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Episode 413- Check out the video podcast on Board Game Snobs on YouTube
The Snobs are back from Dice Tower Retreat and sit down to talk about their favorite games and experiences from the convention. They cover games like Drillers, DeWan, Decko, Orbit, Ostia, The Iliad, Rock Hard 1977, and Imperial 2030, while also spending plenty of time getting sidetracked by everything from whales and catfish to clapping, facepalms, ponchos, questionable food choices, and the usual disagreements between Jerry, Enrique, and Gaby. There’s some actual board game discussion in here, including thoughts on game design, theme, production, teaching rules, and what makes a game memorable, but the real focus is the conversation between friends. If you enjoy humorous board game podcasts, tabletop gaming, convention stories, and personality-driven discussions that don’t take themselves too seriously, this episode of The Snobs is a good one to have on while you hang out. Huge shoutouts to everyone we gamed with at the retreat — especially Bruce, Chris Rayment, Jason Matthews, and the whole Dice Tower crew. We’re heading to BGG Spring in May — hope to see some of you there! If you enjoyed the episode, drop a like, leave a comment with your favorite game from the list, and subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes. Thanks for watching / listening! For our other video podcasts click here: Board Game Snobs YouTube
00:00 Cold open / banter11:54 Dice Tower Retreat background & housekeeping16:47 Top 5 setup32:04 #5 Ostia39:14 #4 Decko43:37 #3 Orbit50:12 #2 Dewan (D1 / Day One)1:02:25 #1 Drillers1:11:40 Other games & closing thoughts
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Episode 412
The Snobs venture into the world of video podcasting. Watch them here
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A variety of random things are discussed before a board game is ever mentioned but they finally get to a short discussion of Alien: Fate of the Nostromo.
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0:00 – Intro 
1:28 – Labor Day plans fell through → stayed home playing solo games
2:12 – Recording alone at 10:30 pm with whiskey (awkward solo pod vibes)
3:10 – Started playing a bunch of solo board games (mostly Renegade / Scott Almes)
4:04 – Warp’s Edge (strong recommendation)
6:16 – Wreckland Run (Kickstarter, dice placement, didn’t click)
7:03 – Digression on Renegade Solo Hero series (other titles mentioned)
8:15 – Why Wreckland Run fell flat for him
11:00 – Proving Grounds (Kane Klenko / dice placement, liked it more than Wreckland Run)
14:06 – Conservas (25th Century Games / Scott Almes bag-builder, hidden gem)
17:59 – Under Falling Skies (dice placement he actually loves)
21:19 – Quick recap / ranking of the games played
22:05 – Looking up Scott Almes’ upcoming projects on BGG
22:50 – Closing thoughts on the short Labor Day episode
23:03 – Reminder: Dice Tower Retreat (Sept 15–20) with Enrique
24:45 – Patreon plug
25:19 – Asking for advice about taking his son Jack to BGG.Spring
26:06 – Guest requests / “come on the show” invite
28:17 – Wrapping up the solo episode
28:34 – Brief aside on board game news / conventions as therapy
29:45 – Final sign-off
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Episode 411
•  0:00 – Intro & banter (which Logan is this?)
•  1:00 – Steakhouses, anniversary dinner, fancy chicken & dumplings + Oreo lasagna recipe
•  4:00 – Skyline Chili discussion (Cincinnati vs. Texas)
•  6:00 – Cooking backgrounds (sword-flipping Mongolian BBQ)
•  7:40 – Controversial take: Inception is overrated
•  12:00 – Logan’s infamous movie ladder picks (Hundreds of Beavers, Maximum Overdrive)
•  15:00 – How Logan watches ~10 movies a month
•  15:50 – Favorite “good-bad” movies (Tremors and sequels)
•  18:00 – Recent celebrity deaths
•  18:30 – Noir recommendations (Chinatown, Brick)
•  21:00 – Pitch Black praise
•  23:00 – What got Logan into board games (HeroScape → Dominion/Catan)
•  24:30 – Why he loves games: connecting with people
•  25:20 – Korean horror deep-dive
•  28:00 – Scary movie trauma stories
•  30:00 – Becoming a therapist + observing people through games
•  31:30 – ZooVadis story (the $1 betrayal)
•  32:40 – Games that disappoint: Scythe
•  35:00 – Terraforming Mars (and why it’s overrated/long)
•  37:10 – Recent plays: Sniper Elite, Leaf, Space Base
•  41:00 – Gateway/next-step games (Dewan, Ticket to Ride alternatives)
•  44:00 – Light card games (Rebel Princess, Velomino, etc.)
•  46:00 – Royals first impressions
•  47:30 – Fast & Furious debate (story vs. no story, Tokyo Drift, space)
•  50:30 – Armageddon (drillers in space + Steve Buscemi)
•  53:00 – Ben Affleck’s co-star death curse
•  54:00 – Aquaman, Marvel fatigue, She-Hulk, Secret Wars, etc.
•  59:40 – Logan’s go-to gateway recommendation: Aquatica
•  1:01:15 – Outro & thanks
Enjoy the episode!
 
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Episode 410
0:00 – Intro
3:20 – Patreon plug / more music digressions
4:20 – They finally start talking about the biblical game
5:00–15:40 – Long digression (massages, pedicures, feet, ticklishness, shoehorns, music, etc.)
15:45 – Back to the main topic: Ezra and Nehemiah (Shem Phillips + S.J. Macdonald)
16:20 – Discussion of Shem Phillips’ other games and “legit designer” threshold
21:00 – Full review and gameplay breakdown of Ezra and Nehemiah
24:00 – Side rant about Star Wars: The Phantom Menace “Duel of the Fates”
25:10 – Ratings and more thoughts on the game (Concordia-style play, feeding workers, etc.)
31:20 – Final rankings and verdict (“legit designers” declaration)
33:00 – More thoughts on theme vs. other West Kingdom games
35:40 – Closing comments and sign-off
~37:03 – End
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Episode 409
Revenant on BGG
•  0:00 – Intro / theme
•  0:37 – Opening chit chat 
•  3:25 – Breakfast catfish story + “Jerry embellishes” debate
•  7:48 – Funeral / coworker death / embellishing stories before people die
•  11:07 – Listener voicemail from Lindsay (400th episode congratulations + memories)
•  21:02 – Reactions to Lindsay’s message + movie ladder / trash movies / random media talk
•  23:56 – Origin of the podcast name + John Gets Games / early BGG stories
•  27:52 – “Turning a blind eye” digression + funeral attire rant
•  29:38 – Cloning / consciousness / Altered Carbon / Surrogates / death discussion
•  36:30 – Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek: The Next Generation 
•  42:24 – Transition toward board games / music shaming / more Battlestar talk
•  46:35 / 46:46 – Revenant review begins
•  1:00:27 – Thunder Road: Vendetta as palate cleanser
•  1:02:52 – Tease for next episode (Ezra and Nehemiah) + sign-off
The Revenant discussion (the main game review the episode is named after) starts at approximately 46:35–46:46. Enjoy!!
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Episode 408
0:00 – Intro & Welcome
0:33 – Tea, Liquid Death & Fancy Waters Banter
1:45 – Introducing Ryan
2:00 – Ryan’s Personal Improvement Plan
3:09 – Community & Podcast Comfort
3:43 – Bowling, BGG Spring & Conventions
4:36 – Ryan’s Background & Life
5:47 – Raising a Big Family
8:18 – Sibling Dynamics & Parenting Reflections
10:56 – Sports vs. Broadway for Ryan’s Son
13:37 – Smoking & Barbecuing Meats
17:09 – Aging Hobbies, Therapy & Old References
18:13 – Actor Podcasts & In-Character Wishful Thinking
23:48 – Arm Wrestling Obsession
29:14 – Algorithm-Driven TV Discoveries
30:37 – Defining “Campy”
32:07 – One Piece Explained + Ted Lasso Vibes
35:50 – Genre Trends & Cultural Impact
38:24 – Zombie Apocalypse Daydreams
39:26 – Board Games: Ezra and Nehemiah
43:02 – Teaching Weight & Replay Concerns
46:33 – Collection Curation & Underplayed Gems
57:33 – Classic Beige Euros & Concordia
59:31 – Recent Award Winners
1:02:07 – Being Open to New Experiences
1:03:08 – Board Game Arena Stats
1:05:34 – Closing & Titles
1:06:28 – Outro

0:00 Intro & Welcome
0:19 Jerry’s Barber Crisis
4:24 Gaby’s Truck Driver Rant
6:40 Guest Sean joins + Basement / Teaching stories
11:39 Sean’s writing / unpublished novels
14:48 Fast & Furious fanfic brainstorm
19:11 SpaceCorp / Space Corps discussion starts
24:21 GMT Games collection talk
35:00 Weekly meetups, trick-taking, wife’s games
37:31 Under-the-radar / older euros (Jet Set, Airlines Europe, Pan Am)
43:49 Sean Franco name origin + Trainspotting
46:01 Plot holes, book vs movie adaptations
47:28 Iain Banks / Culture series
50:19 Dune, Lord of the Rings takes
55:02 Favorite films / Dark Knight trilogy / Planet of the Apes
1:01:25 Tom Hardy & Robert Pattinson praise
1:03:51 Wrapping up + Geekway to the West / St. Louis
1:06:44 Outro & Goodbyes
 
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Podcast Chapters – Board Game Snobs: Cysmic Distilleries
0:00 – Intro & Banter
Welcome, car washing, driving stories, near-misses, YouTube rabbit holes, cruises, flying anxiety, concerts, music tastes, Shazam, etc.
22:57 – Distilled
Full discussion and review of Distilled: market / distill / sell-age phases, push-your-luck card shuffle, money tightness, recipes, upgrades, set collection vs aging, ratings.
34:09 – Cysmic
Full discussion and review of (C-Y-S-M-I-C). Modular collapsing board, asymmetric factions, rocket-building / blueprints, action-card burn mechanic, combat, artifacts, player-count issues, theme delivery, overall rating.
56:01 – Outro