Episode 14: The one about games that ramp up and convention season

With a few things going on, we ended up off our typical schedule by a week. But we're finally back with Episode 14!

Recently Played (00:15)

We played a lot, but spend way too long talking about Alchemists + The King's Golem Expansion.

News (06:51)

Raiders of the North Sea and Champions of Midgard have strikingly similar Kickstarter campaigns. And Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn announced two deluxe expansions.

"it" Factor (17:35)

Every game gets more intense as it progresses. But some games have a true "ramp up" at the end. We talk about several that achieve this.

2-Player Review (31:33)

We played Raiders of the North Sea 2-Player and give you our thoughts.

#culture (43:47)

Convention season is kicking off with many opening up ticket sales. And it also means that more games will be announced!

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Episode 13: The one about our top 10 2-player games

We're back for Episode 13, the luckiest of all podcast numbers!

In this episode, we give our respective top 10 games (in no particular order, of course!) to play when we just have two people at the table. This is in the spirit of our 2-player review segment, but includes 2-player only games in addition to those games that we think play exceptionally well with two.

The list is split into two halves: The first half consists of games that we chose that did not overlap; and the second half are games that we both chose for our lists (and combine their discussions).

Enjoy!

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Episode 12: The one about expansions and game protection

The Boarding Party is back with Episode 12!

Recently Played (00:15)

We managed to get a good amount of games in, Jeremiah's first game of Zombicide: Black Plague, several games of Mechs vs. Minions, and a scenario of Mythos Tales.

News (06:51)

Heroes of Land, Air & Sea is out on Kickstarter and we give you our thoughts.

"it" Factor (17:35)

Games expansions are a beautiful thing. We talk about what we love in expansions, and a few examples of game expansions we never play without.

2-Player Review (31:33)

Bruno Cathala's Sobek is a set collection game we first played a while ago. In a pretty saturated market, how does it fare?

#culture (43:47)

From card sleeves to custom inserts to careful storage and handling, we talk in depth about the many ways we (and others) protect our games from ... ourselves.

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Episode 11: The one about our 10x10 Challenge

The Boarding Party is back for it's standard format for Episode 11.

Recently Played (00:15)

Jeff played some Zombicide: Black Plague and we both played Lords of Waterdeep.

News (07:54)

First Martians: Adventures on the Red Planet is doing a pre-order through Portal Games; and Clank! has an expansion on the way.

"it" Factor (19:37)

What games have art is so good and so well integrated that it elevates them?

2-Player Review (33:20)

Just for you, we played World's Fair 1893. A game we love with more players, what do we think of it with only 2?

#culture (43:47)

All of the games we're going to include as part of our collective 10x10 Challenge.

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The Boarding Party's 10x10 Challenge: Update 1

As part of our 2017 Gaming Resolutions, we have decided to undertake a collective 10x10 Challenge.

For those unaware, the 10x10 Challenge is where we commit to playing 10 different games 10 times each. The aim is to celebrate the games that we have, and love!

Here's our starting point, with the 10 games chosen only (no plays of them ... yet!). Our plan is to track this on a monthly, weekly, or bi-weekly basis showing our progress.

Episode 10: The one about 2016 and 2017

2017 is officially here and so is our newest episode. In our 10th episode, we change things up a bit to do a look back on 2016 and look ahead to 2017 for all things gaming.

2016 Podcast Stuff (00:15)

We look back on where our podcast started and some of the things we've been able to do over the past half year.

2016 Games (06:38)

Restoration Games (from the great Rob Daviau) announced its first three games: Stop Thief, Dragon Master, and Downforce.

2016 Events (25:22)

2016 was great (for games). We talk about Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, Scythe, and Mechs vs. Minions, among many others.

2017 Events (40:47)

Looking ahead to Gencon and Cool Mini or Not Expo, and how we plan to cover them differently.

2017 Games (47:49)

So many good games coming out. It's looking like the year of the legacy games with Pandemic Legacy: Season 2, Charterstone, Ultimate Werewolf Legacy, Chronicles: Origins, and Gloomhaven. Plus a few other non-legacy games of note!

2017 Podcast (1:09:22)

What's we're planning for our podcast.

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Episode 9: The one about games with mass appeal and game rankings

After a few weeks off for the holidays, The Boarding Party is back for Episode 9.

Recently Played (00:15)

We managed to get a good amount of games in, including Kingdomino, Mechs vs. Minions, and Scythe ... but the piece de resistance was certainly our epic game of Twilight Imperium!

News (08:39)

Restoration Games (from the great Rob Daviau) announced its first three games: Stop Thief, Dragon Master, and Downforce.

"it" Factor (18:25)

We talk about the beauty of games with mass appeal, using Codenames (and Codenames: Picutres) as a backdrop.

2-Player Review (32:24)

T.I.M.E. Stories has taken the industry by storm, and we give our thoughts on how it works with only 2p.

#culture (47:52)

Sites like Boardgamegeek have robust rating systems, which turn into rankings of the best (and worst!) board games of all time ... what do we think of these systems?

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