-Gaming Comfort
23:30-Outro
24:34-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Adventure Party: The Role-Playing Party Game and Newsboys. Then, we talk about handicaps in games - both ones that are built into the rules and ones that we add on ourselves.

0:00-Intro
0:45-Recent Games - Adventure Party: The Role-Playing Party Game
6:43-Newsboys
11:39-Handicaps
23:21-Outro
24:16-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including River of Gold and Draft & Write Records. Then, we talk about the opposite of our pet peeves in gaming - our gaming delights!

0:00-Intro
0:44-Recent Games - River of Gold
4:50-Draft & Write Records
9:22-Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
11:49-Gaming Delights
23:44-Outro
24:48-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Guilty: Houston 2015 and CoraQuest. Then, we talk about the game page on the website BoardGameGeek and what information we tend to look at.

0:00-Intro
0:43-Announcements
1:33-Recent Games - Guilty: Houston 2015
6:24-CoraQuest
16:14-BGG Game Page
29:19-Outro
30:23-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including What On Earth Are You Talking About? and Arcs. Then, we talk about what we love about creating content about board games (and other things)! Check out our new TeePublic store!

0:00-Intro
0:43-Announcements
2:17-Recent Games - What On Earth Are You Talking About?
6:31-Arcs
12:44-Creating Content
23:00-Outro
24:04-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Corvids, NAWALLI, and The Walking Dead: Surrounded. Then, we talk about "sigh" games, a new category of game that Crystal and her friend have coined!

0:00-Intro
0:45-Announcements
2:08-Recent Games - Corvids
7:49-NAWALLI (Kickstarter)
11:27-The Walking Dead: Surrounded
15:30-Sigh Games
24:46-Outro
25:56-Bloopers

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It's the 8 year anniversary of our podcast! Woo hoo! To celebrate, Ambie and Crystal have updated their lists of Top 100 Games of ALL TIME and we share our top 10 games with you! Watch the rest of Ambie's Top 100 list on YouTube!

0:00-Intro
0:42-Announcements
2:30-Top 10 Games
3:55-Number 10
6:35-Number 9
8:48-Number 8
12:17-Number 7
14:25-Number 6
16:55-Number 5
20:38-Number 4
23:19-Number 3
26:02-Number 2
28:23-Number 1
35:05-Outro
36:18-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Floating Floors and Nimalia. Then, we are joined by our special guests - our moms - to talk about their experience playing games when they were kids, when we were kids, and now! Also, the etymology segment makes a surprise comeback as Crystal discusses the origins of the word 'mamma.'

0:00-Intro
0:55-Recent Games - Floating Floors
4:30-Nimalia
7:05-Gaming Moms
28:07-Etymology - ‘Mamma’
29:51-Outro
30:46-Bloopers

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