This game hits a weird cross section of possible features, as a 9-player simultaneous non-party party-ish pseudo-euro with a deep, rich invisible story. See what we mean when Eric and Greg break it down.
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Eric and Greg give their thoughts on The Estates, and Micah suffers from general confusion regarding his past experiences. Please subscribe if you haven't!
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Our first video of Season 2 has Eric and Greg reviewing the first legacy game we've looked at.
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Season 1 comes to a close, as a roaring success, yet we're left with more questions than ever...
Will Eric ever get to kick Ticket to Ride off of the shelf?
Will Greg make a non-beer analogy?
Will Micah be able to remember and/or pronounce the names of any of the designers?
Stay tuned for all of this and more in Season 2, coming soon!
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Greg and Eric review another period-specific game, based in old-timey Chicago. Is the next great iteration of 18XX games upon us? Plus we introduce a new regular feature to our reviews! Request reviews here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/286053/board-game-review-requests
Greg and Eric discuss Ryan Laukat's breezy story game, Near and Far, and get into the details of the benefits and dangers of making a compelling and wondrous world the centerpiece of a game.
Eric and Greg review the period-accurate 2-player favorite Sekigahara, and discuss it's position as a lighter but legitimate wargame. Reviews on the 1st and 15th of each month. On the 8th, Eric talks about what's been on his mind in Collect My Thoughts. On the 22nd, Greg is holding class on the main board game types in Ars Ludica.
Can a mere board game match the awesomeness of a shirtless Sting in the 1984 classic? Well Dune: Imperium tries to, and Eric and Greg will be the judges of whether or not it succeeds. New reviews on the 1st and 15th. Eric collects his thoughts on the 8th. Greg teaches us about schools of board game design on the 22nd. Also, you can listen to us via podcast, wherever finer podcasts are sold.
Greg and Eric review Food Chain Magnate, and talk a lot about sandboxes. New reviews on the 1st and 15th! Eric's series, Collect My Thoughts, on the 8th! Greg's series, Ars Ludica, on the 22nd! Also, check out our podcast, A Piece of the Action on iTunes, Spotify, and lots of other podcast distributors. Play Food Chain Magnate online: http://play.boardgamecore.net/
Suffering from board game envy? Eric collects his thoughts around a possible solution.
Azul deals with a the mundane subject of decorating our Portuguese castle with bespoke Spanish tiles. Hey, we've all been there. But does Azul get it right? Greg and Eric are here again to help us objectify the subjective. Splendor Review: https://youtu.be/RWp3wgsT9co Ameritrash Overview: https://youtu.be/XMOzBLa9Auk
In our third installment of our de facto sci-fi mini series of reviews, Eric and Greg talk about Terraforming Mars, a tableau building game of, once again, near-future hard science exoglobalization. New game reviews on the 1st and 15th. Eric's series, Collect My Thoughts, on the 8th. Greg's series, Ars Ludica, on the 21st. Want more of this stuff? You know what to do, subscribe-button-wise, that is.
Eric is at it again, collecting his thoughts in regard to one of his favorite things - theme in board games. Subscribe to get new episodes of Collect My Thoughts on the 8th of each month!
We continue with our exploration of different schools of board game design. In this video, we explore the behemoth known as Eurogames. What are they and why are they so popular?
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Greg continues his series explaining the differences in made up categories of games. Today he talks about German Family Games. What are those? Are they different than Eurogames? Watch to find out! All credit for the ideas in this episode go to Oliver Kiley. Be sure to check out the original blog post here: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/27... This series releases on the 22nd of every month so subscribe to be reminded when they are released.
The Crew is tense co-op trick-taking fun for the whole family, unless you're blue/green color blind. Hear what Greg and Eric have to say about it.
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Is it a combatless wargame? Is it a next-level board game for those that are tired of the simplicity of things like Agricola? Is it a toybox that's full of everyone's favorite toys - math equations? Eric and Greg discuss all this and more as we review High Frontier. New reviews post on the 1st and the 15th. Also, check out Eric's series, Collect My Thoughts, where he gives his stand-alone take on hobby gaming and hobby-gaming (semi) adjacent topics. And, Greg has a stand-alone series, Ars Ludica, where he schools you in board game design topics, and pretentious latin. Subscribe if you haven't already. If you have, well, subscribe again I guess.
How can you enjoy games when your fellow players just won't cooperate? And is it even worth the effort? Eric tries to figure it out, as he collects his thoughts, once again. New episodes of Collect My Thoughts on the 8th of each month! Also, check out our main series, A Piece of the Action, with new episodes on the 1st and the 15th! Please Like, Comment and Subscribe - it's part of the social contract!
A new pretentiously titled series from Greg designed to quarantine his ramblings from the other Piece of the Action videos for fear his ideas might spread. Expect videos on the 22nd of every month. In this video, he begins a series examining different schools of board game design and what makes them tick. The first up, Ameritrash! All credit for the ideas in this episode go to Oliver Kiley.
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Eric and Greg check out The Mind, a game with a unique mechanic that pushes the social contract into new places. What does that mean? Find out with us. Remember to Like, Comment Subscribe! And, remember to check out Eric's series, Collect My Thoughts, the 8th of each month. Greg's also doing a series, Ars Ludica: Schools of Board Game Design, on the 22nd of the month. And of course our regular reviews come out on the 1st and the 15th, so stay tuned for more of those. I think that's everything.
0:00 - Star Trek Question
0:59 - Intro
8:42 - Strategies and Priorities
13:04 - The Good and the Bad
31:47 - Final Thoughts
39:00 - Star Trek Answer