#161: Mechanically Bullish

#161: Mechanically Bullish

Sometimes all it takes is a good designer (and the right game) to take what would otherwise be a mechanic we don't like, and utilize it in a way that feels right. We take a look at some mechanics that we usually don't love, and the games that turned us around on them. Before we see things in a new light, we talk about CloudAge, Mariposas, and Faiyum.

03:04 - CloudAge
12:37 - Mariposas
18:01 - Faiyum
28:27 - Games that rescued a mechanism
28:40 - Performative Clues
29:05 - Time's Up
31:29 - On a Scale of One to T-Rex
32:19 - Action Points
32:52 - Flash Point: Fire Rescue
34:00 - Blood Rage
37:18 - Hidden Movement
37:18 - Nuns on the Run
37:45 - Specter Ops
38:35 - Scotland Yard
42:16 - Card Drafting
42:25 - Agricola
42:46 - 7 Wonders
43:53 - Paper Tales
44:25 - Inis
47:22 - Player Elimination
47:22 - Werewolf
47:40 - Shadow Hunters
48:09 - Secret Hitler
49:15 - Blood on the Clocktower
50:50 - "The Dice Game"
52:00 - For the King (and Me)
52:41 - Ra: The Dice Game

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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

Bruna Cathala is the focus of this episode's BGB DOG, the unfortunately acronymed series where we showcase a designer whom we love, and talk through the history of their career and designs. Before we ...

2 Mars 202342min

#265: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 701-800

#265: Fantasy Draft: BoardGameGeek 701-800

The draft is back, and while the lists are getting really thin at this point, that's not going to stop us doing our damndest to pick out a killer selection of five games each. Whose is the best? That'...

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#264: Kellen

#264: Kellen

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16 Feb 202357min

#263: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2023

#263: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2023

If there's one thing I can say for sure about 2023, it's that it will certainly be a period of time. We're casting our eyes forward to the year ahead, and getting excited about some of the board games...

9 Feb 202354min

#262: The Sweet Sound of Mailbag

#262: The Sweet Sound of Mailbag

Where would we be without the mailbag? We get such lovely questions from you lot, that we rarely get the chance to answer, so when the opportunity comes, one has to strike. Time to hear what's on your...

2 Feb 202336min

#261: Resolutions and Ramifications

#261: Resolutions and Ramifications

You know how at the start of the year you make a lot of promises to yourself that you have no chance of holding yourself to? Yeah, this isn't like that, we absolutely, definitely will not see out 2023...

26 Jan 202357min

#260: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 10-1

#260: Top 50 Games of All-Time 2022: 10-1

Here it is, the one we've all been waiting for, the Board Game Barrage top ten games of all time! It's been a long road and we'll wrap it up by seeing some old favourites ... and maybe a few new faces...

19 Jan 20231h 25min

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