Julius and I talk about Bot Factory but Vital Lacerda. Mostly Julius describes the game and I talk about how much it reminds me of Kanban and how I want to play either of those two games. Bot Factory is based on Kanban in both the theme of managing a factory and the mechanics which are simplified quite a bit without making it a simple game at all.
Bot Factory (BGG, Eagle-Gryphon)
Kanban EV (BGG, Eagle-Gryphon)
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1P 362 - Back to the Table: Castle Panic
This week we look back at a classic co-op game, Castle Panic. Monsters have decided to attach your castle in a clearing surrounded by dangerous woods. Waves of monsters charge the castle. Fortunately, the clever design makes it hard for the monsters to get at your castle and your highly trained warriors (knights, archers and fighters defend the castle), each specializing in combat on a certain type of terrain. This is a pretty simple and accessible tower defense game that has had a relatively recent art upgrade and continues to be fun, if a bit simple.
* Castle Panic (BGG, Fireside games)
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1P 361 - Mythic Mischief
This week tells us about a Monster High-ish game called Mythic Mischief. In it, you play a group of monster kids in school, trying to cause mischief in the library and get one of the rival cliques in trouble. It's a head-to-head sportsball type game of out-maneuvering your opponent's team members so they get caught by the library's Tomekeeper. The game also features a solo mode that sounds pretty fun to me. You can get one of two different base games, each with a different set of factions as well as stand-alone expansions, each consisting of a new faction.
Mythic Mischief (BGG, IV Studio)
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1P 360 - Popular Mechanics: Roll(etc.) & Write
04:20 - Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age (BGG, Eagle-Gryphon)
08:55 - Cartographers (BGG, Thunderworks)
14:40 - Yahtzee! (BGG)
17:40 - Dungeon Dice (BGG)
22:45 - Railroad Ink (BGG)
27:39 - OctoDice (BGG)
31:27 - Clip-Cut Parks (BGG)
34:28 - Three Sisters (BGG)
36:23 - Catan: The Dice Game (BGG)
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1P 359 - Aleph Null
This week we talk about the game Aleph Null by Tony Boydell and published by Capstone Games. The art is by Alex Leigh and music by Nicholas O'Neill. I did not include music as I mentioned I might do, primarily because I didn't see it available on-line for public consumption.
Anway, this game is about summoning the demon Baphomet, the Sabbat Goat. It's a bit creepy and would be creepier if not for the excellent and light-hearted art by Alex Leigh. Either way, it's a really fun game in which you are trying to cast a ritual to summon Baphomet by playing cards from your hand and slowly using them up to do magics with the hope of finally completing the ritual as expected.
Aleph Null (BGG, Capstone Games)
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