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In this very short episode James gives you an update on the status of the podcast.
Thank you to everyone who has joined us thus far in our conversations about this wonderful hobby.
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In this episode we shall be discussing The Lord of the Rings board game, designed by Reiner Knizia, and published by Fantasy Flight Games.Description from Board Game Geek:https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/823/the-lord-of-the-ringsThe Lord of the Rings is a co-operative game in which the object is to destroy the Ring while surviving the corrupting influence of Sauron. Each player plays one of the Hobbits in the fellowship, each of which has a unique power.Over the course of the game, you make your way across four conflict game boards, representing some of the most memorable conflicts from the entire trilogy: Moria, Helm's Deep, Shelob's Lair, and Mordor. Each conflict board tests your small Fellowship to the utmost as you must play your quest cards to advance along multiple tracks. These tracks represent fighting, hiding, traveling, and friendship, and by playing quest cards from your hand with matching symbols, you can keep moving forward and push closer to victory.The master game board indicates both the physical progress of the fellowship across Middle Earth and the corrupting influence of Sauron on the hobbits. If you're able to slip past your foes, you can hope to escape with minimal corruption, healing your hurts at safe havens along your path, such as the forest kingdom of Lothlórien. By playing your cards right and advancing quickly, you can collect powerful runes, unlock legendary cards to aid your journey, or find life tokens to help stave off corruption — not to mention advancing quickly through the conflicts. As you travel, the One Ring can be a crucial tool in your journey, allowing you to hide from sight, but repeated use will draw the attention of Sauron and corrupt the heart of the Ring-bearer.Your journey leads you deeper into the darkness with each passing conflict, and safe havens become few and far between. You must carefully watch the corruption track because if the Sauron miniature ever meets a Hobbit, that player is eliminated — and if the Ring-bearer is eliminated, all players lose as Sauron reclaims the power of the One Ring. To win, throw the One Ring into the volcanic fires of Mount Doom.
Streamed live on 3 May 2024
In this episode Sonja and James continue chatting about the games that make up their collection.
00:00 Intro
03:02 The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
11:29 How We Collect & Analysis Paralysis
16:39 On Mars
22:40 On Mars: Alien Invasion Expansion
24:11 Back to the LOTR: Card Game
26:14 Wrap Up
Description from Board Game Geek:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/77423/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is a cooperative adventure game in which the players attempt to complete a scenario, each with up to three heroes of their choice and a deck of allies, events and attachments to support them. Each round, players send their heroes and allies to quest or to fight with enemies that engage them. However, as the heroes and allies exhaust after questing, defending, or attacking, the players' options are typically insufficient to deal with everything at once. Therefore, players need to determine whether it is more urgent to quest and make progress in the scenario while the enemy forces gain power, or to take down enemies while making no progress, not knowing what will come next.
The core set contains three scenarios, twelve famous heroes from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (including Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Denethor, and Éowyn), and four pre-constructed player decks. Players can either use one of these decks or construct their own deck to increase their chances of success and to explore new strategies. Additionally, The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is a Living Card Game with over ten years of content, and its content is re-released regularly in the form of Campaign and Hero Expansions. Campaign Expansions contain new scenarios for players to embark upon, and Hero Expansions contain new heroes and new cards for players to use in their decks.
Although this game is set in Tolkien's Middle-earth, most scenarios in the game do not represent scenes from the books, but rather take place in the seventeen years from Bilbo's 111th birthday until Frodo's departure from the Shire, allowing players to create their own stories and adventures in Middle-earth. Scenarios from the game's Saga Expansions do follow the events of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit books, and the scenarios from each Saga Expansion can be played individually or together as a Campaign Mode, with lasting consequences from game to game arising from the players' actions and decisions.
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Related Content:
Collectors Corner Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRujGXWSGVeRoG7pZGdV95N35SvymNO2L&si=RXcVFexDTiKRmFVt
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion: https://youtu.be/07STLoZbBk4?si=NN1n5wUMpCRtPsE2
More On Mars: https://youtu.be/2RP2rDWAcFA?si=D6ku7DlfNZz0YqQn
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Support the show on Patreon – https://patreon.com/thatboardgameshowor by becoming a Channel Member here on YouTube.In this second episode of our Collectors Corner podcast, we are discussing The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth, designed by Nathan I. Hajek and Grace Holdinghaus, and published by Fantasy Flight Games.We discuss why we love this game and what we have done to make it a unique addition to our collection.Here are the links to the 3D files shown in this video:Terrain: https://www.printables.com/model/60425-journeys-in-middle-earth-battle-map-terrain-stuffInsert: https://www.printables.com/model/431400-organizer-journeys-in-middle-earth-lord-of-the-rin—description from the publisherEmbark on your own adventures in J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic world with The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth, a fully co-operative, app-supported board game for one to five players! You'll battle villainous foes, make courageous choices, and strike a blow against the evil that threatens the land — all as part of a thrilling campaign that leads you across the storied hills and dales of Middle-Earth.Each individual game of Journeys in Middle-Earth is a single adventure in a larger campaign. You'll explore the vast and dynamic landscapes of Middle-earth, using your skills to survive the challenges that you encounter on these perilous quests. As you and your fellow heroes explore the wilderness and battle the dark forces arrayed against you, the game's companion app guides you to reveal the looming forests, quiet clearings, and ancient halls of Middle-Earth, while also controlling the enemies you encounter. Whether you're venturing into the wild on your own or with close companions by your side, you can write your own legend in the history of Middle-Earth.https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269385/the-lord-of-the-rings-journeys-in-middle-earth–––Continue to enjoy the show: https://bio.site/thatboardgameshow/Emperor's Workshop: Bespoke Tabletop Gaming Accessories | https://emperorsworkshop.co.za
Join Sonja and James in their Collectors Corner as they discuss the different games they have in their collection, the stories behind them, and why the remain in the collection.
In this first episode we are discussing The Lord of the Rings!
Talking board games, books, apparel, and why we have collected so many games with this theme.
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Flatline Playthrough: https://youtu.be/I0vE1wMpGMs
Star Realms Solo Campaign: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRujGXWSGVeS4pM5Y0jSnw2fkvdVlaJMN
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Sonja and James discuss the games they've been playing recently...
00:00 Intro
01:10 Underwater Cities
05:03 On Mars
08:33 Coffee Traders
12:32 More On Mars…
Underwater Cities Solo Showcase: https://youtu.be/OHMLAk7RzIw
Underwater Cities Unboxing: https://youtu.be/QTKXVp4EyZ0
On Mars Unboxing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/on-mars-alien-100819508?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
Coffee Traders Unboxing: https://youtu.be/RwVoiTH_wnQ
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In this episode Sonja and James chat about their recent experiences in tabletop gaming with, Quilts & Cats of Calico, Quirky Circuits, and Wormholes.
Three very different games with three completely different experiences.
00:00 Intro
01:05 Quirky Circuits
08:21 Wormholes
12:33 Quilts & Cats of Calico
16:47 Underwater Cities
19:32 Outro
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Sonja and her son James chat about Tiny Epic Tactics, travel games, TBGS Merch, and why they play games.00:00 Intro00:25 Tiny Epic Tactics04:28 TBGS Merch07:53 Why Do You Play Board Games?13:21 Emperor’s Workshop (Game Mats and Dice Trays)18:10 What’s New on the Channel21:06 OutroIf you have suggestions for merch or questions for Sonja or James, send them to: thatboardgameshow@gmail.comTBGS Merch: https://thatboardgameshow.creator-spring.comTiny Epic Tactics | Solo Showcase - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM9byutsHK4&pp=ygUmdGhhdCBib2FyZCBnYW1lIHNob3cgdGlueSBlcGljIHRhY3RpY3M%3DGame of Trains | Overview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o253C6x9Aw&pp=ygUjdGhhdCBib2FyZCBnYW1lIHNob3cgZ2FtZSBvZiB0cmFpbnM%3DEmperor’s Workshop: https://emperorsworkshop.co.za/––Discover more from That Board Game Show – https://bio.site/ThatBoardGameShow/
Sonja and James discuss their experience with Pandemic: The Cure, the Pandemic dice game.
Simon Read has made a video showcasing the game for us: https://youtu.be/tlbl8LQiUg0
And here is the song from Board Gaming Rambles: A song about Kickstarter
And the Merch James mentioned in this episode is now available!
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In this episode Sonja and James discuss Tiny Epic Defenders.
A fully cooperative game for 1-4 players designed by Scott Almes and published by Gamelyn Games.
You can watch a video of Tiny Epic Defenders in which James shows you the gameplay and components in more details:
https://youtu.be/UeD8Rw0CoaE
After a brief overview of the gameplay and mechanisms they continue the discussion around player count, theme vs mechanisms, and more.
You can see the photo Sonja was talking about here : https://www.patreon.com/posts/massive-table-97180922?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link : it was actually Istanbul the Dice Game on the table in the photo... oops.
You can learn more about the game on it's page over at Board Game Geek:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/238656/tiny-epic-defenders-second-edition
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In this episode Sonja and James discuss their goals, highlights, stats, and more from 2023.
00:00 Intro
00:52 YouTube Channel Recap
04:03 Shelves of Ambition
05:59 Sonja’s Stats
10:34 James’ Stats
14:07 2023 Highlights
17:07 Read the Card
20:56 2023 Summary
21:43 Outro
Links:
ISS Vanguard Tutorial - https://youtu.be/dYg_VX4Z4uo
ISS Vanguard Unboxing - https://youtu.be/GFpr4_iOaAw
Menara - https://youtu.be/F43Gt0jT9l0
Rolling Realms - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRujGXWSGVeSil5PEmZjTPYpAeQPkdhqs
Cascadia - https://youtu.be/f9yBiDEJYPY
Star Realms - https://youtu.be/GaDrxh1JdN8
Friday - https://youtu.be/9s4EoxXbKVg
Read the Card - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRujGXWSGVeQLrp2xo_Ojy9QofbP4phJE
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In this episode of the TBGS Podcast, Sonja and James discuss Castle Panic, a cooperative tower defence game for 1-4 players designed by Justin De Witt and published by Fireside Games.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43443/castle-panic
Link to 3D castle – https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4950663
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In this podcast Sonja and her son James discuss various elements of the tabletop gaming hobby, the games they’ve been playing recently, and whatever else they feel like chatting about relating to the wonderful hobby of board games.
00:00 Intro
02:25 Pandemic: The Cure
14:18 Gaming with Non-Gamers
15:43 Games Played with Simon
17:04 Outro
ISS Vanguard | Tutorial – https://youtu.be/dYg_VX4Z4uo
ISS Vanguard | Organising Everything – https://youtu.be/GFpr4_iOaAw
Pandemic Iberia Playthrough – https://youtu.be/CcNzUckiEPI
Ancient Terrible Things: Reawakened | Solo Showcase – https://youtu.be/0FjqwwZ8tPw
Harbour | Solo Showcase – https://youtu.be/XeF6WZ4jfUM
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In this episode Sonja and James discuss their experience with ISS Vanguard after 24 hours of gameplay.
They go deep into various elements of this game, and what they enjoyed about it.
A huge thank you to the amazing team at Awaken Realms for bringing this incredible game into the world.
You can learn more about ISS Vanguard by watching the organising video James filmed on the TBGS YouTube channel, and stay tuned for the Tutorial Playthrough coming December 1st.
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In this podcast Sonja and her son James discuss various elements of the tabletop gaming hobby, the games they’ve been playing recently, and whatever else they feel like chatting about relating to the wonderful hobby of board games.
In this episode they discuss sharing games with new players, and how a game you might be ‘finished’ with can have new life breathed into it by sharing it with others.
00:00 Intro
00:45 Sharing Mechs VS Minions
08:42 Tiny Epic Quest
11:03 Points vs Theme
13:08 Under Falling Skies
16:55 Making Time to Play ISS Vanguard
20:25 Continuing the discussion of game weight
22:37 Wrap Up
BGG Links:
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209010/mechs-vs-minions
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201921/tiny-epic-quest
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/306735/under-falling-skies
- https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325494/iss-vanguard
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In this podcast Sonja and her son James discuss various elements of the tabletop gaming hobby, the games they’ve been playing recently, and whatever else they feel like chatting about relating to the wonderful hobby of board games.
In this episode they discuss ‘heavy’ games and how they are finding themselves playing more and more complicated games the deeper they dive into the hobby.
INDEX:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
06:03 Menara
09:49 A Discussion of Weight
13:54 First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet
15:47 ISS Vanguard
28:38 Outro
BGG Links:
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246900/eclipse-second-dawn-galaxy
Menara – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244608/menara
First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192455/first-martians-adventures-red-planet
ISS Vanguard – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325494/iss-vanguard
You can watch a video for Menara on our YouTube channel – https://youtu.be/F43Gt0jT9l0?si=uPRWIbycZn3i3WZG
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In this episode Sonja and James discuss the games they have been playing recently, and their experience ‘attending’ SPIEL in Essen virtually.
Thank you to CGE for streaming every day on their Twitch channel, and the Dice Tower and Board Gaming Ramblings for their daily vlogs.
INDEX:
00:00 Intro
02:21 Virtual SPIEL
05:11 Way of the Panda
11:00 Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
11:57 The Lord of the Rings
15:10 More Games
15:43 Discussing Player Count
18:28 Game Weight
23:18 Shelves of Ambition Update
26:17 Wrap Up
QUESTIONS:
What is your preferred player count?
What is your preferred weight of game?
Are you forever tempted by all the new games?
LINKS:
The Lord of the Rings - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/823/lord-rings
Way of the Panda - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204575/way-panda
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246900/eclipse-second-dawn-galaxy
Tiny Epic Galaxies | Solo Showcase - https://youtu.be/Wd5IP4RzSjo?si=jEXdLCeEpJercEZo
Rolling Realms: Solitaire Minigolf Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRujGXWSGVeSil5PEmZjTPYpAeQPkdhqs&si=bWFiFVN843BQAKLA
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Sonja and James discuss the games they have been playing recently, and what’s new and what’s coming on the TBGS YouTube Channel.
00:00 Intro
00:55 Adventure Island
07:10 The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet
14:34 ISS Vanguard
23:35 Narration in Board Games
24:30 Wrap Up
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Sonja and James discuss the games they have been playing recently.
00:00 Intro
01:02 - Rolling Realms
Watch James play the Solitaire Minigolf variant here – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRujGXWSGVeSil5PEmZjTPYpAeQPkdhqs
05:32 - Steam: Rails to Riches / Age of Steam / Railways of the World
And we discuss player counts in games.
10:12 - The 7th Continent + What Goes Up Must Come Down Expansion
We never really stop playing this game, hence it making a recurring appearance on the podcast…
11:35 – On Mars + Alien Invasion Expansion
We have ordered this one and are waiting for it to arrive
18:44 – Cleopatra and the Society of Architects
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00:00 Intro
00:34 Gen Can’t
(aka, Gen Con for everyone who can’t be there)
We thoroughly enjoyed browsing the halls of Gen Con with Ray from CGE on Twitch, live-streaming all 4 days of the con.
You can watch the replays of the streams here - https://www.twitch.tv/czechgamesedition
Thank you Ray :)
04:35 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lions (continued)
We briefly discuss the solo gameplay.
06:32 Light and Breezy Games
(for when you don’t want to melt your brain with a crunchy euro)
06:58 Fairy Tile
08:35 Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time
You can watch a video showcasing the gameplay of Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time here - https://youtu.be/vHhzW_JnaIc
10:27 Seven Bridges
A lovely little roll and write exploring the streets of Königsberg
12:37 The 7th Continent (link to previous podcast episode)
We just can’t stay away from this game for long, it keeps calling us back…
You can listen to a longer discussion about The 7th Continent in episode 1 of the TBGS podcast - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/that-board-game-show/episodes/Episode-1--The-7th-Continent--Our-Tale-of-Discovery-and-Adventure-e1ifl4g
And you can learn even more about the game on the publisher website - https://seriouspoulp.com/
14:42 Shelves of Ambition
18:41 Rolling Realms - Solitaire Minigolf
You can watch on all the episodes here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRujGXWSGVeSil5PEmZjTPYpAeQPkdhqs)
21:01 Helpful Videos
Thank you Rodney Smith from Watch It Played (https://www.youtube.com/@WatchItPlayed)
23:34 Mechs vs Minions
24:47 Wrap Up
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In this episode Sonja is joined in the booth by her son James and they discuss their recent experience with the first 3 scenarios for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion.
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is a standalone game that takes place before the events of Gloomhaven. The game includes four new characters — Valrath Red Guard (tank, crowd control), Inox Hatchet (ranged damage), Human Voidwarden (support, mind-control), and Quatryl Demolitionist (melee damage, obstacle manipulation) — that can also be used in the original Gloomhaven game.
The game also includes 16 monster types (including seven new standard monsters and three new bosses) and a new campaign with 25 scenarios that invites the heroes to investigate a case of mysterious disappearances within the city. Is it the work of Vermlings, or is something far more sinister going on?
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion is aimed at a more casual audience to get people into the gameplay more quickly. All of the hard-to-organize cardboard map tiles have been removed, and instead players will play on the scenario book itself, which features new artwork unique to each scenario. The last barrier to entry — i.e., learning the game — has also been lowered through a simplified rule set and a five-scenario tutorial that will ease new players into the experience.
– Description from Board Game Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291457/gloomhaven-jaws-lion
No family history in this episode
Last episode we had Vikings and aviation - both have family history references but today nothing at all remotely connected to any family history
So our shelves of ambition games for todays episode are:
Under falling skies - keep loosing ! (EP12)
Tiny epic tactics - 3 hours - totally engaged the entire time - time flies - it must be a good game !
Underwater cities - oh my BEAUTIFUL
I spoke of ‘under falling skies’ in EP 12 / we ‘trying’ to do the campaigns but are just not making it…..those alien flying machines just keep coming - but at least we manage to save the citizens although the city is not saved - sadly…..we will keep trying. Under falling skies will keep calling us back - the sign of a good game, for us anyway
Underwater cities - so so beautiful, oh my goodness what a stunning game presence and the game play to is very engaging. It’s what Jamie calls - a multiplayer solitaire game ! There is interaction with the other player in that you could ‘get in their way’ and so on but overall you are focussed on your own player board in front of you and building your - underwater city and thinking about having enough kelp to feed the people as your cities develop and having labs and desalination plants and kelp far,s so on. Such an engaging game. Lots to think about - plotting, planning and enjoying playing.
And then we have Tiny Epic Tactics. These tiny epic games amaze me so much in how much is in one tiny box. It truly is impressive.
This particular one - tiny epic tactics is so so cute - the box cleverly becomes the game play area - or should I say boxes - because the boxes fit into one another and then when you unpack the box you flip them upside down which then gives the terrain for the game. In Tiny Epic tactics we are working together to collect gems and as we do we receive benefits but if we don’t - well we may just die.
The thing is, we played this game for 3 hours and we just managed to succeed in collecting all the gems in the last moment - shou - what intensity - so engaging. We thoroughly enjoyed this but certainly did not expect to be at the table for 3 hours !!!
INDEX:
00:00 Intro
02:24 Under Falling Skies
03:35 Underwater Cities
05:00 Tiny Epic Tactics
Todays game stories are continuing on from our mission of our shelves of ambition.
In this episode Sonja shares our recent gameplay experiences from the following games…
Index:
00:00 Intro
06:15 Vikings: the Board Game
07:13 Airlines Europe
08:05 Pandemic: Iberia
08:37 Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time
09:40 The Lord of the Rings (by Reiner Knizia)
12:00 Wrap Up
We have videos on the TBGS YouTube Channel for these two:
Pandemic: Iberia – https://youtu.be/CcNzUckiEPI
Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time – https://youtu.be/vHhzW_JnaIc
And you can learn more about all the games over on Board Game Geek:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171862/vikings-board-game
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/90419/airlines-europe
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198928/pandemic-iberia
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219708/professor-evil-and-citadel-time
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/823/lord-rings
In this episode Sonja shares more of our experiences working through our Shelves of Ambition.
INDEX:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Shelves of Ambition Mission!
06:08 Seven Bridges
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266188/seven-bridges
06:33 Pandemic Iberia & Star Wars: The Clone Wars
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198928/pandemic-iberia
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370913/star-wars-clone-wars
06:45 Dominoes
07:03 Outro
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In this episode Sonja shares a few of the games we have played recently ,continuing on from our theme of the year being the ‘shelves of ambition’.
00:00 Intro
01:15 Tiny Epic Pirates (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/309430/tiny-epic-pirates)
03:20 Under Falling Skies (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/306735/under-falling-skies)
04:20 Meadow (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/314491/meadow)
04:42 Viticulture World: Cooperative Expansion (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360226/viticulture-world-cooperative-expansion)
05:30 Mechs vs Minions (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209010/mechs-vs-minions)
You can listen to more about Meadow and Mechs vs Minions in these episodes of the podcast:
Meadow - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/zubjutZKRAb
MvM - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/sAB68DZKRAb
In this episode Sonja shares our experience of visiting Comic Con Cape Town and the games we played along the way, namely:
Greenland (Third Edition): designed by Phil Eklund and published by Sierra Madre Games with art by Karim Chakroun
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266447/greenland-third-edition
and Tiny Epic Defenders (Second Edition): designed by Scott Almes and published by Gamelyn Games with art by Ian Rosenthaler
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/238656/tiny-epic-defenders-second-edition
In this episode Sonja and James discuss several more games from the shelves of ambition and they pay tribute to Klaus Teuber.
00:00 Intro
02:57 Vikings: The Board Game – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171862/vikings-board-game
08:00 Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31627/ticket-ride-nordic-countries
10:38 Celtic – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299928/celtic
14:59 Queendomino – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232043/queendomino
17:30 Corinth – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269725/corinth
19:42 CATAN – Thank you Klaus – https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan
22:48 Wrap Up
Episode 2 of the podcast in which we discuss CATAN in greater detail:
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/U7jtcbcD9yb
Article analysing the design of CATAN by Geoff Engelstein:
https://gametek.substack.com/p/catan-scan
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In this episode Sonja and James discuss the games they played during a recent gaming weekend they hosted, which was nick-named 'CabinCon'.
00:00 Intro
02:11 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – A Pandemic System Game | https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/370913/star-wars-clone-wars
09:06 Meadow | https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/314491/meadow
15:04 Gamer Friendly Foods
17:19 The Accident...
18:11 The Oracle of Delphi | https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193558/oracle-delphi
20:53 Era: Medieval Age | https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270971/era-medieval-age
22:55 More Meadow...
28:55 Wild Gardens | https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371133/wild-gardens
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More links to things discussed in this episode:
Evolution of a Board Gamer | Things Get Dicey - Board Game Sketch Comedy! | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBY4yJed_Lg
Pandemic | Solo Playthrough with James | https://youtu.be/eBFBQ0c7F8E
Pandemic | Overview | https://youtu.be/I_IAX17aPic
Pandemic – In Depth | https://youtu.be/LQVtGBh996g
Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America | https://youtu.be/eH49hVWN06M
Pandemic Iberia | Playthrough | https://youtu.be/CcNzUckiEPI
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In this episode Sonja and James discuss their recent plays of Photosynthesis and Lost Ruins of Arnak at a gaming weekend they hosted.
00:00 Intro
01:12 Photosynthesis | Overview and discussion
09:19 Lost Ruins of Arnak | Overview and discussion
13:36 Continued discussion of both games
We also have a video showcasing the solo campaign for Lost Ruins of Arnak
Lost Ruins of Arnak | Solo Campaign | Partial Playthrough
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In this episode, Sonja shares a couple more stories from our Shelves of Ambition
00:00 Intro
01:49 Oceanos
04:14 A short clip from our recent play of Oceanos : https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m8qtbmM9JvE
06:23 Legacy: the Testament of Duke de Crecy
07:43 Reference to the Watch it Played video for Legacy: the Testament of Duke de Crecy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=810K4CLIJds
10:24 How we use the BG Stats App to track our plays from our Shelves of Ambition : https://www.bgstatsapp.com
12:01 Outro
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Sonja tells the story of our experience with Atlantis Rising. Another game off our shelves of ambition.
We really find that the more we play a game the more we enjoy it. With each additional play we become more familiar with the rules and mechanisms, thus allowing us to focus more on the strategy and the theme, and become more immersed in the world of the game.
One of the reasons we make sure we get the full value from a game by playing it numerous times is due to living in South Africa and shipping being rather complicated, to say the least.
Sonja discusses more about this topic in Episode 1 where we spoke about how we managed to arrange The 7th Continent:
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/V0on0l9Z1xb
Description from BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/248490/atlantis-rising-second-edition
The isle of Atlantis, your home, is sinking. Will you be able to save your people in time?
Atlantis Rising is a co-operative worker placement game in which you must work together with up to six other players to deploy citizens across your homeland, gathering resources in order to build a cosmic gate that can save your people. Workers placed close to the shoreline are more rewarding, but are more likely to be flooded and the actions lost.
Every turn, each player draws a misfortune card that will flood certain locations along the ever-shrinking Atlantis shoreline, or may otherwise work to undermine your efforts to save your people. So you must race to gather the necessary resources to build and power the gate, before the island disappears beneath the waves forever.
This edition contains all new art and graphic design, created to bring even more attention to the thematic setting of the game. The Athenians Attack phase has been replaced with the Wrath of the Gods phase, requiring more strategic planning and adding to the sense of urgency. Now, instead of placing workers in an Atlantean Navy, players must cooperatively decide to flood a set number of tiles at the end of each round. To further aid them in their task, Councilor player powers have been expanded and made more impactful, and the knowledge deck has similarly been revised and expanded. The variable gate components, once built, no longer offer one-time bonuses, but create new worker placement spots where players can send Atlantean workers to unleash actions to help save their island.
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In this episode Sonja shares a story about our experience playing the campaign for First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet and the dice game Ciub.
First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet (description from BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192455/first-martians-adventures-red-planet)
Built on the core of the award-winning Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island, First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet pits players against the hostile Martian environment and a whole host of new adventures and challenges. The immersive experience is further enhanced with an integrated app that maintains the balance and challenge throughout. Players have the option of taking on the design as a series of separate games, in a custom campaign mode in which each successive game builds on the last.
Ciub (description from BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162152/ciub)
Demonstrate your powers at the yearly gathering of magicians. Seek the aid of magical creatures and use the different abilities their dice give you. Find your way with the aid of valuable spell cards and win the crowning achievement of your craft: the Opus Magnum. But never ever underestimate the power of the dice!
In each round on Ciúb, you will try to make your dice show the combination on one of the spell cards in order to gain victory points. Different faces on the various dice will aid you. After you gain a spell, you will usually need to reduce the number of your dice, so planning ahead for the next round is key. At game end, the player with the most victory points wins!
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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...
00:00 Episode Intro
00:39 Sonja shares the story behind how we discovered FLATLINE: A FUSE Aftershock Game and our initial experiences playing it.
02:50 James introduces FLATLINE by talking briefly about the game that came before it... FUSE!
You can watch James play-through a solo game of FUSE here – https://youtu.be/jU6MQFT8ISQ
04:08 James gives a quick overview of what 'FLATLINE: A FUSE Aftershock Game' is and how it plays.
FLATLINE overview video on TBGS – https://youtu.be/Yn8Y651sZqk
FLATLINE play-through video on TBGS – https://youtu.be/0Vf5OlktR-k
09:34 Sonja and James chat about Kitchen Rush, another real-time cooperative game.
15:09 We close out the episode with an exciting announcement!
Make sure you listen to the end to find out what it is and then please consider heading over to our Patreon page to learn more about how you can support the show... https://patreon.com/thatboardgameshow
00:00 Intro
02:02 Overview
James gives a brief overview of how CATAN is played and what players do on a turn.
04:20 Discussion
We discuss our experience playing CATAN, primarily with 2 players.
05:04 Storytime
Sonja shares a story about how we were first introduced to CATAN and how that lead us to dive deeper into modern tabletop games
09:35 General Conversation
We give a brief history on our start into hobby tabletop games
11:51 Expansions
We very briefly talk about a few CATAN expansions.
We have made videos for the base game, the Cities & Knights expansion, and the dice game, on our YouTube Channel:
CATAN: https://youtu.be/kwnXevVFQpY
Cities & Knights Expansion: https://youtu.be/a8sTPLkS6q8
The Dice Game: https://youtu.be/NkgcCv7AswA
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00:00 Intro, Overview and Discussion In this inaugural episode of the That Board Game Show Podcast, Sonja and James Wood discuss their experiences with The 7th Continent. NO SPOILERS. A cooperative exploration / survival game for 1-4 players designed by Ludovic Roudy and Bruno Sautter and published by Serious Poulp. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180263/7th-continent 07:06 Storytime Sonja tells the story of how we came to acquire The 7th Continent. (It was quite a journey) After which we round out the podcast with general chatter about the game, and our experience with hobby board games in general. You can find The 7th Continent on the Serious Poulp Website: https://the7thcontinent.seriouspoulp.com
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