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Hello everyone, welcome to the Board Gaming Doctor, my name is Phil, and I will be your board game doctor today.
I diagnose games based on strategic depth, and love going into what it takes to win a game. But if a game is purely fun that matters too.
I primarily enjoy medium to heavy Euro-style games, but all games are welcome on my table. In particular, I subspecialize in Uwe Rosenberg games, and often blog about them.
Thanks, and hope you schedule an appointment with your board game doctor real soon!
I diagnose games based on strategic depth, and love going into what it takes to win a game. But if a game is purely fun that matters too.
I primarily enjoy medium to heavy Euro-style games, but all games are welcome on my table. In particular, I subspecialize in Uwe Rosenberg games, and often blog about them.
Thanks, and hope you schedule an appointment with your board game doctor real soon!
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In this episode, I discuss my thoughts surrounding Nova Luna with my first impressions, and compare it to Patchwork. Are polyominos better than square tiles? Find out! I also talk about the Small Houses in Fields of Arle and share the community consensus on these buildings: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2901434/best-small-houses
Then finally, I round out with my thoughts on the mid game portion of Agricola. Maybe I'll talk about the end game next time??
Blog post for poll: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/edit/134347
In this episode, there's a lot of news to cover regarding Atiwa, a new Rosenberg game for next year (the fabled Black Forest game??) and Agricola (Agricola 15, new cards on BGA). I'll go over some fundamental strategy observations on setting up a feeding engine in Agricola. Then finally, I'll wrap up with my review of Glass Road after 10 plays.
https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733
I go through my strategic thoughts on the Local Court building from Le Havre, my thougths and my analysis of the most unique aspects from the rulebook of Uwe's newest unreleased game Atiwa, and to wrap up, my thoughts on occupation cards and strategy in A Feast for Odin after 25 plays.
BGG Blog page for poll: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733/board-game-doctors-podcast
Atiwa BGG page with images and blog post: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/362452/atiwa/images
Occupation card discussions from BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2637465/article/37458199#37458199
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2164927/occupations-tier-list-norwegians-variant-cutting-u
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In the inaugural RosenBLOG episode, Phil talks about the upcoming new releases by Uwe Rosenberg in 2022, as well as my strategy thoughts about Big Country from Agricola Revised Edition, as well as come clean about my top 10 favorite Uwe Rosenberg games.
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Coming from someone who considers Rosenberg games to be the best, how does his newest title fit in with his classics?
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCklrEWE70WFzTBFEp2S5ITQ
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BGG blog link: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733/board-game-doctors-podcast
Games already reviewed/to be reviewed in the future: Agricola (Revised Edition) The Castles of Burgundy, Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small, A Feast for Odin, Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization, 7 Wonders: Architects, Abandon All Artichokes, At the Gates of Loyang, Azul, Bärenpark, Brass: Lancashire, Can't Stop, Dice Forge, Dragon Castle, Fields of Arle,Gaia Project, Le Havre, Le Havre: The Inland Port, Mystic Vale, Oranienburger Kanal, PARKS, Race for the Galaxy, Tapestry, Welcome To..., Wingspan
First Impressions discussed in this podcast: Point Salad, Potion Explosion, Arboretum, Champions of Midgard, Chocolate Factory, Four Gardens, Pax Pamir: Second Edition, Railways of the World, Regicide, Shifting Stones, Sushi Go Party!
10+ play review: Santorini
50+ play review: 6 nimmt!
Jacob and Phil go over their thoughts on their play of Keyflower, as well as dive into the top 10 games that seem to be hovering just outside of the Board Game Geek top 100 games of all time.
Feel free to comment on our BGG Blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733/board-game-doctors-podcast
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In this episode I go over my thoughts on game flow and strategy of Viticulture, as well as my first impressions after a couple plays of Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition.
Board Game Geek Blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/11733/board-game-doctors-podcast
Phil's thoughts on one of the latest deck building hits: Imperium: Classics (and Legends).
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCklrEWE70WFzTBFEp2S5ITQ
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After playing this game 30+ times, and observing some of the best Yokohama players on Board Game Arena, I gather my thoughts on the main points of strategy, and how to win at Yokohama.
Link to BGG Article: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2827976/strategy-guide-observations-bga
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCklrEWE70WFzTBFEp2S5ITQ
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We love our online gaming, and we have 10 games that we would love to see as apps or on Board Game Arena.
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCklrEWE70WFzTBFEp2S5ITQ
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Phil talks about his first thoughts on Earth, the new medium weight card-driven, tableau/engine building game currently on Kickstarter. Does this game stand out compared to all-time greats like Wingspan? How does the solo mode play? Find out!
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We dive into our favorite implementations in Board Game Arena; what is it about this platform that makes games great? What games illustrate these features? Find out what we think!
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00:00 Intro, game overview
01:49 Game Highlights
03:26 Game Comparisons
04:25 Peer Review
05:20 My First Impressions
BGA reviewer: https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer
BGA reviewer: https://boardgamearena.com/reviewer
00:00 Intro
00:27 Newly released games
01:12 Beta games
01:57 Alpha games
Previous podcast: https://anchor.fm/board-game-doctors/episodes/First-Impressions-of-Cosmos-Empires-e279pvo.
Gamefound campaign: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/bigger-worlds/cosmos-empires#/section/rewards/reward-product-49615
00:00 Intro, Game Overview
01:42 Game Highlights of Base Game
04:24 Peer Review for Base Game
05:40 Expansion Highlights
00:00 Intro, Game Overview
00:58 Game Highlights
04:20 Game Comparisons
07:46 Peer Review
10:16 Review
00:00 Intro, Birthday games
00:47 Applejack
04:11 MLEM: Space Agency
06:45 River Valley Glassworks
08:45 Orion Duel
10:03 Cacao
11:30 Daybreak
14:17 Dog Park
15:56 Eminent Domain
17:56 Jump Drive
19:00 Nimalia
20:17 Tikal
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