Episode 36: Super middle-weight

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Kerley takes the first player throne for his first time and rounds everyone into the ring to talk about the super middle-weight division of board gaming....the mid-weight game
FIRST PLAYER: Kerley
OTHER PLAYERS: JP, Tambo & Becky
OVERVIEW
In this episode you'll learn:
- how the team are excited that Kerley has taken the first player token
- JP gives us his thoughts on Voidfall by Mindclash Games after playing it 4 times
- Tambo discusses his win in the latest Twilight Imperium game by Fantasy Flight Games
- that Kerley has a dinosaur fetish and that Becky doesn't like using her posh Crokinole board in front of people
- about our thoughts on mid-weight games, what they are, why we like them and some of our favourites
- about the new "would you rather" which is deciding whether we would learn only by video / google OR by the rulebook alone.
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Shirts & Merch Etsy Store - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ShirtsAndMerchStudio?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1329895984
Shirts & Merch Kickstarter Campaign - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shirtsandmerch/exclusive-limited-edition-heat-t-shirts
Voidfall playthrough with JP on Gaming Rules - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUU0_ZiKXyM&t=26s
Ascendancy playthrough with Kerley & Adrian on Gaming Rules - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQInaRtWrq8&t=209s
EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count
2:00 - Shout out to "Shirts & Merch"
3:58 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex
4:12 - Welcome to Kerley's first time as First Player
4:55 - JP - Voidfall
14:46 - Tambo - Twilight Imperium 4th Edition
21:37 - Becky - Crokinole
25:01 - Kerley - Perseverance Episode 2
29:05 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Super middle-weight
31:22 - What is a mid-weight game?
38:42 - What are the biggest advantages of mid-weight games?
44:50 - Do we think the BGG complexity ratings are relevant?
54:46 - What are our top 2 favourite mid-weight games?
1:01:26 - TURN 4 - Would you rather?
1:01:44 - Would you rather learn to play a game through video and google during the game or from the rulebook only?
1:09:53 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up
1:10:09 - JP - Imperium: Classics
1:12:34 - Tambo - Twilight Inscription
1:14:07 - Kerley - Ascendancy
1:16:22 - Becky - Orleans
1:21:14 - TURN 6 - Final Turn
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Chapters

1. TURN 1 - Player Count (00:00:00)

2. Shout out to "Shirts & Merch" (00:02:00)

3. TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex (00:03:58)

4. Welcome to Kerley's first time as First Player (00:04:12)

5. JP - Voidfall (00:04:55)

6. Tambo - Twilight Imperium 4th Edition (00:14:46)

7. Becky - Crokinole (00:21:37)

8. Kerley - Perseverance Episode 2 (00:25:01)

9. TURN 3 - Main Event: Super middle-weight (00:29:05)

10. What is a mid-weight game? (00:31:22)

11. What are the biggest advantages of mid-weight games? (00:38:42)

12. Do we think the BGG complexity ratings are relevant? (00:44:50)

13. What are our top 2 favourite mid-weight games? (00:54:46)

14. TURN 4 - Would you rather? (01:01:26)

15. Would you rather learn to play a game through video and google during the game or from the rulebook only? (01:01:44)

16. TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up (01:09:53)

17. JP - Imperium: Classics (01:10:09)

18. Tambo - Twilight Inscription (01:12:34)

19. Kerley - Ascendancy (01:14:07)

20. Becky - Orleans (01:16:22)

21. TURN 6 - Final Turn (01:21:14)