Board Game Hot Takes

In Episode 296 we talk through our real-time nominations for the 2025 boardgamegeek.com Golden Geek Awards.
If you enjoy our show and would like to support us by nominating us for Best Board Game Podcast you can do that here: https://boardgamegeek.com/goldengeek
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
04:05 Above and Below: Haunted
04:57 Ada's Dream
06:53 Ape Town
08:35 Aquaria
09:32 Ayar: Children of the Sun
11:03 Clank! Catacombs - Underworld
12:44 Dark Heists
14:26 Dewan
15:55 Dune: Imperium - Bloodlines
17:28 Echoes of Time
18:56 Eternal Decks
19:46 Etherstone
20:12 Everdell Duo
20:40 Finspan
22:08 Fliptoons
23:23 Galactic Cruise
25:47 Gems of Iridescia
27:11 Great Western Trail: El Paso
28:07 Hot Streak
30:15 Hyperspace
31:17 Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship
32:54 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: the Trick Taking Game
33:40 Luthier
34:50 No Loose Ends
35:50 Iliad
36:53 Lost Ruins of Arnak: Twisted Paths
37:44 March of the Ants: Evolved Edition
39:36 Quorum
40:11 Scoville: 2nd Edition
41:32 SHASN: AZADI
42:36 Steam Power
43:52 Moon Colony Bloodbath
45:10 The Old King's Crown
46:33 Origin Story
47:23 Sea Salt & Paper: Extra Pepper
48:31 Speakeasy
50:28 Stupor Mundi
52:26 Toy Battle
53:02 Tycoon: India 1981
55:04 Vantage
57:30 Wroth
59:34 Best Board Game Podcast Category
59:58 Chris' News
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In Episode 295 we give our hot take review on Endeavor: Deep Sea covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We talk about the games we'll be playing at our bi-annual (or semi-annual) BGHT Con and also discuss some games that have been on our tables including Captain Flip, Endless Space 2, and Earthborne Rangers.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:22 BGHT SandyCon Excitement Chat (M.U.L.E, Stroganov, Kanban E.V., Speakeasy, March of the Ants, Echoes of Time, Lords of Vegas, Civolution, Aquaria, Endeavor: Deep Sea, Beyond the Horizon)
7:50 Endeavor: Deep Sea Description
10:47 Gameplay and Mechanisms
31:27 Production and Theme
37:21 Final Thoughts
41:23 Captain Flip
45:22 Endless Space 2
53:46 Earthborne Rangers
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In Episode 294 we invite board game designer, Andy Schwarz, on to discuss his experience with self-publishing a game and he shares lessons learns, tips and tricks, and some real financial numbers.
You can read Andy's blog post covering some of the discussed topics here: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3215750/an-analysis-of-what-it-costs-to-self-publish-a-gam
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In Episode 293 we each cover 5 board games that integrate animals themes.
We also discuss a poll on packing board games when travelling on a plane.
00:00 Introduction
03:50 Poll Time: How do you pack board games when travelling via airplane
11:40 15 Great Animal Themed Games
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In Episode 292 we give our hot take review on two board game expansions - Viticulture: Bordeaux and Revive: Call of the Abyss
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
0:35 Viticulture: Bordeaux
0:51 Gameplay and Mechanisms
19:36 Production and Theme
21:29 Final Thoughts
28:03 Revive: Call of the Abyss
28:51 Gameplay and Mechanisms
39:04 Production and Theme
40:33 Final Thoughts
45:29 News and Listener Shoutout
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