Episode 88 Summoner Wars 2nd Edition, Dragon Valley Rise of Corundia, Super Good Top Three lists and more!

Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, Welcome! 

Not Just Good, But…. Super Good: Best games within an established series. (Not just a retheme) or Expansion!

Alex: 

1. Imperial Settlers: Empire of the North By Joanna Kijanka, Ignacy Trzewiczek Published by  Portal Games Released in 2019
2. Architects of the West Kingdom By Shem Phillips, S J Macdonald Published by Garphill Games Released in 2018
3. Trains By Hisashi Hayashi Published By Alderac Entertainment Group Released in 2012

Larry:

1. Conflict of heroes:Awakening the Bear By Uwe Eickert Published by  Academy Games, Inc. Released in 2012
2. Call to adventure: Stormlight Archive By Chris O'Neal, Johnny O'Neal Published by Brotherwise Games Released in 2020
3. Tiny Epic Galaxies By Scott Almes Published by Gamelyn Games Released in 2015

Under the Hood:  We roll up our sleeves and talk about games from the perspective of their mechanics! The mechanisms that are present and cover what some of the buzzwords may mean.

This time: Alex and Larry discuss the consumer trends of wanting a game to be deeply variable opposed to relatively simple but difficult to optimize/master.

A deeper look - We pick a game (each) and do a deeper dive into the title. Not a review but speaking to the mechanics of it, NOTING any challenges in obtaining said title. So this does not have to be all new hotness. 

Larry: Dragon Valley By CW Karstens Published by Diamond K Games Released in 2012

Alex: Summoner Wars 2nd Edition By Colby Dauch Published by Plaid Hat Games Released in 2021

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Intro/Interludes/Outro : 

De Nuit/ by mv feat. Jeff Ball

Original Track - The Phantom Forest

Album - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin

Project Page - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin | OC ReMix

Content Group - Final Fantasy VI

Original Copyright - Square Enix

Original Composers - Nobuo Uematsu