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Legacy Episodes - Hot Steamy Clouds

There are days when I am convinced of the magical nature of our podcast. Today is one of those days. Somehow we have managed to squeeze three very big games into what amounts just the same length of podcast. From a physics standpoint this is clearly impossible - and let’s face it - telling you how we do it would be giving away a very big industry secret. But by Jove, I think we've got it.
Age of Steam: ( 04:35 ) - In theory, reprints of classic games are incredibly exciting because here’s a chance for people to rediscover something that was clearly good enough to be propelled by the industry for that long. In practice, imagine the dread of the reviewer when they realise that maybe this much beloved classic is… well. Let’s just leave it at that for now. You’ll have to listen to the podcast itself for more.
Tainted Grail: ( 22:23 ) - Oh no! It’s 7th Continent all over again. But grimdark! Long time viewers will know that that much beloved game did not sit well with these beloved reviewers inspite of its popularity. Is there more to this different spin on the genre of a giant map full of choose your own adventure hotspots and survival mechanisms? That’s what we’re here to talk about.
Cloudspire: ( 44:30 ) - Remember when you used to say things like “light as a cloud?” Well, forget about it because Cloudspire comes in at a hefty ten kilograms of neoprene matts, poker chips and custom dice in this voluptuous board game take on the MOBA genre of video games. With a ruleset that prompted this genuine response from your favourite podcast host.
Mailbag: ( 1:00:48 ) - Listener Lambert sent in a swarm of questions about our time with Gloomhaven. We were perhaps a touch too brief in answering them, but everything has good reasons.
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Legacy Episodes - A Vast Schnitzel Sandwich

In this episode Elaine and Efka return from Essen Spiel, the biggest board game convention not just in North Rhine-Westphalia, but also the world. Now that we've played some of the exciting releases - it's time to talk about them.
Era: The Medieval Age: ( 02:30 )
Vast: The Mysterious Manor: ( 13:19 )
Expedition to Newdale: ( 27:50 )
Maracaibo: ( 43:05 )
Mailbag: ( 1:05:06 )

Legacy Episodes - Snails, Rails And Chocolate Trails

In this episode Elaine and Efka share some BIG NEWS (03:23 ) and talk about such potentially excellent board games as:
Chocolate Factory ( 07:11 )
Sabotage ( 19:31 )
Irish Gauge ( 34:59 )
Tapestry ( 50:13 )
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Legacy Episodes - Black Angel of Perth

Tune in to find out about critical darling Black Angel, surprise hit Watergate, follow up to the EXIT series and more!
Rurik: Dawn of Kiev (07:43)
QE (20:14)
Adventure Games: The Dungeon (29:03)
Black Angel (42:15)
Watergate (1:03:07)

Legacy Episodes - Eighteen Sofa Wars

Alert! Alert! The sofas have run amok and it is up to our heroes, Efka and Elaine, to put all the sofa pieces back together. What treasures will we find in the crevices? What hidden board game gems are gathering dust under those pillows?
Star Wars: Outer Rim ( 03:55 )- How did an ENTIRE galaxy get lost in the folds of our sofa? We will never find out, but at least we can tell you if this Star Wars themed bimble bimbled our fancy.
Undaunted: Normandy ( 17:44 ) - The definitive accent pillow of today's podcast is this WW2 themed deck builder. And here’s us telling you why we think it's great and… why Efka just doesn't get on with it.
1846 ( 34:16 ) - Rounding out our game discussion is the one game that is definitely bigger than any sofa - 1846, which is just one flavour of the multifaceted genre of 18xx games. Find out how we felt about our first sit down onto board gaming's hardest cushions.
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Legacy Episodes - Blood on the UK Games Expo

In our second episode we discuss a slew of games we played at UK Games Expo 2019 and there’s quite a few goodies we can’t wait to tell you about:
Pandemic: Rapid Response (2:22)
Copenhagen (17:40)
Letter Jam (30:00)
Blood on the Clocktower (38:57)
And on a final note we’ve received quite a question in our mail bag but we’ll leave that for you to discover.

Legacy Episodes - Arkwright The Hedgehog

In our very first episode we talk about such dangerous games as:
Concordia: Venus - bringing you the terror of the mighty Roman Empire and never knowing the right time to tribune.
Tiny Towns which is so tiny you won’t even notice it creep up behind you and plunge a 4x4 grid into your back.
Arkwright - giving Elaine the heebie jeebies with it’s theme of British industrialism, a.k.a - what is it that the British have done again?
Gentes the most dangerous kind of game of all - a mediocre euro-game.
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