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Episode 103 is here! Come listen as we talk all about Horrified from Ravensburger. This is our new favorite co-op game for new players! We dive into what we loved about this game while drinking some good beer from Lively Beer Works and KC Bier Co. We discuss the topic of cooperative games before answering the question "What is your favorite horror monster?" Come listen, then be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 7:43 Top Shelf Topic: 31:09 Pint Sized Question: 44:53 Game Mentions: Mysterium, The Crew, Wavelength, Time Stories, Arkham Horror, Arkham Horror LCG, Spirit Island, Shadows Over Camelot, Dead of Winter, Ghost Stories, Hanabi, Battlestar Galactica 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

Episode 102 is live! We talk about an often mentioned game, Pumpkin Patch Bad Seeds! This pumpkin and Halloween themed game is one we really enjoy and wanted to bring to the show. We dive into what we enjoy about this game before discussing solo gaming and why it isn't something we do. We then answer the question of if pumpkins are more harvest or Halloween. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 13:28 Top Shelf Topic: 25:54 Pint Sized Question: 39:43 Game Mentions: 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

Episode 101 is live! Come listen as we discuss Riftforce from OneMoreTime Games and Capstone Games. This game was a review copy and one that we really enjoy! We talk about the strategy in the game and how simple it is to learn and play, but difficult to win! We also talk about simple games that are strategic as well. Those tend to hit the table a lot and are mainstays in our collection. We end with a question about our favorite element! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe to stay updated and to help us grow! Game Talk: 11:40 Top Shelf Topic: 26:03 Pint Sized Question: 39:22 Game Mentions: Air, Land, & Sea, Battleline, Lost Cities, Azul, Chess, Checkers, Gipf, Zertz, Bohnanza 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

Episode 100 is here! This episode we sit down with our close friend and #1 fan Allison and talk about all things podcast. We have a great time in the long episode and really just tried to have fun looking back at some of our favorite things we have done on the show! We just chat and have a fun time talking, which we hope you will enjoy. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Mentions: Mysterium, Last Will, Holding On, PaleoVet 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, dow

Episode 99 is here! Come listen as we discuss an upcoming Kickstarter from a local company, Absurdist Productions. Their new game is called PaleoVet and is all about taking care of sick dinosaurs! We talk all about the game, including the amazing artwork, while enjoying some beer from our trip to Oregon. We then discuss dice games and how dice are used before telling you our favorite dinosaurs. Be sure to like, share, subscribe, and sign up for the Paleo Vet Kickstarter! Game Talk: 9:40 Top Shelf Topic: 24:23 Pint Sized Question: 44:30 Game Mentions: Pax Pamir, Castles of Burgundy, King of Tokyo, Yahtzee, Yam Master, Coimbra, Escape 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 fre

Episode 98 is live! In this episode we discuss Mombasa, a game from Alexander Pfister, Delton's favorite designer. We go into detail on this game, including the problematic theme. That leads into the topic of the episode about retheming games, including the likely retheme of Mombasa that is upcoming, with no date yet. We talk about our thoughts on many things about theme and retheming before answering the question of what game we want to see rethemed. This is a deep episode with a lot of good and valuable talk. We hope you enjoy it! We did it all to Elk Valley Catechumens and Mother's Trop Top. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe to keep up with all of our shows! Game Talk: 14:16 Top Shelf Topic: 29:36 Pint Sized Question: 51:17 Game Mentions: Pax Pamir, Istanbul, Maracaibo 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, D

Episode 97 is live! In this episode we dive into The Oracle of Delphi, a Feld game from 2016. We talk about our time with it before getting into the topic of games using religion as a theme. The topic is a bit real but it is something designers should always consider when utilizing religion in games! We think it was a fun talk and one that needs to be had more often. After that we go on to tell you what philosophy we think needs to have a game with it as the theme. We do all of this while having two great beers from Roughtail Brewing! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 8:02 Top Shelf Topic: 21:13 Pint Sized Question: 40:52 Game Mentions: Coimbra, Notre Dame, Troyes, Crusaders, Fresco, Plantopia, Arboretum, Photosynthesis, Bosk 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

Episode 96 is live! We finally got Plantopia to the table and are here to tell you about it! This cute game we backed on Kickstarter is just an adorable game about planting and growing the punniest plants ever! We talk all about it before diving into the topic about flavor text. We have a good talk a bout flavor text and ways it can be presented before answering the question of what our flavor text would be. Be sure to give it a listen and then like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 9:25 Top Shelf Topic: 21:12 Pint Sized Question: 37:56 Game Mentions: Magic: the Gathering, Arkham Horror LCG, Netrunner, Race for the Galaxy. 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 freemusicarch

Episode 95 is live! This episode is all about our time with Tokyo Highway, the game Delton bought for his 30th birthday. We played it at 3 and 2 players and have some thoughts on it! We also talk about when it's okay to stop playing a game. We then move from that into answering the question of what our profession would be based on our board gaming skills, or lack thereof. We do this while having a highball made with Suntory Toki whiskey! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 8:31 Top Shelf Topic: 23:00 Pint Sized Question: 34:30 Game Mentions: Tokyo Highway, Magic: the Gathering, Flesh and Blood, Alma Mater 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 94 is here! In this episode we talk about Call to Adventure! This game is an engine building game that sees you taking story decisions as you build your character. We go on to talk about storytelling in games like this, rpgs, and even in games that don't present story decisions. We finish out by telling you what our favorite D&D alignments are! We do it all while drinking Rez Dog from Skydance Brewing, and Los Naranjos from Black Mesa Brewing Company. Make sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 16:02 Top Shelf Topic: 28:00 Pint Sized Question: 48:51 Game Mentions: Agricola, Arkham Horror: LCG, Talisman RPG 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 freemusicarchi

Episode 93 is here! In this episode we do a deep dive into the new TCG that seems to be taking the world by storm, Flesh and Blood TCG. We discuss the ins and outs of Flesh and Blood while telling you why it's different than what we've played before. We talk about what we like and why! We then go into the topic discussing dueling card games and what we think of them as a style. We end the show by answering the question of if we feel like the role these games say we are playing. This episode also has what we are calling our first review beer! Enid Brewing Co gave us a crowler of their Rum Barrel aged Oreo Porter. Thanks to theme for letting us have this beer for the podcast, and be sure to stop in at Enid, Oklahoma and test out some of their beers! Game Talk: 11:17 Top Shelf Topic: 31:51 Pint Sized Question: 47:47 Game Mentions: Agricola, Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, Transformers, Netrunner, Arkham Horror LCG, Force of Will, Digimon, Dragonball Z CCG, My Little Pony, Keyforge, Cardfight! Vanguard Support

Episode 92 has arrived! This episode is all about Cleocatra and cat themed games. We discuss why we like cat themed games, and we tell you about all of the ones we own. We do so with some early morning coffee and a special treat from Trader Joe's! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 13:23 Top Shelf Topic: 21:26 Pint Sized Question: 27:08 Game Mentions: Calico, T-Rex's Holiday, Cat Lady, Cat Sudoku, Festival of a Thousand Cats, Kung Fur Fight, Felicity the Cat in the Sack, Communist Cats, Exploding Kittens, Kitty Paw, My Little Scythe, Cobra Paw, Rescue Cats, Kittens in a Blender 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/He

Episode 91 is here! Come listen as we discuss our time with Kremlin, a game that didn't make a good impression upon first play. We discuss our time with it before going into the topic of giving games second chances. Finally we play a game as the question that you just have to hear... It was all Hayley's idea! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 7:48 Top Shelf Topic: 18:38 Pint Sized Question: 30:53 Game Mentions: 1960: The Making of the President, Maracaibo, Splendor 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

Episode 90 is live! Come listen as we discuss the Alexander Pfister game Maracaibo. We both really enjoyed this game and found a lot of fun in it! We talk about it before going into the topic of Gaming Burnout where we discuss the pandemic really effecting Delton's gaming negatively as well as making Hayley ready for more games. We close out the show by telling you the first things we want to do after everything opens up in life! All of this is while drinking Captain Dynamite from New Belgium, and Cobra Scare from Mother's! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe on all platforms you can! Game Talk: 14:32 Top Shelf Topic: 30:05 Pint Sized Question: 45:45 Game Mentions: Oh My Goods!, Broom Service, Lisboa, Great Western Trail, Isle of Skye 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/mus

Episode 89 is live! Take a listen as we dive into Riverboat, a game about farming and sending your crop down the Mississippi to be sold! We then talk about farming in games and why it's such an easy and good theme. We end it all out by answering the question "What one crop would you grow?" We do all of this while drinking a Imperial Stout from Tupps, and a Hazy IPA from Anthem, both of which are very good! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 10:12 Top Shelf Topic: 37:10 Pint Sized Question: 46:41 Game Mentions: Agricola, Oh My Goods!, Catan, Edo, Azul, Vikings, Heaven & Ale 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

Episode 88 is live! We cover another Uwe Rosenburg game with At the Gates of Loyang in this episode! We then talk about how to behave between turns when someone is struggling to complete their turn. We end it with telling you a game that gives us analysis paralysis! We do it all while enjoying some non-alcoholic beverages! Come take a listen, then be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 8:04 Top Shelf Topic: 24:24 Pint Sized Question: 40:28 Game Mentions: Agricola, Lisboa, Pret A Porter, Le Havre 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 le

Episode 87 is live! Be sure to check out the episode about the classic Bohnanza from Uwe Rosenberg. We discuss the game at two players before moving into the topic about two player variants in games. After that we answer the question "What would you tell you self one year ago, before the pandemic?" We do all of this with two beers from Big Sky Brewing. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 13:34 Top Shelf Topic: 26:33 Pint Sized Question: 42:01 Game Mentions: Patchwork, Sushi Go 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 o

Episode 86 is here! In this episode we discuss the new craze with The Crew. This cooperative trick taking game has been discussed a lot lately, and after playing it we understand why! We then give our thoughts on Trick Taking as a game style before answering the question "Why is it called a trick?" We do it all with a Frenzy Brewing Co Cream Weaver, and a Space Goat Pale Ale from Big Sky Brewing. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe. That helps us further our reach and can introduce more people to our content! Game Talk: 11:26 Top Shelf Topic: 30:18 Pint Sized Question: 39:22 Game Mentions: Euchre, Rook, Hearts, Spades, Briscola, Custom Heroes, Fox in the Forest 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

Episode 85 is live! This episode we come back to a game we talked about a long time ago in Episode 3. NMBR 9 has continued to be one of our favorite games to play with new players, on puzzle-y game days, and over video chat. After talking all about it, we talk about playing games online with friends, over several platforms! We end the episode telling you our favorite moment or experience we have had playing online with friends during this time! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe. That helps us further our reach and can introduce more people to our content! Game Talk: 9:12 Top Shelf Topic: 17:05 Pint Sized Question: 30:04 Game Mentions: Jack Box TV, Secret Hitler, Codenames, Scythe 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

Episode 84 is here! We finally sat down to tackle the big game that's been on our un-played shelf for years. Lisboa. We discuss our time with the game, and how one of us wasn't a fan of it! We then move into the topic of how to enjoy the experience when you don't enjoy the game. We end the episode our by talking about things we are proud of in 2021 so far! We do it all while enjoying a beer from Twisted Spike and Prairie Artisan Ales. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe to keep up with all of our episodes! Game Talk: 8:54 Top Shelf Topic: 22:34 Pint Sized Question: 32:01 Game Mentions: On Mars, The Gallerist, Vinhos, Kanban, Twilight Struggle, Twilight Imperium 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