Mile High Game Guys: Boardgaming Podcast

This week, our hosts decided to see if the Kennerspiel des Jahres Winning Game Series, Exit: The Game, was worthy of its' 2017 win over show favorite, Terraforming Mars. Is this something that can bring people into the hobby and yet still satisfy veteran gamers? Does it ACTUALLY feel like an escape room in-a-box? Or Do you feel like you are just cutting things with scissors and comparing cards to each other? Find out inside! The first half of the episode is dedicated to how our hosts feel about the game system as a whole(spoiler-free), whereas the second half is chock full of spoilers as they dive deep into each of the three first games, The Abandoned Cabin, The Pharaoh's Tomb, and The Science Lab. 00:00:43 Introducing MHGG Ruins! 00:02:44 An aside about Escape Rooms 00:09:42 MHGG review - Exit: The Game 00:10:06 Rules overview 00:11:17 Initial Thoughts 00:15:29 Components Review 00:21:54 Rules Review 00:27:11 Gameplay Review 00:37:38 Final Thoughts 00:46:21 Our Personal Favs 00:51:08 Spoiler-free Episode W

Jeff Makes a Pun Our hosts start off the episode with some good ole banter, before talking about recently played games. Zach keeps mispronouncing Ethnos, and Adrian talks first impressions with Pandemic Legacy Season 2. Jeff gives us a double dose of Blood bowl, before moving onto news and Kickstarters. In News, Mondo announces a Jurassic Park game and Catan makes an edible version for Christmas. In Kickstarters, War room tries to suffocate you with components and Stumped brings building a tree into deckbuilding. A couple emails and a BGG response close out the show.   00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Adrian's Favorite team - The Broncos, Assassin's Creed Origins, Shadows of Mordor, Ethnos 00:19:46 - Pandemic Legacy Season 2 First Impressions(including how the game plays in prologue starting 20:46) 00:27:20 - The Bloody Minute 00:38:27 - What are We Drinking? 00:41:07 - News: Mondo announces Jurassic Park: The Chaos Gene 00:44:25 - News: Catan - Chocolate Edition 00:46:38 - News: Boardgame Finder 00:49

MHGG Review - Twilight Struggle   Our hosts are joined once again by Katie, from Katie’s Game Corner, and they all go into the wayback machine into the Cold War with GMT Games’ Twilight Struggle. This card-driven area control game features two superpowers fighting for “control of the world,” so it is super low stakes, don’t worry. Does the theme and simple yet deep play structure make you want to attempt to coup BGG for letting this amazing game fall from number one, or does the thought of having to learn a bunch of cards to play with veteran players make you want to shout “Gorbachev tear down that wall! So I can literally play anything else!”? Find out inside! A BGG response closes out the show. 00:00:33 Intro 00:01:17 MHGG review - Twilight Struggle 00:01:32 Rules overview 00:03:23 Initial Thoughts 00:06:14 Components Review 00:15:55 Rules Review 00:24:39 Gameplay Review 00:51:27 Final Thoughts 01:00:25 Listener Responses 01:03:21 Episode Wrap-up MHGG Slack Channel MHGG Patreon MHGG BGG Guild

This week, our hosts get another new guest, Katie from Katie’s Game Corner! After asking her all the new guest questions, they all dive into some recently played games. Adrian goes head first into 1889, Zach tries to trick his way through Indulgence, Jeff tries out the new Hero Realms Campaign, and Katie goes out into space with The Expanse. Moving onto news, Fantasy Flight adds a computer game division, and the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund is live. In Kickstarters, Folded Space tries to give you some low cost gaming insert solutions, and Leder Games’ Root comes out strong. Adrian remembers to talk about beer, and then a BGG response closes out the show.   00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: New guest- Katie! with all related new person questions, 1889, Indulgence, Hero Realms Campaign, Super Mario Odyssey, The Expanse Board Game, Clans of Caledonia 00:28:07 - News: Fantasy Flight Interactive 00:29:21 - News: Jack Vasel Memorial Fund 00:30:18 - News: The Thing - Infection at Outpost 31 Deluxe Edition Announcem

Well, after the dense, heavy game of Lisboa, we all needed a palate cleanser. Something lighter, sillier perhaps. Maybe where your success doesn't depend on how many moves ahead you have planned, but rather on if you can make this thing balance on that thing, or how well you can flick a piece of wood around a table? Having the ability for everything you created to be destroyed because you exhaled a LITTLE too hard? It's time for dexterity games! Some of the games mentioned include Suspend, Rampage(Terror In Meeple City), Pitch Car, Rhino Hero, Rhino Hero: Super Battle, Ice Cool, and others. 00:00:28 MHGG Discu-view / Re-scuss dexterity games 00:04:17 What do we mean when we say dexterity games 00:06:25 Why do we like dexterity games 00:11:30 Suspend 00:16:39 Rhino Hero & RH Super Battle 00:24:36 Pitch Car 00:28:30 Rampage/ Terror in Meeple City 00:37:34 Besides player interaction what is the appeal of the dick-move type of dexterity games 00:39:27 Which type of dexterity game do we prefer, flicking or sta

Pronouncification After Adrian Laments about the Broncos’ current season, our hosts give a rundown of some recently played games, board or otherwise. Zach made a commercial empire in Card City XL, and Adrian tried to kill some kids and failed in Last Friday. In News, a self Taught Go AI destroys the competition, Eclipse 2nd edition is announced, and Sony pictures wants to make a Catan Movie. In Kickstarters, Dice Hospital wants you to treat the pips off some dice, Downfall gets deluxified, and Legends of Sleepy Hollow from Dice Hate Me Games is revealed. One long email and a couple bgg responses close out the show 00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: The Broncos!, Shadow of War, South Park: The Fractured but Whole, Spec Ops: The Line,  Biblios, Card City XL,  Last Friday, 00:28:22 - The Bloody Minute 00:30:09 - News: Feast for Odin Mini Expansions 00:31:22 - News: AlphaGo Zero self taught Go AI Destroys previous version 00:33:02 - News: Eclipse: 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy 00:35:00 - News: Wizkids and Games W

MHGG Review - Lisboa 00:00:35 Intro 00:01:14 MHGG review - Lisboa 00:01:32 Rules overview 00:03:04 Review Copy Disclosure 00:04:13 Initial Thoughts 00:08:56 Components Review 00:23:28 Rules Review 00:35:09 Gameplay Review 01:00:10 Final Thoughts 01:13:33 Listener Responses 01:38:15 Episode Wrap-up and Contact Info MHGG Slack Channel MHGG Patreon MHGG BGG Guild

Our hosts welcome Kyle from Sounding Board Games onto the podcast, and after finding out how he got into games, they all dive into recently played games. Just fought over a card skyscraper in Rhino Hero: Super Battle, Kyle tried to survive in EVO, Zach collected some dolls in Matryoshka, and Adrian wrote down some words in Wordsy. Moving into News, more Game Apps are introduced and more info is announced for Legacy of Dragonholt! In Kickstarters, Joan of Arc adds dragons and Devils, Detective tries to get you to outsmart your friends, and Our hosts got to try out Dinogenics and make the best Dinosaur Park. An Email and BGG Response close out the show!   00:00:28 - Intro Banter! Featuring - New Guest! Kyle from Sounding Board Games, New Guest Questions, What are we drinking?, Rhino Hero: Super Battle, Concordia Salsa, EVO, Oasis, Matryoshka, Wordsy, Sol: Last Days of A Star       00:32:27 - The Bloody Minute! 00:34:02 - News: Warhammer Underworlds - Shadespire 00:36:31 - News: Tsuro/Cottage Garden/Smash Up

In this week's discussion we follow up on our discussion about boardgame ethics with a discussion about bias and objectivity! Enjoy!   Extra Credits' Video on Anchoring MHGG Slack Channel MHGG Patreon MHGG BGG Guild

Back from illness, our hosts are joined once again by Wesley, and after some talk of drinking-related events, they dive into some recently played games. Jeff played a less intense version of Hanabi, Zach swindled an office building in Burgle Bros, Welsey found the right letters in Paperback, and Adrian got overwhelmed by money in For-Ex. Jeff gets caught up in the Bloody Minute, and then it is on to News and Kickstarters. In News, Eldritch horror and Inis get more expansions. Then in Kickstarters, the 7th Continent does its second printing and adds another expansion, Near and Far does the same, Tiny Epic Defenders gets a second edition AND an expansion, and our hosts complain about poker chips in GameChips. Our Contest winner for Seven7s is announced and a couple emails close out the show.     00:00:29 - Banter Intro! Featuring - Guest Wesley, Sickness, GABF, What are we drinking?, Hanabi, Burgle Bros, Paperback, Kobayakawa, St. Petersburg, For-Ex     00:37:55 - The Bloody Minute 00:44:34 - News: Eldritch H

Following up our spoiler episode of T.I.M.E. Stories: Asylum, we bring you T.I.M.E. Stories: The Marcy Case! Stay tuned for better quality follow-ups as we play more T.I.M.E. Stories!   MHGG Slack Channel MHGG Patreon MHGG BGG Guild

Due to illness in amongst the guys, this week we are giving you so older content in the form of our previously recorded discussion of the 1st T.I.M.E Stories module, Asylum. Stay tuned Friday for the follow up discussion of The Marcy Case module.   MHGG Slack Channel MHGG Patreon MHGG BGG Guild

In this episode we return to our roots by having an in-depth discussion rather than our normal review. The topic this week is Boardgame Review Ethics and is inspired by a similar discussion on the Botch Games Podcast (featuring guests Edward, from Heavy Cardboard, and Chris, from Dice Hate Me Games), and the resulting conversations on BGG and Facebook. We hope to mix in more of these discussion topics from time to time so be sure to give us some feedback on what you though of the episode! Botch Games Episode BGG Discussion re:Botch episode Facebook discussion on paid reviews   MHGG Slack Channel MHGG Patreon MHGG BGG Guild

Our Hosts introduce somebody new to the podcast, Caitlin, before talking about newly played games. Zach went too fast in Lazer Ryderz, Adrian tried to fight off settlers in Spirit Island, and Jeff remains vague in Gloomhaven. After an in depth rundown of the last play of Tales of the Arabian Nights with Caitlin, our hosts move onto News and KS. Roll for the Galaxy gets an app, Fanmade Ancient Horror brights Cthulhu to the Bronze Age, and Heroes of the Black Reach brings Warhammer 40k into the Heroes of Normandie System. In Kickstarters, STEM: Epic Heroes tries to make a game with the scientific method, and The CHhmpion of the Wild tries to find out if an Orca or Ant would be better at jousting. A couple emails, tweets, and thanks to new Patrons close out the show.   00:01:47 - Intro Banter! Featuring: New Guest!, Gambling, What are we drinking?, Murder Island! Extra Murder Edition, Bioshock Games, Lazer Ryderz, Punct, Spirit Island, Dominant Species, First Martians, Gloomhaven 00:36:29 - Patreon Game - Tales

MHGG Review - Vast: The Crystal Cavern 00:00:50 Game info/ Rules overview 00:02:49 Initial Thoughts 00:04:15 Component Review 00:08:18 Rules Review 00:12:14 Gameplay Review 00:33:45 Final Thoughts 00:39:40 Listener Feedback 00:43:44 Contact Info and Episode Wrap-up Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Our hosts start out the episode by doing a rundown of their past week. Adrian lost some money at Craps in Vegas, then proceeded to try his luck against a new dice game, Dice Forge. Jeff got caught by the box art of Lazer Ryderz, and Zach ran into some walls in Raptor. Jeff then gives us a postseason game rundown in the Bloody Minute, before moving on to News. In News, Netrunner gets a revised core set, expansions from Small World and 7 WOnders are announced, and Kingsburg gets a second edition. In Kickstarters, Stellar Leap Attempts to be a quick 4x game, and Cerebria makes a two player game reminiscent of Pixar’s Inside Out. Some listener emails and another giveaway announcement end the show.   00:00:30 - Banter Intro! Featuring - Jeff's Coughing, Adrian's Vegas Trip, Broncos update(ugh), Dice Forge, Lazer Ryderz, Raptor, ZERTZ, Food Chain Magnate Online 00:26:24 - The Blood Minute! 00:30:42 - News: Android Netrunner Revised Core Set 00:33:33 - News: Small World Sky Islands 00:35:31 - News: 7 Wonders Ann

MHGG Review - Blood Bowl 00:01:30 Game info and Rules overview 00:02:59 Initial Thoughts 00:09:00 Components Review 00:16:06 Rules and Teaching Review 00:19:47 Gameplay Review 00:50:30 Final Thoughts 01:04:09 Listener Feedback 01:06:05 Contact Info and Episode Wrap-up   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Our Hosts are joined by Ant once again and they all dive deep into some recently played games. Adrian finds some differences in Twilight Imperium 4th Edition, Zach rebuilds a city in Lisboa, Jeff Constructs a building out of cards in Rhino Hero, and Ant throws some wood around in Kubb. Moving on to News, some spiel games get announced and some people got to try Azul. In Kickstarters, The Networks gets an expansion, Someone Has Died attempts to bring life to Social Improv games, and Wander finally launches. Adrian Joins a Fantasy Board Game League hosted by Draft Mechanic and an Email closes out the show. 00:00:28 - Intro Banter! Featuring: What are we Drinking?, Twilight Imperium 4th Edition, Blood Bowl, Vast, Lisboa, Flatline, Rhino Hero, Kuub 00:28:56 - News: Manhattan 00:30:48 - News: Spiel 2017 BGG Preview Thread 00:32:02 - News: Castles of Burgundy The Dice Game 00:33:13 - News: Azul 00:34:44 - KS: Consentacle   00:37:04 - KS: The Networks Executives Expansion 00:40:24 - KS: Someone Has Died 00:43

MHGG Review - Fury of Dracula 00:00:34 Introduction 00:01:14 Rules Overview 00:02:39 Initial Thoughts 00:06:52 Components 00:11:10 Rules and Rules Explanation 00:14:40 Gameplay Review 00:44:15 Final Thoughts 00:51:32 Episode Wrap-up   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Our hosts are joined once again by David to help them take a look back in time into the previous week of gaming. Jeff struck Mars Gold in Super Motherload, Adrian started a failing business in Food Chain Magnate, Zach failed at throwing a cabbage in Custom Heroes, and David Guessed a place in Spyfall 2. Moving on to news, Fantasy FLight announces a new game set in the Legends of the 5 Rings universe, Mystic Vale gets an expansion that threatens to change the fundamentals of the game, and a Non-Disease oriented Pandemic Game gets discussed. In Kickstarters, Mint Delivery tries to bring you joy in a small package and Dized wants to be the boardgame companion app to end all boardgame companion apps. Listener Feedback closes out the show.   00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Guest Host David, What are we drinking?, Super Motherload, Food Chain Magnate, Custom Heroes, Kingdomino, Spyfall 2, Secret Hitler 00:37:18 - News: Star Wars Destiny 2-player Starter Pack 00:39:55 - News: Battle for Rokugan 00:41:47 - New