Board All The Time Episode 13

Board All The Time

Man alive, this one we got weird with. Partially it's because we recorded so late, but we have a wide ranging and in depth set of conversations on neglected games, returning to older designs, and some real surprises had within. There are a number of moments that we caught each other by surprise and if you like hearing us disagree, then definitely tune into the Table/Shelf/Trade this time around.

---

This episode's segments:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:21 - What's Been on the Table

00:06:55 - Topic of the Week: Neglected Games

00:25:16 - Why Did I Play That: El Grande

00:33:54 - Table / Shelf / Trade

01:00:39 - Rotating: HVAC

01:12:09 - Contact Info / Sponsors

01:13:33 - Outro

---
Notes!

1) When we use the word "clean" in reference to board games, we're talking about how the rulesets for whatever game don't have unneeded rules or mechanisms or other faff. It's very easy to grasp what they're doing, get right into the play, and not feel like you've missed something because a rule was forgotten or obtuse or similar.

2) Mark made an error! When talking about Azul, he said Starry Night Sky and he MEANT to say Penny Black. Whomp whomp.

3) Apologies for leaving in all of Scott's flabbergasted noises and such during the beginning of HVAC, but you should have seen the way he was physically reacting at the time too. It felt right to leave it all in.

4) Since we got distracted with talking about the surrounding parts of Dungeon Roll, we failed to actually explain the game. It's a fairly straightfoward fantasy themed push your luck game. On your turn you'll roll a handful of D6 to represent your adventuring party and the enemies they're facing. You'll roll more enemies the further you progress into the dungeon and consequently earn more experience and loot as you go. You try and keep going as long as you possible can before either your party dice are exhausted and you lose everything or you choose to retire for the run and head back to the surface. You have three total runs per game, but you can choose to play as many runs as you really wish.

---

You can email us at [email protected].

We can be found at www.boardallthetime.com and on Facebook at Board All The Time.

We're on BlueSky now and loving it! At this point it really feels like BlueSky is for gaming, so definitely check us out on there! https://bsky.app/profile/boardallthetime.bsky.social

If you'd like to help support the show and assist with the hosting costs, you can do so with our Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/boardallthetime

Our Discord server, which is still in Beta, can be joined at https://discord.gg/VbRWEpc6

We'd like to thank our sponsors as well:

Robin's Nerd Supply: www.robinsnerdsupply.com

Eco Owl Press: www.ecoowlpress.com

We'd also like to thank SoulProdMusic for the intro/outro music.