Show Notes
In Episode 304 we give our hot take review on Emberleaf covering the mechanisms, the production, and our overall feelings of the game. We discuss a poll on anthropomorphic animals in board games and also discuss some games that have been on our tables including Dune: War for Arrakis and Blueprints and Chris discusses his excitement about finally receiving (after 8 years) his crowdfunded Dawn of Madness. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:22 Poll Time: Anthromorphic Animals? 09:11 Emberleaf Description 11:30 Gameplay and Mechanisms 31:27 Production and Theme 39:44 Final Thoughts 47:48 Dawn of Madness 50:56 Dune: War for Arrakis 1:04:27 Blueprints 1:11:25 Listener Shoutout If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakes Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.social Join our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205 Join our Discord server at:https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd
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