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We spend a lot of time with our friends playing board games, so we're bound to bond. But how well do we really know these people we've invited to our table? We teamed up with our pals Raina and Phil from 1 Minute Board Games to take the next step in our gaming relationship: not just play "normal" board games (which we still do plenty of with them) but play ones designed to really dig down deep and get us talking about things that would normally not come up during sessions of Sea Salt & Paper. Listen in to see what we've learned about these experiences...and each other. And on a very related note: social deduction! What's new and what are our faves in this class of games that have us lying to and manipulating each other? Timeline: 4:41 - Going Analog's game pick: Great Western Trail: New Zealand. 11:52 - 1 Minute Board Game's pick: Dune: Imperium - Uprising. 18:33 - Going Analog's topic: "Getting to know you" games. 39:32 - 1 Minute Board Game's topic: Social-deduction games.
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Almost Innocent and Vaalbara. Then, we talk about what our perfect board game day/night would be like! Vote for Ambie (ambierona) in the Thinky Awards! (and play Chants of Sennaar) Check out Tabletop Live Network for monthly board game streaming marathons! 0:00-Intro 0:39-Announcements 3:04-Recent Games - Almost Innocent 9:30-Vaalbara 13:26-Perfect Game Day 32:36-Outro 33:58-Bloopers Join our discord Support us at https://ko-fi.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code "BGBLITZ24" to get 20% off non-exclusive items, and for the month of February, the code "BLITZWOTW" gets 20% off the Kickstarter Deluxe edition of War of the Worlds: The New Wave! Consolidated Links For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/373
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth and Colt Express. We then are joined by Matt, a patron of the show, to talk about what board games might be good to play at a wedding reception for people who don't want to dance! Announcements: 0:42 Recent Games: 2:00 Wedding Games: 14:22 Outro: 32:12 Bloopers: 33:07 Check out Ambie's book at https://ambievaldes.com/boardgameday/ or https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ambierona/board-game-day Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269385/lord-rings-journeys-middle-earth Colt Express: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158899/colt-express Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'GFGBLITZ2022' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/324
In Episode 126, Brendan shares his thinking about bringing games to a game group when he doesn’t know the size of the group, the hobby-level of the group, or the style of play they prefer.Games I brought:Two Rooms and a BoomWelcome To…The Resistance: AvalonLadies and GentlemenBetween Two Citiesdude and More dudeGizmosWhat games would you bring for an event like this? Pop over to our Boardgame Geek guild (#3269) and let us know!
In Episode 126, Brendan shares his thinking about bringing games to a game group when he doesn't know the size of the group, the hobby-level of the group, or the style of play they prefer. Games I brought: Two Rooms and a Boom Welcome To… The Resistance: Avalon Ladies and Gentlemen Between Two Cities dude and More dude Gizmos What games would you bring for an event like this? Pop over to our Boardgame Geek guild (#3269) and let us know!
In Episode 126, Brendan shares his thinking about bringing games to a game group when he doesn’t know the size of the group, the hobby-level of the group, or the style of play they prefer. Games I brought: Two Rooms and a Boom Welcome To… The Resistance: Avalon Ladies and Gentlemen Between Two Cities dude and More dude Gizmos What games would you bring for an event like this? Pop over to our Boardgame Geek guild (#3269) and let us know!
In Episode 126, Brendan shares his thinking about bringing games to a game group when he doesn’t know the size of the group, the hobby-level of the group, or the style of play they prefer.Games I brought:Two Rooms and a BoomWelcome To…The Resistance: AvalonLadies and GentlemenBetween Two Citiesdude and More dudeGizmosWhat games would you bring for an event like this? Pop over to our Boardgame Geek guild (#3269) and let us know!
Brendan discusses some of the games he's played in the first half of October.The MindWelcome to...SKULLSecret HitlerTwo Rooms and a BoomWerewords DeluxeDice ForgeCarassonneThe Expanse Board GameWhat games have you been playing this month? Pop over to our Boardgame Geek guild, #3269, and let us know!
Brendan discusses some of the games he's played in the first half of October. The Mind Welcome to... SKULL Secret Hitler Two Rooms and a Boom Werewords Deluxe Dice Forge Carassonne The Expanse Board Game What games have you been playing this month? Pop over to our Boardgame Geek guild, #3269, and let us know!
Brendan discusses some of the games he's played in the first half of October.The MindWelcome to...SKULLSecret HitlerTwo Rooms and a BoomWerewords DeluxeDice ForgeCarassonneThe Expanse Board GameWhat games have you been playing this month? Pop over to our Boardgame Geek guild, #3269, and let us know!
Episode 103: Brendan discusses some of the games he's played in the first half of October. The Mind Welcome to... SKULL Secret Hitler Two Rooms and a Boom Werewords Deluxe Dice Forge Carassonne The Expanse Board Game What games have you been playing this month? Pop over to our Boardgame Geek guild, #3269, and let us know!
Ambie and Crystal discuss The Enigma Emporium Presents: Wish You Were Here and the Stockpile app. We then talk about unique victory conditions, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "unique." Recent Games: 0:47 Unique Victory: 13:28 Board Game Etymology - 'Unique': 25:58 Outro: 26:51 Bloopers: 28:04 The Enigma Emporium: https://www.theenigmaemporium.com/ Stockpile: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161614/stockpile
There are lots of great games that are available for free (or at least just the cost of printer paper and ink). Some are homebrew, some are games that are available to print as a demo, and some are just weird. And I cannot stress just how much Jondi hates Werewolf.
Originally this episode was going to be about something completely different. Oh well. Toss these games in your bag and go stand in line somewhere, because it's time to think about waiting for food at restaurants while playing board games!
Brendan discusses his gaming experiences at an academic conference last week. Not a deep episode, but a nice chat with a pal while out on a walk. Also, Brendan's "secret" to winning 7 Wonders.
Brendan discusses his gaming experiences at an academic conference last week. Not a deep episode, but a nice chat with a pal while out on a walk. Also, Brendan's "secret" to winning 7 Wonders.
Brendan discusses his gaming experiences at an academic conference last week. Not a deep episode, but a nice chat with a pal while out on a walk. Also, Brendan's "secret" to winning 7 Wonders.
Brendan discusses his gaming experiences at an academic conference last week. Not a deep episode, but a nice chat with a pal while out on a walk. Also, Brendan's "secret" to winning 7 Wonders.
Ambie and Crystal discuss Dinosaur Island, Castell, and GROWL. We then talk about social deduction games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "deduce." Blitz Con Recap & MeepleCon: 0:48 Recent Games: 2:21 Social Deduction Games: 16:39 Board Game Etymology - 'Deduce': 27:04 Outro: 28:10 Bloopers: 29:14 Dinosaur Island: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221194/dinosaur-island Castell: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/238638/castell GROWL: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/235451/growl
The boys triumphantly return to talk about alliances for a while: how they work, what they are, and whether or not they qualify for federal subsidies under the Board Game Development and Redistribution Act. Then they're off to a magical land of pony and dog shows to talk about some other things. Plus a guy named Larry Mayonnaise and the hottest review show on YouTube. Intro gag: Comin' to ya live from the ice-pits of Frakrajoon, I'm Johannes Stauffer and with me as always is a clan of highly-intelligent frost baboons, and this is the Mildly Alarming Podcast. Episode 738: ‘Kissing Spiders on the Mouth', and Other Tales from the Boy Scouts Segment One: Partnerships and Alliances Prisoner's Dilemma Wikipedia Article Split or Steal (Prisoner's Dilemma game show thing) Also, turns out I guess we didn't review Two Rooms and a Boom. Check it out here! Episode sponsor: Larry Mayonnaise Segment Two: How to Harpoon Whales and Save Money on Bear Insurance **Outro Gag:**Bad Product Reviews Music in this episode: "Shiny Tech" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Arkwright, The Networks, and Qwixx, along with our "Accessory" of the Week - board game tables, games that can be played outside, and the origins of the word "rondel."