Episode 383 – Smorgasbord and Holiday Contests

0:00 Hello and welcome! Our holiday list is not ready, so we will be doing another podcast NEXT WEEK! Today’s podcast is just a smorgasbord of stuff. Fact for 383 https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/75367-most-strikeouts-in-a-major-league-baseball-season Sponsor Message Have you ever heard the term “it takes money to make money”? Well, it’s not the only way to make money, but it is a true statement. Income, however it looks, is like an engine. It can start slow, but as you build your resource pool, it often becomes easier to make more. If this sounds a little like the last time you played Wingspan or Terraforming Mars, it’s because there’s a lot of similarities between engine building in board gams and financial engine building in real life. If you need help figuring out how to get that engine started, First Move Financial might be able to help. Head over to FirstMoveFinancial.com/FamilyGamers (https://FirstMoveFinancial.com/FamilyGamers) to see how First Move Financial can kick start your financial engine today. 04:00 What We’ve Been Playing Bottle Imp (review coming soon) Donut Shop (review coming soon) Cabanga! – we will be teaching this at PAX Unplugged (https://unplugged.paxsite.com/en-us/schedule/panel-information.html?gtID=877596&panel-name=Learn-and-Play-Cabanga) Dodo – a great kids’ memory game with a cool slow-rolling ball as the timer. (review coming soon) Runemasters (review coming soon) Turns out beautiful games Deblockle (our review (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/deblockle/) ) and Quarto (our review (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/quarto/) ) are also great for calm times or “sick” days. Dirty Pig (our review (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/dirty-pig-card-game/) – no longer in print) Campaign Trail (one of the very first games (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/vote-early-vote-often-campaign-trail/) featured on TheFamilyGamers.com) 26:00 October Monthly Report! Andrew: 26 plays of 17 games. Primarily at 3 players! H-index: 2. Most played: Hamster Roll, Football Feud Anitra: 44 plays of 24 games. H-index: 3. Most played: Hamster Roll, Circus Flohcati, Football Feud, Dodo 28:20 Welcome Facebook Community Members Welcome, newbies! We’re thankful you’re here! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/3860522270903901/) Feel free to share some numbers if you’re statistics nerds like us. 29:00 Backtalk Listeners tell us about their spookiest games. See responses on Discord (https://discord.com/channels/1157003438425653379/1239323617368604672) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/posts/3846494085640053/) . 34:00 SNAP Review – Railroad Ink: Archipelago Anitra reviews this expansion board that works with any version of Railroad Ink. If you’re unsatisfied with how short a normal game of Railroad Ink is – this is the expansion for you. Watch the video (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/railroad-ink-archipelago/) to see the Archipelago boards in action! 40:30 For Science! (https://i0.wp.com/www.thefamilygamers.com/wp-content/uploads/OreoCocaCola.jpg?ssl=1) We try Coca-Cola flavored Oreos, and Oreo flavored Coke Zero. We’re not big fans. But Andrew dislikes this two-for-one taste experiment MORE than Anitra does! Which one would you rather try? 45:00 Holiday Contests We have five giveaways – enter the ones you’re interested in: ArcheOLogic Patrician: Towers of Influence Mutton Bustin Avant Carde Holiday Hijinks! (check out the Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/holiday-hijinks-collection) or check out one of our old reviews (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/cupid-crisis/) ) Enter the giveaways! (https://www.thefamilygamers.com/holiday2024-giveaways/) 50:00 New Backtalk Question What’s your favorite beverage to have with a board game? Or do you forbid drinks from being anywhere near your games? Find Us Online: Facebook: @familygamersaa (https://www.facebook.com/familygamersaa) and thefamilygamers.com/community (https://www.facebook.com/groups/familygamersaa/) Twitter (X): @familygamersaa (https://twitter.com/familygamersAA) Instagram: @familygamersaa (https://www.instagram.com/familygamersaa/) TikTok: @familygamersaa (https://www.tiktok.com/@familygamersaa/) Bluesky: @familygamersaa (https://bsky.app/profile/familygamersaa.bsky.social) Threads: @familygamersaa (https://www.threads.com/@familygamersaa) Youtube: TheFamilyGamers (https://www.youtube.com/TheFamilyGamers) or join the Family Tabletop Community on Discord! thefamilygamers.com/discord (https://thefamilygamers.com/discord) Or, for the most direct method, email us! andrew@thefamilygamers.com and anitra@thefamilygamers.com. PLEASE don’t forget to subscribe to the show, tell your friends about the show, and leave us a review at Apple Podcast (htt...