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Welcome to the never-ending tale of the Book of Rulebooks, where you can find the audiobook version of rulebooks to your favorite board games. In each chapter, your host, Mathieu Labrosse, will read through the entire rulebook of one specific game, so you don't have to. Twitter: @ponderpawn Instagram: @ponderpawn Facebook: Book of Rulebooks Podcast Email: ponderpawn@gmail.com
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Dear listener, if you hear this broadcast clearly with the rules to MIND MGMT, please know that you have the psychic abilities to join the MIND MGMT. Lucky you! Designed by Sen Foong Lim & Jay Cormier, this game has suspense, excitement and surprises like very few games do. Timestamps Introduction - 2:00 TRAINING MISSION RULES - 3:50 Game area setu…
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Grow and ship tea from 18th century Sri Lanka, then called Ceylon. This pick up and deliver game is designed by Chris Zinsli and Suzane Zinsli, and published by Ludonova. Timestamps Game components - 1:40 Setup - 6:30 Summary and objective - 10:38 Playing & game turns - 11:28 Main actions - 14:12 Alternative actions & end of turn - 21:20 End of the…
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Chapter 23 - War of the ring - Second edition
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“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” – Galadriel In the War of the ring, experience the trilogy of the Lord of the Rings in board game form, in order to destroy the one ring, or conquer Middle-Earth as the Dark Lord. Designed by Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi, and Francesco Nepitello, and published by Ares Games Timestamp…
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Experience the thrill of first-person-shooter video game in a board game with Project: Elite, a game designed by Konstantinos Kokkinis, Marco Portugal and Sotirios Tsantilas, and published by CMON Global Limited and Artipia Games. Timestamps Game overview – 6 :04 Basic concepts – 7 :30 Game setup – 14 :44 Phases of the game – 19 :30 Event phase – 1…
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Meet the little brother of the best-selling 7 Wonders: 7 Wonders Duel, a game designed by Antoine Bauza & Bruno Cathala, and published by Repos Production. Timestamps Overview & object of the game – 0:46 Game elements – 2:06 Preparation – 6:10 Constructing in 7 wonders duel – 8:17 Game overview – 12:26 Military, Science & Progress – 16:38 End of ga…
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Cheer your favorite horses to victory, and use your wallets accordingly! In Ready Set Bet, place your wagers in real-time and push your luck to beat your opponents as the race goes on. Designed by John D. Clair and published by AEG. Timestamps Gameplay overview - 0:40 Setup - 2:20 Round overview & running a race - 4:42 Placing & resolving bets - 9:…
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Did the thought of incarnating a tree ever occur to you? Unfortunately, it is not possible to change from a human form to a tree (yet), but, you can try it out in Photosynthesis. Designed by Hjalmar Hach and published by Blue Orange, learn the rules to this perfect information game with this audio rulebook. Timestamps Object of the game - 0:52 Setu…
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Too Many Bones has... too many rules? Make sure to learn all of them (or as much as possible) with its audio rulebook, now available on the Book of Rulebooks Podcast. Designed by Josh J. Carlson and Adam Carlson. Published by Chip Theory Games. Timestamps Game objective & set-up – 2:38 Gameplay overview & phases – 8:02 Encounters – 11:42 Gearloc ma…
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Assemble farmers, merchants, knights, monks, and more, to gain supremacy through trade, construction and science in medieval France, in Orléans, a game designed by Reiner Stockhausen and published by Capstone Games & dlp games. Timestamps Setup - 1:44 Goal of the game & course of play - 5:54 Actions & places - 12:04 Development track - 21:02 End of…
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There can't really be more than one Monster to rule Tokyo... you better make sure you're the toughest of them all! King of Tokyo, designed by Richard Garfield and published by Iello, now has its rulebook in audio format with the Book of Rulebook! Timestamps Overview and goal - 1:00 Contents & game elements - 1:28 Setup - 4:04 How to play - 5:16 End…
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Learn the rules to the almost-perfect information worker placement game, Barrage, with this audio rulebook. Designed by Tommaso Battista & Simone Luciani, and published by Cranio Creations. Timestamps Aim of the game - 3:12 Important concepts - 5:58 General setup - 15:42 Introductory & advanced player setup - 18:54 Income and headstreams - 22:48 Ac…
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Become the biggest train magnate in the european continent in Ticket to Ride: Europe, designed by Alan R. Moon and published by Days of Wonder. Timestamps Setting up the game - 1:10 Object of the game & the game turn - 3:24 Drawing train cards - 5:54 Claiming routes & route types - 8:44 Drawing destination tickets - 13:52 Building a train station -…
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Chapter 13 - Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
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After a long wait, Endless Winter: Paleoamericans is finally here, and it is glorious! Take control of a tribe, guide them, and make them thrive as much as possible to win the game. Designed by Stan Kordonskiy and published by Fantasia Games. Timestamps Overview - 00:22 Setup - 00:56 Playing the game - 9:34 Action phase - 12:54 Eclipse phase & prep…
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Chapter 12 - Harrow County : a game of gothic conflict
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Emmy always knew that the deep, dark woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts, goblins, and zombies. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures—and to the land itself—in a way she never imagined. In Harrow County: a game of gothic conflict, take the role of the Protectors, the Family, Kammi,…
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Chapter 11 - Escape from the aliens in outer space
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Chapter 11 explores the rulebook of a terrifying hidden movement game called Escape from the aliens in outer space, designed by Mario Porpora, Pietro Righi Riva, Luca Francesco Rossi, Nicolò Tedeschi and published by Santa Ragione and Opsrey Games. Timestamps Setup - 2:10 Object of the game - 4:14 The zones - 5:08 Game turns - 6:22 Dangerous sector…
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Discover and map out new lands in Cartographer, a flip-and-write game designed by Jordy Adan, and published by Thunderworks Games. Timestamps Overview - 1:06 Game setup - 1:30 How to play - 3:24 Explore phase - 3:46 Draw phase - 4:36 Check phase - 8:16 End of the season - 9:02 End of the game - 11:18 Scoring cards - 11:56 Solo mode - 12:42 Chapter …
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Now, this is a big one! Welcome to ISS Vanguard, a massive campaign game set in a sci-fi universe. It is designed by Michał Oracz, Krzysztof Piskorski, Paweł Samborski, Marcin Świerkot, and published by Awaken Realms. Since this is a big chapter, we recommend you only listen to certain sub-chapters, depending on your context. If you are new to ISS …
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Our longest Chapter so far takes a look at the rules for Bitoku, a heavy euro game designed by Germán P. Millán and published by Devir. Timestamps Learning Bitoku & goal of the game - 2:34 Setup (board & player) - 4:44 Cards (Yokai, Bitoku and Vision) - 12:58 Icons, actions, resources and amulets - 21:26 Spring - 25:56 Summer - 27:32 Autumn - 39:46…
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For this next Chapter, we take a look at our first app-driven detective game: Chronicles of Crime, designed by David Cicurel and published by Lucky Duck Games. Time Stamp Game Objective - 1:20 Set up - 1:49 How to play - 2:40 Discovering - 4:40 Search for evidence - 6:35 Time passing - 8:08 Ending - 8:56 Chapter credit Voice, editing and music prod…
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Let's jump into the next chapter with the game Smartphone Inc., an economic game designed by Ivan Lashin and published by Cosmodrome Games and Arcane Wonders. Timestamps Game Components - 2:16 Setup (Preparing for the Game, Player Preparation & Placement of Retailers) - 6:09 Phase 1 (Planning) - 10:00 Phase 2 (Set Prices) - 11:21 Phase 3 (Productio…
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Chapter 5 of the Book of Rulebooks will be one all about ants with the game Myrmes, designed by Yoann Levet and published by Ystari Games. Timestamps Game setup - 1:22 Game basics - 2:58 Event - 9:12 Births - 10:16 Workers - 12:52 Harvest - 22:44 Atelier - 23:50 End of turn - 28:16 Winter - 29:38 End of the year & End of the game - 30:24 Chapter cr…
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Your legacy is underway in Chapter 4 of the Book of Rulebooks. Legacy of Yu is a solo-only design by Shem Phillips and published by Garphill Games currently on Kickstarter. Check it out for more information: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shem/legacy-of-yu Timestamps Introduction - 0:20 Campaign and Game Setup - 4:38 Round Structure (and Harv…
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We look up in the sky in this 3rd chapter, as we learn the rules to Wingspan, a game designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and published by Stonemaier games. Timestamps Setup - 1:14 Overview - 3:32 The Four Actions - 6:50 Bird Powers - 16:46 End of the Round - 18:38 Chapter credit Voice, editing and music production - Mathieu Labrosse Photography - Fannie…
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Our adventure continues in the second chapter : Under Falling Skies, a solo only game designed by Tomáš Uhlíř, and published by Czech Games Edition. Timestamps Setup - 0:52 Dice Phase - 2:48 Rooms Phase - 6:16 Mothership Phase - 9:30 End of Game - 11:44 Full Game - 12:16 Campaign - 16:38 Chapter credit Voice, editing and music production : Mathieu …
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The first chapter of the Book of Rulebooks will go over the rules for Spirit Island, a game designed by R. Eric Reuss and published by Greater Than Games. Timestamps Gameplay Overview - 0:42 Game setup - 3:22 Spirit Phase & Fast Power Phase - 6:48 Invader Phase - 10:18 Slow Power Phase & Time Passes - 16:00 Victory & Defeat, Fear & Terror - 17:42 B…
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