Welcome to the PREMIER Pax Game, and our 70th game! Pax Pamir 2nd Edition was designed by Cole Wherle and produced by Wherlegig Games. Special Guest John (Bott_Bott) joins the Decoy and Skwid crew as we discuss one of the most interesting history games we've talked about on the show thus far. This is a highly anticipated game and episode! Come Hang.
Music for the show produced by Francis Snyder.
Art for the show produced by Tin the Foil.
Our Favorite Cards [57:45]
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At long last, we may have an answer to the burning question! ... The Official Board Game Academy has a game in its curriculum ala Decoy edition. Welcome to one of few that Decoy has gone on record saying he owns and enjoys. This one is worth your time.
Music of the show produced by Francis Snyder.
Art of the show produced by Tin the Foil.
Decoy the Moocher [1:33:40]
The List
Welcome to Hotel Splotter-Spellen, where you will have a good time, be forced to be mean to your fellow players across the table, and experience a masterclass of design. Our first night at the hotel we decided to take the Bus for a spin.
Music for the show produced by Francis Snyder.
Art for the show produced by TinTheFoil.
The List
Toss a coin to your witcher, unless you're Decoy - he will gamble them away from you. Every. Single. Turn. Join us for this lovely deck builder and lore-infused RPG!
Music for the show produced by Francis Snyder.
Art of the show produced by TinTheFoil.
Shout out to @peachyparfait!
Check her out if you're in need of an artist!
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GMT's latest in the ICS series provides us a trip to Nottingham, where we can rob carriages, build camps, and ultimately land favor with the royal family.
Music of the show produced by Francis Snyder.
Art of the show produced by Tin the Foil
Nottingham Fair [1:12:35]
Art Inspiration [1:16:00]
NSFW card art [1:49:55]
The List
You'll want to grip it and rip it with this one. Join us as we break down a one of a kind game in a way we didn't quite expect.
Music for the show produced by Francis Snyder.
Art for the show produced by TinTheFoil.
Decoy 's reaction to Skwid's range [1:39:25]
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Welcome to the lovely Twilight Struggle "light," Watergate break-in simulator. We've covered historical games before on the show now, and this one does not dissapoint!
Music for the show produced by Francis Snyder.
Art of the show produced by TinTheFoil.
Decoy's Cold War Class [9:05]
Decoy's Cold War Class Cartoons [9:05]
Pax Pamir Intensifies [59:50]
Decoy guessing the weight [1:32:15]
The List
Come in for a landing in this lovely 2p Co-op game by Luc Remond. We don't have a ton of co-op games on our list thus far, and this one really sets the stage for any more that we may add!
Music for the show produced by Francis Snyder.
Art of the show produced by TinTheFoil.
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm [3:05]
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Welcome to the lovely (un-built) neighborhood of Barcelona by Dani Garcia. There are not that many Euro-style games we have covered where we said what we said on this episode. We may have found another for Decoy...!
Music for show produced by Francis Snyder.
Art for the show produced by TinTheFoil.
Not Chunky Cerda Track [1:11:25]
Decoy hearing the Weight [1:36:45]
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Welcome back to Getting Gamey! Decoy and I bring Sandbox on to kick off Season 4 with a game that surprised us. Come join us!
Music of the show produced by Francis Snyder.
Art of the show produced by TinTheFoil.
We Don't Use That Moon Anyway (45:50; 50:25)
The Fonz (2:09)
The List:
1. Arcs
2. Root
3. Dominion
4. Twilight Struggle
5. Brass Birmingham
6. Nemesis
7. Ark Nova
8. Dune Imperium
9. Wonderlands War
10. Feast for Odin
11. Wingspan
12. Mahjong
13. Azul
14. Fromage
15. Apiary
16. Jo Co
17. JOTL
18. Vijayanagara
19. Mind MGMT
20. Tokaido
21. Turncoats
22. Go
23. Fort
24. Sea Salt and Paper
25. Quoridor
26. Betrayal
27. Cosmic Frog
28. Flamecraft
29. Chess
30. Catan
31. Scythe
32. Quacks
33. Disney Villainous
34. Sheepy Time
35. Ticket to Ride
36. Hnefatafl
37. Royal Game of Ur
38. Incan Gold
39. Red Dragon Inn
40. Scrabble
41. Poker
42. Cat in the Box
43. Mancala
44. Greed
45. Dominoes
46. Parcheesi
47. Fireball Island
48. Cluedo
49. Guess Who?
50. Checkers
51. Stratego
52. Discworld: Ankh Morpork
53. Risk
54. Chinese Checkers
55. Battleship
56. Trivial Pursuit
57. Monopoly
58. Backgammon
59. Kerplunk!
60. Mouse Trap
Hey! We have begun Season 4 in the editing room, and are excited to get things back and rolling for everyone! We also wanted to give our new music track courtesy of Francis Synder a moment to shine on its own. Huge shout to him for our new song! Look out for Episode 1 of this season in the coming weeks, likely at the end of October!
Welcome to another in our Panel Series...we had to decide what in the hell we were going to do with the great Hnefatafl debate! Sandbox is here to mediate for us! This episode is one that will greatly help us coast into our re-rank and season finale!
Welcome to the Season 3 Finale! We've gotten a whopping 60 on our list so far, and are excited to re-visit the season and also start looking ahead to the future episodes and games we'll cover! Come hang as we finally do the thing we've been needing to do all season...
Show Ranking Prior to Re-Rank
Welcome to the heaviest game experience we've covered on the show, and possibly that exists in the gaming hobby. This game is changing the very nature of what we think about when we say board game, in a powerful way. Come join us for our final new game of Season 3!
External Link to Grantland Articles on Diplomacy
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Schrodinger's Cat, the game! We wanted to put trick taking on the menu this year and drafted this lovely game, however, we put Arcs up first before actually getting to it. But that's not to say there's something here, potentially for everyone! Come hang.
The Ranking
"Wouldn't it be tight if everyone was chill to each other?" - Yes, yes it would be. This game may well be the perfect game for everyone to buy and have, and is cheap enough and easy enough to get to back up that sentiment. Come hear why!
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Welcome to Medievil India, where the Sultanate, Bahmani Empire, and Vijayanagara vie for control of India. This game is art, history, and board game rolled up into one in a magical way, and introduces a new ICS structure to the COIN formula you may already be familiar with. Come and Enjoy!
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Quack Quack people!
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You guys. It's Cheese.
Best Cheese According to Decoy
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Welcome to your homework. A game that is as universal as Catan? And potentially as important? Either way, come hang.
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