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One of the questions involved our preparations for SPIEL '18, which at this point opens in less than two weeks. So much still to do in the time that remains, including posting the BGG demo schedule (coming Monday, Oct. 15), creating at least three more video overviews of games that will be featured at that show, and finishing that danged SPIEL '18 Preview, which in theory I was going to stop updating after today, but I still have lots of notes from publishers in my inbox and with the show catalog from Merz Verlag now live, I can hunt down other games missing from this list.
In any case, on with the show! Our next episode will be a live broadcast from SPIEL '18 on Thursday, Oct. 25, starting at 18:30 Essen time, which is GMT+2, or 12:30 p.m. on the U.S. east coast and 9:30 a.m. on the U.S. Pacific Coast. Until then...
00:23 Introductions
00:44 BGG.Spring 2019 registration open
01:26 Mail Bag! - Viewer mail and questions
01:55 Rico Melchert - What game is your, perhaps not favorite, but most "missed" BGG number one? (And why?)
05:04 Yan - How many people are behind the BGG show, and how long does it typically take to film and edit an episode?
06:41 Yan - What is each of your favorite mechanisms in games, or what could make you instantly want to play a game?
09:30 Mike McCarthy - Longest board game duration played in one sitting?
12:40 Mike McCarthy - Aldie is a self-proclaimed dungeon crawl fan. What are his three favorite? No point owning more than three.
15:00 Christian Kupsch - What are your preparations for SPIEL?
19:23 David Seidner - Where do you see BGG in the next five years?
25:29 Ivan Grimm - What percent of no-buzz games do you think are probably hidden gems? Do you think the percentage of hidden gems has gone up or down over the years?
28:35 Ivan Grimm - What are your top hidden gem games? Why do you think they are unknown?
31:57 Rachel B - On your last show, Aldie implied that there are around one thousand new games that came out this year. You've also talked about how the number of new games coming out is increasing. Why?Are there new players entering the buyers market? If so, who are they? Are people who play games just buying more? I'd love to hear your take.
34:17 Angela (Nerfenstein) - If you could have your own personalized character in a board game, what board game would it be and why?
35:25 Stutz Family (ninjabob) - Aldie mentioned that he loves dungeon crawlers. Just curious about what his favorite dungeon crawler is of all time? Favorite from the last 5-10 years? Favorite of the last year or two? (Other hosts please chime in also!)
36:39 What Have You Been Playing?
36:53 Lucky's Misadventures - Jay Meyer - Great Northern Games
40:24 Micropolis - Bruno Cathala, Charles Chevallier - Matagot
41:01 TAGS - Spartaco Albertarelli - HeidelBÄR Games
42:52 Now Boarding - Tim Fowers - Fowers Games
46:09 Majolica - Yu Wang - Blue Magpie games
47:29 Rise of Queensdale - Inka Brand, Markus Brand - alea, Ravensburger Spieleverlag GmbH
48:43 Cryptid - Hal Duncan, Ruth Veevers - Osprey Games
50:02 Goodbyes