Synopsis
Board Game Blitz is a 30 minute bi-weekly podcast about modern board games and card games hosted by Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal.
Episodes
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Episode 53 - List Bliss
24/05/2018 Duration: 29minAmbie and Crystal discuss Tokyo Highway and Legacy of Dragonholt. We then talk about lists and why people like them, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "list." Announcements: 0:47 Recent Games: 2:20 Lists: 11:21 Board Game Etymology - 'List': 25:31 Outro: 26:50 Bloopers: 28:02 Tokyo Highway: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/215463/tokyo-highway Legacy of Dragonholt: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/234669/legacy-dragonholt
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Episode 52 - That's How We Roleplay
10/05/2018 Duration: 30minAmbie and Crystal discuss Dispatch by Breakout and Rising 5: Runes of Asteros. We then talk about role playing in board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "character." Recent Games: 0:48 Role Playing: 11:48 Board Game Etymology - 'Character': 25:32 Outro: 27:09 Bloopers: 28:22 Dispatch: https://dispatch.breakoutgames.com/ Rising 5: Runes of Asteros: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185196/rising-5-runes-asteros
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Episode 51 - Influence & Responsibility in Board Game Media
26/04/2018 Duration: 27minAmbie and Crystal discuss Anachrony and ...and then we held hands. We then talk about how people are influenced by board game media, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "epic." Recent Games: 1:00 Board Game Media: 10:38 Board Game Etymology - 'Epic': 24:46 Outro: 25:39 Bloopers: 26:43 Anachrony: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185343/anachrony ...and then we held hands.: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/153999/and-then-we-held-hands
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Episode 50 - The Good, the Bad and the Unplayable
12/04/2018 Duration: 29minAmbie and Crystal discuss 1889 and Sunset Over Water. We then talk about what can make a game objectively bad, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "bad." Announcement: 1:00 Recent Games: 3:09 Objectively Bad Games: 12:09 Board Game Etymology - 'Bad': 26:03 Outro: 27:23 Bloopers: 28:27 1889: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23540/1889 Sunset Over Water: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224904/sunset-over-water
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Episode 49 - Global Gaming
29/03/2018 Duration: 27minAmbie and Crystal discuss The Mind, Dinosaur Island, Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Island Hopper, and High Society. We then talk about games that are from other cultures, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "love." Announcement: 0:40 Recent Games: 1:45 Gaming Around the World: 12:02 Board Game Etymology - 'Foreign': 23:54 Outro: 25:17 Bloopers: 26:21 The Mind: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244992/mind Dinosaur Island: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221194/dinosaur-island Arkham Horror: The Card Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205637/arkham-horror-card-game Island Hopper: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194688/island-hopper High Society: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220/high-society
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Episode 48 - Rationing Passion
15/03/2018 Duration: 32minAmbie and Crystal discuss Stuffed Fables and Herbaceous. We then talk about our passion for the board gaming hobby, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "love." MeepleCon: 0:46 Recent Games: 1:28 Passion for Gaming: 11:46 Board Game Etymology - 'Love': 27:44 Outro: 28:33 Bloopers: 29:37 Stuffed Fables: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233312/stuffed-fables Herbaceous: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195314/herbaceous
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Episode 47 - The Fun & Function of Social Deduction
01/03/2018 Duration: 29minAmbie and Crystal discuss Dinosaur Island, Castell, and GROWL. We then talk about social deduction games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "deduce." Blitz Con Recap & MeepleCon: 0:48 Recent Games: 2:21 Social Deduction Games: 16:39 Board Game Etymology - 'Deduce': 27:04 Outro: 28:10 Bloopers: 29:14 Dinosaur Island: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221194/dinosaur-island Castell: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/238638/castell GROWL: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/235451/growl
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Episode 46 - Birds of a Feather Blitz Together
15/02/2018 Duration: 32minAmbie and Crystal discuss 18CLE and Keyper. We then talk all about cooperative games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "cooperation." Blitz Con: 0:48 Recent Games: 2:19 Cooperative Games: 13:44 Board Game Etymology - 'Cooperation': 30:01 Outro: 30:49 Bloopers: 31:54 18CLE: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202617/18cle Keyper: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/212516/keyper
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Episode 45 - The Cull of the Wild
01/02/2018 Duration: 35minAmbie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss The Ravens of Thri Sahashri, Seikatsu, and Muse. We then talk about culling our collection, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "cull." Recent Games: 0:49 Culling the Collection: 12:45 Board Game Etymology - 'Cull': 29:21 Announcement: 30:17 Outro: 33:51 Bloopers: 35:05
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Bonus Episode - Crystal and Ambie Discuss TI4
25/01/2018 Duration: 01h10minA couple weeks ago, Crystal decided to recap her first ever play of Twilight Imperium live on Twitch! This is the podcast version (you can see the video version on YouTube). Start of Stream: 0:34 Mental Check in: 2:42 Twilight Imperium: 7:17 Crystal's Audio Clips: #1 - After Round 1: 12:56 #2 - Mid-Game: 23:52 #3 - Interview with Scott: 32:53 Dice Tower Kickstarter Plug: 41:10 Question - non-space 4x?: 45:19 Sneak Peak of 2017 Blitzies episode (Jan. 18): 48:05 Blitz Con Excitement: 1:02:23 Outro: 1:08:36
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Episode 44 - The 2017 Blitzies
18/01/2018 Duration: 01h07minAmbie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Dungeon Petz, The Downfall of Popmeii, and Majesty: For the Realm. We then talk about 2017 in board gaming with the 2017 Blitzies and our top 10 games of 2017, in this double length episode! Announcements: 0:50 Recent Games: 4:09 2017 Blitzies: 16:07 Top 10 2017 Games: 37:59 Outro: 1:04:53 Bloopers: 1:05:57 Categories: Biggest Disappointment: 22:58 Biggest Surprise: 26:50 Looking Forward to in 2018: 30:06 New to Us: 33:26
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Episode 43 - Ex-Ch-Ch-Changing
21/12/2017 Duration: 28minAmbie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Magic Maze, DropMix, and Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition. We then talk about some board games that involve exchanges, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "shuffle."
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Episode 42 - Tales of Amazing Gifts
07/12/2017 Duration: 26minAmbie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Kitchen Rush, Catacombs, and Hanamikoji. We then talk about some of our favorite board game related gifts, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "gift."
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Episode 41 - Giving Thanks
23/11/2017 Duration: 26minAmbie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Legends of Andor, Ascension, and Queendomino. We then talk about what we and our listeners are thankful for in board gaming, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "benefit."
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Episode 40 - Putting the U and I in Community
09/11/2017 Duration: 28minAmbie and Crystal discuss For-Ex and Ex Libris. We then talk about how board games can help build and support communities, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "community."
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Episode 39 - Top 5 Surprises
26/10/2017 Duration: 32minAmbie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Flip Ships, Magic: The Gathering, and Near and Far. We do our first Top 5 list, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "card."
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Episode 38 - Ethics in Game Media
12/10/2017 Duration: 27minAmbie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Spirit Island, First Orchard, and The 7th Continent. We talk about ethics and bias in reviewing, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "adventure."
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Episode 37 - The Art of Gaming
28/09/2017 Duration: 30minAmbie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss The Pyramid's Deadline, Kobayakawa, Russian Railroads, and BONK. We talk about art and graphic design in board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "art."
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Episode 36 - Exploring Expansions
14/09/2017 Duration: 30minAmbie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss 18OE, World's Fair 1893, and the Ferengi and Cardassian expansions for Star Trek Ascendancy. We talk about board game expansions, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "expand."
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Episode 35 - The Shakedown on Dice
31/08/2017 Duration: 30minAmbie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss EXIT: The Game, Ethnos, and Dice Forge. We talk about dice in games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "roll."