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Welcome to episode 55! In this episode we talk about the games we've been playing lately before getting into our top 5 lists of games that can be played in 20 minutes or less. Thanks to Kevin's brother-in-law Matt who filled in as a guest host.

Games we've been playing lately:
Aurum - 00:04:24
Pixies - 00:11:05
Aeon's End: Outcasts - 00:16:06
Lorcana - 00:20:05
Imperial Settlers - 00:26:07
River Valley Glassworks - 00:34:44 

Top 5s:
#5 Kevin: Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle Game - 00:43:04
#5 Tyler: Qwixx - 00:46:42
#5 Matt: What the Heck? - 00:50:44
#4 Kevin: NMBR 9 - 00:53:35
#4 Tyler: Mindbug - 00:59:51
#4 Matt: Fast paced dice chucking games like Tenzi - 01:04:59
#3 Kevin: Santorini - 01:08:07
#3 Tyler: Sobek 2 Players - 01:11:59
#3 Matt: Animal Upon Animal - 01:14:25
#2 Kevin: What the Heck? - 01:16:19
#2 Tyler: Lovecraft Letter - 01:16:42
#2 Matt: Ticket to Ride: London - 01:18:33
#1 Kevin: Jump Drive - 01:20:27
#1 Tyler: Bonsai - 01:23:11
#1 Matt: Shifting Stones - 01:26:21
Honorable Mentions - 01:29:22

Outtakes - 01:39:54

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Welcome to episode 38! In this episode we talk about the games we've been playing lately before we play a board game version of the old television game show, Password! This is a follow up to our game show episode of The Price is Right, episode #34. Ben, Tyson, Tyler, & Kevin try to guess the board game based off of 1-word clues from each other. Timestamps below...

Games we've been playing lately:
Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game - 00:05:20
Obsession - 00:15:25
Resist! (Witchcraft!)- 00:25:27
Deck of Wonders - 00:42:57
Joan of Arc: Orleans Draw and Write - 00:51:08

Board Game Password Rules Discussion  - 00:57:34
Password - 01:04:07

What we're excited about:
Charterstone (sale on Nintendo Switch store ends 6/2/23) - 01:45:53
Astro Knights Eternity - 01:48:26
Mindbug (Beyond) - 01:50:29
Beast - 01:51:33

Outtakes - 01:58:54

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We've got another guest on the show and this time it's the designer of Zuuli, Chris Priscott from Unfringed.  Chris joins us to chat through the genesis of Zuuli and also game design in general.
 
GUEST PLAYER: Chris Priscott from Unfringed.co
THE PLAYERS: JP & Becky
 
OVERVIEW
In this Expansion Pack episode JP & Becky meet Chris Priscott the designer of Zuuli to talk about how his design began, whats coming up and who Chris the gamer is.  In this episode you'll learn:
- How Becky would have elbowed the other players out of the way to be on this episode (spoiler alert - she's a big fan)
- What happens to the animals in Zuuli when you can't fit them in your zoo
- What's up next for Zuuli fans
- more about Chris' niche number 1 answers
- that Resident Evil from the 90s has a strong pull for conversation

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Check out more on Chris and Unfringed below
- Website - https://unfringed.co
- Zuuli - https://unfringed.co/zuuli/

You can learn more about Chris on his socials:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unfringedthings/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UnfringedThings

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
1:07 - TURN 2 - Introducing Chris Priscott
3:29 - What is Chris' favourite game?
6:01 - What games does Chris enjoy right now?
9:19 - TURN 3 - Main Interview
9:42 - What was the genesis of Unfringed?
13:40 - Was your background in software engineering helpful with the process?
15:12 - What was the most surprising thing in the process in getting Zuuli out to market? 
16:48 - Having played Zuuli, what happens to the animals that don't fit in the zoo?
17:58 - What is Zuuli?

22:09 - What's it been like going through crowdfunding and getting the response you have? 
26:50 - How deliberate was the child friendly art style?
30:34 - What expert tips can you give Becky to help beat her husband (Kerley) at the game?
33:26 - Will you cover on socials fan made cards & animals?
36:23 - Listeners Questions - What's next from the Zuuliverse?
41:06 - Are you working on anything outside of the Zuuliverse right now?
42:48 - Listeners Questions - How did you find the blind draft when we switched playing with an open draft?
45:45 - Listeners Questions - Do you feel the success of Zuuli puts more pressure on you? 
47:47 - Chris' Niche Number 1's - Favourite game you've bought on a whim?
49:45 - Chris' Niche Number 1's - Favourite game that you don't own?
50:34 - Chris' Niche Number 1's - Favourite game with the most useless component?
54:42 - TURN 4 - Planning Your Turn - What's coming up for our guest
1:02:52 - Thanking Chris
1:04:00 - TURN 5 - The Final Turn

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***What’s up in Babblot*** 4:05

Story of Malhya Land Of Legends

Burky has a Tantrumcom

New deluxe Tsuro 

***Welcome to Az Drummond*** 9:38

 ***Sponsor break*** 16:00

Amazing deal and late pledge on Game Topper

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 18:39

Ravensburg invests in Gamefound

***What game is behind the door*** 29:19

Our quiz show section, where we quiz our guest, Az Drummond in our dungeon, about games. Can you guess what the answers are before us?

***Sponsor break*** 1.07.12

Arcane Wonders library of new games including, Furnace, Picture Perfect, Foundations of Rome, Freedom Five

***The Babble*** 1:09:09

We babble about expansions. Are they essential to the game? Are they to make the game better? Are they to keep the name of the game out there?

***More about Az*** 1:34:34

***Our top “must have” expansions*** 1:50:16 

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Games mentioned:

Furnace, 

Picture Perfect,

Foundations of Rome, 

Freedom Five,

The Dark Quarter,

Malhya Land Of Legends,

Tsuro, 

SHOBU,

Caesar!: Seize Rome in 20 Minutes! ,

Mindbug,

The Mind,

Marvel Champions: The Card Game,

Core Worlds,

Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport,

Splendor,

Blood Rage,

Descent Journeys in the Dark,

Everdell,

It’s a Wonderful World,

Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy,

Viticulture Tuscany Essential Edition,

Jamaica: The Crew,

Flamme Rouge: Peloton,

Champions of Midgard: Valhalla,

Carcassonne,

Android: Netrunner,

Star Trek Ascendancy,

Colt Express: Horses & Stagecoach,

Baseball Highlights 2045,