Episode 408 – Top 10 Cozy Games
Weather’s getting colder, time for something cozy!
00:00 Fact for 408
The Haslam All-Sky Radio Continuum Survey used the 408 MHz radio spectrum to map the galactic sky around 1985. This map is still used today. It gets super technical, but if you’re interested in astronomy, check this out. Basically any time scientists want to measure anything outside the Milky Way, they use the Haslam survey to remove foreground distortion.
https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2009/22/aa12161-09/aa12161-09.html
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0:06:00 What We’ve Been Playing
INK (review coming soon) – makes us think of Framework and Donut Shop with how well it’s put together. Here it is on BGA!
Duel for Cardia (review next week)
Bomb Busters
Chit Chat (review coming soon)
Zitternix – out of print. so happy to have a copy again!
Unmatched (Houdini vs. Sherlock Holmes / Bruce Lee vs. The Genie) – inspired by this episode of the First Player Token podcast
Odin
60 Second City
Jekyll & Hyde vs Scotland Yard
My City (our review)
Creature Comforts
0:30:20 The Family Gamers Community
Welcome to our newest community members! You can join the community on Facebook.
#Backtalk
We asked about your heaviest games. A few of you answered on the #backtalk channel on our Discord, and in this post in the Facebook community.
What do YOU think about having a Family Gamers guild on BoardGameGeek?
0:44:30 Ten Favorite Cozy Games
The weather gets cooler, and it’s the perfect time to snuggle up with a hot beverage and a cozy game.
Calico (Flatout Games / AEG) – cozy, but challenging.
boop. (Smirk & Dagger) – mean but still cozy. Check our review – or boop the Halls !
Creature Comforts (Kids Table Board Gaming)
Arch Ravels (XYZ Game Labs)
Chai (Steeped Games) – our review
Flamecraft (Cardboard Alchemy / Lucky Duck Games) – our review
My Shelfie: The Dice Game (Cranio Creations / Lucky Duck Games) – our review
Leaf (Weird City Games) – our review
S’mores Galore (Mighty Acorn Games) – “exactly what I wanted in a smores-themed game”
Smug Owls (Runaway Parade) – a quiet and thoughtful party game. – our review
1:08:00 Cozy Food – Not Quite “For Science”
Butter chicken mac and cheese! We make this in the crockpot and pack it up for lunches.
Would you make this? Tell us what you think – and for the recipe, check out the Discord server.
1:10:00 New Backtalk Question
We started talking about cozy games because it’s getting to be that time of the year in New England that we traditionally play cozy games.
Do you have a board game tradition related to a certain time of the year?
Tell us on the #backtalk channel on our Discord, or in our Facebook community.
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