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Five Contributors, Five Reviews, Five Minutes Each.
Bringing you a monthly dose of rapid-fire board game reviews. Every four Wednesdays our five contributors will talk about a game on their radar that week. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or support us on Patreon.
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Episodes and Blog Entries
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Episode 155: The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, Blind Business, Sand, Beacon Patrol, Wilmot's Warehouse
Episode | December 17th, 2024 | 27 mins 34 secs
Episode 155: The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth, Blind Business, Sand, Beacon Patrol, Wilmot's Warehouse
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Episode 154: Harrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict, MicroMacro: Crime City, Chu Han, Monkey Palace, Undergrove
Episode | November 19th, 2024 | 27 mins 41 secs
Episode 154: Harrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict, MicroMacro: Crime City, Chu Han, Monkey Palace, Undergrove
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Episode 153: Sunrise At The Studio, Sail, Nucleum, The Gang, Things in Rings
Episode | October 22nd, 2024 | 28 mins 53 secs
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Episode 123: Sunrise At The Studio, Sail, Nucleum, The Gang, Things in Rings
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Episode 152: Cities, Wild Space, Arcs, Typewriter, Faraway
Episode | September 24th, 2024 | 27 mins 20 secs
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Episode 152: Cities, Wild Space, Arcs, Typewriter, Faraway
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Episode 151: Pumafiosi, Word Traveler, Bargain Basement Bathysphere, Daybreak, Foundations of Metropolis
Episode | August 27th, 2024 | 28 mins 57 secs
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Episode 151: Pumafiosi, Word Traveler, Bargain Basement Bathysphere, Daybreak, Foundations of Metropolis
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Episode 150: Chandigarh, Agueda: City of Umbrellas, Looot, Quest Calendar, Phantom Ink
Episode | July 30th, 2024 | 27 mins 11 secs
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Episode 150: Chandigarh, Agueda: City of Umbrellas, Looot, Quest Calendar, Phantom Ink
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Episode 149: Thunder Road Vendetta, Salton Sea, Captain Flip, Pies, Resist!
Episode | July 2nd, 2024 | 27 mins 46 secs
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Episode 149: Thunder Road Vendetta, Salton Sea, Captain Flip, Pies, Resist!
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Episode 148: Knarr, Avant Carde, Kahuna, Bonsai, Tricktakers
Episode | June 4th, 2024 | 29 mins 35 secs
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Episode 148: Knarr, Avant Carde, Kahuna, Bonsai, Tricktakers
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Episode 147: The Fox Experiment, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, Romi Rami, Raising Robots, Let's Go! To Japan
Episode | May 8th, 2024 | 28 mins 24 secs
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Episode 147: The Fox Experiment, Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, Romi Rami, Raising Robots, Let's Go! To Japan
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Episode 146: Dorfromantik The Board Game, The Golden Ticket Game, Fractured Sky, DryPolter/Rafter Five, The White Castle
Episode | April 10th, 2024 | 27 mins 49 secs
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Episode 146: Dorfromantik The Board Game, The Golden Ticket Game, Fractured Sky, DryPolter/Rafter Five, The White Castle
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Episode 145: Challengers! Beach Cup, Boop, Tag City, Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII, Trio
Episode | March 12th, 2024 | 26 mins 57 secs
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Episode 145: Challengers! Beach Cup, Boop, Tag City, Castle Itter: The Strangest Battle of WWII, Trio
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Episode 144: The Mirroring of Mary King, Food Chain Island, Chicken, My Shelfie, Scholars of the South Tigris
Episode | February 13th, 2024 | 27 mins 8 secs
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Episode 144: The Mirroring of Mary King, Food Chain Island, Chicken, My Shelfie, Scholars of the South Tigris
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Episode 143: Rebuilding Seattle, Obsession, Alice's Garden, The Princes of Florence, Voidfall
Episode | January 16th, 2024 | 28 mins 3 secs
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Episode 143: Rebuilding Seattle, Obsession, Alice's Garden, The Princes of Florence, Voidfall
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Episode 142: Snakes & Lattes: Chicago, Guildhall, Atomic Empire, Silver Key Lounge, Game Haus
Episode | December 19th, 2023 | 26 mins 34 secs
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Episode 142: Snakes & Lattes: Chicago, Guildhall, Atomic Empire, Silver Key Lounge, Game Haus
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Episode 141: Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game, Race to the Raft, Artifacts Inc., Revive, Inheritors
Episode | November 21st, 2023 | 28 mins 16 secs
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Episode 141: Power Rangers: Deck-Building Game, Race to the Raft, Artifacts Inc., Revive, Inheritors
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Episode 140: Legacy of Yu, Sea Salt & Paper, Fit to Print, Flamecraft, Rise
Episode | October 24th, 2023 | 28 mins 48 secs
Episode 140: Legacy of Yu, Sea Salt & Paper, Fit to Print, Flamecraft, Rise