Two Wood for a Wheat
By Patrick Flannery
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Episodes: 183
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Two Wood for Wheat is a board game podcast. We review and criticize board games, diving deep into the strategies and mechanisms that make them great or make them forgettable.
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126. Top 10 Games of 2023
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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B-Sides 54. The 2024 LevelUp Con / 2024 Most Anticipated Games
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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B-Sides 53. Games We Didn't Play 2023
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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125. So long and thanks for all the games
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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124. 2023 Essen Top 10 Most Anticipated
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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123. Fit to Print & Time Restrictions
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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122. Forest Shuffle & Card Cost Curves
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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121. 2023 Gen Con Roundup
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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120. War of the Ring The Card Game & IP-Based Games
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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119. After Us & Apocalyptic Themes and the Exorcism of Anxieties
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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118. Shake that City & Design Elements that Engender Input Randomness
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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117. Sabika & Games that could have been an email
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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116. Retro Review: Rococo
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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115. Legacy of Yu & Elements of Punishing Games
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May 22, 2023 |
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114. Revive & Resets
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May 08, 2023 |
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B-Side Announcement
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May 01, 2023 |
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113. Earth & Big Decks
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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B-Sides 52. Die Sielder von Catan / The Settlers of Catan / Catan
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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112. Skymines
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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B-Sides 51. Isle of Cats Explore and Draw
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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111. Splendor Duel & Duel Games
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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B-Sides 50. Memorable Board Game Experiences
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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110. Atiwa
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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B-Sides 49. Obsession by Kayenta Games
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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109. Terracotta Army & End-of-Round Objectives
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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B-Sides 48. Unintentional Cheating
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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108. Most Anticipated Games of 2023
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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B-Sides 47. Too Frost for a Haven 2
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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107. Woodcraft & Top 10 Games of 2022
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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B-sides 46. What's up with WotC? (and How to Deal with Crappy Gaming Companies)
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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106. Tiletum & 2022 Games We Missed
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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B-Sides 45. Mindbug
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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1. Too Frost for a Haven
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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B-Sides 44. Xmas Special 2022
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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105. Frosthaven First Impressions
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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B-Sides 43. PAX Unplugged & EXIT: Shadows Over Middle Earth
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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104. Evergreen & Mini Review & First Impression Extravaganza
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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B-Sides 42. A Deck of Cards
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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103. Verdant & Building Something
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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B-Sides 41. Resurgence
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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102. Planet Unknown & Different Rules at Different Player Counts
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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B-Sides 40. The 8 Types of Fun
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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101. My Shelfie & Gimmicks in Games
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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B-Sides 39. Endless Winter
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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100. Wormholes & Modular Map Madness
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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B-Sides 38. Games We Wish We Played More Often
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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99. Akropolis & Comfort Food Games
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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B-Sides 37. Pocket Master Builder
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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98. 2022 Essen Preview
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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B-Sides 36. Designer - Simone Luciani
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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97. Wonderland's War
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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B-Sides 35. Phil Walker-Harding Double Feature Extravaganza Planted & Summer Camp
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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96. Three Sisters & Farming Games
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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B-Sides 34. Our Dumbest Board Game Purchases
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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95. Messina 1347 & Death in Boardgames
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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B-sides 33. Space Station Phoenix
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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94. Guild of Merchant Explorers & Ugly Duckling Games
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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B-Sides 32. Five Milestone Games in Our Board Game Journey
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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93. Golem & Analysis Paralysis
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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B-sides 31. Maglev Metro
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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92. Welcome to the Moon & Variations on a Theme
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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B-sides 30. Bitoku
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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91. Radlands & Attacking
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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B-Sides 29. Ascension Tactics
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May 30, 2022 |
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90. Ark Nova & That one thing that ruins a game
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May 23, 2022 |
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B-sides 28. Creature Comforts
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May 16, 2022 |
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89. Long Shot: The Dice Game & Most Anticipated Games of 2022
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May 09, 2022 |
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B-Sides 27. Living Forest
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May 02, 2022 |
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88. So Clover! & When Winning Doesn't Matter
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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B-sides 26. Now or Never
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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87. Origins: First Builders & Why We Love Dice
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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B-sides 25. Riverside
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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86. Brian Boru & Top Games of 2021
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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B-sides 24. Canopy
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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85. Sleeping Gods & Storytelling Games
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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B-Sides 23. Boonlake
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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84. Luna Capital & Gateway Plus Games
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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B-sides 22. Dog Lover
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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83. Enchanted Plumes & Gaming with a Significant Other
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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B-sides 21. Pavlov's House Digital
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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82. Our top games of all time - 10-1
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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B-sides 20. The Hunger
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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81. Our top games of all time - 20-11
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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B-sides:19 Cape May
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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80. Our top 30 games of all time - 30-21
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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B-sides 18. Gloomhaven digital edition
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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79. Anno 1800 & Using other people's stuff
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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B-Sides 17. The Crew: Mission Deep Sea
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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78. Furnace & All About Auctions
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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B.-sides 16. Witchstone
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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77. Ankh & the World Series of Board Gaming with Jake Frydman
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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B-sides 15. Wild Space
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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76. Subastral & When Art Makes the Game
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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B-sides 14. Dune: House Secrets
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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75. Dollars to Donuts & Happy Games
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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B-Sides 13. Concordia Digital Edition
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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74. Merv The Heart of the Silk Road & Uncovering Games of 2020 in 2021
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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B-sides 12. TEN
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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73. Forgotten Waters & Essen Most Anticipated Games
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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B-sides 11. Summoner Wars 2nd Edition
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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72. Project L & Why Bad Luck Makes Us Mad
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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B-sides 10. Juicy Fruits (and other nonsense)
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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71. Cascadia & Nature-Themed Games
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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B-sides 9. Gaia Project Digital Review
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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B-sides 8. Meadow and the Idealized Countryside
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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70. Imperium: Classics & Deck Builders on Steroids
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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B-Sides 7. Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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69. MicroMacro: Crime City & Oddball Mechanisms
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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B-Sides 6. Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria and an Interview with Designer Stan Kordonskiy
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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68. Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition & the Right Length for a Boardgame
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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B-Sides 5. Café - engine building and card covering for coffee lovers.
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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67. AuZtralia, Hit Z Road, and Overused Themes
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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B-Sides 4. Trails of Tucana & Push Your Luck Games
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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66. Hadrian's Wall & Comboriffic Games
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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B-Sides 3. Cryo & How Games Feel Different with Different Players
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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65. Empyreal: Spells & Steam & Kickstarter Bloat
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May 31, 2021 |
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B-Sides 2. Fairy Tale Inn & Old Mechanisms Which Live on Today
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May 24, 2021 |
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64. Marvel United & Great Expectations
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May 17, 2021 |
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B-Sides 1. The Lost Ruins of Arnak & the Worst Human Beings in the World
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May 10, 2021 |
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63. Red Rising & a Return to Gaming IRL with Board Boy Campbell
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May 03, 2021 |
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62. Overboss & Replayability
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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61. Hallertau & Favorite Resources
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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60. Gods Love Dinosaurs & Counterintuitive Games
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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59. Cloudage & Production Pet Peeves, or Production 'Do's and 'Don't's
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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58. Renature & 2021 Most Anticipated Games
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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57. Praga Caput Regni & Best Games of 2020
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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56. My City & Games We Missed in 2020
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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55. Dune: Imperium & Gaming in the Time of COVID
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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54. Beyond the Sun and What're You Lookin At
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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53.5. Dwellings of Eldervale
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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53. Curious Cargo & New York Zoo & the Greatest Race Games
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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52. Castles of Tuscany & Reimplementations
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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51. Marco Polo 2 & Number of Plays
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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50. Tekhenu & Essen Top 10
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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49. Calico & What's in a Name
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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48. Nova Luna & the Soul of a Game
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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47. Mariposas & Variable Scoring
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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46. High Rise & Time Tracks
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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45. Parks & the New Essential Intro Games
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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44. Legacy of Dragonholt & the Story of a Game Arc
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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43. Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion & First Plays
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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42. Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion and Underused Mechanisms
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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41. Tasty Humans & Bad Mechanisms
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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40. Mandala & Five-Player Games
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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39. Underwater Cities New Discoveries & Expansions
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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38. Santa Monica & Great Games We Suck At
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May 18, 2020 |
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37. Gaia Project & Board Game Arena
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May 04, 2020 |
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36. This War of Mine & Solo Games that Don't Cause Existential Dread
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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35. Nemo's War & Flawed Games We Love
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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34. Ecosystem & Great Games We Don't Like
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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33. Isle of Cats & Cute Games
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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32. Glen More II & Objectionable Themes
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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31. Sorcerer City & Depth of Play
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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30. Coffee Roaster & 2020 Anticipated Games
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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29. Maracaibo & Top Games of 2019
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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28. It's a Wonderful World & 2019 Games we Missed
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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27. 2018 Retrospective and Silver & Gold
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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26.Why Won't You Play My Game and Azul Summer Pavilion
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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25. A Huge Mistake
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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24. Paths to Victory and Paladins of the West Kingdom
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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23. Overpowered and Clans of Caledonia
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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22. Moving Tracks - Essen Preview & Tapestry
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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21. Deluge - Barrage Review & New Games
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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20. Fallen Angel - Black Angel and Gratitude
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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19. Pilfering Putrescent Parts - Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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18. Gen Con Games
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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17. Entitlement and the King's Guild
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Jul 29, 2019 |
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16. Worst Plays and Res Arcana
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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15. Why We Play Games & Scorpius Freighter
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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14. Underwater Cities & Excruciating Decisions
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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13. Whiny Towns - Tiny Towns and Downtime
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May 20, 2019 |
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12. Old Frontiers - Race for the Galaxy, Roll, & New Frontiers Triple Review
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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11. Tiles & Tribulations - A Feast for Odin, the Norwegians, & Escape Plan
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Apr 15, 2019 |
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10. Chartergroan - Charterstone and Color Blindness
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Mar 30, 2019 |
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9. Positive Feedback - Positive & Negative Feedback Loops in Boardgames
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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8. Board Game Woke - Exploring Our Bias (aka Why Pat Hates Wingspan)
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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7. Birders Anonymous - Wingspan and Obsession
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Feb 04, 2019 |
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6. Grognards and Grandmas - 7th Continent & 10 Gamery-Games to Play with Family
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Jan 22, 2019 |
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5. Originality is Overrated - Newton, Originality, and the Best Games of 2018
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Jan 07, 2019 |
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4. Day of the Carp - Carpe Diem, Teaching Games, and Empires of the Void II
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Dec 24, 2018 |
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3. Player Interaction - Architects of the West Kingdom and Expectations of Player Interaction
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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2. Day of the Dead - Scythe, Rise of Fenris, Legacy Games, and Teotihuacan
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Oct 28, 2018 |
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1. Pilot - Whining, Gloomhaven, and 1st Player
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Oct 12, 2018 |