Board Game Hot Takes

• Top 5 Quirky Mechanisms

  In Episode 242 Steph Hodge joins us to discuss our top 5 quirky mechanisms in board games.You can find Steph's blog here: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/3802/all-the-meeples-of-the-rainbow and her videos here: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamerstephTimestamps:00:00 Introduction05:12 Top 5 Quirky Mechanisms08:11 Marrakesh11:24 Time of Empires14:00 Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia17:34 Truffle Snuffle19:25 Keyper22:00 Viscounts of the West Kingdom24:50 Trotofant27:45 Redwood30:31 Black Orchestra34:10 Argo37:13 Once Upon a Line39:23 Greedy Kingdoms42:58 The Faceless45:35 Piazza Rabazza48:24 Dungeon Petz52:49 Honorable Mentions: Picture Perfect, Dungeon Fighter, Canvas, Captain Sonar, Turing Machine, Treasure Island, Bullet Heart, Mord Im ArosaIf you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakesFollow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.socialJoin our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205Join our Discord server at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd

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• On The Table Extravaganza!

  In Episode 241 we each talk about 3 board games that we've played recently including Windmill Valley, Zoo Vadis, The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-taking Game, Captain Sonar and many more. Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:54 No Thanks09:52 Zoo Vadis22:12 Black Orchestra32:37 Captain Sonar41:35 Torchlit49:51 Windmill Valley58:44 Power Vacuum1:07:11 Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods1:21:10 The Fellowship of the Rings: Trick-Taking Game1:27:25 Listener ShoutoutIf you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakesFollow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.socialJoin our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205Join our Discord server at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd

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• Hot Topic - When Board Games Get New Polish

  In Episode 240 we discuss board games that have gotten a facelift. New productions, 2nd editions, and similar topics. We also discuss a poll about leaving game groups.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:29 Poll Time: Have you ever left a game group?10:54 Board Games That Get Facelifts13:45 Recent Examples - Castles of Burgundy, La Granja, Brass, Kemet, Cyclades, Irish Gauge, Ethnos, Acquire, Yokohama20:33 How we feel about this - Terraforming Mars, Agricola, Great Western Trail, The Castles of Burgundy, Mosaic, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire30:50 What would we want out of Agricola refresh - Agricola: Dead Harvest40:14 What Makeovers Do We Want - Gaia Project, Beyond the Sun, Le Havre, Quacks of Quedlinburg, The Expanse, Forbidden Stars47:55 Are big refreshes a problem because of price? - Agricola, Marrakesh, Foundations of Rome, Foundations of Metropolis, EclipseIf you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakesFollow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.socialJoin our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205Join our Discord server at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd

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• Top 5 (Otherwise Great) Games That Outstay Their Welcome

  In Episode 239 we each talk about 5 board games that we love but can run a little longer than they should. We also discuss a poll on publicly discussing your board game interests.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:55 Poll Time: How public are you about your board game love?12:08 Games we enjoy that can outstay their welcome12:28 Trailblazer: The Arizona Trail15:51 Kabuto Sumo19:57 Tapestry25:30 Lords of Xidit29:37 Dominant Species34:09 Final Girl37:27 Star Wars: Outer Rim41:38 Star Wars: Rebellion44:22 Harmonies49:43 Aquatica55:20 Wonderland's War58:16 Starship Captains1:02:52 Chimera Station1:05:43 Battlestar Galactica1:09:39 Auztralia1:14:10 Final ThoughtsIf you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakesFollow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.socialJoin our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205Join our Discord server at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd

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• Top 5 Board Games With Great Player Interaction

  In Episode 238 we each talk about 5 board games that have the types and level of player interaction that we really like. We also discuss a poll on whether complexity and price should have a correlation.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:44 Poll Time: Do you correlate complexity with price?14:02 Player Interaction19:52 Parks (Agricola)25:35 Ankh: Gods of Egypt (Carnegie)30:31 Clans of Caledonia (Gaia Project)34:35 My Little Scythe (Wolves, Gaia Project, Sol: Last Days of a Star)40:01 Stockpile (Pan Am, Lancaster, Modern Art)45:24 Nidavellir (Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest)48:54 Great Wall (Lancaster)53:10 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory56:44 Troyes1:01:00 Carcassonne (Barrage, Terraforming Mars)1:07:44 Baseball Highlights 2045 (Blood Rage, Magic: The Gathering)1:12:31 Rebirth (Tigris and Euphrates, Samurai, Blue Lagoon)1:17:17 Fractal (Rising Sun, Blood Rage, Dune, Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy, Battle for Rokugan)1:25:34 Bruxelles 1893 (Lancaster, Barrage)1:30:33 Final ThoughtsIf you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakesFollow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.socialJoin our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205Join our Discord server at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd

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