In this episode Cathy, Sarah Reed, & Kathleen Mercury talk about Games with creatures from myths, legends, literature, and movies.
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- Opening: 0:50.5
- Hot Topic: 29:09
- Closing: 1:10:27
Hosts
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Cathy Ford | Sarah Reed | Kathleen Mercury |
Games We Played Recently
Reviewer | Game | Designer | OTP Rating |
Cathy Ford | Nuns on the Run | Fréderic Moyersoen | 5 |
Sarah Reed | Skyjo | Alexander Bernhardt | 4.5 |
Kathleen Mercury | Magical Athlete | Takashi Ishida | 2-5 (Subjective) |
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: Games with Mythical Creatures
Cathy, Sarah, and Kathleen discuss their favorite games with mythical creatures. We decided to classify mythical creatures as those depicted in myths, legends, literature, TV, and movies.
Reviewer | Game | Designer | OTP Rating |
Sarah Reed | Sword & Sorcery | Simone Romano, Nunzio Surace |
4.5 |
Cathy Ford | Elder Sign | Richard Launius, Kevin Wilson |
5 |
Kathleen Mercury | Small World | Philippe Keyaerts | 4 |
Sarah Reed | Enchanters | Rafał Cywicki, Jacek “Darken” Gołębiewski |
4.5 |
Cathy Ford | Tsuro & Tsuro of the Seas |
Tom McMurchie / Tom McMurchie, Jordan Weisman |
5 |
Kathleen Mercury | Lords of Waterdeep | Peter Lee, Rodney Thompson | 5 |
Honorable Mentions
- Catacombs
- D&D/RPGs
- Dragon Dodge
- Dragonriders of Pern
- Dungeon Petz
- Harry Potter: Battle for Hogwarts
- Iron Dragon
- King of Tokyo
- Kingsburg
- Legendary Buffy
- Legendary Creatures
- Munchkin
- Mythical Pet Shop (Reeds’ prototype game)
- Red Dragon Inn
- Seasons
- Simurgh
- Unstable Unicorns
- Vast: The Crystal Caverns
- Villagers & Villains
- Zombicide
- Zombie Dice
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Music Used in This Episode
- Energy by Bensound (BoardGameTables.com Ad)
- Funny Song by Bensound
(Rating Scale Explained) - Hopscotch by Purple Planet Music (Hot Topic)
- Revive by Adrianna Krikl
(Main Theme Song)
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