Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Signal and Lure. Then, we talk about the board game designer Wolfgang Warsch and the games he's made.
0:00-Intro
0:39-Recent Games - Signal
8:21-Lure
12:41-Wolfgang Warsch
25:31-Outro
26:26-Bloopers
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Episode 233 - The Cost of Board Games
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Top Tier and Bag of Chips. Then, we talk about how the US tariffs might affect the board game industry (especially for publishers and retailers in the US).
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0:00-Intro
0:38-Recent Games - Top Tier
5:57-Bag of Chips
12:35-US Tariffs
22:09-Outro
23:13-Bloopers
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Episode 232 - What Did You Expect?
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Holiday Hijinks #8: The Easter Escapade, The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints, and Café. Then, we talk about expectations we and other gamers have when opening a new game box, how those expectations have changed over the years, and whether they are justified.
0:00-Intro
0:51-Recent Games - Holiday Hijinks #8: The Easter Escapade
2:40-The Case of the Curiously Correct Blueprints
7:49-Café
13:20-Game Expectations
27:30-Outro
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Episode 231 - The 2024 Blitzies
Ambie and Crystal host the 2024 Blitzies, the annual awards show about our favorite games of the year! Also make sure to check out Ambie’s top 10 list on YouTube.
0:00-Intro
0:34-DTW Recap
2:09-The 2024 Blitzies
03:45-Best Family Game
05:26-Best Kids' Game
07:41-Most Innovative Game
09:38-Most Unique Theme
11:04-Best Cooperative Game
12:52-Best Card Game
14:14-Best Party Game
17:40-Best Solo Game
18:20-Best 2p Game
21:34-Best Strategy Game
23:53-Best Trick Taking Game
26:08-Biggest Surprise
28:49-Best New to Us
31:59-Best Game of 2024
34:03-2024 Looking Forward to Recap
36:48-Looking Forward to in 2025
40:41-Outro
41:45-Bloopers
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Episode 230 - CONjecturing
Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Slay the Spire: The Board Game and Flip 7. Then, we talk about our preparations (or lack thereof) for Dice Tower West and board game conventions in general.
0:00-Intro
0:42-Announcements
1:55-Recent Games - Slay the Spire: The Board Game
9:31-Flip 7
15:04-DTW and Conventions
28:13-Outro
29:16-Bloopers
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