The Boarding Party

Episode 33: The one about trading in Japan and market oversaturation

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 04:15:00 -0800

We're back to our regularly scheduled programming!

Recently Played (00:15) - Transatlantic, Deception: Murder in Hong Kong

News (14:33) - Scythe: Rise of Fenris expansion

It Factor (20:22) - What makes Yokohama an instant favourite?

#culture (35:42) - Is the board game market becoming oversaturated?

We hope you enjoy!

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Episode 32: The one about Bruno Cathala, stained glass windows, and extreme themes

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Sun, 7 Jan 2018 20:30:00 -0800

After a lengthy hiatus for the holidays, we're back with our first episode in 2018!

Recently Played (00:15) - Kanagawa, Kanban: Automotive Revolution

News (13:54) - Expansions for Abyss (Leviathan) and Kingdomino (Age of Giants)

Game Changers (23:26) - How we would improve Sagrada

#culture (36:41) - Can games like HATE take themes too far?

We hope you enjoy!

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Episode 31: The one about fighting plagues, woodland creatures, and game collections

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 18:55:00 -0800

Episode 31 is here!

Recently Played (00:15) - La Granja; Pandemic Legacy: Season 2

News (08:21) - Root KS Campaign

"it" Factor (18:38) - Tokaido as a great example elegance and simplicity.

#culture (28:03) - Owning multiple (similar) games

We hope you enjoy!

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Episode 30: The one about Essen Spiel 2017

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Sun, 5 Nov 2017 04:14:00 -0800

In Episode 30, we talk about those games coming out of Essen Spiel 2017 that have us most interested.

Nemesis (01:15)

Terraforming Mars: Venus Next (05:20)

Alien Artifacts (08:10)

Nusfjord (12:03)

Charterstone (15:22)

Altiplano (20:40)

Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 (24:07)

We hope you enjoy!

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Episode 29: The one about deluxe games, card games, and downfalls

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 12:31:00 -0700

Episode 29 is here!

Recently Played (00:15) - Gloomhaven; Lost Cities

News (10:23) - Downfall KS Campaign

"it" Factor (20:02) - First Class as a great example of a card game based on a board game.

#culture (32:52) - Deluxe edition pros and cons

We hope you enjoy!

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Episode 28: The one about building cities, ponzi schemes, and eating donuts

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Sun, 8 Oct 2017 20:14:00 -0700

Episode 28 is here!

Recently Played (00:15) - Between Two Cities (+ Expansion) and Ponzi Scheme

News (10:03) - 7th Continent KS Campaign

"it" Factor (19:39) - Twilight Imperium and giving you direction

Game Changers (29:43) - Go Nuts for Donuts

#culture (38:41) - How many times do you have to play a game to review it?

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Episode 27: The one about buying low, selling high, and getting lucky

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 18:25:00 -0700

Episode 27 is here!

In this one, we finally don't talk about Gen Con, as we go through some news for Stefan Feld's newest game (Merlin) and Cerebia: The Inside World; why we love the bidding in For Sale; how we would fix our criticisms of Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies; and luck vs. randomness in games.

Recently Played (00:15)

News (13:38)

"it" Factor (28:38)

Game Changers (41:57)

#culture (1:01:45)

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Episode 26: The one all about Gen Con 2017

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Tue, 5 Sep 2017 14:55:00 -0700

We've hit a milstone - 1 year doing The Boarding Party!

And despite doing daily Gen Con recaps, we wanted to give an overview of our Gen Con experience as a whole, in addition to what we've been playing recently.

Recently Played (00:15)

Least favourite games (13:17)

Our favourite games (25:15)

Gen Con as a whole (43:43)

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Episode 25c: The one about Gen Con day 3

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 18:15:00 -0700

Our Episode 25 is going to be split into several parts, as Jeremiah and Jeff give quick recaps of each of their days at Gen Con.

In this instalment, we talk about our plays of Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies, Dig Down Dwarf, and a talk through of King's Forge: Gold.

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Episode 25b: The one about Gen Con day 2

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:50:00 -0700

Our Episode 25 is going to be split into several parts, as Jeremiah and Jeff give quick recaps of each of their days at Gen Con.

In this instalment, we talk about our plays of Terraforming Mars, Twilight Imperium (4th Edition), Planetarium, and Whistle Stop.

Tune in each day for our recaps!

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Episode 25a: The one about Gen Con day 1

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:13:00 -0700

Our Episode 25 is going to be split into several parts, as Jeremiah and Jeff give quick recaps of each of their days at Gen Con.

In this instalment, we talk about our plays of Exit, Go Nuts for Donuts, and First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet ... and about games we saw while wandering the exhibitor hall.

Tune in each day for our recaps!

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Episode 24: The one about Gen Con 2017

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Wed, 9 Aug 2017 14:39:00 -0700

With our 24th episode, we bring you our Top 10 games (in no particular order, of course!) that we're looking forward to at Gen Con 2017. These could be games we want to demo (or at least watch others play) or even pick up for purchase.

The list is split into two halves: The first half consists of games that we chose that did not overlap; and the second half are games that we both chose for our lists (and combine their discussions).

Enjoy!

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Episode 23: The one about founding Gloomhaven, fighting alien hordes, and flipping cities

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:27:00 -0700

Episode 23 is here!

In this one, we talk about Founders of Gloomhaven, why we love Xenoshyft, how we might improve Flip City ... and trials and tribulations of finding new game groups.

Recently Played (00:15)

News (20:19)

"it" Factor (34:22)

Game Changers (46:06)

#culture (1:03:30)

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Episode 22: The one about impromptu space operas, house rules, and having direction

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Sun, 9 Jul 2017 05:50:00 -0700

After a short hiatus, Episode 22 is upon us!

Jeff is in Canada, and we're recording remotely. In this episode, we talk about what we've been up to (Patchwork, Twilight Imperium, Codenames: Deep Undercover, and more), get into some news involving Werewords and Pandemic Legacy Season 2. We wrap things up by talking about games that give you good direction right from the start, how we might update Splendor (in the context of its new Expansion), and the power of house rules.

Recently Played (00:15)

News (13:40)

"it" Factor (27:30)

Game Changers (43:07)

#culture (56:52)

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Episode 21: The one about long nights, diving deep into abyss, and game discounts

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 14:17:00 -0700

Episode 21 is here!

In this one, we gush about our recent play through of Dead of Winter: The Long Night, go through our Gencon event schedule, and talk about the future of our podcast.

In addition, we give our thoughts on what makes Abyss such a great game, the ways in which we think Ethnos could be improved (though we still love it!), and the controversial topic of buying games at a discount.

Recently Played (00:15)

News (11:54)

"it" Factor (30:09)

Game Changers (42:48)

#culture (56:52)

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Episode 20: The one all about CMON Expo

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Mon, 22 May 2017 06:57:00 -0700

Join us for our special 20th episode, all about CMON Expo!

The Godfather: Corleone's Empire (02:50)

Swag Bags (15:24)

Kronia (19:34)

Council of Four (29:10)

Massive Darkness (37:17)

Ethnos (45:45)

TL;DR Wrapup (1:00:49)

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Episode 19: The one about CMON Expo, Elysiums, and Marvel

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Fri, 12 May 2017 10:30:00 -0700

Join us for our 19th Episode!

Since it's been a while, we talk about what we've been up to outside of games (mostly Marvel stuff!), and run through recent plays of Sagrada and Trajan. We give our thoughts on the expansions for Between Two Cities and Dead of Winter; talk about what we think makes Elysium a great game; and a quick preview of CMON Expo.

Off the Table (00:15)

Recently Played (11:14)

News (20:57)

"it" Factor (32:25)

#culture (46:15)

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Episode 18: The one about clever dice and reprints vs. new editions

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 17:54:00 -0700

Join us for our 18th Episode!

We run through of our recent play of Mechs vs. Minions; go on and on about the Gloomhaven Kickstarter; talk about our favorite uses of dice in modern games; and ask the question of "When is a reprint actually a new edition?".

We also introduce a new segment (now called "Design Thinking") where we talk about the design of a game, ways it didn't work for us, and how we think it could be improved.

Recently Played (00:15)

News (05:43)

"it" Factor (18:48)

Design Thinking (34:00)

#culture (51:54)

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Episode 17: The one about terraforming mystics, iconography, cults of the new

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 06:09:00 -0700

We're happy to bring your our 17th Episode!

Listen on to hear what we've played recently, all things Terra Mystica news, the use (misuse?) of icons in games, and the dreaded cult of the new.

About Us (00:28)

Recently Played (05:22)

News (16:40)

"it" Factor (37:36)

#culture (53:03)

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Episode 16: The one about Iron Fist and social gaming

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Fri, 7 Apr 2017 06:56:00 -0700

A little late, but we're back for Episode 16!

About Us (00:15)

A quick discussion of video games we've been playing ... plus a lengthy discussion about why we didn't like Iron Fist.

Recently Played (11:45)

Together, we played Blood Rage. Separate, Jeremiah played Guilds of London and Jeff played Anachrony.

News (24:16)

Cool Mini or Not has announced a new FLGS program; and there's a new expansion for Scythe called The Wind Gambit!

"it" Factor (37:04)

We don't often gravitate towards "Social" games, but we do talk about some that we like (and don't like).

#culture (53:51)

Related to the topic of social games, we talk about playing games with people who don't normally play games.

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Episode 15: The one about rising suns, gloomhavens, and intellectual properties

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 17:45:00 -0700

We ended up off-track last week, so we went the extra mile to go back to schedule with Episode 15!

About Us (00:15)

Our newest segment, about what we've been doing outside of the world of board games. In short, Jeremiah has been playing some Zelda: Breath of the Wild; and Jeff just wrapped up a third playthrough of the Mass Effect Trilogy.

Recently Played (10:14)

Several games played between us, but the star of the show was Gloomhaven.

News (19:28)

The GAMA trade show brought lots of new goodies. But we can't help ourselves to talk about anything other than Rising Sun.

"it" Factor (31:55)

Games have timers in many different ways. We talk about several games that manage to do timers in creative and fun ways.

#culture (44:59)

Intellectual properties are everywhere. We talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of their use in board games.

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Episode 14: The one about games that ramp up and convention season

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 03:34:00 -0700

With a few things going on, we ended up off our typical schedule by a week. But we're finally back with Episode 14!

Recently Played (00:15)

We played a lot, but spend way too long talking about Alchemists + The King's Golem Expansion.

News (06:51)

Raiders of the North Sea and Champions of Midgard have strikingly similar Kickstarter campaigns. And Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn announced two deluxe expansions.

"it" Factor (17:35)

Every game gets more intense as it progresses. But some games have a true "ramp up" at the end. We talk about several that achieve this.

2-Player Review (31:33)

We played Raiders of the North Sea 2-Player and give you our thoughts.

#culture (43:47)

Convention season is kicking off with many opening up ticket sales. And it also means that more games will be announced!

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Episode 13: The one about our top 10 2-player games

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:48:00 -0800

We're back for Episode 13, the luckiest of all podcast numbers!

In this episode, we give our respective top 10 games (in no particular order, of course!) to play when we just have two people at the table. This is in the spirit of our 2-player review segment, but includes 2-player only games in addition to those games that we think play exceptionally well with two.

The list is split into two halves: The first half consists of games that we chose that did not overlap; and the second half are games that we both chose for our lists (and combine their discussions).

Enjoy!

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Episode 12: The one about expansions and game protection

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Tue, 7 Feb 2017 19:28:00 -0800

The Boarding Party is back with Episode 12!

Recently Played (00:15)

We managed to get a good amount of games in, Jeremiah's first game of Zombicide: Black Plague, several games of Mechs vs. Minions, and a scenario of Mythos Tales.

News (06:51)

Heroes of Land, Air & Sea is out on Kickstarter and we give you our thoughts.

"it" Factor (17:35)

Games expansions are a beautiful thing. We talk about what we love in expansions, and a few examples of game expansions we never play without.

2-Player Review (31:33)

Bruno Cathala's Sobek is a set collection game we first played a while ago. In a pretty saturated market, how does it fare?

#culture (43:47)

From card sleeves to custom inserts to careful storage and handling, we talk in depth about the many ways we (and others) protect our games from ... ourselves.

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Episode 11: The one about our 10x10 Challenge

theboardingparty@gmail.com (Jeff & Jeremiah) — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:24:00 -0800

The Boarding Party is back for it's standard format for Episode 11.

Recently Played (00:15)

Jeff played some Zombicide: Black Plague and we both played Lords of Waterdeep.

News (07:54)

First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet is doing a pre-order through Portal Games; and Clank! has an expansion on the way.

"it" Factor (19:37)

What games have art is so good and so well integrated that it elevates them?

2-Player Review (33:20)

Just for you, we played World's Fair 1893. A game we love with more players, what do we think of it with only 2?

#culture (43:47)

All of the games we're going to include as part of our collective 10x10 Challenge.

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