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#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:24 - Description of the Game 1:43 - Gameplay Overview 10:15 - Final Thoughts 12:19 - Credits To support this game on Gamefound you can visit the link below: https://gamefound.com/projects/grand-gamers-guild/tir-na-nog-between-worlds In the Irish myth cycles, the land of Tír na nÓg is the realm of the Otherworld, the place where the Fairies lived and heroes visited on quests. It was a place just outside the realm of man, off to the west, where there was no illness or death or time, but only happiness and beauty. The golden path to Tír na nÓg is open once more, and the greatest Celtic Storytellers have gathered for a once-in-a-lifetime journey. When they return, they’ll bring with them tales of the creatures they met and the adventures they lived. Over time those stories will become a saga — and the most epic saga will live on forever. Play overview Journey to the Otherworld by placing Storytellers between Story cards in the shared grid. When all Storytellers have been placed, draft cards and add them to your hand. From your hand, add cards to your personal tableau - one card to hand, one card played. At the end of 5 rounds, score each row according to the rules on its corresponding Goal card, and earn points for having the most connected Story cards of each color. The highest score wins. —description from the publisher For more information about Tír na nÓg: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343433/tir-na-nog To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Preview copy provided by Grand Gamers Guild***

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Title Screen 0:28 - Description of the Game 1:11 - Gameplay Overview 8:00 - Final Thoughts 10:09 - Credits The card game Velonimo allows you to depict the merciless struggle in the animal world for the distinctive and highly prized "petits pois-carottes" jersey rewarded to the best climbing cyclist. This trick taking game features ultra simple rules for an absolutely addictive play experience. Goal of the Game: Race to the summit to score as many points as possible and win the covered jersey. To win a race, you must be the first player to get rid of all your cards. Racer cards may be played alone or in specific combinations of the same color or same value. There are also breakaway specialist cards which work alone to speed ahead of the pack. Victory: The game has 5 rounds, each representing the ascent of a different mountain summit by riders in a cycling race. To win the round, yo need to get rid of all of your cards before any other player. Even if you are not the winner, you can still score points for your position. Keep playing until there is only one player left. At the end of each round, the player with the highest points total is the leader and received the coveted jersey. The player who receives the jersey at the end of the last round, after the final scoring, is the winner. —description from the publisher For more information about Velonimo: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/323262/velonimo To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by 25th Century Games***

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 1:32 - Gameplay Overview 10:06 - Final Thoughts 13:23 - Credits For the first time, your band which so far had mostly played in shady goblin and vampire venues has been invited to take part in the great TrollFest, where you will be the opening act for such big names like the Rolling Gnomes and Snow White and the Dwarves. In TrollFest, each player manages a rock band in a fantasy universe, recruits the most talented and charismatic musicians, holds concerts in the main city, hires dragons for transport and light shows, and ends up trying to give the best act at the festival. After an initial card draft of band members and action cards, players take turns moving around the map, performing shows and improving their band composition to score points. Once one player has completed their tour (by performing in a certain number of cities), the game ends and players score additional points based on their final band configuration. TrollFest is a light, fun and thematic 3 to 6 player boardgame for friends and family. —description from the publisher For more information about TrollFest: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343699/trollfest To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Title Screen 0:18 - Product Overview 6:38 - Credits If you are interested in some great dice for your next game night or roleplaying session then take a look at these dice. Check out all of their products at: www.fanrolldice.com To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review dice provided by FanRoll***

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 2:07 - Gameplay Overview 11:32 - Final Thoughts 13:11 - Credits October 2, 1872, Phileas Fogg is asserting that it’s possible to go around the world in 80 days. The gentlemen of the Reform Club have made a bet on his failure, since they don’t believe this eccentric dandy could ever succeed! However, the most troubling part of this story is the strange coincidence between the rash departure of Phileas Fogg, accompanied by his loyal valet Passepartout, and the theft of 50,000 pounds from the Bank of England! The first lady or gentleman to return to London wins the game. However, since you left the British capital suspected of stealing from Her Majesty’s bank, you will have to return to London without any Rumor cards and 10£ or less in your pocket (or rather, in your hand) in order to prove your innocence in the eyes of the world! Players will quickly discover that moving too fast drains their wallet just as fast. To win, you will have to alternate between cautious and ambitious advances, waiting for the right moment to return to the city! Around the World in 80 Days is a beautiful and modern reimplementation of the first ever Spiel des Jahres winner (the most prestigious Game of the Year award in 1979), thematically revisited around the timeless and beloved novel of the same name by Jules Verne. —description from the publisher For more information about Around the World in 80 Days: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204599/around-world-80-days To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:07- Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 1:49 - Gameplay Overview 7:04 - Final Thoughts 9:32 - Credits The city of London has been shaken by heinous crimes, and Scotland Yard is groping in the dark. 13 Clues, set at the end of the 19th century, puts players in the shoes of the detectives, each trying to solve their own mystery. Each player sees the clues — person + location + weapon — for the other players but not their own. They investigate by asking questions, by consulting the secret informant, and by making accusations in order to collect clues and rule out suspects. The goal of the game is to identify which of the 13 clues match their case before the others do! —description from the publisher For more information about 13 Clues: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/208766/13-clues To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by DV Games***

Episode 255: Our Favorite Deck Building Games Introduction: News: Purim - 6 days, $35 Wanderlust - 5 days, $58 The Demise of Dr Frankenstein - 6 days, $25 Games played: Mutants Marvel Legendary: World War Hulk Our Favorite Deck Building Games: Jason 5 - Lucky’s Misadventures Katie 5 - Hero Realms Jason 4 - Fantastiqa Katie 4 - Deep Blue Jason 3 - The Hunger Katie 3 - Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle Jason 2 - Clank Katie 2 - Tanto Cuore Jason 1 - Endless Winter Katie 1 - Into the Echoside Honorable Mentions: Arctic Scavengers, The Quest for El Dorado, Ascension, Dominion, Valley of the Kings, Summer Camp, Heart of Crown, GWAR, Aeons End, Big Book of Madness, Trains, DC Deck Builder, Commissioned, Don’t Turn Your Back, Hardback/Paperback, Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport, Super Motherload Closing: To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-c7g5t-13bd7fa Episode 254: Our Favorite Lucky Games Introduction: News: Reviving Kathmandu - 5 days, $35 Games played: Around the World in 80 Days Majesty for the Realm Villages of Valeria Our Favorite Lucky Games: Jason 3 - Archaeology: The New Expedition Katie 3 - Quacks of Quedlinburg Jason 2 - Lords of Vegas Katie 2 - Thebes Jason 1 - Wonderlands War Katie 1 - Golden Ticket Honorable Mentions: Bag of Chips, Fool’s Gold, Home Stretch, Camel Up, Cubitos Closing:

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:07- Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:25 - Gameplay Overview 6:35 - Final Thoughts 9:20 - Credits In HerStory, you're an acclaimed author, writing a book to tell the stories of remarkable women of history. Players take turns doing research, drafting chapters, and completing them for points and possibly for research symbols or special powers. The game ends when a player has written eight chapters, and the player with the highest scoring book wins. The game is a light strategy game featuring engine-building and set collection. You do research by collecting research tokens, and by doing the right research, you can complete chapters about different historical women, for points. Completed chapters grant abilities that make you a better writer, and allow you to score even more points as the game progresses. You can set yourself for big point windfalls with the right combination of powers. The game comes with 120 oversized, linen-finish cards with beautiful illustrations of the featured historical figures on the fronts, and stories about their lives on the backs. —description from the publisher For more information about HerStory: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/369436/herstory To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by Underdog Games***

#JasonReviews #Boardgamemechanics #News 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:26 - Gameplay Overview 11:45 - Final Thoughts 14:51 - Credits We designed Trekking through History for gamers and non-gamers to play together. The goal was to make a game inviting for non-gamers, but with a little subtlety under the hood for gamers. In the game, you go on a three-day tour of human history, traveling thousands of years in a time machine to experience great moments from our past. The game takes place over three rounds, each representing one day of your trip. Each day, you visit a series of historical events, spending a different number of hours at each. On each turn, you choose to visit one historical event, and spend a certain number of hours doing it. Doing so will yield benefits, like checking off items on your itinerary for points, and earning Time Crystals so you can bend the space-time continuum on future turns. Along the way, you’ll also score points for visiting historical events in chronological order. The player with the most points after three rounds wins. —description from the publisher For more information about Trekking Through History: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353288/trekking-through-history To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by Underdog Games***

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:27 - Description of the Game 1:12 - Gameplay Overview 9:45 - Final Thoughts 13:09 - Credits Deadly Dowagers is a game of marriage, murder, and money. You compete with the other lovely ladies in your town by strategically growing your dowry, while being careful not to gain too much infamy, or the duke may pass you over for another bride! You play as a middle-class Victorian woman who would kill to be a duchess. Since you were not lucky enough to be born into the aristocracy, the only way to attract a noble is to have a large enough dowry. Fortunately, when your parents died, they left you with a small dowry and some land. You must build wealth through investments and strategic serial marriages. Gameplay is divided into rounds; each round consists of four separate phases: drafting, investment, husband, and housekeeping. In each round, each player drafts a hand of cards, pick-and-pass style. Certain cards are played into players' tableaus. Instant cards are used and discarded. Players using death cards partially reset their tableau and get income. Players discard down to eight cards in hand, then draft four new cards. The game ends when one player has no current husband, no more than 9 infamy, spends 120 crowns, and plays a remarry card to marry the Duke. That player wins. —description from the publisher For more information about Deadly Dowagers: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381790/deadly-dowagers To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided Tabletop Tycoon Inc***

#suffrage #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:27 - Description of the Game 1:21 - Gameplay Overview 19:18 - Final Thoughts 23:17 - Credits Votes for Women is a card-driven game covering the American women's suffrage movement from 1848-1920, culminating with the ratification (or rejection) of the Nineteenth Amendment. The game provides competitive, co-operative and solitaire play, with co-operative and solitaire play against the "Oppobot." To win, the Suffragist player must have Congress pass the proposed Amendment and then have three-fourths of the states (36 of the then 48 states) ratify the Amendment. The Opposition player wins by either preventing Congress from passing the proposed Amendment or by having 13 states reject the Amendment. The game lasts for six turns - a turn consisting of drawing cards from the players' own decks, bidding on strategy cards, and then six rounds of card play where a player may play a card for an event or discard a card to campaign, organize or lobby Congress. If Congress has proposed the Amendment but neither 36 states have ratified nor 13 states have rejected, then the game goes to Final Voting. —description from the publisher For more information about Votes for Women: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311900/votes-women To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by Fort Circle Games***

#podcast #boardgamemechanics #news Episode 253: Our Favorite Filler Card Games Introduction: News: Harvest Hoppers - 10 days, $38 Ancient Terrible Things: Reawakened - 11 days, $45 Games played: 13 Clues Gartenbau Valeria Card Kingdoms Our Favorite Filler Card Games: Jason 3 - Sea Salt and Paper Katie 3 - Marvel Remix Jason 2 - PUSH Katie 2 - Kobayakawa Jason 1 - Scout Katie 1 - Hagakure Honorable Mentions: Ohanami, Dark Tales, The Crew, Jaipur, Love Letter, 7 Wonders Duel, Cat Lady, Noir Closing: To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #boardgamemechanics #news 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 1:13 - Gameplay Overview 10:25 - Final Thoughts 12:11 - Credits During their turn, you assemble your hand, maybe place cards for their effect, and decide if you want to end the round. But do you think you are the one with the most points in hand? You will have to choose: stop the round immediately or give the others an extra turn to try to extend the gap? Is it worth taking the risk? The game ends when you reach 30/35/40 points (4/3/2 players). The excitement of ending the round to catch your opponents off guard The pleasure of playing your effect cards and making combos Origami created especially for the game! —description from the publisher For more information about Sea Salt & Paper: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367220/sea-salt-paper To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-njvuw-139f4e7 Episode 252: Our Favorite Non-Card Filler Games Introduction: News: Chomp, Sail, Couture, and Mind Space - 5 days, $19/$76 Mika and the Witch’s Mountain - 6 days, $22 digital Games played: Bad Company Yggdrasil Chronicles Broken & Beautiful Our Favorite Filler Games (Non-Cards): Jason 3 - Silver & Gold Katie 3 - Shipwreck Arcana Jason 2 - Bag of Chips Katie 2 - The Legend of the Cherry Tree Jason 1 - Loco Momo Katie 1 - Walking in Burano Honorable Mentions: Ravenous River, Don’t Go in There, Sentient, PARKS: Memories, Grimm, Draftosaurus, BANG! The Dice Game, Breakdancing Meeples Closing:

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Gartenbau 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:30 - Gameplay Overview 11:18 - Final Thoughts 14:48 - Credits Gartenbau is a 2-4 player game in which players place and lay tiles in a tableau to meet the growing requirements of drafted flower tiles. A dual track rondel combined with three layers of tile laying are at the core of this beautiful game. Take on the role of a gardener, seeking to wield your green thumb to grow a well-balanced, mature garden before the growing season ends. You will sow seeds and grow a variety of plants to fill out your garden. In addition, if you meet the complex growing condition of your Flowers, you'll earn Prestige Points for your horticultural achievements. The player who earns the most prestige at the end of the game is crowned The Master Gardener. Gartenbau is set in the late 19th century and all of the artwork used in this game is vintage from that era. This game is dedicated to all of the unknown artists who created wonderful works for various seed and flower catalogs during that period, leaving their mark on a beautiful era for garden art. —description from the publisher For more information about Gartenbau: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268188/gartenbau To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by 25th Century Games***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #BrokenandBeautiful 0:00 - Intro 0:09 - Title Screen 0:28 - Description of the Game 1:14 - Gameplay Overview 7:39 - Final Thoughts 10:44 - Credits "Kintsugi" is the Japanese art of using golden lacquer to repair broken pottery. In Broken and Beautiful, players draft cards like bowls, cups, and tea jars to create high-scoring sets. As some pieces inevitably break, players must judiciously repair what has been shattered. Whole pottery is valuable. Broken dishes are worthless. That which has broken and been repaired is uniquely precious. —description from the publisher For more information about Broken and Beautiful: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359974/broken-and-beautiful-game-about-kintsugi To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #OhMyBrain 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 2:02 - Gameplay Overview 11:11 - Final Thoughts 13:56 - Credits Summer nights, the woods, and the campfires where it is good to roast marshmallows — it doesn't get better than this! Well - that is about to change! Suddenly, out of the bushes, hordes of zombie animals are rushing towards you. Do they want to steal your marshmallows? Not at all! It's your brains they want to cube and roast over the campfire. Your goal in Oh My Brain is to rid yourself of these assailants — that is, the cards in your hand — as quickly as possible to avoid gradually losing your mind because losing your brain entirely means being transformed into a zombie...and losing the game! The card deck consists of cards numbered 0-19, and to start a round of play each player takes three cards from the deck and places one in their "cemetery" (a card holder) and the other two in their hand. They then do this twice more to have a hand of six cards and a campfire of three cards. Each player starts with a number of brain tokens. On a turn, you must play to the central pile (campfire), playing a number higher than the current highest number. You can play multiple copies of the same number, and if you do, you place all copies of that number after the first one into the cemetery of one or more opponents. You can always play a 0, which restarts the pile. If you play an 8, the next player must play lower than an 8, then the pile ascends again. If you play an 11, you take another turn. If you play certain high or low cards, you must roll the special die, which may have you play again, steal a brain from another player, swap campfires with an opponent, or take some other action. If you cannot play, you lose a brain token, clear the pile, draw two cards, place one of those cards in your cemetery, then start the pile again by playing from your hand. If you have fewer than three cards in hand at the end of a turn, refill your hand to three from the cards in your campfire. If you have played all of your cards, success! You have fended off the zombie animals, and all opponents lose a brain token for each card in their hand and cemetery. If any player has no brains remaining, the player with the most brain tokens wins; otherwise, shuffle the cards and play another round, starting with the player who has the fewest brains. —description from the publisher For more information about Oh My Brain: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/303676/oh-my-brain To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review Copy Provided by 25th Century Games***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #SunnyDaySardines 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Title Screen 0:56 - Description of the Game 1:50 - Gameplay Overview 4:49 - Final Thoughts 6:34 - Credits Welcome to Sunny Day Sardines cannery! Competition is tough for the coveted Employee of the Month Award. Do you have what it takes to gather fish and pack the most orders? If so, then you’re hired! Sunny Day Sardines is a fun and quick pocket sized game where players take turns gathering sardines and using them to complete orders for points. Whoever has the most points at the end of the game wins and is named the Employee of the Month at the Sunny Day Sardines cannery. This travel size game even comes in a metal tin! Sunny Day Sardines is a family fun game with easy to learn rules suitable for all ages. Game play is quick to explain and get right to playing. Let's find out how: On a player's turn they can do one of two things: collect two fish from the market (two different single fish cards or one double fish card) OR turn in fish they've already collected to complete order cards from the display. Players will take turns until the last order card is placed into the display, then finish the round. Most points from collected order cards wins! —description from the publisher For more information about Sunny Day Sardines: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/335872/sunny-day-sardines To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by 25th Century Games***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Gasha 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:26 - Description of the Game 1:28 - Gameplay Overview 9:47 - Final Thoughts 12:16 - Credits You put a coin in the machine and crank the handle, but you can't predict which Gasha you will get! These Gashas will be used to collect set rewards for points, and, sometimes, bonus tokens. You win by obtaining the most points! On your turn in Gasha, you either draw two Gasha cards or trade Gasha cards for a set reward card, which counts as points while also being half of a ticket. As soon as you have two ticket halves, you draw a bonus token. When the last bonus token has been taken or when the set reward pile is empty, the game ends and whoever has the most collection, bonus and Gasha points wins. —description from the publisher For more information about Gasha: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/340899/gasha To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by 25th Century Games***

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-cgx3c-137fc03 Episode 250: Our Anticipated Expansions/Reprints of 2023 Introduction: News: Hollywood 1947 - 12 days left, $27 Manhattan Project: War Machine - 10 days, $35 Games played: Crusaders w/ Expansion Tapestry Most Anticipated Expansions/Reprints of 2023: Jason 5 - Lords of Vegas: Americana Katie 5 - Ark Nova: Aquarius Jason 4 - Flick of Faith: Cherry Blossom Katie 4 - ArchRavels: Magic Socks Jason 3 - Lawyer Up: Season 2 Katie 3 - IKI: Akebono Jason 2 - ZhanGuo Expansion Katie 2 - Tang Garden Big Box and expansions Jason 1 - Wonderland’s War: Shards of Madness Katie 1 - Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Renovations Honorable Mentions: Santa’s Workshop: Second Edition, Ancient Terrible Things: Reawakened, Watson & Holmes II, Bang! The Great Train Robbery, Roll Player Adventures: Gulpax’s Secret,Tanto Cuore: Memento Mori, Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun Warmth of a Cat mini-expansionClosing:

Source: https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-4x2hb-1375e8b Episode 249: Our Anticipated Games of 2023 Introduction: News: Serge Laget Tribute Hasbro/WotC Controversy Games played: My Lil’ Everdell Viticulture Bitoku Most Anticipated Games of 2023: Jason 5 - Luthier Katie 5 - Maple Valley Jason 4 - Hickory Dickory Katie 4 - Ryozen Jason 3 - Skyrise Katie 3 - Age of Inventors Jason 2 - Septima Katie 2 - The White Castle Jason 1 - Unconscious Mind Katie 1 - Distilled Honorable Mentions: Scarface 1920, The Stuff of Legend, First in Flight, Bark Avenue, Artisans, Sail Arborea, Flowar, Fika, Illiterati, Bamboo, The Potter’s Apprentice, Haunticulture, Books of Time, Jerusalem Anno Domini Closing:

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #MyLilEverdell 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - Title Screen 0:28 - Description of the Game 1:16 - Gameplay Overview 10:35 - Final Thoughts 14:10 - Credits Introducing the best board game for little fans of Everdell, My Lil Everdell. Join Chip, Sweep, and the other kids of Everdell to build the most spectacular make-believe city anyone has ever built. This easy to learn worker-placement and tableau building game will provide family fun while getting the lil’ ones' brains a buzzin’, improving focus and enhancing young learner skills. Climb across the rope bridge, watch out for the dragon’s den, and join us in the fort for the latest addition to the award-winning Everdell line, My Lil Everdell. —description from the publisher For more information about My Lil' Everdell: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375852/my-lil-everdell To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review Copy Provided by Starling Games***

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #MyLilEverdell In case you didn't catch our live play of My Lil' Everdell on Facebook we wanted to post it here for all of you to check out. Jason and Rory play to see who can build the best tableau in Everdell. For more information about My Lil' Everdell: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/375852/my-lil-everdell Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com

#JasonReviews #BoardgameMechanics #Purim 0:00 - Intro 0:07 - Title Screen 0:25 - Description of the Game 1:21 - Gameplay Overview 13:52 - Final Thoughts 17:05 - Credits The Book of Esther describes the harrowing tale of a young girl and the fate of the Jewish people. The villainous Haman has been put to death, but his murderous plan lives on through his ten sons. You are loyal messengers of the King and Queen, tasked with putting a stop to the hatred infecting the empire and securing peace for the children of Israel. Purim is a cooperative card-management and area-control game. You and your fellow messengers must work together to spread the King’s proclamation, represented by gold cubes, to all the far-flung provinces of the empire. At the same time Haman’s ten sons are trying to orchestrate the destruction of the Jewish people by spreading their false messages, represented by black cubes. Every round each player will receive a set number of Action Cards that have a Loyal Action, an Evil Action, and an End Effect. Players simultaneously select one Action Card from their hand and then reveal it. The Action Cards are then processed based each card's number with the card's Loyal Action happening first before the Evil Action. Loyal Actions will generally add gold cubes to the board, move Messengers, or remove Sons of Haman while Evil Actions will generally add black cubes or move the Calendar tile forward. This process of selecting and playing Action Cards repeats until all but one card has been played in each player's hand. When this occurs the last cards are revealed and the cards processed in numerical order with only the End Effect happening. The round then ends and a new round begins. The game end triggers when either the Calendar tile reaches the end of the Calendar, or players run out of gold or black cubes. If each Province has gold cubes equal to or greater than the number of black cubes, the players win the game. If even one Province has more black cubes than gold cubes, the players have failed the King and lose the game. —description from the publisher For more information about Purim: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/373444/purim To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamechanics Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/boardgamemechanics Tweet at us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgmechs If you would be interested in having us review/preview a game, or just want to chat, shoot us an email at: contact@bgmechanics.com ***Review copy provided by Funhill Games***