Ambie, Crystal, and special guest Amanda Panda discuss a couple games they played recently (which all happen to be from AllPlay), including Slambo!, Llama Llama, Tearable Quest, Alibis, and Waddle. Then, we talk about relaxing or cozy games that we like and what can make a game relaxing (or the opposite of relaxing).
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0:00-Intro
0:45-Recent Games
1:45-Slambo!
4:15-Llama Llama
8:24-Tearable Quest
12:28-Alibis
18:15-Waddle
20:23-Cozy Games
32:50-Outro
33:54-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Terrorscape 2 and the app for My City. Then, we talk about deduction games and social deduction games, and what makes a game social deduction. Note: I mistakenly said Terrorscape 2 is on Kickstarter but it's actually on Gamefound.

0:00-Intro
0:47-Recent Games-Terrorscape 2 (on Gamefound)
10:52-My City app
16:30-Deduction vs. Social Deduction
29:09-Outro
30:12-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Ghost Stories and The Great Evening Banquet. Then, inspired by Game Night Picks, Crystal makes Ambie play a trivia game about her board games!

0:00-Intro
0:42-Recent Games-Ghost Stories
6:42-The Great Evening Banquet
11:13-Game Show
15:12-Number 1
15:59-Number 2
17:32-Number 3
18:25-Number 4
19:25-Number 5
20:05-Number 6
20:52-Number 7
22:28-Number 8
24:14-Number 9
24:55-Number 10
26:30-Number 11
27:42-Number 12
29:29-Outro
30:33-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Concealed, MicroMacro: Downtown Detective (mobile app), and Draw Along with Dave (web app). Then, we talk about a few games where the themes are something we'd like to do in real life.

0:00-Intro
0:46-Recent Games-Concealed (Kickstarter) (free PnP on itch.io)
5:54-MicroMacro: Downtown Detective
11:56-Draw Along with Dave
15:56-Game Themes IRL
28:22-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Mystery Puzzle: The Lost Fire, First Contact, and Gibberish. Then, we talk about the size of our game collection, how it has evolved over our time in the hobby, and what we think the ideal collection size would be.

0:00-Intro
0:42-Announcements
2:03-Recent Games-Mystery Puzzle: The Lost Fire
5:26-First Contact
9:46-Gibberers: The Word Game of Language Invention and Civilization Development
16:30-Collection Size
31:04-Outro
32:08-Bloopers

Charities mentioned:
Trans Lifeline
Global Action for Trans Equity (GATE)
Mermaids
Gender Identity Research & Education Society (GIRES) (Donate here)
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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Codenames (the new version), Little Alchemists, and Look at the Stars. Then, we talk about games where players can choose whether or not to trigger the end game, and what we like or don't like about them.

0:00-Intro
0:44-Recent Games-Codenames
3:46-Little Alchemists
7:19-Look at the Stars
30:25-Outro
31:20-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal got tagged by RollingReggie in his 3rd annual Midyear Board Game Tag, so we take the whole podcast episode to answer his questions about how the first half of 2025 is going so far in our board gaming!

0:00-Intro
0:34-Midyear Board Game Tag
02:02-1. What is your favorite game so far this year?
04:32-2. What is your most played game?

05:44-3. What was your biggest surprise?
08:09-4. What game's production/art has impressed you the most?
10:07-5. What has been your most reliable introductory board game?
16:09-6. What game do you want to get off of your Shelf of Shame in the second half of the year?
18:28-7. Which game from 10+ years ago did you discover this year?
20:28-8. Which anticipated releases are you most excited about for the second half of the year?
25:50-Bonus. What's your personal favorite video (podcast) that you’ve posted to your channel?
27:24-Outro
28:19-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Rescuing Robin Hood, Tiwanaku, and Holiday Hijinks: The Independence Incident. Then, we talk about our top 5 games that we've played that are currently in the top 100 ranked games on BoardGameGeek.com. Use our affiliate link to get Rescuing Robin Hood (or other things)!

0:00-Intro
0:46-Recent Games - Rescuing Robin Hood
9:22-Tiwanaku
15:35-Holiday Hijinks #2: The Independence Incident
16:45-Top 5 of BGG Top 100
28:51-Outro
29:46-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Lord of the Rings, Fate of the Fellowship and ONDA. Then, we talk about setup time - how it can make a game harder to get played, and ways to mitigate that time.

0:00-Intro
0:42-Recent Games - The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
9:18-ONDA
15:40-Setup Time
29:25-Outro
30:21-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Sherlock: The Game is Afoot and EXIT: The Game - Family: 2 Escape Adventures. Then, we're joined by special guests Dracula and Elphaba to talk about Ambie and her family's time at their local convention, KublaCon! Also, it's our 9 year anniversary, so yay!

0:00-Intro
0:48-Announcements
3:04-Recent Games - Sherlock: The Game is Afoot
8:50-EXIT: The Game - Family: 2 Escape Adventures
14:23-KublaCon Recap
25:07-KublaCon Recap (without kids)
30:51-Outro
31:46-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Signal, Here Lies, and Awkward Guests 2. Then, we talk about colors in board games - both as a theme and as a mechanism.

0:00-Intro
0:43-Recent Games - Signal
1:58-Here Lies
8:54-Awkward Guests 2: The Berwick Cases
14:13-Colors
29:30-Outro
30:25-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Signal and Lure. Then, we talk about the board game designer Wolfgang Warsch and the games he's made.

0:00-Intro
0:39-Recent Games - Signal
8:21-Lure
12:41-Wolfgang Warsch
25:31-Outro
26:26-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Top Tier and Bag of Chips. Then, we talk about how the US tariffs might affect the board game industry (especially for publishers and retailers in the US).
Post from Ami Baio of Pink Tiger Games

0:00-Intro
0:38-Recent Games - Top Tier
5:57-Bag of Chips
12:35-US Tariffs
22:09-Outro
23:13-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Holiday Hijinks #8: The Easter Escapade, The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints, and Café. Then, we talk about expectations we and other gamers have when opening a new game box, how those expectations have changed over the years, and whether they are justified.

0:00-Intro
0:51-Recent Games - Holiday Hijinks #8: The Easter Escapade
2:40-The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints
7:49-Café
13:20-Game Expectations
27:30-Outro

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Ambie and Crystal host the 2024 Blitzies, the annual awards show about our favorite games of the year! Also make sure to check out Ambie’s top 10 list on YouTube.

0:00-Intro
0:34-DTW Recap
2:09-The 2024 Blitzies
03:45-Best Family Game
05:26-Best Kids' Game
07:41-Most Innovative Game
09:38-Most Unique Theme
11:04-Best Cooperative Game
12:52-Best Card Game
14:14-Best Party Game
17:40-Best Solo Game
18:20-Best 2p Game
21:34-Best Strategy Game
23:53-Best Trick Taking Game
26:08-Biggest Surprise
28:49-Best New to Us
31:59-Best Game of 2024
34:03-2024 Looking Forward to Recap
36:48-Looking Forward to in 2025
40:41-Outro
41:45-Bloopers

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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Slay the Spire: The Board Game and Flip 7. Then, we talk about our preparations (or lack thereof) for Dice Tower West and board game conventions in general.

0:00-Intro
0:42-Announcements
1:55-Recent Games - Slay the Spire: The Board Game
9:31-Flip 7
15:04-DTW and Conventions
28:13-Outro
29:16-Bloopers

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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.

0:00-Intro
0:38-Announcements
2:22-Recent Games - Time Division
6:55-Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
12:52-Favorite Mechanics
25:56-Outro
27:09-Bloopers

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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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