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Ambie and Crystal a couple games they've played recently, including That Time You Killed Me and TIME Stories Revolution: The Hadal Project. We then talk about culling our collection - how we decide which games to cull and how we do (or don't) actually go about culling them! Announcements: 0:47 Recent Games: 1:56 Culling: 20:41 Outro: 35:32 Bloopers: 36:27 No Pun Included's culling video: https://youtu.be/BNFuMiwS9As Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS That Time You Killed Me: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344258/time-you-killed-me TIME Stories Revolution: The Hadal Project: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/287742/time-stories-revolution-hadal-project Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/308

Ambie and Crystal a couple games they've played recently, including Aeon's End and Riverside. We then take a break from talking about board games to talk about our top 5 favorite movies! Announcements: 0:38 Recent Games: 3:07 Top 5 Movies: 15:17 Outro: 38:50 Bloopers: 39:49 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Aeon's End: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191189/aeons-end Riverside: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/321108/riverside Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/306

Ambie and Crystal a couple games they've played recently, including Durian Dash, Arachnoir, and Overboss. We then are joined by special guest Matt to talk about how important it is to play games by the correct rules. Recent Games: 0:45 Playing by the Rules: 12:13 Outro: 35:31 Bloopers: 36:35 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Durian Dash: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/340396/durian-dash Arachnoir: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350202/arachnoir Overboss: A Boss Monster Adventure: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/310192/overboss-boss-monster-adventure Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/305

Ambie, Crystal, and special guest Pam discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum and Cubitos. We then talk about luck in board games and why we like or dislike it. Announcements: 0:50 Recent Games: 1:34 Luck in Games: 12:49 Outro: 30:33 Bloopers: 31:46 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/307561/steam-feast-dim-sum Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steam-up/steam-up-a-feast-of-dim-sum/ Cubitos: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298069/cubitos Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/303

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including For Science! and Cascadia. We then talk about playing board games solo and what types of games we like to play solo. Recent Games: Solo Gaming: Outro: Bloopers: Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS For Science!: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/280834/science For Science! playthrough: https://youtu.be/UnEDrAYXKOE Cascadia: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/302

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Rolling Stock Stars and There is No Game: Wrong Dimension. We then list our top 5 games that make us laugh! Announcements: 0:40 Recent Games: 1:35 Top 5 Games That Make Us Laugh: 13:56 Outro: 38:03 Bloopers: 39:16 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Rolling Stock Stars: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298154/rolling-stock-stars There is No Game: Wrong Dimension: https://www.drawmeapixel.com/ Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/300

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Wok and Roll, Kopi King, and Chope. We then talk about board game expansions and what makes us like or dislike them. Recent Games: 0:41 Replayability: 14:57 Outro: 35:08 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Wok and Roll: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/319320/wok-and-roll Kopi King: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312726/kopi-king Chope: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286661/chope Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/299

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Project Nos, Flapjack Flipout, and TEN. We then talk about replayability in games and what things can make a game replayable. Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 2:09 Replayability: 12:55 Outro: 26:37 Bloopers: 27:41 You can still donate to Extra Life here: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=461152 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Project Nos: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201992/project-nos Flapjack Flipout: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180421/flapjack-flipout TEN: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335609/ten Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/297

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Murder at the Motel, MicroMacro: Crime City, and Gartic Phone. We then list our top five favorite games that we're bad at but still like. Announcements: 0:44 Recent Games: 2:04 Top 5 Games We're Bad At: 9:55 Outro: 32:47 Bloopers: 34:00 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Murder at the Motel: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341401/murder-motel MicroMacro: Crime City: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318977/micromacro-crime-city Gartic Phone: https://garticphone.com/ Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/296

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including The Game: Face to Face and Atmosfear. We then talk about some ways we can play games with people who don't usually play board games. Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 1:54 Non-Gamers: 13:53 Outro: 28:25 Bloopers: 29:38 Watch the Board Game Tango song parody on Ambie's YouTube: https://youtu.be/jpm904XT_lM Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS The Game: Face to Face: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236461/game-face-face Atmosfear: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337017/atmosfear Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/295

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Escape from the Science Lab of Shifting Rules, Escape from the Two Base Stations, Escape from Lockdown: The Demon Fortress, Webscapade Season 0: Welcome to Argenia, and Nidavellir. We then list off our top 5 favorite polyomino board games! Announcements: 0:43 Recent Games: 1:38 Top 5 Polyomino Games: 16:12 Outro: 32:20 Bloopers: 33:15 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Escape from the Science Lab of Shifting Rules: https://realescapegame.jp/events/sciencelab-shifting-rules.html Escape from the Two Base Stations: https://realescapegame.jp/events/escape-from-the-two-base-stations.html Escape from Lockdown: The Demon Fortress: https://realescapegame.jp/events/escape-from-the-lockdown-the-demon-fortress.html Webscapade Season 0: Welcome to Argenia: https://webscapade.com/Home/Adventures (use the promo code “blitz” to get 25% off through end of July at https://webscapade.com/) Nidavellir: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293014/nidavellir Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/294

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Escape Room: The Game - Puzzle Adventure: Secret of the Scientist, Exit: The Game + Puzzle - The Sacred Temple, and The Search for Planet X. We then talk about some tips for hosting game days and nights. Announcements: 0:47 Recent Games: 1:43 Gaming Gatherings: 15:03 Outro: 32:05 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Escape Room: The Game - Puzzle Adventure: Secret of the Scientist: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337690/escape-room-game-puzzle-adventures-secret-scientis Exit: The Game + Puzzle - The Sacred Temple: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/298281/exit-game-puzzle-sacred-temple The Search for Planet X: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279537/search-planet-x Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/292

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Bilder, Cold Case: A Pinch of Murder, Cold Case: A Story to Die For, and Let's Make a Bus Route: The Dice Game. We then talk about some of our favorite games we've played together over the years. Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 2:55 Gaming Together: 12:21 Outro: 32:06 Bloopers: 33:10 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Bilder: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255291/bilder Cold Case: A Pinch of Murder: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338549/cold-case-pinch-murder Cold Case: A Story to Die For: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/337863/cold-case-story-die Let's Make a Bus Route: The Dice Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335678/lets-make-bus-route-dice-game Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/290

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Funny Pages, The Search for Planet X, and Jackpot Payout. Since we just celebrated our 5 year podcast anniversary, we then revisit our topic of our first episode, conventions! Announcements: 0:41 Recent Games: 3:06 Conventions: 13:46 Outro: 30:09 Bloopers: 31:13 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Funny Pages: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/330837/funny-pages-comical-puzzle-game The Search for Planet X: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279537/search-planet-x Jackpot Payout: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299910/jackpot-payout Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/290

Ambie and Crystal talk about Escape Tales: Low Memory, Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods, and Stay Cool. We then talk about board games that use a digital app and what we think about them. Announcements: 0:53 Recent Games: 4:08 Apps in Games: 17:07 Outro: 34:53 Bloopers: 35:46 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Escape Tales: Low Memory: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282291/escape-tales-low-memory Escape Tales: Children of Wyrmwoods: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299800/escape-tales-children-wyrmwoods Stay Cool: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267475/stay-cool Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'BGBLITZ21' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxgames.com/ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/286

Ambie and Crystal discuss Winning Streak (a book), The Meaples (a song album), and Musical Chairs (this one's a board game). We then talk about unique themes in board games. Recent Games: 0:43 Unique Themes: 11:00 Outro: 26:50 Bloopers: 27:45 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Winning Streak: http://winningstreakbook.com/ The Meaples album: https://themeaples.bandcamp.com/releases Musical Chairs: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/294216/musical-chairs Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/283/episode-129-rock-and-roll-and-write

Ambie and Crystal discuss Hey Yo and Draftosaurus. We then talk about our top 5 favorite roll & write games. Announcements: 0:37 Recent Games: 2:51 Top 5 Roll & Write: 11:26 Outro: 37:36 Bloopers: 38:31 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Vote for the Golden Geek Awards: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame Hey Yo: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324467/hey-yo Draftosaurus: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264055/draftosaurus Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/283/episode-129-rock-and-roll-and-write

Ambie and Crystal discuss Black Sonata and Viscounts of the West Kingdom. We then talk about how mental health and mental illness is depicted in board games. Recent Games: 0:39 Mental Health: 12:11 Outro: 29:44 Bloopers: 30:39 Listen to Meeple Overboard's discussion on mental health: https://www.dicetower.com/game-podcast/meeple-overboard/mental-health-depression-and-board-games-dan-hughes Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Black Sonata: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231218/black-sonata Viscounts of the West Kingdom: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296151/viscounts-west-kingdom Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/282/episode-128-mental-health-in-games

Ambie and Crystal discuss Horrified and The Castles of Tuscany. We then talk about flavor text in board games. In the return of the Board Game Etymology segment, Crystal discusses the origins of the word "flavor." Announcements: 0:47 Recent Games: 1:54 Flavor Text: 13:25 Board Game Etymology - 'Flavor': 31:32 Outro: 33:02 Bloopers: 34:15 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Horrified: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282524/horrified The Castles of Tuscany: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300327/castles-tuscany Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/279/episode-127-savor-the-flavor

Ambie and Crystal discuss Rosetta: The Lost Language, Dream Runners, and Break In: Area 51. We then host the annual Blitzies for 2020! Announcements: 0:44 Recent Games: 2:00 The 2020 Blitzies: 11:05 --Top 5 Games of 2021: 11:05 --Best New to Us: 18:06 --Best Cooperative Game: 21:05 --Best Solo Game: 21:30 --Best Escape Room Game: 23:06 --Best Roll & Write: 24:02 --Best Underrated Game: 25:15 --Biggest Surprise: 26:57 --Most Innovative: 29:21 --2020 Looking Forward to Recap: 30:28 --2021 Looking Forward to: 32:04 Outro: 34:29 Bloopers: 35:33 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Rosetta: The Lost Language: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286770/rosetta-lost-language Dream Runners: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301002/dream-runners Break In: Area 51: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316594/break-area-51 Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/278/episode-126-the-2020-blitzies