Rules. The important part of a game. They are actually the game. But are you like me, fed up of reading them over and over because you have forgotten them or they are too complex or because you haven’t played the game in a while (that's more me)? So we are now going to babble about rules. Should they be complex? Should they be standardised? Should they all be made so the players can jump right in? Or should they be something we have to trawl through to get to the heart?

Check out Game Toppers here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-30-upgrading-every-game-you-play
And Arcane Wonders here: https://www.arcanewonders.com/

***What’s up in Babblot*** 2:50
No shave November
Losing it...weight that is
Titan has landed and Kemet approaches
Gardening in unnaturally warm weather
Playing with the Pegs

***Sponsor break*** 11:11
Arcane Wonders library of new games including Freedom Five, Four Gardens and Foundation of Rome

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 16:04
Companies are doing well, all considered.

***Sponsor break***19:14
New site and new KS coming to Game Topper

***The good, not so bad and ugly*** 26:22
First impressions of brand new games that we’ve played. Did we think they were good, bad or ugly? Also, try to guess what these games are by their vague descriptions.

***Poll*** 1:01:47
Do you go for new editions and deluxe versions, or stick with what you have?

***The Babble*** 1:05:06

***What’s up in Babblot*** 2:00
Music a go go in Kemet and Titan
Fishing and frost an fausages
Playing and working with Syrinscape

***Poll*** 15:45
What were your gaming goals for 2021

***Sponsor break*** 26:39
New site and new KS coming to Game Topper

***Things that make the King go Hmmm!*** 32:55
Warhammer age of Sigmar Board Game

***The good, the not so bad and the ugly*** 39:43
First impressions of brand new games that we’ve played. Did we think they were good, bad or ugly? Also, try to guess what these games are by their vague descriptions.
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***Sponsor break*** 58:50
Arcane Wonders and Sherlock 13

***Introduction of Sir Dan King*** 1:01:52

***The Babble*** 1:15:29
As time goes by, more and more games are getting the “anniversary edition” or a “Kickstarter deluxe edition”. These games are evidently nicer versions of the original games and come in larger boxes. And we list our favorite big box games.

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Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.
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​Games mentioned:
Titan, Sherlock 13, Foundations of Rome, Freedom Five, Warhammer age of Sigmar Board Game, Dwellings of Eldervale, Escape from pirate cove, Kahuna, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Alhambra, Outlive, Batman Gotham City Chronicles, Viticulture, Unicorn Fever, Orleans, Azul, Kingdomino, Small World, Takenoko, Codenames, Cleopatra and society architects, Claustrophobia 1643, Mansions of Madness, Scythe, Heroscape, Suburbia,  Star Trek Ascendancy, Terraforming Mars, Blood Rage,

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In this podcast, we are going to take a little time to talk about some of those memorable moments from our gaming life. Things have been very different this year and for some a very difficult time, it’s time to shed some light on things that have passed. As a light of new things that will very possibly come again.
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***What’s up in Babblot*** 3:09
New sounds on Chronicles of Crime
Patreon closed
Titan soundtrack coming soon
Puzzle time
Fishing and gaming time

***Sponsor break*** 15:31
New site and new KS coming to Game Topper

***The good, the not so bad and the ugly*** 20:13
First impressions of brand new games that we’ve played. Did we think they were good, bad or ugly? Also, try to guess what these games are by their vague descriptions.

***Sponsor break*** 1:07:44
Arcane Wonders and Sherlock 13

***The Babble*** 1:11:01
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Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.
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And watch the live stream of the show here:


Games mentioned:
Chronicles of Crime 1400, Titan, Kemet: Blood and Sand, Fallout Shelter, Dogs of War, Alone, The Dwarf King, Mansions of Madness, 

​​Joining us live from our dungeon, was Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games. Watch him suffer the interrogation of games that he likes and looking forward to receiving. As well as babbling about what makes a "classic game" and will list off some of our classic titles.

​***What’s up in Babblot*** 3:50
Game Toppers fulfillment nearly finished
Respect of Dungeon Masters
Sound design is crazy

***Peoples Poll*** 8:55
What kind of gaming enthusiast are you?

Sponsor break*** 13:55
Freedom Five, latest game from Arcane Wonders
Smartphone Inc giveaway

​***Things that make the king go Hmmm!*** 16:15
Movies being delayed, but are movie related games?

***Sponsor break*** 24:40
New mats coming to Game Topper

***What game is behind the door?*** 36:35
Our quiz show section, where we quiz our guest, Jamey Stegmaier in our dungeon, about games. Can you guess what the answers before us?

***The Babble*** 54:24
What makes a game classic and what games do we call classic?

​Games mentioned:
Freedom Five, Smartphone Inc, Dune, Dune Imperium, Splendor Marvel, RWBY Combat Ready, Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps, Pendulum, Scythe, Wingspan, Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Sleeping Gods, 7 Wonders Duel , Scotland Yard, Yahtzee, Axis and Allies, Labyrinth, Push, Uno,Team Play, The Great Dalmuti, The Settlers of Catan, Magic The Gathering, Stratego,Mahjong, Dominion,

Here is another Bitesize podcast from your blabbering King and Jester of Babblot. Walking down memory lane and recounting some of the evergreen game that came out in 2016.

In this show, we babbled with Jamie Keagy of the The Secret Cabal about what games had to make way for others. And we also announced a competition to win a copy of Smartphone Inc.

***What’s up in Babblot*** 3:26
Game Toppers European shipment
Soundtracks flowing
The pain of grapes and grubs
The nonstop Secret Cabal (Go back The Secret Cabal Kickstarter)

***Things that make the king go Hmmm!*** 12:28
Virtual gaming cons
Sponsor break*** 23:11
Freedom Five, latest game from Arcane Wonders
Smartphone Inc giveaway 

***Peoples Poll*** 25:55
What award was the most popular?

***What game is behind the door?*** 27:56
Our quiz show section, where we quiz our guest, Jamie Keagy in our dungeon, about games. Can you guess what the answers before us?

***Sponsor break*** 55:47
New mats coming to Game Topper

***The Babble*** 57:50
What games have replaced others on your shelf? Here are some of ours...

You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...
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Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.
Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape
And watch the live stream of the show here:
https://youtu.be/66VgB087XNw

Games mentioned:

Foundations of Rome,
Titan,
Kemet,
The 7th Citadel,
The Curse of Strahd,
Struggle of Empires,
Merchants of the Dark Road,
DinoGenics,
Ticket to Ride,
Ride the Rails,
Conan,
Batman: Gotham City Chronicles,
Caverna,
Agricola,
WizWar,
Black Rose War,
Dixit,
Greenville 1989,
Stone Age,
Lords of Waterdeep,
Yedo,
Pandemic,
Defenders Of The Realm,
Black Orchestra,
King of Tokyo,
Ultimate Warriorz,

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Here is another Bitesize podcast from your blabbering King and Jester of Babblot. Walking down memory lane and recounting some of the evergreen game that came out in 2015.

Also giving you a chance to win a copy of Smartphone Inc from Arcane Wonders. Listen or watch the podcast to find out how.

Burky & Badger are having a look at what games are getting the highest honors of the year. We babble through some of the games we have play and give some ideas of what other titles could still win awards this year.

***What’s up in Babblot*** 4:50
Dog Might installation into Game Toppers
Soundtracks flowing
Are you playing yet? (poll)
Making lawns great again

***PeoplesPoll*** 17:40
Where did you get your games from?

Sponsor break*** 20:04
The latest game from Arcane Wonders

***Things that make the king go Hmmm!*** 22:00
Amazon cracking down on counterfeit board games
***The Good, The Not So Bad & The Ugly*** 26:15
First impression of game that we have played for the first time

***Sponsor break*** 41:20
Late pledge on a Game Topper

***The Babble*** 44:45
A look at the 2020 awards, so far…


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You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should...
Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248
Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.
Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

​Games mentioned:


Foundations of Rome,
Titan,
Kemet,
The 7th Citadel,
The Curse of Strahd,
The 7th Continent,
Through the ages,
The Taverns of Tiefenthal, 
My City,
Nova Luna,
Pictures,
Speed roll,
Foto Fish,
Wir sind die roboter,
The King's Dilemma,
Cartographers,
The Crew,
Wingspan,
Parks,
Cloudspire,
Horrified,
Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches
Point salad,
Res Arcana,
Wavelength,
Pret-a-Porter
The Lord of the Ring: Journey in Middle-earth
Maracaibo,
Watergate,
Detective: City of Angels,

Star Wars: Outer Rim,
Victorian Masterminds,
Reavers of Midgard,
Space Gate Odyssey,
Tiny Towns,
Batman: Gotham City Chronicles,
Greenville 1989,
Neta Tanka,
Era: Medieval Age,

Here is another Bitesize podcast from your blabbering duo in Babblot. Time is catching up with us so so we will reveal to you our most played and love games that were published in the year 2014. Did we miss again? Maybe next time we come back around to this time we may mention it. But feel free dimension in the comments the games that you deem an evergreen from 2014.

You can find us at Board Game Theater page for all episodes and Board Games Everybody Should... 
Like us on Facebook, Twitter or our guild on  Board Game Geek 2248
Big Thanks to Arcane Wonders and Game Toppers for their support.
Music and effect by The Balance Of Power & Syrinscape

Here are our choices, if you wish to cheat.
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Burky -  Orléans, Sheriff of Nottingham, Imperial Settlers, 
​Badger - Splendor, Sheriff of Nottingham, Abyss

Lockdown is being lifted. Economy is in the process of being fixed. What is the next steps in this new world of the board game (apart from a number of Covid titles). Stephen Buonocore talks us through how we can help the industry come back from a global slump.

***Welcome to Stephen Buonocore*** 3:30

***What’s up in Babblot*** 6:40
BGG picks up Table Top Event
Lots of virtual conventions
Happy hour at the Stronghold
Normality!!!

***Sponsor break*** 26:58
The latest game from Arcane Wonders

***What game is behind the door*** 38:33
Our quiz show section, where we quiz our guest, Stephen Bonocoure
in our dungeon, about games. Can you guess what the answers before us?

***Sponsor break*** 1:07:41
Late pledge on a Game Topper

***The Babble*** 1:15:36
Backing the comeback

Games mentioned:
Foundations of Rome,
Terraforming Mars: Big Box, 
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion, 
War of the Ring,
Gloomhaven,
The 7th Continent,
Armpal,