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Ryan and Cheryl chat through the second half of their Top Ten favourite board games of all time, along with some Honourable Mentions of more games we adore!
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Cheryl's #5 (Fun in a box!)
2:08 Ryan's #5 (It really felt unique to me)
4:16 Cheryl's #4 (I love the theme)
6:22 Ryan's #4 (It's my birthday game)
8:50 Cheryl's #3 (He had to send it back and I was devastated)
11:51 Ryan's #3 (It reminds me of sunnier times)
12:54 Cheryl's #2 (I really love the Tetris part of it)
15:11 Ryan's #2 (It's Merchants & Marauders in space)
19:07 Cheryl's Honourable Mentions
20:28 Ryan's Honourable Mentions
21:44 Cheryl's #1 (I love the theme and the gameplay)
25:03 Ryan's #1 (i got weirdly obsessed with this board game)
33:34 Benediction
Learn from our NAaT How to Play videos, then play our picks for free online!
Cheryl's #5
Learn it from Ryan on Rahdo Runs Through: youtube.com/watch?v=OlL7qoO40bA
Play it for free (with your paid copy of Tabletop Simulator) here: bit.ly/3WCEEtu
Ryan's #5
Learn it from NAaT: youtube.com/watch?v=nCYRYUxArMA
Play it for free here: bit.ly/3Wkrxx4
Bits, Please! : youtube.com/watch?v=58gYqS_Noig
Cheryl's #4
Learn it from NAaT: (email Dan Hallagan hallagan@kayentapublishing.com and convince him to help NAaT with graphics so we can make this video!)
Play it for free here: boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=obsession
Ryan's #4
Learn it from NAaT: youtube.com/watch?v=5uKXKlLyCbY
Play it for free here: bit.ly/3I1xOcT
Cheryl's #3
Learn it from NAaT: youtube.com/watch?v=mExu3TKl6D4
Play it for free here: tabletopia.com/games/distilled-game
Ryan's #3
Learn it from NAaT: youtube.com/watch?v=AJTB9rkQqi0
Play it for free here: bit.ly/3YLTQWW
Cheryl's #2
Learn it from NAaT: youtube.com/watch?v=hqEPY2XLbYg
Play it for free here: bit.ly/3WH8JrB
Ryan's #2
Learn it from NAaT: (email David from Far Off Games david@faroffgames.com and convince him to help NAaT with graphics so we can make this video!)
Play it for free (with your paid copy of Tabletop Simulator) here: bit.ly/3hOuVRZ
Cheryl's #1
Watch our Find the Fun review: youtube.com/watch?v=KHGnhZrsFfE
Play it for free here: bit.ly/3YPPNJe
Watch the Bits, Please! episode: youtube.com/watch?v=r1CUjZw2jPs
Ryan's #1
Learn it from Ryan on Rahdo Runs Through: youtube.com/watch?v=OlL7qoO40bA
Play it for free (with your paid copy of Tabletop Simulator) here: bit.ly/3WCEEtu
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Ryan and Cheryl chat through the second half of their Top Ten favourite board games of all time, along with some Honourable Mentions of more games we adore!
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Cheryl's #5 (Fun in a box!)
2:08 Ryan's #5 (It really felt unique to me)
4:16 Cheryl's #4 (I love the theme)
6:22 Ryan's #4 (It's my birthday game)
8:50 Cheryl's #3 (He had to send it back and I was devastated)
11:51 Ryan's #3 (It reminds me of sunnier times)
12:54 Cheryl's #2 (I really love the Tetris part of it)
15:11 Ryan's #2 (It's Merchants & Marauders in space)
19:07 Cheryl's Honourable Mentions
20:28 Ryan's Honourable Mentions
21:44 Cheryl's #1 (I love the theme and the gameplay)
25:03 Ryan's #1 (i got weirdly obsessed with this board game)
33:34 Benediction
Learn from our NAaT How to Play videos, then play our picks for free online!
Cheryl's #5
Learn it from Ryan on Rahdo Runs Through: youtube.com/watch?v=OlL7qoO40bA
Play it for free (with your paid copy of Tabletop Simulator) here: bit.ly/3WCEEtu
Ryan's #5
Learn it from NAaT: youtube.com/watch?v=nCYRYUxArMA
Play it for free here: bit.ly/3Wkrxx4
Bits, Please! : youtube.com/watch?v=58gYqS_Noig
Cheryl's #4
Learn it from NAaT: (email Dan Hallagan hallagan@kayentapublishing.com and convince him to help NAaT with graphics so we can make this video!)
Play it for free here: boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=obsession
Ryan's #4
Learn it from NAaT: youtube.com/watch?v=5uKXKlLyCbY
Play it for free here: bit.ly/3I1xOcT
Cheryl's #3
Learn it from NAaT: youtube.com/watch?v=mExu3TKl6D4
Play it for free here: tabletopia.com/games/distilled-game
Ryan's #3
Learn it from NAaT: youtube.com/watch?v=AJTB9rkQqi0
Play it for free here: bit.ly/3YLTQWW
Cheryl's #2
Learn it from NAaT: youtube.com/watch?v=hqEPY2XLbYg
Play it for free here: bit.ly/3WH8JrB
Ryan's #2
Learn it from NAaT: (email David from Far Off Games david@faroffgames.com and convince him to help NAaT with graphics so we can make this video!)
Play it for free (with your paid copy of Tabletop Simulator) here: bit.ly/3hOuVRZ
Cheryl's #1
Watch our Find the Fun review: youtube.com/watch?v=KHGnhZrsFfE
Play it for free here: bit.ly/3YPPNJe
Watch the Bits, Please! episode: youtube.com/watch?v=r1CUjZw2jPs
Ryan's #1
Learn it from Ryan on Rahdo Runs Through: youtube.com/watch?v=OlL7qoO40bA
Play it for free (with your paid copy of Tabletop Simulator) here: bit.ly/3WCEEtu
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![How to play Ascendancy
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Ascendancy is a worker placement/4X mash-up where everything in your kingdom is upgradeable.
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0:00 Introduction
3:40 The Lay of the Land
7:43 Turn Order
12:47 Worker Tiers and Ousting
14:32 Decade End
18:13 Phase 1: The Frontier
22:52 Phase 2: The Supply
24:29 Phase 3: The Academy
25:59 Phase 4: The Empire
30:56 Battle
40:17 Instant Actions
43:02 Tech Tree
46:11 Quests and Items
45:22 Deployment
49:05 Nemesis Characters
56:24 Setup
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![How to play Fled
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ill take one enormous poster of Rita Hayworth, please. Heres a prison escape board game set on historical Spike Island. Coming soon to Kickstarter:
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0:00 Introduction
1:54 Expanding the prison
3:50 Playing tiles
5:36 Moving warders
8:15 Escaping
9:44 Inventory
12:54 End of your turn/end of the game
14:25 The Specter
17:15 Setup
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(Child, no smoking sign, and antennae were edited out ) How to play Fled](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dYcpTqkQuK0/mqdefault.jpg)
![Unbox-a-thon! Zombicide 2nd ed, Danny Trejo, and Carnival of Monsters + Cryptic Crossword Puzzle
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Time to crack the shrink on some more board games!
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0:00 Introduction and tech check
4:13 Zombicide 2nd Edition
23:37 Zombicide: Danny Trejo
36:18 Carnival of Monsters
47:00 Learn to solve a Cryptic Crossword puzzle!
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![Is Merchants & Marauders fun? (What about EVERY OTHER pirate board game?)
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0:00 Introduction
0:34 FUN: FREEEDOMMM!
2:01 NOT FUN: PvP
3:16 FUN: Sexy arts
4:32 NOT FUN: UX/UI
4:51 NOT FUN: Randomness
6:16 FUN: Luck mitigation
6:56 NOT FUN: Port downtime
8:11 FUN: Theme!!
12:10 NOT FUN: Fussy rules
15:27 The Scales of Funstice decide!
15:51 im not nearly finished.
17:09 Pirates Cove
17:53 Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot
18:34 Black Fleet
19:26 Jamaica
20:02 Jamaica: The Crew
20:46 Dark Seas
21:29 Chrono Corsairs
21:57 Piratoons
22:19 Piña Pirata
22:42 Liars Dice
23:24 Cartageña, Libertalia & Treasure Island
23:49 Dead Reckoning
26:29 Conclusion
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Dance like a pirate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z46_iFcWMPE Is Merchants & Marauders fun? (What about EVERY OTHER pirate board game?)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f8bkjRKqk7Q/mqdefault.jpg)
![Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders - Falconer vs Baroness
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Ryan and Cheryl further explore the Expedition Leaders expansion, pitting the real-life Pokémon training Falconer against the pay-to-win Baroness.
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Visit our Website: https://nightsaroundatable.com Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders - Falconer vs Baroness](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fC_KYiepq7g/mqdefault.jpg)
![How to Play Stars of Akarios (1.5 Rules Update!)
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Stars of Akarios puts you in interstellar dogfights and missions on alien worlds in a 3-act story-based space campaign that lasts for multiple sessions.
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Use these links to skip ahead:
0:00 Introduction
1:20 Squadding Up
3:31 Space Combat Prep
9:33 Space Combat
13:54 Moving
16:44 Attacking
19:25 Modifier Cards
22:37 Advantage and Disadvantage
23:50 Combat Effects
26:51 Stress
28:19 Special Actions, Bonus Abilities, and More Combat Effects
30:40 Enemy Actions
36:00 End of Round
39:52 Space Exploration
42:01 World Exploration
48:48 Market
50:40 New Pilots, New Ships, and Hiring Co-Pilots
52:06 Adjusting Difficulty
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Dance like an astronaut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSYaEBcl8xI
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![Unbox-a-thon!
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Time to crack the shrink on some board games!
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0:00 Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders
29:00 Wingspan: European and Oceania Expansions
1:03:30 Tekhenu
1:20:55 Troyes
1:34:06 Pendulum
1:58:15 Galaxy Trucker
2:16:44 7 Wonders Duel: Agora
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Thanks to Stonemaier Games for supplying three copies of Pendulum. Unbox-a-thon!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fIAAKpLLja4/mqdefault.jpg)