Episode 139 - The Expansion of Expansions

September 9, 2021

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Wok and Roll, Kopi King, and Chope. We then talk about board game expansions and what makes us like or dislike them.

Episode 104 - Just the Two of Us

May 7, 2020

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including 1889 (on 18xx.games) and Forgotten Waters. We then talk about two player gaming. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "duel."

Episode 82 - Pride in Gaming

June 20, 2019

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Ora et Labora and On Tour. We then celebrate Pride Month by highlighting some of the games and people in gaming that are in the LGBT community.

Episode 73 - Why So Serious?

February 28, 2019

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Freedom: The Underground Railroad and City of Gears. We then talk about board games that have serious themes. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "important."

Episode 52 - That's How We Roleplay

May 10, 2018

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Dispatch by Breakout and Rising 5: Runes of Asteros. We then talk about role playing in board games. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "character."

Episode 51 - Influence & Responsibility in Board Game Media

April 26, 2018

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Anachrony and ...and then we held hands. We then talk about how people are influenced by board game media. In this week's "Board Game Etymology" segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "epic."

BGG.CON 2017 Recap

November 22, 2017

by Ambie Valdés
Toby and I went to BGG.CON again this year! BGG.CON is one of our favorite conventions, since we really like trying out new games, and BGG.CON has a huge library of a bunch of games - both new releases and older awesome games!

We got there on Tuesday afternoon and left on Sunday afternoon, and we played so many games! At the convention, we had 82 plays/demos of 70 unique games, 57 of which were new to us! This is definitely a record for us (one I don't want to beat). Thursday was especially exhausting - we played 24 different games that day (20 new to us). A lot of them were light games or dexterity games, so it wasn't too difficult to learn everything.

Since we arrived before the convention started, we went out to eat some BBQ and then played some games we had brought. Two of the most played games of the convention for us were Strike and For-Ex, both of which we brought. It was fun being able to show people both games - Strike for its excitement and action, and For-Ex for its brain-burning weirdness.
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