twilight imperium (third edition)

Ambie and Crystal discuss a couple games they've played recently, including Wok and Roll, Kopi King, and Chope. We then talk about board game expansions and what makes us like or dislike them.

Recent Games: 0:41
Replayability: 14:57
Outro: 35:08

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Wok and Roll: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/319320/wok-and-roll
Kopi King: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312726/kopi-king
Chope: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286661/chope

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Ambie interviews Toby Mao, the creator of https://18xx.games/ Interview intro: 0:23 18xx.games: 5:27 Outro: 32:48 18xx slack: https://join.slack.com/t/18xxgames/shared_invite/zt-8ksy028m-CSZC~G5QtiFv60_jdqqulQ For the full show notes visit our site at http://www.boardgameblitz.com/posts/266/episode-121-interview-with-toby-mao

Ambie and Crystal discuss Cryptid, Hansa Teutonica, and Illusion. We then talk about our top 10 convention board games. Announcements: 0:43 Recent Games: 2:30 Top 10 Convention Games: 12:27 Outro: 32:28 Bloopers: 33:33 Cryptid: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246784/cryptid Hansa Teutonica: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43015/hansa-teutonica Illusion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244995/illusion

Ambie and Crystal discuss Dispatch by Breakout and Rising 5: Runes of Asteros. We then talk about role playing in board games, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "character." Recent Games: 0:48 Role Playing: 11:48 Board Game Etymology - 'Character': 25:32 Outro: 27:09 Bloopers: 28:22 Dispatch: https://dispatch.breakoutgames.com/ Rising 5: Runes of Asteros: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185196/rising-5-runes-asteros

A couple weeks ago, Crystal decided to recap her first ever play of Twilight Imperium live on Twitch! This is the podcast version (you can see the video version on YouTube). Start of Stream: 0:34 Mental Check in: 2:42 Twilight Imperium: 7:17 Crystal's Audio Clips: #1 - After Round 1: 12:56 #2 - Mid-Game: 23:52 #3 - Interview with Scott: 32:53 Dice Tower Kickstarter Plug: 41:10 Question - non-space 4x?: 45:19 Sneak Peak of 2017 Blitzies episode (Jan. 18): 48:05 Blitz Con Excitement: 1:02:23 Outro: 1:08:36

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss Magic Maze, DropMix, and Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition. We then talk about some board games that involve exchanges, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "shuffle."

Ambie, Cassadi, and Crystal discuss 18OE, World's Fair 1893, and the Ferengi and Cardassian expansions for Star Trek Ascendancy. We talk about board game expansions, and Crystal goes over the origins of the word "expand."