Ben and Paul talk about recent plays of Windmill Valley, Blades in the Dark, and Fields of Arle. Plus, a gaming weekend in Palm Springs leads to hot takes on Things in Rings, Wilmot's Warehouse, Hollywood 1947, Forrest Shuffle, and Plantagenet, among others. Oh, and Covid too, but that's a minor wrinkle.

00:07:31 - Windmill Valley

00:21:36 - Fields of Arle

00:29:56 - Blades in the Dark

00:43:45 - Plantagenet

00:49:09 - Pagan

00:55:54 - Gest of Robin Hood

00:56:26 - Oranenburger Kanal

00:59:10 - 21Moon

01:10:56 - Things in Rings

01:17:54 - Wilmot’s Warehouse

01:28:02 - Calimala

01:35:08 - Forest Shuffle

01:49:36 - Seers Catalogue

01:53:58 - Railways of the Lost Atlas

02:06:24 - Hollywood 1947

02:20:26 - Indonesia

Ben, Trey, and Paul deep dive the new 18xx innovator "Railways of the Lost Atlas." Also, the three discuss recent plays of "Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2,” "Pampero,” and “Twilight Imperium, 4th Edition.”

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:04:08 Terraforming Mars: Prelude 2
• 0:16:12 Twilight Imperium 4th Ed
• 0:36:50 Pampero
• 0:53:05 Concordia: Balearica
• 1:01:00 Age of Innovation
• 1:11:45 Game Review: Railways of the Lost Atlas

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Matt and Jordan are joined by friend-of-the-pod Drew Conley to review inarguably the biggest board game release thus far of 2024: ARCS by Cole Wehrle and Leder Games.

• 0:00:00 Introduction
  • Cascadero
  • Slay the Spire
• 0:28:30 Game Review: Arcs
  • Wehrlegig Games
• Find Drew at https://www.drewconleycomposer.com/ and https://www.youtube.com/@theboardgamecomposer
• Find more Jordan at https://www.youtube.com/@OptimalPlay

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