In this episode, Cathy talks about Card Drafting Games. She also interviews game designers, Alice Davis & Matt Jacobs.
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Hosts
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| Cathy Ford |
Game Reviews:
Cathy shares what she has been playing lately. See the list of Games Mentioned in This Episode below for links to the BGG, RPGG, or VGG listing and affiliate links to purchase these games and support the show.
| Reviewer | Game Title | Designer | Publisher | Year | OTP Rating |
| Cathy | Concordia |
Mac Gerdts | Rio Grande Games | 2013 | 4 |
| Cathy | Terraforming Mars | Jacob Fryxelius | Stronghold Games |
2017 | 4 |
| Cathy | Oh Captain! | Florian Sirieix |
Ludonaute | 2017 | 4 |
GAME RATING SCALE:
We have started referring to and rating games by a rating scale. Here is how we are using this scale:
5 = Buy this! Buy this now!
4 = A good solid game!
3 = Decent with some bugs.
2 = Has great potential as kindling!
1 = Give me back the time I spent playing it!
Hot Topic: Card Drafting Games
Cathy talks about card drafting, one of her favorite mechanisms, and some of her favorite games that use it.
Games Discussed:
- 7 Wonders
- 7 Wonders Duel
- Age of War
- Firefly
- Power Grid
- Queen’s Necklace
- Rocky Road à la Mode
- The Best Treehouse Ever
- Ticket to Ride
- Unfair
What are your favorite card drafting games? Share with us in the Guild, on Twitter, or on Facebook.
The Interview: Alice Davis & Matt Jacobs
Cathy interviews game designers Alice Davis & Matt Jacobs about their new game Kitten Klash that just debuted at Origins 2017.
Games Mentioned
in This Episode
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| Game Name & Link to BGG/RPGG/VGG | Affiliate Link to Purchase |
| 7 Wonders | Buy It! |
| 7 Wonders Duel | Buy It! |
| Age of War | Buy It! |
| Best Treehouse Ever | Buy It! |
| Concordia | Out of Print |
| Firefly | Buy It! |
| Kitten Klash | Not Yet in Retail |
| Oh Captain! | Not Yet in Retail |
| Power Grid | Buy It! |
| Queen’s Necklace | Buy It! |
| Rocky Road à la Mode | Buy It! |
| Terraforming Mars | Buy It! |
| Ticket to Ride | Buy It! |
| Unfair | Buy It! |
*Not an affiliate link. Please let them know you heard about it on the Our Turn! Women on Gaming Podcast.
Other Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- The Ogre’s Den Game Store in Orangevale, CA
- Our Patreon Campaign – Support the show by donating $1/month or more.
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on the Show
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Music Used in This Episode
- Happy Rock by Bensound
- Jazz Frenchy
- Retro Soul by Bensound
- Space Kitten by The Polish Ambassador
- Revive by Adrianna Krikl
- Sunny by Bensound
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