Show Notes
You gotta read the fine print, always. Anyone dealing with a supernatural entity--whether a djinn or deity, gremlin or god--has to be conscious of the exceptions. It's simple enough--if the wizard handing you a fantastical creature tells you not to feed it, you just don't feed it. Similarly, if someone promises not to kill you *in a certain way*, MacBeth can tell you that's more of a threat than a guarantee.
Games Played Last Week:
01:18 -Autobahn (Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone, Alley Cat Games, 2022)
05:55 -Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation (TauCeti Deichmann, WizKids, 2022)
12:46 -Origin Story (Jamey Stegmaier & Pete Wissinger, Stonemaier Games, 2025)
15:12 -Bargain Hunter (Uwe Rosenberg, Valley Games, 1998)
17:11 -KINGs: TRICKTAKERs (Hiroken, Joyple Games, 2023)
18:39 -Inkling (John Keyworth, Osprey Games, 2011)
20:47 -In the Shadows: Resistance in France 1943-1944 (Daniel Bullock & Joe Schmidt, GMT Games, 2025)
26:13 -Riftbound (Uncredited, Riot Games, 2025)
32:46 -Regicide Legacy (Paul Abrahams, Luke Badger, and Andy Richdale, Badgers from Mars, 2025)
34:33 -Lancaster: Big Box (Matthias Cramer & Wolfgang Panning, Queen Games, 2015)
News (and why it doesn't matter):
39:44 Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Game by Cryptozoic
42:30 Reiner Knizia's Rheinlander reprint by 25th Century Games
44:33 Feature Game: Covenant (Germán P. Millán, Devir, 2025)
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