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#218: Golem

#218: Golem

The dam has burst, and the flow of large player-count games rushes without signs of abating. We are willing to be sufficiently foolhardy to gather in larger groups, so the demand for 6+ player games has skyrocketed; and with it, the chance to return...

So Very Wrong About Games

June 21, 202255m 9s

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The dam has burst, and the flow of large player-count games rushes without signs of abating. We are willing to be sufficiently foolhardy to gather in larger groups, so the demand for 6+ player games has skyrocketed; and with it, the chance to return to old favourites. Dare we call it... a party?

Games Played Last Week:
02:22 -Guards of Atlantis II (Artyom Nichipurov, Wolff Designa, 2022)
07:46 -Thor (Reiner Knizia, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, 2002)
10:37 -Reichbusters: Project Vril (Jake Thornton, Mythic Games, 2020)
12:13 -Just One (Ludovic Roudy & Bruno Sautter, Repos Production, 2018)
13:28 -Wits & Wagers (Dominic Crapuchettes, North Star Games, 2005)
13:58 -For Sale: Advisors (Stefan Dorra, Eagle-Gryphon Games, 2021)
17:39 -The Guild of Merchant Explorers (Matthew Dunstan & Brett J. Gilbert, AEG, 2022)
19:21 -Empyreal: Spells & Steam (Trey Chambers, Level 99 Games, 2020)
21:20 -Yak (Michael Luu, Pretzel Games, 2022)
23:28 -Trial by Trolley (Scott Hauser, Skybound Games, 2020)
26:59 -The Chameleon (Rikki Tahta, Big Potato, 2017)
28:09 -Cockroach Poker (Jacques Zeimet, Drei Magier Spiele, 2004)
28:49 -Blood Bound (Kalle Krenzer, Fantasy Flight Games, 2013)

News (and why it doesn't matter):
31:49 Joan of Arc: Orléans Draw & Write, Yokohama Roll & Write
32:53 KS: Metropolys becomes Skyrise, Septima from Mindclash, and Bot Factory from Lacerda
33:29 RIP Maureen Hiron, hall-of-fame designer of Continuo and many others

34:14 Feature Game: Golem (Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, & Simone Luciani, Cranio Creations, 2021)

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