#68: A Mailbag of Biblical Proportions

#68: A Mailbag of Biblical Proportions

Letters! You love writing them, and we love reading them! This week, we look at portable and licensed games, why reviewers love social games, and give advice for your first board game convention. Before we break out the letter opener, we also talk about Fool!, Aerion, and Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar.

01:03 - Fool!
05:38 - Aerion
13:06 - Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar
22:24 - Listener Questions
22:48 - Best portable games?
23:29 - Oink Games
23:54 - Sprawlopolis
24:07 - SHH
25:01 - No Thanks!
25:10 - Skull
25:51 - Illusion
26:22 - Are reviewers biased towards more social games?
28:48 - Blood on the Clocktower
32:15 - Cosmic Encounter
33:08 - Convention tips?
34:52 - Nyctophobia
37:47 - Best licensed game?
38:02 - Dune
38:22 - XCOM: The Board Game
38:34 - The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
39:01 - Play new games or replay old ones?
39:37 - Why does Neilan have the best voice?
41:05 - ?!?!

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#18: You Get What You Give

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#17: The Best Things in Life Are $20 or Less

#17: The Best Things in Life Are $20 or Less

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#16: How to Win Friends & Area Control People

#16: How to Win Friends & Area Control People

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#15: Keep Your Hands to Yourself

#15: Keep Your Hands to Yourself

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#14: Do You Want to Know a Secret?

#14: Do You Want to Know a Secret?

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#13: We're Still Right

#13: We're Still Right

We return to BGG's top list, but we're flipping it on its head. That's right, we're talking about much loved games that we don't much love. We're also giving away a copy of Drop It! 01:05 - Drop It 04...

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#12: More Isn't Always Better

#12: More Isn't Always Better

This week, we explain and expound our experiences with expansions. Improvements, tweaks, variability: the benefits are clear, but what does tacking more onto a game mean for all your players? Is it al...

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#11: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown

#11: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown

Why is everything so heavy? Well, we all played Dominant Species together, and so we're in a heavy sort of mood. There's a very vocal subset of the community that'll insist a game isn't worth playing ...

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