#143: Pace Yourself

#143: Pace Yourself

Slow and steady might win the race, but it doesn't make for an exciting board game. Pacing is a vital component of most entertainment mediums that doesn't often get applied to board games, so we're going to climb and climb and climb and climb ... and then rapidly descend down the roller-coaster of emotion that makes for some of our favourite games. Before we set the pace, we talk about Bus, The Game: Quick & Easy, and Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun.

02:27 - Bus
21:40 - The Game: Quick & Easy
28:34 - Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
41:50 - Teotihuacan
45:45 - Pacing in Board Games
50:53 - Fast Sloths
52:20 - The Estates
53:39 - Taj Mahal
54:03 - Kemet
54:29 - Rising Sun
55:22 - Food Chain Magnate
55:46 - Archipelago
57:47 - Escape Plan
58:39 - Troyes
1:01:28 - Splendor
1:01:58 - Dogs of War
1:01:58 - Cursed Court
1:03:07 - Time's Up
1:04:08 - The Voyages of Marco Polo

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#322: And What a Year It's Been

#322: And What a Year It's Been

As we approach the end of 2024, it's about time we stop, take stock, and dare I say look back at the year that's been. The highs, the lows, the mids - all the stars are here, and we're going to break ...

12 Dec 202441min

#321: Fire Away, Ghost Turkey

#321: Fire Away, Ghost Turkey

Gobble Bobble, here comes trouble in the form of a pairing we never thought we'd see - Bob and the Ghost Turkey have delivered us another holiday nightmare. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Before we tuc...

28 Nov 202456min

#320: We Played A Clump of Games!

#320: We Played A Clump of Games!

We've been to Las Vegas and back for the very unofficial recurring gathering we like to call BarrageCon (which is really just all of us hanging out at Mark's place). We had a lot of games lined up to ...

14 Nov 20241h 23min

#319: One Exception To Rule Them All

#319: One Exception To Rule Them All

I think it's fair to say at this point, that we've pretty firmly established each of our respective tastes when it comes to board games, whether it's for genre, theme, mechanic, whatever. There's alwa...

31 Okt 202440min

#318: A Mix of Things We'd Like To See with Mike DiLisio

#318: A Mix of Things We'd Like To See with Mike DiLisio

The Fandango Tank returns! The ever wonderful Mike DiLisio joins us again, this time to collectively cast our minds forward to some things we'd like to manifest into the board game future. We've got a...

17 Okt 20241h 8min

#317: Fantasy Draft: Overrated Games

#317: Fantasy Draft: Overrated Games

So we've done a lot of these drafts before, but I don't think we've done one quite like this. This time we're each trying to draft a set of five games that we think you might agree are incredibly over...

3 Okt 20241h 11min

#316: Four Heads Are Better Than One

#316: Four Heads Are Better Than One

I'm in a bit of a quandary here, because Mark told me not to tell you what this episode is even about, but I want this description to be, well, descriptive but he's glaring at me really hard, and maki...

19 Sep 202453min

#315: Essen SPIEL 2024 Hype List

#315: Essen SPIEL 2024 Hype List

We may or may not be going to Germany (who can say), but that's where all the good gaming is gonna be, so that's what we're gonna talk about. It's almost Essen SPIEL! That sure is a lot of games debut...

5 Sep 20241h 1min

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