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On the final episode of our Wolfgang Warsch in 2018 series we discuss the oft-forgotten dice comparison cooperative game about escaping lava: Fuji!Games Mentioned: Fuji, Tatsu, Forbidden Island, Gang of Dice, Sky Team, The Gang, Pandemic, The Crew, Family - Country: Japan, Win, Lose, or Banana, That’s Pretty Clever, Illusion, The Mind, Brikks, QuacksEpisode Chapters00:00 - Intro00:49 - What We Played This Week: Tatsu05:40 - Fuji: How Does it Work?08:26 - Fuji: Discussion, Variants and Our Play26:07 - Aha Moments, Variants and Difficulty Scaling33:15 - Guess the Games Game: Japan Games39:34 - Fuji Final Thoughts and Wolfgang Warsch 2018 Series Debrief45:53 - Next Week Teaser////Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

Luke and Chris are feeling pretty clever this week as they discuss another dice drafting roll & write masterpiece(??) in the penultimate Wolfgang-Warsch-2018-designed-game episode.Games mentioned: That’s Pretty Clever!, Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends, Codenames, Galaxy Trucker, Mage Knight Board Game, Star Trek: Frontiers, That’s a Question!, Through the Ages, Roll Through the Ages, Brikks, The Castles of Burgundy, WingspanEpisode Chapters00:00 - Intro00:53 - What We Played This Week - Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends12:24 - That’s Pretty Clever: How Does it Work?18:20 - That’s Pretty Clever Discussion and Comparisons31:35 - Aha Moments36:56 - Expansions and Sequels42:10 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

Test your eyes with us this week as we play another 2018 Warsch game: Illusion! What will we see and will we like it?Games Mentioned: Illusion, Take Five, El Grande, Tikal, Mexica, Java, The Princes of Florence, Timeline, SET, MicroMacro: Crime City, Cockroach Poker, Liar’s Dice, Figment, The Fox in the Forest, The Fox in the Forest Duet, Jekyll vs. Hyde, Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard, Pandemic, Pandemic: On the Brink, Coloretto, Red7, Qwirkle, Quacks, Ganz Schön Clever, The Taverns of Tiefenthal, A Feast for Odin, Oathsworn: Into the DeepwoodEpisode Chapters00:00 - Intro01:03 - What We Played This Week: The Princes of Florence08:32 - Illusion: How It Works12:36 - Illusion: Discussion20:44 - Illusion Reimplementation: Figment26:01 - Aha Moments28:25 - BGG Top 100 Percentages Game34:08 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

In an attempt at redemption, we play a game this week! This cut-for-time segment features us attempting to name games in the BGG Top 100 without the Deck, Bag, and Pool Building mechanism.SPOILERS AHEADGames Mentioned: Anachrony, El Grande, Welcome To..., Puerto Rico, Isle of Skye, Cascadia, Clans of Caledonia, Harmonies, Trickerion//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

It's time to telepathically communicate in Wolfgang Warsch's award winning card game. We break down how we feel about this game emotionally and philosophically.Games Mentioned: The Mind, Azul, Quacks, That’s Pretty Clever!, The Gang, Hanabi, Bridge, The Game, Take Time, Bomb Busters, The Mind Extreme, The Mind SoulmatesEpisode Chapters00:00 - Intro01:56 - The Mind: How It Works04:16 - 2018 Spiel des Jahres awards05:35 - The Mind Discussion: Is it a Game?24:29 - Aha Moments33:20 - The Mind Spin-offs38:22 - Next Week Teaser////Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

This week we are using paper, pencil and dice to drop non-branded tetrominoes in the digital space of Wolfgang Warsch's Brikks! (I'll be honest, it's basically a Tetris roll-and-write game).Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro01:00 - Wolfgang Warsch Biography06:06 - Brikks: Overview and How it Works12:13 - Roll and Write Discussion24:53 - Aha Moments37:26 - Brikks: Duel Mode39:30 - Brikks: Final Thoughts42:21 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

It's a bag-building-push-your-luck-try-not-to-explode fiasco this week in our new series! We discuss the games that Wolfgang Warsch made in the year 2018 starting with The Quacks of Quedlinburg. It's a real place!Games Mentioned: Orleans, Automobiles, Coffee Roaster, Clank!, Mystic Vale, Dominion, Ascension, Star Realms, Cubitos, The Quest for El Dorado, Legendary Encounters: Alien, WingspanEpisode Chapters00:00 - Intro00:40 - A New Quest! Intro to Wolfgang Warsch01:40 - Corrections, Clarifications and Apologies03:43 - Quacks: Overview and How it Works05:08 - Bag Building and Push Your Luck Game Comparisons18:23 - Version and Expansion Discussion31:31 - “Fun” Facts: Quedlinburg32:41 - Aha Moments36:55 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

We're elevating the podcast to a higher echelon with special guest Graeme Goldthorpe! We ask him about his favourite Knizia games and we dig deep on the pure auction game High Society.Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro00:51 - Guest Introduction08:25 - High Society: How Does it Work?13:05 - High Society Discussion: Extra Cards16:35 - Aha Moments23:04 - High Society: Release and Art Comparison35:23 - Art Nouveau Board Game Auction Game48:02 - High Society: Final Thoughts and Comparison to For Sale53:52 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

This week we are discussing the 1999 two-player bona fide classic Schotten Totten and its sibling Battle Line. How does it compare to other two-player Knizia titles? What does the title mean??Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro02:00 - Schotten Totten: How Does it Work?04:51 - Battle Line & Schotten Totten: Release Difference10:18 - Game Discussion18:40 - Schotten Totten Predecessors and Reimplementations29:40 - Aha Moments41:59 - BGG Family Games Game48:23 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

We're back in Middle-Earth for the early cooperative game The Lord of the Rings! No confrontation this time. Does it stand the test of time? Can the Doctor make thematic games??Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro01:16 - What We Played This Week: Trajan09:37 - The Lord of the Rings: How Does it Work?13:27 - The Lord of the Rings: Discussion14:31 - Luke’s Aha Moment34:28 - Chris’ Aha Moment37:42 - Dice Tower Hall of Fame Guessing Game41:28 - The Lord of the Rings: Release and Art Discussion45:13 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

We're journeying to Middle-Earth to talk about Chess, Stratego, tables and The Confrontation between Good and Evil! Who will prevail??Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro02:20 - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation: How Does it Work?05:31 - Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation Discussion 15:54 - Aha Moments24:52 - The Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation Ultimate Edition Preview29:39 - Guess the LOTR Games Game37:23 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

This week we're returning to our Modern Classics series to deck build AND race to find a lost city in The Quest for El Dorado. Does our newest game in the series live up to the hype?Episode Chapters0:00 - Intro00:45 - What We Played This Week: Ghosts Galore08:31 - Intro to Modern Classics Part 2 10:33 - The Quest for El Dorado: How Does it Work?15:04 - The Quest for El Dorado Game Discussion24:55 - Aha Moments35:46 - “Fun” Facts42:01 - Deck-building deck-building games game57:44 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

Luke, Chris and Mechanic Mechanic Matt report their progress on their 2026 challenges. Plus they play a fun game!Games discussed: Flip 7, Charioteer, Set Dice, Inis, Spellbound (1981), Here Lies, Regicide, Ribbit.Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro01:30 - Sophie’s Challenge Check-in04:32 - Mechanic Mechanic Matt’s Challenge Check-in21:43 - Luke & Chris’ Challenge Check-in31:57 - Race Mechanism Discussion38:56 - Luke Cuts, You Choose Game46:16 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

We're joined by Mechanic Mechanic Matt to round out our Hargrave series by talking about all of the Wingspansions including the new Americas expansion! Hummingbirds are birds!Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro02:11 - Matt's Hot Takes & Wyrmspan Discussion06:26 - Oceania Board Comparison and Nectar10:30 - European Expansion Discussion13:20 - Oceania Expansion Discussion15:42 - Wingspan Asia Discussion21:06 - European Expansion Backtrack23:49 - Fan-Designed Bird Promo Packs28:26 - Americas Expansion Discussion46:31 - Stonemaier Top Games Pinpoint Challenge56:52 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

We're back to flower gifting and passive-aggressive communication with the BIG BOX version of wallet game Tussie Mussie!Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro01:32 - What We Played This Week: Vegas Showdown07:36 - Tussie Mussie Complete Collection Overview09:51 - Orange Flowers Expansion13:55 - Greenery Expansion15:38 - Ribbons Expansion19:28 - Flower Shoppe Solo Expansion22:34 - Aha! Moments and Overall Thoughts28:34 - Keep 3 Cut 3 Game: Big Box Games40:21 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

We're walking on the beach! Conceptually! This week we're talking Elizabeth Hargrave's 2026 tile-laying, shell-bagging game: Sanibel!--00:00 - Intro 00:40 - Hargrave Game Banter 08:33 - Sanibel Discussion 19:45 - Aha! Moments 31:27 - Gamer Recognize Game?39:12 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

In anticipation of the reprint, the boys (of tile laying with fame) are playing the 1999 hidden gem Rheinländer!Mechanic Mechanic Matt also helps them to dissect the history of pre-Reiner Knizia tile layers.--00:00 Intro1:36 Gaming History: Tile Laying Games16:58 World Series of Board Gaming Trivia Game23:04 Rheinländer Discussion26:00 Matt’s aha Moment35:39 Chris and Luke’s aha Moments46:06 Rerelease Discussion46:57 BGG Germany Trivia Game52:52 Rheinländer Final Thoughts55:34 Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

Chris and Luke gloriously return to the circus to talk about Spectaculum and how circuses are the same as trains!--00:00 - Intro01:17 - What We Played This Week - Unmatched Adventures TMNT08:34 - Spectaculum Discussion17:20 - aha! (and Oh My!) Moments21:52 - BGG Trivia Game29:31 - Gold Country Discussion and Spectaculum Final Thoughts34:05 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

Chris and Luke are joined by special guest Alisha Giroux, artist and graphic designer of Gazebo, to chat about the game and the work that goes into board game art.Later, they dig deep about nooks, patios, gazebos and dominos and how they all work within the world of Gazebo.Alisha can be found at https://www.instagram.com/_asmeesh--00:00 Intro01:03 Interview and discussion with Alisha Giroux18:43 Alisha's Upcoming projects21:20 Tile Placement guessing game33:01 Gazebo rules overview46:00 aha! moments01:02:00 Next week teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

Chris, Luke and Mechanic Mechanic Matt look at and place their votes for the 5 awards and twenty nominated games for the upcoming boardgamearena.com awards!Check it out and vote here: https://bga.li/awards2026--0:00 - Intro7:15 - Best Casual Game17:20 - Best Regular Game27:57 - Best Expert Game41:28 - Best 2-Player Game54:00 - Best Brain Teaser1:03:45 - Overall Favourite1:08:00 - Next Week Teaser//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

Wrapping up our Anniversaries trilogy (until our first 2026 play!), we talk Khan of Khans - a very light card game set in the world of Glorantha.Luke also waxes loquacious about a trilogy of games - Nova Luna, Sanagi, and Framework.--00:00 - Intro00:52 - What We (Luke) Played This Week (Nova Luna, Sanagi, Framework)13:39 - Khan of Khans discussion25:31 - aha! moments36:13 - How Has it Aged?39:41 - Minigame (Top 5 Crowdfunded games on BGG)//Hosted & Edited by Chris Lemieux & Luke O'GradyProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matt WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

Whose chateau will the king visit? Which nightclub will attract the most famous guests?? How are these connected???All of your most burning questions answered on this week's episode.Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Debuting a concise new series to kick off our 2026 run, the lads are covering Classic Art to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its original 1996 release.We also chat French Toast, a recent release by AllPlay and the ever-magnanimous Peter C. Hayward.--01:01 - French Toast discussion (What We Played This Week)06:56 - Classic Art Discussion17:26 - Aha! Moments--Hosted & Edited by Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matthew WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

Happy new year! 🎉Another year around the sun, another retrospective episode where we get the whole crew together to discuss the games we played, the challenges most of us catastrophically failed, and what we're looking forward to in 2026.---Hosted & Edited by Luke O'Grady, Chris Lemieux, Sophie Shin, & Matthew WinquistProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matthew WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

🚀Our final lap around the SILOS system takes the lads through a high-stakes galactic race that's fun for the whole family!Includes amicable chatting about 12 Chip Trick, as well as comparisons of ORBIT to other race & racing games.---00:00 - Intro01:26 - 12 Chip Trick discussion (What We Played This Week)07:43 - ORBIT discussion22:29 - aha! moments29:31 - Game of Games: top 5 SciFi boardgamesHosted & Edited by Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by Sophie ShinSocials by Matthew WinquistArt by Samm Ruppersberger

👽 The lads wax enthusiastically about EGO, the exciting, interactive, and tough-to-categorize 2nd entry in the Cosmic Silos Trilogy from Bitewing Games about being better at making friends than your friends.Featuring banter about 'Waddle', a clever little penguin posturing game from Allplay & Corné van Moorsel.--00:00 - Intro00:36 - Waddle Discussion05:37 - EGO Rules & Discussion21:08 - Aha! Moments40:08 - Game of games

👾 Our latest 100% human-created episode covers the 2025 Reiner Knizia release SILOS from Bitewing Games, wherein skinsuits abound and cows are finally given their due.Featuring banter about recent Pandemic system game 'Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship', Star Wars games, and IP games in general. --Chapters:00:00 - Standard Earth Greetings03:00 - Fate of the Fellowship discussion12:08 - (segue into) SILOS Discussion28:08 - Aha! Moment [Sophie 28:08 | Chris 30:52 | Luke 35:17]40:39 - Outro--Hosted & Edited by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials by: Matt WinquistArt by: Sam Ruppersberger

Feast your ears on todays' double-feature-episode, where the lads reveal how little they know about Chess as well as their inability to distinguish the color green from the color magenta.Also featuring a quick discussion of CMYK's Magenta series!Chapters:00:57 - Tower Chess Discussion10:38 - Fives Discussion23:33 - CMYK Magenta collection--Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials by: Matt WinquistArt by: Samm Ruppersberger

🎪 The usual circus that is this podcast continues with our penultimate Taiki Shinzawa episode! We speak briefly on the 2025 game Tag Team (from Scorpion Masqué, by Gricha German & Corentin Lebrat) before introducing the main act: Big Top (from Allplay, by Taiki Shinzawa), a fantastically clever auction game.Ta-da! 🎉🐘🎩Hosted & Edited by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials by: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Sam Ruppersberger

This week, Luke and Chris continue on their Taiki Shinzawa journey with two trick-taking games: 2020 Planet etuC and 2022 Pin Combi Trio.Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Luke and Chris continue their journey through the games of Taiki Shinzawa. This week, join them as they chat through two unique card games: Cowardly Bat and Maskmen!Chapters:01:23 - Cowardly Bat discussion09:44 - Maskmen discussion19:45 - Aha! moments23:53 - BGG Trivia!Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

It's a trick-taking double feature extravaganza as Chris and Luke kick-off the new Taiki Shinzawa miniseries with Nine Lives and Ghosts of Christmas!Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

I! AM!! BEOWULF!!!Join the crew as they check in on Chris’s 2025 board game challenge—playing games based on movies! This week, we’re diving into a reimplementation of Reiner Knizia's Kingdoms: Beowulf: The Movie Board Game.Chapters00:00 - Spoiler warning00:46 - Introduction03:01 - Beowulf (movie) recap13:27 - Beowulf: The Movie Board Game discussion31:56 - Aha! momentsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

In today's episode (alt title 'How to Master your Dragon') Chris & Luke bandy words about the notoriously rules-light yet compelling game, Dragon Master. 🐉We also debate whether this is a tile laying game at all! 🤷Tally ho!Chapters:00:00 - Hello00:47 - Intro & what we played this week (Halo Flashpoint)05:20 - Dragon Master Rules & Basics11:52 - Game Discussion27:08 - Aha! Moments

This week, Pangea is splitting and the crew fight for world dominance as they chat through Knizia's pre-historic dice rolling/tile laying classic: Genesis (2006).Chapters00:00 - Intro02:38 - What did we play this week?09:06 - Genesis discussion16:50 - Aha! momentsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

This week, Chris and Luke are praying to the gods of Easter Island as they chat through Knizia's blind auction / tile laying (maybe?) game: Orongo (recently re-released as Nyakuza).Chapters00:00 - Intro00:55 - What did we play this week?09:03 - Nyakuza discussion21:44 - Aha! momentsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie Shin Socials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

What do freelance fantasy space-whale photography and the establishment of profitable medieval realms have in common? That the boys talk about both of those themes in this episode!Chris and Luke bandy words about the classic tile-laying game Cosmolancer (originally released as Kingdoms), as well as the 2025 Spiel des Jahres awards (a very timely discussion), and the warm feeling of harming your friends* without facing any consequences.*in the gameTally ho! 🐳💫00:00 - Intro00:41 - Banter: on the 2025 Spiel des Jahres09:53 - Cosmolancer background info13:33 - Rules summary16:49 - Game discussion25:21 - Aha! moments29:40 - 'I could harm you and then have no retribution personally!'32:45 - OutroHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie Shin & Chris LemieuxSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

In this ✨premier episode✨, the lads continue laying tiles in order to collect gems and/or guide butterflies. Join Chris and Luke as they highlight the classic Knizia game Indigo (re-released & re-themed as Butterfly Garden)!Chapters:00:00 - Intro00:49 - Banter: On Rulebooks08:46 - Butterfly Garden explanation13:42 - Butterfly Garden discussion18:08 - Theme & Production21:49 - Aha! moments31:42 - Fun Fact!Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced By: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

We continue our adventures in Tile Laying with The Boys as Luke & Chris chat Mille Fiori - on glassblowing, card drafting, and pattern building in beautiful Venice.Featuring surprise banter topic - going to Deep Space!Chapters:00:00 - Intro 01:00 - Going to Deep Space (MLEM Banter) 04:48 - Mille Fiori explanation09:01 - Mille Fiori (boardgame) discussion19:16 - Theme discussion22:22 - Mille Fiori (real life art form) discussion26:25 - Aha! momentsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced By: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

The crew is back with a shiny new Knizia series: Tile Laying with the Boys! Luke & Chris welcome our very own Mechanic Mechanic Matt to chat about the first game in the series: Rebirth.Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:02 - Get to know Mechanic Mechanic Matt!12:50 - How to play Rebirth19:09 - Rebirth Discussion36:56 - Aha! momentsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxGuest: Matt WinquistProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

It’s time for a challenge check-in! The crew returns to see how Sophie’s board game resolution is going, diving into the depths of deduction in Sleuth and the wordy wheeling and dealing of BuyWord—both from the prolific designer Sid Sackson.Hosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

This week, the crew present you an offer you can't refuse: Gang of Dice! Plus, they rank all the games of their Cubes So Nice They Named it Dice: Dice Guys Finish Last series.Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:33 - What did we play this week? 08:28 - How to play Gang of Dice12:00 - Gang of Dice Discussion17:45 - Aha! moments27: 02 - Series rankingsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Lace up your sneakers! This week, the crew are diving headfirst into Reiner Knizia's Decathlon — ten dicey events, one questionable champion...Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:27 - What did we play this week? 11:53 - How to play Reiner Knizia's Decathlon⁠14:56 - Reiner Knizia's Decathlon⁠ Discussion26:19 - Aha! momentsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

This week, Luke and Chris are joined by our very own Mechanic Mechanic Matt to chat Einfach Genial: Das Würfelspiel, the dice rolling entry part of Knizia's Ingenious Challenges!Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:37 - What did we play this week? 08:51 - How to play Einfach Genial: Das Würfelspiel⁠12:26 - Einfach Genial: Das Würfelspiel⁠ Discussion32:10 - Aha! momentsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

This week the crew dives into the simple, chaotic, and sneakily strategic Don't L.L.A.M.A Dice!00:00 - Introduction01:12 - Breakout Con08:57 - How to play Don’t L.L.A.M.A. Dice13:17 - Don’t L.L.A.M.A. Dice Discussion25:38 - Aha momentsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

The crew keeps rollin' through their push-your-luck dice series with Knizia's Excape!Episode Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:55 - What have we played this week?09:27 - Excape discussion 18:04 - Aha momentsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

Get your worms fried and hold onto your chickens! The crew kicks off their new series exploring the world of push-your-luck dice games in the Knizia-verse with Pickomino!Episode Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:40 - What have we played this week?05:39 - Pickomino discussion20:35 - Aha momentsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

This week the crew tests out their symbiotic connection to the fungi in our final chapter of the Elizabeth Hargrave series: Undergrove!Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro02:06 - What we played this week 15:00 - Undergrove Discussion43:24 - Series rankingsHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

This week we don our lab coats to talk about Elizabeth Hargrave's The Fox Experiment, a game about raising curly-tailed canids who are predisposed to love you. Join us as we discuss this unique game, grounded - as per usual - in fascinating real-world science!Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro01:05 - What we played this week (The Gang)09:44 - Pirate non-sequitur09:59 - Fox Experiment DiscussionHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger

This week, the crew gift each other flowers and feed some pixies as they play through Hargrave's Button Shy wallet games: Tussie Mussie and Picky Pixie!Episode Chapters00:00 - Intro01:40 - What Luke played this week & challenge update06:46 - Tussie Mussie discussion23:54 - Picky Pixie discussionHosted by: Luke O'Grady & Chris LemieuxProduced by: Sophie ShinSocials: Matt WinquistArtwork by: Samm Ruppersberger