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In this episode Jeff talks about taking his son to see the Avengers(No Not the Movie!)(1:30), Rob meets a gamer at work who is a big fan of … (6:06), Jeff mentions an interesting boardgaming blog site (12:34), and the hosts discuss Game Publisher exclusivity/Predictions on whats happening with Rio Grande Games, Just why you might buy from FLGS’s, and then go on to discuss and compare several OLGS’s (14:35).

Rob gets busy with BusyTown Airport (28:11), brings Zooloretto Wurfelspiel to bed (32:52), and talks about some other games he has gotten played (Carcassonne, Ra the Dice Game and more) (38:31). Jeff talks about a 5 player game of Lords of Waterdeep (43:08), Reviews Balloon Cup (46:26), and wraps up with some other games he has gotten played as well (55:21).

Rob talks all about Chips!(No Not the TV Show!)(56:33) and the hosts then debate the merits of Digital Ports of board games (1:06:38). Don’t forget to enter the TBGL contest for 1 of 2 copies of Zooloretto Wurfelspiel (1:26:10).

The shows Game Lust segment includes Tooth & Nail (1:29:07), Sedition Wars – Battle for Alabaster (1:31:10), and Twilight Struggle PC Edition (1:32:19). The hosts then conclude the show (1:36:16).

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During this episode we announce our first contest: Two separate chances to win a new German import copy of Zooloretto Wurfelspiel provided by the hosts, Rob and Jeff.

Rob and Jeff begin this show with a discussion on the Curt Schilling 38 Studios Gaming Fiasco (1:35), talk briefly about the Martin Wallace Doctor Who Card Game (9:34), and debate at length doing negative reviews of kickstarter games (14:49). The hosts also revisit their tabletop thoughts and present an idea for a better show next season (28:39).

The Boardgamer’s Dozen begins and includes Zooloretto Wurfelspiel (33:34), Ground Floor (47:43), Mob Ties (1:02:50), Empires of the Void (1:08:19), Gunship: First Strike (1:14:02), Merchant of Venus + A bit on the licensing issues as well (1:25:31), Chronicle (1:42:42), Valdora (1:47:18), Manhattan Project (1:58:23), Airlines Europe (2:01:18), Cash ‘n Guns (2:06:25), Shadow Hunters (2:11:49), Tsuro (2:15:43), and finally Jeff’s final thoughts on each game with each game ranked against the others in Boardgamer’s Dozen fashion (2:19:49).

Some other games discussed then are Jaipur (2:24:56), Hanging Gardens (2:28:04) and general game discussion wrapup, yucata comments, CCG/LCG thoughts and more (2:34:14).

The Game Lust segment this week includes brief longing for Africana (2:41:32), Rapa Nui (2:43:56), Trajan (2:44:14), and Agricola All Creatures Big and Small (2:44:58).

The hosts then share Listener Feedback (2:47:22) and wrapup the show (2:52:53)

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In this episode Rob is on the road yet again, this time reviewing some Dallas Game Stores (1:33). Jeff talks about some upcoming Plaid Hat Stuff (10:17) along with this emerging Android Universe thing/Netrunner (14:15). The hosts finally get around to their ALL THINGS FELD segment (18:10) which is the culmination of Jeff’s personal quest to play again all stefan feld games at least two times each in recent months before rendering current and/or final opinions on each. Discussed are Notre Dame (20:45), In The Year of the Dragon (27:08), Macao (40:02), Luna (52:22), Speicherstadt (1:06:02), Strasbourg (1:21:39), Castles of Burgandy/Die Burgen von Burgund (1:27:46), Trajan (1:36:25), Kaispeicher (1:44:54), and Rialto (1:53:02). Jeff then quickly summarizes his opinions on each game while rating and ranking them (1:55:15).

The hosts continue with some other non-feld games they’ve been playing lately including Angry Birds (1:57:31), Take a Hike (2:02:45), A&A Angels 20/Wings of War (2:04:03), and Twilight Struggle (2:07:31). In this weeks GAME LUST segment, Jeff lusts over Small World Realms (2:13:27) and Game of Thrones 2nd Edition (2:15:10) while Rob talks more about Saint Malo and Village (2:17:54) along with 1989 (2:18:31). The hosts then close out the show with a brief look at whats coming up next time (2:20:30).

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In this episode Rob is on the road again, this time visiting the Game Parlor in Chantilly Virginia (1:49). Rob details his in store visit while debating with Jeff what exactly is great and not so great about an average FLGS experience. Jeff continues with his thoughts on the kickstarter launch of the new Ipad/Boardgame Battle of the Bulge (24:54) and further makes some comparisons to Petroglyph’s Panzer General (32:08). Both hosts discuss just what happens when somebody else decides to reorganize your game shelves (36:57) and then cover various possibilities for further game shelf organization.

Rob details games he has been playing recently with his three and a half year old son including Numeri and Pop the Pig (51:51) and proceeds with discussions on Gloom (54:34), and then Dice Trays and Dice Towers (56:51) which leads to brief coverage of the children’s games Busytown: Eye found it! (1:02:26) and Busytown: Busy, Busy Airport (1:04:10). Rob finishes up his list with a brief mention of Kingdom of Solomon (1:08:09) and some hating for Can’t Stop (1:09:40).

Jeff goes into quite some detail on a variety of his recent plays including MIL 1049 (1:14:53), and Nefarious (1:33:50) which leads to some discussion on MEGAcquire and also the Albino Dragon announcement made elsewhere. Rounding out Jeff’s list is the deck builder Barbarossa (1:55:57) and Lords of Vegas (2:08:24).

In this episode’s Game Lust segment (2:18:09), Jeff lusts over Axis & Allies Angels 20 (2:19:10), Star Wars: X-Wing (2:21:18), and Dust Warfare (2:24:38). Rob finishes things up with some game lust for Saint Malo (2:24:38) and the hosts then wrap up the show with their closing segment (2:27:23).

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