Episode 145: Architects of the West Kingdom, Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition, Dinosaur Island Rawr & Write, Whistle Mountain

Episode 145: Architects of the West Kingdom, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Dinosaur Island Rawr'n'Write, Whistle Mountain Surprise! Have you ever played a game that pleasantly surprised you? On this episode Steve, Def and Mike discuss games that they like but don't necessarily fit their normal game style. Do you have any games in your collection that stand out from the rest? In our Sizzling Games segment Def has revisited Architects of the West Kingdom with four and five players and has even been exploring the asymmetric player powers. Mike has two games to Sizzle: Dinosaur Island Rawr'n'Write, and Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition and is in love with both. Steve finally got Whistle Mountain to his gaming group and loved the "Tetris on top of each other" fun. In the Bracket Battle 2.0 we check in on the current battle: Anachrony vs Kanban EV. We then dip into the mail bag for The Roast. Steve shares his "enlist or die" strategy when playing the Crimean faction in Scythe, Mike tells us about his longest ever game of Zombiecide, and Def counts on one hand the games he can beat his wife in. We also discuss our favourite meats to BBQ, hardest games to learn, and game mechanics we could do without. Finally, in Swear An Oath Steve swear to play the Campaign Mode for Smart Phone Inc , Def swears to play a few more planets in Unsetlled, and Mike swears to graduate from the roll'n'write and play Dinosaur World.   Sizzling Games: Architects of the West Kingdom (02:40), Dinosaur Island Rawr'n'Write (14:32), Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (18:35), Whistle Mountain (20:24) Topic of the Pod: Games That We Didn't Expect To Like (42:15) Board Game Bracket & The Roast (01:04:44) Swear An Oath: (01:28:50)   **MONTHLY COMPETITION** This month thanks to Advent Games we are giving away a copy of Aeon's End Legacy. To enter, head on over to our Facebook Community page and name your ideal Halloween game. Get bonus entries if you subscribe to the Advent email newsletter, and tag a friend into our Facebook Community.   **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the fourth Board game BBQ Day to be held in Brisbane! The event will be held on Saturday, October 23rd, from 10am-late. Tickets on sale now at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/board-game-bbq-brisbane-game-day-4-tickets-169049175635?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Unfortunately due to the current COVD-19 restrictions in NSW and VIC we have had to postpone the Game Days in both states. We are currently looking at new dates and we will communicate that to you ASAP.   **SPONSORS** Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring our Sizzling Games segment. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. 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Here are all of the games that we discussed: Architects of the West Kingdom (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236457/architects-west-kingdom Dinosaur Island Rawr'n'Write (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318009/dinosaur-island-rawr-n-write Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328871/terraforming-mars-ares-expedition Whistle Mountain (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301255/whistle-mountain Everdell (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell Too Many Bones (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192135/too-many-bones Escape Plan (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/142379/escape-plan Trajan (2011) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102680/trajan Scythe (2106) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169786/scythe D-Day Dice (2012) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/101785/d-day-dice Fleet: The Dice Game (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245961/fleet-dice-game Age of Steam (2002) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4098/age-steam Downforce (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/215311/downforce Gaia Project (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220308/gaia-project Marvel Champions (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/285774/marvel-champions-card-game Nemesis (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167355/nemesis Hadrian's Wall (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304783/hadrians-wall Anachrony (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185343/anachrony Kanban EV (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284378/kanban-ev Zombiicide (2012) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/113924/zombicide All Bridges Burining (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/242520/all-bridges-burning-red-revolt-and-white-guard-fin Dominant Species (2010) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/62219/dominant-species Smart Phone Inc (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246684/smartphone-inc Unsettled (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/290484/unsettled Legacy: The Testament of Duke de Crecy (2013) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/52461/legacy-testament-duke-de-crecy Dinosaur World (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/317457/dinosaur-world   --- Join in the conversation on our Facebook on Instagram pages, or drop us a line at [email protected] If you enjoy the podcast please consider leaving a short review on your podcast app of choice. 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