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Episode Synopsis
In Episode 74 we provide our hot take reviews of Welcome To... and Azul covering the mechanisms, the production, notable moments in play, and our overall feelings of the games and we discuss a poll related to ideal board game playtimes.
Chris provides a Welcome To... themed cocktail and then we discuss some games on our table including Viticulture, Charterstone, and Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Poll: Board Game Playtimes
11:12 Welcome To... Description
13:04 Gameplay and Mechanisms
20:20 Production and Theme
23:30 Memorable Moments
26:48 Final Thoughts
30:30 Azul Description
32:17 Gameplay and Mechanisms
38:42 Production and Theme
43:45 Memorable Moments
47:55 Final Thoughts
55:10 Cocktail of the Week
58:36 Viticulture
1:00:16 Catan Junior
1:03:09 Charterstone
1:12:17 Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
Chris provides a Welcome To... themed cocktail and then we discuss some games on our table including Viticulture, Charterstone, and Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Poll: Board Game Playtimes
11:12 Welcome To... Description
13:04 Gameplay and Mechanisms
20:20 Production and Theme
23:30 Memorable Moments
26:48 Final Thoughts
30:30 Azul Description
32:17 Gameplay and Mechanisms
38:42 Production and Theme
43:45 Memorable Moments
47:55 Final Thoughts
55:10 Cocktail of the Week
58:36 Viticulture
1:00:16 Catan Junior
1:03:09 Charterstone
1:12:17 Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
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