In this episode, Cathy welcomes AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps to the show and they talk about their favorite games in the Board Game Geek.com Top 50 list and why those games made that list.
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- Opening: 1:00
- Hot Topic: 8:10
- Closing: 57:21
Hosts
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| Cathy Ford | AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps |
Connect with AnnaMaria Online!
Games We’ve Played Recently
| Reviewer | Game | Designer | OTP Rating |
| AnnaMaria | Heaven & Ale | Michael Kiesling & Andreas Schmidt |
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| Cathy | Azul | Michael Kiesling | 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: Our Favorite Games in the BGG Top 50
Cathy and AnnaMaria talk about their favorite games that are ranked in the top 50 on BoardGameGeek.com as of August 2018. Games discussed include:
- #1 Gloomhaven
- #4 Terraforming Mars
- #5 Twilight Struggle
- #26 Mechs vs. Minions
- #43 7 Wonders
- #46 Codenames
Honorable Mentions
- Tzolk’in
- Scythe
- Great Western Trail
- Puerto Rico
- Power Grid
- Food Chain Magnate
- Pandemic Legacy: Season 1
- Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
- Viticulture
- Concordia
- Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition
- Twilight Imperium 4th Edition
Cathy & Mark’s Game Table from BoardGameTables.com
For much of the past year, BoardGameTables.com has sponsored this show. We thank them for their patronage. Mark and Cathy had a chance to buy a table from our wonderful sponsors and it has arrived!
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Music Used in This Episode
- Soda Pop by Purple Planet Music
- Revive by Adrianna Krikl
(Main Theme Song)
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