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Fortnightly casual conversations with passionate gamers who geek out about board games, the mechanisms behind them, and the people who create them.
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Episode 83: AnnaMaria Jackson Phelps - Why do we play tabletop games? And games we recently played.
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Episode 82: Dave Luza - Spiel & Tabletop Games on Live Streams
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode 81: Jay Bernardo, Talk Conventions + Games by Asian Publishers / Designers
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Episode 80: John D. Clair, Card Crafting & Deckbuilders
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Episode 79: New Host, Essen Tips + Games We've Recently Played with Nikki
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Episode 78: 3rd Anniversary + SPIEL Essen '25 Anticipation, with Aldie
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Episode 77: Worker Placement Games We Love, with Starla from OFPG
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode 76: Hot Takes on Board Games, Art, and Pickles?! with Kwanchai Moriya
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Episode 75: A COIN for Your Thoughts, with Rodney (Watch It Played) & Joel (Drive Thru Games)
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Episode 74: Film Feelings From Board Games, with Simon Ennis
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 73: Gen Con '25 Releases We're Most Excited to Play, with Shea from RTFM
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Episode 72: Wacky & Wonderful Board Games, with Matthew from Room 51
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Episode 71: "Thematic" Abstract Strategy Games for 2 Players, with Ruel Gaviola
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Episode 70: Unexpected Hits, with Eric from What’s Eric Playing
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode 69: Extended Fresh Plays: Paris-Étourvy, with Pénélope from Penelope Gaming
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May 24, 2025 |
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Episode 68: Heavy Games: When the Juice is Worth the Squeeze, with Edward from Heavy Cardboard
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode 67: Game Market West + Indie Games Appreciation, with Johnny Chin
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Episode 66: Awesome Board Games for 6 Players, with Jamie from Foster the Meeple
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Episode 65: Midweight Euro Games We Love, with Ben from Five Games For Doomsday
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Episode 64: Cozy Games We Love, with Jenna from The Board Game Garden
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Episode 63: Extended Fresh Plays, with Banzainator
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Episode 62: Awesome Co-op Discoveries, with Amanda Panda
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Episode 61: Hidden Movement Games We Love, with Jack from The Cardboard Herald
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode 60: Board & Cards Games That Hit Different, with Space-Biff!
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Episode 59: The Best Games We Played in 2024, with Maggie from ThinkerThemer
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Episode 58: Exploring Adventure Games, with Alex from BoardGameCo
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Episode 57: Travel-Friendly Games We Love, with Rolling Reggie
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Episode 56: BGG.CON ‘24 + BGG Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Episode 55: Deduction Games We Love, with Emily from Man vs Meeple
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Episode 54: Extended Fresh Plays, with Johannes from Board Gaming Ramblings
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Episode 53: SPIEL Essen '24 Discoveries, with Jay from Cardboard East
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Episode 52: 2nd Anniversary + SPIEL Essen '24 Anticipation, with Aldie
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Episode 51: City-Building Games We Love, with Sunniva from Board Gaming Ramblings
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Episode 50: Board Games That Make Us Feel Creative, with Matt Leacock
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Episode 49: Extended Fresh Plays: Gen Con '24, with Amy from ThinkerThemer
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Episode 48: Gen Con '24 Releases We're Most Excited to Play, with Grant Lyon
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 47: Exploring Music Through Board Games + Rockin' Hard, with Jackie Fox
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Episode 46: The Best Board Games Based on Movies, with Eleni/Cardboard Rhino from CGE
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Episode 45: Filler Games We Love, with Matthew Jude
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Episode 44: Board Game Hobby Pet Peeves, with Alan Moon
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Episode 43: Our Most Played Board Games, with Ian O'Toole
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May 24, 2024 |
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Episode 42: Asymmetric Faction Satisfaction, with Roy Cannaday
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May 10, 2024 |
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Episode 41: Meaty Games in Small Packages, with Suzanne Sheldon
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Episode 40: Our Favorite Board Games Based on TV Shows, with Meeple Lady
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Episode 39: Reshaping BGG's Top 100, with Efka from No Pun Included
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Episode 38: Dipping Your Toes into Historical Board Games, with David Thompson
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode 37: Roll-and-Write Games We Love, with Antoine Bauza
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Episode 36: Alexander Pfister Games We Love, with Stella from Meeple University
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Episode 35: Trick-Taking Extremes, with Taylor Reiner
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Episode 34: 2024 Releases on Our Radars, with Elaine from No Pun Included
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Episode 33: Our Favorite 5 and Top 10 Games of 2023, with Jess Cassady
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Episode 32: BGG.CON '23 Gaming Highlights, with Tim from Board Game Hot Takes
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Episode 31: The 2023 BGG Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Episode 30: Extended Fresh Plays, with Justin Bell from Meeple Mountain
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 29: Family-Friendly Games We Love, with Elizabeth Hargrave
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Episode 28: SPIEL '23 Experiences, with Paula Deming
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 27: First Anniversary + SPIEL '23 Anticipation, with Aldie
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 26: Board Games with Unique Themes, with Corey Konieczka
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Episode 25: Vital Lacerda Games We Love, with Ryan from Man vs Meeple
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Episode 24: Oldies but Goodies, with Monique from Before You Play
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Episode 23: Gen Con '23 Releases We're Most Excited to Play, with Rob Oren
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Episode 22: Card-driven Games We Love, with Uli Blennemann
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Episode 21: Why 18xx Might Be Your Next Obsession, with Ben Mandelker
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Episode 20: Board Games That Use Dice in Clever Ways, with Paul Grogan
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Episode 19: Great Games for Introducing People to the Hobby, with Erica Bouyouris
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Episode 18: Board Games with Iconic Box Cover Art, with Isaac Vega
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 17: Area Majority Games We Love, with Beneeta Kaur
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May 12, 2023 |
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Episode 16: Extended Fresh Plays + The Quad, with Stephen Buonocore
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Episode 15: Quirky Trick-taking Games That Excite Us, with Jonathan Cox
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Episode 14: Cooperative Games We Love, with Nikki Pontius
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Episode 12: The Joys of Solo Gaming, with Liz Davidson
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Episode 11: Votes for Women, with Mandi Hutchinson
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Episode 10: Board Games with Elevating Art, with Mike Murphy
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Episode 9: Quick-playing 2-Player Games We Love, with Lincoln Damerst
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Episode 8: 2023 Releases on Our Radars, with GameFreakGeek Monique
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Episode 7: Board Game Hidden Gems, with Cole Wehrle
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Episode 6: Deck-building Games We Love, with Corey Thompson
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Episode 5: The 2022 BoardGameGeek Holiday Gift Guide, with Steph Hodge
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Episode 4: Terracotta Army, with Nick Murphy from The Brothers Murph
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Episode 3: SPIEL '22 Demo Experiences, with W. Eric Martin
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Episode 2: SPIEL '22 Discoveries, with Beth Heile
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Episode 1: SPIEL '22 Anticipation, with BGG Owner Scott Alden
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Sep 30, 2022 |