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There's "Cult of the New", but what do you call your older, trusty games that always come back to? We call it being Blissfully Content. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Episode_450_Final.mp3

George goes to the apartment building that was the crime scene of J.J. Abrams' death, and gets lunch with Reporter Paul Blanker. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Episode_449_Final.mp3

Black Claws and Soot continue into the crazy dungeon of the DJ DM. DM: Kurt Aumueller Black Claws: John Haremza Soot: John Neary Music by: Battlebards https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Episode_448_Final.mp3

Join Traci and Kurt as they talk about rules: How we read them, interpret them, mistake them, and deal with them. We also talk about Renature by Capstone Games and Boomerang USA by Grail Games. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Episode_447_Final.mp3

George meets Ace Johnson and makes plans with Paul Blanker. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Episode_446_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk about some fun random topics like adding a fourth to our board game group, getting some games knocked out on our Shelf of Opportunity, and more! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Episode_445_Final.mp3

Black Claws and Soot get caught in the rhythm. GM: Kurt Aumueller Black Claws: John Haremza Soot: John Neary Music by Battlebards Dice provided by Midwest Resin Geek https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Episode_444_Final.mp3

The board game show goodness continues as we invite our favorites to compete in some very ridiculous games. This is pulled from YouTube so if you want the full experience, head over to the MFGCast YouTube channel! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Episode_443_Final.mp3

George has drinks with Jane, and one of them has a "little" more than the other. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Episode_442_Final.mp3

Listen in as we take a dive into the Stefan Feld classic, Castles of Burgundy! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Episode_441_Final.mp3

Black Claws and Soot decide to be charitable and then later are privy to a private concert. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Episode_440_Final.mp3

We address the HOT TOPIC of reviews. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Episode_439_Final.mp3

What happens after the kiss? Dish finding...of course! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Episode_438_Final.mp3

Soot and Black Claws get some new duds and more. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Episode_437_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk about how gaming affects our mental health. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Episode_436_Final.mp3

I mean...the title explains it all... https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Episode_435_Final.mp3

Black Claws and Soot go through an initiation to get into the Thieves' Guild, and it doesn't quite go to plan. Music by Battlebards.com Sponsored by Midwest Resin Geek on Etsy https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Episode_434_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk about the games we played for our BG Stats Challenge! Included are the games 7 Wonders Duel, Qwirkle, Quacks of Quedlinburg Alchemists Expansion, and The Stygian Society. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Episode_433_Final.mp3

George meets the wife and brother-in-law of J.J. Abram. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Episode_432_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk our strategies for playing 7 Wonders Architects! 7 Wonders Architects is a quick play, set collection game that there are plenty of strategies to help you win. We give our take on the strategies we took and how they helped/hurt us through gameplay. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Episode_431_Final.mp3

In this episode, Black Claws and Soot meet the leader of the Thieves Guild and also meet some unruly characters. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Episode_430_Final.mp3

When you play your games, do you bring different strategies to the table? Do your strategies change from game to game? Join us as we play Brew by Pandasaurus Games and discuss the different strategies we had and how they did or did not work. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Episode_429_Final.mp3

Welcome to Season Three of our Core Noir story! In this episode, George needs to decide who is really is. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Episode_428_Final.mp3

Listen to our latest episode as we talk about the Mini Misfit Bags from Fan Roll by Metallic Dice Games. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Episode_427_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk about Dreams of Yesterday, a micro game by Heather O'Neill, published by Weird Giraffe Games and heading to Kickstarter March 21, 2023! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Episode_426_Final.mp3

Soot and Black Claws find themselves invited to the Nohj thieves' guild. Will they accept the call? https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Episode_425_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk about what the BG Stats App is and what big challenge we have in store for 2023. Plus we talk about what board games we've been playing recently. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Episode_424_Final.mp3

John Haremza from the Legends of Tabletop and Kurt are taking a break in between Core Noir seasons to bring you The Devil's Deal by SkredlitheOgre! The Devil's Deal is a two-person vignette game about making a deal with the Devil. You'll work together to create a Bargainer and the Devil, and then tell the story of how you made your deal and how long it will last. But remember, the Devil gets your soul in the end. This one was devilishly fun! Come join us, will you? Music by Battlebards: https://battlebards.com/ Buy The Devil's Deal here: https://skredlitheogre.itch.io/the-devils-deal The MFGCast is a proud member of The Legends of Tabletop Network! https://legendsoftabletop.com/ https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Episode_423_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk about the tile laying, tile drafting game about food gathering goodness, Downtown Farmers Market. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Episode_422_Final.mp3

Welcome to our Broken Fantasy campaign! We're taking some fantasy RPG gaming and mixing in the Core RPG! In Thief Like Me you'll meet a changling bard and a warlock tabaxi, unlikely partners that end up finding themselves in the same thieves' guild. GM: Kurt Aumueller Black Claws: John Haremza Soot, etc.: John Neary Music by Battlebards Dice supplied by Midwest Resin Geek https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Episode_421_Final.mp3

Join Traci and Kurt as they preview Dire Dinner, a cooperative tile laying game about keeping Gurth happy through an a amazing dinner. Then make sure to back this fun game on Feb. 21! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Episode_420_Final.mp3

Will George find out what happened to Bill's girlfriend Mary? Will the mystery of the missing Arms for Vets owner Max Sullivan be solved? Find out in the finale of Fight for Your Life! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Episode_419_Final.mp3

Check out our review of the dungeon tile laying game Karak, by Thames and Kosmos. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Episode_418_Final.mp3

George finds out that Fight Night is more than just punches and bravado. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Episode_417_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk about the betting and bluffing investigative game, Museum Suspects by Blue Orange Games! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Episode_416_Final.mp3

In this episode of Fight for Your Life, George finds his way to fight night. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Episode_415_Final.mp3

Join us this episode as we talk about all of the fun games that we own and have played from the wonderful company Alderac Entertainment Group! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Episode_414_Final.mp3

George finds out more about Jim Jackson. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Episode_413_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk to Grant, videographer and son of Mik and Starla from Our Family Plays Games. We talk about growing up in a board game family, having fun making videos for Our Family Plays Games and more! This interview was a blast, so come have some fun with us. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Episode_412_Final.mp3

In this episode George checks in with Bill and gets another case. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Episode_411_Final.mp3

Join Traci and Kurt as they talk about Explosion in the Laboratory, a press your luck game by Corey Andalora where you are chemists that are mixing chemicals in an experimental laboratory. But don't get too crazy, because some chemicals are volatile and could explode! We hope you enjoy this preview and if you're into this game published by Weird Giraffe Games, back it on BackerKit November 1! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Episode_410_Final.mp3

George adds Max Sullivan to his missing persons list. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Episode_409_Final.mp3

Join Kurt and Traci as they talk about Next Station London, the hot new flip and write designed by Matthew Dunstan, art by Maxime Morin, and published by Blue Orange Games. Does this game stack up to other flip and write games? Find out here! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Episode_408_Final.mp3

In this episode George helps out a fellow military serviceman and gets to know more about Open Arms for Vets. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Episode_407_Final.mp3

Join Kurt and Traci as they preview Matches, a great "trick taking" game by our good friends at Thing 12 Games! If Matches sounds like your cup of tea, head over to Kickstarter right now and help fund it!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thing12games/matches-1?ref=discovery&term=thing%2012%20games#:~:text=http%3A//kck.st/3RjHkJf https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Episode_406_Final.mp3

George finds out what's troubling Bill and finds out about the new mayor and his family. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Episode_405_Final.mp3

Join Traci and Kurt as we review Cartaventura: Lhasa, a storytelling game to find Alexandra David-Neel by Thomas Dupont and Arnaud Ladagnous, published by Kosmos. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Episode_404_Final.mp3

George gets reacquainted with an old friend and he gets some disturbing news. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Episode_403_Final.mp3

Season Two of our Core Noir campaign is live! Our new season is called Fight for Your Life and in episode one George is reunited with an old friend. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Episode_402_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk about how we've grown and what processes we take in adding games to our collection. We also talk about what we've been playing recently, including Cartographers Heroes by Thunderworks Games and Ark Nova by Capstone Games. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Episode_401_Final.mp3