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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 139: GAP, Meeting Memos for the Modern Mage, nana/Trio, 3 Ring Circus, Sky Team
Episode | September 26th, 2023 | 27 mins 37 secs
Episode 139: GAP, Meeting Memos for the Modern Mage, nana/Trio, 3 Ring Circus, Sky Team
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Episode 138: Carcassonne Big Box, Akropolis, The Quiet Year, Mille Fiori, Union Stockyards
Episode | August 29th, 2023 | 27 mins 53 secs
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Episode 138: Carcassonne Big Box, Akropolis, The Quiet Year, Mille Fiori, Union Stockyards
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Episode 137: Golem, Books of Time, Eleven: Football Manager Board Game, Mystic Vale, Sabika
Episode | August 1st, 2023 | 27 mins 25 secs
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Episode 137: Golem, Books of Time, Eleven: Football Manager Board Game, Mystic Vale, Sabika
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Episode 136: Troyes Dice, Sleeping Gods, Stonewall Uprising, Challengers!, Wormholes
Episode | July 4th, 2023 | 29 mins 4 secs
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Episode 136: Troyes Dice, Sleeping Gods, Stonewall Uprising, Challengers!, Wormholes
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Episode 135: City of The Big Shoulders, Nimalia, Galileo Project, Lacrimosa, Gartenbau
Episode | June 6th, 2023 | 29 mins 20 secs
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Episode 135: City of The Big Shoulders, Nimalia, Galileo Project, Lacrimosa, Gartenbau
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Episode 134: HerStory, Detective Rummy, Steam Up, Votes for Women, Don't Talk to Strangers
Episode | May 9th, 2023 | 27 mins 39 secs
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Episode 134: HerStory, Detective Rummy, Steam Up, Votes for Women, Don't Talk to Strangers
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Episode 133: Pusoy Dos, Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture, Let's Dig for Treasure, Featherlight, Game Roundup
Episode | April 11th, 2023 | 26 mins 30 secs
Episode 133: Pusoy Dos, Planted: A Game of Nature & Nurture, Let's Dig for Treasure, Featherlight, Game Roundup
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Episode 132: Everybody Wins, Passtally, Ready Set Bet, Hadrian's Wall, Hegemony
Episode | March 14th, 2023 | 27 mins 32 secs
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Episode 132: Everybody Wins, Passtally, Ready Set Bet, Hadrian's Wall, Hegemony
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Episode 131: Codex Naturalis, Wild Space, Lost Dog Reward, Fun Facts, Ohanami
Episode | February 14th, 2023 | 26 mins 24 secs
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Episode 131: Codex Naturalis, Wild Space, Lost Dog Reward, Fun Facts, Ohanami
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Episode 130: Splendor Duel, Let's Summon Demons, Splitter, Introducing Justin, Why The F Did They Keep This?
Episode | January 17th, 2023 | 27 mins 25 secs
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Episode 130: Splendor Duel, Let's Summon Demons, Splitter, Introducing Justin, Why The F Did They Keep This?
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Episode 129: Hello, And Welcome To The Five By
Episode | December 20th, 2022 | 31 mins 28 secs
Episode 129: Year End Positivity from Meeple Lady, Aaron Bradley, John Gonzalez, Ruel Gaviola, Sarah Ovenall and Jose Chavez
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Episode 128: Jose's Holiday Filler Game Roundup: Kites, Super Mega Lucky Box, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, 6 nimmt!, Illusion
Episode | November 22nd, 2022 | 27 mins 12 secs
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Episode 128: Jose's Holiday Filler Game Roundup: Kites, Super Mega Lucky Box, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, 6 nimmt!, Illusion
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Episode 127: Under Falling Skies, Radlands, SCOUT, Aqualin, BitterSweet
Episode | October 26th, 2022 | 26 mins 30 secs
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Episode 127: Under Falling Skies, Radlands, SCOUT, Aqualin, BitterSweet
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Episode 126: Farewell Reflections; So, You've Been Eaten; Floriferous; Mythic Mischief; Fjords
Episode | September 27th, 2022 | 27 mins 19 secs
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Episode 126: Farewell Reflections; So, You've Been Eaten; Floriferous; Mythic Mischief; Fjords
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Episode 125: Daxu, Dandelions, Mega Civilization, Kites, Sprawlopolis
Episode | August 30th, 2022 | 27 mins 37 secs
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Episode 125: Daxu, Dandelions, Mega Civilization, Kites, Sprawlopolis
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Episode 124: Long Shot: The Dice Game, The Grand Carnival, Honey Buzz, Super Mega Lucky Box, This War of Mine
Episode | August 2nd, 2022 | 26 mins 45 secs
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Episode 124: Long Shot: The Dice Game, The Grand Carnival, Honey Buzz, Super Mega Lucky Box, This War of Mine