Board Game Blitz

Ambie and Crystal discuss Freedom: The Underground Railroad and City of Gears. We then talk about games with serious themes, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'important.' Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 1:56 Serious Games: 10:00 Board Game Etymology - 'Important': 21:52 Outro: 23:04 Bloopers: 24:08 Freedom: The Underground Railroad: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119506/freedom-underground-railroad City of Gears: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131682/city-gears

Ambie and Crystal host the annual Blitzies, the special award episode for 2018 games! Announcements: 0:38 The 2018 Blitzies: 2:47 --Best Cooperative Game: 6:08 --Most Unique: 7:33 --Best Artwork: 9:08 --Most Underrated: 11:34 --Best Solo: 13:30 --Top 5 2018 Games: 14:56 --2019 Looking Forward to: 28:26 Outro: 34:00 Bloopers: 34:55

Ambie and Crystal talk about the Dice Tower Cruise and answer some patron questions about the cruise Announcements: 0:40 Dice Tower Cruise Recap: 2:06 Patron Questions: 15:38 --Why a board gaming cruise over a convention?: 15:50 --Was it hard to decide between cruise and game?: 19:30 --Any problems with seasickness?: 21:02 --Well I'm already on vacation so I might as well...: 23:20 --Did movement cause issues with dexterity games?: 24:09 --Was the cruise all-inclusive or did it have micro-transactions?: 25:02 Outro: 27:56 No Bloopers: 28:51

Ambie and Crystal discuss Ghost Stories and The Potion. We then talk about some thoughts on what makes a board game name good or bad. Announcements: 0:41 Recent Games: 2:08 Game Names: 9:44 Outro: 31:10 No Bloopers (I accidentally deleted them): 32:06 Ghost Stories: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37046/ghost-stories The Potion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/250539/potion

Ambie and Crystal discuss Go Away Monster and Catch the Moon. We then talk about our top 5 silly games! Recent Games: 0:36 Top 5 Silly Games: 6:19 Outro: 33:59 Bloopers: 35:04 Go Away Monster!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6714/go-away-monster Catch the Moon: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218129/catch-moon

Ambie and Crystal discuss Tragedy Looper and Trapwords. We then talk about ways to make a welcoming game environment, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'welcome.' Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 2:16 Welcoming Game Environment: 14:30 Board Game Etymology - 'Welcome': 28:21 Outro: 29:31 Bloopers: 30:43 Tragedy Looper: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148319/tragedy-looper Trapwords: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257527/trapwords

Ambie and Crystal discuss Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game and Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar. We then talk about comfort games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'familiar.' Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 3:06 Comfort Games: 14:05 Board Game Etymology - 'Familiar': 25:01 Outro: 26:24 Bloopers: 27:37 Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223321/detective-modern-crime-board-game Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233020/fireball-island-curse-vul-kar

In this special episode, Ambie and Crystal recorded together for the first time ever! We talk about our time at BGG.CON. BGG.CON Recap: 0:28 Outro: 38:53

Ambie and Crystal discuss Cryptid, Hansa Teutonica, and Illusion. We then talk about our top 10 convention board games. Announcements: 0:43 Recent Games: 2:30 Top 10 Convention Games: 12:27 Outro: 32:28 Bloopers: 33:33 Cryptid: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246784/cryptid Hansa Teutonica: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43015/hansa-teutonica Illusion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244995/illusion

Ambie, Crystal, and Cassadi discuss Legacy of Dragonholt, Azul, and Welcome To.... We then talk about board game charities. Recent Games: 1:29 Board Game Charities: 12:28 Outro: 27:00 Bloopers: 28:05 Legacy of Dragonholt: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/234669/legacy-dragonholt Azul: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul Welcome To...: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233867/welcome

Ambie and Crystal discuss The Enigma Emporium Presents: Wish You Were Here and the Stockpile app. We then talk about unique victory conditions, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "unique." Recent Games: 0:47 Unique Victory: 13:28 Board Game Etymology - 'Unique': 25:58 Outro: 26:51 Bloopers: 28:04 The Enigma Emporium: https://www.theenigmaemporium.com/ Stockpile: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161614/stockpile

Ambie and Crystal discuss Gloomhaven and Tiny Epic Zombies. We then talk about teaching board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "teach." Recent Games: 0:47 Teaching Games: 13:38 Board Game Etymology - 'Teach': 28:54 Outro: 31:33 Bloopers: 32:55 Gloomhaven: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Tiny Epic Zombies: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244536/tiny-epic-zombies

Ambie and Crystal discuss Villainous and Sprawlopolis. We then talk about board games involving water, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "flood." Recent Games: 1:00 Watery Games: 13:07 Board Game Etymology - 'Flood': 23:25 Outro: 24:47 No Bloopers: 25:51 Villainous: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256382/villainous Sprawlopolis: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251658/sprawlopolis

Ambie and Crystal discuss Miraris and Pikoko. We then talk about intellectual property in board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "box." Announcements: 1:13 Recent Games: 1:42 Intellectual Property: 12:36 Board Game Etymology - 'Box': 29:29 Outro: 31:22 Bloopers: 32:26 Miraris: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245876/miraris Pikoko: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244505/pikoko

Ambie and Crystal discuss Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures and King of Tokyo. We then talk about games we love in genres we hate, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "anomaly." Announcements: 0:49 Recent Games: 1:38 Games We Love in Genres We Hate: 10:59 Board Game Etymology - 'Anomaly': 28:29 Outro: 29:25 Bloopers: 30:47 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204305/sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-jack-ripper-w King of Tokyo: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo

Ambie and Crystal discuss 1849: The Game of Sicilian Railways and Pandemic Legacy: Season 2. We then talk about games that everyone seems to like except us, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "like." Recent Games: 0:45 Unpopular Opinions: 10:30 Board Game Etymology - 'Like': 29:33 Outro: 30:55 Bloopers: 32:08 1849: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3097/1849-game-sicilian-railways Pandemic Legacy: Season 2: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221107/pandemic-legacy-season-2

Ambie and Crystal discuss the fun time they had playing games and meeting people at Dice Tower Con 2018! Announcements: 0:44 Dice Tower Con: 4:49 Outro: 30:13 Bloopers: 31:26

Ambie and Crystal discuss 1834, Southern Pacific, Ganz schön clever, and Near and Far: Amber Mines. We then talk about Kickstarter board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "turn." Announcements: 0:55 Recent Games: 3:26 Kickstarter: 16:00 Board Game Etymology - 'Turn': 29:07 Outro: 30:09 Bloopers: 31:13 1834: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253320/1834 Southern Pacific: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253319/southern-pacific Ganz schön clever: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244522/ganz-schon-clever Near and Far: Amber Mines: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236667/near-and-far-amber-mines

Ambie and Crystal discuss Container and Istanbul: The Dice Game. We then talk about gaming as an introvert or extrovert, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "crowd." Announcements: 0:48 Recent Games: 4:46 Personalities: 14:28 Board Game Etymology - 'Crowd': 28:57 Outro: 30:14 Bloopers: 31:18 Container: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26990/container Istanbul: The Dice Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/235488/istanbul-dice-game

Ambie and Crystal discuss Sidereal Confluence, Unfinished Case of Holmes, and Noch Mal!. We then talk about games with unique sensory mechanisms, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "sense." Announcements: 0:44 Recent Games: 2:53 Unique Sense Mechanisms: 14:44 Board Game Etymology - 'Sense': 27:42 Outro: 28:42 Bloopers: 29:47 Sidereal Confluence: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202426/sidereal-confluence-trading-and-negotiation-elysia Unfinished Case of Holmes: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/234378/unfinished-case-holmes Noch Mal!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/206931/noch-mal