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Episode 66 is here! We discuss My Little Scythe from Stonemaier Games. It's a fan made variant on Scythe that was produced and published for retail! We talk about why it is a great game, and a great way to introduce new comers to games, as well as being a good game to play with younger children. We then discuss fan made creations, such as variants, house rules, and other ways people make a game their own. We close it all out by answering the question of "What would you change about a game?" Come take a listen and be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Mentions: Scythe, Keyforge, Viticulture Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/

Episode 65 is our talk with Ben Kanelos, board game designer and friend. We talk with Ben, enjoying a beer, and discussing his approach to game design and what makes hidden role and social deduction games click for him. We talk about how he has been flexing his design muscles in quarantine, and how he spends some of his free time as well. Come take a listen to this great chat with Ben, and then make sure to check out his games, because they are great! Be sure to like share and subscribe to the podcast, and then follow Ben on social media @BKGameDesign. Game Mentions: Werewolf, One Night Ultimate Werewolf, The Resistance, Two Rooms and a Boom, Bitten, Red Scare, 3 Laws, Blood Feud, Overwatch Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Hea

Episode 64 is our very first interview over the internet! We talk with our friend Alan Gerding and lots of random things, including his approach to game design. Hopefully you enjoy this conversation and want to check our Alan's games! We had a blast recording with him and we highly recommend their selection of games, as well as the 200+ episode backlog of the Tuesday Knight Podcast. Be sure to follow them @playtkg on Twitter! We of course drank another Roughtail beer this episode, and Amber Management was very good! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Mentions: Agricola, Two Rooms and a Boom, Mothership, Boats and Roads Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusic

Episode 63 is here! We discuss Oh MY Goods! from Alexander Pfister and Lookout Spiele. It's only one of Delton's favorite card games! We then go on to discuss gaming in quarantine and several different ways to game alone and with others. We move into the question of "How are you making the best of quarantine?" All of this is done while drinking two beers from Roughtail Brewing Co., Polar Eclipse: Rum Barrel Aged, and Road Toad. Come listen and be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 10:19 Top Shelf Topic: 18:21 Pint Sized Question: 36:00 Game Mentions: Race for the Galaxy, Welcome To..., Cad Sudoku, Railroad Ink, Dead of Winter, Ghost Stories, Pandemic, Shadows Over Camelot, Maracaibo, Blackout: Hong Kong, Agricola, Scythe, Wingspan Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.or

Episode 62 has arrived! In this episode we touch on our trip to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. We talk about our Quarantine time at home, and then we go to discuss games! We let you know out love for A Fake Artist Goes to New York from Oink Games, while drinking Big Foot 2013 from Sierra Nevada. We then discuss feeling out of place in a game group, or at a con, or at a local meetup. That leads us to talking about our times that we have felt out of place, while drinking Grand Sport Porter from Coop Ale Works. Make sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 15:08 Top Shelf Topic: 22:34 Pint Sized Question: 29:55 Game Mentions: Deep Sea Adventure, Insider Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane,

Episode 61 is where we talk about classic card games that we played as a kid and still play today. We discuss and mention several of those before we dive into nostalgia and how it's being used in marketing today in the game industry. We move to answer Allison's question of"What would one of your favorite TV or movie character's favorite game be, and why?" we do all this while enjoying Phantasmogoria from Prairie Artisan Ales, and Angry Santa from Rahr & Sons. Game Talk: 7:58 Top Shelf Topic: 24:00 Pint Sized Question: 32:36 Game Mentions: Codenames, Just One, Twister, Twilight Struggle, Fiasco. Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/

Episode 60 is here with Tiny Towns from AEG! We discuss the little game and why it's one we've been enjoying even though it's difficult! We then move to discuss Spatial Reasoning, a skill that lots of board games put into action and one that we particularly like. We then go on to answer the question "When did you feel famous in your small town?" Come listen as we drink Dragon and YumYums from Dogfish Head, and French Toast Dreaming from Elk Valley Brewing. Game Talk: 9:09 Top Shelf Topic: 19:16 Pint Sized Question: 33:22 Game Mentions: NMBR9, Patchwork, A Feast For Odin, Second Chance, Cottage Garden, Kitty Paw, Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/mu

Episode 59 is all about the amazing Pax Pamir from Wehrlegig Games! Come take a listen as we discuss what we love about Pax Pamir Second Edition. We also dive into the care that we feel was put into the theme of the game and the direction that the designer, Cole Wehrle, took the theme to make it into something special. We then answer the question "What was an awkward board game celebrity encounter?" Come listen as we discuss all of this while drinking an IPA from Crooked Stave, and a Firefly Crew from Elk Valley Brewing. Game Talk: 9:40 Top Shelf Topic: 23:41 Pint Sized Question: 34:08 Game Mentions: Twilight Struggle, Oath, John Company Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded fro

Episode 58 is where we talk all about Pret-A-Porter from Portal Games! We discuss our time with the kickstarted third edition before we dive into the topic of Kickstarter. After that we answer a fan question from Jennifer A. that asks us what game we like to play just because of the artwork. We also drink a Tangerine Express IPA from Stone, and a Neato Bandito from Deep Ellum. Make sure to give it a listen and then be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 11:09 Top Shelf Topic: 28:29 Pint Sized Question: 38:44 Game Mentions: Wingspan, Kung Fur Fight, Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr, Tapestry, Scythe Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive

Episode 57 is the first episode of 2020! We talk about Cat Sudoku as well has Hayley's time with the flu. We then move on to talk about playing games we dislike and how we handle that. We end by talking about games we play, that the other person dislikes. We do all of this while having a Mountain Standard IP from Odell Brewing, and a Tiger's Blood cider from Bishop Cider Co. Take a listen, then be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 9:32 Top Shelf Topic: 16:49 Pint Sized Question: 28:36 Game Mentions: T-Rex's Holiday, Millennium Blades, Smash Up, Sushi Go Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat

Episode 56 is the episode to close out 2019. We discuss Delton's favorite party game right now, Wavelength. We do so while sipping on some Hot Toddy's, which is spiced tea with whiskey. We use Angel's Envy Bourbon, and Bullet Rye Whiskey. We then talk about how our gaming tastes have changed over the years and how that has been a positive thing. We then talk about our plans for 2020 and what we can do to hit them this time! Make sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 12:55 Top Shelf Topic: 20:21 Pint Sized Question: 26:08 Game Mentions: Muse, Codenames, Black Angel, C02, Tzolk'in, Blackout: Hong Kong, Mombasa, Die Macher, My Little Scythe, Charterstone, Polis, Wendake, Trade on the Tigris, Kanban, Ra, Mad TV, Maracaibo. Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro...

Episode 55 is about one of our favorite party games, Just One! We discuss Just One, and announce our holiday giveaway! We then talk about Christmas gaming before we answer the question "What is your favorite Christmas Game?" Take a listen as we drink Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, and Boulevard Flora Obscura. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 7:50 Top Shelf Topic: 17:14 Pint Sized Question: 24:43 Game Mentions: Ticket to Ride, Battleship, Muse, Cat Lady, Pollyanna, Escape: Curse of the Temple Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat Driven Productions – Heavy Happy With Drums Edits: Cut to

Episode 54 is where we tell you about some of BGG Con 2019! We then go on to discuss a game we played and purchased there, Festival of a Thousand Cats(of course it's a cat game!). We then take our con experience and tell you about how to approach a con from our perspectives. Lastly we tell you about our favorite con memory so far. We do this all while drinking Seasick Crocodile from Prairie Artisan Ales from here in Oklahoma. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 9:50 Top Shelf Topic: 20:28 Pint Sized Question: 28:02 Game Mentions: Pitchcar, Bamboleo Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat Dri

Episode 53 is where we discuss Corinth, the new roll and write game from Days of Wonder. We banter about whats coming up, including BGG Con in Dallas! We then go on to talk about riding the line between a focused or spread out strategy. We end the show answering the question "What rule did you misread in a rule book?" Come take a listen to this early morning episode where we are drinking coffee and getting ready for a wedding! Be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 9:10 Top Shelf Topic: 20:26 Pint Sized Question: 26:50 Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat Driven Productions – Heavy Happy With

Episode 52 is all about Once Upon a Time: The Story Telling Card Game. After discussing the game, we do something we haven't done yet, we play! We use the topic section of this episode to tell a story while playing Once Upon a Time. Hopefully you enjoy this special Halloween story that we probably didn't make as scary as it needs to be! We do it while drinking Juicy Goodness from Left Hand Brewing, and Juicy Mavs from Surreal Brewing Co. Game Talk: 10:40 Top Shelf Topic: 17:01 Pint Sized Question: 50:19 Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat Driven Productions – Heavy Happy With Drums Edits: Cut to length

Episode 51 is all about The Quacks of Quedlinburg. This game, from North Star Games, won the 2018 Kennerspiel Des Jahres which means Strategy Game of The Year. Come listen as we discuss out time with it and all the fun we've been having. We then move on to talk about push your luck games, and why we like them so much, and we close out the show with the question "How do you push your luck in real life?" This episode has us drinking Broken Tile from Vanessa House Beer Co., and Magic Juice from Elk Valley Brewing. Take a listen, then be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 12:40 Top Shelf Topic: 36:50 Pint Sized Question: 44:49 Game Mentions: That's Not Lemonade!, Isle of Skye, Formula D, Agricola, Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length a

Episode 50 is here! In this landmark episode we discuss Point Salad from AEG and then talk about Drafting as a mechanic. We are drinking Astrodog from Stonecloud Brewing Co, and Adios Pantalones from Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. Thank you for coming with us to episode 50! Whether you are a new listener or have been here from episode 1, we appreciate you and hope you continue to enjoy what we are doing! Let's keep going toward that next goal of 100! Game Talk: 9:12 Top Shelf Topic: 20:35 Pint Sized Question: 31:26 Game Mentions: Sushi Go, 7 Wonders, Magic: The Gathering, Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Beat

In episode 49 we discuss Wingspan from Stonemaier Games. Wingspan won the Spiel Des Jahres in Germany and we knew we had to cover it on the show. As we talk about it we drink This Land from Marshall Brewing, and a La Gitana from Twisted Spike Brewing. We discuss why we love tableau building games, and then we answer the classic yearbook question of "Who is the most likely to ___." This time, it's about birds! Game Talk: 9:22 Top Shelf Topic: 25:54 Pint Sized Question: 39:00 Game Mentions: Isle of Skye, 7 Wonders, Carcassonne, Arboretum, Pax Pamir, Race For The Galaxy Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan Cullinane/Heavy Happy With Drums – Bea

Welcome to episode 48! In this episode we discuss Flip Over Frog, that was provided to us by Hub Games for review. We discuss the game, then go on to add some games to our Travel Games list before coming up with the worst travel methods and game combo! This episode sees us drinking Roughtail's Dad Talk Lager, and Abita's Purple Haze Raspberry Lager. Make sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 7:39 Top Shelf Topic: 19:58 Pint Sized Question: 33:31 Game Mentions: Twilight Struggle, Oink Games (Insider, Fake Artist, Startups), NMBR 9, 3 Laws of Robotics, Railroad Ink, The Mind, The Game, Sagrada, That's Not Lemonade, Two Rooms and a Boom, Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy With Drums by Ryan Cullinane, Downloa

Episode 47 is where we discuss a new favorite, Watergate. It was one of the games Delton brought home from Gen Con. We ramble on a bit, discuss Watergate, then take you into the topic of why we love political themed games. After that we tell you our favorite political thing in history that we think would make an awesome game. We drink a Rye Pale Ale from Iron Monk, and a Marzen Oktoberfest from 903 Brewers. Take a listen and then be sure to like, share, and subscribe! Game Talk: 13:10 Top Shelf Topic: 29:10 Pint Sized Question: 43:15 Game Mentions: Twilight Struggle, Red Scare, Memoir 44, 1960: The Making of the President, Campaign Manager 2008, 13 Minutes: Cuban Missile Crisis Support: If you would like to help us improve our product, here's where you can do that! www.patreon.com/MalthausGames podpledge.com?p=3D8L1M1V4S7F8... ko-fi.com/malthausgames Sound Attributions: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Downloaded from freemusicarchive.org/music/Bro... Edits: Cut to length and Faded in. Heavy Happy Wit