Episode 179: Special Guest: Bobby Hill. Plus Bitoku, Meeples & Monsters, So Clover, Jabba’s Palace

On this special episode Mitch, Mike, Dan and Conor kick off Oceania Month with the designer of the much-loved Hadrian's Wall: Bobby Hill. Bobby shares with us what games helped inspire Hadrian's Wall, lets us into the clandestine goings-on of his gaming group, laments as he slowly evolves into his father, and lets us in on his next project! In the Board Game Bracket we settle the last match-up, Wingspan vs Lords of Waterdeep, before we tee up the next battle: Viticulture vs Quacks of Quedlinburg. To make sure your favourite goes through to the next round make sure you vote on our socials. Finally, in Swear An Oath Dan played Targi for the first time and loved it, but is still gearing up to the Under Falling Skies campaign. Mike got Clank in Space to the table and is now seriously wondering if he bothers keeping the original Clank! Conor played Imperial Settlers with Adrian, and also played Oath to mixed feelings from the group. Meanwhile Mitch is still mentally preparing to play Cerebria. New oaths include to beat a personal best in Hadrian's Wall (Dan), Railroad Ink (Mike), Zapotech (Conor), to take a break and smell the roses (Bobby), and After The Virus (Mitch). Sizzling Games: Bitoku (42:20), Meeples & Monsters (48:48), So Clover (58:20), Jabba's Palace (1:05:25) Board Game Bracket: (1:12:32) Swear An Oath: (1:22:58)   To follow along with the work of Bobby Hill check out all of his socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/motherloderocks BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/103500/bobby-hill   Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed: Hadrian's Wall (2021) Mech Force  Fleet: The Dice Game (2020)  Paladins of the West Kingdom (2019)  Aliens (1989)  Imperial Settlers (2014)  Dinosaur Island: Rawr (2021)  Trickerion (2015)  Dune Imperium (2020)  Bitoku (2021)  Meeples & Monsters (2022)  So Clover! (2021)  Just One (2018)  6 Nimmt! (1994)  Jabba's Palace (2022)  Lords of Waterdeep (2012)  Wingspan (2019)  Viticulture (2015)  Quacks of Quedlinburg (2018)  Cubitos (2021)  Targi (2012)  Under Falling Skies (2020)  Clank in Space (2017)  Railroad Ink (2018)  Oath: Chronicles of Emprie and Exile (2021)  Zapotec (2022)  Cerebria: The Inside World (2018)  After The Virus (2017)    **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. By becoming a Patreon member you will receive exclusive content, have access to a members only section of our discord where you can contribute to the content of the show, and much more. Your Patreon support will also allow us to expand the podcast and deliver some exciting upcoming projects that we have planned for 2022. Our team at the Board Game BBQ Podcast love what we do and will continue to deliver the same shenanigans that you have come to expect from us, and we are already incredibly grateful and humbled by all of your support. Being a member of the Patreon is by no means an obligation and please do not support the Patreon if it will it cause you financial hardship in any way. But if you would like to support us from as little as USD$5 a month please click the link and head to the Patreon page. Thanks again for all of your continued support. We work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive community and you are all awesome. See you at the BBQ!! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/BoardGameBBQ   **SOCIALS** Support the podcast and join the community! https://linktr.ee/BoardGameBBQ