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Ambie and Crystal discuss Detective Stories: Case 1 - The Fire in Adlerstein and Betrayal Legacy. We then talk about the role of Kickstarter in board games and share our top 5 Kickstarter games. Announcements: 0:47 Recent Games: 3:07 Kickstarter: 11:16 Top 5 Kickstarter Games: 19:02 Outro: 32:04 Bloopers: 33:00 Enter the contest here: https://gleam.io/competitions/eD0vg-board-game-blitz-100th-episode-game-giveaway Detective Stories: Case 1 - The Fire in Adlerstein: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/261145/detective-stories-case-1-fire-adlerstein Betrayal Legacy: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240196/betrayal-legacy

Ambie and Crystal host the annual Blitzies for 2019 games! Announcements: 0:49 2019 Blitzies: 2:49 --Best New to Us: 5:01 --Best Roll & Write: 6:55 --Best Escape Room Game: 7:45 --Most Unique: 8:40 --Most Underrated: 10:00 --Best Solo Game: 12:25 --Best Small Box Game: 12:41 --Biggest Surprise: 12:59 --Best IP Game: 13:52 --Best Kids/Family Game: 14:23 --Most Innovative: 15:09 --Best Foreign Game: 15:58 --Top 5 2019 Games: 17:23 --2019 Looking Forward to Recap: 25:32 --2020 Looking Forward to: 28:19 Outro: 35:09 Bloopers: 36:22

Ambie and Crystal discuss City of the Big Shoulders and Fantastic Factories. We then talk about the importance of first impressions, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'opinion.' Announcements: 0:45 Recent Games: 1:13 First Impressions: 12:26 Board Game Etymology - 'Opinion': 27:05 Outro: 28:05 Bloopers: 29:09 City of the Big Shoulders: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/214880/city-big-shoulders Fantastic Factories: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/216600/fantastic-factories

Ambie and Crystal discuss Draw Your Own Conclusions, Grand Austria Hotel, Mystery House: Adventures in a Box, and Chocolate Factory. We then talk about board game challenges and resolutions and how they can affect your gaming. Recent Games: 0:51 Gaming Resolutions: 17:33 Outro: 28:53 Bloopers: 29:48 Draw Your Own Conclusions: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/273349/draw-your-own-conclusions Grand Austria Hotel: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182874/grand-austria-hotel Mystery House: Adventures in a Box: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269537/mystery-house-adventures-box Chocolate Factory: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/240567/chocolate-factory

Ambie and Crystal discuss some Graphic Novel Adventures (Captive, Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations, and Your Town), Nokosu Dice, and Fafnir. We then talk about Crystal's time at PAX Unplugged. Announcements: 0:59 Recent Games: 2:02 PAX Unplugged: 14:03 Outro: 32:44 No Bloopers: 33:39 Captive: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/207898/captive Sherlock Holmes: Four Investigations: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244171/sherlock-holmes-four-investigations Your Town: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244153/your-town Nokosu Dice: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/294693/nokosu-dice Fafnir: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/294233/fafnir

Ambie and Crystal discuss Tortured Cardboard, Roll Estate, and Silver & Gold. We then talk about light themes and dark themes, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'point.' Announcements: 0:58 Recent Games: 2:08 Theme: 12:18 Board Game Etymology - 'Point': 33:25 Outro: 34:48 Bloopers: 35:44 Tortured Cardboard: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tortured-Cardboard/Philip-E-Orbanes/9781682618530 Roll Estate: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/290982/roll-estate Silver & Gold: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270673/silver-gold

Ambie and Crystal discuss Unlock! Heroic Adventures and Funkoverse Strategy Game. We then talk about what the world would be like if everyone played board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'common.' Announcements: 0:50 Recent Games: 2:05 If Everyone Played Games: 16:12 Board Game Etymology - 'Common': 32:39 Outro: 33:59 Bloopers: 35:12 Unlock! Heroic Adventures: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266121/unlock-heroic-adventures Funkoverse Strategy Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284775/funkoverse-strategy-game

Crystal and special guest host Paula Deming discuss Tussie Mussie and Ghost Stories. They then talk about the term "omnigamer" and how people define themselves in board gaming. Announcements & Introduction: 0:45 Recent Games: 6:35 Omnigamers: 18:47 Outro: 40:14 Bloopers: 41:27 You can find Paula at: Things Get Dicey: https://www.youtube.com/paulademing Deck the Halls (with Matrimony): http://www.sassquach.com/podcast/ Death By Monsters: https://www.deathbymonsters.com @ThingsGetDicey (Twitter) @PaulaDeming (Twitter) Tussie Mussie: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257614/tussie-mussie Ghost Stories: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37046/ghost-stories

Crystal and special guest host Moderator Chris discuss Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks and ShipShape. They then talk about games that they've played or would play over a hundred times, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'Monopoly.' Announcements: 0:51 Recent Games: 1:31 100 Plays Games: 17:51 Board Game Etymology - 'Monopoly': 45:28 Outro: 48:31 Bloopers: 49:52 You can find Chris at: TableFlipsYou.com @tableflipsyou (Twitter) contactflipthetable@gmail.com Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/186995/doctor-who-time-daleks ShipShape: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255594/shipshape

In this special episode, Ambie and Crystal answer a bunch of questions from listeners! Announcements: 0:40 Q&A: 1:52 Outro: 45:28 Bloopers: 46:40 For the list of questions, see the complete show notes at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/215/episode-90-q-a

Ambie and Crystal discuss TransAmerica and The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches. We then talk about some games we don't play enough and why it's hard to get them played, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word 'rare.' Recent Games: 0:47 Games We Don't Play Enough: 8:29 Board Game Etymology - 'Rare': 23:49 Outro: 25:52 Bloopers: 26:56 TransAmerica: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2842/transamerica The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269259/quacks-quedlinburg-herb-witches

Ambie and Crystal discuss Mr. Face and Nine Tiles Panic. We then list off our top 5 games we played before we discovered modern board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the company name 'Hasbro.' Recent Games: 0:47 Top 5 Pre-Hobby Games: 13:30 Board Game Etymology - 'Hasbro': 31:37 Outro: 32:49 Bloopers: 33:53 Mr. Face: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/267945/mr-face Nine Tiles Panic: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279869/nine-tiles-panic

Ambie and Crystal discuss Mahjong, Mountains, and Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale. We then talk about board games using nature as a theme. Recent Games: 0:42 Nature Games: 16:46 Outro: 29:45 Bloopers: 30:49 Mahjong: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2093/mahjong Mountains: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256233/mountains Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/263918/cartographers-roll-player-tale

Ambie and Crystal discuss Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr, Trapper Keeper Game, and Kenny G: Keepin' it Saxy, We then talk about Crystal's first time at Gen Con! Recent Games: 0:47 Gen Con Recap: 15:13 Outro: 30:45 Bloopers: 31:49 Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245444/holding-troubled-life-billy-kerr Trapper Keeper Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/285627/trapper-keeper-game Kenny G: Keepin' it Saxy: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/283217/kenny-g-keepin-it-saxy

Ambie and Crystal discuss Letters from Whitechapel, Trogdor, and Gem Hens. We then talk about hype in board games and whether it's good or bad, or both. Announcements: 0:43 Recent Games: 1:48 Hype: 13:42 Outro: 29:17 Bloopers: 30:30 Letters from Whitechapel: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/59959/letters-whitechapel Trogdor!! The Board Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255907/trogdor-board-game Gem Hens: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/260015/gem-hens