Episode 32: BGG.CON '23 Gaming Highlights, with Tim from Board Game Hot Takes
12/08/23 • 120 min
Tim from the Board Game Hot Takes podcast joins Candice to discuss their gaming highlights from BGG.CON 2023.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:28 Board Game Hot Takes
- 00:05:22 The BGG.CON Vibe
- 00:07:59 Hot Games Room + HUGE Game Library
- 00:10:18 Exhibit Hall + Open Gaming Areas
- 00:12:43 Panels + Special Guests
- 00:14:29 "Board Game Celebrities"
- 00:17:20 Fresh Plays
- 00:17:54 Ark Nova: Marine Worlds
- 00:26:55 Raising Robots
- 00:38:49 Grand Austria Hotel
- 00:46:53 Forest Shuffle
- 01:01:50 Our BGG.CON '23 Gaming Highlights
- 01:02:25 New Games Played - (Evacuation, Kutna Hora, Arboretum)
- 01:03:20 Federation
- 01:11:13 Arboretum
- 01:12:55 Prototypes & Unreleased Games Played
- 01:13:31 Martin Wallace prototypes (Steam Power, Animal Rules Football, "Chinese Whist")
- 01:24:15 Raas: A Dance of Love
- 01:28:13 Galactic Cruise
- 01:31:17 Wilmot's Warehouse
- 01:35:19 Teaching Games I Love (Scythe, Voidfall, Outlive)
- 01:37:35 Clank! Catacombs
- 01:41:22 Shifty Eyed Spies
- 01:46:11 Late Night Party Games - (Challengers!, Letter Jam, Ricochet Robots)
- 01:46:48 Fun Facts
- 01:50:34 KeyForge (Winds of Exchange)
- 01:02:25 New Games Played - (Evacuation, Kutna Hora, Arboretum)
Hope you can join us for our 2025 BGG conventions!
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Tim from the Board Game Hot Takes podcast joins Candice to discuss their gaming highlights from BGG.CON 2023.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:28 Board Game Hot Takes
- 00:05:22 The BGG.CON Vibe
- 00:07:59 Hot Games Room + HUGE Game Library
- 00:10:18 Exhibit Hall + Open Gaming Areas
- 00:12:43 Panels + Special Guests
- 00:14:29 "Board Game Celebrities"
- 00:17:20 Fresh Plays
- 00:17:54 Ark Nova: Marine Worlds
- 00:26:55 Raising Robots
- 00:38:49 Grand Austria Hotel
- 00:46:53 Forest Shuffle
- 01:01:50 Our BGG.CON '23 Gaming Highlights
- 01:02:25 New Games Played - (Evacuation, Kutna Hora, Arboretum)
- 01:03:20 Federation
- 01:11:13 Arboretum
- 01:12:55 Prototypes & Unreleased Games Played
- 01:13:31 Martin Wallace prototypes (Steam Power, Animal Rules Football, "Chinese Whist")
- 01:24:15 Raas: A Dance of Love
- 01:28:13 Galactic Cruise
- 01:31:17 Wilmot's Warehouse
- 01:35:19 Teaching Games I Love (Scythe, Voidfall, Outlive)
- 01:37:35 Clank! Catacombs
- 01:41:22 Shifty Eyed Spies
- 01:46:11 Late Night Party Games - (Challengers!, Letter Jam, Ricochet Robots)
- 01:46:48 Fun Facts
- 01:50:34 KeyForge (Winds of Exchange)
- 01:02:25 New Games Played - (Evacuation, Kutna Hora, Arboretum)
Hope you can join us for our 2025 BGG conventions!
For more details and to register for your badge:
Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek
Email: [email protected]
Previous Episode
Episode 31: The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge
Steph Hodge from All the Meeples of the Rainbow joins Candice to discuss the 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide games.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:02:34 Nemesis at BGG.CON
- 00:06:36 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:53 Empire's End
- 00:12:14 Revive
- 00:24:03 Challengers!
- 00:31:20 The Rich and The Good
- 00:39:51 Divinity Derby
- 00:42:14 The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide Games
- Modern Classics
- 00:46:53 Azul
- 00:47:19 CATAN
- 00:48:18 Sagrada
- 00:49:55 Bonus Mention (Ra)
- Stocking Stuffers
- 00:50:52 Noobs in Space
- 00:52:48 Ohanami
- 00:53:51 Romi Rami
- 00:55:28 Bonus Mentions (Button Shy wallet games/Battlecrest,Wizards Cup)
- Kids Games
- 00:57:41 Capt'n Pepe: Treasure Ahoy!
- 00:58:42 Forbidden Desert
- 00:59:57 Ticket to Ride: First Journey (U.S.)
- Solo Games
- 01:00:43 Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Revised Edition)
- 01:03:10 Cartographers
- 01:05:21 Marvel Champions: The Card Game
- 01:06:42 Bonus Mentions (20 Strong, Hoplomachus Victorum)
- Two-Player Games
- 01:12:15 Fiction
- 01:14:37 Sky Team
- 01:16:12 Wingspan Asia
- 01:17:16 Bonus Mentions (Splendor Duel, 7 Wonders Duel, Jaipur, Targi, General Orders: World War II, Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes, Tokaido Duo)
- Family Games
- 01:19:31 Cascadia
- 01:19:40 PARKS
- 01:20:08 Trekking Through History
- 01:20:42 Bonus Mentions (Challengers!, Polynesia)
- Party Games
- 01:21:49 Blank Slate
- 01:22:23 Codenames + One Night Ultimate Werewolf
- 01:22:38 Bonus Mentions (Green Team Wins, Just One , Sides, Ready Set Bet)
- Midweight Games
- 01:24:22 Marvel Dice Throne
- 01:25:05 My City (or My Island)
- 01:25:53 Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game
- 01:26:43 Bonus Mentions (The Princes of Florence, IKI, Apiary)
- Heavy Games
- 01:28:07 Ark Nova
- 01:28:14 Carnegie
- 01:28:36 Teotihuacan: City of Gods
- 01:29:23 Bonus Mentions (Age of Innovation, Skymines, any version of Great Western Trail)
- Cooperative Games
- 01:31:08 Exit: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm
- 01:31:46 Indiana Jones: Sands of Adventure
- 01:32:53 KuZOOkA
- 01:34:23 Bonus Mentions (The Crew
- Modern Classics
Hope you can join us for our 2025 BGG conventions!
For more details and to register for your badge:
Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek
Email: [email protected]
Next Episode
Episode 33: Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023, with Jess Cassady
Jess Cassady (Boardgame Girl/Heavy Cardboard) joins Candice to wrap up 2023 with a lovely chat about their favorite games of the year.
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:05:50 Fresh Plays
- 00:06:11 Sidereal Confluence
- 00:13:30 Dealt! (Krass Kariert)
- 00:18:08 Spicy
- 00:24:28 Galactic Cruise
- 00:31:00 Doubt Is Our Product
- 00:45:40 Our Favorite Games of 2023
- 00:46:20 Favorite “New to Me” Games
- 00:47:20 Packen Wir's!
- 00:51:15 Die Mauer
- 00:53:40 Minigolf Designer
- 00:56:31 Fluxx: The Board Game
- 00:59:24 Robotrick
- 01:01:01 Nemesis
- 01:04:31 KeyForge
- 01:05:09 The Rich and the Good, Battlecrest, Cerebria, Revive
- 01:05:59 2023 Games We Still Need to Play
- 01:06:20 Septima, Charcuterie, Rafter Five, Dro Polter
- 01:10:57 Too Many Bones: Unbreakable, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Earthborne Rangers
- 01:13:31 Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023
- 01:16:38 Jess's #5
- 01:20:02 Candice’s #10
- 01:25:35 Candice’s #9
- 01:27:11 Jess’s #4
- 01:31:38 Candice’s #8
- 01:33:40 Candice’s #7
- 01:34:54 Jess’s #3
- 01:38:37 Candice’s #6
- 01:42:07 Candice’s #5
- 01:44:46 Jess’s #2
- 01:50:09 Candice’s #4
- 01:52:28 Candice’s #3
- 01:53:49 Jess's #1
- 01:59:17 Candice’s #2
- 02:01:31
- 00:46:20 Favorite “New to Me” Games
Hope you can join us for our 2025 BGG conventions!
For more details and to register for your badge:
Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeek
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeek
Email: [email protected]
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