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Brendan shares some stories of cooperative game rules mistakes he made this weekend, and discusses how to avoid a similar fate. Games discussed: A Touch of Evil Last Night on Earth Gloomhaven Have you ever messed up the rules for
Brendan shares the latest updates to his top buy list, reflecting some of the exciting new games coming out of Essen this year. Brendan’s Top Want List Brendan’s Games of Interest 2018 What’s on your list this month? Drop over
Brendan does a little brainstorming about a multi-use card game played standing up. What will it be like? Join us to find out. Show notes: Innovation Eminent Domain Iain M. Banks Palm Island Drop by BoardGame Geek and let us
Brendan continues reflecting on the experience at Protospiel Chicago 2018. Pick Up and Deliver 097: Protospiel plans Pick Up and Deliver 101: Protospiel part 1 Have you been to a playtest event like Protospiel or Unpub? What were your experiences?
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 Carcassonne The Expanse Board Game What games have you been
Brendan discusses two games he’s tried for the first time recently, Smile and Innovation. He gives his first impressions. Smile Innovation Have you played either of these games? What do you think of them? Drop by our Boardgame Geek Guild #3269 and
An episode recorded back in September, Brendan shares the first part of his reflection on the Protospiel playtesting event Rattlebox Games attended in September. First Against the Wall Something Wakes in the Forest Tell us about your experiences playtesting, either
Brendan looks back at the last 99 episodes and picks out his favorite 10. Enjoy! 10. How well do you know your gaming partners? (Episode 75) 9. On Collecting (Episode 7) 8. Moral Ambiguity in Games (Episode 28) 7. My Top
Brendan answers more questions from the Boardgame Geek guild, #3269. Question: how do you organize your game shelves? Take a look at how I organize my game shelf. Question: Expansions, yay or nay? Here’s a list of the expansions I
Introducing a new segment, the Board Game Sommelier, in which Brendan pairs games with other popular media to recommend an evening of entertainment. This week’s theme, HORROR. Our recommendations for thematic pairings: Desperation throbs, like an infected bite, throughout Dawn of