Rahdo Talks Through

And now... the premier episode of the R&R show! Rahdo and Ruel talk board games!  To watch this in video form, head over to https://youtu.be/0X6XJZIWniw, https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1100935425, or https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=4118237154878950 For more Ruel, check http://twitch.tv/ruelgaviola  To enter the contest to win a new copy of FORT, send the "secret word" as the subject line of an email to contest@rahdo.com (Secret word details revealed in the episode) :)

This month I'm joined by Jason Perez of Shelf Stories to count down all our fave card games! If you'd rather watch the video of it, check https://youtu.be/aB_DIU8os8M, and you can find more of Shelf Stories at https://youtube.com/shelfstories •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

•••[00:00:55] Games Q&A►►► Using copyrighted art in homemade games? Marvel Champions rating drop? Hallertau worth it for Agricola fan? Loop > Viscounts of West Kingdom co-op? Digital boardgames implementations? Ranking solo only games? BGG’s Gamenight show? Rahdo talk show? Polling podcast style? Content creators using platforms for social advocacy? Publishers response to said social advocacy? Best Martin Wallace games? https://recommend.games? Revisiting games post kickstarter? Card overlapping? Co-op turn structure? What games do we excel at? How often do I keep games after the runthrough? Boardgame value quiz? Can there be a fair BGG ranking system? Contributor to the channel who matches my tastes? Dismissing the importance of cultural representation? Unique devs? Playing Pandemic during a pandemic? Responding to a game we don’t like? What makes for good co-op? Justifying boardgame hobby? Getting reluctant friends to the table? Tawantinsuyu vs Barbarians: Invasion?  •••[02:22:38] Personal Q&A►►► Why return to the UK? One world government? Evolving shooter videogame design? 3rd person vs 1st person? Hamas conservative? Defunding the police? One Punch Man? Team up with Stegmaier? Time to move on from colonization theme? Luck in games? What did I do on Fable? Jen’s fave of my videogames? Revisit my old games? Kickstarter vs Patreon? Flight advice? Jen’s and my vision status? Who do we think I look/sound like? Gun control in other countries? Investing during 2020? Ireland a pathway to EU? Jen's WOW? So many pet pics!!! •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

UPDATE: a new version of the episode is now uploaded that has Shea's segment no longer playing at 1.4x speed. Sorry for the confusion!!! And now... a episode outlining the new games we played in June! If you'd rather watch this in video form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MfHJLpkWLg 3:16 4. Far Away (shea) 6:05 3. Too Many Bones (shea) 9:29 2. Distilled (shea) 14:37 1. Wild Assent (shea) 21:15 Dungeon & Kingdom (ryan) 22:32 4. Port Royal Unterwegs! 24:06 3. Welcome To… scenarios 26:33 2. Marvel Champions: Drax 28:36 1. Between 2 Castles: Secrets & Soirees 31:25 13. Die Tore der Welt: Das Kartenspiel 33:54 12. Aqualin 36:28 11. Mercado de Lisboa 40:18 10. Brew 43:37 9. Doodle Dungeon 47:43 8. Devil May Cry: Bloody Palace 53:54 7. Super-Skill Pinball 4-Cade 57:47 6. Soul Raiders 1:02:19 5. Etherfields 1:09:43 4. Imperium: Classics & Legends 1:13:12 3. Sheepy Time 1:16:27 2. Botanik 1:18:58 1. My Farm Shop 1:23:39 Outro •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

This month I'm joined by Dan & Ashton of Shelfside to count down all our fave Kickstarter games! If you'd rather watch the video of it, check https://youtu.be/wSSrj2rwzHg, and you can find more of Shelfside at http://youtube.com/shelfside •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

•••[00:01:15] Games Q&A►►► 6 year milestone? Solo affects ranking? La Granja: No Siesta? Top 10 2p+ games? Youtube engagement impact? Variants best practices? Top 10 business simulators? Rahdo talk show? One hit wonders? Heavy scuba euro? 2p scaling in pirate games? Kittens expansion for Isle of Cats? Too much info about games? Inclusivity in games? Home made versions of games? Dice values in Troyes? Marvel Champions evolving? Best Crossfire mechanisms? Code of conduct too negative? Too many VP games? Tactics vs strategy? Dog themed games? Avoiding sig. other game burnout?  •••[01:51:50] Personal Q&A►►► Key of Geebz? Queen's Gambit? World too slow? Games desensitization? State vs Federal? Wales? Our pups? More best things about PNW? Fitness? RV plans? Violent crime on the rise? Inflation on the rise? Social media discrimination? Studen housing? My new Syphon Filter design? Chicken food? Friendly chicken breeds? Economy effect on RRT? Jen's Words of Wisdom? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

24 new games & expansions discussed for the month of May! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/9JP5Dz3cvTI :) •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

It's time to finalize my best games of 2020, which I filmed live simultaneously on Youtube, Twitch and Facebook on may 28th. And after the top10 countdown, I stuck around for some questions and answer time! :) If you'd rather watch this top10 than listen, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Nm2opGFIs •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

SHOW NOTES: •••[00:00:44] Games Q&A►►►  Three Sisters? Lowlands? Capitalism theme in euros? Soloing while filming? Gaming burnout? Gaming post RRT? Different show post RRT? Viticulture? Video for gone games? Plunderous status? Glory to Rome? Gamer vs non-gamer? True gateway? 6 year of RTT? Soloing more these days? La Granja: No Siesta? Top10 2p+? Shea covering oldies? Looking at camera? Tshirt effect on channel? Work placement not a fave mechanism? Century combo = Waterdeep? Carebear practices? Misdirection during multiplayer? Social deduction? Still analyze games post RRT? Fresco Megabox rule change?  Component quality effect? •••[01:40:01] Personal Q&A►►►  Fave modern cartoons? Testing for videogame enthusiasm? Social media bans? Lego animation! (https://youtu.be/edAVbseyD8M) April fools bgg gags? (https://youtu.be/k-XR5Rj7OIE & https://youtu.be/V-2O2068ZkI) Sports appreciation? Natural dog care? Jen's wisdom of the month?  •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Hey everybody, this month I'm joined by Liz Taber of Long Distance Gamers to countdown our favourite Pandemic mechanisms and expansions/spinoffs. For more of LIz, you can find her channel (Long Distance Gamers) here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmiRcZZ_vLiIHC6BKOeWJw If you'd rather watch this top10 than listen, link: https://youtu.be/vN8hSP3iQ2s •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

17 new games discussed for the month of April! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/QU9pygNc9WQ :) (1:17) [Shea] Hidden Leaders Expansions (2:57) 4. Marvel Champions: Galaxy’s Most Wanted   (6:46) 3. Kingdom Builder Big Box  (8:36) 2. Aquatica: Cold Waters (9:30) 1. Concordia: Solitaria  New Games (12:47) 12. Transmissions  (14:48) 11. Dead Man’s Cabal (18:04) 10. Glow (23:41) 9. Solomon Kane (29:33) 8. Pletrix  (31:30) 7. It’s a Wonderful Kingdom  (35:28) 6. Fairy Tale Inn (38:10) 5. Dice Theme Park (41:57) 4. World’s Fair 1893 (44:24) 3. Vivid Memories  (47:21) 2. Rival Networks (50:38) 1. Anno 1800 •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Hey everybody, for this month's top 10 I'm joined by Sarah Shah of Boardgames in a Minute (an excellent channel!) to talk about our 10 games we'd take on the road with us if we found ourselves living in a recreational vehicle! :) p.s. Apologies for the last upload where I grabbed the wrong audio file to upload. Here's the proper top10 with Sarah! :) All the ways to find Sarah: https://www.boardgamesinaminute.com/ https://youtube.com/boardgamesinaminute https://www.instagram.com/board_games_in_a_minute/ https://www.tiktok.com/@puffindor https://twitter.com/Puffindor https://facebook.com/Puffindor https://ko-fi.com/puffindor https://www.etsy.com/shop/Puffindor •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

19 new games discussed for the month of March! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/Hm4UDzJYrj4 :) Contributors 4:00 [Shea #3] Rise of the Gnomes 6:34 [Shea #2] Scythe 10:22 [Shea #1] Mage Noir 16:38 [Ryan] Genotype & Long Shot the Dice Game 18:27 [Tim] Fort Rahdo Expansion Countdown 20:07 #5. Merlin: Morgana 22:44 #4. Valeria Card Kingdoms: Darksworn  24:25 #3. Marvel Champions: Quicksilver 26:20 #2. Auztralia: Tazmania & Revenge of the Old Ones  28:59 #1. Marvel Champions: Scarlet Witch Rahdo Games Countdown 30:39 #11. Coatl 33:00 #10. Alhambra Roll & Write 35:58 #9. Genotype  38:25 #8. Escape Roll & Write 40:30 #7. Space Plague  43:27 #6. After The Empire 47:10 #5. Cryo 50:00 #4. Scrumpy: Card Cider  53:10 #3. Hadrian’s Wall 56:48 #2. Meadow 58:52 #1. Hippocrates •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Hey everybody, this month's top10 is a revisit of my top 10 2p-only games, and I'm joined by Ella Loves Boardgames and Stella of Meeple University! Stella's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/meepleuniversity  Ella's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ellalovesboardgames  My original top10 from 5 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guBmscylSHI For this top10 list in video form: https://youtu.be/rGfISari4iE •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

SHOW NOTES: •••[00:10:20] Games Q&A►►►  Best RTT platform? Changing game ratings? Filming continuity? R&R with old games? FAQ update? Big boxes? Legacy vs campaign definition? Gloomhaven vs Primal? Depth in dungeon crawls? Spirit Island: Jagged Earth? Vindication rating? Designing within constraints? Golden age of gaming? Tinner's Trail? Top10 GOTY updates unfair? Elder Sign vs X-men? Tricon 2021? Is repetitive bad? Changing camera angles? Game enjoyment post RRT retirement? Rulebooks pronouns? Engine building category on BGG? Campaign vs legacy coverage? Handshakes vs copyright? Grain of salt? KS campaign runners managing audience? 18xx? Shortening Faiyum? Fave designer working on different? Narrative in boardgames?  •••[01:57:33] Personal Q&A►►►  Sacrifices for UBI? Social media bans? New Mulan film? Watching 3x speed video? X-Men comics? Did we imagine RRT would get this big? Other bg review channels when we started? Reading suggestion! Effective persuasion? Changing perspective story. Cryptocurrency? Violence in the MCU? Upcoming MCU lineup? Wandavision? Reckoners novels? Not all republicans! Intensions vs outcomes? How's my mom? Covid effect on her if we hadn't come back? Let's see Jen's knitting! Carebear kids gaming? Foodi tips? Sleeping tips? Income post RRT retirement? Jen's words of wisdom?  •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com