Episode 64: Discussion of the Golden Geek Awards or Joel and Jason Have a Root Fetish and This Episode Should be Marked as Explicit

Episode 64 - Golden Geek Award Reactions

Introduction:   

• Zany Banter!!!

News:  

• Paradise Lost- deduction and worker placement game from Tom Butler. 26 days to go.


• Valley of the Kings Premium from AEG. Three days left.

Games played:

• Jason - Famiglia


• Joel -  Dice Throne


• Jason - Sonar


• Joel -  Bunny Kingdom

Golden Geek Winners:

• Board Game of the Year - Root
  • Brass Birmingham and Architects of the West Kingdom
  
  
  
  


• Two Player Game - Keyforge
  • War Chest and Duelosaur Island
  
  
  
  


• Artwork/Presentation - Root
  • Everdell and Brass Birmingham
  
  
  
  


• Card Game - The Mind
  • Keyforge and Thunderstone Quest
  
  
  
  


• Cooperative Game - The Mind
  • Chronicles of Crime and Detective
  
  
  
  


• Expansion - Scythe: Rise of Fenris
  • Terraforming Mars: Prelude and Root: The Riverfolk Expansion
  
  
  
  


• Family Game - The Quacks of Quedlinburg
  • Welcome To and The Mind
  
  
  
  


• Innovative - Root
  • Chronicles of Crime and Keyforge
  
  
  
  


• Party Game - The Mind
  • Decrypto and Just One
  
  
  
  


• Solo Game - That’s Pretty Clever
  • Welcome To and Chronicles of Crime
  
  
  
  


• Strategy Game - Brass Birmingham
  • Root and Teotihuacan
  
  
  
  


• Thematic Game - Root
  • Rising Sun and Western Legends
  
  
  
  

Closing:

Looks like the only games we really need on our collection are Root and The Mind. All other games are inferior.