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14 | The Mind and Illusion (Why Didn’t I Think of That?)
The Mind – is it a game? an activity? an experience? an experiment? It’s a game… it’s definitely a game. But with that out of the way, is the insane amount of buzz for such a simple card game justified? With the imminent Pandasaurus release of The Mind…
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13 | New York Slice (Don’t Play When Hungry)
We love a good theme, and New York Slice by Bézier Games may be the best, most thorough implementation of theme in a board game that we’ve seen. In this case, it’s pizza! From the awesome, photorealistic pizza tiles (thin slice, of course),
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12 | Dice Tower Con 2018 (Board gaming paradise!)
In this episode, we give a report from our first Dice Tower Con. In short, it was amazing. We met so many great people and played so many games! On this show, we’ll discuss 15 games from the con that were new to us including Ticket to Ride: New York,
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11 | NMBR 9 (THS GM S FN)
The best way to highlight how we feel about NMBR 9 is we decided to buy it about halfway through our first play with a friend’s copy. At least two other friends we have introduced it to have also gone out and purchased their own. Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram @cardboardandwine, or join us…
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10 | Board Game Getaways (Fireflies, Dice Rolls, and Train Games)
We love our weekly game group, and we love winding down our day with a two player board game before bed. However, there’s just something special about getting away for a long weekend of board gaming with friends. Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram @cardboardandwine, or join us in our BGG Guild. If you’d like to…
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9 | Century: Spice Road (Trading Cubes for Other Cubes)
You are a spice trader along the famed Spice Road, risking your life and fortune to trade two red cubes for a green and three yellows. Ok, so Century: Spice Road is a game where you collect cubes, which you trade in for better cubes,
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8 | Gaia Project (A Game of Currencies)
Terra Mystica in space! Whether that’s a good thing or not depends on how you feel about Terra Mystica or whether you’ve played it at all. It is tempting to avoid comparison altogether, though the designers have gone so far as to subtitle Gaia Project,…
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7 | Kingdomino (Extra Shiny Tiles)
Kingdomino won the Spiel des Jahres – Game of the Year – in 2017, but is it any fun for our KIDS? Is it any fun for our heavy gaming FRIENDS? Is it any fun for US? Spoiler alert: yes, yes, and YES! This game is super fun. Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram @cardboardandwine,…
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6 | Azul (The Literal Tile-Laying Game)
Are you an attention seeker? Then setup a game of Azul in your local coffee shop and see what happens. This game is gorgeous on whatever table you prefer to play on. The tiles, the boards, even the bag. But beautiful components a good game does not mak… Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram @cardboardandwine,…
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5 | Top Five Games We Discovered in 2017 (Actually, Top 6!)
It’s our first Listicle™ episode! Last year was a formative year of gaming for us; we played loads of new games and filled in our collection from the gaming gap brought on by graduate school and having babies. Even though it’s already April, Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram @cardboardandwine, or join us in our BGG…
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