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Review: The Fox Experiment

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 11:00:06 GMT

Ed and Ryan review The Fox Experiment

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Review: Lost Ruins of Arnak

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:00:35 GMT

Ed and Ryan review Lost Ruins of Arnak

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Discussion: Our Top Ten Games (2023)

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 11:00:52 GMT

Ed and Ryan update their lists of their top 10 games of all time.

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Discussion: Review Mulligans (2023)

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:00:46 GMT

Ed and Ryan revisit their scores from past reviews.

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Discussion: Tracking Your Board Game Journey

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:00:43 GMT

Ed and Ryan discuss the merits and methods of tracking plays

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Discussion: Let's Talk Expansions

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:41:40 GMT

Ed and Ryan discuss the best and worst elements of board game expansions

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Review: Small World

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:42:39 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan review Small World by Days of Wonder. This riff on a Risk-style area control game gives players control over rival mythical races as they set out to conquer the map and decide just the right moment to swap in a new race as their old one's power wanes.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40692/small-world

Designer: Philippe Keyaerts

Artists: Miguel Coimbra, Cyrille Daujean

Publisher: Days of Wonder

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Review: It's A Wonderful World

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:46:34 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan review It's a Wonderful World by La Boîte de Jeu. This postapocalyptic card-drafting engine builder pits players against each other to build the world's top civilization from the ground up.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271324/its-wonderful-world

Designer: Frédéric Guérard

Artist: Anthony Wolff

Publisher: La Boîte de Jeu

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Review: Scholars of the South Tigris

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:00:33 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan review Scholars of the South Tigris by Garphill Games. This second game in the South Tigris Trilogy allows players to preserve the time-tested wisdom of Greece, China, and other civilizations by translating scrolls into Arabic for Baghdad's House of Wisdom.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367041/scholars-south-tigris

Designer: Shem Philipps and SJ MacDonald

Artists: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Publisher: Garphill Games

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Discussion: The West Kingdom Retrospective

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:00:11 GMT

Ed and Ryan return to the eleventh-century Carolingian Empire to crown the winner of Garphill Games' West Kingdom trilogy.

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Review: Betrayal at House on the Hill

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:00:58 GMT

Ed and Ryan round out October by reviewing Betrayal at House on the Hill, a spook-worthy cooperative game where players explore a creepy old mansion tile by tile until the house's sinister influence turns one player against the rest.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10547/betrayal-house-hill

Designer: Bruce Glassco

Artists: Dennis Crabapple McClain, Christopher Moeller, and Peter Whitley

Publisher: Avalon Hill

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Review: Carnival of Monsters

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:10:24 GMT

On the fourth Tuesday of October, Ed and Ryan review Carnival of Monsters, a card drafting game that lets players compete to build the most extensive menagerie of magical beasts and mythical creatures.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/231484/carnival-monsters

Designer: Richard Garfield

Artists: Loïc Billiau, Martin Hoffmann, Dennis Lohausen, Michael Menzel

Publisher: Amigo Games

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Discussion: Social Deduction

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 05:00:04 GMT

Ed and Ryan lay out the ins and outs of social deduction games with just the right amount of paranoia and intrigue to get your gaming group in the Halloween spirit.

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Review: Horrified

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:00:46 GMT

In week 2 of an October chockful of spooky tabletop games, Ed and Ryan review Horrified, a campy co-op game that lets players team up to confront a gauntlet of storied monsters from Dracula and Frankenstein to the Invisible Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282524/horrified

Designer: Prospero Hall

Artist: Prospero Hall

Publisher: Ravensburger

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Review: Mysterium

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:00:46 GMT

In week 1 of a month loaded with spooky boardgames, Ed and Ryan review Mysterium, a cooperative game that gives the murder whodunit a fresh coat of paint. One player plays as the "Ghost" and uses visual clues to help the others guess the identity of the killer.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/181304/mysterium

Designers: Oleksandr Nevskiy and Oleg Sidorenko

Artists: Igor Burlakov, Xavier Collette, Oleksandr Nevskiy, and Oleg Sidorenko

Publisher: Z-Man Games

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Review: Scythe

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan review Jamey Stegmaier's magnum opus--Scythe. This area control game explores an alternate post-World War I history in idyllic pastoral landscapes populated with intrepid explorers and smog-belching mechs.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169786/scythe

Designer: Jamey Stegmaier

Artists: Jakub Rozalski

Publisher: Stonemaier Games

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Review: Viscounts of the West Kingdom

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan review Viscounts of the West Kingdom by Garphill Games. This final entry in the West Kingdom Trilogy game gives players a chance to compete for influence as the king's power over his realm declines.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296151/viscounts-west-kingdom

Designer: Shem Philipps and SJ MacDonald

Artists: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Publisher: Garphill Games

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Discussion: Engine Building and Worker Placement

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:00:06 GMT

Ed and Ryan discuss some core features and strategic elements of engine building and worker placement games to give a rundown on all the variety and depth these tabletop game genres have to offer.

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Review: Sagrada

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 10:00:33 GMT

Ed and Ryan embark on a pilgrimage to put the finishing touches on the singular and unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona. In Sagrada, players use dice drafting to fill in panes of glass in five different shades to make breathtaking stained glass windows that will catch the sunlight just right.

Designers: Adrian Adamescu and Daryl Andrews

Artists: Peter Wocken

Publisher: Floodgate Games

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Review: Modern Art

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:51:42 GMT

Ed and Ryan get in touch with their artistic side by reviewing Reiner Knizia's classic auction game, Modern Art. Players take turns as both art curator and auctioneer as they compete to amass the world's greatest art collecting fortune by discerning whose paintings are in demand and whose is not.

Designer: Reiner Knizia

Artists: Manuel Carvalho, Ramon Martins, Daniel Melim, Rafael Silveira, and Sigrid Thaler

Publisher: CMON Games

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Review: Everdell Farshore

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:15:58 GMT

Join us for our review of Everdell Farshore. The latest standalone addition to the Everdell universe has washed ashore, and we have a lot to say about this largely-familiar worker placement game in which players collect resources, build structures, and house them with adorable critters. How does Farshore compare to the original? Is it worth having both games? What do we want to see from future releases in the world of Everdell? Listen to find out.

Designer: James A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson

Artist: Jacqui Davis

Publisher: Starling Games

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Review: Paladins of the West Kingdom

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:33:30 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan review Paladins of the West Kingdom by Garphill Games. This unique spin on a worker placement game gives players a chance to fortify the defenses of a tenth-century Frankish stronghold against marauding outsiders.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266810/paladins-west-kingdom

Designer: Shem Philipps and SJ MacDonald

Artists: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Publisher: Garphill Games

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Discussion: Games From Our Childhoods

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:00:04 GMT

Ed and Ryan discuss the throwback games that got them started in board gaming as kids, including a mix of old-timey duds and long-standing hits that have stood the test of time.

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Review: Citadels

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:00:36 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan review Citadels by Z-Man Games. This time-tested classic blends card drafting and social deduction to construct one of the best 6-8 player games in the business. Players vie for the title of 'Master Builder' as they erect a medieval city from the ground up while playing a host of different roles in the royal court from round to round.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205398/citadels/

Designer: Bruno Faidutti

Artists: Andrew Bosley and others

Publisher: Z-Man Games

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Review: Blood Rage

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan channel their anger into a frenzied struggle to etch their names in the Nordic annuals of history in Blood Rage, a card-drafting, area-control mash up that will leave you guessing which Viking clan will win each battle until the last card is played.

Designer: Eric M. Lang

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170216/blood-rage

Artist: Henning Ludvigsen, Thierry Masson, Mike McVey, and Adrian Smith

Publisher: CMON Games

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Review: Expeditions

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:00:46 GMT

Join us as we traverse the Siberian tundra in quest for lost items, meteorites, and glory as we review Expeditions, the long-awaited Scythe sequel that combines tile exploration and engine building in Scythe's one-of-a-kind aesthetic universe with an unexpected hint of Lovecraft.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/379078/expeditions

Designer: Jamey Stegmaier

Artist: Jakub Rozalski

Publisher: Stonemaier Games

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Discussion: Board Games on a Budget

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT

Ed and Ryan discuss how they would start a new board game collection of five games from the ground up with $150.

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Introduction

Ed's #1: Azul (Mini)

Ryan's #1: Cascadia

Ed's #2: Unmatched

Ryan's #2: Here to Slay

Ed's #3: Lost Ruins of Arnak

Ryan's #3: Dune Imperium

Ed's #4: Condottiere

Ryan's #4: Skull King

Ed's #5: Smitten

Ryan's #5: The Resistance

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Review: Cascadia

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 10:00:19 GMT

Join us as we journey to the beautiful Pacific Northwest to review the beloved game Cascadia. Cascadia is an abstract tile laying puzzle game that has top-notch production design, peaceful gameplay, and excellent replay value.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295947/cascadia/credits

Designer: Randy Flynn

Artist: Beth Sobel

Publisher: Flatout Games

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Review: Dwellings of Eldervale

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:00:36 GMT

This week, we explore the fantastical realm of Eldervale. In Dwellings of Eldervale, players engage in a blend of worker placement and area control in world rich with elemental power, magic, and monsters!

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271055/dwellings-eldervale

Designer: Luke Laurie

Publisher: Breaking Games

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Discussion: Game Night Dos and Dont's

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT

How do you host a successful game night? How do you ensure you make it on the invite list every time? In this episode, Ed and Ryan discuss their game night dos and don'ts. From rules explanations, to snacks, to cheating, this episode covers the many elements that can make or break any game night.

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Review: Nidavellir

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT

This week, we delved deep underground to review Nidavellir. Join us on this set collection journey through dwarf taverns as we assemble a crew mighty enough to take on an evil dragon.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293014/nidavellir

Designer: Serge Laget

Artist: Jean-Marie Minguez

Publisher: GRRRE Games

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Review: Architects of the West Kingdom

Tue, 30 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan review Architects of the West Kingdom by Garphill Games. This beloved worker placement game is a true modern classic in which players take on the role of architects helping win the king's favor by constructing buildings and working on the glorious cathedral.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236457/architects-west-kingdom

Designer: S J Macdonald, Shem Phillips

Artist: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Publisher: Garphill Games

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Review: Oceans

Tue, 23 May 2023 10:00:01 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan dive into the churning waters of survival of the fittest. In Oceans, players create waterbound species for a delicate dance between feeding them just enough to score points and not so much that they overpopulate.

Designers: Nick Bentley, Dominic Crapuchettes, Ben Goldman, and Brian O'Neill

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232414/oceans

Artist: Guillaume Ducos and Catherine Hamilton

Publisher: North Star Games

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Review: Unmatched

Tue, 16 May 2023 10:00:22 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan go to the mats to review games in the combat-heavy Unmatched universe. In Unmatched, each player picks their favorite fictional characters and manages a set of combat cards to duke it out in an ultimate showdown.

Designer: Rob Daviau and Justin D. Jacobson

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295564/unmatched-game-system

Artist: Oliver Barrett

Publisher: Restoration Games

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Interview: Game Design and Publishing (with Joe "Fritz" Paull)

Tue, 09 May 2023 10:00:33 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan welcome their first guest, the director of game design at Oak Lounge Games, Joe "Fritz" Paull. Paull shares about his journey from board game fan to board game designer and offers words of wisdom for aspiring game designers. He also introduces his upcoming game, Prestige--a semi-cooperative tableau-building game in which players compete as rival tribes working together to construct an ancient metropolis from the ground up and gain the most acclaim for its exploits when the dust settles.

Guest: Joe "Fritz" Paull

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/368678/prestige-city-building-game

Publisher: Oak Lounge Games

Kickstarter: Prestige: A City-Building Game

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Review: Raiders of the North Sea

Tue, 02 May 2023 10:00:13 GMT

This week, Ed and Ryan review another Garphill favorite, Raiders of the North Sea. In Raiders, players recruit roving bands of Viking warriors to raid coastal harbors, monasteries, and fortresses in search of fame and fortune.

Designer: Shem Phillips

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170042/raiders-north-sea

Artists: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Publisher: Garphill Games

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Review: Earth

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 10:00:52 GMT

In celebration of Earth Day, Ed and Ryan review the new game, Earth. In Earth, players build tableaus of stunning landscapes and flora inspired by our wonderful planet, while also growing canopies, planting sprouts, and composting for victory points.

Designer: Maxime Tardif

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350184/earth

Artists: M81 Studio, Conor McGoey, Yulia Sozonik, Kenneth Spond

Publisher: Inside Up Games

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Discussion: Finding and Buying New Games

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:00:26 GMT

Ed and Ryan swap tips for expanding your tabletop horizons by finding, buying, and selling new board games.

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Businesses to Support:

Board Game Content Creators:

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Review: Parks

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:00:13 GMT

Ed and Ryan welcome the warmer weather with a foray into America's top national parks. In Parks, players gather resources to visit picturesque national parks and take photos of the sights they see. Designer: Henry Audubon

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266524/parks

Artists: Fifty-Nine Parks Print Series

Publisher: Keymaster Games

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Review: Azul

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:00:38 GMT

Ed and Ryan review Azul on a trip back to 16th century Portugal. In Azul, players collect tiles to adorn the palace of King Manuel I of Portugal for his royal palace in Sintra.

Designer: Michael Kiesling

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul

Artists: Philippe Guerin and Chris Quilliams

Publisher: Plan B Games

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Review: Ankh: Gods of Egypt

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:00:54 GMT

Ed and Ryan review Ankh: Gods of Egypt, the third in Eric Lang's trilogy of mythology-based area control games. In Ankh, players each control an Egyptian god with unique player powers and compete to be the last deity standing as Egypt embraces monotheism.

Designer: Eric M. Lang

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/285967/ankh-gods-egypt

Artists: Adrian Smith

Publisher: CMON Games

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Discussion: Our Most Anticipated Games of 2023

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:00:49 GMT

Ed and Ryan discuss their most anticipated board games and expansions of 2023.

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NEW RELEASES

Fit to Print: 4:45

Expeditions: 8:35

Tabriz: 14:02

Earth: 17:58

The Queen's Dilemma: 22:08

Scholars of the South Tigris: 27:31

RE-RELEASES/LIMITED PRINT RUNS

The Great Zimbabwe: 31:20

Dwellings of Eldervale: 34:55

EXPANSIONS

Ark Nova: Aquarius 38:41

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game - The Two Towers Saga Expansion: 41:27

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Review: The Quacks of Quedlinburg

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:00:53 GMT

Ed and Ryan review The Quacks of Quedlinburg, push-your-luck bag-building game in which players take on the role of quack doctors brewing potions with the potential to explode at any moment! This review also includes an in-depth discussion of the Herb Witches and Alchemists expansions.

Designer: Wolfgang Warsch

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/quacks-quedlinburg

Artists: Dennis Lohausen, Wolfgang Warsch

Publisher: Schmidt Spiele

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Review: Everdell (The Complete Collection)

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:00:37 GMT

Ed and Ryan review Everdell (The Complete Collection), a worker placement, resource collection, and tableau-building game in which players each construct a bustling city of woodland critters. This review also includes an in-depth discussion of the Bellfaire, Mistwood, Newleaf, Pearlbrook, and Spirecrest expansions, as well as the bonus content and components included in the Complete Collection box.

Designer: James A. Wilson

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332398/everdell-complete-collection

Artists: Andrew Bosley, Natalie Johnson, Dann May, Naomi Robinson

Publisher: Starling Games

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Review: Wayfarers of the South Tigris

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT

Ed and Ryan review Wayfarers of the South Tigris, a worker and dice-placement tableau-builder of world exploration set in the Middle East during the Abbasid Caliphate.

BGG Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350316/wayfarers-south-tigris

Designers: S. J. Macdonald, Shem Phillips

Artist: Mihajlo Dimitrievski

Publisher: Garphill Games

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Discussion: Ranking Our Top Ten Games

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:00:33 GMT

Welcome to the Global Gamers Podcast. In this first episode, Ed and Ryan discuss their current top ten favorite games.

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Introduction: 0:00

Ryan's #10: Dune Imperium (3:35)

Ed's #10: Cascadia (5:15)

Ryan's #9: Just One (7:05)

Ed's #9: Scythe (8:16)

Ryan's #8: Betrayal at House on the Hill (11:11)

Ed's #8: Raiders of the North Sea (14:28)

Ryan's #7: Dominion (18:34)

Ed's #7: Architects of the West Kingdom (22:37)

Ryan's #6: Cascadia (27:08)

Ed's #6: Circadians: First Light (29:41)

Ryan's #5: Scythe (34:40)

Ed's #5: Wayfarers of the South Tigris (37:26)

Ryan's #4: Splendor (42:16)

Ed's #4: Ankh: Gods of Egypt (45:50)

Ryan's #3: Wingspan (52:10)

Ed's #3: Everdell (55:16)

Ryan's #2: Everdell (58:12)

Ed's #2: Lost Ruins of Arnak (1:01:23)

Ryan's #1: Wayfarers of the South Tigris (1:05:56)

Ed's #1: Wingspan (1:11:18)

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Trailer

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 01:02:42 GMT

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