Board Game Hot Takes

In Episode 314 we give our hot take review on Entropy covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We discuss a poll on how other people's experience at the game table impacts you and also discuss some games that have been on our tables including Pokemon Modern Art, Wavelength, and Duel of Meloch.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:24 Poll Time: Does another player's bad experience impact your enjoyment of a board game
09:00 Beat the Experts Contest Update
11:50 Entropy Description
13:45 Gameplay and Mechanisms
31:54 Production and Theme
41:06 Final Thoughts
51:36 Pokemon Modern Art
53:26 Wavelength
58:32 Duel of Meloch
1:10:17 Listener Shoutout
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In Episode 313 we discuss a bunch of recent games that we've been playing. We also catch listeners up on the BGHT Beat The Expert Contest.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
08:52 Dawn of Madness
24:18 Trio / nana
29:23 Wingspan Pocket
48:17 Sanibel
46:30 Mister Diamond
51:07 Gunsen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo
1:01:22 Stationfall
1:10:37 Dominant Species
1:14:46 Railroad Tiles
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In Episode 312 we conclude the 2026 countdown of our top 50 Board Games of all time with choices 1-10.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Tournament of Champions Contest Update
03:25 Ark Nova
06:17 Azul
08:14 Pan Am
12:33 The Castles of Burgundy
16:27 Ankh: Gods of Egypt
19:23 Star Realms
23:41 Grand Austria Hotel
27:06 March of the Ants: Evolved Edition
29:16 Terraforming Mars
32:11 Nucleum
36:37 Pan Am
37:31 Blood Rage
39:54 Civolution
42:50 Smartphone, Inc.
45:33 Dune: Imperium - Uprising
48:12 Everdell
50:37 Wonderland's War
52:28 Gaia Project
55:29 Agricola
57:13 Sol: Last Days of a Star
1:02:44 Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
1:05:28 Clank! Catacombs
1:08:20 Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
1:10:31 Distilled
1:15:18 Gaia Project
1:17:31 Dune: Imperium
1:20:25 Darwin's Journey
1:25:56 Dune: Imperium - Uprising
1:30:19 Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
1:33:54 Tapestry
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In Episode 311 we continue the 2026 countdown of our top 50 Board Games of all time with choices 11-20.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:47 Contest Announcement
05:10 Underwater Cities
08:33 Tycoon India 1981
11:03 Luthier
16:00 Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King
19:50 Manhattan Project: Energy Empire
22:31 Speakeasy
26:18 Blood Rage
29:05 The Expanse Board Game
32:45 Echoes of Time
35:55 Cthulhu: Death May Die
41:06 Blood Rage
42:02 Endeavor: Deep Sea
44:32 Darwin's Journey
47:12 Lords of Vegas
49:16 Teotihuacan: City of Gods
53:16 Lost Ruins of Arnak
56:53 Dune: War for Arrakis
58:40 La Granja
1:02:33 The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth
1:05:26 Stockpile
1:08:21 Obsession
1:12:31 Wonderland's War
1:14:18 Baseball Highlights: 2045
1:16:47 Agricola
1:19:52 Terraforming Mars
1:21:24 Gaia Project
1:23:41 Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
1:27:05 Tichu
1:29:54 Dune: Imperium - Uprising
1:31:21 Lost Ruins of Arnak
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In Episode 310 we continue the 2026 countdown of our top 50 Board Games of all time with choices 21-30.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Le Havre
04:10 Shamans
07:02 Wonderland's War
09:22 Emberleaf
11:54 Tag Team
14:56 Azul
18:22 Marco Polo II: In The Service of the Khan
21:19 Emberleaf
23:44 Heat: Pedal to the Metal
27:28 Sea Salt & Paper
30:05 Frozen Frontier
33:36 Thurn & Taxis
37:00 Tapestry
40:22 Barrage
43:00 Reforest
45:50 Pirates of Maracaibo
48:10 Brian Boru: High King of Ireland
50:47 Civolution
53:16 Moon Colony Bloodbath
55:36 Battle for Rokugan
58:07 Ark Nova
1:01:55 Scythe
1:05:41 Dune
1:08:20 Scythe
1:09:32 Endeavor: Deep Sea
1:11:58 Terraforming Mars
1:14:27 7 Wonders Duel
1:17:27 Revive
1:19:47 Fractal
1:22:41 Barrage
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