Shem Phillips Has Made a Great Game
About this episode
The episode features a review and discussion of the board game Ezra and Nehemiah by Shem Phillips and S.J. Macdonald.
Episode 410 0:00 – Intro 3:20 – Patreon plug / more music digressions 4:20 – They finally start talking about the biblical game 5:00–15:40 – Long digression (massages, pedicures, feet, ticklishness, shoehorns, music, etc.) 15:45 – Back to the main topic: Ezra and Nehemiah (Shem Phillips + S.J. Macdonald) 16:20 – Discussion of Shem Phillips’ other games and “legit designer” threshold 21:00 – Full review and gameplay breakdown of Ezra and Nehemiah 24:00 – Side rant about Star Wars: The Phantom Menace “Duel of the Fates” 25:10 – Ratings and more thoughts on the game (Concordia-style play, feeding workers, etc.) 31:20 – Final rankings and verdict (“legit designers” declaration) 33:00 – More thoughts on theme vs. other West Kingdom games 35:40 – Closing comments and sign-off ~37:03 – End Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs Email: boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Follow/join us at: Board Game Snobs YouTube Board Game Snobs Discord https://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs/ Board Game Snobs Facebook Group
People in this episode
Host: Gaby Moraga
Topics covered
- board games
- game review
- Shem Phillips
- Ezra and Nehemiah
- gameplay mechanics
- Star Wars
Keywords
- board games
- Shem Phillips
- Ezra and Nehemiah
- game review
- gameplay
- Star Wars
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Ezra and Nehemiah, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Duel of the Fates
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