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Welcome dusty wanderers!Join us this week as we discuss old people in gaming, wonderful first player rules and one of the worst mechanisms in a game we've ever encountered.Merge!We also discuss an old classic (maybe) in Targi, from the distant past of 2012. Does it still hit the target?Shout out this week goes to our chums @kiendaEnjoy!
Bonjour, bonjour!Welcome to this, our French episode, where we test Amber's Frenchiness, work out how to get out of playing terrible games and dig into one of all time favourites. Did it need some little additions? Were they all equal? Our shout out goes to @fairplayboardgamecafe. Keep it up guys!Enjoy!
Ciao BotS listeners!Join us this week as we dig into the tricks of running a successful board game club, Amber books us tickets to Essen and we cover ourselves in all things Knizia. Finaly, we discuss whether Medici deserves it's place alongside Modern Art and Ra.Shout out this week goes to @nothingmuchhappenspodcast perfect night time listening.Enjoy!
Like the Welsh rains in the middle of summer, inevitably, inexplicably, we're back!Join us, as we catch up on what games we played this summer, discuss Amber's superlative navigation skills and wonder what's going on with board game cafes these days.Small business shout out to @thediceboxcafeEnjoy!
Thanks for making it this far!As we're about to take a little break for the summer, we thought we'd look back at an entire seasons games, and pick out 3 we loved, and 3 that really let everyone down. Like, really badly.Enjoy!
It's a bugs life this week as we discuss our adventures with bring and buys, explore the complex characters of the Muppets and establish which part of America Amber is actually from.Then we cast an eye over a hidden Knizia gem. This weeks small business shout out goes to @theboredgamerstoreEnjoy!
There's no hiding it, we've been a bit quiet lately, but we return with a bit of a banger!Amber continues her obsession with Bring & Buy sales, we dredge up some bad memories about @point.salad and try to figure out why it's been so difficult to play the classics.Small business shout out goes to @commonmeepleuk looking forward to the Bring'N'BuyEnjoy!
We return from our adventures in tropical England, full of tales and plunder.Did Amber make it through UKGE smiling? Which part made her happy? Which part made her sad? Would she go again? And we rattle through a ton of little games we found and played.Enjoy!
Ciao!We return with a tricky one; an expansion that has been described as essential, to a game at least some of us love. So will it prove true?Meanwhile, we establish Amber's history credentials, rattle through the games we've played this week and ponder Amber's entry music.Enjoy!
I mentioned we were talking about wine, and she couldn't get here fast enough!Amber's return is spiced up with talk of grumpy writers from the 80s, fiendishly brilliant quizzes and a look back at a fortnight of solid gaming. Then we cast an eye over an expansion to one of our favourite games. An improvement? Or not so much?Enjoy!
Amber was off to the rugby, so (thought I), we should get on a guest whose board game knowledge is matched only by their board game passion!But they were busy, so we got David on instead.It's David, you know the drill.This week shout out goes to Shiny Pigeon GamesEnjoy!
Salutatons!Come gather round and listen to the tales of our excursions, our Guinness debate (still convinced I'm right), our adventures in France/Ireland/Wales and some of the greatest games we've ever played!It's good to be back!This weeks shout outs go to @sleevekings for their excellent coinage and @the.smorgasboard West Wales newest board game venue.Enjoy!
Welcome friendsJoin us this week as Amber faces her first written complaint (she doesn't handle it well), is quizzed over tie breaker rules (she does a decent job of it) and dissects a unsung game from Rudiger Dorn (she loves him, but does she love the game?)This week's shout out goes to Ed McDonald and his book series Raven's Mark. Dark stuff! Enjoy!
A quiet week in the trenches means we mull over some of the big hitters that have crossed our table in the last few months. Will Le Havre scrape itself off the floor? Will Feast for Odin sink or swim? And will Spirit Island burn it all down?Meanwhile, we have a rummage round the cesspit that is start-player-rules.And then we try to work out why Amber's getting so excited about UKGE.This weeks shout out goes to So Very Wrong About Games, Ben's fave Podcast.Enjoy!
And a good day to you!Join us this week as we continue to delve into the Wallace classics and uncover the spiritual sequel to Brass. We also talk about Amber's exciting day out at the all day board game affair, use the power of poetic speech to paint some board game cover pictures for everyone's enjoyment and encourage people to occasionally use a shower.Small business this week is @oldhammerfictionpodcastEnjoy!
Good day ladies and gentlemenThis week, we get all grubby with a jolly good going over of the industrial revolution. Coal, Iron and lots of trains. Spiffing.We also discuss bally awful rulebooks, look at some of the jolly good games we played this week and round the whole thing off with a rather cracking game of "Is this a real game or not?"This weeks small business is the unlucky and hard done by @twistedsquidts . Please go and look them up, they need your support.Enjoy!
We return after a brief hiatus, and back with a bang as Amber struggles with a ranking system, gets all excited about UKGE and roots around in Ben's shelves for a very pleasant surprise!Todays friendly local business shout out goes to @firestorm_games in Cardiff. If you need some space to play, it's a great venue.Enjoy!
This weeks episode is dedicated to @ashleyrosestamatis for bringing this little cracker into our lives.We also chat about cheaters and their funny little lives, prolific designers and all the wonderful games we played this week.Little business shout out goes to @storymasters_tales for their wonderful little RPG/Game book. We've barely scratched the surface.
Welcome EarthlingsJoin us we probe this extraterrestrial game of gene splicing and resource gathering. Do we have an Alien or a Prometheus on our hands? Amber tries her knowledge against the Pump Pump once again and brings all kinds of queries and questions into the chat, some of which you may find interesting!Little shout out to @ramshackle_games as he releases his Magnum Opus, Boglanders.Enjoy!
Sacre bleu!Another episode of West Wales 4th best board gaming Podcast! Join, as we soggily discuss the etiquette of early exits, Amber's astonishing knowledge of French nobility and we have a haughty look at a game from 2008 with some serious pedigree. But does pedigree make for a good game? Our small business this week is @kienda, one of our favourites!Enjoy!
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