Episode 167: Voyages, Anno 1800, Mini Express, Nyet!

We are back for 2022! (was there ever any doubt?) Join Adrian, Sarah, Def and Jules as they discuss giving games a second chance. What factors can sour a first play, what you should consider when you first learn a game, and the team list some games they have granted a second chance. In the Sizzling Games segment, Jules has been the playing the new Roll and Write from friend of the show Matthew Dunstan (and Rory Muldoon): Voyages. Sarah has been enjoying the Martin Wallace city building game Anno 1800. Def is still living out his train fantasies with Mini Express. Finally Adrian has found his new favourite trick-taking game: Nyet! We dive back into the Bracket Battle and recap the last match up: Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion vs Raiders of the North Sea. Finally in Swear an Oath Def fulfilled his oaths of Clans of Caledonia and also Hellenica: Story of Greece. Adrian overcame Mitch's sleep-inducing tutorial and played Merchants of the Dark Road, and also played Santa's Workshop, but fell short of teaching Conor Aeon's End. Sarah hasn't played Chronicles of Crime yet, but did play Forge War. Jules played half a game of Mysthea (so it doesn't count!) but is prepared to play it at this weekend's Melbourne Board Game Day. In the spirit of second chances, Adrian swears an oath to revisit Dwellings of Eldervale, Def swears to give Imperium: Classics a second chance, Sarah swears to play Great Western Trail, and Jules will finally finish painting his Unsettled minis.   Sizzling Games: Voyages (06:35), Anno 1800 (18:50), Mini Express (33:45), Nyet! (45:29)  Topic of the Pod: 2nd Chance Games (52:53) Board Game Bracket: (1:14:01) Swear An Oath: (1:23:09)   **MONTHLY COMPETITION** This month thanks to Advent Games we are giving away a copy of Ark Nova. To enter, head on over to our Facebook Community page and follow the instructions to gain an entry into the draw.   Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed: Hues & Cues (2020)  Abandon All Artichokes (2020)  Voyages (2021)  Anno 1800 (2020)  Shadows: Amsterdam (2018)  Mini Express (2021)  Nyet! (1997)  Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy (2020)  Rising Sun (2018)  Origins: First Builders (2021)  Spirit Island (2017)  The Search For Planet X (2020)  Root (2018)  Black Rose Wars (2019)  Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (2020)  Raiders of the North Sea (2015)  Clans of Caledonia (2017)  Hellenica: Story of Greece (2019)  Imperium: Classics (2021)  Merchants of the Dark Road (2022)  Santa's Workshop (2017)  Aeons End (2016)  Dwellings of Eldervale (2020)  Chronicles of Crime (2018)  Forge War (2015)  Great Western Trail (2016) Mysthea (2019)    **SPONSORS** Thanks to 2D6 for sponsoring our Sizzling Games segment. Check out their website at (2D6games.com.au) to see their massive range of games and don't forget they offer free delivery all around Australia. So why not order your next Sizzling Game from them today!! Our Board Game Bracket 2.0 is proudly sponsored by Game Toppers LLC. They have joined the BBQ, and are even providing us with one of their Game Toppers for our Game Days! Check out their Kickstarter now! These Game Toppers are amazing, and can transform any old table into an A1 quality Game Table! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-30-upgrading-every-game-you-play?ref=discovery&term=game%20toppers Our Swear An Oath segment is proudly sponsored by Advent Games . Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games.   **PATREON** Yes, that's right. We have a Patreon. 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