I go into detail into some basic and more advanced strategies for the game risk. Besides my own experience playing the game with other friends and online, I also enjoyed the content of the two following Youtube Channels dedicated to Risk
Risk4ever: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCbc5tTgpnAg3XAncHnRsKw
MasterRisk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBsz1fgsud-bWjuf4PRr1KA
In todays episode, I talk about the old time classic board game Risk! You gain troups and deploy them in territories to fight the armies of other players. A game that fascinates both old and young and which has more versions in different universes than any other game.
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In this episode, I share with you my point of view on the best strategies to use in Tichu, including when to call TIchu, what cards to exchange with your neighbors and when to pass or play a card.
Here are two fantastic resources for Tichu strategy if you want to learn more:
http://scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/Games/Tichu/frame_strategy.html
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/799194/advanced-strategy-tichu
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In this episode, i present one of my favorite card games for 4 players: Tichu! In this chinese themed card game, two teams of two players try to lose their cards as quick as possible while taking points in different tricks and using special cards, such as the Phoenix, the Dragon, the Hound and the Majong ! Strategic thinking, team work and bluffing are needed to succeed in this game! And of course there is also some luck involved!
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Your host Felix talks about the best strategies in Jaipur, and answers the following questions:
Which cards should I take?
When should I sell which cards?
When should I take camels?
What is a good score? What are the ranges of scores you can get?
Link of the strategy guide I was referring to: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/607835/some-jaipur-strategies
In this episode, your showhost Felix explains you why he thinks you should try out Jaipur, a fun and quick card game for 2 players trying to become the richest spice trader ! This game is also available on boardgamearena.com. I am in not affiliated with the website boardgamearena.com in any way nor am I an investor; I am simply a happy customer.
Boardgamegeek link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54043/jaipur
In this episode, your showhost Felix presents his guide on how to win century spice road. We will talk about the value of the four different coloured dices, which actions cards to take, which cards to buy and when to buy them. Enjoy!
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In this episode, I share with you the board game I have been playing the most with my girlfriend during the quarantine because of the corona virus. Century is a simple and fun deck building / economic game for 2 to 5 players. Even though I mostly played it with 2 players, i also already played it with 5 and it is fantastic.
Here is the link to boardgamegeek for more information : https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209685/century-spice-road
In this episode, your host Felix presents you how you can organize a virtual board game night with friends or play board game online against other board game fans. The website I used is boardgamearena.com. Just to be clear, I am not paid, connected or affiliated in any way with this website.
Website to play boardgames : https://boardgamearena.com/
Website for voice chat: https://discordapp.com/
While being confined in an apartment in Paris, your show host presents you his strategies to winning in Jamaica after addressing briefly the corona virus confinement.
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Stay safe, stay at home and play board games ! :)
In this episode, i present a fun pirate racing game. You take on the roll of a pirate captain and sail around the world, loot treasures and fight other pirate ships. Lots of fun for four to six players with simple rules :)
Here is the beautiful designed rule book i talked about in the episode: http://www.gameworks.ch/Regles%20jamaica/jamaica_back.pdf
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In this episode, i present to you some thoughts about strategies in president, the famous card game that is been played all over the world in many different variations. Here is the board game geek link:
The wikipedia article is definitely worth a read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_(card_game)
Did you know for instance that this game has his origines in Japan?
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In this episode, I will be talking about a famous card game that is played all over the world: President (or also known as Asshole). The goal of the game is simple: first player to get rid of all their cards becomes president ! And whoever finishes last has to give cards to the president the next round when playing. I will present the german version of this widespread card game and give you my thoughts why i like this game so much.
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In this episode, i am diving deep into strategies used in wizard, especially the trick announcing phase before the game and the adjustment during the game. I base this on the hundreds of games i played and my experience playing a similar trick taking german card game called "Skat". Enjoy!
Here is another fantastic post to strategies to wizard : http://www.wizardcards.com/viewthread.php?tid=507
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In this episode, i present my favorite travel game : Wizard. It is lots of fun, light on the rules, and has lots of replayability. After hundreds of games of wizard, I am still not bored of the game and I still love it to this day! Every game feels different. Enjoy!
Here is the link to boardgamegeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1465/wizard
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In this episode, I am going to detail my plan about the upcoming episodes on the podcast and will explain why i decide to split episodes into boardgame presentation and strategy. Enjoy!
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Hello board game lovers, today I am super excited to be with you and discuss with you Ms Monopoly, the only game in which women earn more money than men. Or the first game that fights inequality by introducing inequality in a board game?
Here is the official trailer of Ms Monopoly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtug5an4L8E
The trailer has actually 1.3 million views, not 280k as stated in the podcast.
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In this episode, I go over some fundamental strategies and strategic decisions about Monopoly. The main focus will be on the first rounds and the trade to get all properties of the same color because they usually decide who will win the game.
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In this episode, i present the main theme of this 85 year old board game classic that has been sold over 250 million times! I also discuss some pros and cons of the game and give my overall opinion of the game. It is a controversial game, as a lot of people never want to play it again and hate it. Stay tuned for the next episode, in which we will talk Monopoly strategy.
Here is the boardgamegeek link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1406/monopoly/
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In this episode, I discuss some advanced strategies to tickets to ride. Should I take locomotives or rather 2 blind cards ? When should you take new destination tickets ? Which cities are the most important ones?
If you want further details on ticket to ride strategy, here is the best resource I found :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=119122071
However, I personally would not like to learn all the tickets by heart, as it might take the fun out of the game.
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