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First Turn Tabletop Thoughts: Where three friends play board games for the first time and discuss our immediate reactions. It’s like book club … but for board games!
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Jul 20, 2021
Jul 20, 2021
34 min
Hail to the King! No, the A doesn't stand for Ash and there is no Evil Dead we have to fight with the Necronomicon. Even though I DEFINITELY said the words! I said them! This week we're playing Adventure Mart designed by Sam Taylor, published in 2020 by DigiSprite and Hub Games!
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Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
24 min
There are giant cephalopods terrorizing mariners who wish to travel the open seas in search of vast treasures and wealth! What better way to gather up the treasure (and our Captains!) thrown overboard by a giant tentacle from the deep? With flags of course! This week, we're playing Crash Octopus, a dexterity game designed by Naotaka Shimamoto and published by itten Games.
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Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021
27 min
We made it to our 100th episode! That means we can get syndicated on all the minor networks, our path to stardom is complete! We're bringing out one of favorite games in this weeks deep dive episode. It's Cat Lady by Josh Wood and published by AEG!
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Jun 29, 2021
Jun 29, 2021
34 min
This week we're living the dream of every small child ... to start our own underwater nation! In this episode, we are playing Underwater Cities from Delicious Games and Rio Grande, designed by Vladimír Suchý.
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Jun 22, 2021
Jun 22, 2021
39 min
This week we're playing Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef by Tim & Ben Eisner, published by Druid City Games! Find out who becomes the Hero of the Reef to protect us all against the monster attacks!
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Jun 15, 2021
Jun 15, 2021
31 min
Bill Paxton, often quoted but never emulated! Eric and Kiwi correctly state which movies this weeks game is based off of. bP on the other hand insists on a TV show. We still don't know why. We're playing Not Alone, published in the US by Stronghold Games in 2016, and designed by Ghislain Masson.
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Jun 8, 2021
Jun 8, 2021
24 min
EGG BUTT!! Hahahahaha!! No seriously, there's lots of egg butt in this week's game. Paxton is back, joining Kiwi and bP as they play Gudetama designed by Ben Eisner and Steve Ellis; published by Renegade Game Studios in 2019.
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Jun 1, 2021
Jun 1, 2021
31 min
Who doesn't love being a cubed shaped animal? Well, we'll try almost anything once! This week, we head to the race track and play Renegade Game Studios' Cubitos by John D. Clair and published in 2021.
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May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021
34 min
I sail me ship across the sea! I stay up late 'til half past three! Well not really, but sometimes? Let's be honest, we're getting old! This week we join a pirate crew and sail the seas in Forgotten Water by Mr. Bistro, J. Arthur Ellis, and Isaac Vega; published by Plaid Hat Games in 2020.
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May 18, 2021
May 18, 2021
27 min
What could possibly go wrong if we let Kait and bP run the episode and run rampant through a alchemist's lab making potions? Absolutely nothing, we're quite sure of it! This week, they play Potion Explosion by Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, and Lorenzo Silva; published by Horrible Guild in 2015.
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