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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 75: Q.E., PARKS, Texas 42, Sparkle Kitty, Irish Gauge
Episode | December 3rd, 2019 | 26 mins 3 secs
irish gauge, parks, q.e., sparkle kitty, texas 42
Episode 75: Q.E., PARKS, Texas 42, Sparkle Kitty, Irish Gauge
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Episode 74: Ruel's Holiday Extravaganza
Episode | November 19th, 2019 | 26 mins 39 secs
thanksgiving
Episode 74: Ruel's Holiday Extravaganza
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Episode 73: Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein, Pictomania, The Godfather: Corleone's Empire, Heul Doch! Mau Mau, Fantastic Factories
Episode | November 5th, 2019 | 25 mins 45 secs
abomination: the heir of frankenstein, fantastic factories, heul doch! mau mau, pictomania, the godfather: corleone's empire
Episode 73: Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein, Pictomania, The Godfather: Corleone's Empire, Heul Doch! Mau Mau, Fantastic Factories
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Episode 72: Lovelace & Babbage, Guilds of London, The Networks, Freshwater Fly, Mercado
Episode | October 22nd, 2019 | 27 mins 1 sec
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Episode 72: Lovelace & Babbage, Guilds of London, The Networks, Freshwater Fly, Mercado
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Episode 71: Cryptid, Betrayal Legacy, The Quest for El Dorado, Gentes, Peak Oil
Episode | October 8th, 2019 | 27 mins 36 secs
betrayal legacy, cryptid, gentes, peak oil, the quest for el dorado
Episode 71: Cryptid, Betrayal Legacy, The Quest for El Dorado, Gentes, Peak Oil
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Episode 70: Fabled Fruit, Newton, Bubble Tea, 6 Nimmt, Raptor
Episode | September 24th, 2019 | 25 mins 36 secs
6 nimmt, bubble tea, fabled fruit, newton, raptor
Episode 70: Fabled Fruit, Newton, Bubble Tea, 6 Nimmt, Raptor
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Episode 69: Shards of Infinity: Relics of the Future, Hundreds of Horses, Lines of Action, Point Salad, Watergate
Episode | September 10th, 2019 | 24 mins 57 secs
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Episode 69: Shards of Infinity: Relics of the Future, Hundreds of Horses, Lines of Action, Point Salad, Watergate
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Episode 68: Pulsar 2849, Poison, Villainous, Good Society, Herbaceous
Episode | August 27th, 2019 | 24 mins 37 secs
good society, herbaceous, poison, pulsar 2849, villainous
Episode 68: Pulsar 2849, Poison, Villainous, Good Society, Herbaceous
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Episode 67: Summoner Wars, Terraforming Mars: Prelude, Tales of Glory, Space Base: The Emergence of Shy Pluto, Trajan
Episode | August 13th, 2019 | 27 mins 9 secs
good society, herbaceous, poison, pulsar 2849, villainous
Episode 67: Summoner Wars, Terraforming Mars: Prelude, Tales of Glory, Space Base: The Emergence of Shy Pluto, Trajan
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Episode 66: SHH, Hansa Teutonica, Dropmix, Basra, Caverna: Cave Vs. Cave
Episode | July 30th, 2019 | 26 mins 32 secs
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Episode 66: SHH, Hansa Teutonica, Dropmix, Basra, Caverna: Cave Vs. Cave
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Episode 65: Sekigahara, Roll to the Top, Brass: Birmingham, Extra!, Villagers
Episode | July 16th, 2019 | 27 mins 41 secs
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Episode 65: Sekigahara, Roll to the Top, Brass: Birmingham, Extra!, Villagers
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Episode 64: Two Rooms and a Boom, Red7, Blackout Hong Kong, Silver & Gold, What's My Word
Episode | July 2nd, 2019 | 26 mins
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Episode 64: Two Rooms and a Boom, Red7, Blackout Hong Kong, Silver & Gold, What's My Word
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Episode 63: Go Nuts for Donuts, Qwinto, Steam Works, Dixit, Sun Tzu
Episode | June 18th, 2019 | 25 mins 56 secs
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Episode 63: Go Nuts for Donuts, Qwinto, Steam Works, Dixit, Sun Tzu
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Episode 62: Quadropolis, Choice of Games, Tiny Towns, Happy Pigs, Second Chance
Episode | June 4th, 2019 | 25 mins 56 secs
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Episode 62: Quadropolis, Choice of Games, Tiny Towns, Happy Pigs, Second Chance
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Episode 61: Decrypto, Word Slam, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Indigo, Black Sonata
Episode | May 21st, 2019 | 27 mins 15 secs
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Episode 61: Decrypto, Word Slam, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Indigo, Black Sonata
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Episode 60: Dragon Castle, Blue Lagoon, Iron Dragon, Teotihuacan: City of Gods, Circle the Wagons
Episode | May 7th, 2019 | 26 mins 56 secs
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Episode 60: Dragon Castle, Blue Lagoon, Iron Dragon, Teotihuacan: City of Gods, Circle the Wagons