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Board Game Blitz

Board Game Blitz

Board Game Blitz is a 30 minute bi-weekly podcast about modern board games and card games hosted by Ambie and Crystal.

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00:40:53

Episode 79 - Three Year Aniversary Escape!

Board Game Blitz ·

2019/05/23

Ambie makes an escape room podcast for Crystal and Cassadi to celebrate the three year anniversary of Board Game Blitz! Intro Banter: 0:43 Escape Room: 3:12 Catching up with Cassadi: 33:19 Outro: 39:42 Bloopers: 40:38 Suppelmental item for the escape room: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JVoKqLlp4L-6zLg5nh9s4k9xlzM74p7S7u9C6lwB8_M/edit?usp=sharing Check out Escape This Podcast for more escape room podcasts: http://www.escapethispodcast.com/

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00:30:40

Episode 78 - Does Size Matter?

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2019/05/09

Ambie and Crystal discuss Pandemic Legacy Season 2 and T.I.M.E. Stories: Madame. We then talk about box size in games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'experience.' Announcements: 0:47 Recent Games: 1:54 Box Size: 11:34 Board Game Etymology - 'Experience': 27:10 Outro: 28:47 Bloopers: 29:43 Pandemic Legacy: Season 2: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221107/pandemic-legacy-season-2 T.I.M.E Stories: Madame: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266217/time-stories-madame

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00:29:43

Episode 77 - Top 100 or Hot 100?

Board Game Blitz ·

2019/04/25

Ambie and Crystal discuss 1828. We then talk about the top 100 games on BGG compared to a few years ago. Recent Games: 0:47 BGG Top 100: 10:52 Outro: 27:59 Bloopers: 28:55 1828: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/272538/1828

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00:26:04

Episode 76 - Chill Out

Board Game Blitz ·

2019/04/11

Ambie and Crystal discuss Bandido and Just One. We then talk about games that make us calm and relaxed, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'calm.' NOTE: There were some problems with Crystal's mic, so sorry for the audio. Announcements: 0:43 Recent Games: 1:43 Chill Games: 9:27 Board Game Etymology - 'Calm': 21:56 Outro: 24:08 Bloopers: 25:04 Bandido: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191925/bandido Just One: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/254640/just-one

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00:31:54

Episode 75 - Boring? More Theme!

Board Game Blitz ·

2019/03/28

Ambie and Crystal discuss 18MEX and Heroes of Land, Air & Sea. We then list off our top 5 favorite games with boring themes, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'travel.' Announcements: 0:42 Recent Games: 4:37 Top 5 Games With Boring Themes: 12:03 Board Game Etymology - 'Travel': 28:13 Outro: 29:21 Bloopers: 30:16 18MEX: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18485/18mex Heroes of Land, Air & Sea: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198830/heroes-land-air-sea

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00:36:53

Episode 74 - Dice Tower West Recap

Board Game Blitz ·

2019/03/14

Ambie and Crystal talk about their time at the first ever Dice Tower West! Announcements: 0:30 Dice Tower West: 3:15 Outro: 34:55 Bloopers: 35:42

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00:25:29

Episode 73 - Why So Serious?

Board Game Blitz ·

2019/02/28

Ambie and Crystal discuss Freedom: The Underground Railroad and City of Gears. We then talk about games with serious themes, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'important.' Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 1:56 Serious Games: 10:00 Board Game Etymology - 'Important': 21:52 Outro: 23:04 Bloopers: 24:08 Freedom: The Underground Railroad: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/119506/freedom-underground-railroad City of Gears: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131682/city-gears

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00:35:50

Episode 72 - The 2018 Blitzies

Board Game Blitz ·

2019/02/14

Ambie and Crystal host the annual Blitzies, the special award episode for 2018 games! Announcements: 0:38 The 2018 Blitzies: 2:47 --Best Cooperative Game: 6:08 --Most Unique: 7:33 --Best Artwork: 9:08 --Most Underrated: 11:34 --Best Solo: 13:30 --Top 5 2018 Games: 14:56 --2019 Looking Forward to: 28:26 Outro: 34:00 Bloopers: 34:55

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00:29:41

Episode 71 - Dice Tower Cruise Recap

Board Game Blitz ·

2019/01/31

Ambie and Crystal talk about the Dice Tower Cruise and answer some patron questions about the cruise Announcements: 0:40 Dice Tower Cruise Recap: 2:06 Patron Questions: 15:38 --Why a board gaming cruise over a convention?: 15:50 --Was it hard to decide between cruise and game?: 19:30 --Any problems with seasickness?: 21:02 --Well I'm already on vacation so I might as well...: 23:20 --Did movement cause issues with dexterity games?: 24:09 --Was the cruise all-inclusive or did it have

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00:32:38

Episode 70 - What's in a Name?

Board Game Blitz ·

2019/01/17

Ambie and Crystal discuss Ghost Stories and The Potion. We then talk about some thoughts on what makes a board game name good or bad. Announcements: 0:41 Recent Games: 2:08 Game Names: 9:44 Outro: 31:10 No Bloopers (I accidentally deleted them): 32:06 Ghost Stories: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37046/ghost-stories The Potion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/250539/potion

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00:35:55

Episode 69 - Gettin' Silly Wit It

Board Game Blitz ·

2019/01/03

Ambie and Crystal discuss Go Away Monster and Catch the Moon. We then talk about our top 5 silly games! Recent Games: 0:36 Top 5 Silly Games: 6:19 Outro: 33:59 Bloopers: 35:04 Go Away Monster!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6714/go-away-monster Catch the Moon: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218129/catch-moon

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00:31:57

Episode 68 - You're Welcome

Board Game Blitz ·

2018/12/20

Ambie and Crystal discuss Tragedy Looper and Trapwords. We then talk about ways to make a welcoming game environment, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'welcome.' Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 2:16 Welcoming Game Environment: 14:30 Board Game Etymology - 'Welcome': 28:21 Outro: 29:31 Bloopers: 30:43 Tragedy Looper: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148319/tragedy-looper Trapwords: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257527/trapwords

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00:28:52

Episode 67 - Comfort Games

Board Game Blitz ·

2018/12/06

Ambie and Crystal discuss Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game and Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar. We then talk about comfort games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'familiar.' Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 3:06 Comfort Games: 14:05 Board Game Etymology - 'Familiar': 25:01 Outro: 26:24 Bloopers: 27:37 Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223321/detective-modern-crime-board-game Fireball Island: The Curse of Vul-Kar:

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00:39:48

Episode 66 - BGG.CON 2018 Recap

Board Game Blitz ·

2018/11/22

In this special episode, Ambie and Crystal recorded together for the first time ever! We talk about our time at BGG.CON. BGG.CON Recap: 0:28 Outro: 38:53

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00:34:41

Episode 65 - Top 10 Convention Games

Board Game Blitz ·

2018/11/08

Ambie and Crystal discuss Cryptid, Hansa Teutonica, and Illusion. We then talk about our top 10 convention board games. Announcements: 0:43 Recent Games: 2:30 Top 10 Convention Games: 12:27 Outro: 32:28 Bloopers: 33:33 Cryptid: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246784/cryptid Hansa Teutonica: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43015/hansa-teutonica Illusion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244995/illusion

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00:28:55

Episode 64 - Gaming For Good

Board Game Blitz ·

2018/10/25

Ambie, Crystal, and Cassadi discuss Legacy of Dragonholt, Azul, and Welcome To.... We then talk about board game charities. Recent Games: 1:29 Board Game Charities: 12:28 Outro: 27:00 Bloopers: 28:05 Legacy of Dragonholt: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/234669/legacy-dragonholt Azul: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul Welcome To...: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233867/welcome

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00:30:00

Episode 63 - A Variety of Victories

Board Game Blitz ·

2018/10/11

Ambie and Crystal discuss The Enigma Emporium Presents: Wish You Were Here and the Stockpile app. We then talk about unique victory conditions, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "unique." Recent Games: 0:47 Unique Victory: 13:28 Board Game Etymology - 'Unique': 25:58 Outro: 26:51 Bloopers: 28:04 The Enigma Emporium: https://www.theenigmaemporium.com/ Stockpile: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161614/stockpile

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00:34:12

Episode 62 - The Learning Curve

Board Game Blitz ·

2018/09/27

Ambie and Crystal discuss Gloomhaven and Tiny Epic Zombies. We then talk about teaching board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "teach." Recent Games: 0:47 Teaching Games: 13:38 Board Game Etymology - 'Teach': 28:54 Outro: 31:33 Bloopers: 32:55 Gloomhaven: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven Tiny Epic Zombies: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244536/tiny-epic-zombies

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00:26:30

Episode 61 - Splish Splash

Board Game Blitz ·

2018/09/13

Ambie and Crystal discuss Villainous and Sprawlopolis. We then talk about board games involving water, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "flood." Recent Games: 1:00 Watery Games: 13:07 Board Game Etymology - 'Flood': 23:25 Outro: 24:47 No Bloopers: 25:51 Villainous: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256382/villainous Sprawlopolis: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251658/sprawlopolis

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00:34:04

Episode 60 - Property of the Intellectual

Board Game Blitz ·

2018/08/30

Ambie and Crystal discuss Miraris and Pikoko. We then talk about intellectual property in board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "box." Announcements: 1:13 Recent Games: 1:42 Intellectual Property: 12:36 Board Game Etymology - 'Box': 29:29 Outro: 31:22 Bloopers: 32:26 Miraris: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245876/miraris Pikoko: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244505/pikoko

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