Rahdo Talks Through: Recent Episodes
Richard Ham
And now, the final episode of the Rahdo Talks Through podcast. But still, keep your questions coming to questions@rahdo.com and in the future they're going to be answered in the monthly Rahdo Ramble show which you can find at https://patreon.com/rahdo or https://youtube.com/rahdo/join :)
•••Game/show Q&A►►►6:12 Politics vs boardgaming?24:23 Big games in small boxes?35:47 Games that surprised me?42:34 My videos misleading by accident?51:39 Can the podcast continue?1:03:25 Star Trek Frontiers as a solo game?1:10:09 Asymmetric player powers a bad thing?1:16:33 Ranking game art objectively?1:32:40 Jen appearing on camera?1:39:39 Board game glitches?1:43:36 Boardgame design compared to videogame design?1:46:57 Game ranking loops?1:49:48 Fave "weeknight" games? 1:53:48 How much does RTT sponsorship cost?1:55:33 What will I miss most about RTT?1:57:40 Puerto Rico 1897?2:07:15 Boardgame resale scene is dead?2:20:56 Runthroughs not capturing the feel of the game?2:24:30 Paulo taking on more channel responsibilities?2:29:00 Best recent co-ops?2:36:38 A smarter way to buy games?2:55:16 What big games would choose to play 30 times in 3 months?3:08:07 What could make us like war games?•••Personal Q&A►►►3:12:12 A final chicken update?3:22:14 Next RV adventure plans?3:34:30 My optimistic view of humanity's future?3:59:42 The future of boardgames?4:05:09 Rahdo retirement?4:13:43 Colonoscopy? 4:16:15 Finding meaning in what we do?4:23:46 Bad TV that should make a comeback?4:37:25 What book would we write?4:40:23 Downsides of RV life?4:45:15 Chicken resiliency? 4:47:05 Don't stop submitting questions! 4:48:57 Platform holders influence on videogame development?4:50:26 Rather meet great great great great grandparents or grandkids?4:52:00 Who should voice our dogs in animated feature film?4:54:42 Dog dreams?4:56:05 Can we finally reveal the postal/nintendo crime story?4:58:00 DOGGOS!4:59:08 Jen's final words of wisdom
In this extended ep, there was some big catchup on outstanding audience requestions, so there's a TON of games discussed in the pre- and post-shows!
2023 was a great year for games, but there's always going to be a few misses here and there!
Ray is MIA for this episode, but there's still plenty of chitchat in the pre-show with catching up on a bunch of audience requests :)
With the weekly recap show ending the other day, here's the final audio recap of recapping... 12 games of note for your ear holes, one last time! :)
As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :)•••Game/show Q&A►►►1:36 Improving my final thoughts?9:35 Exit surveys?22:52 Feld City collection?26:59 Marrakesh Nomads vs Camels?32:00 How I rank hidden gems?47:21 Alternatives to pre-ordering?1:02:39 Mr. Beast & boardgames?1:11:01 How the boardgames biz doing?1:13:46 Are my runthroughs misleading?1:24:22 Influential board game artists?1:37:32 Managing my BGG collection?1:43:39 Boardgames fan demographics?1:53:24 Normalizing unhealthy boardgame habits?2:03:20 More conventions in our future?2:05:45 Throwing games in the trash?•••Personal Q&A►►►2:08:50 Roadtrip to BGG Con?2:19:08 Does Jen think I'm a bad driver?2:23:57 Future evolution of the Rahdo channel?2:39:32 Retirement advice?3:04:29 Must-see RV spots in the USA?3:07:01 Jen's Glass work on the road?3:09:38 Video game industry morality?3:27:16 Reconciling my violent video games & my carebear-ism?3:47:33 UBI and inflation?3:58:20 Ridin' with Biden?4:01:08 AOC lies?
This week Ray, Ruel, Chris and I are talking about games we REALLY should enjoy this much! :)
Ray tries out a new and very fun board game trivia game on the guys, and you can play along as well, plus the latest R&R list! :)
There's a bunch more travel games in the post show, and some more fun chitchat in the pre-show :)
Sponsored by https://www.arcanewonders.com/product/world-wonders-mundo-expansion/ See our World Wonders runthrough at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkwiImlG41U
And now... an episode outlining the games we played in March 2024.
0:00 Sponsored segment
2:21 Intro
3:02 16. Isle of Night https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/412997/isle-of-night
7:11 15. Colors of Kasane https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159355/colors-of-kasane
9:35 14. Siege of Valeria https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345888/siege-valeria
13:37 13. Gun It https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/randyo/gun-it-a-cooperative-car-thriller
19:35 12. Sankore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCA52xRfwOk
22:54 11. Heroes of the Sanctum https://youtu.be/d1uG0KWdEBY
26:44 10. One-Hit Heroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMjMbH7ValM
30:03 9. Caldera Park https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367047/caldera-park
33:26 8. Salton Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sv2MWD5cP4
37:54 7. Tiny Epic Game of Thrones https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/409978/tiny-epic-game-of-thrones
43:49 6. Comet https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381078/comet
48:47 5. Cat Packs https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/404417/cat-packs
51:45 4. Horror on the Orient Express https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/394897/horror-on-the-orient-express-the-board-game
55:07 3. AI 100% Human https://twitch.tv/videos/2084048439
59:51 2. Inheritors https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367476/inheritors
1:04:55 1. Windmill Valley https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403441/windmill-valley
1:08:22 Outro
Okay, time for the audio-only version of the "new games" section of the last 6 weeks of recaps, for folks who want to learn about cool new games on the go! The games mentioned talked about are:
• Ziggurat https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415197/ziggurat or https://www.mindware.orientaltrading.com/ziggurat-a1-14194073.fltr
• Spectacular https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415147/spectacular
• Citizens of the Spark https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415465/citizens-spark
• Life in Reterra https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415513/life-reterra
• Kokeshi https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415507/kokeshi
• Barcelona: Passeig de Gracia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/415314/barcelona-passeig-de-gracia
• Skulls of Sedlec: Expansion Collection III https://gamefound.com/en/projects/button-shy-games/button-shy-2024-reprint-campaign
• Brink https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415078/brink
• Tropicalla https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415188/tropicalia
• Lords of Worlds https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415182/lords-worlds
• Gardlings https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416059/gardlings
• AI 100% Human https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416086/ai-100-human
• Architects of Amytis https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415910/architects-amytis
• Inori https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415938/inori
• Kyoto no Neko https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417155/kyoto-no-neko
• Adulthood https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416780/adulthood
• Rebirth https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417197/rebirth
• Chateau Combo https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416851/chateau-combo
• Eat Zem All https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/416790/eat-zem-all
• Mythwind: Friends & Family https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/417508/mythwind-friends-family
• Everbloom https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369897/everbloom
• Harmony https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417599/harmony
• God of War: The Board Game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/417357/god-war-board-game
• Neko Syndicate https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415792/neko-syndicate
• SETI https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence
• Don't Starve https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418146/dont-starve-the-board-game
• Super https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418036/super
In addition to the top 12 that ray, chris, ruel and I came up with, in the post show I do a full top10 to update my engine building list from a year ago! :)
It was a decade ago that I did my original top 10 engine building games list, so it's about time for an update! :)
Here's the extended edition of the latest R&R, where there's some chitchat catching up after a long absence as well as a whole bunch more spring themed games int he post show!
Hey everybody, spring is in the air and so Ruel, Ray, Chris and I are counting down the best spring games (and getting into a debate about one of them!)
As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :)
0:00 Intro
•••Game/show Q&A►►►
1:15 Why don’t I like Earthborne Rangers?
6:34 Heavy co-ops?
12:16 Contributor enthusiasm list?
18:26 How can I enjoy a war game?
26:14 Games ideal for 3+?
34:22 Expeditions variant?
36:20 Private objectives?
37:34 Shared control in competitive games?
46:15 Theme love overcoming mechanism hate?
51:41 Game pivot moments?
55:10 What makes a interesting game choice?
57:16 BGstats app?
58:30 BGG weight system hidden?
1:05:50 Andor strategy?
1:11:06 Other causes for viewer dropoff?
1:18:13 Why did I hate Bob Ross: Art of Chill?
1:23:17 Am I too hard on myself?
1:27:32 Final thoughts value vs runthrough?
1:34:09 Proper way to watch my channel?
1:36:45 Are top10’s healthy?
1:39:15 Event conveyor belts?
1:40:33 Why aren’t decks pre-shuffled?
1:43:58 Cheating?
1:56:10 What’s a normal game collection size & gameplay rate?
2:01:43 Dealing with rude gamers?
•••Personal Q&A►►►
2:08:30 Dune Part 2?
2:11:50 RV’ing back east?
2:15:44 Returning to the UK?
2:17:24 Final chapter of the Baja trip?
3:48:48 Road trip pictures?
Wow, having Dr Finn on for this extended episode led to some of the best behind-the-scenes stories we've heard on the show yet, plus in the post show we've got a bunch of additional filler games to talk about! :)
This leap year must have really kicked in because it's the most games Jen and I have played in a month in a LOOONG time! :)
As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :)
0:00 Intro•••Game/show Q&A►►►0:18 Most played game of the last 10 years?1:33 Most played expansion of the last 10 years?5:22 How to fix BGG ranking system?10:52 Favorite game complexity level?13:17 Best boss job in the boardgame industry?20:33 Best binge game?22:21 Boardgame culling regrets?27:52 Who would I have join the Rahdo crew next?28:55 Most fun game to teach?31:01 Ever rage quit a game?32:55 Should ever game have a solo mode?34:10 Pub developed solo modes vs fan made ones?36:52 Why do pubs not implement obvious solo modes?39:48 Do I rank games based on play count experience?40:44 Changing BGG ranking system to account for different player couts?43:30 Boardgame academic research? 49:00 Some of my runthroughs have disappeared?52:03 Reviewers favoring shorter games?1:01:19 Yunnan 2nd edition sounds like it rocks!1:02:14 Best 3p minimum games?1:10:04 Misleading audience by accident?1:16:33 Are boardgame rulebooks getting better or worse?1:18:42 Getting recognized irl?1:23:27 Rahdo recap format?1:25:58 Revisiting old top10 topics?1:31:29 How are the channel contributors received?1:37:36 Playtesters vs casual players vs competitive players?1:42:33 What do backers of the show want?1:48:36 Playing co-op games multi-hand?1:54:46 Only future games or past games?2:04:25 Why do I rank older games higher?2:21:10 Jen burning out on games?2:35:12 Why don't we see more stuff like Tzolkin gears?2:39:53 Would we ever go back to Escape Room games?2:44:23 Are there other genres we've tired of?2:45:55 How to avoid gateway game disasters?•••Personal Q&A►►►2:56:28 How's the RV size for us?3:08:00 Why do audiences expect media creation for free?3:15:03 Reconciling eating meat and concern for the planet?3:23:39 New Zealand vs Japan vs Iceland?3:25:24 Scotland vs Ireland vs Wales?3:26:52 Recommendations for traveling the Oregon coast?3:29:40 How are our eyes holding up?3:32:47 Jen's future plans for Gamer Glass?3:35:20 Pictures of our travels?3:36:29 RVing in Europe?3:43:39 Best food we've had on the road?3:55:38 DOGGOS!!
Okay folks, here's 39 more games to talk about that I've discovered over the last 6 weeks and that I think sound fantastic! :)
In addition to the top10 couples game countdown, we've got board game tales of romance and plenty of other fun goings on this extended edition! :)
This time we've got Raina of Pandasaurus and 1 Minute Boardgames to help us count down the 10 best games for couples! :)
5 new games Grant tells us about, including one that's never been announced anywhere before! :)
Wow, this is one of the worst months ever for games played that I didn't like! Not a great way to start 2024!
As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :)
0:00 Intro
•••Game/show Q&A►►►
0:40 If I can only one 1 game from every year?
14:26 Critiquing Earth?
26:47 Analyzing the stats of 2023?
37:19 Best of 2023 I haven't played?
40:37 Multi-hand co-op?
51:04 How to learn games?
53:11 Board game media ignoring theme?
59:53 Board game media over-emphasizing innovation?
1:05:07 Isn't Tapestry too cutthroat for a carebear?
1:10:12 How much Rahdo on the Rahdo channel?
1:18:42 Board game testing and balance?
1:23:56 Opponents determine my action strength?
1:26:03 El Burro vs La Granja?
1:2917 Crossing Oceans runthrough?
1:30:36 New version of Yunnan?
1:32:42 New games not as good as old games?
1:36:44 Old filming style vs new filming style?
1:40:08 Which heavy game would I play?
1:41:23 Solo categorization?
1:47:00 What are the Rahdo contributor's day jobs?
1:54:23 Board game dilemmas?
2:02:38 Outdated mechanisms?
2:03:45 Boardgame design commandments?
2:05:57 Shorter vs longer game length?
2:14:45 More board game dilemmas?
•••Personal Q&A►►►
2:31:18 RV trip travelogue update?
3:23:55 Renting while we're on the road?
3:26:05 RVing vs returning to Europe?
3:28:33 How any American tourists have we run into?
3:29:31 Jen's glass while we're on the road?
3:31:22 UK govt euthanizing pitbulls?
3:32:49 Why do we get to attached to our pets?
3:36:59 Gaza?
3:38:03 Doggos!!!
3:39:55 What politician is so bad we'd vote for Trump over them?
3:43:26 Outro
In addition to the party game countdown, we talk to Grant Lyon about his meteoric rise to TikTok boardgame stardom, getting his YouTube channel shutdown, and a LOT of talk about culling games! :)
We're talking about our favourite party games and there's a wide range of stuff to go over with something for everybody!
Apologies for the extreme lateness on this. Back in September I said I'd start making audio podcasts of the new games section of the recap, and then I went on a road trip and forgot all about it! So here I am a few months later with 2 hours of amazing games to tell you abotu while you're on the move. In the future I'll try to do one of these a month! :)
All the really cool stuff happened in the extended edition pre & post show segments this week! :)
And now, a countdown of my 10 most anticiapted game for 2024! 0:00 Intro2:14 10. Sankore https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382518/sankore-pride-mansa-musa4:20 9. Cities https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402676/cities5:51 8. Raas: Dance of Love https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358912/raas-dance-love8:06 7. Cascadia: Rolling Hills & Rivers https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/407318/cascadia-rolling-rivers9:55 6. Neodreams https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/379582/neodreams11:27 5. Daitoshi https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402677/daitoshi13:39 4. Windmill Valley https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403441/windmill-valley14:56 3. Kathmandu https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/409031/kathmandu15:58 2. Civolution https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400602/civolution17:29 1. Imperium: Horizons https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons19:02 Outro
In this month's episode, Grant goes through a rollercoaster ride of emotion as well as tells us about 5 great games! :)
The last roundup of the year!!!
0:00 Sponsored segment1:32 Intro2:20 10. Scholars of the South Tigris https://youtu.be/pu4l0g6OMjM6:20 9. Starry Night Sky https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368519/starry-night-sky8:16 8. Trolls & Princesses https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371873/trolls-princesses10:50 7. Amygdala https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360879/amygdala16:44 6. Kutna Hora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUF4Y_gSS1g20:24 5. Explorers of Navoria (sponsored) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371932/explorers-navoria23:47 4. Witchtsone: Full Moon https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353890/witchstone-full-moon25:44 3. Evacuation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K44FoxN-DjQ26:51 2. Galileo Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDEqytOkNlQ29:00 1. Marrakesh: Camels & Nomads https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396446/marrakesh-camels-nomads32:27 Outro
Happy holidays everybody! Here's the audio version of my yearly best of the year countdown! :)
The R&R&R Show #80 (Top 16 games according to everyone on the channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrHUnieFChE
The 2023 reviewer compliation meta geeklist: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/326659/reviewers-best-2023-meta-compilation
0:00 Intro
1:27 2023 Games Yet to be Played (planta nubo, daybreak, earthborne rangers, mythwind, ancient knowledge, guild academies of valeria, globetrotters, arborea, delta, darwin's journey)
4:07 The R&R&R Show ep 80
5:00 No reimplementation rule reminder
5:47 30. Oranienburger Kanal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lov6MPY7Fec
6:52 29. Rats of Wistar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gNs5wnEq5M
8:31 28. Forest Shuffle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-bJJK9bg4I
10:29 27. Kutna Hora https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUF4Y_gSS1g
13:28 26. Aldeberan Duel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1OIT4MTeQ
14:44 25. The ART Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWqTTonRrZg
16:35 24. Books of Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndfNo1Zpois
17:49 23. Printing Press https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afL8PVw7lFw
19:03 22. How Dare You? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQWcqK0xHa4&t=3278s
20:18 21. World Wonders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkwiImlG41U
22:01 20. House of Cats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHxP5_isNkk&t=4430s
23:08 19. Ahau: Rulers of Yucatan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBzu2eziPMU
24:22 18. Forbidden Jungle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wTIdAqQt50
25:17 17. Apiary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMKJS5RYwWE
26:55 16. Sky Team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQmlGjLby3k
27:51 15. Humanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIKvhR2wo3w
28:55 14. Faraway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8pYzdhsPsE
30:18 13. Point City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Bb3cDVFc4
31:03 12. Rauha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcZREya7ms4
32:07 11. Wild Tiled West https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeCuythrn4c
33:03 10. Nimalia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQW3kgiLl80
34:20 9. Barcelona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_e7CWNNwqA
35:23 8. Rebuilding Seattle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-_S-92Vdg
37:07 7. Archeos Society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMutjmyQow
38:31 6. Evacuation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K44FoxN-DjQ
39:40 5. The White Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6SWQrGSPfU
41:38 4. Sagrada Artisans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VjuyQbjaag
43:10 3. Galileo Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDEqytOkNlQ
45:27 2. Evenfall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoAjHfaHSNU
46:55 1. Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGVOrgP9AUw
49:04 Outro
Ruel, Chris, Ray and I join forces with Cole Wehrle (designer of Root and others) plus all of the contributors to the channel to bring you the best games of the year, according to us!
Not only do we count down the 16 best agmes of the year, but Cole Wehrle does a very engaging and insightful interview with the gang!
As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :)0:00 Intro•••Game/show Q&A►►►•••Personal Q&A►►►
In additon to our top5 Stonemaier Games countdown (including Jamey Stegmaier's #1 game he's published) and the Jamey interview, we've got a lot of other fun stuff in this extended edition... the first one with Ray as a regular co-host (very excited!)
In this R&R, we're joined by special guest Jamey Stegmaier, the head of Stonemaier games, to talk about the 5 best games they've published (in our collective opinion) and then do some Q&A with him afterwards!
A video ranking all the games we played in the month of November!0:00 Sponsored segment1:11 Intro2:42 17. Last Light https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315727/last-light7:42 16. High Society https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society11:50 15. Clever 4Ever https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366162/clever-4ever12:38 14. Doppelt So Clever https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269210/twice-clever15:28 13. Cthulhu: Death May Die https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253344/cthulhu-death-may-die18:27 12. Bazaars of Ubar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTE9XcUYxSs20:48 11. Chroma Mix https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382241/chroma-mix24:08 10. Arcana Rising https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/309408/arcana-rising27:00 9. Pirates of Maracaibo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBVv89VrHMw29:09 8. Great Western Trail: New Zealand https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/380607/great-western-trail-new-zealand31:29 7. Aqua https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/403468/aqua-biodiversity-oceans33:56 6. Tiny Epic Cthulhu (sponsored) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSe_V8EhgbI36:15 5. Firefighters on Duty (sponsored) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er2LZ4Sm1o038:28 4. Aldebaran Duel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1OIT4MTeQ40:13 3. Ark Nova: Marine Worlds https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/368966/ark-nova- marine-worlds43:56 2. Cascadia: Landmarks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxFAyqblcIM45:43 1. Age of Civilization https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264647/age-civilization49:25 Outro
Grant has been playing a LOT of games lately, and here's his fave five, plus a home tour bonus!
As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :)0:00 Intro•••Game/show Q&A►►►0:54 Proper player count?9:20 Kickstarter bubble?14:03 Earthborne Rangers?16:01 Deeper commentary?19:22 Audience reaction to contributors?22:44 Adjusting to solo gaming?26:40 Dropping viewership?32:36 Dice Tower West 2024?33:29 Theme I’d pass on?36:22 Smaller game conventions?38:45 Most varied designer?40:40 Reviewer designed games?43:54 Do I want to design?45:00 Alternate ways to rank games?51:41 Dealing with board game fatigue?•••Personal Q&A►►►1:03:06 Safety while RVing?1:11:00 Arc of history?1:22:44 Media bias?1:31:17 Biggest strawman ever?1:34:15 Travel vlog videos?1:37:58 Jen’s fave Star Trek?1:40:11 No inner monologue?1:45:36 Across the Spider-Verse?1:47:23 Best place in the universe?1:53:22 Hard pet healthcare decisions?1:57:57 Motorcycle experiences?2:03:22 Roca news?2:04:51 New Beatles song?2:07:24 Custom GPTs?2:12:47 AI in board games?2:14:09 AI predictions?2:17:11 Doggos!
In the latest R&R&R, we talk about our favourite food-themed games, with a special guest and me appearing live in the episode!
In this extended video, we get to know Ray from the OP, do some this or that, and extended our countdown lists mightily!
Today we've got over 2 hours of fun chitchat about games, boardgame media, and rahdo runsthrough branded sports gear, and we're joined by Daniel and Ash from Shelfside! :)
Today we're joined by Daniel and Ash from Shelfside to talk about our favourite Ameritrash (i.e. heavily thematic) games :)
Hey everybody, here's a new episode ranking all the games we played in the month of October!
1:10 10. HEAT: PEDAL TO THE METAL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfNPP-P5Cfk3:49 9. HENS https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348447/hens7:26 8. TIPPERARY https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378983/tipperary11:21 7. CALIMALA: INTRIGUE (sponsored) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffL_fFJD4pc15:17 6. CRITTER KITCHEN (sponsored) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1d9KBHIrtY19:13 5. ALPUJARRAS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUBL4aflzBk21:45 4. ESCAPE ROOM TYCOON (sponsored) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8rAarh-Bl823:33 3. BOOKS OF TIME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndfNo1Zpois&t=1s27:31 2. UNDERGROVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmn5u9UZdNk33:01 1. WONDROUS CREATURES (sponsored)
Sorry we're a bit late with the monthly Rahdo Rounds Up and Jen Jogs, but life on the road making timing it tricky! But in the meantime, here's the audio version of Grant's latest top five, and as always it's fantastic.
In addition to the main show, we get to know Travis better and hear about a bunch more mini games in the extended edition of the show, and here's the ad-ree audio version!
In this episode of the R&R&R show we're joined by Travis Chance of publisher Cool Mini Or Not, and so it seemed a very appropriate time to talk about mini-heavy games! :)
As always, keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :)
0:00 Intro
•••Game/show Q&A►►►
0:43 Plunderous & Adventure Ink updates?
6:25 Best automa practices?
14:18 Which of my top10 needs an automa?
20:45 Extended runthroughs?
26:26 How do I pick which games to cover?
37:38 Channel changes in the future?
48:11 Changing pick up and deliver opinion?
55:31 How to rank games?
59:39 Game vs activity?
1:10:24 How to look at games?
1:13:14 Ideal game themes?
•••Personal Q&A►►►
1:23:09 Extraordinary Attorney Woo?
1:24:03 Scariest moments while RVing?
1:32:46 About our upcoming RV trip?
1:35:18 Most treasured childhood memories?
1:41:30 EVs?
1:45:50 John McWhorter?
1:49:45 Losing dogs?
1:57:56 Star Trek: Those Old Scientists?
2:00:47 Left lies vs Right lies?
2:11:46 Jen's words of wisdom
2:12:03 DOGGOs!!!
And here we are again, doing lots of chit chat with our guest host Peter Vaughn of Cardboard Alchemy, plus of course the normal countdown stuff! :)
This episode we're talking about innovation in worker placement, with a special guest that is known for innovating in that space! :)
Here's the ad-free audio version of the latest R&R&R where we replace Catan six ways to Sunday! :)
Okay folks I'm renaming this series and making it monthly going forward, talking about new games to keep an eye out for. Hope you enjoy! :)
We've got a big preshow in this month's R&R&R to really get to know our special guest from Legendary Tactics!
Chris, Ruel, myself and the gang from Legendary Tactics discuss the six best games to replace this classic card game! :)
Here's the audio version of grants latest 5 game countdown, and i'm pretty jealous of some of these games that I haven't played yet!
Hey everybody, here's a new episode ranking all the games we played in the month of September!
0:00 Neotopia (sponsored by Arcane Wonders) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360359/neotopia
5:27 Intro
6:06 21. Express Route https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/388718/express-route
8:58 20. Spellbook https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391834/spellbook
11:50 19. The Perfect Wave https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/388683/perfect-wave
16:08 18. Sky Rockets https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398684/skyrockets
19:58 17. Dragonkeepers https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383109/dragonkeepers
26:38 16. Forest Shuffle https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391163/forest-shuffle
32:33 15. Knarr https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/379629/knarr
38:32 14. Nucleum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFezSfErQnQ
42:45 13. Leaf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKOLCW2zTUA
47:11 12. Art Society https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/395375/art-society
53:42 11. Cargo Empire (sponsored) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1PrkS1eKis
57:04 10. Rolling Realms Expansions https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/354212/rolling-realms-rolling-realms-promo-pack
59:43 9. Philharmonix (sponsored) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuJ5G4sJKbg
1:00:41 8. Nocturne (sponsored) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/393175/nocturne
1:04:41 7. Faraway https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/385761/faraway
1:09:55 6. Printing Press https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/390606/printing-press
1:13:50 5. House of Cats https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386436/house-cats
1:20:20 4. Humanity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIKvhR2wo3w
1:25:35 3. Ezra & Nehimaiah (sponsored) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkRbkYhKbpU
1:28:44 2. Shipyard 2nd Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJBrjZsMAE
1:30:28 1. The White Castle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6SWQrGSPfU
1:33:46 Special Thanks
Hey everybody, here's a new episode where I talk about my 20 most anticipated titles for Essen Spiel 2023 :)
0:00 Intro
1:31 Already-played games
1:50 10. House of Cats https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386436/house-cats
3:15 9. Ahau: Rulers of the Yucatan https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321140/ahau-rulers-yucatan
5:02 8. Arborea https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371077/arborea
6:23 7. Printing Press https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/390606/printing-press
7:42 6. Humanity https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/379633/humanity
8:58 5. Barcelona https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383607/barcelona
10:17 4. The White Castle https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371942/white-castle
11:39 3. Apiary https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400314/apiary
12:25 2. Sagrada Artisans https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369751/sagrada-artisans
13:22 1. Evenfall https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/396989/evenfall
14:30 Games I haven't played
15:57 10. Walking in Burano: Roll & Write https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/385417/walking-burano-roll-write
17:53 9. Djinn https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/384150/djinn
20:00 8. Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381297/unmatched-adventures-tales-amaze
22:14 7. Aldebaren Duel https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383175/aldebaran-duel
24:05 6. Bruxelles 1893 Belle Epoque https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345155/bruxelles-1893-belle-epoque
25:34 5. Evacuation https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382843/evacuation
26:53 SURPRISE TWIST!! http://rnr.rahdo.com
28:47 4. Orleans: The Plague https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/398047/orleans-plague
29:54 3. Boonlake: Artifacts https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/398052/boonlake-artifacts
31:46 2. Discordia: Magna https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/390482/discordia-magna
33:34 1. Hippocrates: Agora https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/371872/hippocrates-agora
36:19 But wait there's more!
0:00 Intro
•••Games Q&A►►►
0:46 How to deal with frustrating moments in co-ops?
11:45 Playing war games?
15:17 Best games I don't like in the BGG top 100?
26:45 Re-theming the "feed your workers" mechanism
31:42 Why more complexity than depth in recent game design?
44:32 Are co-ops inherently solo games?
49:45 Conflict better in abstracts?
57:01 How much money do I make off YouTube Premium views?
1:02:30 How best to learn a game?
1:13:42 Pandemic style game about managing a city?
1:14:52 Enhancing the trashing mechanism?
1:18:57 What games should get the roll & write treatment?
1:25:12 Videogame themed boardgames?
1:33:30 AI art in boardgames?
1:56:40 Fave nation in civ games?
1:59:03 Ranking the 4 x's of 4X gaming?
2:02:07 Roll & writes vs flip & fills?
2:15:43 How to pick which games to save from a wildfire?
•••Personal Q&A►►►
2:20:34 White fragility part II?
2:26:18 Words losing meaning?
2:28:25 Kasparian, Rittenhouse and bonus holes?
2:30:27 Define right wing?
2:31:37 Centrist response to progressive ideals?
2:36:10 Ship of Theseus & immortality?
2:44:49 Fave foreign language TV/movies?
2:48:47 Why talk about white privilege?
2:54:03 Jen and AAE?
3:00:08 Syphon Filter vs Metal Gear Solid?
3:02:19 Jen's words of wisdom & doggos!
In addition to the countdown and the contest, there's a lot of bonus content here: a new top3, a this or that, and honorable mentions, plus the normal banter with the live audience :)
This week we're counting down our 12 most anticipated games for Essen Spiel PLUS giving away free tickets to PAX UNPLUGGED! :)
In addition to the new top 12 game about keeping your game buying to under $300, we get an update on Chris's adventures, there's discussion about other recent game experiences, plus a bunch of honorable mentions for the main list :)
Chris, Ruel and I come up with a list of 12 games to get if your budget is under $300, and things quickly go off the rails!
8 new games to tell you about this time, including my new #1 most anticipated evar!!!! :)
Welcome to year 2 of Grant's greatest games, and this might be my favourite episode yet :)
Sponsored by https://arcanewonders.com Help Rahdo Run: http://patreon.com/rahdo ❤️
Code of conduct: http://conduct.rahdo.com 🙂
And now... A podcast episode ranking all the games we played in the month of August!
0:00 Neotopia (sponsored by Arcane Wonders) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360359/neotopia 1:25 Intro 2:15 23. My City: Roll & Write https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/351476/my-city-roll-build 4:44 22. Sea Dragons https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374895/sea-dragons 7:43 21. Junk Drawer https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/362366/junk-drawer 9:46 20. Lata https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374201/lata 12:48 19. Call of Duty: The Board Game https://youtu.be/P4p_OA9CEmU 15:28 18. Mythic Mischief Vol II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxMn7DakdBA 19:19 17. Fictions: Memoirs of a Gangster https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378731/fictions-memoirs-gangster 25:11 16. Imperial Miners https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378758/imperial-miners 29:50 15. Tucana Builders https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386273/tucana-builders 33:56 14. Sweet Mess: Pastry Competition https://studio.youtube.com/video/gTxlwN3_2ns/edit?o=U 36:15 13. Forever Home https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/385999/forever-home 39:11 12. Nebula https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374982/nebula 41:40 11. Lunaris 45 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/380915/lunaris-45 46:55 10. Celtae https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/374200/celtae 50:15 9. Amritsar: The Golden Temple https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386502/amritsar-golden-temple 54:40 8. How Dare You? https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/387763/how-dare-you 1:01:01 7. Revive: Call of the Abyss https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/385685/revive-call-abyss 1:03:14 6. Footprints https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS9RBXODwT0 1:05:36 5. Heroes of Tenefyr: Second Curse https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/293459/heroes-tenefyr-second-curse 1:08:13 4. Sky Team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQmlGjLby3k 1:11:24 3. Mistwind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxBiDAKm_gg 1:14:06 2. Creature Caravan https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/385331/creature-caravan 1:18:25 1. Evenfall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoAjHfaHSNU 1:21:40 Special Thanks
Here's my 2nd test episode for a quick summary of all the games I've discovered in the last 2 week which are now high on my wishlist, plus a big announcement! :)
• 6. Cookie Champion https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/399134/cookie-champion • 5. Medieval: Jan Zizka https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/379306/medieval-jan-zizka • 4. Humanity https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/379633/humanity • 3. House of Cats https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386436/house-cats • 2. Faraway https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/385761/faraway • 1. Grand Austra Hotel: Hochsaison https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/398898/grand-austria-hotel-hochsaison
• 5. Statecraft https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/399911/statecraft • 4. Come Sail Away! https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386405/come-sail-away • 3. Grand Plan: New York City https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400070/grand-plan-new-york-city • 2. Imperium Horizons https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367518/imperium-horizons • 1. The LOOP Agent Stickers https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameaccessory/399810/loop-official-agent-stickers-pack-1
•••[0:55] Games Q&A►►► Combat in Marvel Champions vs Gloomhaven? Games catering for different players? Luck in co-ops, the conclusion! Gloomhaven for euro fans? Best game I'll never play? Wargame mechanisms in non-war games? Rosenberg shackles in 2023? Player scaling design? Co-op Wingspan? Do I horde games? What makes Jen stop playing a game?
•••[1:12:55] Personal Q&A►►►
Sticking with Spotify? Is profit bad? Surviving the Middle Ages? Big vs small game publishing? Nikola Jokic? White fragility? Ana Kasparian? Am I part of the problem? Growing up on a boat? Fan interactions? Adopting a dog? goimagine.com ? Rahdo in Zelda? My camera setup? Hi Ren?
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
Hey everybody, here's a quick little experiment of a new show wherein i tell you all of the games that went high on my wishlist from July 16th to August 12th :)
We talk 2p gaming in the latest countdown, plus honorable mentions in the post-show, and updates from the road in the pre-show! :)
Here's the latest R&R where chris, ruel and i talk about the greatest 2p games, with a few somethings old, a few somethings new, and other stuff as well! :)
Sponsored by https://arcanewonders.com
Help Rahdo Run: http://patreon.com/rahdo ❤️ Code of conduct: http://conduct.rahdo.com 🙂 And now...
A video ranking all the games we played in the month of July!
0:00 Sponsor
Age of Wonders: Planetfall https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353848/age-wonders-planetfall
Neotopia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360359/neotopia
World Wonders https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365258/world-wonders
Call of Duty https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/386403/call-duty-board-game
4:16 Intro
4:50 19. TIME Stories: Cavendish https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295480/time-stories-revolution-cavendish
6:48 18. Everything Ever https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391086/everything-ever
9:48 17. Splito https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359878/splito
13:02 16. Findorff https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360617/findorff
16:50 15. After Us https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369548/after-us
21:15 14. Midhalla https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359291/midhalla
26:16 13. Four Horsemen https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368540/four-horsemen
35:06 12. 3 Ring Circus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gkNEvHYB1o
38:38 11. The Gardens https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322568/gardens
42:25 10. Lost Ruins of Arnak: Missing Expedition https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/382350/lost-ruins-arnak-missing-expedition
49:03 9. Everdell Farshore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2_NithxdYs
51:59 8. Space Explroers: Age of Ambition https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/346246/space-explorers-age-ambition
57:22 7. World Wonders https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/365258/world-wonders
58:43 6. Fromage https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/384213/fromage
1:01:44 5. Rauha https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371922/rauha
1:04:35 4. Wild Tiled West https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342032/wild-tiled-west
1:08:15 3. Forbidden Jungle https://youtu.be/_wTIdAqQt50
1:10:43 2. Barcelona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_e7CWNNwqA
1:12:48 1. Marrakesh Essential Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oTtyPct6YM
1:14:22 Special Thanks
Hey everybody, if you're looking for an on-the-go extra hour of banter about games collections, stand up comedy, women's professional soccer, and honorable mentions to the top12 most anticipated gencon list (plus the list itself), then this extended audio episode is the thing for you!
Hey everybody, here's your audio version of the latest R&R episode, featuring new two surprise co-hosts who did a great job! :)
•••[1:02] Games Q&A►►►
Gloomhaven 2? What’s the point of swingy co-op events? Mechanisms of a theoretical greatest game of all time? Heavy adventure RPGs? Fixing deck construction? Unmatched Adventures? Independent publishing ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8EkqgJ7WE4 )? Coloma: New Prospects must have? Using suggested setups? Marrakesh? Endeavor: Deep Sea? Yunnan second edition? Older games vs new? Best streamlined game designer? Fewer runthroughs? Expansions pushing a game to #1? Will Pandemic ever be usurped? Older games cruising on nostalgia? Rankening? Fave designers? New Pandemic Legacy settings? What draws Jen to a game? Jen’s game time? New Gamer Glass?
•••[2:41:24] Personal Q&A►►►
PNW in summer? Aliens are real? Purity tests? Conservatism on the rise? Piracy good for the economy? More sci-fi for Jen? Violence in the name of atheism? Source of morality? Going deeper on Taoism? The afterlife? The soul? Our experience with Christianity? Rahdo’s eyesight & brain? The Forward Party? Criminality & the Presidency? Safety while RVing? Bioengineered food marketing? GMO safety? Theism definitions? Jen’s Words of Wisdom? DOGGOs!!!!
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
In addition to the mid-year check-in, we've got plenty of chitchat plus a new This or That in the latest R&R&R :)
Answering the call from Rolling Reggie, we're looking back over the first half of the year for our fave game, or buggest disappointment, and more :)
Here's the audio version of my top10 for the year plus a bit of focus on the BGG top10 for the year and the reviewer metalist as well :)
In addition to the normal top15 countdown, we've got a lot more audience chitchat and game talk as we hear all about the latest goings on in Ruel & Chris's lives :)
After taking a month off, Grant is back (without his friends) with this best list yet... his #2 is a must have for me!
If you're looking for just the games on the go and none of the extra chitchat, here's the pared down audio version of the latest R&R&R!
Here's the ad-free audio version of this weeks R&R&R show where we're joined by Mike Kelley of the one stop co-op shop, and he's calls me out (for good reason!) :)
•••[0:58] Games Q&A►►►
Production quality over design quality? Upgrading game components? The industry over the last 5 years? Luck vs chaos in co-ops? What makes the best boardgame of all time? The rise of euro dungeon crawlers? Heavy euros getting more laid back? Houseruling game event systems? Rosenberg’s shackles? Why rondels? The Quackalope controversy? Earth vs Wingspan? Endless Winter vs Come Together vs Eleven? Aeon’s End vs Marvel Champions? Paring down to 50 games? Our Magic the Gathering experience?
•••[1:59:31] Personal Q&A►►►
Immigration vs Indigenous? Sensitive subjects in board games? Videogame development priorities? Desert island albums? Rebecca’s big speech in Ted Lasso? The Good Place? Arguing online? Pro sports vs Hollywood? Jen and Taoism? How long did videogame development take me? ChatGPT? AI Art? The impact of AI? Jen’s belief system? Silo? The Rahdo Network? TV vs Movies? Using boardgame skills IRL? Jen’s racing past? Online infotainment? GMOs? Jen’s Words of Wisdom? SPOILERS: Nate’s character arc in Ted Lasso
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
In addition to the must haves countdown, there's lots of fun chitchat & banter to be had in the latest extended R&R audio edition! :)
Hey everybody, today Ruel and Chris and I tell you about our 15 combined desert island games!
Okay folks, here's the podcast version of my latest attempt to pick the best of the best! Things go off the rails a couple of time, but still fun was had :)
If you want the full show, this is the place, as Ruel Chris & I disagree about the best gateway games, plus a new ruel ranks, road trip chitchat, honorable mentions, and all sorts of bonus stuff! :)
If you want the full show, this is the place, as Ruel Chris & I disagree about the best gateway games, plus a new ruel ranks, road trip chitchat, honorable mentions, and all sorts of bonus stuff! :)
Hey everybody, today we're talking gateway games as we disagree about which games should have one the Spiel Des Jahres for the last five years! :)
Hey everybody, today we're talking gateway games as we disagree about which games should have one the Spiel Des Jahres for the last five years! :)
I don't back many crowdfunding games personally these days, but one of the four we highlight in this ep of CROWD SORCERY was too big a deal to miss! :
I don't back many crowdfunding games personally these days, but one of the four we highlight in this ep of CROWD SORCERY was too big a deal to miss! :
Oh no! A split second mistake wreaks havoc on the rankening series, but never fear, we must soldier on! :)
Please keep the ?s coming by emailing us at questions@rahdo.com :)
0:00 Sponsor segment
1:14 Intro
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Game Questions
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2:04 Best of Aeon’s End?
3:01 Too much luck in co-ops?
16:33 Mancalas?
28:55 Thorgal?
32:46 Narrative adventure games?
37:26 The rankening series?
41:42 Big designer’s lesser known games?
45:49 One game to represent the hobby?
56:12 One game to represent humanity?
57:23 Boardgames as art?
1:02:44 What are pubs getting better and worse at?
1:05:29 Innovative euro twists?
1:12:22 Enormity of games?
1:15:30 The truth about Bruno Cathala?
1:18:56 Earth too sandbox-ey?
1:21:38 Games getting too combo-ey?
1:30:24 Best games of our early childhood?
1:45:30 Jen’s top 5 games?
1:49:46 What kind of gamer is Jen?
1:52:57 How has boardgaming changed our relationship?
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Personal Questions
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1:55:25 An epic defense of Sports!
2:09:29 Kevin Smith’s amazing therapy video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBvc7Ny4iUk
2:14:00 No sports = no Ted Lasso?
2:16:22 More defense of sports!
2:20:50 Hogwarts Legacy used?
2:27:16 How about this Eric Lang quote?
2:32:24 Fave and least fave moments of the road trip?
2:51:14 Sports defense continues!
3:01:44 Jen prefer fantasy or sci-fi literature? Fave authors?
3:06:49 Most impactful moves about race?
3:09:15 Immigration?
3:14:40 What shaped our agnosticism/atheism?
3:24:21 Buddhism thoughts?
3:26:35 Clint Eastwood vs Harrison Ford vs Kevin Costner?
3:28:12 Beatles vs Rolling Stones vs Led Zeppelin
3:28:33 Pirates of Caribbean vs Lord of the Rings vs Matrix
3:30:02 Bach vs Beethoven vs Mozart
3:30:31 Working with Pfister vs Feld vs Kramer?
3:31:18 Koala vs Penguin vs Sea Otter?
3:31:55 Jen’s words of wisdom?
3:33:37 Doggos!
3:34:44 Outro
In addition to talking about our 15 most disappoiting games of 2021, the audience weighs in with the games that broke their hearts in this extended edition of the show :)
Chris, Ruel and I tell tales of heartbreak regarding the games that let us down in 2021!
Here's the audio version of the latest Crowd Sorcery, where we're trying something a little different! :)
We've got 20 games to discuss and compare in the latest episode as I slowly keep working my way through the collection! :)
For the first time ever, Kimberly joins us for the R&R&R show to do a countdown of the hidden gems of 2021, and I she (as well as Ruel and Chris and dare i say I) delivered! :)
Alex and I have a bunch of games to talk about today ending their runs in the next two weeks! :)
0:23 SORCERY PART 1: Games the channel has covered
0:43 Paperback 10th Anniversary Edition + Typewriter (May 4th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fowers/paperback-10th-anniversary-typewriter
Runthrough: https://youtu.be/o84o-zofMEg
1:33 Forges of Ravenshire (May 11th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bagamesco/forges-of-ravenshire
Runthrough: https://youtu.be/4rtxTedZa2U
2:15 Weirdwood Manor (May 11th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/greyridgegames/weirdwood-manor
Runthrough: https://youtu.be/DGCq7Mzj20s
3:04 Teotihuacan: City of Gods Deluxe Master Set (May 12th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardanddice/teotihuacan-city-of-gods-deluxe-master-set
Runthrough: https://youtu.be/Onei4g6m7Vk
3:54 Pioneer Rails (May 17th)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drandagames/pioneer-rails
Runthrough: https://youtu.be/AYiRQG4NITw
4:44 SORCERY PART 2: Rapid fire honorable mentions
5:19 Julius Caesar Enhanced Edition (May 4th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/columbiagames/julius-caesar-enhanced-edition
5:51 SORCERY PART 3: The Main List
5:57 Flutter (May 4th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phaseshiftgames/flutter-0
7:35 Dice Barons (May 5th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicebarons/dice-barons
10:03 Taiwan Night Market (May 6th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tbdgames/taiwan-night-market
12:26 Tactigon (May 8th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewshaw/tactigon
15:13 Altar: Realms of the gods (May 11th)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyber-odyssey/altar-0
17:23 Starlight (May 11th)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/questore/starlight-4
19:51 To Glory! (May 12th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vesuviusmedia/to-glory
22:08 Milkman (May 12th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicehateme/milkman-a-legendairy-dice-and-delivery-game
24:13 Papillon Gardens (May 16th) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kolossalgames/papillion-gardens
26:12 Berserkers (May 16th)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alone-editions/berserkers-by-alone-editions
I'm back home with a VERY long list of games for myself and the contributors to round up! :)
0:42 [Shea] 6. Mycology (sponsored preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lddb6wjtjI
2:24 [Shea] 5. Weirdwood Manor (sponsored preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGCq7Mzj20s
5:14 [Shea] 4. Marvel Zombies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoG1N3qcF7c
7:40 [Shea] 3. Fractured Sky (sponsored preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFqFXY-pgyk
9:37 [Shea] 2. Monster Hunter Iceborne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4BirtkgnuY
12:54 [Shea] 1. Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGVOrgP9AUw
16:05 [Kimberly] 4. Vedur (sponsored preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJX6s_bFOds
17:29 [Kimberly] 3. Holotype https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnR4o3_r4oo
19:10 [Kimberly] 2. Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGVOrgP9AUw
20:56 [Kimberly] 1. Revive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt4yuad4eHc
23:11 [Ruel] Ecosfera
24:28 [Ruel] 5. Point City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHZU6XECBkE
25:44 [Ruel] 4. Project L: Finesse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJxgWlAjdPs
27:22 [Ruel] 3. Paperback 10th Anniversary (sponsored preview) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnBPoLuLf1s
29:05 [Ruel] 2. Let's Go To Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkvZ2HpD658
30:52 [Ruel] 1. Mosaic: A Story of Civilization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sUmxur2Bhw
32:42 [Ruel] Mousetrap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT1AvWq9QJw
34:03 [amy & maggie] Expedition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75S9NE6la4I
36:32 15. Voices In My Head https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/354254/voices-my-head
40:43 14. Polynesia https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301084/polynesia
44:16 13. Sumatra https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/313000/sumatra
47:42 12. Stellarion https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360843/stellarion
51:26 11. Score Cards https://plaay.com/score-cards
56:04 10. Good Dog, Bad Zombie https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/238182/good-dog-bad-zombie
59:20 7. Frontier: Enchanted Land https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269586/frontier-enchanted-land
1:02:52 9. Motor City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8YjuBhx2xQ
1:05:41 8. Dice Colony https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367521/dice-colony
1:09:17 6. Meadow: Downstream https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/355957/meadow-downstream
1:13:37 5. Queen of Hansa https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274429/queen-hansa
1:16:29 4. Paperback: 10th Anniversary Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnBPoLuLf1s
1:20:54 4. Typewriter https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/385645/typewriter
1:23:58 3. Raising Robots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99ojMVMLVCc
1:27:14 2. Your Best Life https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378279/your-best-life
1:30:37 1. The Loop: Fur Brigade https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/365130/loop-fur-brigade
1:33:07 Thanks & Shoutouts :)
Here's an hour of chitchat between Ruel and I from the live stream today where we got together to play Glory to Rome. So this file is the jibber-jabber between us before and after the game :)
Keep the questions coming to questions@rahdo.com !! :)
0:00 Sponsor segment
0:59 Intro
Game & show questions
2:24 Games designed to be unlikable?
4:09 Randomness in co-ops?
5:13 Hate drafting followup?
7:41 Spirit Island Ranking?
9:46 Rankening series?
12:07 Replayability vs Variability?
18:10 Eclipse vs Dominant Species vs Merchants and Marauders?
23:08 Games triggering emotions?
24:57 Educational experiences from games?
26:32 Powergrid 2p Variant?
28:54 Empathy in gaming?
37:03 Race games clarity?
42:29 Low scoring point salads?
Personal questions
47:45 Hogwarts Legacy?
52:02 The Rookie?
57:42 Digital Blackface article?
1:02:00 Trump indictment?
1:04:45 Sports & tribalism?
1:08:12 Transgender sources?
1:09:36 Sports vs Relgion?
1:12:42 Pitbulls?
1:17:59 RAGBRAI?
1:20:30 RVin’g north?
1:23:55 Sports vs other societal institutions?
1:36:51 Goats?
1:38:03 Pancakes vs French Toast vs Waffles?
1:39:28 Mountains vs Ocean vs Forest?
1:40:20 Running vs Swimming vs Cycling?
1:41:10 Retiring in US vs UK vs Malta/Portugal?
1:43:18 WA state Beauty vs Culture vs Food?
1:44:40 Leaving Twitter?
1:45:55 Athlete salaries?
1:48:08 DOGGOS!
1:48:54 Spoiler: Picard Season 3?
Here we are in the extended edition of the show where Chris dives deep into the life of a working actor in Canada, there's a new This or That, and some from chitchat in addition to the top 15 :)
Alex has got a lot more games he's found ending their campaigns soon, and I sadly say goodbye to the open road in this episode of CROWD SORCERY!
Today I'm comparing 18 awesome games and effectively eliminating half of them! Actually, it's 20 I talk about, but I couldn't decided on the final choice, so I left it as a cliffhanger! :)
As always, Grant simultaneously entertains me and tells me about games I hadn't prior heard of!
Being on the road, it helps to have friends like Might I Suggest A Game to keep all the shows coming to you, and Alex does such an amazing job of researching for CROWD SORCERY, you're sure to find a game or two that will turn your fancy. And as a bonus, I just discovered Alex and I share the same birthday! What are the chances?!?
Coming to you from the Valley of the Gods in SE Utah, here's all the games I played in the month of march, counted down from least to most favourite!
The RANKENING continues! 16 games enter, 8 games leave, and you get to learn about a few you've probably never heard of and why they're great
This episode Jen and I (and Dan King of @TheGameBoyGeeks ) answer a LOT of questions! Please keep the ?s coming by emailing us at questions@rahdo.com :)0:00 Sponsor segment
1:23 Intro
-----------------------------------------------Game & show questions -----------------------------------------------
2:45 Changing the Rahdo brand?
9:31 Other contributors?
10:56 How do I like the new folks on Dice Tower?
13:53 Intro game for Kevin Smith?
18:37 Shadowrun Crossfire manual in expansion box?
19:47 Pilgrim vs Trajan?
21:14 Enjoying Russia themed games?
24:20 Podcast funding vs contributor funding?
29:11 Beyond the Sun tweak?
30:04 Pointing out Paulo during runthroughs?
33:08 Faiyum vs Concordia?
36:48 Old Western theme issues?
41:49 Phil Eklund games?
43:04 Caverna: Frantic Fiends?
43:50 Jamey Stegmaier and me?
47:30 Rahdo house rules geeklist?
------------------------------------------------Game questions with Dan------------------------------------------------
51:31 Changes to the board game space?
1:04:08 What boards games speak to us on personal level?
1:08:56 Tuning competitive games co-op?
1:13:44 Purposefully unbalanced cards?
1:18:34 Card drafting?
1:33:33 Boardgames into tv shows?
1:36:33 Unreasonable long turns?
1:41:30 Seating position?
1:44:27 Boardgame celebrity?
1:51:39 Boardgame industry downturn?
1:57:09 Co-ops that aren't fire fighters?
2:02:30 Agricola drafting?
------------------------------------------------Game questions with Jen------------------------------------------------
2:08:57 What boards games speak to us on personal level?
2:12:45 Boardgames into tv shows?
2:14:34 What do we like about Gloomhaven most?
----------------------------------Personal questions----------------------------------
2:20:35 Biggest surprises & disappointments in 2022 tv?
2:37:05 UK scifi shows?
2:38:01 Streaming overseas?
2:39:46 Professional sports?
2:49:54 Fave game names?
2:52:48 Interaction between kids & parents in games?
2:57:23 How was Vegas?
3:01:31 How was Grand Canyon?
3:05:16 Did Jen grow up on a farm?
3:07:03 My criminal past?
3:07:34 Which of my videogames would be best for a tv show?
3:09:34 Trans issues?
3:13:48 MCU's future?
3:18:31 Cooking tips?
3:21:39 Immortality and finances?
3:28:14 DOGGOs!
Oh my, jen and I are in winter wonderland at the Grand Canyon, trying to figure out our new normal, but that doesn't stop the crowd sorcery, so here's me and Alex running you through a ton of crowdfunding games ending soon :)
In addition to covid and flooding and road condition updates, I'll also compare a whole bunch of the best games ever (IMO) against each other to see what comes out on top in this on the road version of The Rankening!
Here's the audio version of Alex and me talking about 13 projects ending soon which translates to actually 23 individual games! :)
Doing roundups on the road is a bit tougher than normal, but still, the show must go on and here we are with just shy of 30 games to talk about for the month of February! What did you play? :)
Here's the latest version of the latest R&R where Ruel, Chris and I count down our biggest games that killed other games :)
Hey everybody, here's our 2nd episode of crowd sorcery where I'm helped out with the heavy lifting by Alex of Might I Suggest A Game! I've got 5 to talk about (really 6) and he's got 6 (really 9), so let's get to it! :)
Just over 4 hours of questions asked and answered this month!
0:00 Sponsor segment
3:17 Intro
Game questions w/o Jen
4:22 Twitch vs Patreon subscription?
8:26 Language independent suggestions?
15:42 JonGetsGames vs Slickerdrops vs Gaming Rules?
18:42 S.Luciani vs V.Lacerda vs M.Wallace?
19:36 Only heavier or lighter games?
23:03 J.Howard vs Z.Garcia vs J.Perez?
25:57 Only campaign games or R&Ws?
28:34 Viticultre vs Arnak vs Tapestry expansion?
30:26 Metal coins vs poker chips vs cardboard chits?
31:28 Party game vs sports game vs cutthroat euro?
34:45 Only unplayed agmes or already played games from now on?
39:00 Only Boardgamegeek or YouTube?
39:55 Stonemaier's Expeditions coverage on the channel?
41:20 Higher player count mechansism brought into 2p?
43:35 Rahdo work load?
45:00 Alternate to Rahdo life?
47:36 Getting rid of Santa Maria?
56:58 Agricola misunderstood?
1:05:33 Gameplay variants?
1:06:25 Hallertau vs Agricola?
1:08:01 What is an RPG?
1:10:40 Difference between RPG and Boardgame RPG?
1:12:50 Race games?
1:19:18 Alternative to Pandemic co-op formula?
1:26:44 "Chess-ey" Games?
1:27:30 If you can only play on R&W?
1:28:34 Clank Legacy integration of expansions?
1:30:24 Andromeda's Edge?
1:31:12 Improving Monopoly?
1:36:21 Holy Grail Games closure?
1:44:22 Gaming post-Rahdo retirement?
1:46:02 Crucial worker placement elements?
1:47:11 Score tracks?
1:48:26 Meeples vs Miniatures vs Standees?
1:49:14 Game rounds?
1:53:23 Video streaming & editing software?
Game questions with Jen
1:55:40 Controlling multiple characters in co-ops?
Personal questions
2:06:48 Ryan Reynolds older movies?
2:09:26 The Sandman tv show?
2:10:20 10 star miserable movies?
2:11:30 Super Bowl Sunday?
2:14:40 Fission energy?
2:17:37 How did I bring down the Maltese government?
2:32:04 State of Twitter?
2:37:55 My Pitfall design?
2:43:00 Thai food on Jen's Thailand trip?
2:51:05 RRR?
2:52:05 British TV (Clarkson's Farm/Fawlty Towers/cooking shows)?
2:54:44 What traits did we get from our Mothers?
2:59:22 Descript?
3:00:21 My early mailman career?
3:10:33 More about Jen's Thailand trip?
3:22:04 How did I retire early?
3:37:35 Spicy food?
3:40:05 Tamago Kake Gohan?
3:41:13 Greta Thunberg?
3:42:14 Visiting Seattle?
3:44:12 Design of Morality system on Fable 2?
3:47:50 Handling heavy snow?
3:50:07 Starting a boardgame channel?
3:54:36 Some handcrafts!
3:58:58 Jen's Words of Wisdom?
4:00:00 Doggos!
4:02:55 Severance (spoilers)?
4:06:28 Outro
I'm continuing with the A-B comparison series of my collection, plus a few bonus shout outs in this ep as well! :)
Okay everybody, it's a brand new day for crowd sorcery as I'm no longer flying solo! :)
Once again you can listen to all the behind the scenes that went into recording this episode, plus the full episode itself whic is quite unlike any other R&R!
This is an R&R epsisode like no other... a top 15, talking about bad game experiences, and a 3 person show (or maybe 2.5 person) :)
here's the audio version of grant's latest 5 game countdown, including 2 games that you never would have heard about on the channel otherwise :)
A whole lot of games were played in december so get comfortable, this is a long one but a fun one! :)
Here's the audio version of todays crowd sorcery where i find 5 games of note ending the campaigns very soon! :)
Hey everybody, here's my yearly anticipated games for the new year, to help you to ring in the new year. I'm joined by all the contributors and hopefully we'll point out a game or two that might catch your ear! :)
It was nice to get back together with Ruel to talk about holiday goings on and lots of games games games! :)
It's the last show of the year, and we had a good old time bringing it to you. GOOD AFTERNOON! :)
Okay, after you're done with the top10, check this out for the next 34 games of the year ranked, plus a list of the games yet to be played, a big unboxing and lots of Q&A! :)
Hey everybody, here's my first pass top10 for the year, and I'm joined by everyone else so they can list their faves as well! :)
It was a fun experience hitting some of the favourite segments of the show with someone new, so enjoy the extra hour+ of boardgame chat in this very special R&R episode!) :)
Hey everybody, Ruel couldn't make it for the live stream of this one, so we've got the awesome Chris George of the youtube channel RoomAndBoardReviews to sit in, and we had a great time talking about crowdfunding games! :)
Hey everybody, here's the final Crowd Sorcery for the year, where I talk about some of Jenefer Ham Glass's work in addition to the normal fare, so you won't want to miss this end of the year finale (especially since the show will be going through some changes in the new year!) :)
Sponsored by https://www.elfcreekgames.com/discount/RAHDO 🙂
And now... Use promo code RAHDO for 10% off all Elf Creek Games purchases until Dec 31st!
Please submit questions for the podcast to questions@rahdo.com :)
•••[] Games Q&A►►►
13:07 Contributor impact? 18:31 Trajan vs Praga Caput Regni? 20:46 Res Arcana vs Mottaini? 22:06 Agricoal vs Everdell? 23:28 Isle of Cats vs Cartographers? 25:01 London vs Wingspan? 27:04 Christmas boardgames 30:44 Ultimate gameday game? 32:29 My proudest runthrough? 36:35 When to submit to questions@rahdo.com 37:37 Shake That City vs Tiny Towns? 39:29 First expansion to get for Marvel Champsions? 49:06 Playing MC with a 7 year old MCU fan? 51:30 Cloud Age gameplay? 54:52 Cloud Age vs Maracaibo? 57:48 Finding BGG categories? 1:01:01 Unexpected releases? 1:05:28 Boardgame media oversaturated? 1:08:28 Getting started now in boardgame media? 1:11:41 Too much game narrative? 1:14:17 Future of solo boardgaming? 1:17:35 One long game or fewer short games? 1:18:38 Essen Spiel advice? 1:30:36 Upping complexity in games with non-gamer spouse?
•••[] Personal Q&A►►► 1:35:55 Star Wars Andor thoughts? 1:40:17 Top entertainment of the year? 1:52:03 Problematic creators? 1:55:25 Jen’s proudest art piece? 1:56:23 Triathalon preference? 1:58:30 Succession? 1:59:15 Jordan Peele movies? 2:00:42 Point & click adventures? 2:01:33 Jen’s words of wisdom? 2:02:51 Doggo! 2:04:48 Andor Spoilers!!!
Okay folks, we've got a new top 3, a new ruel ranks, some Q&A and MORE in this extended episode of the latest R&R! :)
Ruel and I are back talking about the 10 best "hidden gem" games of 2022, and ruel definitely surprised me a few times, and i had a few tricks up my sleeve as well! :)
OOPS! sorry i meant to upload this on Tuesday but forgot, so sorry to say the first 3 games i mention closed their campaigns on the 9th! (but there's always late pledging options)
Man I just love Grant's monthly segment, as he's constantly exposing me to games I wouldn't otherwise know about. I genuinely feel like a more well rounded gamer after watching :)
Hey everybody, here's a podcast episode for all of the non-roundup stuff that was streamed live the other day while I was recording the November roundup :)
Hey everybody, this roundup has two firsts, both of which I'm super happy & excited about! (plus a lot of game to talk about and rank as well!)
OOPS, sorry folks, someone just told me that i've been forgetting to upload audio podcast files for Grants's monthly show, and since the first two episode got basically the same # of listens as the monthly roundup, I guess I should caught up! So here's October's episode! :)
OOPS, sorry folks, someone just told me that i've been forgetting to upload audio podcast files for Grants's monthly show, and since the first two episode got basically the same # of listens as the monthly roundup, I guess I should caught up! So here's September's episode! :)
Well, I didn't expect the waterworks to turn on so strong when we set out to do our "top10 games we're most thankful for", but I guess it was inevitable! :)
In addition to our weepy top10, this extended edition has a bunch of Q&A, a stumped games sommelier and I think the longest Ruel Ranks to date! :)
It's not too surprising that so many cool Kickstarter games are ending soon, as publishers are trying to grab eyeballs before the holidays. Here's my top picks of the ones closing down in November! :)
This episode sponsored by http://paradox.rahdo.com :)
•••[2:35] Games Q&A►►► Orleans vs Altiplano? Marrakesh? Sequel sales? Marvel Snap? Oathsworn? Top 5 mechanisms for one genre? Egizia? Endgame in final thoughts? Crowd Sorcery overlooking games? Bohnanza-style hand management? Podcast ads? Rahdo & Turczi? Post retirement gaming? Gamer glass? Flat game endings?
•••[1:28:25] Personal Q&A►►► Vanlife in USA vs EU? She-Hulk audience? Political compass part II? Eggs? Funniest word? Jen's words of wisdom? Doggos! Spoilers for Rings of Power, Andor & House of the Dragon?
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
Ruel has good news and we've got some super deals on some on sale games in this month's R&R show :)
Big news for Ruel and me, plus some very fun segments as we play catchup, and of course recording the latest R&R show :)
Okay folks, going to quickly talk about 12 games in this episode with a suprising amount of expansions! :)
Okay folks, going to quickly talk about 12 games in this episode with a suprising amount of expansions! :)
Oh my this was the biggest roundup in awhile, so sit back and get comfortable as we rank over 30 games for you (plus clue you in on a great offer on Jen's gamer glass in the month of November) :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Oh my this was the biggest roundup in awhile, so sit back and get comfortable as we rank over 30 games for you (plus clue you in on a great offer on Jen's gamer glass in the month of November) :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Hey folks, here's an additional hour of content that was recorded live in the pre- and post-show segments that were streamed around this episode. Note, the roundup episode itself is not in this file! :)
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Hey folks, here's an additional hour of content that was recorded live in the pre- and post-show segments that were streamed around this episode. Note, the roundup episode itself is not in this file! :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Okay folks, in this episode i give a full breakdown of Jen's and my first of hopefully man RV trips in the Bravo, and we do our first game sommelier segment, and some Q&A and another fun top10 list. JAM PACKED! :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Hey everybody, ruel and I are back making another top10 list, but the real action this month is in the extended edition! :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
It's been two weeks, so it's time for more CROWD SORCERY, where I'm running down my favourite 7 game campaigns that are ending their runs soon - plus a bonus 4 more! What a deal! :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
•••[2:12] Games Q&A►►►
Fedex freightbox overseas? Top 5 if no expansions? Fave expansion of all time? Mediocre games fixed by expansions? New games vs expansions? Games that need expansions? Deckbuilders vs bagbuilders? How to improve least fave mechanisms? Sundry? World series of bardgaming? Star Wars Pandemic? Podcast thumbnails? Mandatory house rules? Jen’s view of Marvel Champions? Why no roll & writes in top 30? Star Trek Super Skill Pinball? Beer & Bread? Village Rails? Most wanted game from Spiel? After Us? Agricola to Caverns vs Brass Lancashire to Birmingham? Jen teaching games? Game teaching tips?
•••[1:05:29] Personal Q&A►►►
RV trip? Rado watches? Crying common? Fave spooky movies? How’d Jen become a glass artist? RV plans? Sam Neill? Jen’s words of wisdom? Doggos? SPOILER: Spider-Man: No Way Home?
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Jen and I are on the road again, which means episode 9 of Crowd Sorcery is a little late, but hopefully worth the wait as there's some very cool stuff out there right now! :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Hey everybody, are you interested in hearing about hundreds of boardgames and expansions that are for sale at Essen Spiel this week? Well you're in luck, because I just spent hours rambling through all of the ones that caught my attention the most! Enjoy :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Hey everybody, are you interested in hearing about hundreds of boardgames and expansions that are for sale at Essen Spiel this week? Well you're in luck, because I just spent hours rambling through all of the ones that caught my attention the most! Enjoy :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Hey everybody, here's me talking about 20 games that I think are the most must have of the show! And I'm just getting started... :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Hey everybody, here's me talking about 20 games that I think are the most must have of the show! And I'm just getting started... :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Hey everybody, in case you're wondering what we got up to last month, here's the latest channel roundup (24 games in under an hour!) :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Hey everybody, in case you're wondering what we got up to last month, here's the latest channel roundup (24 games in under an hour!) :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Episode 8 is up with 11 games to talk about ending their run in the next two weeks, including something ending today! So don't delay! :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Episode 8 is up with 11 games to talk about ending their run in the next two weeks, including something ending today! So don't delay! :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Ruel and I talk about RVs (Jen and I just bought one!), rank some games, do some trivia, a this-or-that, some Q&A... oh, and let's not forget episode 51 of the R&R show :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Ruel and I talk about RVs (Jen and I just bought one!), rank some games, do some trivia, a this-or-that, some Q&A... oh, and let's not forget episode 51 of the R&R show :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Ruel and I are back doing another top 10 games we'd buy right now :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Ruel and I are back doing another top 10 games we'd buy right now :)
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
•••[2:26] Games Q&A►►► Shadowrun Crossfire advice? Joining the channel? YouTube thumbs down? Rahdo's executive privilege? Least fave mechanism? Changing tastes? Former top100s I dislike now? Fave thing to do on the channel? Fave boardgame reviewer? Short vs long games? What's missing in civ games? Podcast question deadline? Troyes not cutthroat? What should I have covered? Biggest letdown of 2022? Fave marvel champion villains? Design a marvel champions hero? Randomness in the LOOP? What does Jen hate about co-ops? 1 game 10 expansions, or 10 games, no expansions? Fave boardgame convention memories? Top 3 of 2022 so far? What games do we disagree on? •••[1:46:36]
Personal Q&A►►► Top 3 fictional villains? Sam Harris? Spider-Man No Way Home? Wood endeavors? She-Hulk CGI? What will make us move back to EU? Pitch meeting? Jen's WoW? Doggos! Political compass test!
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
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•••[2:26] Games Q&A►►► Shadowrun Crossfire advice? Joining the channel? YouTube thumbs down? Rahdo's executive privilege? Least fave mechanism? Changing tastes? Former top100s I dislike now? Fave thing to do on the channel? Fave boardgame reviewer? Short vs long games? What's missing in civ games? Podcast question deadline? Troyes not cutthroat? What should I have covered? Biggest letdown of 2022? Fave marvel champion villains? Design a marvel champions hero? Randomness in the LOOP? What does Jen hate about co-ops? 1 game 10 expansions, or 10 games, no expansions? Fave boardgame convention memories? Top 3 of 2022 so far? What games do we disagree on? •••[1:46:36]
Personal Q&A►►► Top 3 fictional villains? Sam Harris? Spider-Man No Way Home? Wood endeavors? She-Hulk CGI? What will make us move back to EU? Pitch meeting? Jen's WoW? Doggos! Political compass test!
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Hey everybody, episode 88 of the podcast will be coming this weekend after some more editing, but in the meantime, here's the bonus content that took place "around" the live recording of 88... some unboxing, some chitchat and some Q&A. NOTE: the actual podcast content is snipped out, so this is just all the extras! :)
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Hey everybody, episode 88 of the podcast will be coming this weekend after some more editing, but in the meantime, here's the bonus content that took place "around" the live recording of 88... some unboxing, some chitchat and some Q&A. NOTE: the actual podcast content is snipped out, so this is just all the extras! :)
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Go behind the scenes during from the live broadcast to get some more boardgame content, some pop culture content, and see the FULL story of the practical joke played on us during the show! :)
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Go behind the scenes during from the live broadcast to get some more boardgame content, some pop culture content, and see the FULL story of the practical joke played on us during the show! :)
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Ruel and I talk one of our favourite genres and get a bit of a practical joke played on us in our 50th episode! :)
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Ruel and I talk one of our favourite genres and get a bit of a practical joke played on us in our 50th episode! :)
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Hey folks, it's the show where I talk about games that are ending their campaigns instead of starting them! 11 games to blaze through this week :)
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Hey folks, it's the show where I talk about games that are ending their campaigns instead of starting them! 11 games to blaze through this week :)
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Ruel and I went deep on some hot button topics in this extended episode, plus updates on how we're doing plumbing and podiatry-wise :)
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Hopefully you'll find some fun surprises in this audio version of Ruel's and my most recent top10 list! :)
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Grant Lyon is back listing his favourite five games of the last month, and I had no idea he played so many games... way more than us!!!
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27 games talked about this month in the roundup, and here's the audio version! Lots of good stuff, including some top10 of the year candidates! :)
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In addition to the regular show, we dove deep into ruel's recent plumbing problems, as well as my podiatry problems! Plus a new Ruel Ranks, top3 and a lot of Q&A catchup!
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It's a ding & dent big savings-centric episode this month for the games we'd buy right now! :)
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•••Personal Q&A►►►
Beagles (continued)? Staying positive? 80's nostalgia? Stranger Things? Where do we get news? Jen's Words of Wisdom? Spoilers for Star Trek Brave New Worlds? Spoilers for Pandemic Legacy 1, 2 and 0?
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
•••[3:47] Games Q&A►►►
Changing game rankings? Oathsworn? Plunderous? Rahdo merch update? Dominion expansions? Adding new folks to the channel? Identifying what makes a game special? Crowd Sorcery? Channel growth? Carnegie? Free Radicals? Marvel Champions expansions? Positive player interaction? Time in games? Playing with neice & nephew? Audience metric for podcast? Bad teaching experiences? Dreaming about board games? Marvel Champions verisimilitude? MC vs other LCGs? MC soloing? MC ranking? MC theme change? Expansions effect on rankings? Masking objectionable themes?
•••[1:40:24] Personal Q&A►►►
Killing Eve? Forward Party? Vaccines? Yang? Exotic animals? SCUBA diving experiences? Kevin Smith? Penn Jillette? Atheism? Roadtripper! Podcast future? Beagles? Staying positive? 80's nostalgia? Stranger Things? Where do we get news? Jen's Words of Wisdom? Spoilers for Star Trek Brave New Worlds? Spoilers for Pandemic Legacy 1, 2 and 0?
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On Aug 16th, I live streamed recording a portion of the latest Rahdo Talks Through podcast and a new episode of crowd sorcery. But in addition to that I did a big game unboxing and a fair bit of chitchat with the crowd, and this audio file is all of that extra chitchat! :)
Only 5 new games to talk about closing in the next few weeks on crowdfunding platforms, which is ironic as this is episode 5 of Crowd Sorcery, the audio edition! :)
Hey everybody, this week Ruel and I had some fun live streaming Citytrip Brugge for an hour, but we also spent an hour or so chatting, talking Gencon, behind the scenes stuff, etc. So I figured I'd take just those bits (not the runthrough and final thoughts) and post them on the podcast channel! :)
Okay, a new video (the first episode of a new series for the channel) just went up on Youtube, so here it is in audio form! Take it away Grant! :)
hey everybody, over 26 games are talked about in this month's roundup, and here's the audio file! :)
9 Games coming to a close on crowdfunding platforms in the next 2 weeks that I think are of note, and here's the audio file where I talk about 'em! :)
Hey everybody, here's an extra hour or so of chatchat that was recorded while I was streaming the podcast recording for RTT episode 86 :)
•••[3:56] Games Q&A►►► Revive? Pandemic next step? Podcast archive? Game expansion storage? Reddit and lurking? Fave designers trying something new? Fave game with theme I don't like? Agricola draft variant? Rahdo merch update? Memory in games? Card game versions vs original? Marvel Champions base game? Next step for Marvel Champions? Adam in Wales? What happens to my collection if i quit boardgaming? Can't find specific game runthrough? Our best games performance? Jen's feelings about podcast? Dealing with worst parts of multiplayer gaming? Meta-gaming?
•••[1:10:00] Personal Q&A►►► Chicken update! Kauai? What's next for women's rights? Democrats culpability? Vaccine efficacy? Mom. Aging parents? Alaska trip? Jen's glass game pieces? Jen's words of wisdom. DOGGOs! Spoilers for Kenobi.
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In addition to the top10 list, we have (for me) a very surprising double ruel ranks and a very fun this-or-that, and I tell a tale of hymenoptera horror!
I love ruel's picks in this month's R&R... i went cult-of-the-new, and he picks some "should be" modern classics! :)
Okay, if you couldn't make it for the live stream today on Twitch, no worries! Here's the Crowd Sorcery ep I filmed live (9 cool games whose campaigns end in the next two weeks), and soon we'll have the latest Rahdo Talks Through podcast ep as well! :)
In addition to talking about our most anticipated games, we also spend a fair bit of time talking about the Alaska trip in this extended episode, answer some Q's, and do a new top3! :)
Hurrah, I didn't accidentally delete the latest episode of the R&R Show, and I also had a great time digging through games to find the ones I'm most excited about for the rest of the year! :)
We're still on the road in Alaska for one more day, and this morning I filmed a fast [b]ep #2 for Crowd Sorcery[/b], where I talk about the 7 best games ending their crowdfunding runs over the next 2 weeks (sorry for the audio at the end, d'oh!)
We only played 10 new games this month, but they were 10 fantastic games! And with all the contributors we're actually talking about more than 20 in this episode :-)
Ooops, forgot to post the "rahdo patreon podcast" version of this week's R&R the other day! just one more mistake in a series of unfortunate events related to this episode!
Hey everybody, I tried out filming a new show format today while I was live on Twitch, and posted it today! Let me know what you think... it's been awhile since I rolled out something new! :)
•••[3:56] Games Q&A►►► Games the audience didn't get? Rahdo Merch? Unranked games added to http://games.rahdo.com? Caper Europe? The Spiel Foundation? Board game libraries? My leaving boardgame Reddit? Rahdo voter stats? Best BGG features? Low vote games? Fave cthulhu game? Game turnoffs? Preferred RPG classes?
•••[1:10:00] Personal Q&A►►► Chicken egg laying? State of the pandemic? DvH? Immortal marriage? Climate change in travel? Fave pantheon? Useless skills? DNRs, wills, etc.? Jens WoW? DOGGOS!
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In addition to the grande finale of the top100, this episode also marks a big change for the show as well, and we go into detail in the extended episode!
It's taken almost half a year, but @ruelgaviola and I have finally finished the R&R top 100 with this week's 10 greatest games of all time R&R episode! #phew!
Oh my did things go off the rails during the filming of this month's Roundup, and you can experience it all here with over an hour of extra stuff!
So many games to talk about I lost track of them! 27? 28? and then two bonus ones from Kimberly as well, so 30 in the end! Yowza!
Hey everybody, this week we're trying a new approach to Crowdfunding reporting, and ended up talking about 35 games for the month of June! YIKES! :)
In addition to the crowdfunding stuff (35 GAMES TALKED ABOUT) we also did some show maintenance, a tough top 3, and some fun ThisOrThat this week! :)
I was especially pleased with some of the choices we made in this episode... might be our strongest "buy right now" list yet!
We mixed things up this week, starting with long Q&A, and the after the show doing some top3s and a this-or-that!
Hey everybody, here's an extra almost 2 hours of jibber jabber I recorded before and after episode 84 of the regular podcast. Bear in mind, the podcast episode content is not in this audio file... this is all of the extra "cutting room floor" stuff for folks who like such stuff... chit chat with the audience, a lot more Q&A, show prep, and an unboxing of Dice Realms (and more conversation about that game!) :)
•••[3:12] Games Q&A►►► Should pubs put out digital versions? Should pubs put out PnPs? Cards in cards? RRT YouTube shownotes? https://geekgroup.app ? Secret word contests? Final thoughts? Ranking http://gone.rahdo.com ? Responding to questions? Narrative in euros? ThinkerThemer's recent VW video? Lifestyle games? Downtime mitigation? Games we're best at?
•••[1:24:15] Personal Q&A►►► Star Wars strengths? Fear? Krystal & Saagar? Twitter? Why is Last Jedi the best star war? Bluetooth speaker? Frugality problems? Alpha dogs? Dr. Strange & Moonknight? Star Trek show rankings? Dire Straits? Jens WoW? DOGGOS!
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Okay after last weeks pop culture diversion, this week we're focusing more on games in the extended edition of the show, with a few ranks, some board game art talk, and more! :)
Ruel and I get together for another 10 games in our t100 countdown, and oh man are these games great! (no surprise considering where we are on the list). My biggest surprise was that Ruel snagged some of my faves for himself!
Here's the final top10 for 2021, plus a bunch of extra stuff streamed live on may 11th by yours truly. Enjoy! :)
Okay everybody, it's time for the yearly "top10 of the previous year, this time for sure" revisit video, and 4 new games have stepped in to take their spot as the best of the best, imo. Plus we did some Q&A afterwards! :)
Okay, in the preshow today we went pretty heavy into pop culture stuff, plus an update on my medical status of course! :)
Hey everybody, we're getting closer and closer to the end of the top100 games of all time. what will we do then?!?!?
The mic failed a couple times of course (new cable is on the way but won't arrive until friday!) but otherwise things went fairly well in todays gonzo show where we tackled another food subject and ruel ranked a couple of great games! :)
Folks, no worries about the opening where I talk about my extreme dizziness for the last few days... doc says it's BPPV and very treatable. I posted more about it at the guild.rahdo.com as ruel promised, and now on with the show! :)
just a quick recording to let everyone know that while i accidentally took the podcast offline last night right after I uploaded the latest roundup, it's all fixed now so you can get back to listening! :)
Alright folks, last month I tried out including the extended edition of the monthly round up, where i do some additional stuff and you get more behind the scenes raw rahdo (for lack of a better term). I thought maybe this wouldn't work because one of the things I do in these extended eps is unbox stuff, which isn't great to listen to maybe?
BUT it seems last month that over half of you chose the extended edition. But hey, that was the first try... you didn't know what you were getting into. Let's try again and this time you'll know what to expect, and I'll check the stats to see if you came back for more.
One other thing, I had some technical difficulties at the start of this stream... mic quit again, which is why things start out a bit weird! :)
Okay, the 10th anniversary month is over, and here's what we played during said month! :) Also, no one commented one way or the other if they wanted to keep the extended version of the roundups in the feed, but the stats say that the majority of folks preferred the extended edition. So that's back now too! :)
In addition to talking crowdfunding games, this week we do a tough top 3, ruel reveals a never before seen side of himself, and i mess everything up on the recording schedule! :)
There's some really exceptional projects coming in the next few weeks, and Ruel and I are here to tell you about the best that we found! And one big final announcement for the channel for the 10th anniversary month! :)
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[0:00] Intro
•••[4:03] Games Q&A►►►
Everdell rating? More story in euros? Remote gaming? Polyominos? Tulpenfieber? Attacking in fave games? Soloing darker themes? Gold West mancala? Deckbuilding in Agricola vs Magic? Burgundy Deluxe edition? Mainstream sponsors? Melodice? New ideas for legacy games? Board game trading? Colonization theme in board games? Catan? Top 5 classics? Alternate contest entry? Prime + Twitch? Deeper game analysis videos? Stardew Valley? Ark Nova? Killing in games? Rahdo retiring in 5?
•••[1:34:43] Personal Q&A►►►
Post scarcity when? Severance? Religion in a post scarcity world? Max pets? Preferred immortality length? Newlywed tips? My half sister? 2p trick takers (sorry should have been in the games section)? Breakfast food? Retirement passing the time? Blown Away? Jen’s WOW? Doggos!
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In addition to the normal show, this week we do a new top3, a deep love shoutout, a new ruel ranks, and some Q&A! :)
It's the return of the R&R-gument, some more this or that, and a bit of trivia to round up the ongoing countdown of Ruel's and my top100 games of all time! :)
The games keep getting better every week in our ongoing t100 countdown, but that's to be expected I reckon! :)
24 games this month, a very brief celebratory "we made 10 years" at the end... I should probably make a bigger deal about such a big milestone, but that's just not me! NOTE: this month i'm also experimenting with putting the longer EXTENDED EDITION up as well on the feed. Let me know if that's a problem or a good thing :)
As always, there's a lot of extra content in the pre-show and a bit in the post show as well! :) Plus fundraising for a very important cause: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/uganda-village-boardgame-convention-2022 :)
There's a huge sale on at show sponsor funagain's website this week, so ruel and i figured we'd take a quick scan of the 400 or so games and come up with our top10 must haves, and as always we've come up with something old, something new, and so forth! :)
•••[2:10] Games Q&A►►►
Game perfection? Legacy expansions? Video game devs enjoying boardgames? Ark Nova the new Wingspan? Oak? Nightmare Cathedral? App boardgames not “real” boardgames? Best mancala games? Fresco update? Euro storytelling games? Twitch? Beyond the Sun? Culled games fate? Fave solo games? Game storage? Forbidden Island? Responsible runthroughs? Essen 2022? Uwe Rosenberg 2p games? Jen’s games of DTW? Ezra Klein games episode?
•••[1:35:28] Personal Q&A►►►
Immortality implications? Optimism in today’s world? Upcoming TV shows? Alcohol? Marijuana? Recreational drugs in general? Chickens routine? Funny stories? Doggos! Words of wisdom?
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Ruel and I continue our epic countdown of the best of all time... I get more euroey, and ruel surprises with some off games that are now on my bucket list! :)
19 games talked about in today's roundup. Let me apologize right now for being 11 days late, and also for missing 2 games (which will get mentioned in next month's roundup!) To make up for the gaffs, Jen makes a special guest appearance this time! If you'd rather watch than listen, here's the youtube link: https://youtu.be/DPYpBNpZV4c
Today we're continuing our t100 countdown, and Jen announces a a new glass art line for fundraising to help Ukraine!
Hey everybody, we're talking about 24 upcoming crowdfunding games today that have caught our eye! Plus, we're also raising funds for Ukraine... please check out https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/TLNUKRAINE?utm_term=rgqq2GKaz for details :)
Okay everybody, we're going to be taking a bit of time off from the top100 games of all time countdown to celebrate something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue in our monthly look at our own personal hotness lists :)
•••Video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/5h-U0RfQHWI
•••[1:34] Games Q&A►►► Carpe Diem rules changes? Choosing box covers? Boonlake standing? Libertalia remake? How to best read rules? Dealing with a game falling flat? Deckbuilder golden age? Scythe an engine builder? Scythe origin and me? X replacing Y examples? Playing games not for work? Alternatives to Marvel Champions? Upcoming top10s? Secret word auto-replies? Why go back to Libertalia? Ranking games on BGG? Ravensburger + Gamefound? Last boardgame I backed? Adventure Ink? Sign off origin? Pfister story modes? Mean humor in boardgame media? Underrated deckbuilders? Positivity in boardgame media?
•••[1:11:06] Jen's Games Q&A►►► Graphic design in games? Fave box covers? High scoring vs low scoring games? Fave die? How do we play with others?
•••[1:30:12] Personal Q&A►►► Motion sickness in VR? Chickens in winter? Shatner in space? Yang on McWhorter? Other VR games? Australian Survivor? Coping with old videogame work schedule? Breaking Everquest addiction? Matrix Resurrection? Anchor FM? Descript? The end of Corner to Corner? Lost in Translation? Princess and the Warrior? Haruki Murakami? Long term impact of divorce? Early pictures of me and Jen? Chickens in winter, part 2? What happened between videogame dev and rahdo runs through? English vs French? Hyphenated last names? NFTs in videogames? DOGGOS! Jen's words of wisdom!
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
Okay, time for the beginning of something big... for next several months, Ruel and I will be counting down our top100 of all time, starting today. Hopefully the audience enjoys as much as we enjoy talking about them! :)
Okay, in addition to talking about upcoming Kickstarters, this week Ruel & I talk about our favourite senses, do some trivia, and name our fave movies pre-1970, amongst other silly things! If you're rather than watch than listen, here's the youtube link: https://youtu.be/3bqYFYxuau4
Here's the extra long version of the episode, featuring live tech support, a new top3, two ruel ranks, Q&A, and other silliness! If you'd rather watch than listen, head over to https://youtu.be/9q16acDpe8o
And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games! To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/1nQQ-qOIJtk
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
•••[00:02:25] Games Q&A►►► Feld over Pfister? Imperium fall? NFTs in boardgames? Faiyum drop? Final Girl? 7 Wonders or Continents? Land vs Sea? Anunnaki? Stonemaier swingy cards? Aeon’s End the best & storage? Verdant vs other entwined drafting? Corrosion playtime? Future boardgame trends? Guessing Jen’s gaming preferences? The future for print&play? What game have I most influenced? How do I keep rules straight? Boardgames going mainstream? Asmodee sprawl?
•••[01:10:01] Personal Q&A►►► How was our holiday season? Best farm dog? Driving differences in Europe? Potato donuts? Single world government? Die vs dice? Meat substitutes? What else do we miss from Europe? Annoyances living in Europe? My involvement in Gamer Glass? Rank these shows! 2.5x speed! Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye? Netflix Daredevil? Jen’s words of wisdom? DOGGOS!!! (spoiler warning) Hawkeye show thoughts? Spiderman No Way Home thoughts?
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This is the result of a very interesting (and overall successful I think) experiment in audience collaboration project to come up with a new top10 list. If you'd rather watch than listen, here's the link to the youtube video: https://youtu.be/hl1vAoKmXMA
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CGE is one of my favourite publishers, and here's my ten favourite games they produce! If you'd rather watch than listen, here's the link to the youtube video: https://youtu.be/B2OwCc4i5zo
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/7M-dXgKTgl8
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
Here we go, time for the yearly anticipation list. I've uploaded the entire show that was streamed live, including the warmup pre-show, and the mid-show break. Hope you enjoy! If you'd rather watch than listen, here's the link to the youtube video: https://youtu.be/C9bplzh4u6g or the full show here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1249959548
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And now... a episode outlining the new games we played in December, plus Q&A from the live stream after! If you'd rather watch this in video form: https://youtu.be/FW50dReT_GU
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/AxYyD-ZOmGI
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
AEG is one of my favourite publishers, and here's my ten favourite games they produce! If you'd rather watch than listen, here's the link to the youtube video: https://youtu.be/Ha-mrnjfVAA
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It's Christmas time, so that means it's time for my preliminary top10 of the year, and this year it's joined by a bunch of other stuff that I streamed live on Christmas Eve. If you'd rather watch, the video can be found here: https://youtu.be/B7xgOikdy0w
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/dcJAF6nLcTE
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
Hey everybody, this is the extra long edition of episode 19 of the R&R show, with an additional hour or so of behind the scenes going's on! :)
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/JATCxk9ooGA
For more Ruel, check https://www.youtube.com/ruelgaviola
•••[00:00:58] Games Q&A►►► Game of BGG.con? Best Machi Koro-inspired game? Imperium rules? Learning Golem? Introvert at a boardgame convention? Saying no to covering games? Taking a chance on covering games? Making choices for Jen? Clinic expansion? Weather Machine? Bag drafting? Die vs dice? Classifying spin-offs? Standing on shoulders? Boardgames in infancy? Thumbnails? Honorable mentions in the R&R show? Nations revisit on Twitch? Inseparable roll & write? Game dates? Freedom from serfdom as theme? How does Orleans Invasion rank as a co-op? Automania? Hegemony? Merv vs Zapotec? Rating Lopiano games for interaction? Music for the podcast? Survivor bias? Burgundy campaign? Red Cathedral a new classic? How best to support the channel? Kokopelli ranking? How did Jen do at BGG.con? Jen enjoying Jen Jogs show? Everquest as a boardgame? Would Jen continue boardgaming without me?
•••[01:33:08] Personal Q&A►►► Uplifting TV shows? Get Back documentary? What would I do with collection if I stopped gaming? Dark Waters? Fave and least fave holiday food? Trypophobia? Fave desserts? Top 5 tv shows? Why interested in psychology? Ready for the apocalypse? Jen's other crafts? Jen's glass world expanding? Parent's staying together for the kids? Divorce's effects on the kids? Silvan Ranger controversy? Celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas, growing up and now? Dealing with stress? New season for Survivor? Empathy on YouTube? Nate in season 2 of Ted Lasso? Eternals? Aging parents? Fictional product sponsor? What would replace boardgames? Ever go back to videogames? Jen's thoughts on my videogames? Jen's and my recall? Follow the videogame industry? Videogame industry turn over? Crunch time? Disasterous experiences? Working from home? Learning new skills? Words of wisdom? Dog pics!
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And now... a episode outlining the new games we played in November! If you'd rather watch this in video form: https://youtu.be/I1O06SDwAX0
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•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/O1-w1jcRgwg
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/6ZFrOFEUFTY
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
0:00 Intro
5:04 Contest time
8:47 Top 10 Games Intro
12:20 10. Crokinole
16:22 9. Glory to Rome
19:19 8. Kohaku
22:44 7. Roll for the Galaxy
26:34 6. Samurai
30:24 5. Castles of Burgundy: Anniversary Edition
34:45 4. Paperback
38:04 3. Shadowrun Crossfire
43:42 2. Ticket to Ride
46:50 1. Pandemic
50:30 Outro
Hey everybody, this is the extra long edition of episode 15 of the R&R show, with an additional 70 minutes of behind the scenes going's on! :)
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/b5QtzuXXnQc
For more Shea, check https://youtube.com/rtfmshow or http://shea.rahdo.com
0:00 Pre show
12:11 Mobile Markets & Cascadia giveaway
15:28 More Pre show
33:59 R&R Show, Part I
1:11:17 Mid-show break #1
1:28:25 R&R Show, Part II
1:31:53 Mid-show break #2 (BACON!)
1:37:15 R&R Show, Part III
2:06:08 Post show Q&A
•••[00:02:07] Games Q&A►►►
Wrath of Lich King qualification? Mythwind? Carnegie? London Dread & dice? Roll to resolves I like? Concordia a deckbuilder, part 3? Replaying top 20? Fractal: Beyond the Void? Roll Camera vs Intrepid? Dinosaur World? Cantaloop? Review vs Preview? Marvel Champions: Sinister Motives? Getting Jen to love Marvel Champions? What would happen to RRT without Jen?
•••[00:59:46] Personal Q&A►►►
Fatman Beyond? Masks in videos? My brother and mushrooms? Drinking while recording? Dynamic ads for podcast?
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Okay, so this is an experiment... after posting the latest R&R show, and then a "bonus" show pulling out an additional 30 minutes from the recent live stream, I decided to see what would happen if I put the ENTIRE 2+ hour stream up, unedited!!! So if you already listened to the R&R episode and the bonus episode, there's still a lost you haven't heard here, but it might be hard to find. But here's time stamps to jump around! :)
0:00 Extended Edition Introduction
2:56 Countdown to LIVE
7:55 R&R Pre-show Intro
15:30 Ruel Ranks
26:56 Contest Winner!
31:33 More pre-show
33:36 There can be only one!
42:57 Secret word
49:58 The R&R Show Part 1
1:16:50 Mid-show break
1:30:52 The R&R Show Part 2
1:48:36 Post-show Intro
1:52:37 Q&A
1:57:58 Rahdo Trivia!
2:01:58 There can be only one!
2:05:20 Post-show wrapup!
2:14:47 Post streaming pickup!
And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/V0tK7OzpJXY
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And now... a episode outlining the new games we played in October! If you'd rather watch this in video form: https://youtu.be/N7fVuBGK38A
1:34 [Shea] Dresden Gaming Table
2:19 Shea's 3. City of the Great Machine
4:10 Shea's 2. Circadians: Chaos Order
7:13 Shea's 1. Unfathomable
10:51 Introducing Ruel!
11:54 [Ruel] World Auto Racing
13:08 [Ruel] Perpetuity
14:48 15. Tabannusi
18:08 14. Paris: City of Lights
20:11 13. Siege of Runedar
22:32 12. Picture Perfect
24:48 11. Castle Party
28:28 10. 7 Wonders Architects
31:48 9. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
34:22 8. Power Plants
37:18 7. Hegemony
42:33 6. Titania Ascending
45:52 5. Goblivion
50:37 4. Bitoku
54:19 3. Bardwood Grove
57:02 2. Messina 1347
1:00:48 1. Federation
1:06:10 Outro
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/MbBAV5-2NDU
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/EX-j_dK2lr0
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
•••[00:01:44] Games Q&A►►►
Furnace updates? Top 10 guests? Patreon RSS link? Gamefound vs Kickstarter? Pandemic vs Fall of Rome? Player aids? Dice Tower West convention timing? Tik Tok boardgame discovery? Lords of Waterdeep storage? How did RRT break through? Posting Patreon exclusive peeks? Fave mechanism in Eleven? Changing Mombasa? Plunderous update? Delayed Essen games coverage? Patreon exclusive podcast? Co-op difficulty adjustments? Defining deck & deckbuilder? Speeding up long games? Geekgroup insights? Preferred game worlds? Eleven spurred real interest in football? Preferred covid precautions for BGG.con? R&R boost to Jen's sales? Ranking Laukets? Emergent vs implicit narrative in games? Serialized vs episodic narrative in games? Approaching games with no setup variability?
•••[02:08:56] Personal Q&A►►►
Home exchange vacations? Developing music tastes? Survivor Australia? Fave Survivor elements? Mountains? Sunrise vs sunset? Birmingham? Why is Ted Lasso the best TV ever? How's Jen's eyes? Chicken protection? Raised by single moms? Who to dine with from videogame industry? Why didn't I like What If? Marvel "who wins in a fight" bracket? Passion for gaming? MMOs? Losing pets? Jen's words of wisdom? Doggo pics!
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/YQBm05Eobco
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/4npkxic2WEE
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
And now... a episode outlining the new games we played in September! If you'd rather watch this in video form: https://youtu.be/kUBHWtR1pQQ
1:00 Shea's 4. Terraternity
2:53 Shea's 3. Voidfall
4:30 Shea's 2. Machi Koro 2
5:51 Shea's 1. Tindaya
9:51 Drop Drive
11:27 15. Eleven
14:07 14. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Party
16:26 13. Drawn to Adventure
20:12 12. Mandala Stones
23:14 11. Adventure of D (2nd edition)
26:07 10. Keep the Heroes Out
28:04 9. Murano Light Masters
32:16 8. Birdwatcher
36:03 7. Adventures of Robin Hood
40:48 6. Settlement
44:28 5. Bad Company
47:57 4. Origins: First Builders
51:22 3. Witchstone
55:02 2. The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
58:37 1. Dungeon Decorators
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZQXaddP82Y
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/QlyAGgL5Jgc
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
•••[00:00:45] Games Q&A►►►
Kickstarter as investment? Where's Tim? Different designer takes on my fave games? Murano Light Masters? Speaking out with channel? Objectively good games? Difficulty levels on co-ops? Jen in videos? Gaming with kids? Rank new Fresco modules? Let's Waltz modules? Boardgame TikTok? Kickstarter compilation campaigns? Solar Storm? Kickstarter vs crowdfunding? Essen on R&R? Deck builder vs hand builder? Art vs graphic design? Box fronts? Setting vs theme? Expansion ratings? Lid drift? Best games with definitive ending? How to stop focusing on winning? Direction vs point salad? Gaming with new gamers?
•••[01:46:10] Personal Q&A►►►
What do we like talking about? Words we hate? Game designer origin story? Concerts? Systemic racism outside of America? West Wing Weekly? Northern Wales? Getting more invovled? Countries we haven't been to yet? Route 66? Sports we could like? Prior relationships? Wandering eyes? Good friends? Fave chicken? Regenerative farming? Jen's words of wisdom? Doggo pics!
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/w-zSuuYwyBI
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
To enter the contest, send the "secret word" as the subject line of an email to contest@rahdo.com (Secret word details revealed in the episode) :)
And now... a episode outlining the new games we played in August! If you'd rather watch this in video form: https://youtu.be/6tHKdUzgq4o
Shea's Games
2:04 6. Super Truffle Pigs
3:51 5. Wild Serengeti
5:44 4. Mythic Mischief
9:30 3. Black Rose Wars: Rebirth
12:37 2. Agemonia
15:51 1. Oath
Expansions
20:56 3. Fresco Expansion Box
23:27 2. Galaxy Trucker 2021 edition
28:24 1. Roll Camera: The B Movies Expansion
Full Games
32:24 14. Lost Cities: Roll & Write
35:26 13. Lost Explorers
38:59 12. Gods Love Dinosaurs
42:22 11. Crack the Code
46:41 10. Spy Connection
49:40 9. Whirling Witchcraft
53:01 8. Khora: Rise of an Empire
57:50 7. Flamecraft
1:00:04 6. Islands in the Mist
1:03:35 5. Subastral
1:06:51 4. Verdant
1:09:27 3. Solar Sphere
1:14:39 2. Riverside
1:20:14 1. Let’s Make a Bus Route: Dice Game
1:25:27 Outro
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/NGh88TiSIq0
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
To enter the contest, send the "secret word" as the subject line of an email to contest@rahdo.com (Secret word details revealed in the episode) :)
And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/UvDogBtyONQ
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
To enter the contest, send the "secret word" as the subject line of an email to contest@rahdo.com (Secret word details revealed in the episode) :)
And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLYt84hA74k
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
To enter the contest, send the "secret word" as the subject line of an email to contest@rahdo.com (Secret word details revealed in the episode) :)
•••[00:03:24] Games Q&A►►► Lamination? Box size? Green in green screen? Playing with others? Playing in restuarants? Audio show for patreon? Clickbait titles? Shea indicator? Colonization theme and alternatives? KS influence? Key to KS success? What game to "legacy"? Best Oniverse expansion? Objectively best game? Fix turns or variable ending? Top 10 multi-use cards? Top 10 language independent games? Shadowrun Crossfire? How to bring people in to boardgaming? Level designer skill? Code of conduct for live shows? Card luck in heavier games? Gloomhaven content? Rating games based on expansions? Timestamps in podcast? Artefacts? Meadow roads & environment cards? Other content creators should podcast? Ideal dog themed game? Undaunted series? Boardgame criticism? Watch Mojo fair use? Top 10 rules tweaks? Preferred co-op difficulty increaser? 6 key words to describe perfect game? Boardgame conventions with Delta?
•••[02:15:38] Personal Q&A►►► Skipping hot topics for a bit? Leaving US? If I went back to videogame industry? Backyard chicken output? Patriot (Amazon prime tv series)? New Masters of Universe? Dog grooming? Awesome? Top10 European & American cities? Dystopian future vs idealized past? Hanging weight? US citizenship? Jen's closing wisdom? Dog pics!
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/arvAEflCaoE or https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1115257847
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
To enter the contest to win a new copy of Origins: First Builders, send the "secret word" as the subject line of an email to contest@rahdo.com (Secret word details revealed in the episode) :)
This month I'm joined by Maggie of Thinker Themer to count down all our fave solo games! If you'd rather watch the video of it, check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw8mnA638b4, and you can find more of Thinker Themer at https://www.youtube.com/c/thinkerthemer
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And now... the latest episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I96WQcouEqY or https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1108088686
For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola
To enter the contest to win a new copy of Origins: First Builders, send the "secret word" as the subject line of an email to contest@rahdo.com (Secret word details revealed in the episode) :)
And now... a episode outlining the new games we played in July! If you'd rather watch this in video form: https://youtu.be/bCksX0m2k_o
0:00 Introduction
5:01 4. Lands of Galzyr
6:56 3. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice
8:28 2. ISS Vanguard
11:00 1. Watergate
15:33 5. Rune Stones expansions
17:55 4. IaWW: Corruption & Ascension
19:25 3. Excavation Earth: It Belongs in a Museum
22:21 2. Marvel Champions: Venom
23:38 1. Rococo Deluxe
25:53 - For Sale
28:13 10. Majesty For the Realm
29:49 9. Nidavellir
32:51 8. Clever Cubed
34:54 7. Tussie Mussie
38:05 6. Indus 2500 BCE
40:13 5. Rajas of the Ganges: Dice Charmers
42:20 4. Oros
44:11 3. Venice
47:38 2. Remember Our Trip
49:30 1. Now or Never
52:34 Outro
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And now... the premier episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!
To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/0X6XJZIWniw, https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1100935425, or https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=4118237154878950
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To enter the contest to win a new copy of FORT, send the "secret word" as the subject line of an email to contest@rahdo.com
(Secret word details revealed in the episode) :)
This month I'm joined by Jason Perez of Shelf Stories to count down all our fave card games! If you'd rather watch the video of it, check https://youtu.be/aB_DIU8os8M, and you can find more of Shelf Stories at https://youtube.com/shelfstories
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•••[00:00:55] Games Q&A►►►
Using copyrighted art in homemade games? Marvel Champions rating drop? Hallertau worth it for Agricola fan? Loop > Viscounts of West Kingdom co-op? Digital boardgames implementations? Ranking solo only games? BGG’s Gamenight show? Rahdo talk show? Polling podcast style? Content creators using platforms for social advocacy? Publishers response to said social advocacy? Best Martin Wallace games? https://recommend.games? Revisiting games post kickstarter? Card overlapping? Co-op turn structure? What games do we excel at? How often do I keep games after the runthrough? Boardgame value quiz? Can there be a fair BGG ranking system? Contributor to the channel who matches my tastes? Dismissing the importance of cultural representation? Unique devs? Playing Pandemic during a pandemic? Responding to a game we don’t like? What makes for good co-op? Justifying boardgame hobby? Getting reluctant friends to the table? Tawantinsuyu vs Barbarians: Invasion?
•••[02:22:38] Personal Q&A►►►
Why return to the UK? One world government? Evolving shooter videogame design? 3rd person vs 1st person? Hamas conservative? Defunding the police? One Punch Man? Team up with Stegmaier? Time to move on from colonization theme? Luck in games? What did I do on Fable? Jen’s fave of my videogames? Revisit my old games? Kickstarter vs Patreon? Flight advice? Jen’s and my vision status? Who do we think I look/sound like? Gun control in other countries? Investing during 2020? Ireland a pathway to EU? Jen's WOW? So many pet pics!!!
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UPDATE: a new version of the episode is now uploaded that has Shea's segment no longer playing at 1.4x speed. Sorry for the confusion!!!
And now... a episode outlining the new games we played in June! If you'd rather watch this in video form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MfHJLpkWLg
3:16 4. Far Away (shea)
6:05 3. Too Many Bones (shea)
9:29 2. Distilled (shea)
14:37 1. Wild Assent (shea)
21:15 Dungeon & Kingdom (ryan)
22:32 4. Port Royal Unterwegs!
24:06 3. Welcome To… scenarios
26:33 2. Marvel Champions: Drax
28:36 1. Between 2 Castles: Secrets & Soirees
31:25 13. Die Tore der Welt: Das Kartenspiel
33:54 12. Aqualin
36:28 11. Mercado de Lisboa
40:18 10. Brew
43:37 9. Doodle Dungeon
47:43 8. Devil May Cry: Bloody Palace
53:54 7. Super-Skill Pinball 4-Cade
57:47 6. Soul Raiders
1:02:19 5. Etherfields
1:09:43 4. Imperium: Classics & Legends
1:13:12 3. Sheepy Time
1:16:27 2. Botanik
1:18:58 1. My Farm Shop
1:23:39 Outro
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This month I'm joined by Dan & Ashton of Shelfside to count down all our fave Kickstarter games! If you'd rather watch the video of it, check https://youtu.be/wSSrj2rwzHg, and you can find more of Shelfside at http://youtube.com/shelfside
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•••[00:01:15] Games Q&A►►►
6 year milestone? Solo affects ranking? La Granja: No Siesta? Top 10 2p+ games? Youtube engagement impact? Variants best practices? Top 10 business simulators? Rahdo talk show? One hit wonders? Heavy scuba euro? 2p scaling in pirate games? Kittens expansion for Isle of Cats? Too much info about games? Inclusivity in games? Home made versions of games? Dice values in Troyes? Marvel Champions evolving? Best Crossfire mechanisms? Code of conduct too negative? Too many VP games? Tactics vs strategy? Dog themed games? Avoiding sig. other game burnout?
•••[01:51:50] Personal Q&A►►►
Key of Geebz? Queen's Gambit? World too slow? Games desensitization? State vs Federal? Wales? Our pups? More best things about PNW? Fitness? RV plans? Violent crime on the rise? Inflation on the rise? Social media discrimination? Studen housing? My new Syphon Filter design? Chicken food? Friendly chicken breeds? Economy effect on RRT? Jen's Words of Wisdom?
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24 new games & expansions discussed for the month of May! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/9JP5Dz3cvTI :)
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It's time to finalize my best games of 2020, which I filmed live simultaneously on Youtube, Twitch and Facebook on may 28th. And after the top10 countdown, I stuck around for some questions and answer time! :)
If you'd rather watch this top10 than listen, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Nm2opGFIs
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SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:44] Games Q&A►►►
Three Sisters? Lowlands? Capitalism theme in euros? Soloing while filming? Gaming burnout? Gaming post RRT? Different show post RRT? Viticulture? Video for gone games? Plunderous status? Glory to Rome? Gamer vs non-gamer? True gateway? 6 year of RTT? Soloing more these days? La Granja: No Siesta? Top10 2p+? Shea covering oldies? Looking at camera? Tshirt effect on channel? Work placement not a fave mechanism? Century combo = Waterdeep? Carebear practices? Misdirection during multiplayer? Social deduction? Still analyze games post RRT? Fresco Megabox rule change? Component quality effect?
•••[01:40:01] Personal Q&A►►►
Fave modern cartoons? Testing for videogame enthusiasm? Social media bans? Lego animation! (https://youtu.be/edAVbseyD8M) April fools bgg gags? (https://youtu.be/k-XR5Rj7OIE & https://youtu.be/V-2O2068ZkI) Sports appreciation? Natural dog care? Jen's wisdom of the month?
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Hey everybody, this month I'm joined by Liz Taber of Long Distance Gamers to countdown our favourite Pandemic mechanisms and expansions/spinoffs. For more of LIz, you can find her channel (Long Distance Gamers) here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmiRcZZ_vLiIHC6BKOeWJw
If you'd rather watch this top10 than listen, link: https://youtu.be/vN8hSP3iQ2s
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17 new games discussed for the month of April! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/QU9pygNc9WQ :)
(1:17) [Shea] Hidden Leaders
Expansions
(2:57) 4. Marvel Champions: Galaxy’s Most Wanted
(6:46) 3. Kingdom Builder Big Box
(8:36) 2. Aquatica: Cold Waters
(9:30) 1. Concordia: Solitaria
New Games
(12:47) 12. Transmissions
(14:48) 11. Dead Man’s Cabal
(18:04) 10. Glow
(23:41) 9. Solomon Kane
(29:33) 8. Pletrix
(31:30) 7. It’s a Wonderful Kingdom
(35:28) 6. Fairy Tale Inn
(38:10) 5. Dice Theme Park
(41:57) 4. World’s Fair 1893
(44:24) 3. Vivid Memories
(47:21) 2. Rival Networks
(50:38) 1. Anno 1800
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Hey everybody, for this month's top 10 I'm joined by Sarah Shah of Boardgames in a Minute (an excellent channel!) to talk about our 10 games we'd take on the road with us if we found ourselves living in a recreational vehicle! :)
p.s. Apologies for the last upload where I grabbed the wrong audio file to upload. Here's the proper top10 with Sarah! :)
All the ways to find Sarah:
https://www.boardgamesinaminute.com/
https://youtube.com/boardgamesinaminute
https://www.instagram.com/board_games_in_a_minute/
https://www.tiktok.com/@puffindor
https://twitter.com/Puffindor
https://facebook.com/Puffindor
https://ko-fi.com/puffindor
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Puffindor
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19 new games discussed for the month of March! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/Hm4UDzJYrj4:)
Contributors
4:00 [Shea #3] Rise of the Gnomes
6:34 [Shea #2] Scythe
10:22 [Shea #1] Mage Noir
16:38 [Ryan] Genotype & Long Shot the Dice Game
18:27 [Tim] Fort
Rahdo Expansion Countdown
20:07 #5. Merlin: Morgana
22:44 #4. Valeria Card Kingdoms: Darksworn
24:25 #3. Marvel Champions: Quicksilver
26:20 #2. Auztralia: Tazmania & Revenge of the Old Ones
28:59 #1. Marvel Champions: Scarlet Witch
Rahdo Games Countdown
30:39 #11. Coatl
33:00 #10. Alhambra Roll & Write
35:58 #9. Genotype
38:25 #8. Escape Roll & Write
40:30 #7. Space Plague
43:27 #6. After The Empire
47:10 #5. Cryo
50:00 #4. Scrumpy: Card Cider
53:10 #3. Hadrian’s Wall
56:48 #2. Meadow
58:52 #1. Hippocrates
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Hey everybody, this month's top10 is a revisit of my top 10 2p-only games, and I'm joined by Ella Loves Boardgames and Stella of Meeple University!
Stella's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/meepleuniversity
Ella's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ellalovesboardgames
My original top10 from 5 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guBmscylSHI
For this top10 list in video form: https://youtu.be/rGfISari4iE
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SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:10:20] Games Q&A►►►
Best RTT platform? Changing game ratings? Filming continuity? R&R with old games? FAQ update? Big boxes? Legacy vs campaign definition? Gloomhaven vs Primal? Depth in dungeon crawls? Spirit Island: Jagged Earth? Vindication rating? Designing within constraints? Golden age of gaming? Tinner's Trail? Top10 GOTY updates unfair? Elder Sign vs X-men? Tricon 2021? Is repetitive bad? Changing camera angles? Game enjoyment post RRT retirement? Rulebooks pronouns? Engine building category on BGG? Campaign vs legacy coverage? Handshakes vs copyright? Grain of salt? KS campaign runners managing audience? 18xx? Shortening Faiyum? Fave designer working on different? Narrative in boardgames?
•••[01:57:33] Personal Q&A►►►
Sacrifices for UBI? Social media bans? New Mulan film? Watching 3x speed video? X-Men comics? Did we imagine RRT would get this big? Other bg review channels when we started? Reading suggestion! Effective persuasion? Changing perspective story. Cryptocurrency? Violence in the MCU? Upcoming MCU lineup? Wandavision? Reckoners novels? Not all republicans! Intensions vs outcomes? How's my mom? Covid effect on her if we hadn't come back? Let's see Jen's knitting! Carebear kids gaming? Foodi tips? Sleeping tips? Income post RRT retirement? Jen's words of wisdom?
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Hey everybody, this is February's top10, a bit late, but to make up for that, I'm joined by the newest contributor to the channel, Tim Chuon!
Tim's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/TimChuon
Tim's First Rundown for RRT: https://youtu.be/RJ4RZuByLdo
To see this top10 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/uTu_pqalQTE
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15 new games discussed for the month of February! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/vx9eA3tyRvw :)
Shea's Coverage:
(0:38) Chamber of Wonders
(1:37) Dwellings of Eldervale
(3:02) Skyline Express
(5:00) Tiny Epic Dungeons
My Coverage:
(6:29) 11. Maglev Metro
(9:52) 10. So, You’ve Been Eaten
(12:55) 9. X-Men: Mutant Insurrection
(17:02) 8. Sleeping Gods
(22:40) 7. Red Rising
(26:21) 6. Eternal Palace
(28:52) 5. Sagani
(31:49) 4. Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
(34:47) 3. Stroganov
(37:41) 2. Red Cathedral
(39:57) 1. Faiyum
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Oops, apologies, i just noticed this has been sitting in my 'drafts' folder since i uploaded it on feb 1! So I'm making it live now, the 16 new games discussed for the month of January! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/1Goltm3QOeQ:)
Shea's Coverage
(1:04) [Shea] Carnegie
(2:21) [Shea] Under Falling Skies Expansions
Expansions:
(3:43) 6. Morels: Foray
(5:19) #5 Wingspan: Oceania
(8:31) #4 Posthuman Saga: Journey Home
(10:39) #3 Smartphone Inc: Update 1.1
(12:21) #2 Marvel Champions: Wasp
(14:25) #1 Aeon's End: Legacy of Gravehold New Games
New games:
(16:25) #8 Primal: The Awakening
(17:53) #7 The Coldest Night
(20:33) #6 Seven Bridges
(21:49) #5 Meeples & Monsters
(23:39) #4 Funfair
(26:23) #3 Hallertau
(29:25) #2 CloudAge
(32:44) #1 Project Elite (2020)
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This podcast is a follow on to the topics discussed in the last hour of episode 69, which can be found here: https://youtu.be/upvms4K8XhA
Note: there won't be Q&A, Jen won't be appearing, it's just me talking through what has happened since then and what I want to do going forward.
If you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to reach out questions@rahdo.com.
Here's the excellent video I mentions from Jason Perez:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z0wTZkg3a8
Here's the interview I did on Meepleville meets:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecc2j5vVhgw
Here's the hateful tweet I mentioned (warning: deeply offensive language and hate speech):
https://twitter.com/Rahdo/status/1357582038140817410
Jen's "words of wisdom" I mentioned:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EtaC6EHVoAA_IFE?format=jpg&name=900x900
IMPORTANT NOTICE! The contents of the final portion of this podcast have been edited from what originally aired, because I made a terrible mistake that led to abusive and potentially violent acts against innocent and marginalized people. As such, all names have been removed, though I've left the other content stand so as not to hide my other mistakes. If further edits are to be made (I am consulting with people smarter than me from the affected communities), they will be noted here!
Also, to those who are "defending" me by being demeaning, insulting or harassing to those who are rightfully angry/disappointed by my recent mistakes: STOP! I made real transgressions, I'm working to rectify them. If you disagree, you're NOT on my side! Please extend grace!
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out at questions@rahdo.com!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:40] Games Q&A►►►
Insert reviews? Seasonal games? One game do-over? Tips for written reviews? My City? 1 game/30 plays? 1st vs 3rd person question reading? Rulebook sins? Boardgame zelda? More 1st vs 3rd person reading? Future of C2C? Stats app? Games with no ratings? Digital discrepancy? How much time on each game? ISS Vanguard if Shea hadn't stepped in? TTS if you own the game? Top 5 legacy games? Ideal Star Trek boardgame? Circadians series? Ranking T&L games? Co-op vs competitive?
•••[01:09:22] Personal Q&A►►►
Legion? Thoughts on Jan 6th? Golden vs Platinum rule? Hobbies? Recovering from Trump? Expanse vs Star Trek? Returning to EU? New books or podcasts for Jen? Censorship on BGG? Moving mom to EU? Ranking MCU movies? Value of sports? Other hobbies? Great reset clarification! Shelter vs private seller for getting dogs? How do we decide which dog? Needs of the many vs needs of the few? EU healthcare vs US? Where do i get my t-shirts? Tascini? Funagain? Eklund? Boardgame reviewers & masks? Jen's words of wisdom?
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New year, same podcast
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:58] Games Q&A►►►
Fave “T” game? Solo runthroughs? Klingon sub notification timing? Game room? How much play before filming? Official boardgame release year? Atlantis Rising? Spiel des Jahres recognizing official boardgame release year? Reviewer perspective different than gamers? Apply narrative device from Maracaibo to Trajan? Roll to resolve in Star Trek Expeditions? Event deck in Shadowrun Crossfire? TTS vs ETSY? 2020 a good or bad year for gaming? Nidavellir? Sports themed boardgames? London too random? Formidable opponents? RRT voting double? Castles of Tuscany rules goof? Castles of Tuscany official rules change? Rulebook structure? Darwin & Vanguard not on to anticipated list? Pandemic 0 vs regular Pandemic? Smile & a Gun a top 2p game? What does Jen remember about games? Fave AE Nemesis? Changing Rahdo audience? Has RRT changed our gaming preferences? Jen interested in role playing games?
•••[02:29:22] Personal Q&A►►►
Dark? Coping with loss of dogs? More than 2 dogs? Social justice on RRT? Terry Pratchett? How did Gamer Glass do in 2020? World Economic Forum’s global economic reset proposals? Using covid for societal reset? Why so many haters? Why no sports? New Star Wars lineup? Ted Lasso? Character growth in Back to the Future? My work on Sims? Discovery season 3? Mandalorian?
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Hey everybody, it's my yearly top25 countdown of the most anticipated games of the upcoming 365, which was filmed live on youtube on Jan 1st. To see this episode in video form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is0IlqrD6Jg
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Hey everybody! Here's the final bi-weekly episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the YouTube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 28: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdjG_sXLhUM
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Hey everybody, it's my yearly top10 countdown of the games of the year, which was filmed live on youtube on Christmas day, and which will be followed by an updated list in April or May. To see this episode in video form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt8bpygM2Y8
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Hey everybody, this month's top10 is a revisit of my 10 designers, as well as the top10 from Jeremy Howard of MvM.
To see more of Jeremy's content, check https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.howard.5201254
My original top10 from 5 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orL9jGApIsY
For Rahdo & Jeremy's list in video form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwBXwWBi-1g
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Bye 2020!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:09] Games Q&A►►►
Tom & I swapping styles? Youtube Ads? Jon Gets Games? How's it going with Shea & Ryan? Plunderous updates? Morality vs Illegality re: TTS? Hiding the math? Skulls of Sedlec? Smile & A Gun? Best nemesis in Aeon's End? Kosmos & Lookout 2p lines? Upcoming top10 revisits? Rahdo Requests thumbs? Blackout Hong Kong appearance? Insanity in games? Tuscany rules? Tuscany final thoughts?
•••[01:31:40] Personal Q&A►►►
Did we grunge? BGG pun? Marty McFly character growth? Opposite of empathy? Platinum vs Golden rule? Advice for balanced politics updates? Self care preferences? Time management? Is this really happening? Preferred streaming sites? Yang love? Sparking joy? Best Thanksgiving pie? Drinking glasses up or down? Culinary teas? PacNW influence in Jen's glass? Boardgame wisdom? The Boys? Farscape? Videogame archiving? Emulation? Remakes or remasters? Perishable videogames? Handy? Run Lola Run? Covid negative effects on us? Jen's words of wisdom?
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the YouTube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 27: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYWdYFWqnAo
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the YouTube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 26: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5c7EgSwF6Q
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the YouTube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwWGKTi58Y8
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36 new games discussed for the month of October! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/R_pbDdmAUt8:)
S&R Coverage
[2:45] Arkenshield (Shea)
[4:08] Brick & Mortar (Shea)
[5:44] Reign Absolute (Shea)
[6:57] Shards of Madness (Shea)
[7:51] Veiled Fate (Shea & Ryan)
Expansions
[9:36] 8. Escape the Curse of the Temple: Traps
[11:41] 7. 7 Wonders 2nd Edition
[14:52] 6. Escape the Curse of the Temple: Quest
[16:55] 5. Paperback: Unabridged
[18:26] 4. Marvel Champions: Once and Future Kang
[21:24] 3. Russian Railroads: American Railroads
[22:28] 2. Grand Austria Hotel: Let’s Waltz!
[24:19] 1. Pandemic Legacy Season 0: 1963
New Games
[26:36] 23. Legends of Andor: The Last Hope
[30:26] 22. Pan Am
[33:07] 21. Curious Cargo
[36:19] 20. Kawa
[39:31] 19. Beyond the Sun
[42:44] 18. Dwergar
[45:44] 17. Studies in Sorcery
[47:37] 16. Mysterium Park
[50:47] 15. Seastead
[53:41] 14. Finishing Time (Feierabend)
[58:48] 13. Alice’s Garden
[1:00:23] 12. Beez
[1:03:30] 11. Raiders of Scythia
[1:06:01] 10. Troyes Dice
[1:09:33] 9. Whistle Mountain
[1:11:57] 8. Shogun No Katana
[1:14:33] 7. Glasgow
[1:16:55] 6. Wild Space
[1:18:50] 5. Furnace
[1:22:44] 4. Pandoria Merchants
[1:25:14] 3. Praga Caput Regni
[1:28:32] 2. Kokopelli
[1:30:49] 1. Castles of Tuscany
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Hey everybody, this month's top10 is a top 25... namely the most anticipated games of Essen Spiel. If you'd rather watch the video, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtrGkaZtos8
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUnMycIdmO8
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuihReetWf0
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Jen hits her funny bone
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:02:12] Games Q&A►►►
Table top simulator piracy? Spills on games? Table flipping moment? Biggest game goof? Boardgame rulebook reviews? Gloomhaven or Frosthaven after Jaws? Rurik coverage? Tabletopia more clinking that TTS? Games I don't like even though I should? Inherently bad mechanisms? Apps that allow boardgame worlds to change? What would get me into wargaming? Why are wargames resistant to modernization? Card Play Conflict Resolution & Gloomhaven? Jump Drive a next step to San Juan? Should patrons not post to early release videos? Why no retail for Plunderous? Marco Polo climbing in ranking? Why the hotness for Red Cathedral? Categorizing game feel?
•••[00:59:24] Games with Jen Q&A►►►
Our gaming habits if RRT didn't exist? Love of Legacy vs distaste for consumerism?
•••[01:21:33] Personal Q&A►►►
Doggo pics? New Dune movie? Geocaching? Rahdo on the road? Jen into space opera? When did we consider Denmark? Everquest's impact on Jen? Still running? Indi tea shops? Doggo pics part II? How frequently do we wash clothes? Top disney live action animated remakes? Fave disney animated film? Star Trek Lower Decks? Assassin's Creed lazy design? Gun ownership driving gun deaths? How do we vote? Do we sing or play instruments? Fave movies? No Russian accent in The Great? Connie Booth? Celebs in Malta? BLM & "all"? Pitbulls? Jen's on the spot top10 check? Jen's interest in negotiation in games? Working on Plunderous triggering flashbacks? What's the "reference man" book title? Jen's height? My experience with being "the other"? Empathy vs critical thinking? Taxes in Malta? Demonizing tax avoidance? Words of wisdom?
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27 new games discussed for the month of September! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/VeyCwVexZTQ :)
Intro (0:00)
[Shea] Embarcadero (2:22)
[Shea] Galaxy Hunters (3:36)
[Shea] Inventure Quest (4:50)
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Draconis Invasion (6:57)
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7th Citadel (9:59)
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Silver & Gold (13:07)
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Renature (15:53)
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Sabotage (18:33)
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Dungeon Drop: Dropped Too Deep (23:48)
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Mariposas (26:02)
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Rossio (29:36)
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Sonora (33:10)
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Alice's Garden (36:22)
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School of Sorcery (38:57)
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Dreamscape Expansions (41:50)
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Monsters on Board (43:55)
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Village Green (45:57)
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Viscounts of the West Kingdom (47:46)
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Unforgiven (49:28)
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Endless Winter (52:06)
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Café (54:42)
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Marco Polo (57:06)
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Truffle Shuffle (1:00:08)
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The City (1:02:46)
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Plunderous (1:04:33)
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Tiny Towns: Villagers (1:09:40)
Technical difficulties (1:10:50)
- Marvel Champions: Red Skull (1:12:27)
Outro (1:17:04)
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Hey everybody, this month's top10 is a revisit of my 10 filler games, as well as the top10 fillers from Monique & Naveen of Before You Play.
To see more of M&N's content, check https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3z8YEKBEjSPRb6L2RJPWUg
My original top10 from 5 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mo9cg3IwbI
Introduction (0:00)
Honorable Mentions - Nanga Parbat (4:00)
Honorable Mentions - Litle Prince: Make me a Planet (4:57)
Honorable Mentions - Fantasy Realms (7:43)
Rahdo's #10 - Ankh'or (9:29)
M&N's #10 - 6 Nimmt (12:21)
Rahdo's #9 - Fugitive (15:27)
M&N's #9 - Seikatsu (20:03)
Rahdo's #8 - Café (23:55)
M&N's #8 - Schotten Totten (27:39)
Rahdo's #7 - Ticket to Ride: London (32:40)
M&N's #7 - Railroad Ink (36:08)
Rahdo's #6 - My City (40:55)
M&N's #6 - For Sale (47:22)
Rahdo's #5 - On Tour (50:59)
M&N's #5 - Yokai Septet (57:23)
Rahdo's #4 - FUSE (1:02:25)
M&N's #4 - Biblios (1:05:09)
Rahdo's #3 - Mandala (1:09:39)
M&N's #3 - Hanamikoji (1:13:14)
Rahdo's #2 - Circle the Wagons (1:17:09)
M&N's #2 - Parade (1:20:52)
Rahdo's #1 - Jump Drive / The City (1:26:19)
M&N's #1 - Cabo (1:33:43)
Outro (1:38:04)
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Timm Metivier (the owner of Meepleville in Las Vegas, as well as showrunner of the Dice Tower West convention) and I sat down for another back and forth discussion, and while the last one did about 30 minutes on Black Lives Matter, this one goes much deeper on another very non-boardgame subject: gun violence. Fair warning, no boardgaming in this one! If you'd prefer this in video form, you can find it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VoyVLGOrwM
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Will you still need me?
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:10] Games Q&A►►►
Anything positive from Covid in the boardgame industry? What defines a boardgame expert opinion? Best polyominal games? Length and swingyness of Altiplano Traveler? Using rankingengine.pubmeeple.com? Replaying old games? 7 Wonders dropping 2p rules? Feld City Collection regular or deluxe? Marvel Champions thoughts? RRT stuff in the gaming section? Any inside Amsterdam game info? Next step after Pandemic? TTS thoughts? Disclaimers in rulebooks? Embargoes vs Kickstarter previews? Amsterdam runthrough? top100 with Shea & Ryan? Rokoko too open? Games of 2020 so far? No Uprising coverage? What’s up with crossover top10s? Standalone roundups? What games get rounded up? Why are people anti-post campaign Pandemic? Reigniting passion for heavy games? Other games for contributors to cover? Why does Jen enjoy Shadowrun Crossfire? How to solo Marvel Champions? Preferred solo scoring style? Move viewed video? Previews with vs without final thoughts? Average length of Dominion for us? 3+ games that work well with 2? What’s Your Game’s rankings?
•••[01:55:50] Games with Jen Q&A►►►
Jen’s fave mechanism, and why? Our fave gaming moment? Where will RRT be in 5 years? Could Jen add her game of the month to the roundups? Gaming post breakup?
•••[02:23:03] Personal Q&A►►►
What has we learned as a species from the lockdown? Jen’s and my wrestling intro song? What fantastical pet would we want? Decoupling personal value and games? What if I hadn’t done drama in highschool? Swimming? Cats vs dogs in boardgames? Wingspan with dogs? Dark on Netflix? Kamala Harris thoughts? High Score on Netflix? Travel disasters? Jen author suggestions? Reconciling new game drive vs old game comfort? Lead designer monetization dictates? Preferred development scheme? Dictates to return to design? Exec influence on design? Digital boardgame value? Would Jen or I miss the Rahdo persona? Was Rahdo inevitable? Increasing old hen production? Dogs and hens? Overseas tax avoidance? Reference man? Gerald vs Gerard? Animal pic format? How did Jen become so wonderful? Fave cuts? Fatman Beyond BLM episode? What happened with Christopher Nolan? Wisdom of the month?
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23 new games discussed for the month of August! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/6JrxBTck3JY :)
Intro (0:00)
[Shea] Defection (1:05)
[Shea] Petrichor: Cows (2:23)
[Shea] Philosophia: Floating World (3:47)
[Shea] Riftforce (5:37)
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Warp’s Edge (7:13)
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Apollo (9:29)
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Alma Mater (12:36)
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Ganesha (15:45)
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Unstocked (17:50)
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Fruit Picking (22:01)
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Fox Matters (23:51)
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Tekhenu (26:04)
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Treelings (30:21)
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Streets (32:52)
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Dr Finn 2021 Game Collection (35:39)
6.4. Butterfly Garden (36:10)
6.3. Mining Colony (38:51)
6.2. Biblios Quill & Parchment (41:47)
6.1. Nanga Parbat (44:31)
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Cascadia (47:00)
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Hamburg (50:07)
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MC: Wrecking Crew & Hu lk (53:04)
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Tapestry: Plans and Ploys (56:02)
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Pandemic Legacy Season 0 (58:14)
Outro (1:08:27)
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 21: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehz0UcYHbW8
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Hey there, this is a guest appearance I did on Reul Gaviola's 3@3, wherein (amongst other things) I finished my top10 3k+ games, counting down #s 5-1
Interview starts at 3:53
Game countdown at 27:29
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Hey everybody, this month's top10 is a revisit of my top10 co-ops which I originally filmed back in 2015. And this time, I'm joined by Jess Cassady, and I definitely recommend checking out her content at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXdZKJsaETCzmeSordt_6G920OBJlFr3 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBtqikZ-otw
If you'd prefer to watch this top10 in video form, head to https://youtu.be/X40YLbEToFM :)
And now... the spoilers!!!
Introduction (0:00)
Rahdo's #10 Black Angel (5:11)
Jess's #10 Food Chain Magnate (10:48)
Rahdo's #9 Gloomhaven (20:38)
Jess's #9 Acquire (26:08)
Jess's #8 Chartered (28:35)
Rahdo's #8 Feast for Odin (31:36)
Jess's #7 Civilization (36:04)
Rahdo's #7 Maracaibo (42:47)
Jess's #6 Dominant Species (50:53)
Rahdo's #6 Spirit Island (58:06)
Jess's #5 Brass: Birmingham (1:10:41)
Rahdo's #5 Anachrony (1:15:13)
Jess's #4 18XX (1:21:25)
Rahdo's #4 CO2: Second Chance (1:34:14)
Jess's #3 Pax Pamir 2nd Edition (1:40:17)
Rahdo's #3 Cooper Island (1:49:05)
Jess's #2 Bios: Origin (1:53:04)
Rahdo's #2 The Gallerist (1:57:56)
Jess's #1 Ginkopolis (2:03:19)
Rahdo's #1 Agra (2:13:30)
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Timm Metivier (the owner of Meepleville in Las Vegas, as well as showrunner of the Dice Tower West convention) definitely ran through me and my life in this VERY deep interview, covering my childhood, my time in the videogame industry, my YouTube success, my BLM shirt, and more! If you'd prefer this in video form, you can find it at https://youtu.be/ecc2j5vVhgw
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My first bleep!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:10] Games Q&A►►►
Aeon’s End memory? Eric Lang on Lovecraft? Inka Brand on games as art? Scythe on RRT? Prioritizing games? Primal the Awakening? Martin Wallace co-designed Runebound? Aeon’s End Legacy vs Clank Legacy? Incorrect game classifications? Roll to resolve ruining potential faves? D6 vs all the other D#s? Bad mechanisms justified by theme? How to find the right ramble? Jaws of the Lion if you’re already Gloomhaven experts? Why not mention designers in run-throughs? How to choose what gets runthrough vs rundown vs rounded up? How to rate Pandemic? Dummy players? Themes we want to see more of? Cards better than dice? Legacy always a good thing? Gaming trends? Why are we gaming masochists?
•••[01:42:34] Personal Q&A►►►
Is “rahdo” to me as Hulk is to Bruce Banner? Empath? Emotional to kill chickens? Roosters? Chicken breeds? Hansa Teutonica? Fostering dogs? Why fantasy over scifi in boardgaming? Keeping players in the dark? Fave Star Trek episodes? Violent videogames leading to real world violence? Trump’s economy? Australian gun control? BLM? Global warming? Michael Moor’s Planet of Humans? Dark on Netflix? Star Trek Continues? Showering schedule? How to buy a half cow? Skiing with Jen? Jen read any good books lately? Worst insult? Theme song of our lives? What to consider regarding retiring in other countries? Overwhelmed by RRT? New Fable? How’s the leg? Fave dystopia fiction? Unity2020? Jen’s fave book genres? Pandemic Legacy Season 1 death? Moving considerations? How to handle self defeating player? Jen’s words of wisdom?
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24 new games discussed for the month of July.
If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=809N0-hVaP8 :)
Intro (0:00)
[ryan] Dead Reckoning (0:57)
[shea] Turris (2:09)
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Back to the Future: Back in Time (4:33)
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Garum (8:36)
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Spirits of the Forest: Moonlight (12:50)
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Nevada City (15:44)
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Lizard Wizard (19:31)
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Reavers of Midgard (21:35)
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Tutankhamun (26:03)
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Cosmic Encounter Duel (29:56)
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Tang Garden (35:19)
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Alubari (39:09)
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Relics of Rajavihara (42:09)
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Dice Settlers: Western Sea (43:35)
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Zen Garden (46:37)
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With a Smile and a Gun (49:01)
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Altiplano: Travelers (52:34)
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Perseverance Chapter 1 & 2 (55:31)
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Plunderous (59:31)
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My City (1:07:30)
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Pendulum (1:11:07)
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Dominion: Menagerie (1:14:25)
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Marvel Champions: Dr Strange (1:18:31)
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Targi: The Expansion (1:20:20)
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVgcSVK1Jgw
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Hey everybody, I recently did a 2 hour interview with Scott Alden of Boardgamegeek.com, where we discussed a wide range of topics and basically tried to get to know each other a little better. If you'd prefer this in video form, you can find it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIPhPrPhcH8
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNdHawg7eqE
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Back to normal, including some heavy topics that snuck up on me!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:50] Games Q&A►►►
Virtual Cons? Sentinels of the Multiverse? Castles of Tuscany? Tracking new games? Lovecraft in gaming part II? RRT full content list? SU&SD's take on Wingspan? Jaws of the Lion rating? TTR London? Hanamikoji? Jaws of the Lion if Gloomhaven didn't exist? Bad things about Legacy? Secret endgame scoring? Colonialism in boardgaming? My interactions with designers of games I cover? Glen More 2 art? Oath a Legacy game? Pipeline?
•••[01:30:25] Personal Q&A►►►
How much work to have chickens? Changes to our worldview? Pillars of the Earth videogame? Savage Dragon & Criminal? Professional wrestling? BLM, the organization? Would we rather be back in Malta to face COVID? New Zealand? What Hogwarts house would we be? Ambivert? Eggs? Puppy advice? More puppy advice? Hat day? Yang not partisan enough? Teatime with Jen Heavy Cardboard crossover? 5 fave things about England? Fave new show? Most recent good film? Revisiting old comfort tv? Guildford landmarks? Jen's words of wisdom?
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17 new games discussed for the month of June.
If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZAx3NFxQMU :)
Intro (0:00)
Mini Rogue [Shea] (2:00)
Monumental [Ryan] (3:19)
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Minecraft (5:14)
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Back to the Future: Dice Through Time (8:00)
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Abandon all Artichokes (12:12)
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Metro X (14:06)
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King’s Forge (17:00)
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Hokkaido (19:47)
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Roll Player Adventure (22:06)
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Age of Atlantis (26:00)
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Wonder Woman: Challenge of the Amazons (32:55)
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Intrepid (37:52)
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Overlord (41:11)
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Roll Camera (44:20)
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Concordia: Egypt Map (47:08)
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Marvel Champions: Black Widow (48:55)
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Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (50:34)
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BwR07txbZ4
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Hey everybody, this month's top10 is a revisit of my top10 co-ops which I originally filmed back in 2014. And this time, I'm joined by Ruel Gaviola, and I definitely recommend you check out his Twitch and/or Facebook feeds for great live streamed boardgame sessions with him and his family!
If you'd prefer to watch this top10 in video form, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUFvHz-Mit4 :)
And now... the spoilers!!!
Introduction (0:00)
Rahdo's #10 Aerion (8:23)
Ruel's #10 Dead of Winter (10:30)
Rahdo's #9 The Crew (13:38)
Ruel's #9 Codenames: Duet (18:59)
Rahdo's #8 Spirit Island (21:20)
Ruel's #8 Kitchen Rush (26:14)
Rahdo's #7 FUSE (30:11)
Ruel's #7 Star Trek Panic (32:56)
Rahdo's #6 Cities Skylines (36:34)
Ruel's #6 Paperback (40:50)
Rahdo's #5 The War of Mine (44:24)
Ruel's #5 Just One (51:16)
Rahdo's #4 Tiny Epic Defenders (54:17)
Ruel's #4 Escape: The Curse of the Temple (58:44)
Some Honorable Mentions (1:01:31)
Rahdo's #3 Aeon's End (1:03:14)
More honorable mentions (1:08:01)
Ruel's #3 Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1:10:49)
Rahdo's #2 Marvel Champions (1:16:15)
Ruel's #2 The Mind (1:22:22)
Rahdo's #1 Gloomhaven (1:26:50)
Ruel's #1 Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (1:34:28)
Even more honorable mentions (1:40:46)
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Hey everybody. Things are ch-ch-ch-changing, and I'm just trying to turn and face the strange!
There's a new RSS feed for the for Rahdo Talks Through: https://anchor.fm/s/19ccb320/podcast/rss
If you find you can't get the new feed up and running, let me know at podcast@rahdo.com and I'll try to help you through! We will be reunited! :)
Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 16: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXB3c82iPpo
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Full episode archive... activate!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:56] Games Q&A►►►
Crossfire vs Dragonfire? Boardgame genre nomenclature? Martin Wallace thoughts? Nations vs Through the Ages? Ranking the Pillars of the Earth trilogy? How can we enjoy Institute of Magical Arts? Game characters connects and disconnects? Cannabis party game? Joe Rogan as a boardgamer? Homesteaders expansion coverage? Legacy definition? Boardgame apps for testing? The "Ryan Thing"? The Rahdo reach? FUSE vs Escape? Escape Roll & Write? Merlin Arthur expansion worth the extra length? What now with no Essen/Gencon upcoming games? Stacking the deck?
•••[01:47:12] Personal Q&A►►►
Tablet apps we play? Morality choices in games? Jen getting burned while making glass? Why am I like I am? Butterfly effect store clerk? Moving abroad pitfalls? Origin of Jen's glass making? Glass rod annealing? Hot beverage time with Jen? My end as a mailman? Survivor's most recent season thoughts? Are we humanists? Jen's thoughts on Pillars of the Earth books? Food budgeting? Cookie/biscuit milkshake? Star Wars supporting material? MATH shirt? National parks in Washington state? UBI and people's purpose? Childhood traditions in our lives? Returning to the videogame industry? Jen's words of wisdom?
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19 new games discussed for the month of May. If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPKxGCwzHEg
If you can, please consider helping fund organizations on the frontlines of the fight to create a more just society: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/g32730417/george-floyd-blm-how-to-donate-help/
Please consider watching Marc Bernardin's excellent piece in the first half hour of Fatman Beyond 5/30/20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BrYDZFKAjM or https://soundcloud.com/fatmanonbatman/284-live-from-the-quarantina-53020
The Ink Lab is good people! https://the-ink-lab.ueniweb.com/
Intro (0:00)
Four Shea Games (3:14)
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Unlocking Insanity (7:40)
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Maharaja (11:01)
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Empires of the North expansions (15:05)
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Sunflower Valley: The Card Game (18:57)
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Cupcake Empire (22:17)
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Pandemic Hot Zone (26:18)
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Extra! Extra! (28:54)
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Dollars to Donuts (32:50)
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The Dead Eye (35:14)
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Merchants of the Dark Road (37:47)
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Zoo-ography (42:21)
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Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria (45:49)
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The Whatnot Cabinet (47:30)
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Underwater Cities New Discoveries (51:22)
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Wingspan: European Expansion (53:52)
Shirt Story (56:52)
Hey everybody, May's top10 is me updating my list the games I would choose if I was forced to limit my collection to a measly 10. I'm joined by Shea Parker and Ryan Creighton, who have recently become contributors to the Rahdo Runs Through channel as well!
My original Must Have list from 5 years ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxeDzkm8-7w
Shea's channel (RTFM):
https://www.youtube.com/rtfmshow
Ryan's channel (Nights Around a Table):
https://www.youtube.com/nightsaroundatable
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SPOILERS!!!
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Rahdo: Roll for the Galaxy
Shea: Omen: A Reign of War
Ryan: Merchants and Marauders
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Shea: Eldritch Horror
Ryan: Roll for the Galaxy
Rahdo: FUSE
8
Ryan: 7 Wonders Duel
Rahdo: Shadowrun Crossfire Prime Runner Ed.
Shea: Crokinole
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Rahdo: Kokoro Avenue of the Kodama
Shea: Star Realms
Ryan: Terra Mystica
6
Shea: Telestrations
Ryan: Alchemists
Rahdo: Pandemic Legacy Season 1
5
Ryan: Keyflower
Rahdo: The Isle of Cats
Shea: Cosmic Encounter
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Rahdo: Troyes
Shea: Quacks of Quedlinburg
Ryan: Tiny Epic Galaxies
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Shea: Gloomhaven
Rahdo: Gloomhaven
Ryan: Trickerion
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Ryan: Alien Frontiers
Rahdo: Castles of Burgundy 20th Anniversary Edition
Shea: Spirit Island
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Ryan: Everdell
Shea: Twilight Empirium 4th Edition
Rahdo: Paperback
Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpwsY3b8YDA
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvjHQ6pEOTA
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 13: https://youtube.com/watch?v=aGmFwiqzy6Y
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24 new games discussed for the month of April.
If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1g00ACXwOw :)
(0:00) Intro
(3:41) 24. Fallout Shelter
(5:46) 23. Yggdrasil Chronicles
(9:50) 22. Kanagawa
(12:24) 21. Bunny Kingdom
(15:48) 20. Clank! In! Space! Cyber Station 11
(22:14) 19. Liberation of Rietburg
(25:10) 18. Telepathic
(28:44) 17. Yinzi
(31:49) 16. Manitoba
(40:04) 15. Curators
(42:45) 14. Traintopia
(44:29) 13. Small Islands
(47:01) 12. Steamfall: Genesis
(50:26) 11. Fairy Trails
(54:20) 10. Destination Neptune 2nd ed
(57:21) 09. Ankh’or
(59:47) 08. Rolled West
(1:03:15) 07. Ausonia
(1:05:31) 06. Trails of Tucana
(1:06:48) 05. The Phantom
(1:11:06) 04. Homesteaders: New Beginnings
(1:14:41) 03. Barenpark: Bad News Bears
(1:17:40) 02. Robin of Locksley
(1:20:08) 01. Walking in Provence
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BCwPuW5e1g
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5 years, and i'm still not preparing properly!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:50] Games Q&A►►►
Most innovative mechanism? What game to retheme? Keeping non-2p games? Accepting game deliveries these days? Area control for 2p? Best Marvel Champions characters? Rise of the Red Skull? Best heroes vs boss game? Race for the Galaxy vs Roll vs Jump Drive vs New Frontiers? Caper, Yinzi & 1987? Railroad Revolution expansion? Other Azul games? Roundup recordings? Which of my videogames would make the best boardgame? Thoughts about KS's gone wrong? Lazy gameplay mechanisms? What happened to Transatlantic? Forum Trajanum compared to other Felds? Upcoming Felds? Dreams of Tomorrow? Incomplete prototypes? Shea plans? Atmosfear the first digital boardgame? Last Will vs Prodigal's Club? Simple solos? Covid19's affect on the industry? Boardgame boxes facing out on shelves? Handling multiple modules? Talking to Tom Vasel about Le Havre? My City really legacy?
•••[01:36:22] Personal Q&A►►►
How is bengal spice so sweet? Introducing a new dog? Did Jen play any of my games? Spelling of Jen's name? How do we relax? Pub food? No breakfast? Most important videogames in my life? Jen's fave West Wing character? Letterkenny? Preferred news sources? Avoiding confirmation bias? What podcasts do we listen to? PNW travel? Best president? Ideal spot to live in US? UBI vs M4A? Bernie supporters misunderstood? Bethesda story? Really plenty of games out there? Oculus Quest games? Game play counselor? Safari experience? Beat Saber expertise? Egg sizes? Preparedness for Covid19? Fave song on the radio these days? Impostor syndrome? Rise of Skywalker observations?
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episode of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube link if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episodes of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube links if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR_-B-PV4PY
Episode 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Uax5Oza_A
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episodes of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube links if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk9C0knuFXA
Episode 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Wh1r0Kn20 •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Warning: buttons will be pushed!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:28] Games Q&A►►►
Making regular games soloable? The future of deckbuilding? Themes Jen doesn't like? How to help Rahdo Run Through? Rahdo requests? Emotionally touching games? Designing new mechanisms? Games about dreams? Branching out? How do I learn games? A day in the life of Rahdo? The three types of carebear? GAMA during corona? Using theme to teach games? Organizing game components? Rahdo promos? Justifying Pandemic thematically? Why don't I rate Orleans higher?n Abyss vs Conspiracy: Abyss? How many goofs before refilming? Why no mathtrades? What hardware & software do I film with? Thoughts on Burgundy 20th Anniversary Ed.? Exploding Kittens love? App automas? Do I value innovation too much? Skipping classics? Super Rahdo auctions? Did I misrepresent Forgotten Circle haters? Superheroes of Renown and other homebrew designs? Rules discovery? Magic vs Keyforge? Rolling Realms?
•••[01:33:13] More games Q&A (with Jen)►►►
Explaining RRT popularity? RTT in the Dice Tower network? Most incredible gaming moment? How to get friends past gateways?
•••[01:58:32] Personal Q&A►►►
Mutants in the Marvel Comics universe? Avenue 5? The Passage trilogy? Thoughts on The Expanse, The Witcher and Farscape? Picard is portrayed incorrectly? Luke a Mary Sue? Favourite Star Wars droid? Would I really go back to work on a new SyphonFilter? How has Corona affected us? Biden's chances? Thoughts on Yang leaving the race? How much is too much when it comes to SJWness? Examples of how music has advanced? When did we decide not to have kids? How's Jen's monovision working out? Jen's inherent contradiction in how she consumes entertainment media? How does Jen fell about all the Rahdo haters? 23 and me results? Advice about what not to do when moving overseas? Tea recommendations from Jen? Any phone/tablet games we enjoy? West Wing Weekly? Working with Peter Molyneux? Jen's words of wisdom? Picard thoughts now that the season is over?
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episodes of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube links if you'd like to watch instead of listen:
Episode 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMbYI3JBQkE
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Hey everybody! Here's this weeks's episodes of Corner to Corner, and here's the youtube links if you'd like to watch
Episode 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IVGGnDOVKg
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22 new games discussed for the month of March.
If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZuFczvGjfQ :)
Countdown
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Gloomy Graves
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Franky: Rock'n Vegas
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Flyin’ Goblin
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Lawyer Up
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Sidekick Saga
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Dwarf
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Quest for El Dorado: Golden Temples
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Excavation Earth
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Canvas
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Succulent
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Steampunk Rally: Fusion
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Squire for Hire: Mystic Runes
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Paris
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Kingdom Builder: Nomads
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Santa Monica
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The Crew
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Planet Unknown
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Mandala
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Marvel Champions: Captain America & Thor
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Agricola Revised Edition
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Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles
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Frosthaven •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Hey everybody! Welcome to a brand new show that I'm putting on YouTube with Tom Vasel of the Dice Tower: Corner to Corner. This is the first two episodes, and if you'd rather watch them than listen to them, the direct links are:
Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqlc6Ekompk
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Hey everybody, welcome to the 2nd episode of the audio-only version of my monthly top 10 videos. If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B3Yaj-Ytto :) And now... the spoilers!!!
Tom's List
2010 Alien Frontiers
2011 Risk: Legacy
2012 Lords of Waterdeep
2012 Love Letter
2012 X-Wing
2012 Machi Koro
2015 Codenames
2015 TIME Stories
2017 Gloomhaven
2019 Wingspan
Rahdo's List
2010 7 Wonders
2012 Zombicide
2013 Hanabi
2013 Qwixx
2014 Viticulture: Tuscany
2015 TIME Stories
2016 Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition
2016 Oh My Goods: Longsdale in Revolt
2017 Gloomhaven
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Umm, surely 6 hours is too long?
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:46] Games Q&A►►►
Carcassonne original rule? Etherfield not anticipated? My fave co-op mechanism? How is new TIME stories 2p? What game would I design? Playing with others? Worth it to seek out older games? Ever play oldies? Tubemate recommendation. Boardgame age recommendations? 7 Wonders Armada? Circle the Wagons vs Walking in Provence? Finished Near & Far campaign? Purposeful negativity to boost views? Takenoko? Conspiracy: Abyss? Castles of Tuscany? My City? Handling Lovecraft's racism? Do we Magic the Gathering? How to reach me? Captain is Dead player count? Nights around a table collaboration? Adventure of D reprint? Dreamscape? Boardgame Metacritic? How do I cull my collection? Boardgame reviewer culls in general? Why HATE? Online boardgame implementations? Collection size in Malta vs USA? Boardgame collection update videos? More "what were they thinking" games? Unexplored themes? My tastes changing over the years? Games that get better with more than 2? Big boxes for little games? Shadowrun Crossfire vs Aeon's End Legacy? Embargo preference? Zhanguo revisit by Jen? Best time of day to play games? Snacking while gaming? Game lighting? Gaming music? Gaming room? Game session length? D Day Dice thematically odd? Where are the older episodes of RTT? Gloomhaven wannabes? Becoming a 2p consultant?
•••[02:36:16] More games Q&A (with Jen)►►►
Jen's fave co-op mechanism? FOMO? Why aren't we more critical? 10 games 100 times or 100 games 10 times? D&D interest? Playing games we don't like with the right people? Pigeonholing a bad thing? How far to go with diversity in games? Thematic alternative to VP? Asmodee's new parts policy? What's the problem with having unplayed games?
•••[03:51:55] Personal Q&A►►►
Moving to Australia? Syphon Filter vs Metal Gear Solid? Works of Fiction or non-fiction that helped make us who we are? Syphon Filter Remake? Videogame recruiters still sniffing around? How was DTW? Indoor skydiving? Fave Survivor? Doctor Who? Why is SJW considered a bad thing by some? What does my MATH shirt mean? Jen's recommendations for young adult fantasy fiction? Malta corruption? Second wedding? What would I say to Trump or Boris Johnson? How did I survive to 13? Factchecking Rahdo related entries on wikipedia? Jen copycats? Who did we vote for in democratic primary? Jen's wisdom of the month? More Picard thoughts (spoilers)? Mandalorian thoughts (spoilers)? Rise of Skywalker Thoughts (spoilers)?
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24 new games discussed for the month of February. If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufPoou2T7Cs :)
DTC Games
Cubitos
The Crew
Mandala
Marvel Champions expansions
Queen of Hansa
Silver and Gold
Ludocherry shirts
Countdown
18 Oceans
17 Chrono Corsairs
16 Dawn of Mankind
15 Space Base: Shy Pluto
14 Mind MGMT
13 Matchbox Collection
12 Public Market
11 Lift Off
10 Deadly Doodles
9 Enchanters: East Quest
8 Stellar
7 Masters of Charms
6 Mechanica
5 Rush MD
4 Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period
3 Tumble Town
2 Tiny Towns: Fortune
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Hey everybody, welcome to the first episode of the audio-only version of my monthly top 10 videos. If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiAeWM1Jxuw :)
Countdown
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Roll for the Galaxy (2014)
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Dungeon Petz (2011)
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7 Wonders (2010)
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Keyflower (2012)
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Nations (2013)
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Castles of Burgundy (2011)
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Troyes (2010)
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Gloomhaven (2017)
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Shadowrun: Crossfire (2014)
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Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015) •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Hey everybody, welcome to the first episode of the audio-only version of my monthly gaming Rahdo Round Up, where I talk about the games Jen and I have played over the preceding 4 weeks. If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q8wornJR-o :)
Countdown:
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World Without End
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Captain is Dead: Lockdown
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Parks
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Legendary Forests
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Fox in the Forest Duet
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Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet
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Florenza Dice Game
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Trickerion
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Dungeon Alliance Adventures
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Ishtar
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Quirky Circuits
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TIME Stories: Experience
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TIME Stories: Hadal Project
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Rocketmen
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Inner Compass
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Aftermath
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Micro City
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Solar draft
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Suburbia Collector’s Edition
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Circle the Wagons
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Aeon’s End: Outcasts
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The Networks: Executives •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Ch-ch-ch-changes!
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•••[00:04:52] Games Q&A►►►
Rahdo top 100? Reviewer impact? LotR LCG preferences? Weight vs Complexity? Boardgame cafes? Why didn't RRT cover videogames instead of boardgames? 4x recommends? Solo RRT issues? Pandemic Legacy 3 anticipation? Ecos ranking? Space Hulk Death Angel a euro? Top10's and roundups on podcast channel? 2p faves diminished after playing with more? Design a game around our home town? HP Lovecraft's racist history? Games that could benefit from more diversity? Other live shows besides the alaboom? What games to play with family? Stowing sore loser tendencies? Backlash against Project Shrinko? Res Arcana suffered from Rahdo clash? Hopeful improvements in Frosthaven? We don't like Legacy games? Jen's fave Pfister?
•••[02:27:03] Personal Q&A►►►
Pronunciation of Teotihuacan? Any games played with parents? Chicken checkin? Gamestorm or Dice Tower west? Rank our homes? Most anticipated TV for 2020? DC or Marvel? Game pubs taking responsibility for counterfeits? USA healthcare progress? Skydiving? Cinema going? Jen's wisdom of the month? Picard thoughts? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Happy New Decade, everybody!
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•••[00:01:37] 75 Games of Interest in 2020►►►
The 7th Citadel, Adventure of D (2nd Edition), Agemonia, Almanac: Crystal Peaks, Alpha Quadrant, Boomerang: Australia, Brasil, Canopy, Castle von Loghan, Chai: Tea for 2, Contact, Coraline: Beware the Other Mother, Dead Reckoning, Deckscape: Escape from Alcatraz, Defense of Procyon III, Dice Quest, Excavation Earth, Fairy Trails, Foundations of Rome, Fresco: Card & Dice Game, Frosthaven, The Game: Quick & Easy, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, The Great Wall, Hamlet, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Party, Holi: Festival of Colors, Imperial Century, Imperium, In Too Deep, Jodhpur, Kanban EV, Lands of Galzyr, Legend Raiders, Lost Atlantis, Mariposas, Marvel Splendor, Medici: The Dice Game, Menestrels, Metal Gear Solid: the Board Game, Moonflight, The Mountain, Nevada City, Nidavellir, No Dawn, Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile, Oltree, Paper Dungeons, Paris, Plunderous, Rise & Fall, The Rival Networks, Roads to Rome, Rococo: Deluxe Edition, Roll Player Adventures, Ruins of Mars, Running Quest: Soul Raiders, Santa Monica, Seventh Cross, Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, So You’ve Been Eaten, Solomon Kane, Streets, Tang Garden, Tea for 2, Tharos, Three Sisters, TIME Stories: Cavendish Manor, Traintopia, Transhumanity, Unlikely Heroes, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Weather Machine, Welcome To… New Las Vegas, Yedo: Deluxe Master Set
•••[02:03:42] 27 Expansions of Interest in 2020►►►
Anachrony: Fractures of Time, Anachrony: Future Imperfect, Architects of the West Kingdom: Age of Artisans, Big Book of Madness: The Vth Element, Crusaders: Divine Influence, Dominion: Menagerie, Edge of Darkness: Cliffs of Coldharbor, Endeavor: Age of Expansion, Fresco: Expansion Modules 11-14, Gugong: Panjun, Heroes of Tenefyr: Second Curse, Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North – Roman Banners, The Isle of Cats: Late Arrivals, Madeira: Expansion, Marvel Champions: Wrecking Crew, Marvel Champions: Thor, Museum: The Historians, Mystic Vale: Nemesis, New Frontiers: Starry Rift, Roll Player: Fiends & Familiars, Rune Stones: Enchanters Forest, Sailing Toward Osiris: Pharaoh’s Pyramid, Sleeping Gods: Tides of Ruin, Spirit Island: Jagged Earth, Teotihuacan: Shadow of Xitle, Tiny Towns: Fortune, Zhanguo: Expansion
•••[02:19:15] 22 Kickstarters shipping in 2020►►►
Burgle Bros 2: Casino Capers, Dungeon Drop, Etherfields, Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon, The Grand Carnival, Icaion, Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time, Legacies, Manchukuo, Margraves of Valeria, Merchants Cove, Roland Wright: Dice Game, Rome & Roll, Runika & the Six sided Spellbooks, Search for Planet X, Seize the Bean, Sovereign Skies, Space Race, Tasty Humans, Time of Legends: Destinies, Tungaru, Ugly Christmas Sweaters
•••[02:32:10] Top 25 Games of Interest in 2020►►►
Return to Dark Tower, TIME Stories Revolution, Deckscape Duel, The Fox in the Forest Duet, Chrono Corsairs, Followers, Venice, Tekhenu, Floor Plan, Hour of Need, Lions of Lydia, Rocketmen, Artificial Intelligence, Quantified, Inner Compass, School of Sorcery, Cosmic Colonies, Calico, Sleeping Gods, Mercado de Lisboa, Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles, Dice Realms, Troyes Dice, Adventure Ink, My City
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Longest episode evar!!!
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•••[00:01:10] Top 10 Revisits►►►
Sim City, Tippity Top 10
•••[00:18:05] Game Q&A►►►
BGG mechanisms revamp? BGG convention preview games lists? Standard boardgame rules template? Altiplano expansion? When/why do I use house rules? Tapestry embargo? Rahdo video stats? What publishers to approach? Pronunciation of Peloponnes? Updating games ratings based on expansions? How to judge a game based on the rules without seeing the cards? Standard Rahdo rejection letter? Why not Feudum? Walnut Grove alternative? How to get a paying job in the boardgame industry? Playing open hand in co-ops? On Mars & others in the top10 for 2019? How are the new Rahdo segments for 2019 going so far? How to know which games I passed on covering? Where's my wishlist? Solo vs 2p runthroughs? Chatting with folks in boardgame stores? Snowdonia, Foothills or Alubari? How often do I accidentally say yes to games that turn out to be crap? Best design techniques? Euros that let you be creative? Ideal boardgame designer dinner party? First review copy I received? Why no boardgame rentals? Why did my top10 not change much after 5 years? Gloomhaven campaign ending thoughts? How does Paulo do it?
•••[02:20:15] Game Q&A w/Jen►►►
Mechanisms falling out of favor for us? What boardgame tech advances can't we wait for? Offensive boardgame theme treatment? Have games ever made us mad at each other? Best online boardgame community? Which one game to save from burning building? Why's Jen not in more videos? Podcasts we listen to? What's the deal with grains of salt in paid previews? Oathsworn? Why did Tapestry drop? How in sync are Jen and I regarding game tastes? Do I still buy games? Do we keep any games even though one of us doesn't care for it? Who's the bigger sore loser? How to help people learn games? Thoughts on BGG's new look? Project Shrinko and P&P thoughts? Which Pandemic to start with? Judging games based on random factors? Nostalgia factor in rating games? Tom Lehmann co-host? Re-experiencing games for first time preference? Bloom Town vs Quadropolis as gateway? What would a Backyard Chicken boardgame be like? RRT time off? Ultimate gaming room? Review Q's before giving A's? Escape room experiences/thoughts? What one game to super-deluxify? What if I had been introduced to modern boardgames in highschool? Ever guest lecture? Robotized boardgame components? How to downsize while getting good value?
•••[03:52:40] Personal Q&A►►►
Creative outlets outside of gaming? Evern been to SE USA? Hitchcock movies? Radiohead? Late night shows? States we'd like to visit? Celeb 'free pass' list? Geocaching background? Pups post move? Rainy PNW adjustment? Jen & booktube? Jen and me and "the small window"? Ever going back to the videogame industry? Do Jen and I still surprise each other? Big Mouth (the show)? Bucket list? What do we love most about each other? Moving plans in the future? Mystery Science Theater 3000? Jen's tea pantry? Jen's investment approach? Jen on Goodreads? Jen's preferred reading? The Mandalorian? Intermittent fasting? Following current politics? RRT funds backing other shows?
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Soooo many Q's, only time to A
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•••[00:01:25] Game Q&A►►►
Ads on my channel? Light speed variant for Space Base? Where do prototypes go? Playing the badguy in games? What does my Mom think of RRT? What games does my Mom enjoy playing? Return of the Rosenberg Shackles? Different gaming partner than Jen? Spousal gateway? Game rating shifts? Forgot Odin? How to deal with trolls? Returning to Blue Highway? PAX West? How to handle Essen Spiel? Timing of Gencon/Essen preview podcasts? Rating hole? Viticulture thematic consistency? Teburu thoughts? Game regrets? Why listen to trolls? Underestimating final thoughts? Why is Endeavor attacking okay? Letter Jam less than ideal with 2? Kennerspiel committee intent? Ultimate Aliens boardgame? Heavier roll & writes? Best things about roll & writes? List of things.rahdo.com?
•••[02:24:35] Personal Q&A►►►
What job after RRT? What are we most proud of? How'd Jen like Blown Away? Our fave movies? Malta in the spring or fall? War movies? Memorial sites visited? Troll tips? Burano vs Tubingen? Visited southern Germany? Should JK Rowling stop with the new Potterverse stuff? How do we eat 50 eggs a week? What's with the intermezzo tunes? Rick & Morty? What's Jen's fave glass creation? Can Jen make a Klein bottle? Any podcasts questions too trolly? Jen's fave recent books? No sports we're interested in? Missing Malta? Madalorian? Take a few months off RRT? Playtesting in boardgame vs videogame industries? How's it going with mom? Fist fights? Tattoos? Cringey moments? Rare Earth? How do I RSS the podcast? Dark Crystal show? Going to BGG in Dallas? Jen's wisdom of the month? Infinity War vs Endgame?
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Essen Spiel 2019 ahoy!
SHOW NOTES:
BGG preview list: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/12/spiel-19-preview
HC Crossover 1: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/heavy-cardboard/heavy-cardboard-episode-140-amTEYwOIDhg
HC Crossover 2: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/heavy-cardboard/heavy-cardboard-episode-141-vKRlQ96CJIL
•••[00:01:12] Top 10 anticipated games of the show►►►
Paris: New Eden, Cooper Island, Steamopolis, Coloma, Aquatica, It's a Wonderful World, Foothills, Tapestry, Expedition to Newdale, Maracaibo
•••[00:24:35] Games of Interest►►►
Deadly Doodles, Franky: Rock’n Vegas, Solar Draft, Rescue Animals, Monster Baby Rescue!, Posthuman Saga, The City, Tricky Druids, PAX, T-Rex’s Holiday, Pirates Under Fire, Decktective, Embers of Memory, Beluga, Aristocracy, Assembly, Opale, Tan-tan Caravan, Rolled West, Truck Off, Nocturion, Ninja Night, Queen of Hansa, Kingsburg: The Dice Game, Deckscape: Curse of the Sphinx, Dawn of Mankind, Rolling Ranch, Pact, Fire!, Coral Islands, Squire: Collector of the Glorious Rarities, Queenz, Lux Aeterna, Coralia, Die Befreiung der Rietburg, Boomerang, The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet, Roll to the Top! Laminate, Circle the Wagons, Maya, Jiguan: Eastern Mechanist, On Tour, Dino World, Conspiracy: Abyss Universe, Draftosaurus, Walking in Provence, Ticket to Ride: London, Fast Sloths, Florenza Dice Game, Robin of Locksley, Corinth, Copenhagen: Roll & Write, ArtSee, A Fistful of Meeples, ClipCut Parks, Egizia: Shifting Sands, Dreamscape, Rush MD, Colors of Paris, Cat Café, Obscurio, Sprawlopolis, Humboldt’s Great Voyage, Bloom Town, Skytopia, Dale of Merchants Collection, Nova Luna, Mastabas, Century: New World, Karekare, 6 Castles, Kingdomino Duel, High Rise, Trails of Tucana, Carrossel, Pax Transhumanity, Yggdrasil Chronicles, Ratzzia, Little Town, Quest for El Dorado: Golden Temples, Key Market 2nd Edition, Pharaon, DS Classic Goodie Box, Walking in Burano, Save the Meeples, Detective City of Angels, Smoothies, Edge of Darkness, Botanists, Snowdonia Master Set, Proto, On the Underground: London/Berlin, Era: Medieval Age, Valley of the Kings Premium Edition, Marco Polo II, Yukon Airways, Sanctum, Cities: Skylines, Parks, Circadians, The Magnificent, Paris: City of Lights, Babylonia, So You’ve Been Eaten, Bruxelles 1897, La Vina, Rune Stones, Ishtar, Masters of Renaissance, Ragusa, Orleans Stories, Neta Tanka, Clank! Legacy, Machi Koro Legacy, RatVille, Suburbia Collector’s Edition, Deep Blue, Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea, Sierra West, 1987 Channel Tunnel, Terramara, Glen More II, Pret a Porter, Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North, Chocolate Factory, Castles of Burgundy Deluxe, Trismegistus, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Black Angel
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Carcassonne Maps, Railways of Portugal, Assembly Expansions, Habitats XL, Merlin: Knights of the Round Table, This War of Mine: Days of the Siege, Edge of Darkness: Sands of Duenstar, Rune Stones: Nocturnal Creatures, Concordia: Balearica/Cyprus/Italia, Pursuit of Happiness: Experiences, Sagrada: Passion, Barenpark: Bad News Bears, Dice Settlers: Western Sea, Everdell Expansions, Newton: Great Discoveries, Santa Maria: Exploration Deck, Welcome To… Thematic Neighborhoods, Clank!: Temple of the Ape Lords, Empires of the North: Japanese Islands, Trickerion Dahlgaard’s Academy, Underwater Cities: New Discoveries, Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period
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Episode 2 of the Women of WWII series focuses mainly on the British home-front and the challenges women faced as a domestic fighting force: protecting their country from invasion, facing family separations and enduring years of devastating bombings. I also talk about women's military auxiliary services, rationing, victory gardens, war bond collection and more.
Rahdo vs the world!!! :)
SHOW NOTES:
The Rahdo apology tour begins here: https://boardgamegeek.com/article/32578907#32578907
•••[00:00:44] Games of Interest►►►
Bloom Town, Deep Blue, Deckscape: Curse of the Sphinx, Rush MD, Sunflower Valley: Card Game, The Magnificent, Trails of Tucana, Marco Polo 2, Skytopia, Fire!, Florenza Dice Game, Gugong: Panjun, Jiguan: Eastern Mechanist, Marvel Champions: Card Game, Miyabi, Nova Luna, Paris: New Eden, Rune Stones, So You've Been Eaten, Time of Legends: Destinies, TIME Stories Revolution: Expereince, Ultra Tiny Epic Galaxies, Dragonfire: Campaign - Waterdeep, Last Bastion, Tapestry, Chrono Corsairs, Clank! In! Space! Cyber Station 11, Gates of Delirium, 7th Citadel, Walking in Provence, Edge of Darkness: Cliffs of Coldharbor, School of Sorcery, Aristocracy, Orleans Stories, Empires of the North: Japanese Islands, TIME Stories Revolution: Hadal Project, Tiny Towns: Fortune, Kitchen Rush (revised edition)
•••[00:53:17] Games Q&A►►►
Jen, why are games fun? No record of the Rosenberg shackles? Income issues related to game value? Full runthroughs? 3+ games we like/want to play? Help find a lost game bag from UKGE 2019? Empire of the Void II? Playing the villain not to win? Strange/Norrell runthrough? Santa Maria's handling of sensitive subject hurt fun factor? How common are runthrough reshoots? What game did I hate the most yet finish? Longest game session? Most anticipated next game right now? Jettison collection? Solo upswing? How to play new Carpe Diem with orig rules? Translation of rules into non-English? Escape with or without expansions? Does Jen still think Escape is better than Agricola? Will a game come out in next 5 years to supplant Pandemic for us? More thoughts on Spirit Island? Gloomhaven digital implementation? Rahdo designed boardgame? Life for Pandemic Legacy season 1 after campaign is over? Ultimate bingo style euro? How to do detailed ratings on BGG? Rahdo vs Eric Martin? Rahdo vs SU&SD? Rahdo vs the games industry? Feast for Odin return? Grizzled from the POV of German soldiers? My heart no longer in it? How many pubs send out final copy of covered games? Enjoy Legacy more because forced to play more? Any games thought would be poor but surprised upon 2nd play? Green screen trick? Know-op? How does RRT voting rate? Expansions ever make a bad game good? More replays of old games for the show? Dreamscape? What happens when a Kickstarter fails? Rundowns too rushed? More game revisits? Wingspan as Kennerspiel? How'd Jen like Black Angel? GotY contenders? What prompted me to start RRT? What solo game would I play right now? Where's the Rahdo/Dice Tower live play session? Game killers? Suburbia too hate-draftey? Mechanics v Mechanisms according to the OED? Tigris & Euphrates?
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Episode 1 of the Women of WWII series covers the "Rosie the Riveters" who performed vital war production jobs in factories and made the American production of war materials a driving force of the Allies' victory. I explore the sacrifice these women made and their contribution to women in the workforce today
Gencon 2019!!!
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•••[00:01:22] Top 10 Must Get Games►►►
Machi Koro Legacy, Deckscape (Eldorado, Curtain, Sphinx), On Tour, Pandemic Rapid Response, Sabotage, Space Explorers, Sierra West, Aeon's End: The New Age, Black Angel, Edge of Darkness EoD preorder link: https://alderacstore.com/gen-con-2019-pickup/
•••[00:22:15] Games of Interest►►►
Are You a Robot, Truck Off, Tricky Druids, Deadly Doodles, Rail Pass, The Queen of Hansa, ShipShape, Battle of the Bards, Boomerang, Dreams of Tomorrow, Nocturion, Undo, One Key, Penny Lane, Old West Empresario, Legendary Forests, Chocolatiers, Realm of Sand, Imaginarium, Dungeon Academy, EXIT: Catacombs of Horror, Foodies, Colors of Paris, Tribes: Dawn of Humanity, Roll for Adventure, Magnastorm, Little Town, Crusoe Crew, Patchwork Doodle, Noctiluca, Rolling Ranch, Carnival of Monsters, Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet, Obscurio, Corinth, Museum, Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done, Tales of Glory, Quirky Circuits, Cat Cafe, Copenhagen, Ticket to Ride: London, Letter Jam, Welcome to Dino World, Walking in Burano, Wreck Raiders, Imhotep: The Duel, Las Vegas Royale, ArtSee, Kingdomino Duel, Wingspan, Crown of Emara, Ragusa, Detective: City of Angels, Century: Golem Edition Easter Mountains, Century: A New World, Everdell, Res Arcana, Lanterns Dice, Underwater Cities, PARKS, Era: Medieval Age, Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North, Bargain Quest
•••[01:43:00] Expansions of Interest►►►
Bargain Quest expansions, Clank! expansions, Copenhagen Tiles, City of Angels: Bullets over Hollywood, Everdell, K2 expansions, Luxor, Museum Expansions, Sagrada: Passion, Villages of Valeria expansions, Vindication: Leaders & Alliances, Welcome To expansions, Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period, Merlin expansions
•••[01:51:28] Games to Demo►►►
Chocolate Factory, Dominations, Edge of Darkness, Emperor's Choice, Endeavor: Age of Expansion, Fertility, High Rise, In the Hall of the Mountain King, Isle of Cats, Margraves of Valeria, New Frontiers, Posthuman Saga, Roam, Sorcerer City, Stygian Society, Suburbia Planet Unknown, Dead Eye, Mandala, Skytopia, Namiji, Marquesas, Coral Islands, Jurassic Parts, Silver & Gold, Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising, Copenhagen: Roll & Write, Marco Polo 2, Spirit Islan: Jagged Earth, Floor Plan, Foothills, Crystal Palace, Dice Hospital: Community Care, Lorenzo Il Magnifico the Card Game, Adventure Games, Taverns of Tiefenthal, Aftermath, God of War: the Card Game, Ecos: First Continent, Sleeping Gods, Genotype: Mendelian Genetics, Barenpark: Bad News Bears
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A bit long winded...
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•••[00:00:45] Games of Interest►►►
Cities: Skylines, Aftermath, Kingdomino Duel, Clank! Expeditions: Temple of the Ape Lords, Copenhagen, Roll & Write, Cosmic Run: Express, Enchanters: Odyssey, Escape Tales: Low Memory, Habitats: XL Expansion, Lands of Galzyr, Mint Cooperative, ClipCut Parks, Concordia: Balearica, Entrepreneurs, Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising, Paris, Rescue Animals, 7th Continent: Classic Edition, Toy Story: Obstacles & Adventures
•••[00:28:22] Top10 Revisit►►►
Underrated Games
•••[00:49:12] Gaming Q&A►►►
Examples of great scaling for 2? Desert Island solo games? Game depth definition? What happened to Carpe Diem ranking? CO2 & Kanban swap? Large collection wall? Rahdo con? Bad game teaching experiences? What makes great game tension? Designer responsibility for fan behavior? Boardgame marketing? Burning Cat convention? Concordia underwhelming? Rahdo house rules/variants? Value for money in runthroughs? PnP runthroughs? Fields of Arle 2nd thoughts? Star Wars Outer Rim? Playing Black Angel with Eric Martin? Drive to win? Paid previews for games we don't like? Really necessary to reiterate paid caveats? Dice Forge expansion? What's a math trade? More Black Angel info? Best game convention? Did we get any farther in 7th Continent? Ancient World 2nd edition? Retheme challenge: Colosseum? How to reconcile ranking loops? Why did I start doing paid previews? Why keep such a big collection I don't play? Darwinauts beautiful, really? Aeon's End ideal order?
•••[02:12:52] Personal Q&A►►►
Constructive criticism for GoT? The secret to our relationship? Fave GoT characters and episodes? GoT negative groupthink? Jen's fave Tolkien characters? Tolkien biopic? Where would we live in the Tolkien-verse? Puppy advice? Why are there 880 From Batavia copies in the playlist? How many times have I been fired? Thoughts on Star Trek Picard series? Take games on sabbatical? Thoughts on Survivor: Edge of Extinction? Non-spoiler Star Trek Disco thoughts? Jen's words of wisdom? Quasi-Disco thoughts and what next for a Trek newb?
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A bit short...
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•••[00:02:17] Games of Interest►►►
Streets, Crystal Palace, Big Book of Madness: The Vth Element, Dice Throne Adventures, Etherfields, Legacies, Lorenzo Il Magnifico: The Card Game, Merlin: Knights of the Round Table, Natsumemo, On the Underground: London/Berlin, Pandemic: Rapid Response, Terra Mystica: Merchants of the Seas, Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula, Yedo: Deluxe Edition, The Isle of Cats
•••[00:18:38] Gaming Q&A►►►
Best part of gaming? Res Arcana not too cutthroat? 3 words to describe gaming in 2018? Queensdale rating? # of plays before runthrough? Final thoughts during play? Jen's impact on final thoughts? Noting final thoughts? Thoughts between play and final thoughts? Rahdo revisits? Playing cutthroat in runthroughs? Engine building definition? Thoughts on Rodney's paid preview thought piece? Year of the Dragon shackles? Need to win? Video stats? Engine downtime? Neta Tanka vs Manitoba re: cultural appropriation? Customizable dice?
•••[01:09:16] Personal Q&A►►►
Moving internationally with dogs? What to cut if White Album is a single LP? What does Jen grow in her garden? How are the new chickens? How'd I celebrate the big 5-0? Any more gaming convention plans for 2019? Game of Thrones final season thoughts?
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Just a normal episode! :)
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•••[00:00:31] Games of Interest►►►
Age of Dirt, Xi'an Presitge, A Fistful of Meeples, Coralia, Fast Sloths, Pact, Ecos: First Continent, Endeavor: Age of Expansion, Marquesas, Search for Planet X, Unlock! Timeless Adventures, Clinic Deluxe Edition
•••[00:15:15] Top 10 Revisits►►►
2018, Game Artists
•••[00:41:20] Gaming Q&A►►►
Colonialism theme in boardgaming? Retheme challenge! Unplayed games from Malta? Where are the euros? Games to play post-RRT? BGG subscriptions? Games named after places? Pubs more or less likely to send review copies in the States? Why keep games we can never play? Fave games by continent? Best Agricola expansions? Jen's dream Tolkien boardgame? Jen's design for a glass making game? Boardgame dirty laundry? Train by Brenda Romero? Rahdo interns? Coimbra vs Notre Dame? Tabletop Day? Dixit? Networks? Anything need to disappear from boardgaming? What generates most excitement for a new game? The art of Ania Kryczkowska?
•••[01:46:44] Personal Q&A►►►
Do Jen and I watch shows together? What new shows have both Jen and I enjoyed? Care bear player enjoying violence in other media? How can I actually like Glengarry Glen Ross? Other real life superheroes besides Stan Lee? Malta vacation tips? Details about our 20th anniversary catamaran trip? Black Sails? Murano tips? Limoncello? Retirement in Malta? Fave spots in Italy? Maltese fish markets? Sustainability in boardgaming? How to prioritize media? Jen's monthly words of wisdom?
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Year 8 announcement!!!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/time-flies-25705143
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:44] Games of Interest►►►
Altar Quest, Dice Quest, Floor Plan, Key Market, Lanterns Dice: Lights in the Sky, Bruxelles 1897, Hamlet, Dungeon Academy, Dead Reckoning, Letter Jam, Maracaibo, Margraves of Valeria, Namiji, Running Quest: Sould Raiders, Save the Meeples, Starlight, Sanctum, Trouble in Templetown, Underwater Cities: Expansion, Venice, Villages of Valeria: Landmarks & Architects
•••[00:27:33] Top 10 Revisits►►►
Uwe Rosenberg
•••[00:49:12] Gaming Q&A►►►
Burgundy Expansions? Reprints? Overlooked games? Tile drafting games? How do I make my lists? Paladins of the West Kingdom solo? Marvel Comics universe reboot? (oops, personal one slipped in there) Hottest recent designer? Revisiting games leading to enjoying more or less? No Rahdo Twitter engagement? Protections for designers in game industry? Expansions make game weaker? Martin Wallace/EGG? Story games? What's best about expansions? 3D printers vs Kickstarter? Art vs Artist? Game designer vs developer? Game suggestions? Repetitive strategies? Fox in the Forest? Will I design a game? Ant Lab Games? One size fits all games? Jen's preferred games? Games as art lead to no fun? Too kind to games? Gaming Rules vs Watch it Played? Least fave podcast question? Was Vasel right about Moorea? How good is Roll for the Galaxy Rivalry? Dragonfire gets a ranking? Feast for Odin expansion? Background music for games? The rise of co-ops? Choose your own adventure books? Brass Birmingham ranking? Roll Player vs Concordia vs Loyang? Does game "take that" alter real brain patterns? Rahdo fatigue? Rahdo final thoughts? Aeon End ideal play order? Snowdonia still stand up? Am I running through faster? Do I beat myself up IRL? Rahdo subtitles?
•••[02:28:14] Personal Q&A►►►
Catch 22 tv series? Rahdo in Austin? Jen hesitant to get into gaming? Playing more group games in hte states? Turning 50? Spiderman One More Day? Secret Wars 3? Married too young? Situationally famous? Beatles board game? Jen's take on Wizarding World theme park? One one ethnicity's food forever? Mountain climbing worthwhile? Tour our new surroundings? Fish truck? Thundaar's pterodactyl? Our finances? What do we miss from Europe? Lab grown meat? Our Planet miniseries? Who does Jen want to be in Harry Potter-verse? My preferred nickname? Into the Spider Verse? Binge watch TV or weekly watch? Food we missed in Malta that we can have now? Puppy advice?
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On the eve of Dice Tower Con West...
RTT music thread:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2162652/podcast-music
Last Jedi thread:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2160803/last-jedi-blather
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•••[00:01:13] Games of Interest►►►
Euphoria: Ignorance is Bliss, Foothills, Jodhpur, Ankhor, Menestrels, Bloom, Project Elite - Zombicide Invader Crossover Set, Sushi Roll, The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet, Pursuit of Happiness: Experiences, Welcome Too... variant boards, Quest of El Dorado: Golden Temples, TIME Stories Revolution: Midsummer Night, Deadly Doodles, Newdale, Darwinauts, Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time, Atelier: Painter's Studio, Cooper Island, Quirky Circuits, Agricola: Corbarius Deck, Lorenzo il magnifico: Pazzi Conspiracy, Valley of the King: Premium Edition, Valeria: Card Kingdoms - Crimson Seas, Watergate
•••[00:21:54] Top 10 Revisits►►►
Drafting games, one hit wonders
•••[00:39:26] Gaming Q&A►►►
Top 5 or next 15? Expansion coverage? Theme vs setting? Retirement games? Theme music usage? "Rahdo approved"? Kickstarter to retail? Sending games in a time machine? 3d printer future in boardgaming? Wingspan take that? ET gaming? House variants? Similarities between boardgame and videogame industries? Rahdo journal?
•••[01:18:32] Personal Q&A►►►
Meaningful books from our childhood? Fave bands growing up? Last Jedi manifesto? Comic books? Wrestling? Changing history? Vegetarian? Videogame dev stories? Adjusting to winter? Jen's words of wisdom?
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More games, more rants! :)
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•••[00:01:10] Games of Interest►►►
Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles, Beyond Humanity: Colonies, Roll for the Galaxy: Rivalry, Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth, Copenhagen, Tavern of the Deep Valley, Dungeonology: The Expedition, Dunaia: The Prophecy, Aeon's End: New Age, Pret-a-Porter, Harbour: High Tide, Luxor: The Mummy's Curse, Suburbia: Collector's Edition, Silver & Gold, The City: The Expanded City, Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period, Agemonia, Xingu, Century: A New World, Hadara, The Castles of Burgundy (Royal Edition), Era: Medieval Age, Corinth, Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write, Kingsburg: The Dice Game
•••[00:35:50] Gaming Q&A►►►
People's choice top 10? Untouched boardgame genres? Any topics that should be off limit for boardgames? Boardgame industry's cultural insensitivity? Does runthrough style translate to better game teaching IRL? The 'teach'? Andor's roll to resolve? Boardgaming close to mainstream? How to find my list of co-op games? My biggest rules blunder? Rules mega thread issue? Did Martin Wallace really work on Wildlands & Hit Z Road? Gnomopolis? Has Energy Empire held up? Thematic euros? Why Dungeon Petz but not Carnival of Monsters? Better for equal representation at the cost of historical accuracy? Boardgame burn out? Handing RRT over to someone else upon retirement? Reshooting early runthroughs? Ragusa runthrough? Top sandbox games? Easier to houserule 2p into a 3p minimum game, or meanness out of a take take that game? Our houserules? Opinionated Gamer's peak rating article? Best way to move boardgames? Rodney Smith's hype videos? Rewatching old runthroughs? Continuing runthroughs once the camera stops? What games do I wish I'd kept? Best expansion for Elder Sign? Any genres Jen or I dominate? Updating top10 co-ops? Rahdo at Essen Spiel 2019?
•••[02:23:00] Personal Q&A►►►
Most signficant changes to USA in our absence? My high pitched voice? Vasectomy story? How did we end up in Malta? BBC nature documentaries? Christmas tree & decorations? Syphon Filter influenced by Metal Gear Solid? How do we weather tough times in our marriage? Gaming with Mom? Fave childhood TV shows? Did Syphon Filter meet original vision? Any recent videogames we've enjoyed? Prevalence of open world videogames? Any snow since we've been back? Free to air TV? Renting the UK house? Why is Jen coming to UK? Bandersnatch? Jen's words of wisdom?
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Anticipation, 2019-style!
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•••[00:01:45] 45 Games of Interest!!►►►
Adventure Games series, Carnival of Monsters, Carnival Zombie, Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale, Chocolate Facotry, Chocolatiers, Circadians: First Light, Coloma, Sierra West, Cosmic Run: Mining Colony, Dawn of Mankind, Deckscape: Behind the Curtain, Dice Upon a Time, Egizia: Shifting Sands Edition, F.L.O.W., Humboldt's Great Voyage, Inhuman Conditions, Strange & Norrell: the Boardgame, Kingswood, Legend Raiders, Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game, No Dawn, The One Hundred Torii, Outlaws In A Strange Land, Patchwork Doodle, Second Chance, Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles, Quantified, Quodd Heroes, Ragusa, Res Arcana, Revolution of 1828, Roam, Scotland Yard: Das Wurfelspiel, Seventh Cross, Snowdonia: Deluxe Master Set, Solomon Kane, Space Gate Odyssey, Space Race, Tang Garden, Tiny Towns, Vampire: The Masquerade - Heritage, Victorian Masterminds, Villagers, Yinzi: Shining Ming Dynasty
•••[01:31:05] Expansions of Interest & Already Filmed Games of Interest►►►
Barenpark: Die Grizzlies sind los!, Dice Forge: Rebellion, Dungeon Alliance: Champions, Homesteaders: New Beginnings, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire - Cold War, Mystic Vale: Harmony, Railways of Portugal, Roll Player: Fiends & Familiars, TIME Stories Madam & Hadal Project, Thunderstone Quest: Barricades and What Lives Beneath, Zhanguo Expansion, Madeirs Expansion, Railroad Revolution: Railroad Evolution
The Crusoe Crew, Detective: City of Angels, Diceborn Heroes, Domination: Road to Civilization, Dreamscape, Exploriana, Heroes of Tenefyr, Incoming Transmission, Kung Fu Panda: The Board Game, Museum, Neta-Tanka, Seize the Bean, Sorcerer City, Stygian Society, Vadoran Gardens, Welcome to DinoWorld
•••[01:55:12] Top 25 Games of Interest►►►
Steamopolis, Imperial Century, Roll Player Adventures, Rome and Roll, Grim Heroes, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Aerion, Sarah's Vision, The Ancient World 2nd Edition, Dale of Merchants Collection, Edge of Darkness, On Tour, La Stanza, Artificial Intelligence, Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea, On Mars, Comanauts, Wingspan, Project: ELITE, Sleeping Gods, Aeon's End: Legacy, Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated, Machi Koro Legacy, Glen More II: Chronicles, Black Angel
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Rahdo Rants Through!
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•••[00:3:00] Gaming Q&A►►►
Kids! King Vlaada! Earlier Essen preview? Teotihuacan inspiration? BGG game description critique? How much dice is too much dice? Street Masters & Solomon Kane? Why isn't Escape too light? Dream home variant! BGG meets Boxofficemojo? Robin Hood and the Merry Men? Player aids? Separate solo rules? Reprints too deluxified? Designers phoning it in? Re-seeking gone games? Tainted Grail deets? Groundhog gaming? Crazy rahdo days? Jen feels the pressure? Santa Maria's theme? Game publisher vision? Boardgame pessimism? Series boardgame rules?
•••[01:17:50] Personal Q&A►►►
Studio Ghibli? Immigration rant alienating audience? Syphonfilter PS1 Classic? Family blacksheep? Fave dog breeds? Jen's fave cocktails? Jen's words of wisdom! •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Better late than never! :)
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•••[00:01:25] Recent Top 10 Revisits►►►
Fantasy, BGG disagreements and OOPs alternatives
•••[00:25:03] Gaming Q&A►►►
What do BGG rankings reflect? Attic storage? Would I work for BGG? How should BGG entries be written? How do we deal with sudden game endings? How do we sit at the table? How do we orient the board? Old school game aesthetics? Boardgame industry trends? 2017 top10 of the year update? Budget games? Losing boardgame passion? Most diverse designer? Games we love in spite of being terrible at them? What should get Legacy'd? Epic boardgaming moments? Hidden gems? Concordia expansions? Do I roleplay as Jen during videos? How do I choose what gets rundown vs run through? Trickerion ranking? Does Jen offer pro-tips? Rating games we get rid of? Game sommilier? This year's Essen crop a letdown? What games do we keep? "1 in / 1 out"? Claustrophobia KS campaign observation? Big turn games? Best player boards? Best scifi? Hate drafting? Do publishers help find rules goofs? Do I re-record runthroughs? Essen crop a letdown, part II? Is my recording studio done?
•••[01:59:55] Personal Q&A►►►
Chickens in the states? British accent? Jen's nickname for me? What were we happy and unhappy to return to in the states? What do we miss most about Malta? Top 3 vaction destinations? What do Jen and I have in common and how are we different? How does this improve our relationship? Any jigsaw puzzle love? Where do we still need to go in Europe? Projector advice? Best thing about the states, part VII? What character would we choose to be in any show? Best things to do in PNW? Updated thoughts about political landscape int he states? What have we done for health insurance? Climate change? Do we give each other boardgames for Xmas? What are we doing for Xmas this year? Jen's wisdom of the month?
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Essen Spiel 2018 is this week!
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•••[00:02:02] Top 10 Most Anticipated Games►►►
Teotihuacan, Underwater Cities, Carpe Diem, Coimbra, Between 2 Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Gugong, Key Flow, Blackout: Hong Kong, Forum Trajanum, Pandemic Fall of Rome
•••[00:18:10] 85 More Games!!!►►►
Jungli-La, Wok Star, Big Dig, Moorea, Cosmic Factor, Okavango, Great City of Rome, Sengal-senggol Gang Damai, Honga, Ruthless, Legendary Encounters X-Files, Dicium, Catalyst, Now Boarding, Claim Kingdoms, Hardback, Deckscape, Skylands, Pandemic 10th Anniversary Edition, Fugitive, Chronicles of Frost, Fog of Love, Spring Meadow, Tribes, Paper Tales, Sunflower Valley, Factory Funner, Tales of Glory, Roll for Adventure, Scorpius Freighter, Fine Sand, Roll to the Top, Carson City Card Game, Tramways Engineers Workbook, Rolling Ranch, Forgotten City, Stone Age Jubilee Edition, Hokkaido, Gingerbread House, Crisis at Steamfall, The Boldest, Walking in Burano, Smartphone Inc, Cerbria Card Game, Steamrollers, Thief's Fortune, Spy Club, Passing Through Petra, Shadows: Amsterdam, Futuropia, Discovery: Era of Voyage, Manitoba, Scarabya, Kanban 2nd Edition, Reef, Arraial, Valparaiso, Planet, A4 Quest, Fertility, Realm of Sand, Orbis, Captains of the Gulf, Firenze, Fuji, Robin Hood and the Merry Men, Magnastorm, Escape Tales, CO2: Second Chance, Railroad Ink, Solenia, Blue Lagoon, Prehistory, Brass Birmingham & Lancashire, Holding On, Treasure Island, Endeavor: Age of Sail, Dice Settlers, The River, Reykholt, Newton, Chronicles of Crime, Everdell, Detective: Modern Crime, Architects of the West Kingdom
•••[01:33:10] Expansions for 35 games►►►
Santa Maria, Field of Green, Kitchen Rush, Tramways, Welcome To, Space Race, Paper Tales, Chronicles of Crime, Factory Funner, Roll to the Top, Altiplano, Great Western Trail, The Networks, This War of Mine, First Class, Fog of Love, Legend of Andor, Dixit, Agricola, Caverna, Isle of Skye, Dice Town, Reef, Chronicles of Frost, Lost Expedition, Tybor the Builder, Concordia, Merlin, Skylands, Keyflower, El Dorado, K2, Clank, 7 Wonders, Forum Trajanum
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Back in the saddle again!
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•••[00:01:58] Games of Interest►►►
Altiplano: The Traveler, Carcassonne: Safari, Castle Rampage, Chronicles of Crime: Welcome to Redview, City of Rome, Clank!: Gold & Silk, Claustrophobia 1643, Comanauts, Concordia Venus, Deckscape: Mystery of Eldorado, Defenders of the Realm 2nd Ed, Discover: Lands Unknown, Dominion: Renaissance, Fine Sand, Fuji, Futuropia, Ghosts of the Moor, Gingerbread House, Honga, K2: Lhotse, Lovelace & Babbage, Machi Koro Legacy, Magnastorm, Passing Through Petra, Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles, Project Elite 2nd Edition, Spell Smashers, The Ancient World 2nd Edition, The One Hundred Torii, The River, Trollfjord, Tybor the Builder: Im Auftrag des Konigs, New Unlock! adventures, Valparaiso, Vampire: The Masquerade - Heritage, Hokkaido, Claim Kingdoms, Dicium, Outlaws in a Strange Land, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Rolnicy, Stone Age 10th Anniversary, Merlin: Arthur Expansion
•••[00:48:10] Game Q&A►►►
Finger pointing? Agricola vs Caverna? Slickerdrips? BGG expansion classifications? Spirit Island? Heavy co-ops? Games that need to be made? Competition for Gloomhaven? Jen's perfect game? Typical day on BGG? BGG lease fave feature? Dealing with sore loser children? Any Gloomhaven recently? Ideal Gloomhaven custom components? PAX West? Sasquatch? Why TV over boardgames? How are Rundowns being received? Is The Mind a game? Rahdo solo? Thoughts on the rise of boardgame popularity? More details about our Pandemic Legacy 2 experience? How's it going post move? Break during gaming? Too small components? Ideal boardgame designer interview? Top 10 worker placement updates? Why does SR:CF beat Gloomhaven on my rankings? Pics of our painted Gloomhaven minis? How close have I come to quitting RRT? Game chatter? Gateway to CoB? Thriftstore finds?
•••[01:56:35] Personal Q&A►►►
Why didn't we have kids? Star Trek vs Star Wars? Malta sights to see? Therapy? Our dog history? Travel insurance? Best DC movie? Seen Infinity War? Our fave car ever? Anything new going on? Seen Solo? Universal Studios Wizarding World tour? Best fictional place to visit? Jen's words of wisdom?
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A Gencon Quickie!
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•••[00:01:30] Top 10 To Get►►►
Chimera Station, Tiny Epic Defenders 2nd Edition, Welcome To, Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road, Warsaw: City of Ruins, Carson City: The Card Game, Detective, Coimbra, Merlin, Forbidden Sky
•••[00:14:25] 60 More Games to Check Out►►►
Legendary Encounters: X-Files, Woodlands, Dragon Master, Amun Re: The Card Game, Jungli-La, Import/Export, Fantastiqa Rival Realms, Mesozooic, Catalyst, Professor Treasure's Secret Sky Castle, Wok Star 3rd Edition, Railways of the World, Race to the New Found Land, Kaosmos, Multiuniversum, Fortune City, Kick-Ass: The Board Game, Deckscape: Heist in Venice, Talisman: Legendary Tales, Shadows: Amsterdam, Mercado, Lucky's Misadventures, Superhot: The Card Game, Maiden's Quest, Now Boarding, Gearworks, Hardback, Railroad Rivals, The Big Score, Luxor, Shadowrun: Sprawl Ops, Sailing Toward Osiris, Rising 5, Scarbya, Railroad Ink, The Game, Kitchen Rush, Lost Cities: Rivals, Carthago, Speakeasy Blues, Minerva, Steamrollers, Tiny Epic Zombies, Spring Meadow, Paper Tales, Blue Lagoon, Carson City: Big Box, Newton, EXIT: (new titles), Altiplano, Gizmos, Rise of Queensdale, Everdell, The Mind, Reef, Century: Eastern Wonders, Brass, Reckoners, Root, Palm Island
•••[01:11:27] Expansions to Get►►►
Big Score: Crack the Safe, Sailing Toward Osiris: Governors & Envoys, Mottainai: Wutai Moutnain, Mystic Vale: Twilight Garden, Paper Tales: Beyond the Gates, Near & Far: Amber Mines, The Captain is Dead: Lockdown, Clank! The Mummy's Curse, Roll Player: Monsters & Minions, Kingdominio: Age of Giants, Clank! In! Space! Apocalypse!, Scythe: Rise of Fenris
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So much to talk about...
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•••[00:00:54] Games of Interest►►►
A Thief's Fortune, 5-Minute Marvel, Clank! In! Space! Apocalypse! Roll Player Adventures, Solenia, Shadowrun Crossfire: Prime Runner's Edition, Dragonfire: Heroes of the Wild, High Rise, Troyes 2, Roll Player: Fiends & Familiars, Tale of Ord, Legend of Andor: Verschollenen Legenden, EXIT the Game, 3rd series, Mesozooic, New Frontiers, Roll for Adventure, Snowdonia Delxue, Sleeping God
•••[00:25:12] Top10 Revisits►►►
Boardgame Boards, Part II & Roll and Writes
•••[00:59:52] Game Q&A►►►
UKGE recap? First player choosing? How to learn new games? How to teach Burgundy? Theme of Chess? Go? Checkers? Too much theme in modern gaming? How to consume lots of rules? Project Elite's future? Learning Dungeon Petz? Pandemic pre-Legacy? Music while gaming? Yspahan? D&D history? Season's theme? In the zone while at conventions? Most thematic Feld? Rosenberg? Kiesling? Knizia? How to theme dry euros? Dragonfire ranking? Dragonfire vs Gloomhaven? How much time does RRT take? No boardgames or no TV? More optimisitc in the podcast than the final thoughts? Seperate the art from the artist? Roverboat? Jen's glass art as chess set? Runthroughs from Malta still? Isle of Skye Journeyman?
•••[01:56:01] Personal Q&A►►►
Gloucester cheese roll? Saul vs Breaking bad? The push? Camper vanning? Awesome possum? Snacking while gaming? Fave clothing? Map of RRT viewers? Quiet time? Jen, why London? How handy are we? Local food recommendations? Jen's words of wisdom?
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And thus begins our 4th year of podcasting!
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•••[00:01:00] Games of Interest►►►
Homesteaders: New Beginnings, Key Flow, 5 Minute Dungeon: Curses! Foiled Again!, Escape Tales: The Awakening, Lost Cities: Rivals, Spring Meadow
•••[00:09:22] Top10 Board Game Boards Part I Revisit
•••[00:31:11] Game Q&A►►►
New table in the future? Zombie running? Youtube ads? Yahtzee killers? Co-op conversion to solo? RTT music selection process? Feudum? Bad rules ever ruin the game? Giving 0's on BGG? What 3 games sum up modern boardgaming? Modern videogaming? Pandemic or Agricola: which game to design an expansion for? Perfect euro length? More finding theme in dry soulless euros? What gateway would make the best Legacy game? Game of the month segment? How to best learn from the rules? Boardgame burnout from RRT? Do we care who wins?
•••[01:17:35] Personal Q&A►►►
Vlogs? Celebrity chef faves? Ever been to Boston? What about Rahdo meetups? Sushi love? What movie have we watched the most? Why New Zealand? What about Australia? Not much of a reader? How does my on-air personality different from off air? Rahdo vs Jen: best driver? Best sense of humor? Jen's maiden name? Rahdo vs Jen: how often do we fight? Could Jen handle Handmaid's Tale? How're we feeling about the move so far? Fave movies: western? horror? gangster? comedy? Marvel universe? 3 new TV series to recommend? Carebear names?
Is this the final RTT???
(spoiler alert: it isn't)
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http://patreon.com/rahdo or http://paypal.rahdo.com
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uganda-village-board-game-convention/
•••[00:01:03] Games of Interest►►►
Barage, Underwater Cities, Railroad Revolution: Railroad Evolution, Santa Maria: American Kingdoms, Dragonfire: Moonshae Storms, Dale of Merchants Collection, Villages of Valeria: Landmarks, From Batavia, On Tour
•••[00:09:20] Top10 Scifi Revisit
•••[00:31:00] Game Q&A►►►
Fave boardgame content creators? Rahdo rolling back moves? Historical thematic impact? How to cull? Claustrophobia 2.0? Any grail games? Modern games in the 70's? What if Jen didn't like games? Accomplishments and regrets for RRT? Perfect podcast co-host? Rapid fire game association? Principled games? Advantages of RRT in the USA? Lighter games with my mom? Updates to the must-have list? Gaming convention in Uganda? What games need expansions? More minis, less gameplay? What TV show to be a game?
•••[01:17:42] Personal Q&A►►►
What shows are we watching these days? How to watch US TV abroad? Enjoying time away from RRT? Any tenant stories? Last Jedi thoughts? Jen's EQ past? Preferred RPG archetypes? Jen's words of wisdom for the month?
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On the road again...
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•••[00:01:10] Games of Interest►►►
Agricola: Bubulcus Deck, Carson City: The Card Game, Pandoria, Altiplano: Sunny Days, Mystic Vale: Twilight Garden, Fae, Atlantis Rising 2nd Edition, Plunderous, Way of the Panda, Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles
•••[00:21:20] Top10 Revisits►►►
Simultaneous Action Selection, Travel
•••[00:40:50] Game Q&A►►►
Rahdo Runs Through Travel Show? Prestidigitation? Spirit Island not rated? UK games transfered to US? Games stored in the US? Recording the podcasts? Solo cheating? How many games were culled? Thrash n Roll survived? IE vs EG? Above & Below & Near & Far & expansions? RRT prevents us from enjoying sandbox? Best US state for gaming? Next next step games?
•••[01:15:15] Personal Q&A►►►
Conflicting music tastes between Rahdo & Jen? How to deal with an overtime MIA spouse? How is early retirement working out? How to keep going on solo projects? RRT isolating? RRT mugs dishwashable? Z Nation? Rahdo Runs Through Seattle? Jen's wisdom of the month? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Big mailbag month!
•••[00:00:40] Games of Interest►►►
Newton, Arraial, Carpe Diem, Embark, Gizmo, Okavango, Fleet: The Dice Game, Humanitas, Isle of Skye: Expansion 2, The Networks: Telly Time, Quest for El Dorado: Heroes and Demons, Dragonfire: Corruption in Calisham, Dragonfire: Sea of Swords, 7 Wonders: Armada, This War of Mine: Tales from the Ruined City, Rice Dice, Architects of the West Kingdom, Primus, Scientia
•••[00:15:35] Game Q&A►►►
Lignum thoughts? Splotter thoughts? Area Control for care bears? Best trade/negotiations games? Shelf organization? Harry Potter Miniatures Game? Visting Rahdo central? How will Seattle change our gaming? Rahdo relaxes through? More US conventions in our future? Prodigal Club + Last Will? How's Charterstone the 2nd time through? Pandemic Legacy 2 sandboxey? Fave Gloomhaven characters? How will Seattle change our gaming II? Where's Alter Ego & Reborn from Flame? Games that feature disabilities? Controlling multiple characters in co-op? Changing structure of runthroughs, over the years? Jen/Rahdo disagreeing on games? Jen's dislike for social deduction? How's Escape hold up for Jen? Going to UKGE this year?
•••[01:11:30] Personal Q&A►►►
Household holiday traditions? What are we most looking forward to in the states? Olympia over Seattle? What about the political climate in the US? Last Jedi thoughts? Man in the High Castle thoughts? Best documentary? Ever returning to England? What are we most looking forward to in the Pac NW? Expat adjustments? How loud is Rahdo IRL? Rahdo fire sale? New gaming table? What about the chickens? Dog passports? Miss most about Malta? Miss least about Malta? Jen's investing advice? Interim fundraising options? Fave Harry potter book and movie? Reacclimating to the US? Rahdo on hold dates? Rahdo runs through US protests? Where to grow old? Jen's monthly words of wisdom?
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Big news!!!
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•••[00:00:50] 2018 Games of Interest►►►
Race to the New Found Land, Forum Trajanum, Lost Cities: To Go, Forbidden Skye, Posthuman Saga, Deckscape: Heist in Venice, TIME Stories: The Handal Project, The Captain is Dead: Lockdown, Clank! The Mummy's Curse, Fields of Green: Grand Fair, Paper Tales: Beyond the Gates, Viceroy: Time of Darkness, Valeria: Card Kingdoms - Shadowvale, Great Western Trail: Rails to the North, Luxor, Coimbra, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr
•••[00:25:40] Top 10 Revist►►►
Best produced games
•••[00:45:10] Game Q&A►►►
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Why cover kickstarter games? Fave boardgame accessory? Game stress? Relaxing games? What game setting would we design? Fave game friday? Pet gaming experiences? Wendake? Good solo games? Freedom vs Taihoku? Uboot fave role? Rahdo promos?
•••[01:16:35] Personal Q&A►►►
Changing the RRT selection process? Soulmates? Jen's wisdom of the month? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Happy New Year! Remember, no matter where you go... there you are :)
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2018 Geeklist:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/234086/rahdo-runs-through-2018-games-interest
•••[00:00:45] 2018 Games of Interest►►►
(games mentioned in previous podcasts), (games getting reprinted/updated), (games I've already run through), (expansions), Castell, Curio, Dark Souls Card Game, Gandhi, Good Dog Bad Zombie, King's Watch, Lucky's Misadventures, Maiden's Quest, Palm Island, Reavers of Midgard, Reykholt, Safe House, Seize the Bean, Tiny Epic (unannounced), Vadoran Gardens
•••[00:27:10] Top 10 Revist►►►
2017, Not Filming, Gateways, Next Steps
•••[00:56:55] Game Q&A►►►
Dungeon Pets Lite? Memorable Essen? Essen food & evenings? Weekly Rahdo Youtube Hangout? Up and coming boardgame dev scenes? Games I want to play just once? Relationships with designers? How do I teach games to Jen? What happened with the Henry table raffle? Thanksgiving in Malta (oops, personal question slipped in)? Older games getting shortchanged? Aeon's End Legacy? Updated Gloomhaven thoughts? Impact of my Final Thoughts on developers? Top games on a plane? Post Pandemic? Agricola Revised Edition?
•••[01:33:40] Personal Q&A►►►
Jen's glass pricing? Us in 5 years? Non Trek TV Scifi? Metric system? Proust questionnaire?
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A slow post Essen month...
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•••[00:02:25] Games Q&A►►►
Lunch time games at my last job? High rank but low play count for Troyes? Mystery K&K game? Randomness in Feast for Odin? Starting Pandemic Legacy 2 with a new group? Tikal vs Explorers of the North Sea? AP cure? Best and worst things about Essen Spiel? How can carebears enjoy drafting? Regrettable game sales?
•••[00:54:30] Non-Games Q&A►►►
What's a Xwejni? Starting a new chapter in life on ETSY? Star Trek Discovery? Star Trek Continues? What is Star Trek? Videogame crunch? Jen's parting words of wisdom? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Essen-a-go-go!
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•••[00:04:13] Essen Games of Interest►►►
Guilds, Wibbell++, IUNU, The King's Abbey, Thrashing Dice: Assassin Edition, Karuba the Card Game, Quests of Valeria, Edge of Humanity, Pit Crew, Villages of Valeria, Rising 5, Origami, After the Virus, Carthago: Merchants & Guilds, Dragonsgate College, Nations: The Dice Game, Escape Room: Das Spiel - Virtual Reality, Enchanters, Rescue Polar Bears: Data & Temperature, My Story, Bali, Unicornus Knights, Isle of Trains, Vengeance, Exodus Fleet, Flick 'em Up: Dead of Winter, Import/Export, Master' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth, Space Race: The Card Game, Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Card Game, Fantasy Defense, Paperback, Pioneer Days, Paper Tales, CV Pocket, Amun-Re: The Card Game, The Captain is Dead, Deadline, Yokohama, Flatline, Reworld, Instanbul: The Dice Game, Fugitive, Deckscape: Test Time, The Sanctuary: Endangered Species, Feudalia, Flip Ships, The Lost Expedition, Harvest, Petrichor, Fog of Love, Chimera Station, Anachrony, A Column of Fire, Barenpark, The Networks, Sentient, Keyper, Fast Forward Series, Riverboat, Tiny Epic Quest, Raiders of the North Sea, Dinosaur Island, Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time, Otys, Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game, London (2nd edition), Kitchen Rush, Exit: Das Spiel series, The Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Pulsar 2849, Codenames Duet, Majesty: For the Realm, Tybor the Builder, Heaven & Ale, Unlock! Mystery Adventures, Lisboa, Clank! In! Space!, Rajas of the Ganges, Indian Summer, Whistle Stop, Nusfjord, Azul, Noria, Ex Libris, Altiplano, Agra, Queendomino, Gaia Project, Clans of Caledonia
•••[02:12:47] Essen Top 10►►►
Tale of Pirates, This War of Mine, Santa Maria, Hunt for the Ring, Transatlantic, Loot Island, Merlin, Gloomhaven, Charterstone, Pandemic Legacy 2
•••[02:43:08] Essen Expansions of Interest►►►
Import/Export expansions, Dale of Merchants: Systematic Eurasian Beavers, Rhodes: The Colossus, various Valeria expansions, Nimbee: The Bee's Knees, various Catacombs expansions, Fantasy Defense: The Stone King, Tiny Epic Galaxies Beyond the Black, Petrichor: Flowers, Flick em Up! Dead of Winter - Sparky, Peloponnes: Heroes and Colonies, Kingdom Builder: Harvest, Alban Viard expansions, Taluva Extension, Anachrony expansions, Legends of Andor expansions, Agricola: Artifex Deck, Dixit Harmonies, Task Kalar: Etherweave, Azul: Joker Tiles, Pursuit of Happiness: Community, Mystic Vale: Mana Storm, Port Royal: The Adventure Begins, Snowdonia expansions, A Feast for Odin promo, Nations: The Dice Game - Unrest, Lisboa Heavy Cardboard Promo, Orleans promos, Isle of Skye: Journeyman, Concordia: Egypt/Crete, 7 Wonders Anniversary Packs, OMG: Escape to Canyon Brook, Lorenzo il Magnifico: House of Renaissance, Voyages of Marco Polo: Agents of Venice
•••[03:10:52] Essen Demos of Interest►►►
Mistfall: Chronicles of Frost, Overbooked, Dice Settlers, Fantastiqa Rival Realms, Kung Fu Panda: The Board Game, MourneQuest, Monster Lands, Dawn of Peacemakers, Teotihuacan: City of the Gods, Space Race: The Card Game - Interkosmos, Endeavor (Second Edition), Railways of Nippon, UBOOT: The Board Game, SteamRollers, Tiny Epic Defenders: The Dark War, Batman: The Boardgame, Dice Hospital, A Nice cut of Tea, Networks: Executives, Unlock! Demos, TIME Stories: Santo Tomas de Aquino
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Normal, for now!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:29] Games of Interest►►►
Dice Settlers, Chronicles of Frost, Merlin, Flick 'em Up!: Dead of Winter, Azul, The Grizzled: Armistice Edition, Raxxon, AuZtralia, 7 Wonders Anniversary Pack, Fast Foward series, Teotihuacan: City of Gods, Power Grid: Fabled Expansion, Eminent Domain: Oblivion, Queendominio, Panic Mansion, Isle of Skye: Journeyman, Dominion: Nocturne, After the Virus, Amun-Re: The Card Game, Dragonfire Expansions, Die Gefahrten des Marco Polo, Concordia: Aegyptus/Creta, Pandemic: Rising Tide, Bali, Altiplano, Nusfjord, Noria, Agricola: Artifex Deck, D-Day Dice 2nd Edition, Chocolatiers, Carthago: Merchants & Guilds, Space Race: Interkosmos, Oh My Goods!: Escape to Canyon Brook, Indian Summer, Stuffed Fables, Tybor der Baumeister, Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game, Sorcerer City, Loot Island, Istanbul: Das Wurfelspiel, Karuba: Das Kartenspiel, The 7th Continent: What Goes Up, Must Come Down
•••[00:42:00] Top10 Revists►►►
Most played & 2.0'd
•••[01:00:51] Boardgame Q&A►►►
Can't wait to play again? Tanto Cuore? Reviewers not getting theme? Lose your cool? Strip Agricola? In-game handicapping? Mechanic according to OED? Upcoming innovations? Memory inconsistency? Spiel17 tshirts? Refilm older runthroughs? When is it a spoiler? When is it owned or prev. owned? How do I rank games? Where will Jen & I be at Essen? Jen's take on Dice Forge? Post Essen video? Palaces of Mad King Ludwig? Sunset Over Water?
•••[02:04:11] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►►
My brother? Best voice impression? Sorkin ranking? April 21st? Do I read these question emails? Weather in Malta in Autumn? Essen at Essen (Va Piano!)?
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A Q&A BLOWOUT!!!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:22] Game Q&A►►►
How do I get rid of games? Ever binned a game? Moving with games? LeiriaCon 2018? Kennerspiel response this time? Fortunate gamer syndrome? Roll and move? Boardgames inspring videogames? Space for games? Working with kickstarter prototypes? Hidden games? What about the games trapped in Guildford? What percentage of games owned are review copies? Boardgaming online? Port Royal expansion info? Backing games on Kickstarter? Monster-free 2p games? Brink, the board game? Gloomhaven ranking? Agricola Family Edition? What's most enticing about a new game? What designer is next to get full coverage? Essen Spiel coverage? Most frustrating Unlock: The Formula Puzzle? Why no Merlin love last podcast? Essen Spiel plans? World Without End?
•••[01:11:45] Non-game Q&A►►►
Me & Jen as CV cards? Tracking finances? Running? Malta marriage equality? Murdered by a boardgame personality? Best Beatle post breakup? Knitting glass? Classic consoles? TV in Malta? Marital strife? Will Trump last 4 years? Brexit disaster? Our first records? 3 fave Disney and Pixar films? Shouldn't we all be vegetarians? Typical day? Fave childhood memories? Biggest phobias? Picking up games at Essen? Updated RRT logo? Jen's quote of the month? Moana? Our wedding? Paleo snacks? Rahdo Walks Through?
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Gencon 5-0!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:03:25] Gencon Games of Interest►►►
Kettou, Dungeon Hustle, Destination Neptune 2nd Edition, Valerian: Alpha Missions, Paramedics: Clear, Outpost: Siberia, Dicey Peaks, Dragon Island, Bohnanza: The Duel, Rick & Morty Deckbuilding Game, Delve, Okey Dokey, Klondike Rush, Vengeance, Deadline, Witches of the Revolution, King's Will, Unicornus Knights, Lost Expedition, Apocrypha, Port Royal, One Deck Dungeon 1.5, Barenpark, Sword & Sorcery, Fugitive, Anachrony, Mint Works, Hotshots, Lisboa, Caverna: Cave vs Cave, Bunny Kingdom, Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Card Game, The Fox in the Forest, Legendary: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Custom Heroes, This War of Mine, Raiders of the North Sea, Flick em Up: Dead of Winter, Flip Ships, Sentient, Tiny Epic Quest, Century: Golem, Professior Evil & the Citadel of Time, Magic Maze, Century Spice Road, Kingdomino, Ex Libris, Sagrada, Whistle Stop, First Martians, Photosynthesis
•••[01:36:30] Gencon Top10►►►
10th Anniversary Feld Games, Spirit Island, Escape/EXIT/Deckscape, Valletta, Edge of Humanity, Quest for El Dorado, (unannounced title), Aeon's End: War Eternal, Codenames Duet, Dragonfire
•••[01:59:30] Gencon Expansions►►►
Spirit Island: Branch & Claw, Nefarious: Becoming a Monster, Catacombs: Wyverns of Wylemuir, Dragonfire: Heroes of the Sword Coast, Aeon's End: The Void, Aeon's End: The Outer Dark, Quadropolis: Public Services, Automobiles: Racing Season, Valeria: Card Kingdoms - Flame & Frost, TIME Stories: Lumen Fidei, Between Two Cities: Captials, Nations: The Dice Game - Unrest, Orleans: Trade & Intrigue
•••[02:16:25] Gencon Demoable Games►►►
Dice Hunt, Metal Dawn, Black Souls, Konja, The Big Score, Samurai Gardener, Way of Panda, Stygian Society, Hand of Fate: Ordeals, Dice Hospital, Cowboy Bebop, London, Richard the Lionheart, 1001 Odysseys, Legends of Sleepy Hollow, Diceborn Heroes, Ancestree, Hero Realms Ruins of Thandar, Firefly: Brigands & Browncoats, Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks, The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary, Riverboat, Shared Dream, Catacombs Conquest, Victoriana, Railways of Nippon, Cerebria, Unlock demos, Museum, Epoch: The Awakening, Fog of Love, Agra, Detective: City of Angels, Tiny Epic Defenders: Dark War, Catacombs & Castles, Mottainai: Wutai Mountain, Magic Maze: Maximum Security, Edge of Darkness, Big Trouble in Little China, Codenames: Marvel, Codenames: Disney, One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows, The Networks: Executives, Isle of Skye: Journeyman, The Hunt for the Ring, Dinosaur Island, Thunderstone Quest, Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Grimm Forest, Founders of Gloomhaven, Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
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3 and a half hours?!?
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:42] Games of Interest►►►
Dungeon Roll: Henchmen, Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama, The Master' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth, Valerian: The Alpha Missions, Riverboat, Pulsar 2849, Heaven & Ale, Lorenzo il Magnifico: Houses of Renaissance, Ancestree, Tiny Epic Defenders: The Dark War, Edge of Darkness, Unlock! Mystery Adventures, Escape Room: Das Spiel - Virtual Reality, Santa Maria, Rajas of the Ganges, CV Pocket, Mystic Vale: Mana Storm, Enchanters, Agra, Black Angel, Majesty: For the Realm, Deckscape: The Fate of London, Carcassonne for Two, Crisis at Steamfall
•••[00:36:14] Top10 Revists►►►
Elegant Games, Game AIs, Western Games, Dice Games, Co-op Fantasy/Adventure Cardgames, Restaurant Games
•••[01:25:33] Boardgame Q&A►►►
Rahdo endorsements, part II? Rahdo at conventions in 2017? Kennerspiel winners, 2011-2017? Rosenberg game similarities? Glen More issues? Pandemic: Legacy 2nd time through? Best game of 2017 so far? Best sci-fi card game? Large print boardgames? Expansions = DLC? Best Pandemic expansion? Board game thesis? Self-handicapping? New Feld game? Aeon's End vs Shadowrun Crossfire?
•••[02:20:51] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►►
Higher education? Jen's fave Tim Ferriss guests? Rahdo Sings Through? 2nd favourite food? Rise of popular Rahdo, part II? Hospitals in Malta? Paleo lifestyle? Losing a pet? Playing with celebs/historical figures? Grain Brain? Grain free dogs? RRT Survivor? RRT Amazing Race? Always Sunny? Ice cream vs custard? Swimming pooches? Fave movies? How does Jen pick her books? Pokemon Go? Jen's music? Glass glue? Classified song?
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Origins & Son
Geeklist: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/221946/origins-game-fair-2017-preview
Kynseed KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/405964313/kynseed-a-whimsical-sandbox-rpg-adventure
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:50] Origins Games of Interest►►►
The Fox in the Forest, Attack on Titan: Last Stand, Railways of Nippon, Samara, Barenpark, Pinball Showdown, The Lost Expedition, Century: Spice Road, Pit Crew, Haspelknecht: Ruhr Valley, Okey Dokey, (New York Slice), Deadline, Caverna: Cave vs Cave, Flatline
•••[00:30:38] Origins Demos Top 10►►►
Whistlestop, Unearth, Hotshots, Witches of the Revolution, Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Networks: Executives, Hero Realms: Ruin of Thandar, Codenames Duet, That's a Question, Hunt for the Ring
•••[00:49:10] Boardgame Q&A►►►
Recent non RRT games? Heavy boxes? Other language subtitles? How much repeat play? RRT endorsements? Rise to Nobility? Too Many Bones? Master Labyrinth? Games for kids? Who to attack? Gloomhaven unlocked characters? Gloomhaven sticker reset? Isaac Childress' next game? Pandemic story? What do FLGS's needs? Shadowrun Crossfire vs Gloomhaven? Myth franchise sale impact? Capital vs Minerva?
•••[01:18:28] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►►
God and the afterlife? 26th wedding anniversary? Homebodies? Rahdo memory? Best youtube channels? Dog walking and dog parks? Glass working practices? Youtube annotations? Rahdo fame? Spelling of Jen's name? Birth of Rahdo? Too many eggs? Jen's stage fright? Implicit vs explicit? American ice cream? Jen's dream game? What state to move to? Kynseed?
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RTT year 2, it's a wrap!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:31] Games of Interest►►►
Morels Foray, Paperback: Expansion, Peloponnes: Heroes and Colonies, Runebound: Unbreakable Bonds, Reworld, D&D: Dragonfire, Between Two Cities: Capitals
•••[00:18:34] Top10 Revists►►►
2016, one more time!
•••[00:35:20] Boardgame Q&A►►►
No retail copies for me? Top 10 mechanical mechanics? What type of games do we struggle with? Design bugbears? Quadropolis variability? What's so great about Roll for the Galaxy? PnP much? Best source for news? BGG improvements? Boardgame VR? Jen making over games with glass? Boardgame narrative? True sandboxes? Top 100 crossovers? Retheme cash grabs? Geek categorization? How did our tastes grow? Favourite gamey feeling? Are gateways really gateways?
•••[01:17:41] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►►
Chicken talk! Maltese waters? More chicken talk! Jen on Goodreads? What made Jen and I so open with each other and in public? Skillet cookin'? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Top 10x4
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:05] Games of Interest►►►
Codenames Duet, Flip Ships, Helionox Deluxe Edition, Hardback, Klondike Rush, Kitchen Rush, Pursuit of Happiness: Community, Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Sentient, Catacombs: Wyverns of Wylemuir, Brass: Birmingham
•••[00:27:05] Top10 Revists►►►
Felds, Rule Breakers, Deluxe Reprint Needed, Tardis Games
•••[00:50:11] Boardgame Q&A►►►
Game design vocabulary? Best themes for euro mechanics? Rahdo awards? Take that against AI? How do I classify my BGG collection? Innovation in boardgames vs videogames? Components vs gameplay? How to remember rules? Needed rule tweaks? Fave Dominion stuff? Fave Agricola stuff?
•••[01:33:05] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►►
Non boardgame mastery? Maltese dishes? First jobs? College majors? Languages spoken? How's RRT doing? Frugal living? What does an American expat miss? Chocolate stroopwafel? Fave animals? Jen's fave glass piece? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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Jen's back!!!
SHOW NOTES:
Escape room nightmare:
https://youtu.be/YQSe19aX9Vw?t=43m10s
•••[00:01:35] Games of Interest►►►
Empyreal: Spells & Steam, Caverna: Höhle gegen Höhle, Codenames: Disney & Marvel Editions, Mottainai: Wutai Mountain, UBOOT: The Board Game, The Expanse, TIME Stories: Estrella Drive & Brothers of the Coast, Aeon's End: War Eternal, Otys, Custom Heroes, Raid on Taihoku
•••[00:22:15] Boardgame Q&A►►►
Top 5 verbs? Co-op settings? Dream IP? Further Legacy clarification? How to figure out if a game will be good? Honeymoon games? Too many reprints? Multiple characters per player? Auto-succeed die rolls? Perfect co-op dungeon crawl? Which boardgame reviewer do I want to play with? Fresh ideas? What to reprint? Most simpatico boardgame reviewer? Non-BGG online boardgame resources? Best year for boardgames? RTT guests? When will top10 get an update? How can I cover Gloomhaven? To sleeve or not to sleeve? Impulse purchases? First Pandemic play for non-gaming spouse? Rococco jewelry box? Ideal future TIME Story settings? Best & worst components? How to get family more excited about gaming? Game coverage timing? Do I ever finish the runthrough? Percentage of successful kickstarters? My impact on kickstarters? Preferred backup colours? First Feld? Gamechanging mechanisms? Jen's feelings about Jack the Ripper? Seeland modules? Roll & writes? Dice Tower Con? Dream boardgame? Sirlin games? How did I get Dogs: the boardgame? Off market games? Pfister's standing? Limited moves a design strength or flaw? Gloomhaven alternative? More co-ops... what does it mean? Societal standing of games? Mechanisms first or theme first? Dominion over Trains?
•••[01:43:20] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►►
2016 & 2017, really the worst? Escape room experiences? France trip? How do I deal with the negativity thrown at RRT? C'mon, 2016 wasn't that bad, really? How is the real me different than Rahdo? Me as John Wick? My 3 worst habits, according to Jen? When will we leave Malta? A day in the life of me and Jen? Different sleep patterns impact on marriage? Grocery shopping? Programming languages? Westworld? Malta mules? Unpacking? Funniest movie? Medical situation in Malta? Beer situation in Malta? Storm situation in Malta? College tips? Auditory processing disorder? What about Scuttle?
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Flying solo this month, which is why it's so late!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:50] Games of Interest►►►
Pandemic Legacy Season 2, Notre Dame 10th Anniversary, In the Year of the Dragon 10th Anniversary, The City of Kings, Aeon's End: Eternal War, Clank! Sunken Treasures, Card City 2, Die Gärten von Versailles, Detective: City of Angels, Valletta, Bear Park, El Dorado, Mystic Vale: Das Tal der Magie & der Wildnis, Pit Crew, Port Royal: The Adventure Begins, Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time, Quadropolis: Public Services, Seventh Cross, Santo Domingo, Thrash n Roll: Amplified, Steam Ship Company, CO2 2nd edition, Brasil, Loot Island
•••[00:51:05] BGG Top 100-50 Countdown
•••[01:38:05] Top 10 Revisit: My first games •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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2017 is upon us!!!
SHOW NOTES:
2017 Games of Interest Geeklist:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/218452/rahdo-runs-through-2017-games-interest
Top 25 Most Anticipated Games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj5PHRTQJrI
TIME Stories "Rahdo 2p" variant:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/22413568#22413568
•••[00:01:54] 2017 Games of Interest►►►
On Mars, Alter Ego, First martians, Edge of Humanity, Fugitive, Zombies Run!, Dragonsgate College, Brasil, Brass, Trashing Dice, Arcology, Chimera Station, Clockwork Islands, Sagrada, Spirit Island, Apocrypha Adventure Card Game, Legacy: Time Surge, Kingsburg 2nd Edition, harvest, The Captain is Dead, Jump Drive, 5 Minute Dungeon, Perfect Storm, Fog of Love, Skyways, Island of Doctor Necreaux: Second Edition, Tiny Epic Quest, COG, Element & Idols, Exodus Fleet, Reborn From Flame, Yamatai, Mines of Olnak, Thunderstone Quest, Railways of Nippon, Catacombs & Castles, 100 Swords Expansions, Shadowrift Skittering Darkness, Haspelknecht: Ruhr Valley, Kingdom Builder Harvest, Temporum Alternate Realities, Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black, Mysterium 2nd Expansion, Automobiles Racing Season, Nations the Dice Game: Unrest, Hero Realms: Ruins of Thandar, Roll Player: Monsters & Minions, TIME Stories Expedition Endurance & Lumen Fidei
•••[01:27:15] 2016 Games of Interest Revisit►►►
Acute Care, Shadowrift: Eve of the Sickle Moon, Feudum, Dungeon Scroll, Perfect Storm, Brasil, Islebound, 7th Continent, TIME Stories Prophecy of Dragons, Eminent Domain: Exotica, Manhattan Project Energy Empire, Explorers of the North Sea, Dreamwell, The Networks, Fog of Love, Rising 5, Solarius Mission, Roll Player, Guilds of London, Quadropolis, Lisboa, Legend of Andor: Chada & Thorn, Legends of Andor: Journey to the North, Star Trek Frontiers, Gloomhaven
•••[01:50:44] Boardgame Q&A►►►
Knizia's LotR experiences? BGG top 200? Kingdom Death Monster? TIME Stories variant? My boardgaming history? Conventions? Legacy mechanism? Feld love? Taluva?
•••[02:18:22] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►►
Holiday plans? New Years resolutions? Maltese radio & TV? RRT malta? Games for celebs?
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Count downs...
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:56] Top 10 Revisits►►►
Disagreements, Regrets, and Pre-2009
•••[00:47:00] BGG Top 50 eval
•••[01:29:33] Boardgame Q&A►►►
Artistic impact? Crunchy co-ops? Dice supercut?
•••[01:46:20] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►►
Malta castle? Free time? Olive oil? Mongol history? Culture shock? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
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A return to normalcy!
SHOW NOTES:
(HUGE thanks to Nick Lamb for helping clean up Jen's audio on this one!)
Miwi Copycat video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJU3iakFNj8
Aye Dark Overlord event at Gencon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWEm54yxcU
Essen Preview Geeklist tool:
http://tabletoptogether.com/essen-spiel/index.php
•••[00:01:33] New Games of Interest►►►
Jump Drive, Temporum: Alternate Realities, A Dog's Life, Skyways, The Stygian Society, Zombies, Run! The Boardgame, Shadowrift: Skittering Darkness, Dominion Update Pack, Anduine: First City in the West, Tribes
•••[00:16:49] Top 10 Revisits►►►
Tile Laying Games, Pirate Games, Games I Wish I Could Play More
•••[00:33:45] Boardgame Q&A►►►
What alteration to a game from my feedback and I most proud of? What traits can we identify in each other that pegs us as boardgame lovers? Rahdo Runs Through Scythe? Any Rahdo impersonators? Any RRT helpers besides Paulo (and Thomas Giles)? A runthrough of Rahdo Runs Through? Anything in Essen we recommend checking out? Cash at Essen Spiel? How to digest the Essen Spiel preview geeklist? Emotional Runthroughs? Changing direction of the industry? Controversial theme? Post game rituals? Game component fever? Agricola Revised or Classic? Monopoly runthrough? Why is Terraforming Mars too mean? RTT filesize? Funky interlude music? Top 50 BGG runthrough? Mechs vs Minions feedback? Rahdo domain name? Life post Rahdo Runs Through?
•••[01:33:07] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►►
My brother's misadventures? Days Gone from Eidetic? Time for a Syphon Filter comeback? Which game I've worked on would I revisit? Tricks to early retirement? Theater background? Have boardgame companies tried to hire me? Competitive videogame scene? Adjusting to life in the UK? Most memorable 30 minutes of our lives?
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SPIEL 2016 PREVIEW!!!
SHOW NOTES:
Eric Martin's Spiel Preview Geeklist:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/193588/spiel-2016-preview
Louise McCully's Spiel Promo Geeklist:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/212177/essen-spiel-2016-specials-freebies-promos-and-othe
Enter Jen's Spiel 2016 giveaway at:
http://www.jenefer.net
•••[00:04:21] Most Anticipated Games #45-11►►►
Power Grid: The Card Game, Motion Pictures: movies out of cardboard, Die Baumeister des Colosseum, Chariot Race, forestaurant, Kepler 3042, Terraforming Mars, Martians A Story of Civilization, Honshu, Kingsburg 2nd Edition, Dream Home, Habitats, Morpheus, Fabled Fruit, The Daedalus Sentence, Codenames: Pictures, Treasure Lair, Risky Adventure, Taluva Deluxe, Meduris, London Dread, Legendary Inventors, Robinson Crusoe, Capital, Barcelona: The Rose of Fire, Rhein: River Trade, Nautilion, A Feast for Odin, (Cottage Garden), Lorenzo il Magnifico, Ulm, Touria, Doodle China, Pandemic Iberia, First Class: Unterwegs im Orient Express, Solarius Mission
•••[01:14:18] Jen's Essen Plans and Top 10 Most Anticipated Gamess►►►
The Colonists, The Golden Sails, 4 Gods, Gluck Auf: Das grosse Kartenspiel, Order of the Guilded Compass, Railroad Revolution, Great Western Trail, La Granja: The Dice Game no siesta, Key to the City - London, The Oracle of Delphi
•••[01:32:00] Most Anticipated Expansions►►►
Abenteuerland: Konig und Prinzessin, Aeon's End: The Depths, Alchemists: King's Golem, Ancient Terrible Things: The Lost Chapter, Clinic: Medical Dossier 3, Istanbul: Brief & Siegel, Mysterium: Hidden Signs, Mystic Vale: Vale of Magic, Networks: On the Air, Oh My Goods: Longsdale in Aufruhr, Orleans: Handel & Intrige, Pandemic: the Cure - Experimental Meds, Peloponnes Card Game: Patronus, Port Royal Unterwegs!, Russian Railroads: American Railroads, Simurgh: Call of the Dragonlord, Small City: Big Tiles, Taschkent Erweiterung
•••[01:53:24] Spiel debuts already covered by Rahdo Runs Through►►►
Aeon's End, Alchemidus, Anachrony, At the Gates of Loyang, Ave Roma, Clank!, Colony, Commissioner Victor, Crisis, Dale of Merchants 2, Days of Ire, Dungeon of Fortune, Fantahzee: Hordes & Heroes, Fields of Green, Guilds of London, Heir to the Pharaoh, In the Name of Odin, Jorvik, Kingdomino, Kodama: The Tree Spirits, Mask of Anubis, Morocco, Mystic Vale, Mythe, Oceanos, Perdition's Mouth, Perfumer, Rattle Battle Grab the Loot Angry Ocean, Roll for the Galaxy: Ambition, Round House, Schotten Totten, Squirrel Rush, The Networks, Tramways, (Vinhos Deluxe Ediiton), Virus, Yokohama
•••[02:31:05] Demo-only Spiel Games►►►
Guilds, Sword & Sorcery, Dungeon Heroes Manager, Iunu, Mines of Olnak, Perfect Crime, Save the President, Save the World, Museum, Nemesis, Kung Fu Panda the Board Game, Tiny Epic Galaxies Beyond The Black, Tiny Epic Quest, Glory: A Game of Knights, Rising 5, Edge of Humanity, Gloomhaven
•••[02:50:47] Most Anticipated Promos►►►
Anachrony 10 card promo pack, Ave Roma packs, Brettspiel Adventskalender 2016, Codenames Pictures promo tiles, Colony promo pack, Dale of Merchants Systemaic Eurasian Beavers, Deutscher Spielepreise 2016 Goodie Box, Dominion Sauna, Fields of Green: Crop Circle, Goons of New York, Guilds of London Essen Guilds promo, Inhabit the Earth tile rack, Keyflower: Keymelequin, Kodama playable goodies, Lorenzo il Magnifico Leader cards, Mysterium Meeple, Quadropolis Ludo Fact, Rattle Battle Grab the Loot metal coins and Port Scuffle, Rrobinson Crusoe Poachers scenario, Round House promo cards and tiles, Russian Railroads American Railroads, Singe Card Game, Snowdonia Season promo cards, Terraforming Mars launch kit promo, Vinhos Deluxe Edition packs
•••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
Q&A-PALOOZA!!!!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:02:26] Game/RTT Questions►►►
Rahdo-designed boardgame? More advent calendar/Malta travelogue vids? Kickstarter preferential treatment? Conflict vs game harshness? Voters override me? Revising older games? Top 5 games that need more thumbs? KS stretch goals on the up and up? Oldie game-day? Will we be Essen 2016?
•••[00:31:22] Non-Game/RTT Questions►►►
What's it like being a videogame designer? Jen's aversion to guns in games? Fave ice cream? "If money was no object...?" Fave weather? Jen's key to business success? Best book/fave author? Ever heading to China? Survivor fan chat? Jen's childhood? Top places visited? Top places yet to be visited? Excited about visiting Portugal? Most impactful recent book? Jen's fave color of glass to work? Who's best at (various things) - me or Jen? Brexit & RRT? Why did I retire from making games? Thoughts on No Man's Sky? Best places to eat in downtown Seattle? Pokemon GO? Are games a worthwhile endeavor? How's the pup search going? Ever fostered dogs?
•••[01:56:03] Repeat Questions from Podcast 14►►►
Rulebook rules? Total RRT playtime? Eurotrash? Ever change my mind? What themes are over/under represented? Sexy mini's? In-jokes in boardgames? LeiriaCon 2017? Do oldies hold up? The Rahdo Effect? Production values of RRT vs WIP? Best and worst things about doing RRT? Best historical time period? Best example of some game genres? Ranking obsession? Ranking validity? Game obsession post RRT? Games Jen likes more than me? Boardgame journalism ethics? Top 10 topics?
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•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
GENCON!!!!
SHOW NOTES:
W Eric Martin's excellent preview geeklist:
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/198728/gen-con-2016-preview
•••[00:04:30] What to buy?►►►
Goons of New York 1901, Lotus, Medici, Grimslingers, America, Welcome Back to the Dungeon, IKI, Karuba, RA, Telsa V Edison: Powering Up, Burano, Guilds of London, Great Dinosaur Rush, Saloon Tycoon, Valley of the Kings: Last Rights, Dreamwell, Arcane Academy, Bill & Ted's Excellent Boardgame, Agility, In the Name of Odin, Mysterium Hidden Signs, The King's Abbey, Sunrise City: Nights, Terraforming Mars, Codenames: Pictures, Simurgh, Oceanos, Fantahzee: Hordes & Heroes, Shakespeare: Backstage, Epic Resort: Villain's Vacation, Millennium Blades: Promo Pack #2, Legends of Andor: Call of the Skralls, Clank!, Beyond Baker Street, Mansions of Madness: Second Edition, Via Nebula, Kraftwagen V6, Pursuit of Happiness, Dominion Empires, London Dread, Islebound, Rattle Battle Grab the Loot: Angry Ocean, Vast: The Crystal Caverns, Covert, The Goonies Adventure Card Game, Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, Project: Elite & Adrenaline, Order of the Gilded Compass, Castles of Burgundy The Card Game, The Networks, Mystic Vale, Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu
•••[01:54:25] What to demo?►►►
Mint Works, Loony Quest, Conan, Defense Grid: The Board Game, Born to Serve, One Deck Dungeon, Showtime!, The Ninth World, StarFall, Museum, 1001 Odysseys, Haspelknecht, Dream Home, The Kings Abbey: Lethal Steel, Motion Pictures, Coldwater Crown, Legendary Inventors, Medici: The Card Game, Lunarchitects, Crisis, Fugitive, Shadowrift, Spirit Island, 4 Gods, Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black, Tiny Epic Quest, Sagrada, Alchemists: Golem Expansion, Legends of Andor: Journey to the North, Attack on Titan: Deck Building Game, Apocrypha Adventure Card Game, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Rising 5: Runes of Asteros, Colony, Black Orchestra, The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary, The Stygian Society, Gloomhaven
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•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
SOOOO many questions!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:25] Games of Interest►►►
Hero Realms, Targi Expansion, Angry Ocean, Walking Dead: No Sanctuary, Fabled Fruit, The Bird Told Me To Do It, Mines of Olnak, Legends of Andor: Dark Heroes, Lorenzo the Magnificent
•••[00:28:30] Top 10 2p Only Games Revisited
•••[00:38:01] Q&A►►►
How many games a week? LOAD controversy? Hybrid games? Rethinking dismissed games? What themes would Jen like to see? Scantily clad minis? How to keep collection under control? Most played games? "In the know" games? Overproduced games? LeiriaCon? Do old faves still stand up? The Rahdo effect? Watch it played? What would RRT videosgames look like? What kind of conflict do we avoid? Jen's mic? Standard boardgame review format? Most viewed vids? Best and worst things about RRT? Fave historical period for games? Best games to represent various mechanisms? Why so much ranking? How can I rank with so few plays? Can I leave the cult of the new? Update on Jen's top10? How to get into boardgame graphic design? Why no good boardgames in mainstream stores? What's gaming like in Germany? What were our "next step" games? How to help AP? Gateway to Agricola? Treasure hunting games? Does Jen disagree about games with Rahdo? Are game reviewers too tight with game publishers? Conflict heavy top 10? Table Top audience?
•••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
2 weeks late, but hopefully worth the wait!
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:38] Games of Interest►►►
Pandemic: Iberia, Sagrada, Shakespeare: Backstage, Tavern's Tales, Shadowscape, Pioneer Days, Myth: Dark Frontier, Tiny Epic Galaxies: Beyond the Black, Perfect Crime, Order of the Guilded Compass, Fields of Green, Descent: Road to Legend, Rocky Road a la Mode, The Pirate Republic, Deus: Egypt, Tiny Epic Quest, Clank!
•••[00:30:52] Top 10 Mechanisms Revisited
•••[00:40:42] Q&A►►►
Hybridized RPGs? Original goals of RRT? Dice Tower Awards? LotR games? Kickstarter impact on FLGS's? Design my own game? Kingdom Builder expansions? Orleans Expansion setup? What makes a great rulebook? What would end RRT? Game age ratings? Pet related game disasters? Games for cats & dogs? Game calibration? Impact of game promos?
•••[02:03:21] Q&A Personal Side►►►
Living on a boat? Cat lover? Rightie or Leftie? Roller coasters? Top 20 TV Shows? Brexit?
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•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
Final episode of the first year o' podcasting!
Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:00:27] Games of Interest►►►
La Granja: No Siesta, Virus, Legends of Andor: the Last Hope, Codename: Pictures, Charterstone
•••[00:14:28] Top 10 Revisits►►►
Exploration & Solo games
•••[00:35:49] Dice Tower & GAMA Trip Report
•••[01:40:12] Q&A►►►
Fairness of big vs small publishers on Kickstarter? How do I learn rules & relearn so fast? Suburbia expansions? Jen's glass? Rahdo origin? Scientific skepticism? Star Trek Frontiers? 2p auction games? Boardgames for a videogame design class? Videogame design class assignments? TIME Stories? Laserdiscs? All things being equal, a boardgame or videogame design career? How can I make so many violent videogames yet be such a cardboard carebear? Game teaching? How to play against an experienced opponent? Can love of theme win out over player conflict? Potty mouth? Jen the shark?
•••[02:51:25] Q&A Personal Side►►►
Scientific skepticism part II? Hillary or Bernie? Fave songs? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
A very emotional podcast
SHOW NOTES:
2016 Rahdo Runs Through Kickstarter campaign:
http://2016.rahdo.com
•••[00:02:42] Q&A►►►
Lionhead closure? Seating position? Enough playthroughs to review? Certainty of atheist view?
•••[00:27:25] Taloula :(
•••[00:33:30] Q&A Continued►►►
Gaming with The Dice Tower? Dominion for carebears? Among the Stars expansions? My videogame job description? Where do I shoot? Opinion swap during runthroughs? How does Paulo work? How was Bend?
•••[01:18:03] Kickstarter update & More Taloula :(
•••[01:25:57] New Games of Interest►►►
Colony, Via Nebula, Attack on Titan: Deck Building Game, The Last Ruin, Tentacles of Time, Trashing Dice, Kingdom Builder Harvest, High Treason: The Trial of Louis Riel, Valley of the Kings: Last Rites
•••[01:38:12] Top10 Recaps►►►
Pickup & Deliver, Economic
•••[01:53:48] Kickstarter Contest!! •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
SHOW NOTES:
•••[00:01:03]New Games of Interest►►►
Airlines, Dice Stars, Oceanos, The Great Chariot Race,The Golden Sails, Bohemian Villages, COGS, Star Trek Panic, Great Western Trail, Terraforming Mars, Epic Resort Villain's Vacation, Catacombs and Castles, The Grizzled: At Your Orders, TIME Stories: Expedition Endurance, Mask of ANUBIS, Mystic Vale
•••[00:18:20] Q&A►►►
!!!Submit questions to questions@rahdo.com!!!
Jen's response to Freedom: Underground Railroad? Rahdo reckless record? Livestreaming everything? What comes after Malta? Dominion attack cards? Expanding light filler games? Asmodee retail channel changes? Fave music? Point salad vs sandbox? Game burnout? Grandma's Boy authenticity? Thoughts on game variants? Plans for the next RRT kickstarter? New Agricola? A new Spiel des Jahres category?
•••[02:00:30] Top10 Kickstarter Games Recap •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
Six Top 10s + Pandemic: Legacy - game or expansion?
SHOW NOTES:
2016 Games of Interest Geeklist:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/201740/rahdo-runs-through-2016-games-interest
Boardgame Pricing Utility:
http://www.spielboy.com/GeekPrices.php
Pandemic Legacy: the expansion thread (warning: spoilers)
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1518368/legacy-4th-pandemic-expansion-spoilers-course
London Walking Map
http://content.tfl.gov.uk/walking-tube-map.pdf
•••[00:00:42]New Games of Interest►►►
Aeon's End, Retreat to Darkmoor, Fight for Olympus, Oracle of Delphi, Castles of Burgundy the Card Game, Grim Heroes, Brettspiel Easter Basket, Dale of Merchants 2, Bear Valley, Survival: Frogs of SE Australia, Agility, Knit Wit, Touria, Medici, Spirit Island, First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet, Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu, Dominion: Empires, Coal Barons The Big Card Game, Istanbul: Brief & Siegel, Heir to the Pharaoh
•••[00:37:28] Q&A►►►
The Nintendo Story?, Dixit a themeatic game? How successful was my videogame career? Ever going back to work? Jen jealous of virtual Jen? Would we miss Malta? Love for Gold West? Out of print games? How important is having local gamers to play with? Fave anime? Boardgame bubble? Boardgame conventions worth it? Different types of attackey games? Advice for teaching games? Where do we vote? How to use Boardgamegeek.com? Best of London? Revisiting older games? Fave podcasts? Boardgames too expensive? Best EU online boardgame retailer?
•••[02:13:00] Top10 Recaps►►►
Civilizations, Surprises, Best of 2016, Anticipated of 2016, Videogames, Expansions
•••[02:50:49] Pandemic Legacy: The Expansion
•••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
2016 Preview + Mega Q&A!!!
SHOW NOTES:
2016 Games of Interest Geeklist:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/201740/rahdo-runs-through-2016-games-interest
2016 Top 25 Most Anticipated Games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BACAdkMhNzI
•••[00:03:16] 49 Additional Games of Interest for 2016►►►
Dragon Keepers, The Last Bastion, Quest for the Open Tavern, Sails to Steam, Simurgh: Call of the Dragonlord, The Expansive Hospital, Cabriole, ZNA, Valeria: Card Kingdoms, Villages of Valeria, Quests of Valeria, Arkwright, Millennium Blades, The Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction, Kingdom Builder: Marshlands, Covert, Welcome to Centerville, London Dread, Ein Fest für Odin, Cuisine a la Card, Unpublished Prototype, Vinhos Deluxe Edition, The Banner Saga: Warbands, Lunarchitects, Tiny Epic Western, Dingo's Dreams, Back to the Future: An Adventure Through Time, Clockwork Islands, Hitler Must Die, Tramways, Victorian Masterminds, In The Name of Odin, Dragonsgate College, Big Easy Business, Rokoko: Jewelry Box, The Exodus Fleet, Legacy: Time Surge, Saving Time, HOPE, Four Gods, Admiral of the Black, Elder Sign: Omens of Ice, Five Minute Delivery, 100 Swords: The Darkness Dungeon Builder Set, The Island of Doctor Necreaux: Second Edition, Beyond Baker Street, Fire of Eidolon, The North Sea Runesaga, This War of Mine: The Board Game
•••[01:21:09] Q&A►►►
Game industry labor ethics? Boundaries for Legacy mechanisms? Digital boardgames? TV shows & Movies that should be games? How's Shadowrun: Crossfire going? MTG helped us buy a house? What was my job at Nintendo? Surprising games? Equipment? What games should get the Legacy treatment? Gaming with designers? TMI? Mold? Table cloth? Caverna variants? What games do we wish we could play more? Favourite TV shows? Co-op videogames? Hard to get expansions? Game production troubles? The last designer? My crazy ratings? Games for the holidays? Seattle the best? Best Agricola expansion? Game buying in Malta? Other boardgame personalities? What makes a gamer a gamer? House rules? Smartphones at the table? Am I going to design a game? Soul crushing travel? Rahdo Runs Through, the convention? A day in the life? What's too sandboxey? Working on the worst videogame of all time? What happened to Spirits of the Rice Paddy? JJ Trek, really? Did the Force Awaken?
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•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
Post BGG.con Show!
SHOW NOTES:
My BGG.con Runthrough Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iksdjeA6_fA
•••[00:01:37] Travel Stories, part I►►►
Dallas via Moscow
•••[00:12:13] Games!►►►
Roller Derby Final Jams (https://www.facebook.com/groups/219406578216672/) and the five Action Phase Prototypes
•••[00:18:24] Pandemic Legacy stuff►►►
(my variant thread: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1467497/13th-month-spoilers),
•••[00:25:31] Pandemic Secret Project
•••[00:28:08] Seafall
•••[00:36:06] Chronicles: Origins
•••[00:50:00] Travel Stories, part II►►►
First spot of trouble
•••[00:51:00] More Games ►►►
HIDE, Skyliners, Fuse, 9th World: Numenera, Quadropolis, The Opulent, (Movie Making game - can't remember name)
•••[01:14:36] The lovely people of BGG.con
•••[01:25:05] Travel Stories, part III►►►
Getting to Mom's
•••[01:29:47] Online Guest Appearances►►►
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQSe19aX9Vw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bJigI7OoCY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE7pdT5_T_4
•••[01:31:10] Even more games!►►►
Noblemen, Pagoda, Abyss
•••[01:40:51] Travel Stories, Part IV►►►
Leaving Mom's
•••[01:45:20] Final games►►►
Between Two Cities, Flick 'Em Up, Codenames
•••[01:55:11] Travel Stories, Part V►►►
Getting to New York, Saturday Night Live - live!, 36+ of travel hell
•••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
The Post Essen show!
SHOW NOTES:
•••What Have We Been Playing? (00:00:58)►►►
Broom Service, Fog of Love, Steam Ship Company, Nations the Dice Game expansion, Guilds of London, Fest Fur Odin, Hengist, Mysterium, [microfilms], Pandemic Legacy, 504
•••Q&A (00:31:55)►►►
Multiplayer solitaire? How do i channel my inner-Jen? Gender specific boardgames? Boardgame storage: vertical or horizontal? So, no kids for Rahdo & Jen? What's the secret to a happy marriage?
(please send your questions to questions@rahdo.com but ask for game recommendations at http://guild.rahdo.com)
•••Essen Observations (01:13:12)►►►
Run Rahdo, run! Packing tips! Fist bumps! Jen's booth! Travel misadventures!
•••Top 10 Recap (01:29:00)►►►
Games that need an expansion
•••Wrapping it up (01:37:16)►►►
BGG.con is coming! Boardgame advent calendar!
•••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
ESSEN SPIEL 2015!!!
SHOW NOTES:
[Jen's website to enter Essen Spiel contest: http://www.jenefer.net]
•••Owned and/or Already Ranthrough! (00:04:12)
•••Promos (01:02:47)
•••Demoable Only (01:10:23)
•••To Buy or Not to Buy (01:34:40)
•••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
CATCHUP!
SHOW NOTES:
•••What Have We Been Playing? (00:00:40)►►►
prime time, the networks
•••Games of Interest (00:10:13)►►►
nations dynasties, galaxy trucker missions, russian railroads german railroads, theseus hunters, automobiles, lunarchitects, burano, peloponnes card game, runebound 3rd edition, fury of dracula 3rd edition, warhammer quest the card game,pursuit of happiness, inhabit the earth, treasure hunter, dingo's dreams, brettspiel adventskalendar, aya, grand austria hotel, hengist, morocco, adventure land
•••Q&A (00:41:40)►►►
underrated game designers, rare game finds, the peter molyneux of boardgames, my top10, ethical content in boardgames, prototypes, the movies, real life runthroughs, more prototypes, dice tower overlap, playtesting •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
•••Top 10 Recaps (01:18:30)►►►
must have games, interaction without violence
GENCON! GENCON! GENCON!!!
SHOW NOTES:
•••What to buy at Gencon 2015? (00:03:26)►►►
apocalypse chaos, ryu, catan traveler edition, meteor, champions of midgard, star trek 5 year mission, medieval academy, flick em up, one deck dungeon, space cadets away missions, extra extra, lanterns: the harvest festival, princess bride games, wrath of dragons, tragedy looper midnight circle, steam works, dungeon of fortune, nefarious, welcome to the dungeon, king's armory, fidelitas, among the stars revival, new york 1901, suburbia 5*, eminent domain microcosm, the grizzled, codenames, gold west, heroes wanted stuff of legend, rattle battle grab the loot, cthulhu realms, shadowrift archfiends, stockpile, trambahn, valley of kings afterlife, isle of skye, spirits of the rice paddy, kraftwagen, mottainai, artifacts inc, mysterium, tides of time, viceroy, queen's architect, la granja
•••What to demo at Gencon 2015? (01:49:06)►►►
poseidon's kingdom, fury of dracula, castles of mad king ludwig secrets, castle panic dark titan, tumult royal, steam time, looting atlantis, darkrock ventures, favour of the pharoah, trickerion, the networks, shadow over westminster, extraordinary voyages, consequential, 1001 odysseys, storm hollow, snow tails, attack on titan, ninja camp, spirit island, fuse, odyssey wrath of posdeidon, mistfall, lunarchitects, thunderbirds, legends of andor, dice city, above & below, roll for the galaxy ambition, gloomhaven
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•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
Too many new games! Questions (plus) Answers! Engine building games broken down!
SHOW NOTES:
•••What Have We've Been Playing? (00:01:40)►►►
Elysium, Voyages of Marco Polo, Specter Ops, Cthulhu Realms, Flip City, Dungeon of Fortune, Bottlecap Vikings
•••Games of Interest (01:09:55)►►►
Legends of Andor: Chada & Thorn, The Loser's Club, Unnamed Castles of Burgundy Sequel, Council of Four, Rattle Battle Grab the Loot, Dice City, Shadowrift 2nd Edition, Legacy Time Surge, Shadowrun Crossfire High Caliber Ops, Villages of Valeria, Minerva, Shakespeare, Apollo XIII, Octo Dice
•••Q&A (01:40:02)►►►
How often do we play games? Do we ever play "mean" games? Do we miss playing with more than 2? Am I going to design my own game? Would I take a prototype to a publisher or Kickstarter? How does the boardgame industry compare to the videogame industry? How did you relocate from the US to Malta? More questions? Send your fragen to questions@rahdo.com!
•••Top 10 Revisited (02:16:35)►►►
Engine building games! Original top10 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAKtwJa9J4s
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•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
Dominion, a thematic game! How to start a boardgame cafe! Filler Games galore!
SHOW NOTES:
•••What Have We've Been Playing? (00:01:54)►►►
Dead Men Tell No Tales, New York 1901, Stockpile, Kraftwagen, Parfum, Queen's Architect
•••Games of Interest (00:23:05)►►►
7th Continent, Oracle of Delphi, Solar 3X, Manhattan Project Chain Reaction, Carson City Horses & Heroes, Signorie, Samara, Centerville
•••Q&A (00:36:10)►►►
Send your fragen to questions@rahdo.com!
•••Victory Point Cafe Interview (00:36:54)►►►
Check out the kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vpcafe/victory-point-cafe-berkeleys-first-board-game-cafe
•••Thematic Review (00:57:37)►►►
Dominion... that's right! Dominion!
•••Top 10 Revisited (01:07:11)►►►
Filler games! Original top10 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mo9cg3IwbI •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo
•••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com