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Episode 63 – Cry Havoc

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Episode 63 – Cry Havoc

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In our sixty-third episode, Aaron says he spreads his love all over the board gaming hobby and then we talk about what we’ve been playing recently. We also review the sci-fi themed area control game Cry Havoc. Then we celebrate the 6th year of the RPGGeek.Com Question of the Day thread and answer some of the first questions ever asked on the thread.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Aaron was the BGG Love-Spreader of the Week– 1:02

Final Touch – 3:08

Legends of Andor – 7:30

Scythe: Automa – 18:44

Chimera – 27:00

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 33:17

Cry Havoc Overview – 34:17

Cry Havoc Thematic Review – 38:28

Linsae Reviews: My Happy Farm – 1:15:31

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 1:15:59

RPGGeek.Com Question of the Day RPG discussion – 1:17:41

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November 6, 2016

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Episode 62 – Xia: Legends of a Drift System

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Episode 62 – Xia: Legends of a Drift System

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In our sixty-second episode, we hope you’re in a giving mood because we talk about the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction and our items up for bid and talk about a board game subscription box called Board Game Bento. Then we talk about what we’ve been playing recently. We also review the space exploration sandbox game Xia: Legends of a Drift System. Then we talk about Overused & Underused Themes in Board Games and pitch a couple games with underused themes.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

The Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction (Our ItemsOur Items)– 0:55

Board Game Bento – 3:23

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – 8:51

Alchemists – 17:25

Super Mother Load – 24:30

My Happy Farm – 29:40

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 35:36

Xia: Legends of a Drift System Overview – 36:38

Xia: Legends of a Drift System Thematic Review – 40:33

Linsae Reviews: One Night Revolution – 1:07:28

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 1:07:57

Overused & Underused Themes in Board Games – 1:08:47

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October 16, 2016

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Episode 61 – Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed. Halloween Spooktacular

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Episode 61 – Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed. Halloween Spooktacular

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In our very special Halloween-themed sixty-first episode, Linsae joins Aaron and Quinten as we talk about the spooky games we’ve been playing recently and do another Dawn of the FunDead segment for the game Dracula’s Feast. We also review the Lovecraft-themed cooperative mystery game Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition. Then we (sort of) review the RPG Labyrinth and talk about Why It’s So Hard to Try New RPGs.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Bang: The Dice Game: The Walking Dead – 3:11

Tides of Madness – 11:52

Fury of Dracula 3rd Edition – 20:25

Dawn of the FunDead – Dracula’s Feast – 29:40

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 37:55

Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition Overview – 38:50

Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition Thematic Review – 43:49

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 1:22:47

Labyrinth and Why It’s So Hard to Try New RPGs – 1:24:02

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October 3, 2016

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Episode 60 – Interview with Lone Shark Games Mike Selinker

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Episode 60 – Interview with Lone Shark Games Mike Selinker

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In our sixtieth episode, we talk about our busy-ness with the new school year and the games we have been playing lately. Then we interview Mike Selinker of Lone Shark Games about how his childhood design skills, his spooky designs and his life as a publisher, including his newest games Apocrypha, Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk and his upcoming game Thornwatch with Penny Arcade.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Busy-ness – 1:52

Mansions of Madness on the Bored Online? Board Offline channel – 2:40

Elysium – 4:00

Targi – 12:21

Fleet: Wharfside – 18:05

Dead Last – 23:40

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 31:56

Interview with Mike Selinker – 33:10

Apocrypha – 48:10

Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk – 1:11:00

Thornwatch – 1:21:00

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – Ponzi Scheme – 1:36:11

Listener Questions – 1:38:07

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September 18, 2016

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Episode 59 – Hit Z Road

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Episode 59 – Hit Z Road

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In our fifty-ninth episode, we participate in the Fantasy Board Game League put on by the Draft Mechanic podcast and we talk about the games we have been playing lately. We also review the zombie survival bidding game Hit Z Road by Martin Wallace, and then Quinten and Aaron are joined by Skid Maher and Troy Lavallee of the Glass Cannon Podcast for the second segment in the Behind the Screen RPG series, providing tips for Game Masters.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

The Fantasy Board Game League – 1:20

Entropy – 11:53

Suburbia Inc. – 17:15

Islebound – 23:00

Mombasa – 32:30

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 44:08

Hit Z Road Overview – 45:22

Hit Z Road Thematic Review – 47:25

Tasty Minstrel Games – Chimera Station Sponsorship – 1:22:46

Behind the Screen with Skid Maher and Troy Lavallee of the Glass Cannon Podcast – 1:25:04