Board Game Snobs

Episode 413- Check out the video podcast on Board Game Snobs on YouTube The Snobs are back from Dice Tower Retreat and sit down to talk about their favorite games and experiences from the convention. They cover games like Drillers, DeWan, Decko, Orbit, Ostia, The Iliad, Rock Hard 1977, and Imperial 2030, while also spending plenty of time getting sidetracked by everything from whales and catfish to clapping, facepalms, ponchos, questionable food choices, and the usual disagreements between Jerry, Enrique, and Gaby. There’s some actual board game discussion in here, including thoughts on game design, theme, production, teaching rules, and what makes a game memorable, but the real focus is the conversation between friends. If you enjoy humorous board game podcasts, tabletop gaming, convention stories, and personality-driven discussions that don’t take themselves too seriously, this episode of The Snobs is a good one to have on while you hang out. Huge shoutouts to everyone we gamed with at the retreat — especially Bruce, Chris Rayment, Jason Matthews, and the whole Dice Tower crew. We’re heading to BGG Spring in May — hope to see some of you there! If you enjoyed the episode, drop a like, leave a comment with your favorite game from the list, and subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes. Thanks for watching / listening! For our other video podcasts click here: Board Game Snobs YouTube 00:00 Cold open / banter 11:54 Dice Tower Retreat background & housekeeping 16:47 Top 5 setup 32:04 #5 Ostia 39:14 #4 Decko 43:37 #3 Orbit 50:12 #2 Dewan (D1 / Day One) 1:02:25 #1 Drillers 1:11:40 Other games & closing thoughts 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

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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