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Ep.142 is here! Come take a listen as we talk about Port Royal and impulsive gaming! Hayley gives us plenty of psychology on impulsive behavior before we tell you what our most impulsive moment has been! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Game Talk: 10:16 Top Shelf Topic: 27:33 Pint Sized Question: 47:02 Game Mentions: Quacks of Quedlinburg, Cubitos, War of the Ring, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat Driven Productions – Heavy Happy With Drums Edits: Cut to length and faded out. Crowd in a bar (LCR recording) by Leandros.Ntounis, download

Ep.142 is live! Come take a listen as we talk about Steam Up from Hot Banana Games. We tell you about the game and it's amazingly cute components before diving into a discussion about board game gimmicks. We end the show by telling you our favorite dim sum! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 12:49 Top Shelf Topic: 26:44 Pint Sized Question: 36:32 Game Mentions: Tzolkin, Wavelength, Red Scare, Junta: Viva El Presidente Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat Driven Productions – Heavy Happy With Drums Edits: Cut to length and faded out. Crowd in a bar (LCR recording) by Leandros.Ntounis, do

Ep.140 is live! Come take a listen as we tell you all about TokenCon 2023! It's the fourth year of our local con, and our third time attending. We had a great time and wish it was another day longer so we could play games with everyone. We fell short on playing games, but we were inundated with good times, conversations, meeting new people, and fun! Hopefully the phone recordings aren't too terrible for you, but I will take my recorder next time to make it easier, and higher quality! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes! Game Mentions: Brew, Vinhos, Four Seasons, Crokinole, Espionage, Endless Winter: Paleoamericans Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullina

Ep.139 is here! We tell you all about Ole Guacamole before discussing it and other games that could be played in a tornado shelter, or bathtub. We've got some fun choices that should help you relax a bit during the big storm. We also tell you the game you should NOT play during a tornado! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 10:45 Top Shelf Topic: 17:25 Pint Sized Question: 34:52 Game Mentions: Bagh Chal, Scout, Love Letter, Happy Salmon, Uno, Kitten Klash, Strike, Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat Driven Productions – Heavy Happy With Drums Edits: Cut to leng

Ep.138 is here! come take a listen as we tell you all about Heading Forward from Hollandspiele. Heading Forward is a game by Jon Du Bois that is all based on his recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury. This solo game is one Hayley and I played together as a team and knew we needed to have an episode on it. We tell you all about it before diving into a topic about games that elicit empathy. We end the show with telling you how we feel, along with a very dumb joke from Hayley(what's new?). Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 8:51 Top Shelf Topic: 36:18 Pint Sized Question: 58:57 Game Mentions: Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr, John Company: 2nd Edition, Kolejka, Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Hap

Ep.137 is live! Come take a listen as we tell you all about Beer and Bread from Capstone Games. We got our hands on this new release and it's a hit for us! We discuss our time with this two player game before telling you what we think about positive player interaction in games! After that we tell you our best memory dealing with beer and bread. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! You can also support us on on Patreon if you'd like to have the video version of the podcast. Game Talk: 9:39 Top Shelf Topic: 22:24 Pint Sized Question: 39:13 Game Mentions: 7 Wonders, Concordia, Isle of Skye, Lords of Waterdeep Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/R

Ep.136 is here! This is a double feature of sorts. We tell you all about Delton's favorite two trick taking games, Ghosts of Christmas and 9 Lives. Both from BoardGameTables.com and Taiki Shinzawa. We compare the two and tell you about each before diving into the topic of Enemies to Lovers. In the topic we tell you the style of games we have historically disliked, and the games in that style that change our minds! We then play a classic game of BMK to wrap this long episode up. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Don't forget, the video versions of our podcasts are out for Patrons only, so if you want to see those you will need to go to Patreon.com/malthausgames and support us at any level to gain access. Game Talk: 10:04 Top Shelf Topic: 39:00 Pint Sized Question: 57:28 Game Mentions: The Crew, Fox in the Forest, Wanderfolk, Mork Borg, Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer Fantasy Role Playing, Honey Heist, Custom Heroes, Blades in the Dark, Mouseguard, Decent, Star Wars: Imperial Assault, Clank, Zombiecide

Ep.135 is here! Come listen as we tell you about our fun with Cubitos and all of it's dicey goodness. We then turn to talk about the different builders in boardgames; deck/pool/bag builders. We end the episode telling you our New Year resolutions! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! If you want to see the video version of the podcast then head over to Patreon.com and support us at any level! Game Talk: 10:21 Top Shelf Topic: 27:02 Pint Sized Question: 39:11 Game Mentions: Quacks of Quedlinberg, Altiplano, Orleans, Trains, Dominion, DC Deck Builder, LOTR Deck Builder, Quarriors Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy Wit

Episode 134 is live! Come listen as we talk all about Land vs Sea and what we love about it. We go from it into the topic all about new-to-us games that we are taking to the holidays with family. It's a good list that we really enjoy! Finally we end by telling you how early we spoiled Christmas this year! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! If you want to see the video version of the podcast then head over to Patreon.com and support us at any level! Game Talk: 9:46 Top Shelf Topic: 26:04 Pint Sized Question: 50:40 Game Mentions: Bagh Chal, Ghosts of Christmas, Formula D, Isle of Cats, On Tour, Marvel United: X-Men, Catstronauts Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freem

Episode 133 is live! Come take a listen as we dive into the depths of Wir Sind Das Volk!. It's a game about East and West Germany after WWII. We tell you about it and why we both loved it before diving into the topic about political representation in board games. We tell you some different games that are political as well as why games have to be so picky with how they show politics. We then tell you what political moment we would love to see a game about. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! If you want to see the video version of the podcast then head over to Patreon.com and support us at any level! Game Talk: 11:24 Top Shelf Topic: 34:53 Pint Sized Question: 54:52 Game Mentions: Campaign Manager 2008, Twilight Struggle, 1960: Making of the President. Die Macher, Diplomacy, Coup, Labyrinth, Avalon, Werewolf, Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions:

Episode 132 is here! Take a listen as we talk about Flamecraft from Lucky Duck Games. We played it at BGG Con 22 along with lots of other games we will talk about. We then tell you our favorite experience at BGG this year! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe. If you want to see the video version of our podcast, head over to Patreon.com/malthausgames to subscribe for access! Game Talk: 10:01 Top Shelf Topic: 23:14 Pint Sized Question: 1:00:55 Game Mentions: Turtle Splash!, Virtu, Quirky Circuits, Run Animals, Run!, Boonlake, Rear Window, The Exorcist, Soda Smugglers, Pumafiosi, Flotsam Fight, Land vs Sea, Ghosts of Christmas, Dual Clash Poker, Furry Foodies, Hidden Leaders, Hot Lead, Fun Facts, Tribes of the Wind, Ole Quacamole, Left Right Dilemma, Tricks and the Phantom, Scout Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free

Episode 131 is here! Come listen as we discuss our newest Kickstarter delivery with Verdant! We tell you all about Verdant and why we enjoy the game before talking about starting player rules and tiebreakers. After that we tell you what we think should be a starting player decider in a game. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe so you don't miss out on any more! Game Talk: 11:32 Top Shelf Topic: 31:40 Pint Sized Question: 50:35 Game Mentions: https://www.boardgamehalv.com/first-player-rules-list/ https://www.goinganalogshow.com/article/88/our-favorite-tiebreaker-rules-for-board-games Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happ

Episode 130 is here! Happy Halloween to all! Come listen to us talk about Gargoyles: Awakening on October's last episode with two great beers from Welltown Brewing and Cabin Boys Brewing. We tell you all about the Gargoyles TV show, the game, and why Delton loves it! Then we talk about Intellectual Properties in board games and the pros and cons of that. We also give you some examples! We then dive into the question of what 90's Cartoon IP we want to see in a board games. That means you get to hear Hayley's favorite 90's cartoon! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 12:43 Top Shelf Topic: 27:52 Pint Sized Question: 47:41 Game Mentions: Horrified, X-Men United, Game of Thrones, Marvel Champions, Alien, Lovecraft Letter, Star Wars; LCG, Outer Rim, Rebellion Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloade

Episode 129 is here! Come listen to us talk about Let's Summon Demons from Cryptozoic Games. We went camping and played it at night near our campfire under the dimly running lantern! You can hear all about it before we tell you some other games we think would be good for camping. We also tell you what else we like to do when out in the wild while drinking coffee from Many Worlds Tavern. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 11:10 Top Shelf Topic: 18:21 Pint Sized Question: 28:24 Game Mentions: Tussie Mussie, Pit, Love Letter, Bitten, The MInd, The Game, That's Not Lemonade!, Strike! Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/

Episode 128 is live! Come listen as we talk about Marvel United: X-Men, the X-Men version of the Marvel United co-op game. We discuss it before talking about fighting in games, and how some games utilize neat mechanisms to represent it. We then go on to tell you what fighting style we would learn/use if we were to dive into one. It's a fun episode with Schlafly Pumpkin Beer to kick off our October! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 8:13 Top Shelf Topic: 24:15 Pint Sized Question: 34:23 Game Mentions: Marvel United, Holding On, Pandemic, Scythe, Flesh and Blood, Flick Em Up, Fate of Indines, Pixel Tactics Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive

Episode 127is here! In this episode we talk about our newest acquisition; Lost Ruins of Arnak. This game has been hot since it hit store shelves and we grabbed a copy for the show! Good thing we did because this is a fun one! We tell you all about it before diving into the topic about games that have a sort of exploration. We end the show by telling you what themes we think board games need to leave behind. We do this all with some good beer and we hope you enjoy it! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 9:55 Top Shelf Topic: 33:18 Pint Sized Question: 44:13 Game Mentions: Escape: Curse of the Temple, Magic Maze, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr, Clank, Betrayal: House on the Hill, Thebes Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to len

Episode 126 is here! Come listen to us talk about our adventures in Portland for JenCon22! We tell you all about it and the games we play, as well as let you listen to our interview with the host and our friend Jennifer! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Mentions: Project L, New York Zoo, Valeria, Ascension Tactics, Metro X, Decrypto, Hansa Teutonica, Land Vs Sea, Hidden Leaders, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Pandemic, Tooth or Bear, Keystone, Magic Maze Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat Driven Productions – Heavy Happy With Drums Edits: Cut to length and faded out. Crowd in a bar (LCR recording) b

Episode 125 is here! Tune in and listen to us talk about Boonlake from Alexander Pfister and Capstone Games. We discuss the game before diving into the topic about games standing out. We give you our thoughts on that for a bit before heading to the question! What game would you show to Aliens if they came to earth and wanted the most "board game" board game? Find out our answers by listening! Then be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 6:11 Top Shelf Topic: 20:06 Pint Sized Question: 37:29 Game Mentions: Great Western Trail, Oh! My Goods, Broom Service, Maracaibo, Mombasa, Pret-A-Porter, Teotihuacan, Photosynthesis, Crusaders, Trajan, Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar, King of Tokyo, A Feast for Odin, Libertalia, Raiders of the North Sea, 1960: The Making of the President, The Oracle at Delphi, The Quacks of Quedlinburg, Mariposas, Scythe, Pipeline, Cleopatra: and the Society of Architects Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/Malthau

Episode 124 is here! Come listen as we sleepily discuss Spirit Island! It's the coop game that took the gaming world by storm, and we finally got a chance to play. Twice! So we discuss it before the topic of Action Selection. We end with a repeat question of sorts with our favorite element if we were a spirit! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 12:43 Top Shelf Topic: 27:10 Pint Sized Question: 35:21 Game Mentions: Dominant Species, Dominant Species: Marine, Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition, Race for the Galaxy, Azul, Puerto Rico, Rising Sun Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat Driven P

Episode 123 is here! We talk all about Hippocrates from Game Brewer. This a game we backed on Kickstarter last year and we have been very happy with it! We tell you all about it before talking about how it implements a dummy player to tighten the game up with less that 4 players. That means we talk about dummy players in general and what we think about them! We end the show telling you our weirdest Dr. visit we have had. It's a good episode, so be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 11:31 Top Shelf Topic: 28:06 Pint Sized Question: 40:01 Game Mentions: Ginkopolis, Mage Knight, Power Grid, Root, Oath, Tzolk'in Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchiv