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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 17, 2023
Jan 17, 2023
20 min
THE MOON!!! Well maybe not, we don't have an army of minions to help us. Instead, we'll just travel to the moon, to colonize it, you know ... because the earth is dying and we're humanity's last hope. Which honestly, if we're the last hope what happened to everyone before us? Kiwi and bP are playing Welcome to the Moon from Blue Cocker Games, designed by Alexis Allard and Benoit Turpin, and published in 2019.
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Jan 10, 2023
Jan 10, 2023
27 min
Some water there, a desert here, perhaps a mountain and tree over there. Then just sprinkle some gorillas, crocodiles, and tigers liberally throughout. A couple of familiar guests show up to play Ecos: First Continent with Kait and Eric in our second episode of the new year. It was designed by John D. Clair and published in 2019 by AEG.
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Jan 3, 2023
Jan 3, 2023
31 min
Wonderland is at war and the residents have chosen their sides. No one knows who started it, but we know that one will end it. This week, Kiwi, bP and a returning Paxton bring out Wonderland's War designed by Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, and Ian Moss and published by Druid City Games in 2022.
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Dec 27, 2022
Dec 27, 2022
38 min
With the end of the year and thus the end of the season upon us, we do our customary close out episode by playing a game we were so-so on for our first play and see if maybe our feelings could be different. We're playing Root again (for three of us) and for the first time (for one of us). Designed by Cole Wehrle and published in 2018 by Leder Games.
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Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2022
52 min
The end of 2022 is quickly approaching and that means the annual Year in Review episode is upon us. Find out what some of our favorite and least favorite games were, whose performance reigned supreme, and if Kiwi's graduate degree was worth the money. We'll have our Redemption episode next week to close out the year and then we shall be back in 2023!
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Dec 13, 2022
Dec 13, 2022
40 min
Civilizations rise and Civilizations fall, but who will be the greatest Civilization of all!!!! Hopefully (or sadly?) there are no programming errors in this week's episode. Our Quartet brings Mosaic: A Story of Civilization to the table. It was designed by Glenn Drover and published in 2022 by Forbidden Games.
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Dec 6, 2022
Dec 6, 2022
29 min
This week we're playing Mind MGMT: The psychic Espionage Game by Jay Cormier and Sen-Foong Lim and published by Off The Page Games.
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Nov 29, 2022
Nov 29, 2022
34 min
... to prove you're not a robot! Cells Interlinked Within Cells. You've passed your replicant test so you can pick up your bonus! What's that you say? You might be a robot? Well, whatever, a download is a download. This week we're playing Bot Factory by Vital Lacerda and should be publishing next year in 2023 by Eagle-Gryphon Games.
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Nov 22, 2022
Nov 22, 2022
16 min
This week, Kiwi travels alone with a super secret message, that some how everyone knows about! He's playing Spire's End: Hildegard by Greg Favro in 2022 and published by Favro Ventures, LLC. Don't worry, the only person who had some of the story ruined will be Eric, who had to edit the episode!
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Nov 15, 2022
Nov 15, 2022
34 min
These Persian rugs aren't going to make themselves. So let's send out those apprentices and start weaving! This week, the group is back together and we're playing Tabriz from Crafty Games, designed by Randy Flynn and publishing next year in 2023.
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