The Board Gaming Doctor

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!

RosenBlog 4: Polyominos vs Square Tiles (Nova Luna First Impressions), Small Houses in Fields of Arle, and the Mid Game Strategy in Agricola

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

07-19
55:06

RosenBlog 3: Glass Road 2.0 (Black Forest)? Glass Road Review after 10 plays, Feeding in Agricola, and Other News

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

06-28
01:01:08

RosenBLOG 2: Atiwa Rulebook Analysis, A Feast for Odin: After 25 Plays with Occupation Card Analysis, and Local Court Discussion from Le Havre

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 Thanks for listening!

06-07
51:44

RosenBLOG 1: Top 10 Rosenberg Games, Big Country, and 2022 Game List

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. Thanks for listening!

05-11
45:23

Oranienburger Kanal: First Impressions

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 boardgamedoctors@gmail.com

05-03
30:18

Month in Review: June 2022

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!

07-05
43:45

Ep. 10: Top 10 "Honorable Mentions", the Games Just Outside of the BGG Top 100, and "Keyflower" First Impressions

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 Thanks for listening!

05-26
55:40

Ep. 9: "Viticulture" after 10 Plays, "Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition" First Impressions

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

05-18
28:37

Imperium: Classics Review

Phil's thoughts on one of the latest deck building hits: Imperium: Classics (and Legends).  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCklrEWE70WFzTBFEp2S5ITQ boardgamedoctors@gmail.com

03-18
18:42

Yokohama: Strategy Deep Dive

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 boardgamedoctors@gmail.com

03-11
47:07

Top 10 Board Games That Need Digital Versions

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 boardgamedoctors@gmail.com

02-25
59:49

Earth - First Impressions (solo mode)

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! boardgamedoctors@gmail.com

02-16
25:45

Top 10 Board Game Arena Implementations

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! boardgamedoctors@gmail.com

02-15
57:43

Black Forest - Comprehensive Review

00:00 Intro 01:50 Game highlights 05:59 Game comparisons 15:34 Peer review 19:54 Deep dive - strategy thoughts and gameplay insights 43:40 Concluding thoughts

11-05
01:01:12

Board Game Journal - October 2024

00:00 Intro 01:25 Glass Road/Competitive gaming thoughts 06:35 Duck and Cover 09:04 Resist! 12:15 51st State 14:22 Akropolis: Athena Expansion 17:00 Kingdomino, playing with family

10-30
21:43

Rosenberg News and Board Game Wrap Up September 2024

00:00 Intro 01:13 Rosenberg News (Click a Tree, At the Gates of Loyang) 02:57 Harvest 05:43 Arctic 07:16 Castle Combo 10:05 Colt Express 12:21 Cosmoctopus 13:38 Darwin's Journey 16:06 DVONN 17:34 Finca 18:56 A Gest of Robin Hood 24:37 Inori 28:34 Orleans 33:24 Smallworld 37:01 Treos 39:36 Outro and rankings

10-04
40:27

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