38 – Era: The Medieval Age, Castles of Burgundy, Tekhenu

Oct 2, 2020

In this episode Steve is joined by the dulcet tones of Jules and Conor (check out the secret segment at the end to find out what we’re talking about!)

Conor has been building his own medieval kingdom in Era: Medieval Age.
Mitch has been building his own duchy (and passing it to the left-hand side) in The Castles of Burgundy.
Steve has been building his own tribute to the gods in Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
…and now Conor and Mitch have obelisk envy.

Never let it be said that shy away from the big questions on this how: Pen & Paper, or Laminated Sheets? Yes, this episode we discuss all things Roll & Write. The team discuss what they like (and don’t like) about the new trend of Roll & Write games. We answer some questions from our Discord Sizzling Members, and we list our favourite Roll & Writes at the moment (be sure to check the show notes for the full list).

The battle of all battles launches toinght: Gloomhaven vs Arkham Horror: The LCG. Steve and Conor represent both sides of the battle and give convincing arguments why their favourite should go through to the next round. So don’t be a Mitch and get splinters by sitting on the fence – make sure you visit our socials and vote your favourite through to the next round.

Finally in Swear An Oath, while Steve and Conor successfully completed their oaths, Mitch lets down the team by miserably failing his. So after playing both Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun and Dinsoausr Island, Steve swears to bring Maracibo off his shelf of shame. Conor really enjoyed the fun of The Damsel’s Tale from Red Genie Games, and now promises to take Freshwater Fly out of shrink. And Mitch will need to double-down on his failure of playing Nyet! by also swearing to play Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion. Can he do it? My money in on… Nyet!

Sizzling Games: Era: The Medieval Age (2:42), Castles of Burgundy (11:08), Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun (19:57)
Topic of the Week: Roll ‘n’ Writes (33:40)
Board Game Bracket (1:00:50)
Swear An Oath (1:24:40)

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Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:

Era: Medieval Age (2109)

Cartographers (2019)

Castles of Burgundy (2011)

Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun (2020)

Teotihuacan: City of Gods (2018)

Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar (2012)

Fleet: The Dice Game (2018)

Yahtzee (1956)

Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game (2017)

Ganz Schon Clever (2018)

Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write (2019)