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Episode Synopsis
In Episode 51 we provide our hot take review of Smartphone, Inc. covering the mechanisms, the production, exciting moments in play, and our overall feelings of the game. We also discuss overused themes in board games and discuss poll results around this topic.
Then we discuss some games we've been playing this week including Imperium: The Contention, Catan: Cities and Knights, and The Isle of Cats.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Poll: Overused Themes in Board Games
05:30 Smartphone, Inc. Description
07:16 Gameplay and Mechanisms
21:55 Production and Theme
29:15 Favorite Moments
34:38 Final Thoughts
40:26 Imperium: The Contention
44:08 Catan: Cities and Knights
47:42 The Isle of Cats
Then we discuss some games we've been playing this week including Imperium: The Contention, Catan: Cities and Knights, and The Isle of Cats.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Poll: Overused Themes in Board Games
05:30 Smartphone, Inc. Description
07:16 Gameplay and Mechanisms
21:55 Production and Theme
29:15 Favorite Moments
34:38 Final Thoughts
40:26 Imperium: The Contention
44:08 Catan: Cities and Knights
47:42 The Isle of Cats
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