#85: Episode Too: Attack of the Adjectives

#85: Episode Too: Attack of the Adjectives

Kellen's back, which some might say is too many hosts - apt, because we're an episode of extremes today. We're talking about games that are too simple, too complicated, too short, or too long, that might otherwise have been among our favourites. Before we venture outside the Goldilocks zone, we talk about Q.E., Cartographers, and City of the Big Shoulders.

02:58 - Q.E.
11:52 - Cartographers
19:36 - City of the Big Shoulders
37:25 - Games that are too long
38:36 - Citadels
38:51 - Alien Frontiers
39:04 - Cubist
40:41 - Dead of Winter
41:18 - Robo Rally
41:52 - Skull
43:19 - Mage Knight
43:52 - Forbidden Stars
45:17 - Twilight Imperium
45:51 - Las Vegas
46:17 - Time's Up! Title Recall!
46:55 - Games that are too short
46:59 - Above and Below
47:53 - Clank!
48:15 - Oink Games
49:37 - Agricola
50:15 - The Voyages of Marco Polo
51:05 - Games that are too complicated
51:19 - Burano
53:12 - Keyflower
53:39 - Nemesis
54:03 - Altiplano
54:37 - Escape Plan
55:07 - Skull King
56:36 - Games that are too simple
56:42 - Kingdomino
58:00 - Ethnos
1:02:41 - Bärenpark
1:03:30 - Betrayal at House on the Hill
1:04:56 - 3 Wishes
1:05:30 - Mint Works

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#273: Bob Chat

#273: Bob Chat

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#272: Cool Story, Bro

#272: Cool Story, Bro

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#271: The Un-Episode

#271: The Un-Episode

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#270: You May Feel a Little Discomfort

#270: You May Feel a Little Discomfort

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#269: Keep On Rollin', Bob

#269: Keep On Rollin', Bob

BGBBOB's back, and he's rollin' (rollin') rollin' on a river of amazing games, all of which feature some incredible dice play. As is our sacred duty, we won't rest until we've arranged them in some so...

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#268: We Played a Slew of Games!

#268: We Played a Slew of Games!

We (well some of us) made it back from Vegas, and what happened there didn't stay there - we're reporting in from Dice Tower West 2023, a fun week of friends, casinos, and all you can eat sushi. To ev...

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#267: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2023

#267: Our Listeners' Top 20 Board Games of All-Time 2023

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#266: Don't Mess with Cathala

#266: Don't Mess with Cathala

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