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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 122: Zapotec, Cosmic Frog, German Whist, Heul Doch! Mau Mau, Concordia Solitaria
Episode | June 7th, 2022 | 27 mins 23 secs
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Episode 122: Zapotec, Cosmic Frog, German Whist, Heul Doch! Mau Mau, Concordia Solitaria
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Episode 121: Sushi Go Party!, Century: Golem Edition, Cascadia, A Mending, Animal Upon Animal
Episode | May 10th, 2022 | 26 mins 4 secs
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Episode 121: Sushi Go Party!, Century: Golem Edition, Cascadia, A Mending, Animal Upon Animal
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Episode 120: Dog Lover, Whirling Witchcraft, Moonrakers, Pinochle, Village Green
Episode | April 12th, 2022 | 27 mins 49 secs
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Episode 120: Dog Lover, Whirling Witchcraft, Moonrakers, Pinochle, Village Green
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Episode 119: Pandemic: Rising Tide, TEN, The Initiative, The Witches: A Discworld Game, Disco Elysium
Episode | March 15th, 2022 | 26 mins 22 secs
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Episode 119: Pandemic: Rising Tide, TEN, The Initiative, The Witches: A Discworld Game, Disco Elysium
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Episode 118: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Cat Sudoku, Red Cathedral, Dice Miner, Dale of Merchants
Episode | February 15th, 2022 | 26 mins 27 secs
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Episode 118: Lost Ruins of Arnak, Cat Sudoku, Red Cathedral, Dice Miner, Dale of Merchants
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Episode 117: 2nd Opinions: Cat Lady, Ubongo, Wingspan, Can't Stop, Pandemic: Iberia
Episode | January 18th, 2022 | 26 mins 40 secs
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Episode 117: 2nd Opinions: Cat Lady, Ubongo, Wingspan, Can't Stop, Pandemic: Iberia
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Episode 116: Mason's Best Bargains
Episode | December 21st, 2021 | 27 mins 6 secs
Episode 116: Mason's Best Bargains
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Episode 115: Five Games Ruel is Thankful For
Episode | November 23rd, 2021 | 26 mins 11 secs
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Episode 115: Five Games Ruel is Thankful For
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Episode 114: Brew, Llama, Canvas, Mandala, Mask Trilogy Comparison
Episode | October 26th, 2021 | 27 mins 37 secs
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Episode 114: Brew, Llama, Canvas, Mandala, Mask Trilogy Comparison
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Episode 113: Cubitos, Cuzco, So Clover!, Mud: a Golem Memoir, Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
Episode | September 28th, 2021 | 27 mins 50 secs
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Episode 113: Cubitos, Cuzco, So Clover!, Mud: a Golem Memoir, Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
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Episode 112: Educational Games
Episode | August 31st, 2021 | 25 mins 41 secs
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Episode 112: Educational Games
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Episode 111: Sobek, Trails, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Pan Am, Ticket to Ride: Europe
Episode | August 3rd, 2021 | 28 mins 4 secs
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Episode 111: Sobek, Trails, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Pan Am, Ticket to Ride: Europe
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Episode 110: Fuse, Cryo, Tikal, Super-Skill Pinball, The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game
Episode | July 6th, 2021 | 26 mins 37 secs
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Episode 110: Fuse, Cryo, Tikal, Super-Skill Pinball, The Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game
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Episode 109: Seikatsu, Mexica, Canasta, T-Rex's Holiday, Block.Block
Episode | June 8th, 2021 | 27 mins 9 secs
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Episode 109: Seikatsu, Mexica, Canasta, T-Rex's Holiday, Block.Block
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Episode 108: Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Lucky Numbers, Ginkgopolis, Burgle Bros 2, Pusheen Purrfect Pick
Episode | May 11th, 2021 | 27 mins 19 secs
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Episode 108: Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza, Lucky Numbers, Ginkgopolis, Burgle Bros 2, Pusheen Purrfect Pick
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Episode 107: The Field of the Cloth of Gold, The Search for Planet X, Downforce, Long Shot: The Dice Game, Beez
Episode | April 13th, 2021 | 26 mins 29 secs
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Episode 107: The Field of the Cloth of Gold, The Search for Planet X, Downforce, Long Shot: The Dice Game, Beez