Board Game Snobs
A podcast about board games but not really. For entertainment purposes only. Entry level knowledge, expert level nonsense.
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Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
The Snobs countdown of their top games of all time continues with their 20-16. Enjoy!
Gaby's 20-16:#20 The Voyages of Marco Polo (8:05) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171623/voyages-marco-polo#19 Barony (12:39)https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167513/barony#18 Airlines Europe (15:54)https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/90419/airlines-europe#17 Undaunted Normandy (22:20)https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268864/undaunted-normandy#16 Anachrony (29:31)https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/185343/anachrony
Jerry's 20-16:#20 It's a Wonderful World (5:31) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271324/its-wonderful-world#19 Underwater Cities (11:02) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247763/underwater-cities#18 Rurik: Dawn of Kiev (14:49) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/228328/rurik-dawn-kiev#17 Die Macher (19:33)https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1/die-macher#16 Lorenzo Il Magnifico (26:48)https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/203993/lorenzo-il-magnifico
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Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Another quick episode where Gaby (a grizzled, older, board game veteran) and Sharde (a younger, casual gamer) discuss a game they just played to see if despite their different perspectives, their opinions on the game match up. In this episode they discuss the abstract, set collection, pattern building game Mandala Stones. Enjoy!
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
A quick interlude from the Snobs top 25 games of all time. The Snobs acknowledge with little fanfare their 200th episode. Among the assortment of topics, Enrique lists his top 5 games of all time and they discuss the BGG ratings system. Enjoy!
Enriques top 5:
#5 Western Legends (28:22)
#4 Die Macher (31:20)
#3 London (33:19)
#2 Anachrony (35:06)
#1 Barrage (37:29
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
The Snobs countdown of their top games of all time begins with their 25-21. They also discuss biting your tongue, hemorrhoids, Gaby dwelling on how life is fleeting and so much more, enjoy!!
Gaby's list:
#25 Rurik: Dawn of Kiev (14:52)
#24 Project Elite (23:09)
#23 Gold West (27:16)
#22 Nations (33:01)
#21 High Society (38:31)
Jerry's list:
#25 Stockpile (16:58)
#24 Star Wars Destiny (24:31)
#23 A Game of Thrones The Board Game Second Edition (29:23)
#22 Xia: Legends of a Drift System (35:02)
#21 London Second Edition (40:19)
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Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
The Snobs discuss, dive into, review, mention in passing and rant about some of these things in this episode: Janine Turner, Northern Exposure, chewy chips ahoy, John Corbett sings country, a discussion of Anno 1800 by Martin Wallace, emails from listeners and an addressing of Jerry's extreme incorrectness about the map of Western Legends. Enjoy!
Anno 1800 discussion (12:53)
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Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
The Snobs discuss, dive into, review, mention in passing and rant about these things in this episode: Bubba returns!!, tv dogs, silent H’s, vernacular and nomenclature, Mary Jane Watson, comic strip cats, Enrique is KFJ, Gaby’s joke, a quick rewrite of Empire Strikes Back, watching your P’s and Q’s, Genotype, welcoming a couple of new listeners and Gaby rants about the lack of support on setup and more. Enjoy!
Genotype discussion (25:46) ish
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Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
The Snobs discuss, dive into, review, mention in passing and rant about these things in this episode: “Fun” facts, sex and candy, drunk hamsters, shark cartilage, Shall We Dance starring Richard Gere, Book of Love by Peter Gabriel, games worth the overhead, Gaby becoming more emotional, when Enrique cried, Enrique describes a scene from Full Metal Alchemist, how music affects emotions, Imperium Classics solo, can you have enjoy a game without fun, is enjoyment the same as fun, dopamine and serotonin and more. Enjoy!!
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Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
The Snobs discuss, dive into, review, mention in passing and rant about these things in this episode: the first transplant of a genetically modified pig heart into a human, Tom Arnold, bad movies, 80’s movies, skateboarding movies, knighthood, deviated septums, Enrique playing 12 hours straight worth of Dying Light 2, Imperium Classics, Gaby and Jerry argue over a boundary marking on the map of Western Legends and more nonsense. Enjoy!
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Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
The Snobs discuss, dive into, review, mention in passing and rant about these things in this episode: what is a philatelist, can you take pride in your job too far, the etymology of “phila” and finally Martin Wallace’s Tinner’s Trail amongst other ridiculous tangents. Enjoy!
To skip past the nonsense, or at least most of it, the Tinner’s Trail discussion starts at (16:38)
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Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
The Snobs discuss, dive into, review, mention in passing and rant about these things in this episode: Enrique's use of the phrase "to be all honest", loosening Jerry up, different types of stress and stressors experienced by the Snobs, life being ephemeral, one person's norms being another person's luxuries, Western Legends and the real life people portrayed in the game and more. Enjoy!
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Board Game Snobs
A podcast started by two friends, Gaby and Jerry, with a vision. They lost that vision and instead drink, banter and sometimes get around to discussing board game stuff, but it's not about the destination, it's about enjoying the journey.