Aug. 4, 2026

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

It's like a periodic table. Instead of the building blocks for all matter, you've got the building blocks for bad decisions (and sometimes good ones too!) I know this is the 500th deckbuilder you've tried this week, but maybe this will give you the high that Dominion once did way back in the day.

Games we played:

4:51 - San Marco (2001, Alan R. Moon & Aaron Weissblum, Ravensburger AG)

9:59 - Loopin' Louie (1992, Masaru Aoiki & Carol Wiseley, Milton Bradley)

13:30 - Container (2026 og2007, Franz-Benno Delonge & Thomas Ewert & Kevin Nesbitt, Allplay)

19:44 - Sobek (2010, Bruno Cathala, GameWorks)

100 games before you die:

23:44 - Twilight Struggle (2005, Ananda Gupta & Jason Matthews, GMT)

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/321471/100-tabletop-games-to-play-before-turning-100

Topic:

28:12 - Game Elements We Trust With Our Lives

Songs:

100 Games to Play Before You Die by Michael, Tyler, Devon, and Josh of The Boise RainBeaus

ROT by Bone Haus https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/in-mourning

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kevin nesbitt

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carol wiseley

aaron weissblum

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