In this episode Steve, Adrian and Mitch are back with more shenanigans. In our Sizzling Games segment Adrian shares his love for Tapestry despite the fact that he never wins, Mitch battles the rogue’s gallery of monsters in Horrified, and Steve takes on friendly-fire in Undaunted: Normandy.
Our Topic of the Week is under-rated games. While a subjective topic, the team all agree that there are plenty of games out there that deserve more tabletime. So don’t worry, we’ve got you covered – head to our website to get a full list of the excellent games that we rattle off on this episode.
We hand the reins of the Kickstarter segment over to Adrian this week since Steve and Mitch are still suffering from #nemesisbackerwallet syndrome. Adrian has backed Night Of The Living Dead: A Zombicide Game, as well as Merchants of the Dark Road and Unsettled. Not to mention his partner has been backing games as well, so the postman is going to need a bigger truck…
We resolve the closest Board Game Bracket we have ever had: Codenames vs Cartographers. And we settle the battle of the booze: Viticulture vs Vinhos. Did your favourite get over the line? Then we set-up the next battle: El Grande vs Too Many Bones, and Sarah calls in to defend her 25yr old nomination against Mitch’s Too Many Playmats, er sorry, Bones.
Finally, in Swear An Oath, the team have cleared the boards!! Steve has finally redeemed himself by getting Vinhos and The Crew to the table, Adrian fulfilled his Tapestry oath, and Mitch finally found a whole 10 minutes to play Circle The Wagons (which is less time than it takes for him to explain the game on this podcast!) New oaths for the team are Tzolk’in (Steve), Century: A New World (Adrian) and Tiny Epic Dinosaurs (Mitch).
Sizzling Games: Tapestry (4:14), Horrified (15:38), Undaunted: Normandy(23:35)
Topic Of The Week: Underrated Games (34:00)
Kickstarter (1:01:38)
Board Game Bracket (1:11:47)
Swear An Oath (1:30:35)
COMPETITION
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Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:
Undaunted: North Africa (2020)
Outlaws: Last Man Standing (2018)
Ticket To Ride: Nordic Countries (2007)
Baseball Highlights 2045 (2015)
Arkham Horror 3rd Edition (2018)
Night Of The Living Dead: A Zombicide Game (2020)
Ultimate Werewolf Extreme (2021)