War Chest, Call To Adventure, Bob’s Your Uncle

Jul 11, 2020

For Sarah, it’s all about strategy in the bag-building area control game War Chest.
For Dan, it’s all about character in the story-driven game Call To Adventure.
For Steve, it’s all about… his Uncle Bob? And lots of laughs!!
Our Sizzling Games this week are all very different, and all great fun!

How do you curate your collection? Do you have a 1-in-1-out policy like Steve? Do you hang onto games for when your kids are older? Do you buy games with a particular person in mind? All of these ideas and more are explored in our topic of the Week as the team chat about how they have come to amass their current collections, and provide advice to those listeners that are looking to build up a solid collection from scratch.

We have all been bitten by the Kickstarterbug again! Steve has backed Rallyman: Dirt and also Dead Reckoning. Sarah recaps our recent BGBBQ game of Blood on the Clocktower which she also helped kickstart last year, and Dan has put himself down for Catapult Kingdoms.

In our Boardgame Bracket we pit Azul against Aeon’s End Legacy – two very different games with solid fanbases behind them. We also reveal the winners of our past two match-ups, Mage Knight vs A Feast for Odin, and Brass: Birmingham vs Incan Gold. Make sure you hit up our social and vote for your favourite to ensure they progress to the next round.

In Swear An Oath Steve, the AEG fan-boy, swears to play Ecos: First Continent, adding it to his yet-to-be-played Forgotten Waters.
Dan finally fulfilled Terraforming Mars but failed to put the paints down long enough to actually play Stuffed Fables. He then adds the co-op trick-taker Fox In The Forest Duet. Sarah had a blast playing Starfighter and vows to bring Obscurio to the table. (Beware of the traitor, Sarah!) And a special shout-out to friend of the show, Katia Howatson, who fulfilled her oath by playing Sorcerer.

Sizzling Games: War Chest (2:03), Call To Adventure (10:16), Bob’s Your Uncle (18:48)
Topic of the Week: How to Curate Your Collection (24:42)
Kickstarter (41:51)
Board Game Bracket (53:23)
Swear An Oath (1:04:28)

The Saturday Night Gameshow!!
Adrian will be hosting a special event Saturday 11th for the BGBBQ Team, and we will be recording our shenanigans for you all to enjoy. Watch this space next week for all the fun.


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

War Chest (2018)

Call To Adventure (2019)

Time’s Up (1999)

Monikers (2015)

Marvel Champions (2019)

Apples To Apples (1999)

Cards Against Humanity (2009)

Potion Explosion (2015)

Disney Villainous (2018)

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle (2016)

Imperial Assault (2014)

Hel: The Last Saga (2020)

Viticulture (2015)

Champions of Midgard (2015)

Lords of Waterdeep (2012)

Machi Koro (2012)

Space Base (2018)

Space Base: Command Station (2019)

Dixit (2008)

Gloomhaven (2017)

Ticket To Ride (2004)

Pandemic (2008)

Qwirkle (2006)

Paperback (2014)

Rallyman Dirt (2020)

Dead Reckoning (2020)

Blood On The Clocktower

Catapault Kingdoms

Mage Knight (2011)

A Feast for Odin (2106)

Brass: Birmingham (2018)

Incan Gold (2005)

Azul (2017)

Aeon’s End Legacy (2019)

Forgotten Waters (2020)

Ecos: First Continent (2019)

Terraforming Mars (2016)

Stuffed Fables (2018)

Fox in the Forest Duet (2020)

Starfighter (2015)

Obscurio (2019)

Sorcerer (2019)