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Episode 412 The Snobs venture into the world of video podcasting. Watch them here Board Game Snobs YouTube A variety of random things are discussed before a board game is ever mentioned but they finally get to a short discussion of Alien: Fate of the Nostromo. Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs Email: [email protected] Follow/join us at: Board Game Snobs Discord https://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs/ Board Game Snobs Facebook Group

0:00 – Intro  1:28 – Labor Day plans fell through → stayed home playing solo games 2:12 – Recording alone at 10:30 pm with whiskey (awkward solo pod vibes) 3:10 – Started playing a bunch of solo board games (mostly Renegade / Scott Almes) 4:04 – Warp’s Edge (strong recommendation) 6:16 – Wreckland Run (Kickstarter, dice placement, didn’t click) 7:03 – Digression on Renegade Solo Hero series (other titles mentioned) 8:15 – Why Wreckland Run fell flat for him 11:00 – Proving Grounds (Kane Klenko / dice placement, liked it more than Wreckland Run) 14:06 – Conservas (25th Century Games / Scott Almes bag-builder, hidden gem) 17:59 – Under Falling Skies (dice placement he actually loves) 21:19 – Quick recap / ranking of the games played 22:05 – Looking up Scott Almes’ upcoming projects on BGG 22:50 – Closing thoughts on the short Labor Day episode 23:03 – Reminder: Dice Tower Retreat (Sept 15–20) with Enrique 24:45 – Patreon plug 25:19 – Asking for advice about taking his son Jack to BGG.Spring 26:06 – Guest requests / “come on the show” invite 28:17 – Wrapping up the solo episode 28:34 – Brief aside on board game news / conventions as therapy 29:45 – Final sign-off Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs Email: [email protected] Follow/join us at: Board Game Snobs YouTube Board Game Snobs Discord  

Episode 411 •  0:00 – Intro & banter (which Logan is this?) •  1:00 – Steakhouses, anniversary dinner, fancy chicken & dumplings + Oreo lasagna recipe •  4:00 – Skyline Chili discussion (Cincinnati vs. Texas) •  6:00 – Cooking backgrounds (sword-flipping Mongolian BBQ) •  7:40 – Controversial take: Inception is overrated •  12:00 – Logan’s infamous movie ladder picks (Hundreds of Beavers, Maximum Overdrive) •  15:00 – How Logan watches ~10 movies a month •  15:50 – Favorite “good-bad” movies (Tremors and sequels) •  18:00 – Recent celebrity deaths •  18:30 – Noir recommendations (Chinatown, Brick) •  21:00 – Pitch Black praise •  23:00 – What got Logan into board games (HeroScape → Dominion/Catan) •  24:30 – Why he loves games: connecting with people •  25:20 – Korean horror deep-dive •  28:00 – Scary movie trauma stories •  30:00 – Becoming a therapist + observing people through games •  31:30 – ZooVadis story (the $1 betrayal) •  32:40 – Games that disappoint: Scythe •  35:00 – Terraforming Mars (and why it’s overrated/long) •  37:10 – Recent plays: Sniper Elite, Leaf, Space Base •  41:00 – Gateway/next-step games (Dewan, Ticket to Ride alternatives) •  44:00 – Light card games (Rebel Princess, Velomino, etc.) •  46:00 – Royals first impressions •  47:30 – Fast & Furious debate (story vs. no story, Tokyo Drift, space) •  50:30 – Armageddon (drillers in space + Steve Buscemi) •  53:00 – Ben Affleck’s co-star death curse •  54:00 – Aquaman, Marvel fatigue, She-Hulk, Secret Wars, etc. •  59:40 – Logan’s go-to gateway recommendation: Aquatica •  1:01:15 – Outro & thanks Enjoy the episode!   Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs Email: [email protected] Follow/join us at: Board Game Snobs YouTube Board Game Snobs Discord https://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs/ Board Game Snobs Facebook Group

Episode 410 0:00 – Intro 3:20 – Patreon plug / more music digressions 4:20 – They finally start talking about the biblical game 5:00–15:40 – Long digression (massages, pedicures, feet, ticklishness, shoehorns, music, etc.) 15:45 – Back to the main topic: Ezra and Nehemiah (Shem Phillips + S.J. Macdonald) 16:20 – Discussion of Shem Phillips’ other games and “legit designer” threshold 21:00 – Full review and gameplay breakdown of Ezra and Nehemiah 24:00 – Side rant about Star Wars: The Phantom Menace “Duel of the Fates” 25:10 – Ratings and more thoughts on the game (Concordia-style play, feeding workers, etc.) 31:20 – Final rankings and verdict (“legit designers” declaration) 33:00 – More thoughts on theme vs. other West Kingdom games 35:40 – Closing comments and sign-off ~37:03 – End Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs Email: [email protected] Follow/join us at: Board Game Snobs YouTube Board Game Snobs Discord https://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs/ Board Game Snobs Facebook Group