Rahdo Talks Through

On the road again... SHOW NOTES: •••[00:01:10] Games of Interest►►► Agricola: Bubulcus Deck, Carson City: The Card Game, Pandoria, Altiplano: Sunny Days, Mystic Vale: Twilight Garden, Fae, Atlantis Rising 2nd Edition, Plunderous, Way of the Panda, Gloomhaven: Forgotten Circles •••[00:21:20] Top10 Revisits►►► Simultaneous Action Selection, Travel •••[00:40:50] Game Q&A►►► Rahdo Runs Through Travel Show? Prestidigitation? Spirit Island not rated? UK games transfered to US? Games stored in the US? Recording the podcasts? Solo cheating? How many games were culled? Thrash n Roll survived? IE vs EG? Above & Below & Near & Far & expansions? RRT prevents us from enjoying sandbox? Best US state for gaming? Next next step games? •••[01:15:15] Personal Q&A►►► Conflicting music tastes between Rahdo & Jen? How to deal with an overtime MIA spouse? How is early retirement working out? How to keep going on solo projects? RRT isolating? RRT mugs dishwashable? Z Nation? Rahdo Runs Through Seattle? Jen's wisdom of the month? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Big mailbag month! •••[00:00:40] Games of Interest►►► Newton, Arraial, Carpe Diem, Embark, Gizmo, Okavango, Fleet: The Dice Game, Humanitas, Isle of Skye: Expansion 2, The Networks: Telly Time, Quest for El Dorado: Heroes and Demons, Dragonfire: Corruption in Calisham, Dragonfire: Sea of Swords, 7 Wonders: Armada, This War of Mine: Tales from the Ruined City, Rice Dice, Architects of the West Kingdom, Primus, Scientia •••[00:15:35] Game Q&A►►► Lignum thoughts? Splotter thoughts? Area Control for care bears? Best trade/negotiations games? Shelf organization? Harry Potter Miniatures Game? Visting Rahdo central? How will Seattle change our gaming? Rahdo relaxes through? More US conventions in our future? Prodigal Club + Last Will? How's Charterstone the 2nd time through? Pandemic Legacy 2 sandboxey? Fave Gloomhaven characters? How will Seattle change our gaming II? Where's Alter Ego & Reborn from Flame? Games that feature disabilities? Controlling multiple characters in co-op? Changing structure of runthroughs, over the years? Jen/Rahdo disagreeing on games? Jen's dislike for social deduction? How's Escape hold up for Jen? Going to UKGE this year? •••[01:11:30] Personal Q&A►►► Household holiday traditions? What are we most looking forward to in the states? Olympia over Seattle? What about the political climate in the US? Last Jedi thoughts? Man in the High Castle thoughts? Best documentary? Ever returning to England? What are we most looking forward to in the Pac NW? Expat adjustments? How loud is Rahdo IRL? Rahdo fire sale? New gaming table? What about the chickens? Dog passports? Miss most about Malta? Miss least about Malta? Jen's investing advice? Interim fundraising options? Fave Harry potter book and movie? Reacclimating to the US? Rahdo on hold dates? Rahdo runs through US protests? Where to grow old? Jen's monthly words of wisdom? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Big news!!! SHOW NOTES: •••[00:00:50] 2018 Games of Interest►►► Race to the New Found Land, Forum Trajanum, Lost Cities: To Go, Forbidden Skye, Posthuman Saga, Deckscape: Heist in Venice, TIME Stories: The Handal Project, The Captain is Dead: Lockdown, Clank! The Mummy's Curse, Fields of Green: Grand Fair, Paper Tales: Beyond the Gates, Viceroy: Time of Darkness, Valeria: Card Kingdoms - Shadowvale, Great Western Trail: Rails to the North, Luxor, Coimbra, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr •••[00:25:40] Top 10 Revist►►► Best produced games •••[00:45:10] Game Q&A►►► BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Why cover kickstarter games? Fave boardgame accessory? Game stress?  Relaxing games? What game setting would we design? Fave game friday? Pet gaming experiences? Wendake? Good solo games? Freedom vs Taihoku? Uboot fave role? Rahdo promos? •••[01:16:35] Personal Q&A►►► Changing the RRT selection process? Soulmates? Jen's wisdom of the month? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Happy New Year! Remember, no matter where you go... there you are :) SHOW NOTES: 2018 Geeklist: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/234086/rahdo-runs-through-2018-games-interest •••[00:00:45] 2018 Games of Interest►►► (games mentioned in previous podcasts), (games getting reprinted/updated),  (games I've already run through), (expansions), Castell, Curio, Dark Souls Card Game, Gandhi, Good Dog Bad Zombie, King's Watch, Lucky's Misadventures, Maiden's Quest, Palm Island, Reavers of Midgard, Reykholt, Safe House, Seize the Bean, Tiny Epic (unannounced), Vadoran Gardens •••[00:27:10] Top 10 Revist►►► 2017, Not Filming, Gateways, Next Steps •••[00:56:55] Game Q&A►►► Dungeon Pets Lite? Memorable Essen? Essen food & evenings? Weekly Rahdo Youtube Hangout? Up and coming boardgame dev scenes?  Games I want to play just once? Relationships with designers? How do I teach games to Jen? What happened with the Henry table raffle? Thanksgiving in Malta (oops, personal question slipped in)? Older games getting shortchanged? Aeon's End Legacy? Updated Gloomhaven thoughts? Impact of my Final Thoughts on developers? Top games on a plane? Post Pandemic? Agricola Revised Edition? •••[01:33:40] Personal Q&A►►► Jen's glass pricing? Us in 5 years? Non Trek TV Scifi? Metric system? Proust questionnaire? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

A slow post Essen month... SHOW NOTES: •••[00:02:25] Games Q&A►►► Lunch time games at my last job? High rank but low play count for Troyes? Mystery K&K game? Randomness in Feast for Odin? Starting Pandemic Legacy 2 with a new group? Tikal vs Explorers of the North Sea? AP cure? Best and worst things about Essen Spiel? How can carebears enjoy drafting? Regrettable game sales? •••[00:54:30] Non-Games Q&A►►► What's a Xwejni? Starting a new chapter in life on ETSY? Star Trek Discovery? Star Trek Continues? What is Star Trek? Videogame crunch? Jen's parting words of wisdom? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Essen-a-go-go! SHOW NOTES: •••[00:04:13] Essen Games of Interest►►► Guilds, Wibbell++, IUNU, The King's Abbey, Thrashing Dice: Assassin Edition, Karuba the Card Game, Quests of Valeria, Edge of Humanity, Pit Crew, Villages of Valeria, Rising 5, Origami, After the Virus, Carthago: Merchants & Guilds, Dragonsgate College, Nations: The Dice Game, Escape Room: Das Spiel - Virtual Reality, Enchanters, Rescue Polar Bears: Data & Temperature, My Story, Bali, Unicornus Knights, Isle of Trains, Vengeance, Exodus Fleet, Flick 'em Up: Dead of Winter, Import/Export, Master' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth, Space Race: The Card Game, Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Card Game, Fantasy Defense, Paperback, Pioneer Days, Paper Tales, CV Pocket, Amun-Re: The Card Game, The Captain is Dead, Deadline, Yokohama, Flatline, Reworld, Instanbul: The Dice Game, Fugitive, Deckscape: Test Time, The Sanctuary: Endangered Species, Feudalia, Flip Ships, The Lost Expedition, Harvest, Petrichor, Fog of Love, Chimera Station, Anachrony, A Column of Fire, Barenpark, The Networks, Sentient, Keyper, Fast Forward Series, Riverboat, Tiny Epic Quest, Raiders of the North Sea, Dinosaur Island, Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time, Otys, Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game, London (2nd edition), Kitchen Rush, Exit: Das Spiel series, The Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Pulsar 2849, Codenames Duet, Majesty: For the Realm, Tybor the Builder, Heaven & Ale, Unlock! Mystery Adventures, Lisboa, Clank! In! Space!, Rajas of the Ganges, Indian Summer, Whistle Stop, Nusfjord, Azul, Noria, Ex Libris, Altiplano, Agra, Queendomino, Gaia Project, Clans of Caledonia •••[02:12:47] Essen Top 10►►► Tale of Pirates, This War of Mine, Santa Maria, Hunt for the Ring, Transatlantic, Loot Island, Merlin, Gloomhaven, Charterstone, Pandemic Legacy 2 •••[02:43:08] Essen Expansions of Interest►►► Import/Export expansions, Dale of Merchants: Systematic Eurasian Beavers, Rhodes: The Colossus, various Valeria expansions, Nimbee: The Bee's Knees, various Catacombs expansions, Fantasy Defense: The Stone King, Tiny Epic Galaxies Beyond the Black, Petrichor: Flowers, Flick em Up! Dead of Winter - Sparky, Peloponnes: Heroes and Colonies, Kingdom Builder: Harvest, Alban Viard expansions, Taluva Extension, Anachrony expansions, Legends of Andor expansions, Agricola: Artifex Deck, Dixit Harmonies, Task Kalar: Etherweave, Azul: Joker Tiles, Pursuit of Happiness: Community, Mystic Vale: Mana Storm, Port Royal: The Adventure Begins, Snowdonia expansions, A Feast for Odin promo, Nations: The Dice Game - Unrest, Lisboa Heavy Cardboard Promo, Orleans promos, Isle of Skye: Journeyman, Concordia: Egypt/Crete, 7 Wonders Anniversary Packs, OMG: Escape to Canyon Brook, Lorenzo il Magnifico: House of Renaissance, Voyages of Marco Polo: Agents of Venice •••[03:10:52] Essen Demos of Interest►►► Mistfall: Chronicles of Frost, Overbooked, Dice Settlers, Fantastiqa Rival Realms, Kung Fu Panda: The Board Game, MourneQuest, Monster Lands, Dawn of Peacemakers, Teotihuacan: City of the Gods, Space Race: The Card Game - Interkosmos, Endeavor (Second Edition), Railways of Nippon, UBOOT: The Board Game, SteamRollers, Tiny Epic Defenders: The Dark War, Batman: The Boardgame, Dice Hospital, A Nice cut of Tea, Networks: Executives, Unlock! Demos, TIME Stories: Santo Tomas de Aquino •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Normal, for now! SHOW NOTES: •••[00:00:29] Games of Interest►►► Dice Settlers, Chronicles of Frost, Merlin, Flick 'em Up!: Dead of Winter, Azul, The Grizzled: Armistice Edition, Raxxon, AuZtralia, 7 Wonders Anniversary Pack, Fast Foward series, Teotihuacan: City of Gods, Power Grid: Fabled Expansion, Eminent Domain: Oblivion, Queendominio, Panic Mansion, Isle of Skye: Journeyman, Dominion: Nocturne, After the Virus, Amun-Re: The Card Game, Dragonfire Expansions, Die Gefahrten des Marco Polo, Concordia: Aegyptus/Creta, Pandemic: Rising Tide, Bali, Altiplano, Nusfjord, Noria, Agricola: Artifex Deck, D-Day Dice 2nd Edition, Chocolatiers, Carthago: Merchants & Guilds, Space Race: Interkosmos, Oh My Goods!: Escape to Canyon Brook, Indian Summer, Stuffed Fables, Tybor der Baumeister, Castles of Burgundy: The Dice Game, Sorcerer City, Loot Island, Istanbul: Das Wurfelspiel, Karuba: Das Kartenspiel, The 7th Continent: What Goes Up, Must Come Down  •••[00:42:00] Top10 Revists►►► Most played & 2.0'd •••[01:00:51] Boardgame Q&A►►► Can't wait to play again? Tanto Cuore? Reviewers not getting theme? Lose your cool? Strip Agricola? In-game handicapping? Mechanic according to OED? Upcoming innovations? Memory inconsistency? Spiel17 tshirts? Refilm older runthroughs? When is it a spoiler? When is it owned or prev. owned? How do I rank games? Where will Jen & I be at Essen? Jen's take on Dice Forge? Post Essen video? Palaces of Mad King Ludwig? Sunset Over Water? •••[02:04:11] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►► My brother? Best voice impression? Sorkin ranking? April 21st? Do I read these question emails? Weather in Malta in Autumn? Essen at Essen (Va Piano!)? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

A Q&A BLOWOUT!!! SHOW NOTES: •••[00:01:22] Game Q&A►►► How do I get rid of games? Ever binned a game? Moving with games? LeiriaCon 2018? Kennerspiel response this time? Fortunate gamer syndrome? Roll and move? Boardgames inspring videogames? Space for games? Working with kickstarter prototypes? Hidden games? What about the games trapped in Guildford? What percentage of games owned are review copies? Boardgaming online? Port Royal expansion info? Backing games on Kickstarter? Monster-free 2p games? Brink, the board game? Gloomhaven ranking? Agricola Family Edition? What's most enticing about a new game? What designer is next to get full coverage? Essen Spiel coverage? Most frustrating Unlock: The Formula Puzzle? Why no Merlin love last podcast? Essen Spiel plans? World Without End? •••[01:11:45] Non-game Q&A►►► Me & Jen as CV cards? Tracking finances? Running? Malta marriage equality? Murdered by a boardgame personality? Best Beatle post breakup? Knitting glass? Classic consoles? TV in Malta? Marital strife? Will Trump last 4 years? Brexit disaster? Our first records? 3 fave Disney and Pixar films? Shouldn't we all be vegetarians? Typical day? Fave childhood memories? Biggest phobias? Picking up games at Essen? Updated RRT logo? Jen's quote of the month? Moana? Our wedding? Paleo snacks? Rahdo Walks Through? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Gencon 5-0! SHOW NOTES: •••[00:03:25] Gencon Games of Interest►►► Kettou, Dungeon Hustle, Destination Neptune 2nd Edition, Valerian: Alpha Missions, Paramedics: Clear, Outpost: Siberia, Dicey Peaks, Dragon Island, Bohnanza: The Duel, Rick & Morty Deckbuilding Game, Delve, Okey Dokey, Klondike Rush, Vengeance, Deadline, Witches of the Revolution, King's Will, Unicornus Knights, Lost Expedition, Apocrypha, Port Royal, One Deck Dungeon 1.5, Barenpark, Sword & Sorcery, Fugitive, Anachrony, Mint Works, Hotshots, Lisboa, Caverna: Cave vs Cave, Bunny Kingdom, Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Card Game, The Fox in the Forest, Legendary: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Custom Heroes, This War of Mine, Raiders of the North Sea, Flick em Up: Dead of Winter, Flip Ships, Sentient, Tiny Epic Quest, Century: Golem, Professior Evil & the Citadel of Time, Magic Maze, Century Spice Road, Kingdomino, Ex Libris, Sagrada, Whistle Stop, First Martians, Photosynthesis •••[01:36:30] Gencon Top10►►► 10th Anniversary Feld Games, Spirit Island, Escape/EXIT/Deckscape, Valletta, Edge of Humanity, Quest for El Dorado, (unannounced title), Aeon's End: War Eternal, Codenames Duet, Dragonfire •••[01:59:30] Gencon Expansions►►► Spirit Island: Branch & Claw, Nefarious: Becoming a Monster, Catacombs: Wyverns of Wylemuir, Dragonfire: Heroes of the Sword Coast, Aeon's End: The Void, Aeon's End: The Outer Dark, Quadropolis: Public Services, Automobiles: Racing Season, Valeria: Card Kingdoms - Flame & Frost, TIME Stories: Lumen Fidei, Between Two Cities: Captials, Nations: The Dice Game - Unrest, Orleans: Trade & Intrigue •••[02:16:25] Gencon Demoable Games►►► Dice Hunt, Metal Dawn, Black Souls, Konja, The Big Score, Samurai Gardener, Way of Panda, Stygian Society, Hand of Fate: Ordeals, Dice Hospital, Cowboy Bebop, London, Richard the Lionheart, 1001 Odysseys, Legends of Sleepy Hollow, Diceborn Heroes, Ancestree, Hero Realms Ruins of Thandar, Firefly: Brigands & Browncoats, Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks, The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary, Riverboat, Shared Dream, Catacombs Conquest, Victoriana, Railways of Nippon, Cerebria, Unlock demos, Museum, Epoch: The Awakening, Fog of Love, Agra, Detective: City of Angels, Tiny Epic Defenders: Dark War, Catacombs & Castles, Mottainai: Wutai Mountain, Magic Maze: Maximum Security, Edge of Darkness, Big Trouble in Little China, Codenames: Marvel, Codenames: Disney, One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows, The Networks: Executives, Isle of Skye: Journeyman, The Hunt for the Ring, Dinosaur Island, Thunderstone Quest, Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Grimm Forest, Founders of Gloomhaven, Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

3 and a half hours?!? SHOW NOTES: •••[00:00:42] Games of Interest►►► Dungeon Roll: Henchmen, Kokoro: Avenue of the Kodama, The Master' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth, Valerian: The Alpha Missions, Riverboat, Pulsar 2849, Heaven & Ale, Lorenzo il Magnifico: Houses of Renaissance, Ancestree, Tiny Epic Defenders: The Dark War, Edge of Darkness, Unlock! Mystery Adventures, Escape Room: Das Spiel - Virtual Reality, Santa Maria, Rajas of the Ganges, CV Pocket, Mystic Vale: Mana Storm, Enchanters, Agra, Black Angel, Majesty: For the Realm, Deckscape: The Fate of London, Carcassonne for Two, Crisis at Steamfall •••[00:36:14] Top10 Revists►►► Elegant Games, Game AIs, Western Games, Dice Games, Co-op Fantasy/Adventure Cardgames, Restaurant Games •••[01:25:33] Boardgame Q&A►►► Rahdo endorsements, part II? Rahdo at conventions in 2017? Kennerspiel winners, 2011-2017? Rosenberg game similarities? Glen More issues? Pandemic: Legacy 2nd time through? Best game of 2017 so far? Best sci-fi card game? Large print boardgames? Expansions = DLC? Best Pandemic expansion? Board game thesis? Self-handicapping? New Feld game? Aeon's End vs Shadowrun Crossfire? •••[02:20:51] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►► Higher education? Jen's fave Tim Ferriss guests? Rahdo Sings Through? 2nd favourite food? Rise of popular Rahdo, part II? Hospitals in Malta? Paleo lifestyle? Losing a pet? Playing with celebs/historical figures? Grain Brain? Grain free dogs? RRT Survivor? RRT Amazing Race? Always Sunny? Ice cream vs custard? Swimming pooches? Fave movies? How does Jen pick her books? Pokemon Go? Jen's music? Glass glue? Classified song? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Origins & Son Geeklist: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/221946/origins-game-fair-2017-preview Kynseed KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/405964313/kynseed-a-whimsical-sandbox-rpg-adventure SHOW NOTES: •••[00:00:50] Origins Games of Interest►►► The Fox in the Forest, Attack on Titan: Last Stand, Railways of Nippon, Samara, Barenpark, Pinball Showdown, The Lost Expedition, Century: Spice Road, Pit Crew, Haspelknecht: Ruhr Valley, Okey Dokey, (New York Slice), Deadline, Caverna: Cave vs Cave, Flatline •••[00:30:38] Origins Demos Top 10►►► Whistlestop, Unearth, Hotshots, Witches of the Revolution, Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Networks: Executives, Hero Realms: Ruin of Thandar, Codenames Duet, That's a Question, Hunt for the Ring •••[00:49:10] Boardgame Q&A►►► Recent non RRT games? Heavy boxes? Other language subtitles? How much repeat play? RRT endorsements? Rise to Nobility? Too Many Bones? Master Labyrinth? Games for kids? Who to attack? Gloomhaven unlocked characters? Gloomhaven sticker reset? Isaac Childress' next game? Pandemic story? What do FLGS's needs? Shadowrun Crossfire vs Gloomhaven? Myth franchise sale impact? Capital vs Minerva? •••[01:18:28] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►► God and the afterlife? 26th wedding anniversary? Homebodies? Rahdo memory? Best youtube channels? Dog walking and dog parks? Glass working practices? Youtube annotations? Rahdo fame? Spelling of Jen's name? Birth of Rahdo? Too many eggs? Jen's stage fright? Implicit vs explicit? American ice cream? Jen's dream game? What state to move to? Kynseed? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

RTT year 2, it's a wrap! SHOW NOTES: •••[00:00:31] Games of Interest►►► Morels Foray, Paperback: Expansion, Peloponnes: Heroes and Colonies, Runebound: Unbreakable Bonds, Reworld, D&D: Dragonfire, Between Two Cities: Capitals •••[00:18:34] Top10 Revists►►► 2016, one more time! •••[00:35:20] Boardgame Q&A►►► No retail copies for me? Top 10 mechanical mechanics? What type of games do we struggle with? Design bugbears? Quadropolis variability? What's so great about Roll for the Galaxy? PnP much? Best source for news? BGG improvements? Boardgame VR? Jen making over games with glass? Boardgame narrative? True sandboxes? Top 100 crossovers? Retheme cash grabs? Geek categorization? How did our tastes grow? Favourite gamey feeling? Are gateways really gateways? •••[01:17:41] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►► Chicken talk! Maltese waters? More chicken talk! Jen on Goodreads? What made Jen and I so open with each other and in public? Skillet cookin'? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Top 10x4 SHOW NOTES: •••[00:01:05] Games of Interest►►► Codenames Duet, Flip Ships, Helionox Deluxe Edition, Hardback, Klondike Rush, Kitchen Rush, Pursuit of Happiness: Community, Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Sentient, Catacombs: Wyverns of Wylemuir, Brass: Birmingham •••[00:27:05] Top10 Revists►►► Felds, Rule Breakers, Deluxe Reprint Needed, Tardis Games •••[00:50:11] Boardgame Q&A►►► Game design vocabulary? Best themes for euro mechanics? Rahdo awards? Take that against AI? How do I classify my BGG collection? Innovation in boardgames vs videogames? Components vs gameplay? How to remember rules? Needed rule tweaks? Fave Dominion stuff? Fave Agricola stuff? •••[01:33:05] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►► Non boardgame mastery? Maltese dishes? First jobs? College majors? Languages spoken? How's RRT doing? Frugal living? What does an American expat miss? Chocolate stroopwafel? Fave animals? Jen's fave glass piece? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Jen's back!!! SHOW NOTES: Escape room nightmare: https://youtu.be/YQSe19aX9Vw?t=43m10s •••[00:01:35] Games of Interest►►► Empyreal: Spells & Steam, Caverna: Höhle gegen Höhle, Codenames: Disney & Marvel Editions, Mottainai: Wutai Mountain, UBOOT: The Board Game, The Expanse, TIME Stories: Estrella Drive & Brothers of the Coast, Aeon's End: War Eternal, Otys, Custom Heroes, Raid on Taihoku •••[00:22:15] Boardgame Q&A►►► Top 5 verbs? Co-op settings? Dream IP? Further Legacy clarification? How to figure out if a game will be good? Honeymoon games? Too many reprints? Multiple characters per player? Auto-succeed die rolls? Perfect co-op dungeon crawl? Which boardgame reviewer do I want to play with? Fresh ideas? What to reprint? Most simpatico boardgame reviewer? Non-BGG online boardgame resources? Best year for boardgames? RTT guests? When will top10 get an update? How can I cover Gloomhaven? To sleeve or not to sleeve? Impulse purchases? First Pandemic play for non-gaming spouse? Rococco jewelry box? Ideal future TIME Story settings? Best & worst components? How to get family more excited about gaming? Game coverage timing? Do I ever finish the runthrough? Percentage of successful kickstarters? My impact on kickstarters? Preferred backup colours? First Feld?  Gamechanging mechanisms? Jen's feelings about Jack the Ripper? Seeland modules? Roll & writes? Dice Tower Con? Dream boardgame? Sirlin games? How did I get Dogs: the boardgame? Off market games? Pfister's standing? Limited moves a design strength or flaw? Gloomhaven alternative? More co-ops... what does it mean? Societal standing of games? Mechanisms first or theme first? Dominion over Trains? •••[01:43:20] Non-Boardgame Q&A►►► 2016 & 2017, really the worst? Escape room experiences? France trip? How do I deal with the negativity thrown at RRT? C'mon, 2016 wasn't that bad, really? How is the real me different than Rahdo? Me as John Wick? My 3 worst habits, according to Jen? When will we leave Malta? A day in the life of me and Jen? Different sleep patterns impact on marriage? Grocery shopping? Programming languages? Westworld? Malta mules? Unpacking? Funniest movie? Medical situation in Malta? Beer situation in Malta? Storm situation in Malta? College tips? Auditory processing disorder? What about Scuttle? •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

Flying solo this month, which is why it's so late! SHOW NOTES: •••[00:00:50] Games of Interest►►► Pandemic Legacy Season 2, Notre Dame 10th Anniversary, In the Year of the Dragon 10th Anniversary, The City of Kings, Aeon's End: Eternal War, Clank! Sunken Treasures, Card City 2, Die Gärten von Versailles, Detective: City of Angels, Valletta, Bear Park, El Dorado, Mystic Vale: Das Tal der Magie & der Wildnis, Pit Crew, Port Royal: The Adventure Begins, Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time, Quadropolis: Public Services, Seventh Cross, Santo Domingo, Thrash n Roll: Amplified, Steam Ship Company, CO2 2nd edition, Brasil, Loot Island •••[00:51:05] BGG Top 100-50 Countdown •••[01:38:05] Top 10 Revisit: My first games •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com