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Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including The Book of Rituals and Mansplaining. We then have our annual awards show, the 2021 Blitzies! Announcements: 0:43 Recent Games: 1:24 The 2021 Blitzies: 10:55 --Best Party Game: 12:25 --Best Card Game: 14:06 --Best Cooperative Game: 15:58 --Best Trick Taker: 19:20 --Best Family Game: 20:35 --Best Roll & Write Game: 22:52 --Best Escape Room Game: 24:08 --Best Theming: 28:14 --Biggest Surprise: 30:49 --Best Dexterity Game: 33:39 --Best New to Us Not 2021: 35:44 --Best Game of 2021: 38:10 --Looking Forward to in 2022: 39:25 Outro: 42:41 Bloopers: 43:36 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS The Book of Rituals: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348425/book-rituals Mansplaining: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/356245/mansplaining Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'GFGBLITZ2022' for 20% off non-exclusive items from their site: http://www.greyfoxg

Ambie, Crystal, and special guest Monique (@Gamefreakgeek) discuss a couple games they played recently, including some greeting card games from The Dark Imp. We then talk about our choices of games that we would give someone to help them get to know our personalities. Announcements: 0:44 Recent Games: 1:16 Get to Know You Games: 16:22 Outro: 36:35 Bloopers: 37:30 Check out Monique on Twitter and Twitch! Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamefreakgeek Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Gamefreakgeekgirl Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Six Greeting Card Games: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedarkimp/six-greetings-card-games Playthrough of Guess How: https://youtu.be/CFqkEVzyJtg Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'GFGBLITZ2022' 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/316

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Fire in the Hole! and Stella: Dixit Universe. We then talk about playing children's games - not with children, but just with adults! Announcements: 0:41 Recent Games: 2:09 Children's Games for Adults: 11:08 Outro: 26:01 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Fire in the Hole!: https://fireinthehole.mcmiller.fun/ Stella: Dixit Universe: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329845/stella-dixit-universe Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'GFGBLITZ2022' 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/315

This is episode 150 of our podcast! To celebrate, Ambie and Crystal spend the whole episode answering questions from you, our listeners! Announcements: 0:35 Q&A: 1:11 Outro: 42:34 Bloopers: 43:29 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'GFGBLITZ2022' 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/314

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Two and The Hunger. We then talk about how our gaming tastes have evolved in the time we've been playing board games. Ask us questions for our next episode on this thread on BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2784069/ask-us-anything Announcements: 0:42 Recent Games: 1:43 Gaming Evolution: 15:21 Outro: 33:56 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Two: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335764/unmatched-battle-legends-volume-two The Hunger: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339906/hunger Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz This episode was sponsored by Grey Fox Games. Use the code 'GFGBLITZ2022' 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/313

In this special episode, Ambie takes a backseat as her two guests take over the episode to discuss a couple games they played recently, including Boggle and Go Away Monster!. They then talk about our top 5 games from the publisher HABA. Video version of the podcast with subtitles: https://youtu.be/zlrE6ImU6FE Recent Games: 0:35 Top 5 HABA Games: 1:06 Outro: 4:16 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Boggle: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1293/boggle Go Away Monster!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6714/go-away-monster Support us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgameblitz For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/311

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they played recently, including System Gateway and Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters - Isabel's Story and Kira's Story. We then talk about our top 5 games we haven't played yet that are currently (as of when we recorded this episode) in the top 100 of Board Game Geek! Send us any questions you have for our Q&A episode! You can email us at boardgameblitz@gmail.com or message us anywhere you normally do! Announcements: 0:49 Recent Games: 2:35 Top 5 Unplayed Games: 14:52 Outro: 31:54 Bloopers: 32:49 Episode 11- For Shame!: https://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/27/episode-11-for-shame Watch the Brothers Murph Gloomhaven video! https://youtu.be/dHQAZcXYd08 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS System Gateway: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345976/system-gateway-fan-expansion-android-netrunner Escape Room in a Box: Time Drifters - Isabel's Story: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/347504/escape-room-box-time-drifters-isabels-story Escape Room in a Box: T

Ambie and Crystal discuss a game they both played recently, Mission: Elfpossible. Crystal then tells Ambie all about her time at PAX Unplugged last weekend! Recent Games: 0:40 PAX Unplugged: 11:52 Outro: 38:02 Join our discord: https://discord.gg/WvRVnVeYMS Mission: Elfpossible: https://puzzlingpursuits.com/products/mission-elfpossible 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/309

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/boardgam

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: