Mile High Game Guys: Boardgaming Podcast

Our hosts start off the new year with a recap of their New Year’s, before going too deep into what they have been playing. Adrian went on a heavy game binge, Zach went thematic, and Jeff went KDM-y. A few News articles are discussed and some listener feedback closes out the show.   00:00:32 - Intro Banter! Featuring: a new year, Christmas, Red Dead Redemption 2, Murder Island, Other Various video games 00:18:18 - What have we been playing XL Edition?: Three Kingdom Redux, Exit: The Mysterious Museum, Pitchstorm, Container, Mechs vs Minions, 18Chesapeake, Just One, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Mice and Mystics, Kingdom Death Monster   01:22:39 - News: Adventure Game Series from KOSMOS 01:26:35 - News: Thrown from Wizkids 01:28:50 - News: Top 50 best selling games from 2018(from an LGS) 01:32:44 - Emails! 01:36:31 - Paulo's Youtube Corner 01:39:34 - New audio info about War of the Worlds the Next Wave from Grey Fox Games!   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

MHGG Review - The Grizzled 00:01:17 The Grizzled 00:01:36 Rules Overview 00:02:41 Initial Thoughts 00:06:59 Components 00:11:48 Rules and Rules Explanation 00:21:28 Gameplay 00:32:21 At Your Orders expansion 00:38:46 Armistice Edition 00:47:08 Cost and Availability 00:50:03 Final Thoughts 01:04:01 Listener feedback 01:14:20 Contact and Close   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

In the last banter episode of the year, our hosts start off with classic winter banter before moving onto recently played games. Adrian and Jeff feel into Binding of Isaac and Zach prevented a collasion in Pandemic Fall of Rome. After a crucial bloody minute, the news section gives us an updated top 50 list from Popular Mechanics and a possiblity of Terraforming Mars Legacy. In Kickstarters, some gaming accessories and a new game, Yoz, are discussed. Some listener feedback ends the show.   00:00:34 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Christmas?, Snowboarding, Hot Fried Chicken, Bald tire 00:16:23 - What have we been playing?: Terraforming Mars, Hanabi, Binding of Isaac Four Souls, The Game, Magic Maze, Stockpile, Pandemic Fall of Rome 00:43:53 - Bloody Minute! 00:50:33 - News: Scrabble is broken? 00:52:40 - News: Popular Mechanics Best 50 New Games 00:55:27 - News: Paladins of the West Kingdom 00:57:01 - News: Terraforming Mars Legacy? 00:59:50 - KS: The World's Most Versatile Painting Handle and Grip 01:02:53 -

MHGG Review - City of Gears 00:00:46 Review Copy/Sponsorship Disclosure 00:02:10 City of Gears 00:02:32 Rules Overview 00:03:27 Initial Thoughts 00:06:45 Components 00:14:32 Rules and Rules Explanation 00:24:36 Gameplay 00:46:20 Final Thoughts 01:01:24 Listener feedback 01:07:13 Cost and Availability 01:07:50 Contact and Close  Slack Channel Patreon Guild

The episode starts off with a TWHIP! As our hosts gush about Spiderman Into the Spiderverse. Moving on the recently played games, Zach went Dinosaur Amusement Park V Dinosaur Amusement Park in Duelosaur Island, Jeff got crushed in Kingdom Death Monster, and Adrian continues to cheat on the podcast with the Mile High Dungeon Delvers. In News, Hasbro builds a park, Santorini goes digital, and Power grid gets a recharged edition. In Kickstarters, Stonehedge struggles to find a place for the sun, Roll through the Ages gets a reprint, and Dized gets relaunched. Some listener feedback closes out the show.       00:00:33 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, Once upon a Deadpool, Snowboarding, What are we drinking? 00:16:29 - What have we been playing?: Duelosaur Island, QE, Terraforming Mars Steam Version (w/ drafting!), Dice Forge, Kingdom Death Monster, DnD 00:53:14 - The Bloody Minute! 00:54:04 - News: Hasbro Theme Park 00:57:40 - News: Santorini Digital 00:59:26 - News: My First Castle

Wes is back to help our hosts review the newest in the Arkham Files collection from Fantasy Flight, Arkham Horror 3rd edition. Does this revamp add something new to its long legacy and make it a worthy successor to the name, Arkham? Find out inside! 00:01:23 - Arkham Horror 3rd edition! 00:02:03 - Rules Breakdown 00:03:15 - Intial Impressions 00:07:43 - Art and Components 00:20:52 - Rules and Rules Explaination 00:27:44 - Gameplay 01:02:48 - Final Thoughts 01:19:40 - Listener Feedback! Slack Channel Patreon Guild

MHGG Ep 121 - Whippin Blu-Rays Redux Joined by Wes, the DM for Mile High Dungeon Delvers, our hosts dive into this week's show. With not much happening in their personal lives, they get right to recently played games where Jeff flicked penguins around an extra large school in Ice Cool 2, Wes went on adventures in Action Castle, Adrian sent robots out in City of Gears, and Zach narrowly stayed aloft in Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition. After talking recent plays, the hosts crawl into the Lookback Machine to revisit some of their old reviews. News mainly features new games announced at PaxU like Metal Gear and Clank Legacy. Kickstarter focuses on a massive miniatures game in Tainted Grail and fancy Blood Bowl upgrades with Blizzone. As always the show is wrapped up with a variety of listener feedback. 00:01:50 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Wes builds rickety things and has jury duty while Adrian suffers the Broncos losing a rough game. 00:06:45 - What have we been playing? Ice Cool 2, Magic Maze, Action Castle, Ci

MHGG List - Top 10 Replacement Games There were a lot of ways this name game for this Top 10 could have gone, but we settled on this. What are we talking about? We mean those games that once you play, you feel that it makes a previous game totally irrelevant. Tic Tac Toe gets replaced by Connect Four, etc. Whether its because the game gives the same feeling in a shorter time, is more immersive, cleaner, or just plain better. 00:00:50 Top 10 Replacement Games 00:01:57 Honorable Mentions 00:05:10 Number 10s 00:08:52 Number 9s 00:14:07 Number 8s 00:18:23 Number 7s 00:25:22 Number 6s 00:28:20 Number 5s 00:33:43 Number 4s 00:39:22 Number 3s 00:42:40 Number 2s 00:48:12 Number 1s 00:52:55 Listener Feedback 01:04:06 Contact and Closing Info Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Our hosts are back with talks of thanksgiving, fixing rooms, and bought items during black friday. Moving on to recently played games, Adrian went off the rails in Railroad Ink, Zach goes digital with Terraforming Mars, and Jeff gets impaled in Kingdom Death Monster. In News, lots of new games are announced and some articles about CMON finances and board games in general are discussed. In Kickstarter, blood rage goes digital, QE gets a new edition, and Roll to the Top! Gets that roll and wirtes should be laminated. A couple emails close out the show.   00:00:26 - Intro Banter! Featuring: mostly fixed studio, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Red Dead Redemption 2, Cameras, No Man's Sky, Call of Duty: Black Ops   00:21:30 - What have we been playing?: Terraforming Mars with Prelude, Railroad Ink, Terraforming Mars Steam Version, Keyforge, Kingdom Death Monster, Between Two Castles 00:56:11 - The Bloody Minute! 01:03:52 - News: Game of Thrones Monopoly 01:06:19 - News: Upper Deck acquires James Bond License 01:08:4

MHGG Review - Between Two Castles In this week’s featured review, the Mile High Game Guys take a look at the interesting smash-up of Between Two Cities and The Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig!   00:01:29 Between Two Castles 00:02:02 Rules Overview 00:02:42 Free Copy Disclosure 00:03:42 Initial Thoughts 00:06:25 Components 00:11:02 Rules and Rules Explanation 00:20:22 Gameplay 00:42:59 Final Thoughts 00:52:55 Listener Feedback 00:57:44 Cost and Availability 00:58:29 Contact Info Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Having survived the trials of the Farrowood, our heroes finally arrive at the town of Mancaster. As Nat and Kenaz introduce their companions to the weird denizens of this hidden city, it rapidly becomes obvious that something is amiss.....   Cast and Characters Adrian - Kenaz Tiefling Paladin, Oath of Vengeance Allison - Allet Human Fighter, Battle Master Bob - Darcassan Wood Elf Wizard, Bladesinger Klew - Nat Tiefling Druid, Circle of the Moon Leander - Mr. Tiki Warforged Artificer, Alchemist Wes - DM Human Storyteller

In this banter episode, Adrian gets a little frustrated with Tramways Engineer’s Workbook, Zach washed out in Kanagawa, and Jeff went mad in Castles of Mad King Ludwig. Jeff then gave out overviews of five(1) blood bowl games over the last week. In News, Black Mirror gets a game, A Kanju game goes dexterous, and Grey Fox and King Raccoon join forces. IN Kickstarters, Rallyman GT, Grindhouse, Assassin’s Creed, and Hero realms expansions are discussed. Some listener feedback and new Patrons close out the show. 00:00:31 - Intro Banter! Featuring: (American) Thanksgiving, Job fairs, Family visiting, gut punches 00:05:17 - What have we been playing?: Tramways Engineer's Notebook, Hanamikoji, Kanagawa, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Keyforge (Broncos Win something) 00:28:09 - The Bloody Minute: Super-sized edition! 00:42:54 - News: Keyforge Names released 00:44:54 - News: Black Mirror: Nose Dive 00:50:28 - News: Race for the Galaxy New Frontiers 00:51:46 - News: Lift Off 00:53:16 - News: Revolution of 1828 00:55

MHGG Review - Dice Forge 00:00:57 Dice Forge 00:01:12 Rules Overview 00:01:58 Initial Thoughts 00:04:32 Components 00:15:29 Rules and Rules Explanation 00:24:44 Gameplay 00:35:09 Final Thoughts 00:42:36 Expansion Info 00:44:07 Listener feedback 00:45:34 Cost and Availability 00:46:37 Contact and Close Slack Channel Patreon Guild

This week our hosts go into a bunch of newly played games. Jeff finally got his hands on Heroes of Terrinoth, Zach cursed the dice in Arkham Horror 3rd edition, and Adrian Finally built something good in Between two Castles. In News, Key Forge gets some unfortunate names, some robberies occurred at essen, and Super Dungeon Explore Legends is deep in the hole. Many new kickstarters, including Welcome to Dino World, Pipeline, and Deck of Silly Things is discussed. Some Emails and new patrons close out the show. 00:00:32 - Intro Banter: Football, luck, Weather, Adrian's Snowboarding Adventures, Jeff's Computer, Into the Breach 00:14:37 - What have we been playing?: Concordia Salsa, Lamentations RPG, Heroes of Terrinoth, Arkham Horror 3rd, Between Two Castles 00:53:29 - The Bloody Minute 00:54:19 - News: Key Forge Name issues 00:57:37 - News: Essen Robberies 01:00:24 - News: Super Dungeon Explorers Legends 750k in the hole 01:03:53 - KS: Welcome to Dino World 01:11:34 - KS: Atlantis Rising 01:17:41 - KS: C

Another spoiler-filled review episode, this one is Stonemaier Games' foray into Legacy games, Charterstone.   00:00:32 - Intro w/ Paul 00:02:18 - Rules Breakdown 00:02:50 - Intial Thoughts 00:07:19 - Minor Spoilers Beyond 00:07:45 - Components and Art 00:19:56 - Rules and Rulebook 00:34:59 - Game Play (Campaign rundown so major spoilers) 01:16:54 - Final Thoughts Slack Channel Patreon Guild

MHGG Ep 117 - 50% Less Bullshit 00:01:12 Paul Party 00:03:51 Zach works a bunch 00:06:14 Football 00:09:24 Jeff goes to the mountains 00:11:23 Video Games 00:19:12 Boardgames 00:19:31 King of Tokyo 00:20:29 Wizard 00:24:48 Catch the Moon 00:29:13 Spirits of the Forest 00:33:06 TI4 00:46:47 Imperial Assault 00:51:11 Lamentations 00:56:24 Bloody Minute 01:15:33 Paul says buh bye 01:16:35 News 01:17:00 Game sleeve websites (1 and 2) 01:20:36 Cmon Night of the Living dead 01:22:15 Lookout Games 2019 01:24:27 Wizkids 2019 01:29:13 Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress 01:31:55 Root RPG 01:34:37 Kickstarters 01:34:41 Monumental 01:38:26 Welcome To add-ons 01:45:38 Reavers of Midgard 01:57:36 Listener Feedback 02:17:00 New Patrons! 02:21:10 BGG 02:25:23 Contact Info   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

For Halloween this year, the hosts decided to try something new. Embark with them as they finish their play of Dread: Under The Mask aka “high school kids get killed in a cabin”. Please enjoy the thrilling conclusion of this campaign!   Slack Channel Patreon Guild  

  Having avoided the pursuit of the Inquisitors of the Church of St Cuthbert our heroes prepare to enter the Farrowood on their way to the hidden city of Mancaster.   Cast and Characters Adrian - Kenaz Tiefling Paladin, Oath of Vengeance Allison - Allet Human Fighter, Battle Master Bob - Darcassan Wood Elf Wizard, Bladesinger Klew - Nat Tiefling Druid, Circle of the Moon Leander - Mr. Tiki Warforged Artificer, Alchemist Wes - DM Human Storyteller  

For Halloween this year, the hosts decided to try something new. Embark with them as they do the first part of the Dread: Under The Mask aka “high school kids getting killed in a cabin” One Shot RPG. The main draw of this system is that it uses a Jenga tower to complete skill tests instead of regular dice. Adrian, Zach, and Jeff are joined by past guest Wes and first timer Bob, both of which are on a spinoff podcast, The Mile High Dungeon Delvers.PLease enjoy and know that Part 2 will be on Friday.   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

MHGG Review - Black Orchestra Black Orchestra 00:00:43 - Intro and Rules Breakdown 00:02:10 - Initial Thoughts 00:04:36 - Components and Art 00:13:08 - Rules and Rulebook 00:20:20 - General Gameplay 00:44:03 - Final Thoughts 00:55:23- Listener feedback Slack Channel Patreon Guild