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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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Jan 2, 2024
Jan 2, 2024
15 min
It's a new year and a new season. This week, Kiwi takes the solo game 20 Strong from Chip Theory Games and gives it a try. It was designed by Josh Carlson and published in 2023.
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Dec 26, 2023
Dec 26, 2023
30 min
It's our annual year end redemption episode. This time we hopped in our way way back mission and grabbed Villainous back off the virtual shelf and roped Kait into playing it this time. Come see if time and a fourth player have changed our minds. The game was designed by Prospero Hall and published in 2018 by Ravensburger.
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Dec 19, 2023
Dec 19, 2023
52 min
Our four cohosts come together at the end of the year to discuss our highlights (and some lowlights) of our gaming this year. Everyone blacks out while Kiwi talks statistics as we wrap up our 5th season of the show. Come join us and take a listen!
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Dec 12, 2023
Dec 12, 2023
20 min
"Tea is amazing. I probably prepare it wrong, but I find my way delicious and I won't be stopped!" -Kiwi
This week, Kiwi and bP are playing Elevenses. Designed by David Harding, it was originally published in 2013 by Grail Games, but we're playing the updated version published in 2023.
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Dec 5, 2023
Dec 5, 2023
17 min
While normally we would be welcoming to all, and Kiwi certainly welcomes our new robot overlords, this episode is for non-Robots only. And we have a little test to prove it ... our western most group of hosts are bring Turing Machine to the table this week. It was designed by Fabien Gridel and Yoann Levet, and published in 2022 by Le Scorpion Masque.
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Nov 28, 2023
Nov 28, 2023
27 min
How does Kiwi get bP to play wargames? But tricking her into playing games that are war themed but don't play like wargames (or vice versa, non-war themes with common wargame mechanics). Well, he's done it again this week. They bring the two player game General Orders: World War II to the table. It was published in 2023 by Osprey Games and designed by Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson.
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Nov 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023
26 min
Don't worry, there's no $10 sprites here only a few gamers playing Sea Salt & Paper from Pandasaurus Games. It was designed by Bruno Cathala and Théo Rivière and was published in 2022.
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Nov 14, 2023
Nov 14, 2023
25 min
After a short career in the major leagues pitching for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and pitching a no hitter in 1948, he became a radio broadcaster and eventually the PA announcer for the Baltimore Orioles from 1969 until his death in 1997. He would give his famous phrase whenever a fan would catch a foul ball ... "Give that Fan ... A contract" ... if they dropped it however, he would state "Give that Fan ... an error". This week, Eric and Kiwi are playing Bat Flip, published in 2022 by Scorelander Games and designed by Scott Courlander.
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Nov 7, 2023
Nov 7, 2023
34 min
Clocking in at 80 Roman miles, or 73 modern miles, Emperor Hadrian of Rome built a wall to separate the Roman province of Britannia from Celtic tribes to the north. The area had no natural boundaries otherwise. Started in 122 CE, it took 6 years to finish and involved three roman legions. Today it is a British cultural icon and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In this episode we play Hadrian's Wall, designed by Bobby Hill and published in 2021 by Garphill Games.
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Oct 31, 2023
Oct 31, 2023
33 min
We head to the Cheeseries of France this week and collect animals, harvest their milk, and brew? up some cheese. Craft up some cheese? Mold it up? Who knows. We're playing Fromage, publishing in 2024 by Road to Infamy Games and designed by Matthew O'Malley and Ben Rosset.
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