In this 4th episode of the TBGS Podcast, Sonja shares the origin story of how we came to own our copy of Mechs vs Minions (it was quite a journey)

And then she continues to share how the game became a bonding experiencing for James and his brother-in-law Bruce over the festive period of 2022.

James gives a brief overview of the game, the theme, and how it plays.

Description from BGG:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209010/mechs-vs-minions

Mechs vs. Minions is a cooperative tabletop campaign for 2-4 players. Set in the world of Runeterra, players take on the roles of four intrepid Yordles: Corki, Tristana, Heimerdinger, and Ziggs, who must join forces and pilot their newly-crafted mechs against an army of marauding minions. With modular boards, programmatic command lines, and a story-driven campaign, each mission will be unique, putting your teamwork, programming, and piloting skills to the test.

There are ten missions in total, and each individual mission will take about 60-90 minutes. The box includes five game boards, four command lines (one for each player), four painted mech miniatures, ability and damage decks, a sand timer, a bomb-like-power source miniature, 6 metal trackers, 4 acrylic shards, 4 dice, and 100 minion miniatures. There also appears to be some large object trying to get out of that sealed box...