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Season 2, Episode 4: Top 5 Catan Killers

Season 2, Episode 4 is all about our Top 5 Catan Killers. While Catan is an old favorite, we talk about games which are a step up including Machi Koro, Machi Koro 2, Machi Koro Legacy, Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, Bad Company, Solenia, Valeria: Card Kingdoms, Ginkgopolis, Call to Adventure, Via Nebula, […]

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Season 2, Episode 3: SaltCON Spring 2022

In Season 2, Episode 3, we share our experiences at SaltCON Spring 2022. We talk about pretty much all the games we played, including Great Western Trail (Second Edition), Witchstone, MicroMacro: Crime City – Full House, Cape May, Ark Nova, Bitoku, So Clover!, Mystic Paths, Cascadia, Legacies, Founders of Teotihuacan, Brian Boru, Paris: l’Étoile, Milestones, […]

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Season 2, Episode 2: Serial Games

In Season 2, Episode 2 of Cards and Cubes, we start with a challenging trivia about the bottom 10 games with logged plays on BGG for January 2022. We continue with a discussion about Serial Games – game series which have mechanical or otherwise closely related “sequels.” We give some examples of “serialization” including mechanical, […]

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Season 2, Episode 1: Top 5 Games and Disappointments of 2021

In Season 2, Episode 1 of Cards and Cubes, we talk about our Top 5 Games and Top 5 Disappointments of 2021. Games mentioned include Codex Naturalis, Embarcadero, Bloodborne: The Board Game, Furnace, The Crew: Mission Deep Sea, Venice, Steampunk Rally Fusion, Cubitos, Oath, Beyond the Sun, Anno 1800, Excavation Earth, Origins: First Builders, Red […]