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Episode Synopsis
In Episode 114 we provide our hot take review of Lorenzo il Magnifico covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game.
We also discuss a poll about scorepads vs. score trackers, and then we discuss some games on our table including Fantastic Factories, Cafe, and Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization... and Chris goes on a rant about subtitles on board games.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:53 Poll: Do you prefer Scorepads or Score Trackers?
09:10 Lorenzo il Magnifico Gameplay Description
10:34 Gameplay and Mechanisms
25:21 Production and Theme
31:24 Final Thoughts
35:59 Themed Cocktail of the Week
40:00 Fantastic Factories
48:32 Board game subtitles
51:14 Cafe
57:18 Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
1:04:11 Listener Shoutout
We also discuss a poll about scorepads vs. score trackers, and then we discuss some games on our table including Fantastic Factories, Cafe, and Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization... and Chris goes on a rant about subtitles on board games.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:53 Poll: Do you prefer Scorepads or Score Trackers?
09:10 Lorenzo il Magnifico Gameplay Description
10:34 Gameplay and Mechanisms
25:21 Production and Theme
31:24 Final Thoughts
35:59 Themed Cocktail of the Week
40:00 Fantastic Factories
48:32 Board game subtitles
51:14 Cafe
57:18 Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization
1:04:11 Listener Shoutout
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