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Saturday! Woo!

I know some of my friends are down at AWA downtown. I'm currently safely at home, grooving to some Sims 4 while I wait for this evening's D&D session. Gotta go take care of that Strahd murder house, y'all! But I know what you are here for are the reviews I know you so desperately desire. So let's get to it.

Today we have: Super Mario Bros. Party Card Game, Snow Time, D100 Dungeon, Tower of Madness, The Deck of Many Animated Spells, Kariba, Deities Domination, Seal Team Flix, Nanty Narking, Brass, Yellow & Yangtze, Menara, and Quests of Valeria.

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Monday was everything Monday could really be. Busy, hectic, draining, took forever. I mean, I get why Garfield wasn't a fan. But we made it through. It's Tuesdy (I know because I'm in my Tuesday shirts). The rest of the week stretches ahead of us. Let's see if we can make it go by quicker with some gaming podcasts.

Today on the dial we have: Game Classy 171: The name of that racing game I was talking about was MegaRace; Drive Thru FM Episode 18: Top 10 Things I Learned Painting; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Episode 130: Root; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 170: Restoration with Justin Jacobson; 40K Radio Episode 31: Kill Team; Singled Out Episode 73: Talking WTC Preparation; Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 152: Blitz Bowl, Electric Football and MegaMooseCon; The Cardboard Herald Episode 95: Podcasting 101 with Andrew Birkett and Professor Eddy; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 47: Micro Brew, Nanty Narking and Simulation Theory; The Offline Gamer Podcast Episode 33: An Epic 3 Years; and The Secret Cabal Episode 166: Root and The Secret Cabal Playlists.

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Woo! Saturday! Woo! Even more woo than Friday! Woo! All the woo!

So, being Saturday, it means it's time for a Review Roundup. So, without further ado, let's get to those reviews I know you all so desperately desire.

Today we have: Machina Arcana, Dark Domains, Guild Master, Bad Maps, Root, Pyramid of Pengqueen, Simulation Theory, Maki Stack, Maiden's Quest, Hannibal & Hamilcar, Drop It, and Space Marine Adventures.

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The nice thing about having Mondays off is that you've got yourself a long weekend, and then when you get to the office, it's a short week to get back to the weekend. So, that's the best thing, to me. Anyway, as it is Tuesday, so let's get you some podcasts to listen to.

On the dial we have: Playin' & Slayin' Episode 22: Beyond the Library; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 46: Gen Con, Talisman and other shenanigans; The Secret Cabal Express 41: Game Rooms and Storage and Organization of Your Collection; The Cardboard Herald Episode 94: Sidekicks Daniel Skjold Pedersen & Asger Harding Granerud; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 169: CMON with Sean Jacquemain; and Man Battlestations Episode 34.

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It's not just Saturday... It's long-weekend Saturday. Short of full-on "Vacation Saturday," this is the best kind of Saturday. Just time to do aaaaall the things. What, exactly?... I've not relaly figured that out yet. But I'm sure it'll end up being something... or it'll be nothing, and that's just fine, too. But, before I get to maybe doing something or nothing, I need to get you your reviews I know you so desperately desire.

Today we have: Machina Arcana 2nd Edition, Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Carthago, Dungeon Draft, Ticket to Ride: First Journey, Agra, Ruthless, Blitz Bowl, Lost Cities: Rivals, Root, Clank! The Mummy's Curse, Thieves Den, and The Edge: Downfall.

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Woooooo! Saturdaaaaaaaaaaaay!

I started my weekend off with some D&D, and that's actually what I'm doing again now (through the miracle of future-scheduling posts). But no matter what you're doing, I know you're here to check out some reviews. So, while my Bard is hopefully not getting stabbed to death, let's see what we've got this week.

We have: Starship Samurai, Tofu Kingdom, Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game, My First Stone Age, Fae, Duhr: The Lesser Houses, HOPE, Dwarves with Swords, and Hero Master.

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I'm sure there's quite a number of you in planes, trains, and automobiles, headed to Indianapolis. And when stuck in those modes of transportation, there tends to not be much to do. Well, one thing you can do is listen to some gaming podcasts. And that's just what we've got for you here.

Today on the dial we've got: Game Classy Episode 168: Tourney Blues; Playin’ and Slayin’ Episode 20: Gen Con 51 Prepisode; Blight and Boon Episode 12: Scenario Focus – Life; Blue Peg, Pink Peg Bonus Episode: Designer Deep Dive- Detective with Ignacy Trzewiczek; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 45: The cutting edge of gaming; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 165: Gencon preview!; Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 149: Detective, Carthago, Istanbul the Dice Game, Warhammer AoS Champions & Kill Team; The Cardboard Herald Episode 90: Greg Loring-"The Loremaster"-Albright explains what the heck is a "pervasive game"; The D6 Generation Episode 240: Scouting Geeky Tours & Teaching Game Design; The Secret Cabal Express 40: Gen Con 2018 Preview and Gen Con 2017 Look Back; and The Offline Gamer Episode 32: The Great Indoors 2018.


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Saturdaaaaaaaaaay! Woo! All the woo! Continuous woo!
And, as I'm sure many of you are well-aware, it's the last Saturday before Gen Con. So get in all the prep you can now before heading out for the show this week.
Me? I'm playing some D&D. But I've planned ahead and scheduled these reviews for you that I know you so desperately desire.

Today we have: The Edge: Downfall, Rise of Tribes: Deluxe Edition, Expancity, War of the Cross, Moonshiners of the Apocalypse, But Wait There's Even More, Valhal, Dino Party, Scythe: The Rise of Fenris, TopSpin, Rival Realms, Carthago, Ninja Taisen, Battlegroup Torch, The Edge: Downfall, Everdell, Sunset Over Water, Dale of Merchants, and Pulsar 2849.


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Saturdaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Woo!
My favorite day of the week, as I can just sit back, relax, and do some gaming.
Nevermind that this week I'm vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning countertops in the den. That's important, too.
So, while I try and figure out just how much dust a single lamp can acquire, let's get you those reviews you so desperately desire.

Today we have: Atlantis: Island of the Gods, Build It with Bryan, Sea of Plunder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Tiny Epic Quest, Way of the Panda, Dogmight Games Sentinel Board Game Box, Anatomy Fluxx, Head of Mousehold, Robinson Crusoe 2nd Edition, Who Should We Eat?, Among the Stars iOS, Thunderstone Quest, Ticket to Ride: New York, Die Quacksalber von Quedlinburg, Junk Orbit, Nine Worlds, Nimble, For King & Parliament, and Warhammer 40k: Kill Team.


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It's Saturday once more. I just knew it would show back up eventually.
I'm currently playing D&D, and you can watch if you want.
But I know what you all really are here for are those reviews I know you so desperately desire.
So let's not keep you waiting any longer.

Today we have: Potion Explosion: The Fifth Ingredient, Miremarsh, Ambar, Shaky Manor, Nut So Fast, Jetpack Joyride, Tiny Trees, Azul, and Rise to Nobility.


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As I mentioned before, this is a short week for me in the office. But it just means I'll be hanging out at home listening to these podcasts instead of at my desk. I've actually got quite a bit of gaming set up for the latter half of the week. Should be a good time. So, as you're waiting for the grill to heat up, let's get you some gaming podcasts.

This week on the dial we've got: Game Classy 166: Soul Wars; Blight and Boon Episode 10: Discussing The Slayer Class; Singled Out Episode 70: An Interview With A Perkins Part Deux – sSpigot and vFangtooth; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 44: Back to Reality; Epic Gaming Night Episode 162: Up & Down Time; The D6 Generation Episode 239: Raef's Round Table & Announcement; The D6 Generation Pip 1: WH40K 280+ power point game thoughts; Chance of Gaming Episode 110; Meeples & Miniatures Episode 250: Q&A Extravaganza!; Playin’ and Slayin’ Episode 18: Origins and Lords of Waterdeep; The Offline Gamer Episode 31: Board Game Bash!; The Cardboard Herald Episode 86: Jamey Stegmaier - Friendship is Magical in My Little Scythe; The Secret Cabal Express 39: Age of Sigmar Second Edition Discussion and First Impressions; and Rolling Dice & Taking Names Episode 147: Origins 2018, Age of Sigmar Soul Wars, Lorenzo Expansion.


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Monday has come and gone. Tuesday is here for a while longer. The Work Week does its thing as we make our way back to the weekend, where I'll be celebrating Free RPG Day by playing RPGs and streaming it for everyone to point and laugh at. :P
But before I get to my streaming, it's time to listen in on some gaming podcasts.

This week on the dial we've got: Guilds of the North Episode 6: East National Championship; Man Battlestations Podcast Episode 31; Exploding Dice Radio Episode 10; 40K Radio Episode 29; Breathing Flames Episode 3: Bias-Hazard; News of the North - 2018-06-12; Epic Gaming Night Episode 157: board game popularity; Drive Thru FM Episode 15: Boardgame Community (NSFW); Blight and Boon Episode 9: Grimshalla and Galana Mashup; Cardboard Herald Episode 83: Scott Almes is Rescued From Neverland; The Secret Cabal Episode 160: Big Trouble in Little China, Watson and Holmes and Our Favorite Gaming Memories; The Offline Gamer Episode 30: UKGE 2018!; Chance of Gaming Episode 108; and The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 43: The Great UK Game Expo Caper 2018.


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In which I totally mess up the date for when this was supposed to post and then go back and fix it. :P
Look, these things happen sometime!
Anyway, here's the regular grouping of review articles I know you all so desperately desire.

This week we have: Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, Rush in the Forest: Three Little Pigs, Torres, Exoudus Fleet, Steepseers, Super Hack Override, This War of Mine, Assembly, Noria, Get Off My Land, and Monster Card BLVD.


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It's back into the office for many of us today. Thankfully, it's a short week now until we get back to the weekend. A way to make things go faster is by listening to some gaming podcasts.

This week on the dial we've got: After Dragons Episode 2: Finding a Group; Chance of Gaming Episode 107; The Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 42: The UK Games Expo 2018 Preview; Epic Gaming Night Podcast Episode 156: Making the Cut!; Meeples & Miniatures Episode 248: 7th Continent; The Secret Cabal Express 37: Origins 2018 Pre-Show Fiesta with Rodney Smith and Marty Connell; and The Cardboard Herald Episode 81: Andrew Bosley & Michael Patience of Paisley Board Games.


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Weeeekeeeeeeeend! Woo!
Time to get out there and get some gaming in. What kind of gaming? Doesn't really matter, as long as you're out there having fun. But if you're really stuck for a game idea, perhaps these reviews can help.

Today we've got: Darwin's Choice, Star Wars: Rebellion, Majesty: For the Realm, Time Barons, Herbalism, Feudum, Cabooses in the Corner, Seikatsu, and Guards of Atlantis.


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