Episode 104 :: Batman Gotham City Chronicles Review

06/11/19 • 170 min

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 6/10/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. With special guest, Noel, in studio - Josh and Brandon discuss the happenings of Memorial Day, including a boardgame retreat (in the mountains!). Origins Game Fair is just about here and we spend a good amount of this episode unveiling our most anticipated games of Origins 2019! For the first time ever, we publish a review in "TOMORROW" - check out our Batman Gotham City Chronicles Review before you click that back button for season 2!

Episode Timeline:

00:00:40 - Introduction

00:23:12 - Giveaway - EVOLUTION

00:27:45 - THEN - Featuring: Torpedo Run!

00:36:57 - NOW - Featuring: Sidereal Confluence, Caylus and more!

01:19:12 - TOMORROW - Batman Gotham City Chronicles Review

01:48:49 - Feature Segment - Origins 2019 Preview

Game Timestamps:

Abomination : The Heir of Frankenstein - 2:41:35 Age of Steam Deluxe Edition - 2:01:45 Altar Quest - 1:56:54 Clank Legacy : Upper Management Pack - 2:05:15 Detective: City of Angels - 2:04:00 Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist - 2:46:40 Dwellings of Eldervale - 2:42:00 Endeavor : Age of Expansion - 1:53:00 Europe Divided - 2:44:00 Football Highlights - 2:08:50 Grimm Forest Masquerade - 2:46:10 Imhotep: The Duel - 2:31:30 On Mars - 2:16:45 Pipeline - 2:37:35 Revolution of 1828 - 2:28:00 Sierra West - 2:36:00 Skull Tales : Full Sail - 2:12:15 Subtext - 2:22:15 Tricky Tides - 2:26:16 Uboot - 2:32:30

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 6/10/19

Episode Timeline:

00:00:40 - Introduction

00:23:12 - Giveaway - EVOLUTION

00:27:45 - THEN - Featuring: Torpedo Run!

00:36:57 - NOW - Featuring: Sidereal Confluence, Caylus and more!

01:19:12 - TOMORROW - Batman Gotham City Chronicles Review

01:48:49 - Feature Segment - Origins 2019 Preview

Game Timestamps:

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Episode 103 :: Gentes Review

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 5/28/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Josh has some difficulty getting his burritos and Brandon inquires about having his meat smoked. We announce the ManBearPig promo for Gorus Maximus and discuss other excitement regarding the upcoming Origins Game Fair. In the War Room Redeaux, we cover games from years past - including: Star Wars Rebellion, Mansions of Madness and Secret Hitler. Our NOW segment features Call to Adventure, Photosynthesis, Hex Roller and more! We conclude the episode with our Gentes review - tune in for this full length, deep dive review!

Episode Timeline:

00:00:40 - Introduction

00:12:55 - Gorus Maximus "Man Bear Pig" Promo

00:18:38 - Announcement - Power to the Meeple Contest Winner

00:30:04 - TNT: THEN - Featuring: Star Wars Rebellion

00:51:13 - TNT: NOW - Featuring Call to Adventure

01:35:05 - TNT: TOMORROW - Featuring 7 Souls

01:51:48 - Feature Segment - Gentes Review

Game Timestamps:

7 Souls Rise of the Elder Gods :1:35:05 Call to Adventure : 0:51:13 Castell : 0:46:15 Dragons Interest : 1:43:00 Gentes Review : 1:51:4 Hansa Teutonica : 1:12:00 Hex Roller : 1:19:33 Mansions of Madness : 0:42:15 Photosynthesis : 1:00:45 Secret Hitler : 0:47:47 Star Wars Rebellion : 0:30:04 Survive / Survive Space Attack : 0:49:08 Wits and Wagers : 1:27:40

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Episode 105 :: Origins 2019 Recap

Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 6/28/19

This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. Origins Game Fair is one of our favorite boardgame conventions of the year! We love everything about this convention and we always look forward to our Origins Recap episodes! Tune in to hear all about the hotness from the convention, the MashUp MeetUp, the North Market, Scootering down High Street, the (now) infamous PREDATOR ROOM, and lets not forget the Meat Sweats! We highlight a few of our favorite games from the convention including: On Mars, Dead Man's Cabal, Edge of Darkness, Isle of Cats, Cartographers, Watergate, Smartphone and more!

Episode Timeline:

0:00:40 - Introduction 0:12:00 - CBus Scooters 0:17:10 - Casa de Brawl 0:20:43 - Game Topopers 0:59:47 - Mash Up Meetup 1:25:47 - Apple Juice Meetup 1:54:31 - Colonel Jessup 1:59:47 - Predator Room 2:09:27 - BrawlCon 2:18:55 - Meat Sweats 2:19:37 - Pride Parade 2:20:22 - Drury

Game Timestamps:

Cartographers - 1:27:47 Copenhagen The Dice Game - 1:20:47 Dead Man's Cabal - 0:33:00 Decrypto - 2:12:17 Detective City of Angels - 2:24:17 Dust in the Wings - 1:57:27 Edge of Darkness - 0:46:37 Gorus Maximus - 2:16:50 Isle of Cats - 1:14:17 Mississippi Queen - 1:55:42 Modern Art - 0:37:45 On Mars - 0:27:10 Skull King - 0:10:40 Smartphone - 2:05:27 Teotihuacan : Late Pre Classic Period - 1:34:07 The Mind - 0:11:40 Watergate - 1:40:42