1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:06,000 Hey, my friends, and yes, it is that Tuesday favorite day of the 2 00:00:06,520 --> 00:00:10,160 year is Mardi Gras down in my hometown in New Orleans. 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:16,520 So welcome everyone. This is episode 113 of Maple to 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:24,520 Maple and it is tantalizing top titles of 2025. 5 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:31,480 That's right, I remain PJ. And with me again, as promised, 6 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,800 is Adam. Me tabletop vibes. 7 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,600 Super super stoked to be back again in the booth. 8 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,760 That's right. I kind of scared you with all 9 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,600 the Mardi Gras. I don't think you expected all 10 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:46,920 this. Tuesday I'm just stoked. 11 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,760 And PJ was dancing before this, so like. 12 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,240 I was I shouldn't wear. My beads. 13 00:00:52,480 --> 00:00:54,240 I should have been shirtless. That's what I should have been 14 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:55,800 anyways. Well. 15 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,680 It's a it's a family. This is a family. 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:03,160 Exactly exactly. So as promised last week we 17 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:07,000 looked back at 2024. This week, we're looking forward 18 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,600 to 2025. Guys, please thanks for 19 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:14,840 listening, but please make sure that you like and subscribe to 20 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,280 all the streaming services. Please put comments below if 21 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,360 you're watching on YouTube. I really thank you so much. 22 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,400 Also, before we do anything else, Adam doesn't know I'm 23 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,880 going to do this, I want to just take a moment of silence really 24 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,000 quickly. A friend in our community in the 25 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,320 in the hobby recently passed away. 26 00:01:33,320 --> 00:01:36,320 I don't know all the details, but everyone who's on Instagram 27 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:39,440 probably knows about it. That's Jennifer from Rawls Plays 28 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:44,000 Games. And I just wanted to recognize 29 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,400 in our shared grief with the lost of our friend Jennifer. 30 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,880 And with that, we're going to keep honoring her memory by 31 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,120 going. We're going to look forward to 32 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:54,880 the titles of 2025. These are the ones we're looking 33 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,240 forward to. If Jennifer were here, she'd be 34 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:58,680 looking forward to them too. Right. 35 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,200 Yeah, yeah. And even on Instagram right now, 36 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:06,400 they've been doing a lot of celebratory posts in memory of 37 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,400 her. So our hearts and prayers go out 38 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,800 to the family. Yeah, we finally made it to 2025 39 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,600 top games that we're looking forward to. 40 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:16,440 That's right. So. 41 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:20,160 Technically, we did our top 2024 in 2025 and now we're actually 42 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,320 doing. We caught up. 43 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,120 Yeah, we caught up. So. 44 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,760 So take it away, Adam. Start us off 2025. 45 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,600 What are you looking forward to? OK, so none of mine are actually 46 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,880 in any order, but I just threw them out there. 47 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,320 I'm going to go with the first one that we talked about last 48 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,080 time. It's Luthier by Peverson. 49 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:46,640 The games, man, this game is just beautiful as all get out. 50 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:52,520 You're like in the music world, making instruments, right? 51 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,840 In some old I, I'm going to say Victorian era. 52 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,000 It's probably wrong, but it's in, it's not our era. 53 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:05,240 And so it is wonderful. It is Patterson Games has been 54 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,240 incredible. I've only seen demos. 55 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,400 I think you had an advance review copy I. 56 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,400 Did I covered? It so so you you got to see more 57 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,600 than I did other than what a demo could show. 58 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:19,360 Yeah, yeah, I didn't get to play, but it looks, it looks, it 59 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,280 looks fantastic. Yeah, it is 100%. 60 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,200 I mean, and I play music so like it kind of like speaks to me way 61 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:29,680 more than than not, I guess you could say, right? 62 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,760 So absolutely, I'm also looking forward to that. 63 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,600 It was on my list so I'm scratching it off as we speak. 64 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,200 Great minds, you know this. No, that's a good one. 65 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,080 I think it's on everyone's list. It's Yeah, it's going to be a 66 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,000 hot one for 2025. I want to tell you the one that 67 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:46,800 I'm. I think it's going to surpass 68 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:51,240 distilled. It might, it might, but I think 69 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,880 more people drink whiskey then play play music. 70 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:59,200 I don't, I don't know. I don't know, still this solid. 71 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,840 This still is a solid game. Distilled. 72 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:06,360 Was the was the Distilled was the first game that Katie and I 73 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,840 played in our collection in 2025. 74 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,800 Really. Yeah, was the first game January 75 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,880 1st? I think that's the first game. 76 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,079 Well, I didn't play because I my buddy played with a few guys, 77 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,079 but that's the first game that I was going to play with you guys. 78 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,840 Yes, yeah, you were supposed to, but you were just. 79 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,280 You're just too busy and fancy, man. 80 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:28,680 I mean, I do move. Around a lot. 81 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,080 I have a hard time sitting still all the time. 82 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,920 So I want to talk about the game that I'm looking forward to. 83 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,920 Yeah, I'm really excited. It's coming out soon. 84 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:44,520 It's Galileo Galilei by Pink Troubadour Games, which is 85 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,000 supposed to be distributed, I think, in the United States by 86 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,600 Capstone Games. Again, I'm not seeing a demo 87 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,120 I've not seen. All I know is yeah. 88 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:59,840 I see I need this game. Galileo was incredible. 89 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,240 His story is amazing. And the whole thing is you're 90 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:07,920 you're astronomers and there's going to be science and things 91 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:09,000 are going to happen. I don't. 92 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:13,680 I don't know a lot about it, but the theme, the theme has got me 93 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,520 excited. Dude, that's where I was. 94 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,720 I saw space and I saw a Euro game and I was like, yes, it 95 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,800 looks, it looks like the pieces look really nice. 96 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,640 And I was like, Yep, I'm in for this. 97 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,560 Let's go. Yes, let's go. 98 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,920 So that's Galileo Galilei. I really can't wait. 99 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,440 Pink Troubadour Dance Games, partnering with Capstone. 100 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,080 I'm not sure how that partnership works, but hopefully 101 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,640 we'll get, hopefully we get publisher designer on the show 102 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:40,960 and talk about it. That'd be cool. 103 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:42,760 That would be great. Yeah. 104 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,440 I need to get. I need to get Patterson Games to 105 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:48,920 come on and talk about Luther, because I Yeah, well, they can 106 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,040 talk about Luther and just, they can talk about whatever they 107 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:52,440 want. Let's be honest. 108 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,880 Yeah, exactly. Yeah, they've made some big. 109 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:57,560 They've made some big moves actually. 110 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,000 They've actually got like 3 new people on their team. 111 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,600 Exactly power. Moves to grow the company they 112 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,520 got, they had distilled, they had expansions and then they had 113 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:07,640 luthier. So they're coming up. 114 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,400 And yeah, So what do you have next for us that you're looking 115 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,920 forward to? All right, so this one is also 116 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,720 in the space theme. OK. 117 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:23,760 Gallic Galactic cruise, Yeah. It's on my list too. 118 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,240 Is it? Yes, Come on. 119 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,600 So Quinceaner games I think is how you say it. 120 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:34,240 Yeah, it is Kinson Kinson Key Games I. 121 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,240 Just combined them together. Yes, yes. 122 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,960 Galactic cruise, you're literally running a cruise ship 123 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,960 in space. Like when I saw this, I was 124 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,000 like, yeah, I have to have this one. 125 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,280 It's deluxified to all get out and beautiful. 126 00:06:49,280 --> 00:06:51,880 And I was like, this is just comical because like, I'm like, 127 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,600 you're like running your own spaceship, but it's a cruise 128 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,120 ship as a spaceship. Yeah, yeah. 129 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:02,360 So I I did not get a chance to play test it in the first 130 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,600 exposure play test hall, but I was at a table next to it play 131 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,240 testing something else. It's huge. 132 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,960 It's a table hog. It's got a huge table presence 133 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:15,080 and like you said, it is all about managing a cruise ship. 134 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:20,880 So I think the impression that I get is it's not like Grand 135 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:25,160 Austria hotel, but I feel like there's some resource management 136 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,120 because you're going to be fulfilling customer orders, 137 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:30,880 things that you would expect on a cruise ship, right? 138 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:32,920 Yeah. But in space. 139 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:34,720 Yeah, it's, I know. I don't know. 140 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,200 I'm a space person, so I just love space. 141 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:41,120 I most games that are like in space, I just draw close to 142 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:42,440 that. That's astronauts. 143 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:44,520 Space things. I'm with you. 144 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,000 I'm with you. I feel you. 145 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,000 In fact, so much so that that was on my list too. 146 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,120 So see. There we go. 147 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:51,640 Great minds. I'm pretty sure we probably have 148 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,960 some couple more. I got a feeling we do. 149 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,040 I'm saving. I do have 3 for last and these 150 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:00,000 are Katie's picks. She told me these are her three 151 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,880 that she wants me to talk about. So I'm going to save those for 152 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:07,880 life. So my next one is Iliad by 153 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,840 Bitewing Games. It's I think it's coming out in 154 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:17,000 the third quarter of this year. So you are again, I'm not seeing 155 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,560 this. I only know what you know, 156 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,400 promos that have come out, promotional videos and whatnot. 157 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,360 You're it's set in the Trojan War. 158 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:31,680 So you were immersed in Homer's story of the Trojan War through 159 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:37,520 the Iliad. So yeah, it it seems to be, I 160 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:39,880 don't know, it looks, it looks good again. 161 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,200 I'm. Curious how that I'm curious how 162 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,080 that like plays. That sounds really cool. 163 00:08:44,680 --> 00:08:48,600 Yeah, I don't know. I don't know if you're taking on 164 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:55,680 the role of individuals like Achilles, Agamemnon, Hector, or 165 00:08:55,680 --> 00:09:00,560 you're taking on the role of gods and you're going to choose 166 00:09:00,560 --> 00:09:04,560 sides. There are some, there is a card 167 00:09:04,560 --> 00:09:06,600 driven aspect to Iliad. I could. 168 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,960 You can definitely tell that and the artwork is amazing. 169 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,360 So be on the look up look if you're into Greek mythology. 170 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,040 Yes, right. So good. 171 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,480 And I'll. Yeah, Iliad by Bitewing Games. 172 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:24,760 I wish I could say more, but it looks really cool, right? 173 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,080 I mean, yeah, I'm. Going to have to do some more 174 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,320 research on that for sure. There's a lot of future 175 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:34,120 potential for development if Iliad is is successful. 176 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,440 Expansions go lower. Yep. 177 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,040 Well, then you, you can immerse yourself into the Odyssey on the 178 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,440 you know, and then and then if you really want to do it, you 179 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,560 could cross into Roman literature and can you could do 180 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:49,240 Virgil's I need, which kind of the I need was written meant to 181 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:53,600 be the conclusion of it's the story of what happened to the 182 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:57,280 Trojans who managed to escape Troy and they made their way 183 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:58,920 westward through the Mediterranean. 184 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,920 The Romans believe that they were inherent. 185 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:06,240 They were genetically linked and historically linked to the 186 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:11,720 ancient Trojans through their lore and Virgil Ania really 187 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,440 plays that out. So I get that would be a great. 188 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:14,640 Game that would be super cool. Oh my. 189 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,600 God, because you have all the gods and there's drama and 190 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:19,400 there's so many things happening. 191 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,280 So we'll see. Yeah, that sounds awesome. 192 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,040 I'm excited for it. So look out for Iliad, my 193 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:26,640 Bitewing games. Right. 194 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:31,200 All right. My next one is my Lucky Duck 195 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,320 Games, the Dark Quarter. Super stoked for this. 196 00:10:34,560 --> 00:10:36,360 And so appropriate. Huh. 197 00:10:36,560 --> 00:10:37,320 Yeah. And so. 198 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,280 Appropriate it's it's based in New Orleans. 199 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:43,200 It is. You are a like spiritual 200 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:49,080 detective in like in New Orleans, solving like paranormal 201 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,600 activity cases. So if you've played Destiny's, 202 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:58,080 it is the darker version, more streamlined, upgraded, 203 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,400 supposedly better version of Destiny's, which Destiny's is 204 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,040 already like. I love Destiny's. 205 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:07,200 We play it all the time. Yeah, but dark quarter, man, 206 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,560 it's going to be so awesome. You get that spooky feeling get 207 00:11:10,560 --> 00:11:13,120 like and is supposed to be way more in depth on character 208 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,640 building in the in the app and things like that where like they 209 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,000 it remembers like bad choices and good choices and 210 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,000 repercussions. That's cool. 211 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,160 And I went, of course, like all in deluxe, give me everything. 212 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:25,280 I bet you did. Yeah. 213 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:27,560 Yeah. We thought about it. 214 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,360 So here's here's the danger. And I'm sure this is true. 215 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,280 First for anybody. Well, no. 216 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:42,360 Well, now whenever a board game comes out, that's about either a 217 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:46,080 theme, a topic that you know really well, right, Right. 218 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:52,200 Or a place that you're from. OK, so I saw it more. 219 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:56,400 Like nitpicky and like. Yeah, because, you know, it's 220 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,960 like, because. You're familiar with it. 221 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,160 Yeah, exactly right. Because, I mean, you're. 222 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,320 Going to be like this is this isn't? 223 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,920 Right, because I'm, I'm walking the streets of the French 224 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,800 Quarter, you know, in my formative teenage years, right, 225 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:14,120 growing up in Louisiana. And I'm like, the art looked 226 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,040 good. Yes, the art looked good. 227 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:20,120 The storytelling seemed sound. I didn't take issues with that. 228 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:23,520 My fear is they're going to, they're going to lean too much. 229 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,240 They're going to go too far with the voodoo and the supernatural. 230 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,160 Yeah, that is all real, right? It is. 231 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:34,000 It is there. So I was a little nervous and I 232 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:35,760 said, you know what? I'm gonna pump the brakes. 233 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:37,440 Yeah. I'm not gonna back it. 234 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,800 And we're gonna see. None of my friends here in 235 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,920 Springfield are gonna back it. So if I see it again, Jen Connor 236 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:44,320 or something, I'll pick it up. Later, Yeah. 237 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,040 I mean, like we were all like, we all played Destiny so much 238 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,560 and everybody loves it. We saw like the dark version and 239 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:52,640 murder mystery style and I was like, Yep, this is gonna be 240 00:12:52,680 --> 00:12:54,000 like, we're gonna be playing this forever. 241 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,120 So that's my number. Whatever we're on. 242 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,760 That's a, that's a good dark, dark quarter, dark quarter by 243 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:04,200 lucky Duck, I think. It should be fulfilling soon, I 244 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:05,000 heard. It should. 245 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:06,560 It should be. You know. 246 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:10,320 You backed it, so you probably got the e-mail alerts that let 247 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:11,240 you know. Yeah. 248 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:16,120 Feels like it's getting closer. So my next one, I know it's one 249 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,640 that is probably on your list as well. 250 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,920 I know you've seen it. I know that you've played it, 251 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,960 and that is Brink. Oh wow. 252 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,760 By by Ivy Studios. So we're going into space again. 253 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,800 I forgot about Brink. Oh my God, are you kidding me? 254 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,400 It's not on my I've backed it all in everything and it that is 255 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:37,840 a great game. I played it too. 256 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,840 I know you did, and so I'm just going to say that I can't wait 257 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,280 and I want you to tell us about it based off your play. 258 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,760 Yeah. So it's like, it's honestly kind 259 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,280 of like Catan, but it's not like that's a horrible representation 260 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,720 of what it is. But you're in space, you have 261 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:57,200 resources, everybody has their like player boards and you're 262 00:13:57,200 --> 00:14:00,160 trying to fly your spaceship around and like take over 263 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:04,560 sectors, I guess you could say, get resources and then you can 264 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:07,440 switch off these resources. And then there's like tracks and 265 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:11,120 everything. It's like Euro EE, the board. 266 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,720 Like, it's got tracks, it has tracks. 267 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,880 I love track and it's space and then even the addition I got all 268 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:21,760 the tiles are holographic. I'm I don't know how I feel 269 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:25,680 about this yet. Because your eyes while you're 270 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:27,240 playing. Oh. 271 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:29,640 Sure, right. Like, I don't know, but it's 272 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:33,040 going to look cool no matter what, so I'm stoked for it. 273 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:37,720 Ivy Studios crushes it as usual with production is outstanding 274 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,720 and that's a blast. Absolutely. 275 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,080 So that's Brink. Yeah, I totally forgot about 276 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:43,760 that. Yeah, that's. 277 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:44,560 Great. I can't believe it. 278 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:45,720 I thought it was going to be on your list. 279 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:49,080 OK, well, great. So that's Brink by Ivy Studios. 280 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,440 It's coming out this year. Look for it. 281 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:53,440 OK. What do you have? 282 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,640 My next one, Nemesis Retaliation. 283 00:14:56,640 --> 00:15:01,080 Is that what on your list? It so it's not it's not on my 284 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:03,040 list. I'm looking forward to it. 285 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:08,000 But yeah, we, we backed it too. We went all in on this. 286 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,400 I had to, I think because we backed it, what, two years ago. 287 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:13,760 It's been a while. It's been a long time. 288 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,760 Well, it's kind of comical right, so like nemesis bass 289 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:23,800 nemesis OG nemesis amazing with the karna morphs right like play 290 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,960 it harder mode, death mode. I mean, like, it's amazing. 291 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,040 So I was looking for that game when it first came out. 292 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,960 By the time I buy it literally the next week. 293 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,240 And this is when I first started getting into board gaming, 294 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,320 right? And they dropped Nemesis, 295 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:40,600 whatever the second one was. Lockdown. 296 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,920 Lockdown and I was like, you got to be freaking kidding me 297 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:47,360 because like I just paid a crap ton of money for Nemesis, OG 298 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,280 Nemesis, and then they just dropped this other one and I 299 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:54,840 actually played Lockdown. It is really cool the night and 300 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,880 the day and night or the the lights being able to turn on and 301 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:02,560 off in lockdown is very cool. We played with Steven Nashville 302 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:03,800 board game guy. Yep. 303 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,880 And we had and and every time you play Nemesis, it's an epic 304 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:08,040 camp. It's epic. 305 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,240 Like some craziness happens. Something that you're always 306 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:14,200 like this is memorable. Like, that's what I love about 307 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,240 Nemesis. One moment it's always 308 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:20,040 somebody's like, this is easy. And then the next round, all 309 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:23,600 hell breaks loose and we have 14 like aliens. 310 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,360 The Queen's out and you're like, right, You just had to say 311 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:27,880 something, right? Yep, Yep. 312 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,720 So I want I want to. That's a good one. 313 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,240 I want to point out. I know that I've said it before 314 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,880 on the show and people may be like PJ, how can you even enjoy 315 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,560 Nemesis, right, which got a trainer mechanic and I'm famous 316 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:41,080 for hating trainer mechanic. You are. 317 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,000 It is not in my mind, it's not a trader mechanic. 318 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:48,640 It's a cooperative game where there's a potential that you 319 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,600 have an objective. Objective. 320 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:56,160 Yes, that doesn't that doesn't necessarily work with everyone 321 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:58,920 else, right? But it's not like trader. 322 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,240 Mechanic either. No, I feel like a trader 323 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,600 mechanic is you betray the entire group. 324 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:08,000 Right in in that game, you have objectives that could betray 325 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,800 others, but it's not a betrayer mechanic because it's a choice. 326 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:14,000 You don't have to, right? Right, because you could just go 327 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:15,400 for getting off the off the ship. 328 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,240 Calling it, but it's what I'm looking forward to with 329 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:23,079 retaliation is now we all have guns and we're armed to teeth, 330 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:24,319 right? Yeah. 331 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:29,560 And, and we've got good combat dice and we're going to go and 332 00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:32,320 retaliate. What is that going to? 333 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:36,000 What is that going to look like? Is it going to be completely 334 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,920 cooperative? Or will you have an objective 335 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:43,200 that maybe doesn't mingle like like Nemesis like? 336 00:17:44,120 --> 00:17:46,360 It's got to have both I would assume and can. 337 00:17:46,360 --> 00:17:49,720 My question is, can you shoot fellow teammates? 338 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:54,280 So playing enough board games, I know you will. 339 00:17:55,120 --> 00:17:57,600 Yeah. Playing enough board games? 340 00:17:58,120 --> 00:17:59,920 Typically you can't, right? Yeah. 341 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:03,360 Like you can't do you can't do even in Nemesis and Nemesis 342 00:18:03,360 --> 00:18:04,800 lockdown here. Yeah, right. 343 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,400 So I don't know. I don't know, but I think it'll 344 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:09,880 be cool. Yeah, it'll be cool. 345 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:11,520 I'm. Very stoked about it so. 346 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:14,840 I'm I'm, I'm looking forward to things getting so bad. 347 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,640 Like things are just, you know, there's so many monsters, so 348 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,120 many aliens, right. And we're we're about to be over 349 00:18:20,120 --> 00:18:23,280 on and I just want to in my best Bill Paxton voice. 350 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,680 Game over, man, game over. Who knows? 351 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:28,680 Will that happen? I don't know. 352 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:34,520 I don't know. So my next one, we're going to 353 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,400 go in the completely opposite direction. 354 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,320 We're leaving. We're leaving space. 355 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:39,960 We're going beautiful and gentle. 356 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:47,680 That is La Patisserie Rococo by Eagle Griffin Games, where you 357 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:54,280 are in Rococo, France and you are managing a patisserie 358 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:59,280 serving up pastries to the nobles of France. 359 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,760 Yeah, Right. Oh my God, it's gorgeous. 360 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:07,280 It's a gorgeous game. The artwork is fanatic, fanatic. 361 00:19:07,360 --> 00:19:09,520 It's fanatical. It's phenomenal too. 362 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:12,320 It's fanatical. I'm fanatical about how 363 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,600 phenomenal. Yes, Exactly. 364 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:18,240 Now. Yeah, the cards are gorgeous. 365 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:22,480 That linen finish? Games they do great job with, 366 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:27,160 yes, everything they put out. They also published Roko Co, 367 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,560 right? Which so they're famous for 368 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:34,200 publishing like Vital Laserto's games all through Eagle Griffin. 369 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:40,320 Roko Co is not a Lacerda game. La Patisserie Roku Co is not a 370 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,440 Lacerda game, but the artist Ian O'Toole. 371 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:47,000 Right. Who he does everything, so it's 372 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:51,440 going to have. A recently funded or fulfilled 373 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:55,080 Kickstarter, though they did. Wasn't like some like music 374 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,560 thing. It'll we'll talk about it today. 375 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,560 Oh, OK, you got it on there. It's it's on the list. 376 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,720 Nice. So the beauty of Eagle Griffin 377 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:08,640 is even in the design, right. The boxes still fit in a calyx, 378 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:09,800 although they're a little longer. 379 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,520 That's OK. The boxes are solid, thick 380 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,440 cardboard. They usually come with a very 381 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:16,640 good insert so you don't have to. 382 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,800 Yep, very key. And one of the things, the 383 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:24,720 detail of Eagle Griffin games that I love and La Patisserie 384 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:26,520 Rococo is no different. Sure. 385 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:33,000 On the sides of the box in the middle, there's that little cut 386 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,520 out. Yeah, the little for. 387 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:39,200 Your yeah for your fingers so you can pull the lid and that's 388 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,040 incredible so. Think about. 389 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,400 They think about things. Yeah, yeah. 390 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,880 I'm looking forward to, I'm looking forward to playing 391 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,840 Rococo and then La Patisserie Rococo. 392 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,960 Like. As a day of celebrating now the 393 00:20:54,960 --> 00:21:03,680 beauty is Lafleur by Duxomium just was just fulfilled and we 394 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:07,240 got it we got our copy and it takes place in Rococo, France, 395 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:12,440 where you're trying to order the flowers to host the party Rococo 396 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,120 you're making the clothing la patisserie you're making the 397 00:21:15,120 --> 00:21:18,600 pastries so that. Could be 3 games on the table at 398 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,880 once and just start taking turns just walking around. 399 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:25,080 Well, I mean, OK, I love that you think my game table's that 400 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,880 big. We can make it work. 401 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:33,640 We we could could we could we make a rococo table at gemcon? 402 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,880 Really awesome. Just it's like all the same like 403 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,240 theme and yeah, OK. Do you want to, do you want to 404 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:40,760 make you want to pick up the flowers? 405 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,200 Do you want to make the pastries or the clothes? 406 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:45,000 Where do you want to lie? I'm going. 407 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:46,800 Exactly. Yeah, I'm with you. 408 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,840 I'm with you on that one. You know where else in Louisiana 409 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:53,360 there's some great patisseries in the traditional French style 410 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,000 and that you could pick up during Mardi Gras. 411 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,840 So, yeah, yes, yes. So that's my next one. 412 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:01,400 That's awesome. What's on deck for you? 413 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:03,640 OK. So mine I guess we're going to 414 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:05,960 stick with the the food era thing. 415 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,640 OK. And I'm going to go with food 416 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,960 chain magnet. Oh yeah. 417 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:18,000 So this is actually an older game that I believe lucky Duck. 418 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:23,960 I think it's lucky Duck took back over on game found and I 419 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:26,040 think it's lucky Duck. I'm pretty sure might not be, 420 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:30,080 but regardless, food chain magnet, they reprinted it and 421 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,000 they like went like they went like crazy. 422 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,520 I went crazy. It is the highest level 423 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:41,120 Kickstarter I have ever backed. Wow, Yeah, that's a lot, Yes, 424 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:46,800 so. Like the pizzas, like the 425 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,760 buildings, everything. They deluxified the living 426 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,800 daylights out of it and it looks super cool. 427 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:57,080 But did they change the game? That's the question. 428 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:04,400 Full disclosure, I abhor this game. 429 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:08,000 It's very, very long, crunchy and hard. 430 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:15,040 It is flawed on levels of flaw. Let's hope they fixed it. 431 00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:20,400 I mean, you basically my problem with Food Chain Magnate is you 432 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:24,200 play it your first turn, you have to do this one thing and on 433 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:25,560 your second turn you have to do this thing. 434 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,120 So basically I have to follow a path and I have to follow a 435 00:23:28,120 --> 00:23:33,040 specific path otherwise. Right, SLC. 436 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:37,240 SLC fixed it or not, huh? Yeah, yeah, the production 437 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:41,440 quality is crushing it. I'm sorry how pretty it looks. 438 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,560 If the game is garbage I'm not playing it. 439 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,760 That's that's pretty sure, but at least it will. 440 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:48,800 Look good for pictures if it comes down then. 441 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,640 I will be fair. I'll be honest. 442 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,280 I didn't know. I didn't know the lucky duck had 443 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:55,800 picked it up. I was like, why are they 444 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:59,120 remaking this game? Like I was raging quietly behind 445 00:23:59,120 --> 00:24:02,280 my aunt, but looking at my phone going, why are they remaking 446 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:03,760 this? Because it is. 447 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:09,680 It is like my absolute I hate this game and just have vowed to 448 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:14,960 never play it, ever bring it up. I've walked, I've walked away 449 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:16,920 from tables. I. 450 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,920 Actually have never played it though, so like every time I 451 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,000 went to go play it somebody they already had a fill a full table 452 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:24,520 and they end up playing something else. 453 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:28,200 So we'll see. Actually Jason, my previous 454 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,520 partner, that's his one of his favorite games. 455 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:32,160 That's why pretty much why we backed it. 456 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,760 So I was like, cool, I have a luxified pieces. 457 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:38,400 Let's go ahead. If Jason's watching this, hey, 458 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,920 I'm sorry. We'll see how it goes. 459 00:24:41,120 --> 00:24:44,680 But I will say that Jason plays a mean game of distilled, so he 460 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,040 does. He plays a mean game of 461 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:48,880 everything because he is. That's how his brain works. 462 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,480 Sure. If you get him to break, you 463 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:52,840 know you've you're on a good check. 464 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:54,040 That's the tracks. Damn that track. 465 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:56,920 All right. Not on my duck, not on my duck 466 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:01,040 games, but adjacent we did. Puerto Rico, they did. 467 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,040 They did. Awakened. 468 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:07,000 Yeah, Awakened wins did that, Yeah. 469 00:25:08,120 --> 00:25:09,520 Anyway, Puerto Rico's a good game too. 470 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:10,760 We're not looking forward to that one. 471 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,400 But yeah, that's. Yeah. 472 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:19,200 I, I will say 27th my my next one I'm super looking forward to 473 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:24,280 as well, but I did not, I did not back it on Kickstarter and 474 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,480 that is Revenant by mine Clash Games. 475 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,240 Oh yes, it is very, very beautiful. 476 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:35,920 We're back in space again and it just, it just looks incredible 477 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:39,680 because you're, you're building a fleet and I, I love fleet, 478 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,360 yeah, logistics and fleet combat. 479 00:25:43,360 --> 00:25:48,920 And you know, I'm not into single ship and single fighter. 480 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:51,200 Kind of I really. Like when you can combat. 481 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:55,640 Armada Well, well, I love armadas and I love fleets and 482 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:59,520 and Revenant is perfect. Didn't back it, didn't back it 483 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:01,360 SO. Actually I have not as well. 484 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:03,440 I didn't do it. I wanted to. 485 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:04,560 I was on the fence. I wanted to. 486 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,760 I didn't know enough about it. I hadn't played. 487 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:12,120 I saw it. I don't essentially really like 488 00:26:12,120 --> 00:26:14,360 how it looks. OK, it's beautiful. 489 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:18,440 But I don't like like there's not enough deluxified Ness for 490 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:22,960 me to pay to pay that like amount of money because I want 491 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,440 like I want like a decent mom. Like it doesn't look like 492 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,240 there's a lot there. I'm assuming there is though, 493 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,120 because they make wonderful games. 494 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:34,080 They do avoid fall Ironwood. I mean a bunch of good games. 495 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:34,880 So. Yeah. 496 00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:37,640 So the quality production should be solid, yeah. 497 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:39,360 It's going to be. I just like when I looked at it, 498 00:26:39,360 --> 00:26:43,800 it wasn't like beautiful, all the things I have to have this, 499 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:45,520 but I like. But inside I heard it was 500 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:48,040 amazing Europe. And I was like, now I'm curious. 501 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,240 Yeah, I would have thought it was going to be on your list, to 502 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:54,480 be honest. It's definitely crunchy Euro 503 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,480 kind of car driven. I thought about it. 504 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:01,040 It's yeah. So be on the lookout for 505 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:03,840 Revenant by mine Clash Games guys. 506 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,760 Yeah, super cool. What's next? 507 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,680 My next one, and maybe it's on yours. 508 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:13,440 We'll see richer Path of Destiny. 509 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,600 That's not on my list. That's 2025. 510 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:19,040 They could lie to all of us and it could be three years from 511 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:20,120 now. I don't know. 512 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:23,200 I got an update saying that it's it's getting. 513 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,320 It's like on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic 514 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,920 somewhere. Well, if it's on a ship then 515 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,880 it'll be 2025, yeah. We'll find out. 516 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:33,960 Yeah. Yeah, they did a whole new thing 517 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,920 I think I'm trying to remember to be honest, because it's been 518 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:38,400 such a long time ago that I backed it. 519 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,760 We also did a giveaway and gave away a free deluxe. 520 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:44,920 We bought 2 copies all in and we gave away one on the channel. 521 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,640 So that's really cool. But yeah, I'm just stoked for I 522 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,520 don't I love the Witcher. The Witcher board game is has 523 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:55,040 let me lead off with this has a ton of flaws. 524 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:59,200 OK, there's a lot of problems with it, but it is amazing. 525 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:02,680 It is a blast of play. You home brew some stuff. 526 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,120 The community like the cool thing is the community kind of 527 00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:09,520 wrapped around it and like created like fixes because like 528 00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:14,040 it sticks to like the the lore of Witcher, like the where the 529 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,160 essence of the Witcher is, which is like everything. 530 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,000 But then it just needs some tweaks and things like that, 531 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:21,560 Which it was cool to see the community come over and be like, 532 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,840 Hey, we love this. Here's all the fixes that we can 533 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:27,120 make. And, and I can't remember who 534 00:28:27,120 --> 00:28:31,320 makes it, but they came back and they ended up updating and given 535 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,280 a rule cue and facts. But it's great. 536 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:36,000 But the new one is supposed to be even better. 537 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:39,520 It has like, I think it is cooperative in some weird way. 538 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:41,880 Interesting. Yeah, if I can remember 539 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,440 correctly, trying to see if I can pull it up. 540 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,440 I think it's cooperative though. Interesting. 541 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:50,640 Yeah. So I'm looking forward to that. 542 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,720 Very cool. OK, Witcher. 543 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,040 Witcher's good. It's it's. 544 00:28:57,080 --> 00:29:00,920 Yeah, Path to Destiny. Yeah, it's not my jam, but it's 545 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:02,720 it's still good storytelling, so. 546 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:07,080 One to five competitive, oh oh, competitive player tableau 547 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:09,960 building card game where it's become one of the characters 548 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,280 taking part in the most iconic story. 549 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:14,880 So you get to, like, live that person's character through the 550 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,320 story as it unfolds. Well, there you have it. 551 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:19,840 I love it. Yeah. 552 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:23,600 OK. So my next one I'm really 553 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:29,800 looking forward to this is Abemus Papam, which is Latin for 554 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:36,320 Abemus Papam. We have a Pope, which is kind of 555 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:39,080 which is, which is, well, it's interesting. 556 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:42,400 So it's by Salt and Pepper games. 557 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:47,920 It's supposed to be I think a quarter 3Q3 release 2025. 558 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:53,000 So it's really interesting and timely, right? 559 00:29:53,240 --> 00:30:00,440 Timely because Pope Francis's health is been fading quickly. 560 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:07,800 So when the Pope passes away after a time of mourning, the 561 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:11,080 College of Cardinals come together in Rome and they have 562 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:13,320 conclave. And that's what this game is 563 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:18,800 about. Essentially, you are you're in a 564 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:21,960 conclave and you're trying to choose the next Pope, right? 565 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:27,120 And so the end of the game, you you announce habemos Habam. 566 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:32,560 We have we have a Pope and it's it's yeah, it's interesting. 567 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:35,560 And if it's coming out in the third quarter, coinciding with 568 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,840 and none of this is connected. And, you know, they're a movie. 569 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:43,960 Movie conclave just came out. This board game is coming out. 570 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:49,760 And, you know, we may have a real life conclave. 571 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:54,960 We hope, we hope not soon. But, you know, and we pray for 572 00:30:54,960 --> 00:31:00,120 the health of Pope Francis. But, yeah, so this is a board 573 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:04,680 game that could become very real, Right, Right, right. 574 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,320 For this year. Do you know what kind of style 575 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:09,160 of game that they're making with it? 576 00:31:09,160 --> 00:31:11,560 So there's not a lot of information. 577 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,560 I there's, there's Tableau building it. 578 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,880 I don't know if it, I don't know that it's worker placement. 579 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,480 I think it's going to be Tableau building an auction like voting, 580 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,840 because the core of Conclave you, you, you cast votes. 581 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:28,880 I wonder if somebody like at the table that you're voting like 582 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:32,240 that person, yes. Yes, that is what you're doing 583 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:36,000 essentially right. So whenever you're whenever you, 584 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,600 when you watch on television during a conclave and they have 585 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:43,560 black smoke, that means that that the Cardinals cast their 586 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:46,920 vote and they did not. No one got a majority. 587 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:50,640 So no one was elected, right. So then when you see the when 588 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:54,560 you see the white smoke, it means they passed a vote and 589 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:59,160 they've elected a new Pope from their ranks. 590 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:00,640 If. They don't elect somebody. 591 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:03,880 What happens? Then, well, then there's a whole 592 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:10,000 lot of I don't there's there's yeah, I've they they go, they 593 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:11,840 go, they go back and forth. That's a. 594 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:14,400 That's a. That's an interesting concept 595 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,720 for both. Yeah, because you have to, you 596 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:19,080 have to essentially build alliances, right. 597 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:23,040 So like we're at the table and we really want, you know, we 598 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:27,320 want Brian to be the next Pope. And I've I've got these other 599 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:30,680 players who are like, we agree, Brian, but say you and Jason, 600 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,520 don't you want someone else? And it's like, so we have to 601 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,000 convince you. So it's a little bit 602 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:37,600 competitive. It's competitive. 603 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:42,200 It's it's competitive where you're trying to be cooperative, 604 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:44,200 right? You're trying to bring everybody 605 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,320 together so that we can elect a Pope. 606 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:51,400 So yeah, it's interesting. I think it's a cool game. 607 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,680 I don't know if it'll be timeless. 608 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,480 Like if I get a copy, is it going to sit on my shelf 609 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:58,440 forever? Is it a game I'm going to want 610 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:01,760 to play it that that is my concern. 611 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:06,760 But I'm I want to play this game so badly. 612 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:10,840 Setting aside the current health of Pope Francis, because that's 613 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:14,480 not relevant, I want to play this game whether we have a 614 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,160 healthy poke or not. I don't know about the 615 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:20,040 replayability. And unfortunately, the only way 616 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,200 to play a game is to buy the game. 617 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:27,440 So there you are. Or let your friend Jason and 618 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:31,560 Adam buy a copy or get a review copy or do all that. 619 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:33,160 Yeah. And then I just hop up there. 620 00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:35,880 I mean, exactly. That's it, that is. 621 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:42,000 It so that sounds interesting. Like it Habemus Papam by Salt 622 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:46,040 and Pepper Games. Yeah, interesting look for that. 623 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:48,600 Yeah, that sounds great. Yep. 624 00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:50,120 All right. How about how about you? 625 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:53,080 Yeah, What you got? I'm going back to the food thing 626 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:54,440 again. OK. 627 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:58,080 Critter Kitchen just got delivered. 628 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:00,160 Literally is on my table over there. 629 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,280 There is so much Dang stuff in this box. 630 00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:07,680 It is amazing. It looks really cool and I kind 631 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,239 of like so I started off like kind of in the hobby of playing 632 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:14,920 fast rival restaurants, which is a great game by gap closer 633 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,520 games. My family loves it. 634 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:21,080 They'll play that game every single day for like 25 times and 635 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:22,679 it's great. I have all the expansions I got 636 00:34:22,679 --> 00:34:26,159 to help play test the newest expansions, forks and something 637 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:30,400 fun. But this Critter Kitchen game 638 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:33,600 looks really cool and the deluxe version is beautiful. 639 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:36,840 Everything that's come with it. They have trays and everything 640 00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:40,480 that's in there to help, you know, make sure all this stuff 641 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:43,199 goes back. Into the Box Love a good 642 00:34:43,199 --> 00:34:46,600 organization place. Seven though I didn't even know 643 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:49,679 that when I backed it yeah which is kind of like gives me that 644 00:34:49,679 --> 00:34:56,800 like 7 wonders feel you know so I'm really curious I might try 645 00:34:56,800 --> 00:35:00,240 to bust it out I'm having game tanks tonight so I might try to 646 00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:03,200 bust it out tonight but I also haven't put it all the way and I 647 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:04,600 haven't learned it so that makes. 648 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:09,280 So let's be clear, this is a game that you're looking forward 649 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:12,960 to for 2025 that you just received just a year. 650 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:18,480 So, so quarter one, it's hitting people's homes. 651 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:20,880 Yeah. And it might be hitting my Rose 652 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:24,600 Bros table. Yeah, I'm still so critical. 653 00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:30,360 Gamma Expo was last week and everyone was posting pictures 654 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:32,800 there. Critter Kitchen, everyone was 655 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:34,880 talking about it. So that's exciting. 656 00:35:35,720 --> 00:35:37,760 So be on the lookout for that. Yeah, guys. 657 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:43,120 So this is my last one. The next three are my wife's 658 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:44,880 choices. So this is my last. 659 00:35:45,280 --> 00:35:49,000 My last choice. Actually, No, we're starting 660 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:50,720 with my wife's. I don't have any more. 661 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:53,080 I thought I did, but then I realized, look at my list. 662 00:35:53,240 --> 00:35:58,560 You already took chose it. So I have three more titles, and 663 00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:02,160 these are all while they are titles I'm looking forward to, 664 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:04,560 these are specifically Katie's choice. 665 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:07,280 I like it. OK, This is what Katie wants to 666 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,000 see and she's looking forward to it. 667 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:13,160 And that is Knitting Circle by Flat Out Games. 668 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:15,040 Was that happening? Yeah. 669 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:17,920 It was. It was. 670 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:21,640 There was sample copies of Jimmy Con, yeah. 671 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:26,600 And then Hick starter and it's due to, it's due to deliver. 672 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:29,000 Deliver. Why I couldn't remember that 673 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:34,280 word deliver this year. So it's based off of Calico? 674 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,120 Yeah, the cat game. Yep, Yep. 675 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:39,560 With the cat, it's cats and quilts. 676 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:44,760 The artwork is done by Beth Sobel, who did Calico, who also 677 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:46,640 did Cascadia. Because, you know, Flat out 678 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:48,920 Games and AG are teaming up together. 679 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:52,920 This this game looks like a lot of fun. 680 00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:56,520 And Katie was like, we're getting this because it's got 681 00:36:56,520 --> 00:37:00,800 cats. And that's pretty much all there 682 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:03,680 is to say that. Does sound really fun I the only 683 00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:06,440 knitting game I've ever played is Arch Gravels. 684 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:09,720 Yes, we have that. That's an amazing game. 685 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:11,760 Yeah, my parents love that game a lot. 686 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:14,200 That's a lot of fun. That is a lot of. 687 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:16,080 Really good for teaching children about color. 688 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:20,320 Oh, yeah, My, my daughter. Because like, you know, there's, 689 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:21,880 there's purple. There's a lot of colors, yeah. 690 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:23,640 There's like the whole like Gambit. 691 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:26,360 And so every time we're fulfilling, I was helping her 692 00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:28,200 learn colors and do order fulfillment. 693 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,640 What does this say? Get those things from the thing. 694 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,800 She'd get them back out. That's cool. 695 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:34,320 Worked. It was like a duel. 696 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:37,000 That's cool. And I think Knitting Knitting 697 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:40,480 Circle will be similar to that. The artwork is, I mean, it it's 698 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:45,200 it's straight out of calico. So, you know, orange cats and 699 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:48,240 knitting. Yeah, I mean. 700 00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:50,800 That's awesome. Say no more, but that's on 701 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,040 Katie's top 3, so. That's awesome, I like it. 702 00:37:54,040 --> 00:37:56,760 I didn't even, I didn't even get a vote whether the game is good 703 00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:58,560 or not. I don't know anything about it, 704 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,960 but I know she's like, you know, you do what the wife says, 705 00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:03,280 right? Yes. 706 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:05,000 That's it. Happy life, happy life. 707 00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:08,880 Yep, and it's even better when they take a board game and tell 708 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:10,720 you to buy it. That makes my heart happy. 709 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:15,720 Oh man, I love that I. Don't remember which one, but 710 00:38:15,720 --> 00:38:19,360 Joy was like, you have to buy this, this is really cool. 711 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:22,800 And I was like, say no more, I will go buy it. 712 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,560 Yeah. And then add to that cart that 713 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:26,400 we are buying that one. One game. 714 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:27,080 Exactly. Right. 715 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:28,600 I love it. I love it. 716 00:38:30,240 --> 00:38:32,040 What else do you have next? Yeah, talk to me. 717 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:35,880 So we are going to go into this fun new world that's been 718 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:38,000 popping off like crazy town. OK. 719 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:43,720 OK, dual. So I'm going to pick. 720 00:38:43,880 --> 00:38:46,440 There was a bunch to pick from, but I'm going to go with a Zul 721 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:48,840 dual. They're also making Flamecraft 722 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:50,520 dual. They're also making. 723 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:53,800 It's like the season of two player games, which I'm very 724 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:57,160 excited to see that publishers have started looking at the fact 725 00:38:57,160 --> 00:39:03,360 that you might not have a 5A46. You two player games for whoever 726 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:06,720 partners, girlfriends, boyfriends, whatever, everybody, 727 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:10,360 two players, people games. It's kind of like, it's really 728 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:12,440 great to see so. More and more school. 729 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:16,480 Is classic. Yeah, more and more couples are 730 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:21,600 gaming and joining the hobby, and more and more singles in the 731 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:24,120 hobby are meeting because of the hobby. 732 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:28,520 I think publishers are taking notice and so. 733 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:32,840 So it's really cool to see that. I mean, it works out for them. 734 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:36,120 They already have like a like a game that's core and then now 735 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,000 they're tweaking it to make it a two player game. 736 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:41,480 So yeah, that looks cool. And Flame Craft Duel was on 737 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:43,000 Gamma. I saw a bunch of pictures for 738 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:44,080 that at Gamma. Last week. 739 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:48,280 So I always get nervous when they make a two player version. 740 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,840 I don't know why, because in a lot of cases they're better than 741 00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:55,160 the big player version. So Professor Meg posted some 742 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:59,520 pictures of flame crap duel. Her description was just spot 743 00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:00,280 on. What? 744 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,840 I mean, I was like, OK, Yep. Right. 745 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:05,840 I'm going to love this game. My wife's going to love this 746 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:07,880 game. We're going to play this game. 747 00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:10,920 Yeah, I was really playing. Flamecraft itself. 748 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:14,320 Yes, yes, we played it a geek way. 749 00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:18,240 Katie loved it and we went and bought it when Geeko it was over 750 00:40:18,240 --> 00:40:20,200 so. It is beautiful. 751 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:21,800 Did you go? Did you get all the stuff for 752 00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:25,200 it? We have since purchased upgraded 753 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:28,200 like the food resources and things, but yeah. 754 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:31,880 It's a great, it's a great game. It's a great, it is lightweight 755 00:40:31,880 --> 00:40:35,840 game, yes, but like, I have to always check myself as a 756 00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:37,880 Eurogamer. I want it to be more in depth, 757 00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:39,560 right? I'm like, why can't we make this 758 00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:40,280 harder? Right? 759 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:46,360 My only qualm with the entire game, though, is this moving 760 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:49,720 those cards when like you move your guy and they move. 761 00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:53,160 That is the only thing that just makes me like it's just messy 762 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:57,600 and I like tidy board game areas while we play right, So like for 763 00:40:57,600 --> 00:40:59,920 me that like just makes me frustrated because like people 764 00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:02,640 are bumping it and like what cards here, what was here and 765 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:04,720 they're sliding around. But that's the first word 766 00:41:04,720 --> 00:41:06,440 problem games. Oh yeah. 767 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:10,880 Oh yeah. So let's go to Katie's number 2. 768 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:15,360 Yeah, Katie's number two. I promised you I would talk 769 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:19,480 about it. And that is Speakeasy by Vital 770 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:23,440 Lacerda. It's supposed to be fulfilled 771 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:29,000 quarter 4 of 2025. So I guess this is going to be a 772 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,680 Christmas gift. We're going to be playing this 773 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:32,400 at Christmas time. I. 774 00:41:32,720 --> 00:41:35,640 Love the concept of this game. This is so great, right? 775 00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:41,000 That whole prohibition area era in America and you're, you know, 776 00:41:41,240 --> 00:41:48,360 trying to deliver alcohol to speakeasies and man, and it's 777 00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:49,960 and it's Alserta. It's Alserta. 778 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:55,360 So if you want a heavy heavy weighted, yes. 779 00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:58,520 I'm really stoked. I think my brother-in-law Flow 780 00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:00,840 actually picked it up, I believe. 781 00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:03,160 OK. So I'm excited to. 782 00:42:03,160 --> 00:42:07,000 Tell you, yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's it was on my list, but 783 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:08,800 Katie's like you better put it on the list. 784 00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:10,320 So I'm just like, yeah, it's just going to be your number 785 00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:11,320 two. Yeah, right. 786 00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:15,800 Speakeasy by Vital Lacerda, Eagle Griffin Games. 787 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:18,600 It's going to be awesome. I. 788 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:21,920 I'm hoping that next week or oh, I'm like, I'm hoping that I get 789 00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:24,880 to see it soon played out. Yeah, yeah, because I want to 790 00:42:24,960 --> 00:42:28,240 so. I want more OK. 791 00:42:28,240 --> 00:42:30,080 My next one. Yeah, let's. 792 00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:33,360 Go down. Let's make sure I did that. 793 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:36,200 This one is already because we have two more games, right? 794 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:40,160 I have one more. I have Katie's, Katie's number 795 00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:42,960 one, which, yeah. Parks, second edition. 796 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:45,520 Yeah, I've been seeing this around. 797 00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:48,720 Yeah, they changed the entire so I love parks. 798 00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:52,840 I tell anybody whoever plays this game, it's like if you want 799 00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:55,520 to play a calming game, it's calming. 800 00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:58,400 Like it just makes you feel at Zen in my opinion. 801 00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:01,120 Like there's no, I don't really care what happens. 802 00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:04,240 I just like trying to find and gain a pretty park and like 803 00:43:04,240 --> 00:43:05,880 learning about what that park has. 804 00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:08,680 Like the little description, like some fun fact. 805 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:13,040 It plays really well too. If it's a four player game, but 806 00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:16,600 they've remade it and it's the second edition and they changed 807 00:43:16,600 --> 00:43:18,800 the entire layout. Really. 808 00:43:19,240 --> 00:43:21,480 It's all different colors now. It's pretty vibrant. 809 00:43:21,720 --> 00:43:23,280 The other one was kind of like woodsy. 810 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:25,800 OK. I guess that's that word. 811 00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:28,760 And now it's all changed, which looks kind of cool. 812 00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:31,800 Well, OK, I. Don't know if it plays different 813 00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:35,640 but if they they remade. It So I'll tell you when our 814 00:43:35,640 --> 00:43:40,560 group gets together here in town, we play some of these cozy 815 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:42,960 games. We play some of these smooth, 816 00:43:43,360 --> 00:43:46,080 calming games and violence erupts. 817 00:43:48,480 --> 00:43:52,440 Violence let there. Be violence, Cascadia, Cascadia. 818 00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:54,520 When we play Cascadia it is like. 819 00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:56,560 Do you know I've never played that game? 820 00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:59,280 Well, it's like. I'm not even a real board gamer. 821 00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:05,400 Oh, you're not? Exactly. 822 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:07,760 Like get out, get off my, off my. 823 00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:11,120 Chest. Yeah, this will be the last time 824 00:44:11,120 --> 00:44:13,800 that tabletop odds is on Maple to me, no. 825 00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:17,000 No, he learns how to play and has played at the stadium. 826 00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:20,040 I actually own it. I own it. 827 00:44:20,440 --> 00:44:23,040 Well, then you need to play it. Yeah, There you go. 828 00:44:23,480 --> 00:44:24,720 There you go. It's a sign. 829 00:44:25,720 --> 00:44:28,760 So my last game I'm looking forward to in 2025. 830 00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:32,120 But this is also Katie's number one, right? 831 00:44:33,520 --> 00:44:35,160 And it's going to play well with our game group. 832 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:41,040 And that is Western Legends Stories by Colossal Games. 833 00:44:41,240 --> 00:44:43,680 We are huge fans of Western Legends. 834 00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:47,120 We love taking on the role of someone in the Wild West, you 835 00:44:47,120 --> 00:44:52,160 know, American West trying to get money, trying to evade the 836 00:44:52,160 --> 00:44:55,240 police or the sheriff, or if you're the sheriff, trying to 837 00:44:55,240 --> 00:44:59,880 catch the bad guys. So Western Legend stories, it's 838 00:44:59,880 --> 00:45:09,040 a legacy game and it's, you play your, your, you get to create 839 00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:11,840 your character like the very first, the prologue, right? 840 00:45:11,840 --> 00:45:14,640 Every legacy has like a prologue, the map, the map 841 00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:17,080 expands. So in Western Legends, you 842 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:19,440 usually have the saloon in the bank and the Sheriff's Office. 843 00:45:20,520 --> 00:45:22,800 There's a mine where you can go and get gold. 844 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:26,560 You can mine gold. It's like the woods, like it 845 00:45:26,560 --> 00:45:30,080 doesn't have all that because the towns haven't been built 846 00:45:30,080 --> 00:45:30,600 yet. That's. 847 00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:34,240 Cool. So the towns get built over 848 00:45:34,240 --> 00:45:39,480 time, and you choose whether to be on a wanted track or the 849 00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:41,680 Marshall track. I think there's a different name 850 00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:47,280 for it in this, but yeah, so it's a whole thing of imagine if 851 00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:50,920 you're Billy the Kid or your Wyatt or your Doc Holiday or 852 00:45:51,080 --> 00:45:54,120 these characters from American West history, but you're 853 00:45:54,120 --> 00:45:58,360 starting from the beginning. And that's how this game is 854 00:45:58,360 --> 00:45:59,800 going to play Origin. Story, right? 855 00:45:59,800 --> 00:46:01,200 Like, where did you come up? Yeah. 856 00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:02,840 That is exactly. Right. 857 00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:05,400 We talked about it, so it was in. 858 00:46:05,480 --> 00:46:08,920 I literally had put it in my cart twice and I was like, I'm 859 00:46:08,920 --> 00:46:10,880 going to do it. I talked to PJ, he's really 860 00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:12,600 excited about this. This looks great. 861 00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:16,160 I love, I love Western. My goal, my dream as a kid was 862 00:46:16,160 --> 00:46:18,120 to be a cowboy. Obviously I'm winning. 863 00:46:18,120 --> 00:46:19,680 I'm doing it already. There you go. 864 00:46:20,440 --> 00:46:24,760 But like, I just, I don't actually end up getting rid of 865 00:46:24,800 --> 00:46:27,920 all of my Western Legend stuff. Really. 866 00:46:27,960 --> 00:46:30,480 I never got it. I got it to the table twice, 867 00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:33,400 people liked it, and then I never got it back to the table. 868 00:46:33,600 --> 00:46:36,720 So I actually exchanged all my Western Legend stuff for Dark 869 00:46:36,720 --> 00:46:39,760 Towers. OK, well Dark Towers are pretty 870 00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:42,880 solid games. Yeah, and that's hit my table 871 00:46:42,920 --> 00:46:44,840 like way more than Western Legends do. 872 00:46:44,840 --> 00:46:49,960 So it sounds like you just need to come spend a weekend here. 873 00:46:50,920 --> 00:46:54,560 That's what I'm saying. We'll play Western Legends, be a 874 00:46:54,560 --> 00:46:55,600 cowboy. Yeah. 875 00:46:55,600 --> 00:46:57,880 On The Wanted track, because I'm going to take out everybody. 876 00:46:58,240 --> 00:47:00,680 I'm, I'm going to tell you there's a good weekend coming up 877 00:47:00,680 --> 00:47:02,760 for you to come down. I'm going to tell you about it 878 00:47:03,320 --> 00:47:06,480 after we're done recording, so. Nice. 879 00:47:07,200 --> 00:47:10,000 But that's Western Legends stories, colossal games. 880 00:47:10,720 --> 00:47:15,520 I want to hear your number one. OK, so fun fact, my my number 881 00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:23,360 one in 2024 was CD Seti Yeah, and my number one in 2025. 882 00:47:23,760 --> 00:47:28,520 Currently this is Hold it Loose but Lost Ruins of Arnec 883 00:47:28,520 --> 00:47:30,720 Adventure quest. Chest. 884 00:47:31,600 --> 00:47:36,560 Chest Yeah I love Arnec, it was actually one of the first games 885 00:47:36,560 --> 00:47:38,440 I have ever pre-ordered as a gamer. 886 00:47:38,600 --> 00:47:44,840 I also got the game master for CGE virtually and teach Lost 887 00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:48,880 Ruins of Arnec virtually and I just love the game. 888 00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:49,880 It's beautiful. I did. 889 00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:54,560 We have the cooperative version. Fun fact, I don't solo play a 890 00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:57,840 lot, so when I first started gaming, I would just throw away 891 00:47:57,840 --> 00:48:01,120 a lot of solo stuff because I didn't ever play solo when I 892 00:48:01,120 --> 00:48:02,640 first started like four years ago, right? 893 00:48:03,120 --> 00:48:05,360 Yeah, I come. The cooperative version comes 894 00:48:05,360 --> 00:48:08,000 out for lost rooms of our neck where you can play two player 895 00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:11,080 and go through our neck, right? It's like Jumanji, our neck. 896 00:48:11,080 --> 00:48:14,000 Yes, yes. Which I thought was just 897 00:48:14,000 --> 00:48:16,400 brilliant. So my wife and I, I can all set 898 00:48:16,400 --> 00:48:20,480 up and I realized that I don't have the solo tiles anymore. 899 00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:24,360 But the fun part, the whole fun part about this is I reordered 900 00:48:24,360 --> 00:48:28,760 them and I was cleaning my game room and I found them in an 901 00:48:28,760 --> 00:48:31,160 expansion box that I thought I had gotten rid of. 902 00:48:31,480 --> 00:48:33,360 Of course you did. So I have them the whole time. 903 00:48:34,120 --> 00:48:35,640 So we've been, we played that and it's oh. 904 00:48:35,640 --> 00:48:39,520 My gosh, that's great. The new one looks amazing. 905 00:48:39,720 --> 00:48:43,160 It does look amazing. We're looking forward to that as 906 00:48:43,160 --> 00:48:46,640 well, yeah. I hope it extends the player 907 00:48:46,640 --> 00:48:49,280 count to be honest. Like I want five players. 908 00:48:49,680 --> 00:48:52,960 I do too, but we talked about this last week in the 2024 909 00:48:52,960 --> 00:48:56,640 episode. CGE is notorious for the four 910 00:48:56,640 --> 00:48:59,680 player Max. It is a good hard stop. 911 00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:04,920 It really is but for time. But like I usually have people 912 00:49:04,920 --> 00:49:06,440 that are like oh I'm in. I love that. 913 00:49:06,440 --> 00:49:09,160 That sounds so cool. Sorry for sucks the suck. 914 00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:11,080 You should have used RSVP D quicker. 915 00:49:11,520 --> 00:49:14,360 Yep, but like Kunta Hora, 4 players lost friends were on 916 00:49:14,440 --> 00:49:17,840 Karnak, four players. Starship Starship captains four 917 00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:18,960 players. Yeah. 918 00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:25,240 I know it's seti, four players. Yeah, if if CG is listening to 919 00:49:25,240 --> 00:49:26,800 this, please start making inserts. 920 00:49:27,920 --> 00:49:31,600 Please guy, please please say I don't. 921 00:49:31,840 --> 00:49:34,760 I don't know because they partnered with folded space and 922 00:49:34,760 --> 00:49:38,560 inserts are the CG inserts are pretty incredible. 923 00:49:38,600 --> 00:49:40,520 OK, start putting them in the boxes on by. 924 00:49:40,720 --> 00:49:41,640 That's right. Well. 925 00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:43,560 That's where I that's where I want it. 926 00:49:43,720 --> 00:49:46,280 You just need to. You just need to go to folded 927 00:49:46,280 --> 00:49:50,960 space and inserts. We just had delivered the SETI 928 00:49:51,720 --> 00:49:53,640 insert by folded space. Did you already? 929 00:49:53,680 --> 00:49:57,600 Did you already put it all away? Oh yeah, we played it today and 930 00:49:57,600 --> 00:50:00,160 then put it away. You need to send me a take a 931 00:50:00,160 --> 00:50:02,440 picture of what it looks like. We need a, we need a fifth 932 00:50:02,440 --> 00:50:04,400 player though. It needs to be 5 players. 933 00:50:05,200 --> 00:50:08,080 So. So yeah, yeah, CG, if you listen 934 00:50:08,080 --> 00:50:12,880 to five players, I love it. So those are the top tantalizing 935 00:50:12,880 --> 00:50:18,200 titles of 2025. Yeah, Adam, thank you for 936 00:50:18,200 --> 00:50:21,160 spreading the good vibes. Always. 937 00:50:21,240 --> 00:50:27,680 Across the tabletop and joining me for episode 113 as we we keep 938 00:50:27,680 --> 00:50:31,120 going I've got the next episodes scheduled. 939 00:50:31,120 --> 00:50:34,840 We've got some great Co hosts who are coming on a little 940 00:50:34,840 --> 00:50:38,320 variety looking good. Well, you know. 941 00:50:38,920 --> 00:50:45,040 Debatable. But thanks again for joining me. 942 00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:50,480 Happy Mardi Gras to all y'all, and don't forget to let the good 943 00:50:50,480 --> 00:50:52,640 times roll. Yes.