Ben, Tom, and Paul do a deep dive on the midweight, gear-turning Euro Windmill Valley. Plus, early impressions of Rise & Fall, some hot takes on Distilled, and flop sessions of Lost Atlas and Things in Rings.

00:00 - Intro
09:19 - Distilled
23:08 - Rise & Fall
44:03 - Railways of the Lost Atlas
56:16 - 18RoyalGorge
58:59 - Kutna Hora
01:01:42 - Things in Rings
01:05:55 - Windmill Valley

Ben and Paul talk about recent plays of Windmill Valley, Blades in the Dark, and Fields of Arle. Plus, a gaming weekend in Palm Springs leads to hot takes on Things in Rings, Wilmot's Warehouse, Hollywood 1947, Forrest Shuffle, and Plantagenet, among others. Oh, and Covid too, but that's a minor wrinkle.

00:07:31 - Windmill Valley

00:21:36 - Fields of Arle

00:29:56 - Blades in the Dark

00:43:45 - Plantagenet

00:49:09 - Pagan

00:55:54 - Gest of Robin Hood

00:56:26 - Oranenburger Kanal

00:59:10 - 21Moon

01:10:56 - Things in Rings

01:17:54 - Wilmot’s Warehouse

01:28:02 - Calimala

01:35:08 - Forest Shuffle

01:49:36 - Seers Catalogue

01:53:58 - Railways of the Lost Atlas

02:06:24 - Hollywood 1947

02:20:26 - Indonesia

Ben, Trey, and Paul deep dive the new 18xx innovator "Railways of the Lost Atlas." Also, the three discuss recent plays of "Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2,” "Pampero,” and “Twilight Imperium, 4th Edition.”

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:04:08 Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2
• 0:16:12 Twilight Imperium 4th Ed
• 0:36:50 Pampero
• 0:53:05 Concordia: Balearica
• 1:01:00 Age of Innovation
• 1:11:45 Game Review: Railways of the Lost Atlas

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- Instagram

Matt and Jordan are joined by friend-of-the-pod Drew Conley to review inarguably the biggest board game release thus far of 2024: ARCS by Cole Wehrle and Leder Games.

• 0:00:00 Introduction
  • Cascadero
  • Slay the Spire
• 0:28:30 Game Review: Arcs
  • Wehrlegig Games
• Find Drew at https://www.drewconleycomposer.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/@theboardgamecomposer
• Find more Jordan at https://www.youtube.com/@OptimalPlay

- Find Etamar at kirbooloni.com
- Game Brain Facebook Group
- Instagram

Ben, Trey, and Paul talk about catching the game wave. What happens when you ride it, what happens when you miss it, and what happens when you try to start your own. Plus, plays of Arcs, 1930: The Golden Age of Airlines, and Nucleum: Australia.

Tom, Trey, and Elder review El Burro.

• 0:00:00 Introduction
  • Jenny Nicholson's video
  • Star Wars Unlimited Expansion Shadows of the Galaxy
  • Guards of Atlantis II
  • Blood on the Clocktower
  • Concordia
• 0:31:50 Game Review: El Burro: A La Granja Game
  • Planta Nubo
  • La Granja
  • Agra
  • Cooper Island
  • Troyes

- Find Etamar at kirbooloni.com
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Ben and Trey go deep into Salton Sea and also share initial impressions of Pax Penning and El Burro. Plus, the two revisit Heaven & Ale and chat about what they want out of a game store.

Ben and Paul chat about some recent plays, including Salton Sea, and then Ben shamelessly attempts to communicate to Queen Games about his missing Marrakesh expansion. Afterwards, the two explore the importance of enthusiasm at a game table and the dangers of becoming the dreaded FUN SPONGE.