Episode 49 - Special Guest: Stephen Buonocore, Pandemic Legacy Season 1, The Quacks of Quedlinburg, Imperial Settlers: Rise of the Empire, Architects of the West Kingdom
In what could possibly be Conor's last episode when Sarah hears it, the team is joined by the recently-retired president of Stronghold Games Stephen Buonocore. It's undeniably one of our best episodes as he shares with us what he's been up to in retirement, the process of publishing games, what he's been playing lately, and his involvement in the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund.
In our Sizzling Games segment, Mike is the next team member to wade into Pandemic Legacy Season 1 and is loving the journey so far. Stephen has been stirring the pot in The Quacks of Quedlinburg, Conor has been building his empire in Imperial Settlers: Rise of the Empire, and Steve is continually impressed by Architects of the West Kingdom.
In the Board Game Bracket we announce the winner from the recent Gaia Project vs Too Many Bones battle. And then, in a Board Game Bracket first, Conor defends Root against the publisher of Terraforming Mars. The gloves come off on this battle, as they both go for a TKO.
Finally in Swear an Oath, Steve got Isle of Cats to the table with his sons, and swears to play Barrage. After playing Rise of Empires, Conor swears to play Paladins of the West Kingdom. Mike failed to fulfill his Big Easy Busking oath, so he dutifully doubles-down with Imaginarium, and stuns everyone with a hidden talent. But, to show us all up, Stephen swears an oath to play the mammoth game - Twilight Imperium 4th Edition.
Thanks again to Stephen Buonocore for joining us on this episode. Follow along with Stephen's adventures on his social channels:
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Hear him on his Board Game Insider Podcast, and every Thursday on the BoardGame Breakfast with Tom Vasel and Zee Garcia.
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Topic of the Week: Stephen Buonocore (04:10)
Sizzling Games: Pandemic Legacy Season 1 (38:12), Quacks of Quedlinberg (43:26), Imperial Settlers (46:57), and Architects of the West Kingdom (51:12)
Board Game Bracket (57:02)
Swear An Oath (01:14:42)
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Has this episode left you with a thirst for more? Here are all of the games that we discussed:
Terraforming Mars (2016) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars
Root (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root
Vega Showdown (2005) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15364/vegas-showdown
Amun-Re (2003) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5404/amun-re
Detective: Season One (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293531/detective-modern-crime-board-game-season-one
Scooby Doo! Betrayal at Mysery Mansion (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302809/betrayal-mystery-mansion
Half Truth (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/287158/half-truth
Diamonds (2014) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/152162/diamonds
Second Chance (2019)https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265683/second-chance
Kingdom Rush (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/272533/kingdom-rush-rift-time
The Quacks of Quedlinburg (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/quacks-quedlinburg
Gloomhaven (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven
Arkham Horror: The LCG (2016) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205637/arkham-horror-card-game
Frosthaven (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295770/frosthaven
Ganz Schon Clever (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244522/s-pretty-clever
Dizzle (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269199/dizzle
Ripple Rush (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300725/ripple-rush
Divvy Dice (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/297895/divvy-dice
Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 (2015) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161936/pandemic-legacy-season-1
Risk Legacy (2011) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/105134/risk-legacy
Imperial Settlers (2014) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154203/imperial-settlers
Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270844/imperial-settlers-empires-north
Imperial Settlers: Rise of the Empire (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299277/imperial-settlers-rise-empire
Architects of the West Kingdom (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236457/architects-west-kingdom
Paladins of the West Kingdom (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266810/paladins-west-kingdom
Viscounts of the West Kingdom (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296151/viscounts-west-kingdom
Raiders of the North Sea (2015) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170042/raiders-north-sea
Gaia Project (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/220308/gaia-project
Too Many Bones (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192135/too-many-bones
Isle of Cats (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219513/barenpark
Barenpark (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219513/barenpark
Barrage (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251247/barrage
Big Easy Busking (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/263051/big-easy-busking
Imaginarium (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218804/imaginarium
Twilight Imperium 4th Edition (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233078/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition
War of the Ring: Second Edition (2012) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/115746/war-ring-second-edition
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