Talk Cardboard

Yes, this is the very last episode of Talk Cardboard. But there is a sort of continuation. More on that in the episode itself. Please consider supporting us on patreon - patreon.com/nopunincluded On to the timestamps! 5:33 The Queen's Dilemma14:32 Oath16:03 Torchlit19:40 Hanami24:30 Sovereign: Fall of Wormwood29:37 Strange Slot Simulator34:26 Container39:15 Foxglove Farm42:46 The Old King's Crown44:46 Typeset

Why duel with silly weapons when you can duel with whole cities? In Rival Cities, Hamburg and Altona go head to head to see who will be the city anyone's ever heard of. I think you probably know who pulled that off IRL. But if you'd rather fight with fruit or sausages, fear not because we have those for you too - in our Work in Progress. If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a Patreon supporter on patreon.com/nopunincluded On to the timestamps:00:00 Cold open01:41 Intro05:18 Work in Progress06:05 Sausage Sizzle08:17 (Reiner Knizia's) Fruit Fight14:47 Corps of Discovery25:46 Correspondence27:16 Rival Cities

Have you ever wanted to be a poorly paid miner? What about on an Alien Planet? Whilst being bothered by swarms of beasties? If you answered yes, yes, and yes, then get your drills and ziplines ready for our deep dive into Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game, If you answered no, then luckily we also have a whole host of other games we're talking about in our new segment "Work in Progress", where we give a quick look to the games we've been playing this week. If you'd like to support us, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/nopunincluded , where you'll get access to all of our bonus episodes, plus our lovely Discord server. Onto the timestamps: 00:00 Cold open01:14 Intro & "Work In Progress" brief01:34 Nokosu Dice03:25 Eternal Decks07:36 Elden Ring: The Board Game11:34 Flow17:20 Dune: Imperium - Bloodlines22:43 Correspondence23:12 Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game

Get your engines warmed up, your fishing rod at the ready, and your knee-pads on as we delve into a crash, bash racing game in Thunder Road: Vendetta, freeze our fingers building a village in Saltfjord, and co-operatively fight for the freedom of Kaan in Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan. If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on patreon.com/nopunincluded On to the time stamps: 00:00 Cold open02:31 Intro03:39 Correspondance regarding board game libraries04:56 Thunder Road Vendetta22:24 Correspondance regarding learning games25:23 Saltfjord44:52 Correspondence regarding games made of chocolate49:40 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan1:22:49 Outro

Folks, folks and folks, please come join us for a marvelous carboard celebration through time, energy and cities. Gaze your eyes to Paris in 1920 and marvel at the deductive action of Kronologic. Now turn those eyeballs further east towards Germany and amaze yourself with the fantabulous power of Nucleum and finally, fly up and up and up and then look down for a birds eye view of cities in Cities. It’s a show like no other and that show is called Talk Cardboard. For more NPI please visit https://nopunincluded.com If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on patreon.com/nopunincluded On to the timestamps: 0:00 Cold Open 2:48 Intro 3:42 Audience Correspondence: Convention Demo Learning 8:45 Kronologic: Paris 1920 19:52 Audience Correspondence: Board games in libraries 25:29 Nucleum + Nucleum: Australia 1:09:31 Audience Correspondence: Wilmot's Warehouse 1:13:26 Cities 1:25:40 Outro

Cute, but deadly! We used to dance under that name but you could also use those three words to describe today’s selection of games. Harvest is a farming worker placement game so cloyingly sweet you could squeeze condensed milk out of it. Is it good? Jury’s still out. War Stories: Occupied France is the unlikely combination of Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective and Undaunted - how does that even work? We’ve got the scoop. And finally… Dorfromantik: The Duel. Last year’s adaptation of Dorfromantik to board game form was low key our favourite light tile layer. But now naturally come the spin-offs and we’ve got some takes. If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on https://patreon.com/nopunincluded On to the timestamps: 0:00 Go Listen to So Very Wrong About Games 1:34 Cold Open 3:35 Intro 4:30 Audience Correspondence - Horror Games 12:25 Harvest 28:30 Audience Correspondence - Haggis 30:44 War Story: Occupied France 48:40 Audience Correspondence - More Haggis 51:26 Dorfromantik: The Duel 1:00:24 Outro

I don’t know about you, but I think there’s something special about the momentum of two player games. The tension, the back and forth. The sensation of making a clever move is so much more palpable than in any other player count. Today we’ll take a look at three two player games, each interesting in its own way, and also two more on our bonus episode. Our friend Jon from JonGetsGames has designed a game called Spring Cleaning, which we mention in the episode, you can pre-order it here: https://www.newmillindustries.com/store/p/spring-cleaning-preorder or you can play it online on boardgamearena. If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on https://patreon.com/nopunincluded On to the timestamps: 0:00 Cold Open 2:04 Intro 4:08 Run 24:31 Haggis 37:07 Harrow County

There is a duality in first time plays, at least when you’re playing with a mind to reviewing. One path leads to potential, the other to the bin. A first time play can reveal quirks and kinks that promise an interesting second or third or fourth and beyond plays; exploration and indulgence. It can equally reveal a design you never wish to revisit. On today’s episode - two board games. Arcs and Salton Sea. A remix of space board games and a trudge through the bleak world of mining lithium. Each a representative of both polar opposites of first impressions. Articles and websites discussed in the episode can be found here: Vote for your favourite podcast in the BGG Awards: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame From Wingspan to Wyrmspan: An Accesibility Journey - https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/157687/from-wingspan-to-wyrmspan-an-accessibility-journey Rolling with Two: Wyrmspan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifMREbPv1Zk Colorbling Games - https://colorblindgames.com/ If you’d like to check out our bonus episodes - become a patreon supporter on https://patreon.com/nopunincluded On to the timestamps: 0:00 Cold Open 1:46 Intro 2:49 Flavor Text 9:13 Salton Sea 41:46 Weight vs Subject 45:02 Arcs 1:15:03 Outro