Episode 86: Games that changed the hobby

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In Becky's last episode of her run she and the gang do a deeper dive on games and mechanisms which have changed the hobby forever. 

FIRST PLAYER: Becky
OTHER PLAYERS: Adrian & Tambo

In this episode you'll learn:
- all about the latest T game Tianxia from Board & Dice from Adrian with his recent experiences
- whether Nemesis: Retaliation is the best version of the game after Tambo has been un-aliving aliens whilst staying frosty in Awaken Realms latest iteration of the game
- that Becky has finally got her copy of Power Vacuum to the table by Keen Bean Studio
- about an exploration of games and mechanisms which have fundamentally changed the hobby space

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

2:09 - TURN 2 - Let's Talk About Hex

2:20 - Adrian - Tianxia

11:36 - Tambo - Nemesis: Retaliation

22:46 - Becky - Power Vacuum

29:49 - TURN 3 - Main Event: Games that Changed the Hobby

39:31 - Games that brought in mechanics which were never seen

46:52 - The importance of engine & tableau building in games

49:58 - The surge of worker placement games

52:54 - How have story driven & narrative games evolved?

1:00:20 - The impact of Zombicide on the industry within crowdfunding

1:04:56 - Stepping into the modern age with accessibility and asthetics

1:16:45 - Raising the bar in party games to influence wider games

1:22:31 - TURN 4 - Konn4ct F4ur

1:25:08 - TURN 5 - Penultimate Turn: What's Coming Up?

1:28:42 - TURN 6 - The Final Turn

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