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Forge War, The Networks and Baltimore & Ohio get discussed in "the trailer episode". A trifecta of trailers! We hope that you enjoy the episode and, as always, let us know what you think about these games. Have you played them? What are your thoughts on them? 0:21:34 - Forge War 0:45:20 - The Networks 0:57:55 - Baltimore & Ohio

Nothing says an evening of fun like making dresses and suits for the ball, right? Right? Yup, that's right! No, but really, yes. This episode has us talking about the beautiful game, Rococo. Euro-y goodness? Listen and find out! We also discuss the 2-player Trambahn and The Staufer Dynasty. As always, let us know what you think of the games and the show! 0:13:20 - Trambahn 0:20:58 - The Staufer Dynasty 0:29:55 - Featured Game: Rococo

18XX games have a reputation for heaviness & for being intimidating to get into. It doesn't help that, on top of that, they seemingly are a niche genre within a niche genre. In this episode we discuss why we're excited about 18XX gaming in the hopes that we can help folks get over the hump & inspire our fellow heavy game enthusiasts to explore this genre of game! 0:17:04 - Feature: 18XX Gaming 1:35:40 - 1846 1:40:59 - 18Ardennes

Terra Mystica, currently the #2 game in the land, is the subject of our featured review. We also get into a couple of train games, String Railway and Chicago Express. Give a listen and let us know what your thoughts on on the game. Comment here on the site, or open a thread in our guild. 0:18:38 - String Railway 0:25:38 - Chicago Express 0:33:03 - Feature: Terra Mystica

We're starting off year 2 of Heavy Cardboard with a bang! Joris and Jeroen, the brain-trusts of Splotter Spellen are the featured guests in this episode. We ask them about game design, publishing, themselves...and...yeah...Food Chain Magnate which is scheduled to be available at Essen. We also talk about Brew Crafters and Ra. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did and let us know what you think! 0:16:14 - Brew Crafters 0:25:07 - Ra 0:35:16 - Feature: Splotter Spellen Interview

Change of pace alert! Heavy Cardboard discusses Uwe Rosenberg. We end up talking about a lot of games of course! Also, we take some time and offer up an extended trailer for the brand new release, Kraftwagen, as well as a trailer for the excellent 3-player game, Maria. 0:20:06 - Kraftwagen 0:31:44 - Maria 0:43:28 - Feature: Uwe Rosenberg 1:29:58 - A mini-rant & some fun questions

The guys talk about Container. It's OOP and costly, but is it worth the money? They also touch on Merkator and London. HeavyCon 2015 is also a topic of discussion. Lastly, Ask the Elephant returns in this episode with great questions from the listener community. 0:14:45 - Merkator 0:23:51 - London 0:32:22 - Featured Game: Container

Puerto Rico. The boardgaming legend is the main topic of the Heavy Cardboard crew in this episode. If you've never played this classic, listen to this episode and decide if it is a title you should try. 0:14:45 - First Train to Nuremberg 0:23:51 - The Capitals 0:32:22 - Featured Game: Puerto Rico

In this episode we tackle Ground Floor by David Short, brought to us by Tasty Minstrel Games. We start on the ground floor and work our way up through the game and let you know what we think. We also cover Arboretum and 20th Century. 0:30:24 - Arboretum 0:37:47 - 20th Century 0:44:16 - Featured Game: Ground Floor 1:31:50 - Ask the Elephant

Worker placement - what a great mechanic! The fellas lay down their definition for it and talk about a handful of implementations in specific games. Agricola, Caylus, Craftsmen, Lords of Waterdeep, Keyflower, Stone Age, Viticulture, Kanban, Bora Bora, Carson City, Bus, Le Havre, Ground Floor, Dominant Species, Madeira and Village. Tony thinks Edward is still on medication if he thinks Village is a worker placement game - give a listen - and share with the fellas your thoughts on Worker Placement. Enjoy! 0:17:30 - Worker Placement 1:24:19 - Ask the Elephant 1:28:41 - Multicil

Indonesia. It evokes exotic imagery and adventure. A country with amazing attributes and contrasts. Splotter Spellen's heavy economic board game of the same name equally evokes exotic imagery and adventure and is a game of amazing attributes and contrasts. We have thoroughly enjoyed playing this game and are thrilled to review. Give the episode a listen and tell us what your thoughts are regarding the game. 0:12:56 - Florenza 0:23:00 - War of the Roses 0:31:18 - Featured Game: Indonesia 1:36:04 - Ask Heavy Cardboard

OK, in this episode we look at Wir sind das Volk the new Cold War themed game for two players. Since that game is not a very long game, we invested some time into a couple of other games that have been on our tables. Locomotive Werks is a game we have just begun to explore and we had some interesting conversation around our game tables regarding it, so we wanted to share some conversation with our listeners about this title. Grand Cru is an economic game with a wine-making theme (always fun to have a glass or two when playing a wine-themed game) that we've played recently. There are some interesting things going on in this imperfect game - give a listen and let us know what you think! 0:12:59 - Locomotive Werks 0:32:03 - Grand Cru 0:46:56 - Featured Game: Wir sind das Volk 1:26:36 - Ask Heavy Cardboard

Martin Wallace's Automobile is the guest in this episode. This is an extremely interesting game - give a listen to see if you agree with our thoughts. We also kick into the first "Ask Heavy Cardboard" segment too - so, thanks everyone for the questions! 0:24:17 - In the Shadow of the Emperor 0:29:30 - Castles of Burgundy 0:34:53 - Featured Game: Automobile 1:18:07 - Ask Heavy Cardboard

In this Podblast, we announce our runners up and the winner of the Heavy Cardboard Golden Elephant Award for the Best Heavy Board Game of 2014!

The classic, the monster hit Agricola is our featured game in this episode. We also touch on Forged in Steel and re-rate - using our new 1 to 6 scale - the games from our earlier episodes. Also, you guys should help me get Edward to play Lancaster. I know he'll like it! 0:23:45 - Forged in Steel 0:28:43 - Lancaster 0:37:29 - Dominant Species 0:46:10 - Featured Game: Agricola 1:30:56 - New 1 to 6 scale ratings for games we've previously reviewed