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Board Game Backwards
by Board Game Backwards
We play board games having never read the rules. What will we get spot on and dead wrong? Is the game design simple enough for us to figure most of the game out on our own? Or is it too complex for us to make figuring out how to play almost impossible? After we play with our rules we play the game for real, critique the rules, discuss our likes, dislikes, and compare it to the rules we created.Is this podcast ridiculous? Absolutely! But we hope that you find our terrible ability to figure out how to play games amusing.
Episodes
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15 - The Ratcatcher
How do I win? How do I lay traps? Where do the rats start? How do I kill rats? How does the cheese work? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes…
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14 - Hadrian's Wall
We took one look at the game and basically gave up. We tried for a few minutes and were so overwhelmed by the sheer breadth of icons we took an L. So on this episode we jumped very quickly into the rule book. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to...
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13 - Skytear Horde
How many lanes are there? How do we get mana? What do the numbers on the portals mean? How do we win? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and...
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12 - Furnace
What are the wooden disks for? How is the score calculated? How do you upgrade cards? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes...
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11 - Flamecraft
How are new shops added? How do we use the dragons? What are the coins used for? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and behind the scenes...
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10 - Wonderland's War
How do we add chips to our bag? How are Wonderlandian's added to the different areas? How do we determine how much strength we have for war? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if...
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9 - Brass: Birmingham
How do the tiles work? How do we get money? How are the cards used? Was this the first episode that we were completely stumped on how to play without the rules? Find the answers to these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our...
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8 - Space Base
What are the green planets? How does the red part on top of each card work? How do you use charges? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes and...
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7 - The Castles of Burgundy
What are the goods tiles? How do all the buildings work? What's going on with the A-E squares on the board? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or if you want to watch bonus episodes...
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6 - The Quacks of Quedlinburg
How do you blow up your potion? How do we acquire potion ingredients? What do all the symbols on the score tracker mean? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or watch bonus episodes…
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5 - Clank!
What exactly is clank? Is it a bad thing or a good thing? How does the dragon work? What can we buy at the market? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, interact with the BGB community, or watch bonus episodes...
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4 - Res Arcana
What does the banner with the question mark mean? Do we buy cards from the table or start with some in our hand? How do dragons work? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, interact with the BGB community, or...
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3 - Nidavellir
For what looks like such a simple can we figure out how to play? How do you acquire cards? How do the coins work? What are the large gems for? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, interact with the BGB...
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2 - Blood Rage
Do we have to battle monsters to recruit them? How do you battle? How does Ragnarok work? How many turns do we get per age? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. (There is no video for this episode, we ran into technical difficulties) If you want to…
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1 - Dune: Imperium
What are the House Hagal cards? Do we fight sandworms? Where are the Fold Space cards? How does combat work? We struggle with these questions and more on this episode of Board Game Backwards. If you want to vote on what we play next, join our private Discord, or watch bonus episodes and behind…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We play board games having never read the rules. What will we get spot on and dead wrong? Is the game design simple enough for us to figure most of the game out on our own? Or is it too complex for us to make figuring out how to play almost impossible? After we play with our rules we play the game for real, critique the rules, discuss our likes, dislikes, and compare it to the rules we created.Is this podcast ridiculous? Absolutely! But we hope that you find our terrible ability to figure out how to play games amusing.
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We play board games having never read the rules. What will we get spot on and dead wrong? Is the game design simple enough for us to figure most of the game out on our own? Or is it too complex for us to make figuring out how to play almost impossible? After we play with our rules we play the game...
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